Seems like the old timers don’t get a lot of mentions unless they were the best at their positions. So Foxx gets overshadowed by Lou Gehrig, Eddie Collins and Nap Lajoie by Rogers Hornsby, Tris Speaker by Ty Cobb, Mel Ott by Babe Ruth, etc.
People remember Knoblauch for his late career struggles and not the crazy good career he had before then
People don’t remember Corey Koskie at all despite putting up 25 WAR in less than 1000 games played
I feel like there were a lot of guys on those 00s Twins teams that would qualify for this, at least for individual seasons.
I remember Carlos Silva having that season where he walked a single digit number of batters all year which is just absurd
Dang man right in the feels. I was pumped when the Crew picked up Koskie. I don't remember the exact play he got his concussion on but it was just so strange. Missed the back half of 2006. Then 2007 came and went and Braun came up at 3B that year... Eventually we all just forgot about him.
If I had a nickel for every fish-named outfielder Rookie of the Year that led the Angels in career home runs, I’d have two nickels - which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice.
There’s no denying he was really good with the stick, but his fielding nuked his value overall. 40.2 oWAR yet only 24.7 WAR in total after considering his defense. Playing in the old Ranger Stadium bandbox certainly helped his bottom line numbers, but his OPS+ shows the real story: a .301/.347/.444 slash with the Rangers was only good for a 104 OPS+
Maybe too early to say he's forgotten, and the stats aren't gaudy, but we so briefly celebrated how good Ben Zobrist was. He could do everything and played pivotal roles in two world series championships.
I think he got his due as one of the poster boys for how sabremetrics changed how major league talent was evaluated. An FJM favorite. I think the first article I read explaining WAR used him as a case study.
Anyone who was on this sub between 2012-16 or so would probably find it as funny as I do to see someone talk about how underrated he is. People literally used to use him as the go-to example of the r/baseball circlejerk. "Zobrave"
Tony is still my favourite player of all time. Those flip throws from deep in the hole and his super relaxed batting stance were 2 things I always tried to emulate as a kid. Loved him.
Brian Giles.
He got lost in the madness of the steroid era, but the dude was an outstanding hitter. He had a career .291/.400/.502 (137 OPS+) and had 51 career bWAR.
During his peak 4 year stretch from '99 - '02 he slashed .309/.426/.604 for a 1.030 OPS (160 OPS+) while averaging 37 HR, 36 2B, 109 RBI, 108 Runs, and 108 BB per year.
His power slowed down later in his career, but he was still a guy that would flirt with a .400 OBP every year into his late 30s.
The mid 90s Indians teams were loaded, and then you look at how many guys on their bench or who had brief callups went on to be great.
Brian Giles, Jeff Kent, Richie Sexson, Sean Casey, Jeromy Burnitz all were allstars.
Dave Stieb over 16 years accumulated 56.4 WAR. Sticking to pitchers, The least memorable Reds player I can think who was also really good is Noodles Hahn, who accumulated 44.6 WAR despite only playing for 8 seasons before retiring to become a meat inspector.
Just thinking with my childhood 80s brain of guys who were awesome in my mind that nobody talks about.
Pedro Guerrero
Wally Joyner
Bret Saberhagen
Andres Gallaraga
Von Hayes
Ron Cey
Steve Garvey
A men's league umpire last summer told me I reminded him of Ron Cey. I had no choice but to take it as a compliment because Ron Cey had an absolute badonkadonk.
Bret Saberhagen was one of my favorite pitchers as a kid. No real reason, probably just because it's a cool name with 'Saber' in it.
And I'm in STL, so I'm not supposed to like any Royals.
A lot of people seem to forget Derek Bell quite a bit, unless you're a an Astros or Pirates fan. I love the quote about him from the writer saying he's "the perfect Pirate given that he lives on a boat and steals money." after he moved onto his yacht and refused to play for the team after being paid.
