Ruben Mateo is your favorite backup outfielder from San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. Ruben was signed in 1994 by the Texas Rangers as an undrafted free agent. Mateo worked his way through the minors, racking up hits and consistently hitting over .300. He finally got the call in 1999. In Mateo's rookie year he was the backup Center Fielder for Tom Goodwin. In his 122 at bats Mateo put up a .238 batting ave ...

The former Mississippi State Bulldog was drafted in the 8th round of the 1997 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics. Piatt was drafted as a third baseman, and his success in college transferred right over to the Minors.  He showed some power in Low A hitting 13 homeruns in 57 games, and he was promoted to the Modesto A’s the next season. Adam continued to hit with power, blasting 20 homeruns, and driving in 10 ...

Pedro Astacio was born in Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic, and wow does this guy have an incredible name to say. It’s like a combination of ass and pistachios. Anyway Pedro Julio Astacio came overseas in 1987 when he was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Astacio was called up to the bigs in ’92 and went 5-5 with a 1.98 ERA. Out of those 5 wins he tossed 4 complete game shutouts…not to shabby for a r ...

Marvin "Snoop" Minnis played wide receiver at Florida State University from '97-'00. His first 3 years of college he combined for 783 yards and 6 touchdowns, but his Senior year he would nearly double his stats. Chris Weinke was under center in 2000 and found Marvin Minnis 63 times for 1,340 yards and 11 touchdowns. He led the FSU receiving core made up of  future NFL studs Anquan Boldin and Javon Walker. T ...

If you're a Boston College fan you should know who Troy Bell is. In high school Bell was named Mr. Basketball of Minnesota, and for good reason.  In his senior year of high school he averaged 35.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. He was recruited to Boston College and kicked ass. In Bell's Freshman year  he averaged 18.8 ppg, and would go on to average more points every year. With that pattern, by his ...

Andre Emmett is currently the Red Raiders’ all-time leading scorer. He simply had a knack for scoring, and an itch for throwing down, in other words he scored a lot and dunked hard. The 6-5 Guard is from Dallas, Texas, and consequently was recruited to Texas Tech where he played under famous coach Bob Knight. Emmett emerged as a Sophomore when he averaged 18.7 ppg and 6.6 rpg (he would average 6.6 rpg every ...

The 6-4 250 pounder was born in Magee, Mississippi.  Kris' father and brother were both NFL players, so the talent clearly runs in the family. After high school Kris attended  Alabama, and then transferred to University of Mississippi. Magnum was a solid SEC tight end, and became a finalist in 1996 for the Conerly Trophy. In the 1997 NFL Draft Magnum was stolen in the 7th round to the Carolina Panthers. He ...