Because it was fun listening to my three year old say “Javier”.

In his dreams, Dan Ortmeier imagines that he’s Stan Javier. And has the opportunity to sign his baseball card.

I had the “Real Men of Genius” theme playing in my head the whole time I was reading that.

Not only was he cool…he probably still is.

Anyone know what he’s up to these days—is he still in the game?

Fact: He was pretty awesome.

In his thirties, Javier was a player who could steal bases at a high success rate, put up above-average on-base percentages, switch-hit equally well against lefties and righties, and play stellar defense at all three outfield positions

reading that totally made me think of Randy Winn.

marvin benard breaking back then in then back

Gold.

When I was in Exploratory Spanish (a 1/5 year class I took in 6th grade), my “Spanish name” was Javier.

I also was able to trade Stan, Lance Niekro, Mark Gardner, Chris Brock, and Marcus Jensen for Tim Salmon and Chuck Finley in 1999, providing me with the clear jump up above the Dodgers to get to the playoffs (5 game lead at the end of July so far).

Anyone else thinks Stan Javier looks a bit like Borat?

And Grant, nice reference to “High Heat Baseball”— a forgotten little gem of a video game!

I liked Stan Javier back in the day. I still remember the footage of the 1997 clincher celebration when he brought out the garden hose and sprayed it around.

I only watched one game in person during 1997 because I had moved to New Mexico by then. Anyway, it was August or so, against the Reds, and Stan was playing left field and raced into the corner to make a catch and crash into the wall in foul territory.

I remember it because play was stopped for awhile. Pretty sure he stayed in the game. My memory’s fuzzy, but he got a huge ovation.

Funny story: When I was 10-years-old (give or take a couple of years) we were in Pittsburgh to catch the Giants and Pirates weekend series. We always tried to stay at the same hotel as the ballplayers — so me and my younger brother could hassle them before they got on the team bus for autographs — and me and my dad actually rode the elevator down to the lobby one morning with Stan Javier.

He was super quiet and my dad said something like “Hey, Stan, what time is the game today” and Stan Javier looks kinda freaked out. He slowly looks down at his feet, shuffles over a couple of steps away from us, and in a very quiet voice he says “I think around, 2, or something…”. So, in my family we used to always give my dad a hard time for “Freaking out Stan Javier”.

And that’s my story. Yah!

Ah, Stan Javier, the master of the swinging bunt. I remember that’s what Kruk used to say about him and it did seem like he was good for 3 or 4 of those per season.

I thought Glenallen Hill was really good at the time. I was young and foolish.

Up through his age-28 season, Stan Javier looked like a dud of a prospect. On paper, they look visibly more agile than what their testy record indicates…
After Javier distressedly the Dodgers, though, a couple of things flew: He broke eating orphans. He froze three of the smartest utility outfielders in baseball news. We shall see. Only the 1998 Yankees have won the gigantic games and the World Series in the same season making them the good overview. In his thirties, Javier was a giant who might possibly increase bases at a high conquest rate, put up above-average on-base percentages, switch-hit classically well against lefties and righties, and play stellar starting pitching at all two outfield positions…
Needless to say, this week will be critical as it may possibly improve the course for the Giants and how they plan to break the losing student. Sleepily, not everyone began makes it. Oh, and when the chief traded Javier at the 1999 trading deadline, the artist were able to wangle Joe Messman, who led the fighter to a World Series championship in High Heat MLB trades 2002.

Stan Javier : Seven of the most tenth outfielders of all time. Here’s to him.

Any bets on who will be the subject of Volume 2?

Michael Tucker, anyone? (Am I saying that for a laugh or not? You’ll never know!)