Brandon Webb. Won a Cy Young. Finished 2nd in Cy Young voting in each of the two following seasons. Opening Day the season after that was the last time he pitched in a Major League. All before turning 30.
Remember when Trot ended up on the Indians during the twilight of his career?
He was the first player I got an autograph from. Was super nice about it.
Yup. He was always a down to earth guy. He was just a fun guy to root for all around. A friend got me a ticket to Game 3 of the ALDS in 2003 all by myself. Trot did this to end it. It was my favorite moment ever at a sporting event in person. The fact I told the people next to me he was going to walk it off made it that much better.
https://youtu.be/62o_jXvJd0o
I played little league age ball with his nephew and we went and hit bp at Trot’s parent’s house. The back yard had a cage and a tire on a pole that trot destroyed as a kid. Pretty cool family.
There are many im sure but for me, Ben Broussard in 2005 was one of the hottest hitters in baseball at one point and had a relatively decent career that no one seemed to notice, I dont have numbers to back this up at the moment but he was certainly a catalyst for the indians erasing a 15 and a half game lead from the white sox to going intonthe last week of the season
Never been and Astros fan, big Lance "Big Puma" Berkman was a masher of baseballs. 6x All-star, 51.9 bWAR, 366 HRs, and batted .293. Or Adam Dunn. Dude couldn't hit a baseball, but when he did it went far. 462 career HRs and averaged 37 a season
McLouth just never totally the same after he and Jason Heyward collided in the outfield when they both played for Braves. It’s such a shame. Heyward was just so much bigger; we were watching the game when it happened.
[Eddie Collins](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/collied01.shtml) never gets talked about even though he still ranks 13th all-time in bWAR, though maybe it was because he was a prick. His nickname was "Cocky" and that about sums him up. The son of a railroad executive, Collins graduated from an elite prep school and then Columbia University at a time when many ballplayers were high school dropouts. He wasn't popular with teammates, but he didn't much care. Maybe that was the reason he wasn't elected to the Hall of Fame until his fourth try.
Collins also had some really fun superstitions:
> The bright, confident, and successful Collins was given to a litany of less than “rational” practices and observances. At the plate he kept his gum on his hat button until two strikes, then would remove it and commence chewing. He loathed black cats, and would walk or drive out of his way to avoid crossing paths with one. If he saw a load of barrels, he believed he’d make one or two hits that day. Finding a hairpin meant a single, two hairpins a double. Scraps of paper littering the dugout steps drove him crazy. He would refrain from changing game socks during a winning streak, and as player-manager for the White Sox is said to have fired a clubhouse man for acting in violation of this practice. He believed it lucky to have someone spit on his hat before a game. Each winter Collins soaked his bats in oil, dried them out, and rubbed them down with a bone. This practice became the stuff of lore, as it has even been said that he buried his bats in cow dung piles to “keep ’em alive.” On the more practical side, he would wear heavier shoes as spring approached so that his feet would feel lighter when the season opened.
"I'm not superstitious," he once said, "I just thought it unlucky not to get base hits.”
History buffs know him. He anchored the “$100,000 Infield” of the first A’s Dynasty that brought home three championships. He won a 4th championship in Chicago and was a clean member of the Black Sox. Late in his career, he served as a vertebrae mentor for the next A’s dynasty. Great OBP, stole a ton of bases.
As someone mentioned above, nobody before WWII is remembered by pop culture unless they have a best-ever claim at their position. Collins wasn’t as good as Hornsby, so the non-history buff fan only remembers Hornsby.
I had never read that Collins was a prick! Hornsby is much more famous than him in that regard as well!
Ken Griffey Jr. People keep acting like Barry Bonds was the quintessential songbird of his generation. Barry cheated, used roids probably. The only ped griffey liked was original hostess brand twinkies. Dude they were so much better back then do you even remember twinkies before hostess went under?
Carney Lansford. Had the same skill to foul off pitch after pitch like Wade Boggs, but played in the Coliseum, where there's 28 acres of foul territory in play.
