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Al Davis at Oakland (and by default, the great Sid Gillman under whom Al had served in San Diego with the Chargers);
Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh • The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
Tony Gwynn hit a magnificent .338 for his career.
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
When Bonds was intentionally walked 120 times in 2004, do you know who was second? Jim Thome. With 26. Intentional walks were not up around the game. They were only up for him. Bonds was playing at his own level.
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
Only three men as big as Frank Thomas—Derrek Lee and Mike Morse are the other two—have hit .300 in a full big-league season. Thomas did it nine times.
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
His devotion to quality became Oakland’s official team motto: “Commitment to Excellence.” And it wasn’t just a marketing slogan. Al Davis was deeply dedicated to achieving it; he didn’t just mouth the motto, he personified it.
Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh • The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
In 1930, he led the league in wins and saves (though it would be decades before the save became an official statistic).
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
Gwynn hit .309 or better every full season of his career. He hit .351 in his first full season,