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.
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.