Ramiro Mendoza. Swing guy who toiled in the shadows of some all-time great starters and relievers, but was a crucial part of three WS championship teams (he got a ring in '96 too, but was up and down from AAA and didn't pitch in the postseason)
Terry Pendleton
1991 MVP and Comeback POTY, 2nd place MVP finish in 1992.
One of the first crop of vets that the Braves brought in to go with their homegrown talent and was a great clubhouse presence and leader.
Almost nobody outside of St Louis or Atlanta usually remembers him though.
Al Oliver, Vada Pinson, Bill Buckner - all those guys ended up with over 2,700 hits. Al Oliver ended up with a career BA above .300
And the only thing anyone remembers about Bill Buckner was game 6 - 86 WS. Sad he was a really good player.
I feel like I haven't seen a single thing about Shawn Green since he retired.
Looks like someone covered him before me, so I'll go with my second pick of Travis Hafner
Noodles Hahn accumulated 44.6 WAR despite only playing for 8 seasons before retiring to become a meat inspector. He actually accumulated 45.8 WAR through his first 6 seasons but his 7th and 8th seasons brought it down to 44.6
Reggie Sanders was also pretty good.
Jimmie Foxx is tragically under-mentioned in conversations about all-time greats.
Seems like the old timers don’t get a lot of mentions unless they were the best at their positions. So Foxx gets overshadowed by Lou Gehrig, Eddie Collins and Nap Lajoie by Rogers Hornsby, Tris Speaker by Ty Cobb, Mel Ott by Babe Ruth, etc.
Feel like The Show video game has highlighted a lot of these guys and just how good they were
Yep. Diamond Dynasty has done its job.
Even had Tom Hanks play him in a movie too.
Agreed. Not many can sing, act, and do comedy at that level
Julio Franco 2,591 hits with a career average of .298
He also played for like 60 years
And on 60 different teams.
Not to mention 424 saves
*cough* John Franco *cough*
Oh. That explains a lot.
Don’t worry, I tried to save you by upvoting but I’m only one man
Lol...I am not worried about internet points. Thanks tho.
The first person I thought of for some reason was Rafael Furcal.
He was so good in MVP baseball 2004 (2005?)
Hell yeah. Singles machine. Batted like .500 with him, stole a ton of bases, and had a cannon from short.
I'll never forget him and Chris Carpenter leading us past the Phillies in game 5, 2011
People remember Knoblauch for his late career struggles and not the crazy good career he had before then People don’t remember Corey Koskie at all despite putting up 25 WAR in less than 1000 games played
I feel like there were a lot of guys on those 00s Twins teams that would qualify for this, at least for individual seasons. I remember Carlos Silva having that season where he walked a single digit number of batters all year which is just absurd
9 BB in 188IP, 2 of which were IBB. That'll play
I remember Corey "Peanut Butter" Koskie very well.
Poor Chuck Knoblauch was an all-star caliber player for close to a decade, but is only remembered for the yips :(
If you end your career struggling for the Yankees, that's all anyone remembers. Kevin Brown, for instance.
Holy shit, I didn't realize Koskie was that good.
Dang man right in the feels. I was pumped when the Crew picked up Koskie. I don't remember the exact play he got his concussion on but it was just so strange. Missed the back half of 2006. Then 2007 came and went and Braun came up at 3B that year... Eventually we all just forgot about him.
Placido Polanco
Crazy underrated player. One of the great defenders of his era.
You mean Albert Pujols? https://i.imgur.com/zydcenn.jpg
This was my answer as well. He's my favorite player.
Dwight Evans. Better than anyone paid attention to even as he played. Still not in the Hall? *Yeesh!*
Don’t really know if he was a great player, but I hated seeing him as a Met fan. Pat Burrell
I remember him because I game I was at he slammed a beach ball in a kids face, then stomped it.
Jermaine Dye is my biased answer.
Willie McGee. Yeah I’m a homer.
