Saturday, August 02, 2003
Going Extinct
A few weeks back I saw Mark Grace and the Arizona Diamondbacks. That took me back to the 1989 NLCS, where I witnessed the three games in San Francisco. It made me feel a little old, because at first guess the only person on those rosters still active was the now-bench player Grace.
Turns out I was missing a big one. Sure, Matt Williams retired this season, and Shawon Dunston hung them up after last year's World Series, but how can you forget GREG MADDUX? I guess it's part of taking Maddux for granted. As it turns out, Joe Girardi is on St. Louis' roster, although he hasn't seen much playing time this year (he's on the DL right now).
Of course, both Lloyd McClendon and Bob Brenly (who wasn't on the postseason roster, IIRC) are now managers, so I feel old again.
posted by David 8:37 AM
