tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post7963955316814273455..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Friday Baseball PostJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-63850986780666541162011-03-14T00:02:07.812-05:002011-03-14T00:02:07.812-05:00Thanks for the commentary on Clark/ Ivie. I guess...Thanks for the commentary on Clark/ Ivie. I guess "why Ivie?!" was the correct question. For Giants fans like me who came of age (re: were born) in the 80s, players like Ivie can slip through the cracks. My dad didn't tell me about him, he didn't hit like Cepeda or McCovey, and Charles Einstein didn't write about him. Thanks for filling in yet another area of important (PH HR against the Dodgers is neigh crucial!) but under-covered information. <br /><br />Two more categories that could be interesting: 1) All 'Anti-Dodgers' Team (players who performed well in Orange and Black, subsequently played in LA and tanked - Jason Schmidt, honorary Captain) 2) The Russ Davis All-Stars: notable, erstwhile talented ballplayers who adapted to playing in the City as well as Jim Bunning adapted to life in the Senate. I'm also thinking of Steve Finley and Deion Sanders here.Taylor Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14431258047053253912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-76556914417100104012011-03-13T23:39:15.797-05:002011-03-13T23:39:15.797-05:00And because excellent political writing should alw...And because excellent political writing should always prompt inspired Giants baseball commentary, my all-SF, non-HOF, non-Plain Blog reader submission:<br /><br />C: Brian Johnson<br />1B: Will Clark<br />2B: RayRay Durham<br />SS: Luis Vizcaino<br />3B: Mike Benjamin (kidding!) Billy Mueller<br />RF: Dustan Mohr<br />CF: Darren Lewis<br />LF: Moises Alou<br /><br />SP: Jason Schmidt<br />SP: Mark Gardner<br />SP: Atlee Hammaker<br />SP: Dave Dravecky<br />RP: Julian Tavarez<br />CL: Steve BedrosianTaylor Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14431258047053253912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-43190476149753626292011-03-13T23:37:58.298-05:002011-03-13T23:37:58.298-05:00Sorry, sorry, everyone: yes, I like Will Clark.
...Sorry, sorry, everyone: yes, I like Will Clark. <br /><br />Why Mike Ivie? I followed the 1971 (and a bit earlier) teams, but they were never really "my" Giants teams...I mean, I'm a huge fans of the HOFers, and several other players on those teams, but as a team it was guys who had always been there. And then there were the 1973 and 1975 teams, which were new and young, mostly, but never really had much chance of actually winning anything. So the 1978 team was a pretty big deal to me. And while I do like Jack Clark a lot (and the other guys mentioned above), the guy who I always think of for that team is Mike Ivie -- two PH slams, including one to beat the Dodgers? I'll take that.<br /><br />Plus I think I was making an effort to avoid just picking the best players. <br /><br />So: I like Will Clark. I easily could have put him on the team. Just happened to bounce the other way.<br /><br />I like Candy Maldonado a lot, too, despite the thing in the LCS. <br /><br />Not a huge Milt May fan. I suppose I'm love/hate with LeMaster, which I'd guess is about par for the course. As I've said, I saw him hit a HR at Shea once. <br /><br />Also, just to be clear: I like Will Clark. OK?<br /><br />Also: Brian Johnson! Gotta have Posey as my starting catcher now, and I hope that won't change for a long time, but I was at the Brian Johnson game -- best game I've ever attended.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-19443064516133906522011-03-13T23:08:25.824-05:002011-03-13T23:08:25.824-05:00Jonathan, Plain Blog About Politics is one of five...Jonathan, Plain Blog About Politics is one of five blogs I read daily, but until you say how The Thrill didn't make this list, you're Eliot Spitzer-the-week-of-March 10th-to-17th, 2008 to me. In the world of Giants who are sub-HOF'ers with a devoted following, William Nuschler Clark, Jr. is the first name that springs to (my) mind. He didn't get to Phoenix until 1985, but doesn't he deserve a mention for the '89 NLCS alone? Then again, being a Giants fan post-Torture may give us a different appreciation for mere NLCS victories. Fascinated to find out why he didn't make this list.Taylor Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14431258047053253912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-22196126949308434282011-03-12T20:54:37.389-06:002011-03-12T20:54:37.389-06:00I, too, found the lack of The Thrill perplexing, b...I, too, found the lack of The Thrill perplexing, but Robby Thompson will always be one of my favorite Giants because he played with a broken jaw in '93 in the last series against the Dogs. He was just awesome. And I'm surprised to see neither Uribe.The Crippes Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989275045906313097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-3148732508755275842011-03-12T12:55:05.840-06:002011-03-12T12:55:05.840-06:00I have the same question. No Will Clark? No Candy ...I have the same question. No Will Clark? No Candy Maldonado? Actually, Candy's just a favorite of mine cuz people thought that was my dad's name (he's Navarro NOT Maldonado).JNRhttp://latinone.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-8886132555876482302011-03-12T09:02:39.891-06:002011-03-12T09:02:39.891-06:00No Will Clark?
Having gone to many Giants games ...No Will Clark? <br /><br />Having gone to many Giants games as a boy in the late 70's and early 80's I always have had a soft spot for Milt May and Johnnie LeMaster.Backbencherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698041779179105447noreply@blogger.com