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re: SF Giants to retire Will Clark's 22
Posted on 8/11/19 at 8:24 pm to 88Wildcat
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
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Posted on 8/11/19 at 8:31 pm to Bench McElroy
He should come back on ballot in 2021 right?
Posted on 8/11/19 at 9:14 pm to Bench McElroy
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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
From what I understand he basically played with bone shards in his elbow for the second half of his career, where it hurt to grip the bat, which resulted in a drop in his power numbers.
Not sure why he didn’t have some surgery on it, but apparently he was a guy who didn’t want to miss games when he had a contract to fulfill.
A second hand story from a guy that played with him.
Clark is a hell of shot as well, obviously.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 12:15 am to Bench McElroy
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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.
Serious question. If Bonds doesn’t make Hall of Fame because he was juicing, and it looks very much like Will Clark was not during that era, shouldn’t guys like him get considered for the HOF?
Posted on 8/12/19 at 5:47 am to Bench McElroy
quote:I think all it proves is that he got older...
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.
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