#mlb immaculate grid

Happy Friday my peeps!!! Here is my MLB Immaculate Grid number 1208 for Thursday July 23, 2026.

I just noticed something while looking at my picks. I have Hall of Famers on all four corners. I don't get to use Carlton Fisk very often. I mean come on, who comes to mind aside from Fisk when you have a Red Sox/White Sox box. Or maybe I'm just an 80s kid and go back to the players who baseball cards I had growing up.

Speaking of the 80's, Tim Raines was one of the four main basestealers of the time alongside Vince Coleman, Willie Wilson and behind Rickey Henderson. Raines is 5th on the All-Time Stolen Base list behind Henderson, Lou Brock, Billy Hamilton and Ty Cobb.

The Colorado Rockies line always seems to give me issues. That Red Sox/Rockies box was especially challenging. I got lucky with choosing Bruce Hurst. I vaguely remembered him with the Rockies. Thankfully he was and I didn't ruin the grid. Tulo and Cargo were easier choices for their respective boxes.

Good afternoon!!! Here is my MLB Immaculate Grid 1207 for Wednesday July 22, 2026.

Can't ever give up the chance to put "Donnie Baseball" in the grid. For those who don't know, when Mattingly was first called up, he played the outfield, first and even at third. A lefty fielding third baseman is definitely a sight to see. Also can't give up a chance to put "El Gato" Andres Galarraga in the grid. Can't say that I've used Will "The Thrill" Clark in a grid before. Welcome.

On the flip side, a regular participant in the grid is Octavio Dotel. Dotel pitched for a total of 13 teams throughout his 15-year playing career. He's always someone to keep in mind when filling out your grid.

Its amazing to me how there were some solid 2B playing in the AL during the 1970s and 1980. Sweet Lou Whitaker was one of them alongside Bonny Grich, Willie Randolph and Frank White. Whitaker formed arguably the best 2B/SS combination with Alan Trammell. They played a total of 1,918 games from 1977 - 1995. They combined for 11-All Star selections with seven Gold Gloves and seven Silver Slugger awards. Shame that neither of them are in the Hall of Fame.

Good evening everyone. Here is my Immaculate Grid number 1206 for Tuesday July 21, 2026. I didn't realize that this is a pitcher heavy post.

Gerrit Cole wasn't only a 1st round pick for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was also a 1st round pick for the New York Yankees a few years before. Cole decided to go to College at UCLA instead of signing with the Yankees. I guess the Yankees eventually got their man.

Staying with the 1st round picks, I knew Dave Righetti was a 1st rounder, but he wasn't a 1st round pick for the Yankees. He was originally a 1st round pick for the Texas Rangers. I really couldn't come up with another pitcher who was a first rounder AND had 30+ saves.

Speaking of 30+ saves, I instantly thought of Donnie Moore of the California Angels. His story is heartbreaking. He gave up the monster homerun to Dave Henderson of the Boston Red Sox in game 5 of the 1986 ALCS. The Angels were 1 strike away from going to their first World Series. Instead as we know, the Red Sox won game 5, 6 and 7 to earn a spot against the New York Mets in an epic World Series. Moore was done with baseball during the 1988 season. He would tragically shoot and kill his wife and then shoot himself on July 18. 1989.

Well that's enough for today. On to the next post tomorrow. ✌🏽

Good morning!!! Here is my grid number 1205 for Monday July 20, 2026.

The 23 is a nice score I put together. The Twins/Mets box could have broken the grid had I chosen someone like Frank Viola or Johan Santana. But I think I chose right by picking Rick Aguilera. Staying with the 1986 Mets, picking Sid Fernandez for the Mets/All Star box was a good choice. That team was so good they had five All Stars. Aside from Sid, the other four were grid breakers (Carter, Gooden, Hernandez, Strawberry.)

Its been a while since I've filled out an Immaculate Grid. Here is my grid number 1204 for Sunday July 19, 2026.

I almost broke my grid on the Dodgers/Reds box. I almost chose Joe Morgan, which would have been wrong. Morgan played for the Giants not the Dodgers. Then I though maybe Dusty Baker. But he didn't play for them. He just managed the Reds. So I went with Eric Davis, which for 19% of those who chose Davis was a sure bet.

Hope everyone had a happy Monday. Here is my MLB Immaculate Grid number 1092 for Sunday March 29, 2026.

Dave Stieb was one of the best pitchers I saw growing up in the 1980s. That guy was snake bitten when it came to lost no-hitters. He lost two no hit bids in consecutive games, both in the 9th innings during the 1988 season. He also lost a perfect game with two outs in the 9th innings in 1989. He would finally gain the elusive no-no against the Cleveland Indians on September 2, 1990. In doing so, Stieb became the first only pitcher in Blue Jays history to throw a no hitter.

Feliz Domingo mi gente. Here is my MLB Immaculate Grid number 1091 for Saturday March 28, 2026.

I tried to do themes for each line. For the first line of MVP, I went with African American and former Negro League players Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron.

For the Only One Team line I went with three New York Yankees legends: Thurman Munson, Don Mattingly and Mickey Mantle.

For the final line of Born Outisde of the U.S. 50 States and DC, I honored the World Baseball Classic Champion Venezuela by picking three Venezuelan legends in Salvador Perez, Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera.

Happy Saturday folks!!! Here is my MLB Immaculate Grid number 1090 for Friday March 27, 2026.

The 30+ Save season was difficult to fill. Bobby Thigpen was the easiest of the three boxes to fill. Thigpen set the single season save record with 57 saves in 1990. Currently he is tied for 2nd on the list behind Francisco Rodriguez (62 in 2008) and Edwin Diaz (57 in 2018).

I'm lucky that I picked Zack Britton for the Orioles selection for 30+ saves. Part of me wanted to use Armando Benitez but after I finished the grid, I checked his stats. He did accrue 30 or more saves but not for the O's. His highest for the Orioles was 22 while he broke the 30+ saves threshold for the Mets three times.

I remember a slim Sammy Sosa with long jerri curls and a slim mustache playing for the White Sox before being traded to the Cubs for fellow Dominican slugger George Bell.