A CUP of JOE in the SHOW #59...Down on the FARM...in 1993 the Montreal EXPOS DOUBLE-A Affiliate Harrisburg SENATORS had an OUTFIELD to Remember...FLOYD, WHITE, and PRIDE

People in the Know in the Show talk about it quite often as they see Players Developing in the Minor Leagues or that's all they are is Minor League Players. Few by Numbers actually Reach the Show like take for instance they Player from 1999 that was drafted by the Bronx Bombers to play Short Stop and Derek Jeter was in his 4th Full Season as SS. That player for the Bombers had no shot to get to the Show unless he switched positions.

Fast Backward to the 1993 to the Eastern League and the Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, and now Washington Senators Affiliate the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Senators.  And in 1993 they were the Montreal Expos Double -A Affiliate and absolutely loaded in the outfield and arguably the Best Double-A Outfield ever in the history of the Minor Leagues.

Managed by Current Rockies Skipper Jim Tracy the Senators won the Eastern League with a Record of 94-44. The Stars...LF Cliff Floyd (1993 Eastern League MVP), CF Rondell White, and RF Curtis Pride. These Three Dominated with White and Floyd doing most of the Damage.

Floyd was a Mans Man as he won the aforementioned Eastern League MVP hitting .329 with 26 Bombs and he knocked in 101 Runs. A Power-Hitter and could hit to all fields with Speed to boot. White hit a Robust .328 with 12 Four Baggers and 52 Ducks off the Pond. Pride his a blazing .356 with 15 Bombs and 39 Ribbies as he was hitting in the 5-Hole most of the Time and hitting behind both White and Floyd with No Ducks on the Pond left.

Let's go 360 Degrees with all three....

Floyd was also 1991 Chicago Sun-Times Athlete of the Year as he was also a Dominant Basketball Player leading his Team South Holland, Illinois Thornwood HS to a Sectional Final where they lost to Proviso East Pirates (led by Michael Finley '95 Suns, Donnie Boyce '95 Hawks, and Sherrell Ford '95 SuperSonics). Highly-Touted in All Three Major Sports he chased down by All Major Colleges until the Expos picked him 14th in Round 1 in 1991 out of High-School.

White played a long time in the Show and put up really good numbers. He on a Bad Note was in the 2007 Mitchell Report for Steroid Use and on a Good Note married to former Pale Hose and Amazin's Skipper Jerry Manuel's Daughter Angela.

Pride was a very good All-Around Athlete and was Completely Deaf in Both Ears. An excellent Fielder and Hitter never really got a chance to show what he can do in the Show.

Floyd became a World Series Champion with the Florida marlins in 1997.

Notable Harrisburg Senators Alum:

"BAD" Vladimir Guerrero
Moises Alou
Cliff Lee
Matt Stairs
Ryan Zimmerman
Brad Wilkerson
Stephen Strasburg


Note: Minor League Numbers from MiLB.com