Some names that need to be mentioned in this post: Roberto Alomar, he broke into the league as a Padre and made his first All Star team as a Padre. Tim Flannery, he spent the entirety of his career (as a player) in San Diego. His stats are nothing to write home about...but Flan is a great club house guy...that alone might earn him a spot on the All-Padres Team.
But in all seriousness, the second base position comes down to two Padres, Bip Roberts and Quilvio Veras. Bip played with the Pads longer than Q. Bip also had superior offensive stats. On the other hand Q was part of the team that took the Padres to the World Series. Q was in the leadoff spot for the majority of the season.
I'm going to have to go with Bip. Statistically Bip out performed Q and I have seen Bip do a sideline report. He would be great for the club house. He is also a very versatile player, in case of injury he could fill in at almost any position. The alternate would have to be Tim Flannery because he would be a great clubhouse guy!
All Time Padres Recap:
All Time Padres RF: Tony Gwynn
All Time Padres CF: Steve Finley
All Time Padres LF: Ted Williams
All Time Padres 3B: Ken Caminiti
All Time Padres SS: Gary Templeton
All Time Padres 2B: Bip Roberts
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Nice link off the UT...uh, maybe you forgot about Roberto Alomar, a HOF player? Yeah, I think he's just a bit better than the Bipper. In fact, Alan Wiggins was too.
ReplyDeleteRoberto Alomar is mentioned in the first sentence! Roberts had a longer tenure with the Padres, and better numbers during that time. Obviously Alomar is a great player, but Bip was a great PADRE.
ReplyDeleteAnd did Alan Wiggins write this post or something? A .260 hitter with no impressive stats aside from runs scored (236 in 399 games)? Bonus points for the obscure shout out.