Good parlor game:
Hey Bill: Jose Rijo was the first player younger than me to play in the majors, and Jamie Moyer was the last older than me. Do you know who your two were?Asked by: tbookas
Answered: 8/7/2015Oscar Gamble and Charlie Hough, I believe.
I needed help from Baseball Reference to identify mine (estimated, then scanned the yearly lists of rookies and retirements).
First player younger than me: Storm Davis, who debuted April 29, 1982. He's a couple of months younger than I am.
Last player older than me: Julio Franco, who played his last game on Sept. 17, 2007. He's three years and a couple of months older than I am. Unless he's even older.
Many of you will have to wait a few years on this.
― clemenza, Saturday, 8 August 2015 02:54 (ten years ago)
pretty sure jeremy giambi (and teemu selanne) were the last players younger than me; not sure about the other end
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 August 2015 03:00 (ten years ago)
jason giambi, rather
You mean last players older than you, no?
― clemenza, Saturday, 8 August 2015 03:09 (ten years ago)
yeah, that as well
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 August 2015 03:13 (ten years ago)
it's all taking quite a toll
Jose Oquendo, Julio Franco
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 8 August 2015 03:17 (ten years ago)
Gregg Jefferies, Jamie Moyer
― velko, Saturday, 8 August 2015 03:43 (ten years ago)
Edgar Renteria and __________ (maybe A-Rod)
― Andy K, Saturday, 8 August 2015 03:45 (ten years ago)
today is edgar rentaria's birthday!
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 August 2015 03:49 (ten years ago)
Still a few dozen older than me. First younger: Adrian Beltre.
― jaymc, Saturday, 8 August 2015 06:22 (ten years ago)
Youngest- I figured it was Junior Griffey but he is actually a month older than me. Looking at Baseball-Reference, it looks to be Wilson Alvarez by three months.
Oldest- Mariano Rivera by a month. That's a good one to have.
― earlnash, Saturday, 8 August 2015 07:28 (ten years ago)