Monday, February 10, 2014
Brian Giles
I'm currently in the process of sorting all my cards and keep finding some that I forgot about which is making the process fun. If you follow a team for a long time cards have a way to trigger certain memories.
Brian Giles was the best player on a lot of bad Pirates teams. He had a stretch from the 1999 to 2002 where he hit at least 35 homeruns and was probably one of the more underrated stars in the early 2000's. When I saw the above card I was instantly reminded of the catch below.
Giles was traded to the Padres which turned out to be a great deal for the Pirates as they received Jason Bay in return. Bay stepped right in for Giles and became the face of the franchise in the mid 2000's.
Fun trip down memory lane. It's fun to hear Lanny in that clip too. Giles had an awesome run with the Pirates. Another player who gets forgotten about because of all the losing.
ReplyDeleteHe was such a great pickup. All we gave up was Ricard Rincon. Did you notice who hit that ball in the video? One of our favorites!
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