Nearing the Century Mark

99
Age of Bill Werber, the oldest living ex-major league baseball player, subject of this article Storied Career (registration required) by Gordon Edes of the Boston Globe. Werber played with Babe Ruth on the New York Yankees, and on the Boston Red Sox from 1934-1936.

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Werber's team-high batting average for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1940 World Series; the Reds won in seven over Detroit.

40
Stolen bases for Werber in 1934, tops in the American League for that year. Runner-up Jo-Jo White of Detroit had 28. Werber also led the American League in stolen bases the next year with 29, and in 1937 with 35, playing for the Philadelphia Athletics (tied for first with Ben Chapman of the Red Sox/Washington Senators).

150
Days left until June 20, 2008, when Werber will hit the century mark.

20
Likely number of years Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's tenure is likely to last. Last week, MLB's owners extended Selig's contract through 2012; he has been the commissioner since 1992.
Werber, from the looks of things, is underwhelmed by Selig's tenure. In the Edes article, Werber says, "I wrote Mr. Selig a letter and I told him something ought to be done [about Johnny Damon's hair in 2004]. I've written Mr. Selig a number of letters. I have copies in my file. He always responds, but he never says anything."