All-time favorite SF Giants: pinch hitter
by StickRat on Oct 4, 2009 4:59 AM PDT
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The voting is still pretty close in the shortstop category, though I think it's fair enough to call it for Rich Aurilia.
Current results are as follows: Rich Aurilia 39%, Omar Vizquel 32%, Chris Speier 10%, Jose Uribe 9%.
This one is going to be fun. I'm sure the write-in ballots are going to pour in on this one, so please be specific in your post titles. Simply vote "other", then make the title of your post JUST the name of the player. Anything else you have to say please include in the body of the post. If you are casting a write-in for someone who has already been mentioned, please simply title your post "+1".
This is the poll for the all-time favorite San Francisco Giants pinch hitter. To avoid ridicule, the imposition of over analysis, and the like, please vote for your FAVORITE player at each position. It doesn't necessarily have to be the best, meaning if Dan Gladden is your fave in CF, it's your prerogative to vote for him over Willie Mays.
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Mike “Posion” Ivie. Helped make what should have been a pair of prolonged and painfuly bad seasons enjoyible.
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by daveinexile on Oct 4, 2009 8:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
On one of those “on this date in SF history” things, they replayed a pinch hit grand salami he hit against the Bums late in the game to win it.
by boogalou on Oct 5, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was even better than that
He hit two pinch hit grand slams in that great hopeful 1978 year, and they were both during Chevy Payoff Innings (or whatever they were called). GM had to ante up two cars to fans because of Mike.
If that doesn’t seal the vote for him, what else does a guy have to do?
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by achiappanza on Oct 6, 2009 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Problem is, he shouldn't have been a PH
Mike Ivie is one of those guys who could have been a major star, but never got his act together. The Giants have had a ton of those guys too; massively talented guys who never seemed to have developed the maturity to play major league baseball at the level they were capable of. Guys who kept having nagging little injuries that took freaking forever to heal. Guys who got labeled ‘whiners’ and ‘crybabies.’ We should do this list too: the Mike Ivie all-stars. Chris Brown would be on it. Dave Kingman.
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by Giantsfan4life on Oct 10, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He got his act together. He had one freak injury that pretty much ended his career. Mike Ivie DOES NOT belong in either of the afore mention categories.
by StickRat on Oct 11, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OBIE!!!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Oct 4, 2009 9:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mark Sweeney
Dude had some solid drugs
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by groug on Oct 4, 2009 9:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sweeney’s the guy. Not one of the choices though.
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by rxmeister on Oct 4, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I also like Nate, but I’m not willing to call him a pinch hitter yet.
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by raisingcain on Oct 6, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Arnold, designated destroyer of junk-ball , knuckle ball and other assorted tricky pitches.
by koel on Oct 4, 2009 9:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mark Sweeney.
He seemed to start or finish a walk-off rally every time I came to the park.
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Oct 4, 2009 9:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Would Andres Galarraga count here?
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Oct 4, 2009 9:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
didn’t dusty like to use livan a lot ?
by giantdonkey on Oct 4, 2009 9:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude still drives in 2 out RISP runs at a better rate than “Mr. Clutch” Molinia. Just saying.
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by daveinexile on Oct 4, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
hey, it’s the only time i’m gonna get a chance to vote for him
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by jponry on Oct 4, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah
hes got a great shot at favorite Giants LF
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crespo
At the time (99 or 00, I guess) I thought Felipe would have a breakout season and hit 20+ HRs if he got consistent PT.
2000 was a pretty decent year of PH’ing .290/.351/.443
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 4, 2009 10:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hated the way Renel used to pronounce Crespo’s name.
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by SFGuy on Oct 4, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do you screw up Crespo?
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The way she said it. She would scream so loud, you could almost hear it in South America.
"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings
by SFGuy on Oct 4, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t you hate Renel in general?
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by Natto on Oct 4, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much. I hate that she has to scream. I like the PA announcers to be more like Bob Sheppard of the Yankees or Roy Steele of the A’s (both whom are not doing it anymore). Neither screams.
"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings
by SFGuy on Oct 4, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You want them to sound like the voice of death?
