If your reading this you, like me, probably get asked this question a lot: Who is your favorite Blue Jay of all time? I guess most of you by now have probably got a response to that question. For me, it’s always such a tough one to answer.
I remember the dominating pitching performances I have had the pleasure of watching over the years. The guys who took the ball in tough situations and won the big game for us. Dave Stieb, Jack Morris, Dave Stewart, Pat Hentgen, Rocket Roger, Juan Guzman, Roy Halladay. That doesn’t even include the big money closers.
I think about the amazing speedsters we have had. The type of guys who had the ability to disrupt the whole game just with their legs. Alfredo Griffin, The Shaker, Rickey Henderson, Robbie Alomar, Mookie Wilson, Shannon Stewart, Otis Nixon.
How about some flat out jaw dropping defense? The type of plays that only a hand full of people on the face of the planet can make. Tony Fernandez, Robbie Alomar, Devon White, Juan Cruz Jr, Benito Santiago, O-Dog, Vernon Wells.
You can’t possibly forget about the hitters. I mean the pure hitters. The guys who were born to do it. George Bell, The Crime Dog, Dave Winfield, Paul Molitor, John Olerud, Robbie Alomar, Jose Canseco, Carlos Delgado.
What about the individual performances that stick out? He might have just had a big game one day when you happen to be watching. Kelly Gruber or Jeff Frye hitting for the cycle come to mind. How about Joe Carter hitting a walk off home run at home to win the World Series. Wow, if I was present for that moment in time, it would certainly be difficult not to pick him.
Remembering: Carlos Delgado
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