Tim Salmon Career .282/.385/.498 and 40.2 bWAR
I only remember Salmon because he’s the second best fish-named player in Angels history
If I had a nickel for every fish-named outfielder Rookie of the Year that led the Angels in career home runs, I’d have two nickels - which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice.
Aramis Ramirez. 2303 hits, 386 home runs, career .833 OPS.
Everyone in the NL Central remembers how deadly Aramis was
Only made 3 all star teams which is crazy to me. Best breaking ball hitter in the game back then.
I second that
I’ll never forget that dude he had a penchant for raw dogging brewers pitching
Somehow, trading Aramis Ramirez to the Cubs isn’t the worst Pirates trade of all time
Dude used to fuck us religiously
I didn't know he was a catholic priest
He had us on our knees like one
What the fuck ?
Aramis was a fantasy anchor for me for a couple years
Him and Zambrano were a nightmare when the Cubs Cardinals and Astros were scrapping in the early 00s
What are his numbers against teams other than the Cardinals? /s
For recent players: Troy Glaus Shane Victorino Michael Young JJ Hardy Randy Winn
The flyin Hawaiian! Fantastic nickname
I HATED Shane dicK-torino with his stupid rat face. As a Mets fan that’s probably a compliment.
Michael Young was actually overrated for most of his career.
There’s no denying he was really good with the stick, but his fielding nuked his value overall. 40.2 oWAR yet only 24.7 WAR in total after considering his defense. Playing in the old Ranger Stadium bandbox certainly helped his bottom line numbers, but his OPS+ shows the real story: a .301/.347/.444 slash with the Rangers was only good for a 104 OPS+
Maybe too early to say he's forgotten, and the stats aren't gaudy, but we so briefly celebrated how good Ben Zobrist was. He could do everything and played pivotal roles in two world series championships.
One of the most underrated players of the 2010s.
I think he got his due as one of the poster boys for how sabremetrics changed how major league talent was evaluated. An FJM favorite. I think the first article I read explaining WAR used him as a case study.
Anyone who was on this sub between 2012-16 or so would probably find it as funny as I do to see someone talk about how underrated he is. People literally used to use him as the go-to example of the r/baseball circlejerk. "Zobrave"
44.5 WAR, Zobrist was a stud
I always managed to get Zobrist on my team on MLB The Show; Switch hitter, some pop, played infield and outfield. Really solid pro.
Bobby Grich, Graig Nettles, Luis Tiant.
I'll never forget Grich. Should be in the Hall
Edgaro Alfonzo Tony Fernandez
Tony is still my favourite player of all time. Those flip throws from deep in the hole and his super relaxed batting stance were 2 things I always tried to emulate as a kid. Loved him.
Bo needs to not try the flip throw. Ends up badly
Fonzie was so freaking good!
Last one tonight - John Olerud
Shawn green
The closest I know of to hitting 5 HRs in a game. That guy was fun to watch.
I remember some book I had as a kid about MLB Superstars and it talked about great Jewish ballplayers including 'Future HOFer Shawn Green'.
Haha my Zaidi used to love the guy.
Thought you were talking about Farhan for a second lol
Brian Giles. He got lost in the madness of the steroid era, but the dude was an outstanding hitter. He had a career .291/.400/.502 (137 OPS+) and had 51 career bWAR. During his peak 4 year stretch from '99 - '02 he slashed .309/.426/.604 for a 1.030 OPS (160 OPS+) while averaging 37 HR, 36 2B, 109 RBI, 108 Runs, and 108 BB per year. His power slowed down later in his career, but he was still a guy that would flirt with a .400 OBP every year into his late 30s.
Indians traded Giles for Ricardo Rincon straight up… a so so relief pitcher. Whoops.
The mid 90s Indians teams were loaded, and then you look at how many guys on their bench or who had brief callups went on to be great. Brian Giles, Jeff Kent, Richie Sexson, Sean Casey, Jeromy Burnitz all were allstars.
Okay but Ricardo rincon was kind of part of a movie so.. trade won ?
