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As a first-time historical simmer, one thing I've found intriguing is the little stories you can dig up by combing through the past.
Take Mr. Bernardo Casillas. He was an all-time great whose main claim to fame is amazing longevity, and a little thing called the career hits record. I dug him up when looking at the record for career games played, which he holds.
He made his MLB debut in 1957 with the Baltimore Orioles. Yes, those Baltimore Orioles. He stuck as a late season call up and won his first of seven consecutive World Series rings with the club, and then became their starting 2B the next season.
He stayed at 2B until 1961, a year in which he started a nearly-equal number of games at SS, 2B, and 3B. The next year he became their regular 3B, and stayed there for much of his remaining career, aside from a couple later years as a SS.
As the Baltimore dynasty was winding down, they could no longer afford to keep their talent third bagger, so he signed as a free agent with the Mets.
While there he won his eighth and ninth championships -- The Mets' first and second as a franchise.
As his career was winding down, Casillas was traded back to the Orioles, where he would finish his amazing career having played for only two teams. He retired after the 1980 season, having stepped on a Major League field in four different decades.
The career numbers:
.316/.365/.457
377 HR
1697 RBI
943 SB
2138 runs
3979 hits *
3070 singles *
12553 AB *
3128 games played *
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Formerly known as Azamien
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