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by Bhaakon on Oct 4, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it would be fitting for the Giants offense
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by j14 on Oct 6, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw a game at Yankee Stadium a few years ago when Bob Sheppard was still doing the PA thing.
I don’t know why people liked him. He was horrible.
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by groug on Oct 4, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s dignified. I rather have that than Renel’s ’BEEEEENGGGGIEEEEEEEEEEE MOOOOOOOLINAAAAAAAAAAA"
"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings
by SFGuy on Oct 4, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d rather have Stephen Hawking, his voice sounds more lifelike than Sheppards or Steele.
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by Bhaakon on Oct 4, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys must love Renel. Fine. I can’t stand her.
"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings
by SFGuy on Oct 4, 2009 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He sounded uninterested and uninteresting. What’s good about that?
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by groug on Oct 4, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m old school. I used to the old style rather than the yelling PA announcers. The guy who does the Warriors now is so awful, I won’t even go. Being screamed at for 2 1/2 hours is not my idea of fun.
"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings
by SFGuy on Oct 4, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t go to Warriors game because it’s indoors and the PA volume is loud. Giants games are so bad in terms of volume.
"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings
by SFGuy on Oct 4, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Before I saw the name I really thought that was Nate.
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by raisingcain on Oct 7, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark Sweeney.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 4, 2009 11:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Andres Galarrage
2003 was fun to watch him go for 400 home runs. I still wish they didn’t give his starts to Feliz at the end of the season. If anything, they should have given Feliz starts at short and 3rd.
by DesertFox on Oct 4, 2009 11:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Candy Maldonado
Although not so much after he became a starter, but in 1986(?) he was a stud pinch-hitter.
"The part of the roster where most of the money is spent, though, is on free agents and guys acquired through trade — guys Sabean did play a big role in acquiring. And they are not good. When you get 2/5 of a pitching rotation for free, you would think you could do better with $76 million than to field the league’s worst offense."
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by Lyle on Oct 4, 2009 12:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No Ernie Riles?!
Uh, his postseason performance notwithstanding.
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by antinous on Oct 4, 2009 4:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bengie Molina
I like when he’s coming off the bench.
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by Bhaakon on Oct 4, 2009 5:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes! Dude hits go ahead HRs off the bench
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by Giant among Angels on Oct 4, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh to all
Voted for Ivie.
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by El Person on Oct 4, 2009 9:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Im bad at this polls
Ive only been a Giants fan for like 7 years
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 9:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not your fault. You’re only 17.
"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings
by SFGuy on Oct 4, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dont blame me.
Blame my parents.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Oct 4, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But just like the rest of us, you will probably never see the Giants win the World Series as long as you live.
"All I know is right now, you comeback and do you dwell on that? I think you're man enough to take it, you're man enough to chew on it, to spit it out and you learn from it. ... I think winners let it go. I think losers dwell on it and talk about it all week and that screws you up for the next opportunity going forward." - Mike Singletary after the 49ers loss to the Vikings
by SFGuy on Oct 4, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Knowing others has seen more makes you a great voter in these kind of polls! It means part of you is trying the wieght how you will view player X in 10 years, or 20 years.
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
by daveinexile on Oct 5, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t sweat it. Some fans take issue with me for not remembering much of the early 80s Giants teams. There’s 127 seasons of Giants baseball to study, so give me a break.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 6, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't Mark Carreon have a season of hitting like .400 as a pinch hitter?
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by multiphasic on Oct 5, 2009 8:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Small sample size Terrell Lowery!
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by dangjackson on Oct 5, 2009 9:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Willie McCovey
In his last couple of seasons with the Giants.
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by Skaldheim on Oct 5, 2009 5:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Adam Shabala
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by j14 on Oct 6, 2009 8:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Trey Lunsford!
Wait what are we doing?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 6, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Big Cat! I fondly remember hearing that he was faster down the 1st base line than JT. I also remember an absolute blast to center field, just shy of the glove to my childlike eyes
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Oct 7, 2009 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Duh!
Candy of course.
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by cybermaldonado on Oct 9, 2009 10:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Candy Maldonado!
One of the great names, too. Loved how it sounded on-air: Candy Maldonado. Fantastic PH, became a very solid RF for a couple years.
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by Giantsfan4life on Oct 10, 2009 4:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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