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That's an awesome commercial.
I was a huge Dave Parker fan as a kid. Injuries and a nasty coke habit will keep him out of the HOF. He was one of those guys that was such a good athlete, that he didn't need to stay in shape. He was always fat, but could really run before he got old, and had one of the strongest arms I ever saw. If you were making up an all star team of guys with pure talent, regardless of how their careers turned out, Dave Parker would be the RF. -
Another cokehead!
Before his injuries, Parker was a two time batting champ and perennial MVP threat who hit .330+ multiple times. Straw had more raw power, and was probably a little faster. Parker was a far superior defensive player, a better overall hitter, and was able to comeback and reinvent himself after his issues, with two MVP caliber years with the Reds and then several years in the AL as a .280/20/90 DH.
Parker finished with 2700+ hits and almost 350 HR's, with a .290 avg. The amazing thing about Strawberry, is he hit the same amount of HR's, but did nearly all of his damage in his first 9 seasons. Had he put together a good second run like Parker, he'd have pushed 500 HR's.Comment
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