Here are a few notes surrounding baseball and today’s date, January 27th.

2002 BlueClaws pitcher Gavin Floyd celebrates his 26th birthday today. Floyd, a 2001 first-round pick of the Phillies, went 11-10 with the 2002 BlueClaws, but had a 2.77 ERA. The lack of run support he received was never more clear than on July 14th, 2002, when Floyd threw a nine-inning no-hitter but the BlueClaws lost 1-0 to Lexington. Traded for Freddy Garcia in December, 2006, Floyd went 17-8 for the White Sox last year.

2006 BlueClaws pitcher Mike Zagurski also celebrates his 26th birthday today. Zagurski, a BlueClaw in 2006, moved from Hi-A Clearwater all the way to Philadelphia by Memorial Day in 2007, the fastest surge up the system for a former BlueClaw. He missed 2008 with an injury, and might not be ready for Opening Day. Read our Q&A with Zagurski from December.

Also, I thought this was interesting. This date in 1956, the New York Giants (football) moved their home games from the Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium, which fueled speculation that the baseball Giants might be leaving. Of course, this speculation proved correct. Both the Giants and Dodgers played their last games in New York in 1957.

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