Wednesday, November 29, 2017

#256 George Foster 

I'd be smiling too...great things are coming in a few years well quite a few years….acquired mid 1971 season by the Reds from the Giants who were in the midst of many a disastrous front office moves….not much of an impact at first….struggles in 72, and minors most 73…note show exceptional slugging pct in that cup of coffee…gained time in 1974 as part timer…made further inroads taking over left field so Pete Rose could play third in 1975…then starting in ’76-79 began a dominance over NL pitchers the decade had not seen before…3 straight years of RBI crowns, hit 52 homers in 1977, a feat not seen since 1965 and not repeated until 1990….needless to say NL MVP…repeated as top home run producer 1978…stayed three more campaigns in the Queen City putting up solid numbers but not like before….high expectations came with a trade to NYM….maybe feeling age at 33 but both Foster and Mets were disappointed…did not exceed .270 BA in four years….took his final bows in 1986 as the Mets were going with youth…later on resurfaced with a few at bat for the White Sox his only time in the AL.....sported the nickname Yahtzee… not sure why.



Special note:  I'm taking a break for about a week and then I'll get back on track.

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