#197 Matt Williams

 

POWERBASE : noun : 
: a base of political support

Elected 5 times...to the All-Star Game.

Batting average .268

Home runs 378

Runs batted in 1,218

Managerial record 179–145

Winning % .552

As player

San Francisco Giants (1987–1996)

Cleveland Indians (1997)

Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2003)

As manager

Washington Nationals (2014–2015)

Kia Tigers (2020–2021)

As coach

Arizona Diamondbacks (2010–2013, 2016)

Oakland Athletics (2018–2019)

San Diego Padres (2022-2023)

San Francisco Giants (2024)

5× All-Star (1990, 1994–1996, 1999)

World Series champion (2001)

4× Gold Glove Award (1991, 1993, 1994, 1997)

4× Silver Slugger Award (1990, 1993, 1994, 1997)

NL home run leader (1994)

NL RBI leader (1990)

NL Manager of the Year (2014)

San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame

#196 Mark Portugal

STRAINING : intransitive verb : \ˈstrān
: to contract the muscles forcefully in attempting to defecate

He must have wasted a lot of energy between innings.

Won a Silver Slugger as a pitcher!

Win–loss record 109–95

Earned run average 4.03

Strikeouts 1,134

Minnesota Twins (1985–1988)

Houston Astros (1989–1993)

San Francisco Giants (1994–1995)

Cincinnati Reds (1995–1996)

Philadelphia Phillies (1997–1998)

Boston Red Sox (1999)

Silver Slugger Award (1994)

#195 Darren Lewis

 

SILK : noun : \ silk
: a fine continuous protein fiber produced by various insect larvae usually for cocoons.

Or, um, maybe in reference to his undergarments?

Dusty Baker named his own son after Darren Lewis.

Batting average .250

Home runs 27

Runs batted in 342

Stolen bases 247

Oakland Athletics (1990)

San Francisco Giants (1991–1995)

Cincinnati Reds (1995)

Chicago White Sox (1996–1997)

Los Angeles Dodgers (1997)

Boston Red Sox (1998–2001)

Chicago Cubs (2002)

Gold Glove Award (1994)

#194 Glenallen Hill

 

CLOBBERING: transitive verb: \ ˈklä-b(ə-)riŋ
:  to pound mercilessly.
: to hit with force.

Named in the Mitchell Report, which alleged that he had used performance-enhancing drugs.

(Maybe because he was hitting with an unusually high amount of force?)

Batting average .271

Home runs 186

Runs batted in 586

Toronto Blue Jays (1989–1991)

Cleveland Indians (1991–1993)

Chicago Cubs (1993–1994)

San Francisco Giants (1995–1997)

Seattle Mariners (1998)

Chicago Cubs (1998–2000)

New York Yankees (2000)

Anaheim Angels (2001)

#193 Royce Clayton

ANTICIPATING : transitive verb : \ an-ˈti-sə-ˌpāt 

: to give advance thought, discussion, or treatment to

Royce was often found deep in thought, anticipating which team he would be on next (see below).

Batting average .258

Home runs 110

Runs batted in 723

San Francisco Giants (1991–1995)

St. Louis Cardinals (1996–1998)

Texas Rangers (1998–2000)

Chicago White Sox (2001–2002)

Milwaukee Brewers (2003)

Colorado Rockies (2004)

Arizona Diamondbacks (2005)

Washington Nationals (2006)

Cincinnati Reds (2006)

Toronto Blue Jays (2007)

Boston Red Sox (2007)

All-Star (1997)

Started entertainment companies that worked to develop walk up music for batters and theme songs for players.

First player struck out by Jim Morris, as portrayed in the move The Rookie.

Portrayed Miguel Tejada in the 2011 film Moneyball.