Jesse Orosco quietly makes history

[Rob E Dangerously]

Jesse is the only player in Major League Baseball to have played before and after Saddam Hussein's 24 year reign in Iraq.

 

Jesse debuted in April 1979

Saddam "debuted" in July 1979 by taking power from the previous leader.

 

Now that Jesse has pitched on April 11th and Saddam's regime 'offically' fell on April 9th, Jesse has outlasted Saddam Hussein.

 

Just a reminder of the world leaders in April 1979:

 

James Callaghan was British prime minister, Jimmy Carter was President, Brezhnev ran the Soviet Union and the number one song in America was "Tragedy" by The Bee Gees.

 

Jesse can also beat an even more merciless tyrant if Rickey Henderson can't find a team to play for in 2003

[Guest starvenger]

Crikey, Orosco's still playing? Isn't he about 60 now? Or has he just looked that way since about 1987?

[Guest Will Scarlet]

Damn. He's been around awhile. I remember having a few of his baseball cards from like 1987 or so. 24 years? Damn...

[Guest Choken One]

Just wondering...two things...

 

1. Who does he Play for?

 

2. Why hasn't a dead beat team picked up a HOF like Henderson whom is always entertaining and can always help a team...

[Bored]

Just wondering...two things...

 

1. Who does he Play for?

 

2. Why hasn't a dead beat team picked up a HOF like Henderson whom is always entertaining and can always help a team...

1. Plays for San Diego, his seventh team.

 

2. Because no one wants to put up with Rickey's personality especially when he's not an everyday player anymore. Word his now he will try to play for an independent team.

[Guest phoenixrising]

Orosco holda the record for appearing in the most games by a pitcher with 1,187. That guy's been around forever. Orosco is the shining example of specialists in baseball...he comes in, pitches to the other teams best lefty, and then leaves the game. He's been doing that for a long time now and he's still pretty effective.

[Guest starvenger]

Orosco holda the record for appearing in the most games by a pitcher with 1,187. That guy's been around forever. Orosco is the shining example of specialists in baseball...he comes in, pitches to the other teams best lefty, and then leaves the game. He's been doing that for a long time now and he's still pretty effective.

I wonder where Dan Plesac is on that list...

[Guest phoenixrising]

Orosco holda the record for appearing in the most games by a pitcher with 1,187.  That guy's been around forever.  Orosco is the shining example of specialists in baseball...he comes in, pitches to the other teams best lefty, and then leaves the game.  He's been doing that for a long time now and he's still pretty effective.

I wonder where Dan Plesac is on that list...

Ask and ye shall recieve...

 

At the end of 2002 Plesac was sixth on the all-time list, with 1,006.

 

Orosco, Dennis Eckersley, Hoyt Wilhelm, Kent Tekulve, Lee Smith, Plesac and Goose Gossage are the only pitchers to have appeared in 1,000 games. If John Franco pitches twice this season he will also join the 1,000 game club. The stats and leaderboard are courtesy of baseballreference.com.

[Guest alkeiper]

Currently including this year's stats, Orosco has now appeared in 1,192 games, and Plesac in 1,011.

 

I don't know where Mike Morgan is at, but should he pitch in the majors this year, he'll beat Orosco in the longjevity department, having pitched in the majors in 1978.

[Bored]

I don't know where Mike Morgan is at, but should he pitch in the majors this year, he'll beat Orosco in the longjevity department, having pitched in the majors in 1978.

There was a brief article in Sports Illustrated last month on Morgan and no one called him this offseason so he finally decided to retire.