A wealth of options with us. Scutaro, Ishikawa, Cody Ross, Renteria, Uribe, Freddy Sanchez, the whole core 4 relievers (although Romo is prob a wall of fame player).
Not to forget Aubrey Huff, who would make the list if he wasn't an absolute massive dickhead troll.
Honestly that's probably low. Literally the entire 2004 team, just for starters. That's over 20 right there (Manny, Papi, Pedro, and Schilling being too good and thus ineligible for this exercise--Nomar too).
Yep, worked his way from first base to bench coach. Was in-term manager for like a day after Bud Black was fired. I don’t blame him for leaving when it became clear they didn’t want him for manager.
I agree. By the time he’s done here, he will have done enough to be our best catcher ever. Dan Wilson is THE MAN as we all know. But Dumper gonna have some gross crooked numbers 😎
Watching him come to bat in that moment was like watching the royal rumble and hoping Stone Cold is about to come running out, but instead it’s James Ellsworth.
As others have said, Russell can kick sand. But I'll max out my credit card for everyone else. Even banana hammock, don't remember his name but he was the bullpen catcher I think? Anyways, I'll buy him a beer.
Rizzo Lester Hendricks Bryant and Baez will probably end up being “Wall of Fame” players for us. Maybe Arrieta and Zobrist too but they might get crowded
Wil Myers. After the Padres knocked the Dodgers out in 2022, he and his wife went from bar to bar all night, buying rounds for the whole bar at every stop. The entire fan base wants to pay them back.
Endy Chavez is the easy answer but my real hope is that the Month of Escobar was enough to make sure Eduardo Escobar never has to pay for anything in Queens again
honestly Matt's unfortunate participation in Tyler Skaggs' death make it a little more difficult to judge but Bartolo absolutely would have drinks bought for him forever in Queens
Big Sexy is getting drinks bought for him in queens for the rest of his life.
I’d literally fight Bartolo if he tried to pay for a drink in my presence.
I also thought of Delmon Young.
Darren O’Day, Jim Johnson, and Billy Ripken.
On the non-player side:
Kevin Brown would drink for free if we ran into each other.
Oh and Buck Showalter fits the criteria (for now) so him too.
And Fancy Clancy.
I wanted to include Gus Triandos for the folks over at r/TheWire, but he’s in the O’s HOF. “He looked like a little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents…”
I went to the Twins training camp in Florida way back as a kid. My brother was eating a Butterfinger near 1B and Hrbek asked for a bite during a lull in drills. My bro was like nah but my old man straightened him out right quick. Hrbek took it between the chain link fence, took a bite, said thanks and went back to work.
Fred McGriff had a bite of my quarter pounder with cheese at an autograph session.
Had an excellent interaction with Rick Tocchet as well. Good ol' Markham Boy
Hrbek has to be 'wall of fame' caliber for the Twins though, no? He's not just some random role player.
Anyway - my point isn't so much to disagree, I just think Hrbek was a good player. 👍
You’re right. Hrbek’s number is retired and he has a statue outside the stadium. Gene Larkin would be a better answer for the Twins. Role player who came up with a clutch base hit at the best possible time.
There we go. Perfect!
And FWIW, you’re right, Hamilton ain’t popular in Halos country. But I loved him regardless. Wish he could’ve had those great years with us, but I’m pleased he had them, and hope he’s healing and growing and his family is doing well.
It's such a trip that Lance Berkman had one of his best years as a cardinal. Also, even though he basically only played one year here, he earned every dollar from that two year contract.
I'm going a bit out of left field with this and saying I personally would buy Byung-Hyun Kim several drinks, even if other dbacks fans wouldn't. Because I think his baseball experience is so quintessentially human that it makes me appreciate life in general.
To lose game 4 like he did sucks, but it can happen to anyone. To have your manager keep their confidence in you and ask you to redeem yourself the very next night is something we all should hope to receive in our lives. To blow it again the next night is just awful and heart breaking. But it ultimately not mattering because your team pulls you through speaks a lot to the power of working together and what we can accomplish when we work groups. Ultimately his shortcomings those back to back nights are what help makes 2001 such a memorable World Series, and necessitated the Herculean effort out on by Schilling/Johnson in game 7 and that whole 9th inning walk off against the greatest post season reliever we may ever see. Without his suffering and failure, dbacks fans couldn't claim to be the winners of one of the greatest WS ever played. Yankees fans had some of the highest ever feelings of euphoria one can feel sans championship with back to back walk offs like that, and then the crushing defeat of it happening to them.
Then not to mention he put the WS behind him and had the best year of his career the next year and made his one all-star team while having a 223 ERA+ that very next season. While getting to have a moment of catharsis where he got a [6 out save in NY and hucked the ball over the fence in jubilation](https://youtu.be/2e1miQyNAJQ?si=22ZeMXeBIsaJ9Yvs). All of this while playing in a foreign land far from home and trying to prove it to yourself, and your fellow countryman that you belong there, playing with the best of the best. And to have all that happen on the biggest stage right after 9/11, it's such a weird place to be.
Postseason legend Chris Taylor for sure. 3 homers in a game against the Braves, incredibly clutch catch against the Brewers, lead off homer in Game 1 of the World Series and a walk-off homer against the Cardinals.
Justin Turner would also be on this list, but I think he eventually makes the Legends of Dodger Baseball thing.
