Yeah, But Can He Bat Cleanup?

While the Giants front office hasn't been exactly hitting on all cylinders in recent years, the one thing the team does well is celebrate its past. From Mays Plaza to McCovey Cove, the team cherishes whatever glory it may have once achieved which, for many of you, predate your births.

So it was great to see the Giants bring back Nuschler himself to a front office role. For those of us who came to fan fruition during the Humm-baby years, Will Clark and Matt Williams were synonymous with Giants baseball, and Clark's flair for the dramatic (homering of Nolan Ryan in his first at bat, the 1989 NLCS) captivated me and I'm sure many other young'uns alike.

I always wonder what would have happened if Clark could have stayed healthy and remained with the Giants passed that imperfectly glorious 1993 season. A Bonds-Williams-Clark heart of the order would have been a wonder to see for any extended length of time. It sure would have beat the illustrious stylings of Todd Benzinger.

(Then again, the jerk store would have had nothing on that Giants clubhouse.)