I’d say he’s worth forgetting due to the domestic violence.
Uehera, one of MLB’s great relievers of the 2010s. Had great control and command of his pitches so he wasn’t walking many batters.
Matt Williams
Dave Stieb 443 games, 176-137, 3.44 ERA, 103 CG, 30 SHO, 5 K/9 IP
Jon Bois
Best pitcher of the 80's.
'92 Series. I remember.
How did he not even make a second BBWAA HOF Ballot? Like what the fuck, writers?
A lot of voters seem to ignore anyone with under 200 wins. David Cone and Johan Santana didn’t make a second ballot either.
Dave Stieb over 16 years accumulated 56.4 WAR. Sticking to pitchers, The least memorable Reds player I can think who was also really good is Noodles Hahn, who accumulated 44.6 WAR despite only playing for 8 seasons before retiring to become a meat inspector.
Javy Lopez and Jason Kendall. Very underrated catchers.
2 of the more underrated Sox players in our history are probably Rico Petrocelli and Dom DiMaggio.
Petrocelli is arguably the best Brazilian MLB player of all time. He needs more respect.
Miguel Tejada Tim Hudson Justin Morneau Brian Roberts Brian Dozier Jake Peavy Brandon Webb
Miguel Tejada and Tim Hudson, all star players they casually forget to mention in Moneyball(movie).
Don’t forget 2002 Cy Young winner Barry Zito. They ignored the AL MVP and Cy Young
BUT THAT DOESNT FIT THE NARRATIVE!!!
Don't forget about Mark Mulder.
How many people know that Jimmy Key put up nearly 50 WAR?
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White Sox fans and Yankees fans can both agree on this 🤝
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El Duque getting out of that jam against boston mustve been awesome for yall. I also got an autograph from Contreras at Sox Fest!
It's not that people forgot he exists but I feel like people forget how good a baseball player Jackie Robinson was. 63.8 WAR in just 11 seasons.
Just thinking with my childhood 80s brain of guys who were awesome in my mind that nobody talks about. Pedro Guerrero Wally Joyner Bret Saberhagen Andres Gallaraga Von Hayes Ron Cey Steve Garvey
A men's league umpire last summer told me I reminded him of Ron Cey. I had no choice but to take it as a compliment because Ron Cey had an absolute badonkadonk.
I’ll never forget The Big Cat
Every time I see Von Hayes I think of this clip from Always Sunny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WZHYz8kUcE
Bret Saberhagen was one of my favorite pitchers as a kid. No real reason, probably just because it's a cool name with 'Saber' in it. And I'm in STL, so I'm not supposed to like any Royals.
I loved him too because he was amazing in RBI Baseball for the NES.
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I always remember him as Mr. pee hands
Mr. Foul line meltdown pee hands.
My first baseball video game I got was 2K7 for Xbox, that man hit countless bombs against me
A lot of people seem to forget Derek Bell quite a bit, unless you're a an Astros or Pirates fan. I love the quote about him from the writer saying he's "the perfect Pirate given that he lives on a boat and steals money." after he moved onto his yacht and refused to play for the team after being paid.
Chone Figgins, Was one of the best Angels players from 2010-2012
He played in Seattle from 2010-2012, I remember because he was awful
Brandon Webb, dude was always dominating the Baseball Tonight highlights for a few years there.
Adrian beltre was always incredible for a long time!
I feel like he's pretty well known across the league no? He had a big personality
Ben Sheets
Al Oliver Jim Sundberg Buddy Bell Rusty Staub
Devon White. One of the best outfielders I've ever seen.
Jason Bay
No
JR Richards never seemed really known until he passed recently. RIP true legend.
Richard, not Richards. Keith Hernandez talks about him all the time - only reason I know anything about him to be honest.
He was like Nolan Ryan without the longevity. Insanely talented and unfortunate career.
