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Forgotten Baseball Players From Your Youth?
I always love hearing and discussing about the players of the past, specifically some of the players that were good for their time, but have since been lost in the sands of baseball time.
I feel Bernie Williams has been very much forgotten as a player. He was such an important part to the Yankees dynasty in the 90s. Played the game hard, was a clutch hitter, and played a solid center field. Who are the players you feel like, have been forgotten, from your time of watching the sport?
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Dick Allen, Luis Tiant, Al Oliver, Dave Parker, Bill Madlock and Steve Garvey. These guys were all big stars when I was growing up, but have largely been forgotten.
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Ryne Sandberg
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One of the most exciting Twins to watch was Cesar Tovar. One game he played an inning at each position, and when he was pitching, he struck out Reggie Jackson. He had some outstanding years and then just disappeared (although he played into his 40s in Venezuela or somewhere.)
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Does it not drive you insane that the new young collectors constantly pronounce his name as "Ryan Sandberg"? I have heard it so many times and it still is nails on a chalkboard.
As for me it seems almost every star from 1980 to 1995 has been forgotten other than about 10 names and it's sad. People like - Darrell Evans Jim Abbott Dave Concepcion John Olerud Bobby Abreu Willie Randolph Jack Clark Lou Whitaker ...and a ton more.
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Bob Watson - One the most consistent hitters of the 1970's and a great Human Being off the field.
Also, A single season sensation Joe Charbonneau. AL rookie of the year. In 1980 he brought excitement to a moribund Cleveland Indians franchise with his tape measure home runs. A year later his career was pretty much over due to a back injury. He holds the record for fewest games played by a rookie of the year (201). |
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I will second Bernie. What an unbelievable player to watch day in and day out. He will never get the credit he deserves.
I feel the same way about Andy Pettitte. I realize he has the PED stain and that will always haunt him, but what a pitcher to get to watch. He was someone Yankee fans felt like they could always count on. Over 18 seasons he never once had a losing record. |
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I was listening to talkin baseball the other day, and quite a few guys from the 80s are no longer talked about. Bobby Bonds, Dan Quisenberry, and Rusty Staub get no respect!
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Bobby Richardson, Tony Kubek, Elston Howard.
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There's at least one kid who appreciates Quiz
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Timothy James Salmon and Albert JoJuan Belle.
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I wouldn't say they are "forgotten" but I don't think most people remember just how good Will Clark and Eric Davis were. If you told 10year old me in 1990 that neither of them would be in the hall of fame, I would've thought you were kidding.
Clark had the sweetest swing we had ever seen, if you were playing little league in the late 80's he was the guy that you watched and tried to copy his swing. He had something crazy like 20/12 vision and always seemed to know what pitch was coming. I don't remember ever hearing anything bad about him, seemed like a genuinely nice guy. Absolutely one of the best hitters in all of baseball at his peak. Injuries just piled up and he could never make it through a full season though. I just checked his bbref and the second half of his career was actually much better than I thought! He just kind of got overshadowed and forgotten about as baseball went into the steroid era with people putting up ridiculous numbers. Davis was like a version of Rickey with just a little less speed / baserunning ability but a little more power. He was a genuine "5 tool player" ahead of his time. Definitely was considered one of the best all-around players in baseball in the late 80's but even at his peak he was never healthy for a full year (career high 135 G) and the injuries quickly got to be more severe. But the man had a 27 HR 80 SB season and followed it up next year with 37 HR and 50 SB, just an absurd combination of speed and power. Sadly diagnosed with colon cancer, but not only survived it but came back and played at a very high level after that but again just couldn't stay on the field due to more injuries. Feels like he is hardly remembered these days though. |
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David Clyde:
'Clydepepper' was the moniker my teammates laid on me as I was a lefty with some promise at the time...of course our league wasn't anywhere close to the majors. Though I don't know for sure, the movie 'Talent for the Game' seemed to be based on David Clyde's rush to the majors...of course, they had to provide a happier ending. In 1981, Clyde was 6-0 with a 0.76 ERA pitching for the AA Columbus (GA) Astros. Columbus is my hometown and I kick myself all the time because I missed seeing him pitch. I was probably working in retail management then, so I didn't get much free time. I did get to see Floyd Bannister pitch one of his only three games here in 1976. He was in his first year out of Arizona State...and man, was his windup and delivery smooth! I also got to chat with Joe Sambito one night when he was charting pitches...and got to meet and shake hands with Russell Branyan the year he led the minors in homers with 40- That was 1996, the regular park was being used for Olympic Softball- and the Columbus Indians played on the same field on which I played in College (before flunking out- the first time). Our last pro team left after the 2006 season...not enough support. Sad!
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