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re: SF Giants to retire Will Clark's 22
Posted on 8/11/19 at 7:10 pm to Hailstate15
Posted on 8/11/19 at 7:10 pm to Hailstate15
Good player but nowhere near a good enough player to deserve to have his jersey retired, especially by a franchise with the history of the Giants. Here are the other players in the franchise's history (including their New York days) who have their jersey retired.
Christy Matthewson
Bill Terry
Mel Ott
Carl Hubbell
Monty Irvin
Willie Mays
Barry Bonds
Juan Marichal
Orlando Cepeda
Gaylord Perry
Willie McCovey
I double dog dare anyone to make a case that Will Clark is in the same category as the above players. The San Francisco Giant retiring Will Clark's number is like the Boston Red Sox retiring Dwight Evans' number or the Atlanta Braves retiring Bob Horner's number.
Christy Matthewson
Bill Terry
Mel Ott
Carl Hubbell
Monty Irvin
Willie Mays
Barry Bonds
Juan Marichal
Orlando Cepeda
Gaylord Perry
Willie McCovey
I double dog dare anyone to make a case that Will Clark is in the same category as the above players. The San Francisco Giant retiring Will Clark's number is like the Boston Red Sox retiring Dwight Evans' number or the Atlanta Braves retiring Bob Horner's number.
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Posted on 8/11/19 at 7:17 pm to 88Wildcat
Clark from 89-93 was one of if not the best player in baseball (was paid the most) and helped completely change baseball in the Bay area again. Before Will got there it had been nearly 2 decades since they won the division. He might not have the stats that other retired Giants have but he is an all time great there and a fan favorite
Posted on 8/11/19 at 7:30 pm to 88Wildcat
I get your point but you've got to live ?? n the the gray and the gray says Will is a Giant legend. He deserves it, as does Kevin Mitchell.
Posted on 8/11/19 at 8:24 pm to 88Wildcat
Not a big Will Clark fan by any means but Clark is one of the few '80s stars whose power numbers actually went down in the steroid era which tells me that he was probably clean for most of his career. I think it's pretty damning that Will Clark's .881 OPS during the first half of his career (1986-1992) was virtually identical to the .878 OPS he had during the second half of his career yet his OPS+ from 1986-1992 was 149 while his 1993-2000 OPS+ was 126. If there was league wide testing implemented during the '90s like there is today, maybe Clark would have put up Joey Votto-like rate statistics and been a strong HOF candidate instead of a guy who lasted only one year on the ballot.
This post was edited on 8/11/19 at 8:25 pm
Posted on 8/11/19 at 8:24 pm to 88Wildcat
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Christy Matthewson Bill Terry Mel Ott Carl Hubbell Monty Irvin Willie Mays Barry Bonds Juan Marichal Orlando Cepeda Gaylord Perry Willie McCovey I double dog dare anyone to make a case that Will Clark is in the same category as the above players
Agreed. Quick glance and aren’t they all HOF’s with exception of Bonds? And now Clark.
Posted on 8/11/19 at 8:29 pm to 88Wildcat
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number or the Atlanta Braves retiring Bob Horner's number.
WOW..... Ive just seen STUPID PERSON bigtime..................
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