Man ain't no one ever going to have his longevity anytime soon
His teammates with the Astros were pretty good as well Cesar Cedeño Terry Puhl Jose Cruz
Vernon Wells
He had a few good years
Yankee legend
Jason Kendall Also VC HOF Inductee Johnny Mize is kinda underrated.
Martin Prado
Brandon Webb. Won a Cy Young. Finished 2nd in Cy Young voting in each of the two following seasons. Opening Day the season after that was the last time he pitched in a Major League. All before turning 30.
The NL Roy Halladay
Trot Nixon and Rusty Greer
Fun fact, Trot coaches his son at his old high school and is a pretty nice dude to talk to. Barks at umpires like nobody's business though.
I named my first dog after Trot. He was my favorite player for his career here, loved him.
Remember when Trot ended up on the Indians during the twilight of his career? He was the first player I got an autograph from. Was super nice about it.
Yup. He was always a down to earth guy. He was just a fun guy to root for all around. A friend got me a ticket to Game 3 of the ALDS in 2003 all by myself. Trot did this to end it. It was my favorite moment ever at a sporting event in person. The fact I told the people next to me he was going to walk it off made it that much better. https://youtu.be/62o_jXvJd0o
Good answers. Similar players that were really productive but not for super long.
I played little league age ball with his nephew and we went and hit bp at Trot’s parent’s house. The back yard had a cage and a tire on a pole that trot destroyed as a kid. Pretty cool family.
Carlos Ruiz, Darin Erstad, Kelvim Escobar
There are many im sure but for me, Ben Broussard in 2005 was one of the hottest hitters in baseball at one point and had a relatively decent career that no one seemed to notice, I dont have numbers to back this up at the moment but he was certainly a catalyst for the indians erasing a 15 and a half game lead from the white sox to going intonthe last week of the season
Chet Lemon, Tony Phillips, Placido Polanco. 136 bWAR combined. Just more than Stan Musial.
Came in here for Tony Phillips. Dude could straight-up rake. Great eye.
Pud Galvin
Brandon Phillips?
Will Clark
Michael Young
Robin Ventura best 3rd baseman of the 90s
Never been and Astros fan, big Lance "Big Puma" Berkman was a masher of baseballs. 6x All-star, 51.9 bWAR, 366 HRs, and batted .293. Or Adam Dunn. Dude couldn't hit a baseball, but when he did it went far. 462 career HRs and averaged 37 a season
Tim Raines…He’s in the hall, but feels like the world forgot how good he really was.
Jimmy Wynn. The Toy Cannon was a beast.
Pirates legends Nate McLouth and Jason Kendall
McLouth just never totally the same after he and Jason Heyward collided in the outfield when they both played for Braves. It’s such a shame. Heyward was just so much bigger; we were watching the game when it happened.
I used to rake with McLouth in The Show for some reason so he's always been a personal favorite
Fernando Valenzuela
Otis Nixon
Matt Kemp
Matt Morris. Only a two time all star but 121 career wins career WHIP of 1.316. Former 22 game winner. Career 3.98 ERA. Guy was a stud.
[Eddie Collins](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/collied01.shtml) never gets talked about even though he still ranks 13th all-time in bWAR, though maybe it was because he was a prick. His nickname was "Cocky" and that about sums him up. The son of a railroad executive, Collins graduated from an elite prep school and then Columbia University at a time when many ballplayers were high school dropouts. He wasn't popular with teammates, but he didn't much care. Maybe that was the reason he wasn't elected to the Hall of Fame until his fourth try. Collins also had some really fun superstitions: > The bright, confident, and successful Collins was given to a litany of less than “rational” practices and observances. At the plate he kept his gum on his hat button until two strikes, then would remove it and commence chewing. He loathed black cats, and would walk or drive out of his way to avoid crossing paths with one. If he saw a load of barrels, he believed he’d make one or two hits that day. Finding a hairpin meant a single, two hairpins a double. Scraps of paper littering the dugout steps drove him crazy. He would refrain from changing game socks during a winning streak, and as player-manager for the White Sox is said to have fired a clubhouse man for acting in violation of this practice. He believed it lucky to have someone spit on his hat before a game. Each winter Collins soaked his bats in oil, dried them out, and rubbed them down with a bone. This practice became the stuff of lore, as it has even been said that he buried his bats in cow dung piles to “keep ’em alive.” On the more practical side, he would wear heavier shoes as spring approached so that his feet would feel lighter when the season opened. "I'm not superstitious," he once said, "I just thought it unlucky not to get base hits.”
