Who was your favorite scrub player when you were young?

[Aces McGee]

I still have an inexplicable obsession with Michael Doleac.

-McGee

[Hopey]

Bill Gullickson when he was with the Expos in the early-mid 80's. He had a couple of decent seasons, and played in the majors for 10+ years, but was never really a star. He was my hero when I was 10 years old, though.

Dave Martinez of the early 90's Expos. He always seemed to get a timely hit, and hussled his butt off. I always felt that he was good enough to be an every day player, but never really got the chance. He played into his early 40's, but was never recognized as anything more than a "role player".

[Kramer.]

Lynn Dickey was my hero

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Bill Gullickson when he was with the Expos in the early-mid 80's. He had a couple of decent seasons, and played in the majors for 10+ years, but was never really a star. He was my hero when I was 10 years old, though.

Dave Martinez of the early 90's Expos. He always seemed to get a timely hit, and hussled his butt off. I always felt that he was good enough to be an every day player, but never really got the chance. He played into his early 40's, but was never recognized as anything more than a "role player".

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I liked Dave Martinez, too. However, he did get chances to prove himself (several seasons with over 400 PA) he just wasn't that good. Not much power, didn't draw walks. The thing he was good at was not striking out.

[A10Chief]

I used to love Otis Nixon for the Braves. Plus he's from a town about an hour away from where I grew up.

[CieloAzor]

Ha, I was gonna say Mickey Morandini too.

Does Jim Harbaugh count? That guy was a gamer.

[MoreWineII]

Uncle Buck Williams

[Hopey]

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Bill Gullickson when he was with the Expos in the early-mid 80's. He had a couple of decent seasons, and played in the majors for 10+ years, but was never really a star. He was my hero when I was 10 years old, though.

Dave Martinez of the early 90's Expos. He always seemed to get a timely hit, and hussled his butt off. I always felt that he was good enough to be an every day player, but never really got the chance. He played into his early 40's, but was never recognized as anything more than a "role player".

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I liked Dave Martinez, too. However, he did get chances to prove himself (several seasons with over 400 PA) he just wasn't that good. Not much power, didn't draw walks. The thing he was good at was not striking out.

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You're right. My memory is faulty, and I was basing it almost entirely on his years with the Expos when he was first breaking into the league. From his stats, it appears that he was an every day player with the White Sox, and then for a year with the Devil Rays.

He was a poor man's Wade Boggs for most of his career -- fairly high BA, but no power and no speed. His BA was not as high as Boggs', and he didn't walk anywhere near enough (as you pointed out).

He played for 4 teams in 2000 -- one of which was the Blue Jays, which I imagine is how you came to see him play.

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He played for 4 teams in 2000 -- one of which was the Blue Jays, which I imagine is how you came to see him play.

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Correct. He was loved here as well. As you say, he appeared to be a major hustler so he was respected (if not terribly effective).

[CarlSpackler]

Manute Bol. I could never get enough of seeing that guy play. I loved the space hook, and loved him firing 3's even more.