Not at all. I’m a life long collector of baseball/football/hockey cards and not sure if you are aware of the junk wax era (80s and 90s cards were so over produced that even the mega stars aren’t worth that much without being graded) but I finally got a Will Clark rookie card a few years ago and paid like 3 bucks for it. The owner of the shop was smirking over my excitement (also got a Mark Grace rookie that day) but I told him they may only be a few bucks but they have a ton of sentimental value since I was a huge fan as a kid.
Yea I’m aware of the financial aspect but I collect mainly for enjoyment and ideally will pass on my collection to kids/nephews/nieces when I die along with my massive book collection.
You can make a quick buck by flipping at the right time (for example Kobe Bryant cards skyrocketed when he died) but the only way you will get rich quick is stumbling across a classic collection
I wasn't aware of his big power early seasons with the Giants.
Interesting that his last big power season with 29 dingers was 1991 at age 27 though he continued to play effectively for another decade until 36.
It's also his birthday today, 61!
Interesting career shape, considering the 90s were known for their power with the start of the steroid era and attempts to reinvigorate the game after the '94 strike killed interest and attendance.
Almost makes one wonder if Clark suffered some mid-career injury like a broken wrist that sapped power and made him change his playstyle.
Edit: Reading Clark's bios, it seems he developed a nagging foot issue called a Morton's neuroma in the late 80s-early 90s and was plagued by knee problems later in his career.
I always thought of Clark as a straight-laced gentleman (probably because he was white and wasn't uber athletic for a ball player), but his bios paint him as a cancer in the clubhouse.
if you looked at his physique in his prime, it’s hard for me to believe he used steroids, he was just a tall strong louisiana country boy. as far as him being a clubhouse cancer he was built similarly to other competitive alpha red asses like paul o’neil or pete rose, but he wanted to win, had passion, and the only ones who hated him were the lazy sons of bitches who just play for their paycheck.
Clark wasn't just a singles guy. He definitely hit with some power. In his prime, he was usually good for 20-30 home runs, 100+ RBIs, and his slugging percentage was decent, too. He cracked the top 5 in the league a couple of times, in that.
He did all this with a very modest physique, playing at a time when his contemporaries were starting to get all juiced up, too.
It's been awhile since I thought about Will Clark.
The .300 BA, singles-hitting 1B is an archetype that doesn’t really exist anymore .
Not at all. I’m a life long collector of baseball/football/hockey cards and not sure if you are aware of the junk wax era (80s and 90s cards were so over produced that even the mega stars aren’t worth that much without being graded) but I finally got a Will Clark rookie card a few years ago and paid like 3 bucks for it. The owner of the shop was smirking over my excitement (also got a Mark Grace rookie that day) but I told him they may only be a few bucks but they have a ton of sentimental value since I was a huge fan as a kid.
That's the proper reason for collecting stuff. Trying to make a huge profit is a delusion, probably.
Yea I’m aware of the financial aspect but I collect mainly for enjoyment and ideally will pass on my collection to kids/nephews/nieces when I die along with my massive book collection.
You can make a quick buck by flipping at the right time (for example Kobe Bryant cards skyrocketed when he died) but the only way you will get rich quick is stumbling across a classic collection
will the thrill had some pop, look at his stats, he isn’t exactly ichiro
I wasn't aware of his big power early seasons with the Giants.
Interesting that his last big power season with 29 dingers was 1991 at age 27 though he continued to play effectively for another decade until 36.
It's also his birthday today, 61!
Interesting career shape, considering the 90s were known for their power with the start of the steroid era and attempts to reinvigorate the game after the '94 strike killed interest and attendance.
Almost makes one wonder if Clark suffered some mid-career injury like a broken wrist that sapped power and made him change his playstyle.
Edit: Reading Clark's bios, it seems he developed a nagging foot issue called a Morton's neuroma in the late 80s-early 90s and was plagued by knee problems later in his career.
I always thought of Clark as a straight-laced gentleman (probably because he was white and wasn't uber athletic for a ball player), but his bios paint him as a cancer in the clubhouse.
if you looked at his physique in his prime, it’s hard for me to believe he used steroids, he was just a tall strong louisiana country boy. as far as him being a clubhouse cancer he was built similarly to other competitive alpha red asses like paul o’neil or pete rose, but he wanted to win, had passion, and the only ones who hated him were the lazy sons of bitches who just play for their paycheck.
Clark wasn't just a singles guy. He definitely hit with some power. In his prime, he was usually good for 20-30 home runs, 100+ RBIs, and his slugging percentage was decent, too. He cracked the top 5 in the league a couple of times, in that.
He did all this with a very modest physique, playing at a time when his contemporaries were starting to get all juiced up, too.