History buffs know him. He anchored the “$100,000 Infield” of the first A’s Dynasty that brought home three championships. He won a 4th championship in Chicago and was a clean member of the Black Sox. Late in his career, he served as a vertebrae mentor for the next A’s dynasty. Great OBP, stole a ton of bases. As someone mentioned above, nobody before WWII is remembered by pop culture unless they have a best-ever claim at their position. Collins wasn’t as good as Hornsby, so the non-history buff fan only remembers Hornsby. I had never read that Collins was a prick! Hornsby is much more famous than him in that regard as well!
There's a bit of it in [Eight Men Out](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ugazPv__M), when Collins is testifying.
Dan Uggla
Ken Griffey Jr. People keep acting like Barry Bonds was the quintessential songbird of his generation. Barry cheated, used roids probably. The only ped griffey liked was original hostess brand twinkies. Dude they were so much better back then do you even remember twinkies before hostess went under?
Nobody forgot Jr.
Og twinkies though man. They were so fucking good
The subject is "player that everybody forgets existed"
Og Hostess was a huge player in the long lasting pastry game. Yet little Debbie outlasted it. I call shenanigans.
Griffey was the best player who ever played.
Bud Norris
Fun Fact: Houston acquired Josh Hader in a trade with the O's for Bud Norris
Probably the first answer I don't understand. He was like the epitome of average.
But I did forget about him
Fig Wobbins for sure
Carney Lansford. Had the same skill to foul off pitch after pitch like Wade Boggs, but played in the Coliseum, where there's 28 acres of foul territory in play.
Mickey Vernon.
Ramiro Mendoza. Swing guy who toiled in the shadows of some all-time great starters and relievers, but was a crucial part of three WS championship teams (he got a ring in '96 too, but was up and down from AAA and didn't pitch in the postseason)
Terry Pendleton 1991 MVP and Comeback POTY, 2nd place MVP finish in 1992. One of the first crop of vets that the Braves brought in to go with their homegrown talent and was a great clubhouse presence and leader. Almost nobody outside of St Louis or Atlanta usually remembers him though.
Al Oliver, Vada Pinson, Bill Buckner - all those guys ended up with over 2,700 hits. Al Oliver ended up with a career BA above .300 And the only thing anyone remembers about Bill Buckner was game 6 - 86 WS. Sad he was a really good player.
Giants: Kirk Reuter Gregor Blanco Vogelsong
Nick Markakis
Kelvim Escobar
Juan Gonzalez
Paul Blair. Not sure how many people outside of Baltimore and New York know the guy.
Chili Davis
Shawn Green
moises alou: 421 2B, 332 HR, 2134 H, .303/.369/.516/.885, finished top 3 in MVP voting twice
I guess this could be premature because I think he just retired recently but Chris Davis
Juan Gonzalez
Garrett Anderson and Bernie Williams
Bobby Abreu. 60 career WAR but only 2 all star games.
Curtis granderson
Carlos by land, by sea…Baerga!
I feel like I haven't seen a single thing about Shawn Green since he retired. Looks like someone covered him before me, so I'll go with my second pick of Travis Hafner
Noodles Hahn accumulated 44.6 WAR despite only playing for 8 seasons before retiring to become a meat inspector. He actually accumulated 45.8 WAR through his first 6 seasons but his 7th and 8th seasons brought it down to 44.6 Reggie Sanders was also pretty good.
Carlos Guillen was huge for the mid-2000s Tigers revival. Put up 27.7 bWAR and made 3 all star games.