Monday, February 23, 2009

Jay Buhner


Name: Jay Campbell Buhner

Nickname: Bone

Years Played: 1987 - 2001

Teams: New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners

Highlights/Awards: All-Star and Gold Glove winner in 1996. Led the AL in strikeouts in 1996 and 1997

Career Stats: .254 BA, .494 SLG, 310 HR, 965 RBI, 798 R, 233 2B, 6 SB, 24 CS, 1406 K

Best Season: 1996; .271 BA, .557 SLG, 44 HR, 138 RBI, 107 R

DYK: Has the lowest career stolen base percentage since 1954. Holds the Mariners record for strikeouts. Can vomit on command.

Thoughts: Does the name J. Hutt ring any bells? If I’m not mistaken that was Buhner’s alias in the 2nd greatest baseball game ever made, Ken Griffey, Jr. Presents MLB. They weren’t licensed to use real names, except for Griffey’s, so every player was given a fake name. Seattle was unstoppable with Buhner, Griffey, Tino and Edgar Martinez, and the speedy Mike Felder on offense and Randy Johnson, Chris Bosio and Norm Charlton shutting down the opposition. He also has a great nickname.

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