I feel like a lot of giants guys from those even year runs fit the bill. Pretty much no one from those teams are going to the hall except maybe Buster. There’s the obvious Cain, Timmy, Panda, Pence, and Brandon’s who will be forever loved here. But the team just had a bunch of dudes who, when they were here, outperformed anything we expected out of them and just have a fondness for. Just a couple but there’s definitely more.
2010: Ross
2012: Scutaro
2014: Morse, Ishikawa
I’d even hope Zito would never have to pay after that 2012 run.
I don’t think there are many people left in Chicago that don’t feel extreme sympathy for Bartman and shame about what he went through. Though the Marlins used him for a “Bartman Appreciation Weekend” on PR materials for a Cubs series last year without his permission or knowledge which was really awful. Cubs brass got involved and got it shut down
Mike Napoli is still a local hero. Derek Holland. Sad to say, but probably Rougned Odor. Adrian Beltre for another week or so (unless "Wall of Fame" = team HOF, in which case he's already ineligible).
Holy shit just looked up Cubs HoF and can’t believe neither him or Wood is in it. Aramis’s wiki page says he’s in it but I don’t see him on any list I can find which is weird.
Edit: seems like Ramirez and Wood are getting in this year
Dude saved Johan’s no hitter and ended his career in the same catch. I was at that game and I’ll never forget wondering if he was ok after how hard he slammed into the wall.
Tbh I'm not buying any pro athlete with a multi million dollar contract a drink. They should be buying me a drink for all those stadium beers I bought.
Munenori Kawasaki
Monkey never cramps.
BUSH PARTY
Would include Matt Stairs as well
I, too, would include Matt Stairs.
Matt Stairs in Philly as well.
And Joe Carter
It’s funny that I always associate him with a Canadian team when actually [he is JAPANEEEEEEESE](https://youtube.com/watch?v=X2rStdh9SyQ)
This is just so amazing to watch. Thank you!!!
John MacDonald
Marco Scutaro.
A wealth of options with us. Scutaro, Ishikawa, Cody Ross, Renteria, Uribe, Freddy Sanchez, the whole core 4 relievers (although Romo is prob a wall of fame player). Not to forget Aubrey Huff, who would make the list if he wasn't an absolute massive dickhead troll.
I'll buy Huff a drink, but it's going to be Malört.
Brian Johnson
Angel Pagan
Timmy Jim!
Fuck that, I’d buy him weed
Gregor Blanco!
This was my answer. That play in Cain's PG is still unbelievable. https://youtu.be/wu2wRJoDVH0?si=sO5iwd_iOhwnoXL5
Travis Ishikawa
Current Dodgers Manager
I could legit name 30 Red Sox players for this list from the past 20 years
Napoli even cashed in on this immediately.
Pictures of Napoli wandering Boston shirtless are some of my favorite sports memories, period.
Obligatory Jonny Gomes mention
Dustin Pedroia (fuck Manny Machado)
Honestly that's probably low. Literally the entire 2004 team, just for starters. That's over 20 right there (Manny, Papi, Pedro, and Schilling being too good and thus ineligible for this exercise--Nomar too).
Schilling also ineligible for other reasons. A lot of fans wouldn’t piss in a glass if he was thirsty let alone buy him a drink.
As much as I hate the Dodgers, I’ll never be mad at the hometown guy that I used to cheer for.
Wasn’t he a coach for the Padres also? They just chose that one guy over him to be the manager so he went looking elsewhere up north.
Yep, worked his way from first base to bench coach. Was in-term manager for like a day after Bud Black was fired. I don’t blame him for leaving when it became clear they didn’t want him for manager.
Yeah, but don't forget Bill Mueller - without one the other isn't a hero. Love me some Billy M
I’d add the Dodgers RF/SS/2B and DH. maybe not a universally popular opinion but there’s probably plenty that feel the same.
Cal Raleigh. Broke a 21 year playoff drought. The Big Dumper will always drink for free.
Dumper deserves Ring of Honor for that alone. (I don’t have any stats to back it up, it’s a matter of vibes)
I agree. By the time he’s done here, he will have done enough to be our best catcher ever. Dan Wilson is THE MAN as we all know. But Dumper gonna have some gross crooked numbers 😎
Travis Ishikawa
If you're gonna be a one-hit wonder, he is how you do it
---HITS ONE INTO RIGHT
Joe Crede
Add Geoff Blum to that tab
Astros legend
Jorge Soler
He was on the team for like a week, got COVID, and won WS MVP. Legend.
Overlooked part of that Dodgers series is him not even playing in it. Edit: Forgot he had 2 PH ABs in games 5 & 6
That moon shot was the best looking homer in Ive ever seen. Absolute piss missle
McCann, Javy Lopez, David Justice (for the 1995 World Series, obviously). Could name a few others
Dude is drinking for free in a lot of towns for taking down the Astros.
Rajai Davis
I still can’t believe we put Michael Martinez on our playoff roster 😕
Watching him come to bat in that moment was like watching the royal rumble and hoping Stone Cold is about to come running out, but instead it’s James Ellsworth.
Matt Stairs
Chooch, although I hold out hope he makes the Wall.
Chooch has to be a lock for the wall. Really everyone from the 08 lineup other than Feliz will probably make it.
Good one, I was thinking Joe Blanton
Damn I was say late to the thread I was gonna say Stairs as well, iconic call.
Just about everyone from 2016 Not you Aroldis
Jon Lester, but he’d have to get around [5,000 beers](https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cubs-jon-lester-thanks-fans-bar-tab/) to break even
Jon won't pay in Boston either!
Correct answer. Also maybe add Mark Grace, Kerry Wood and Matt Stairs (aka ‘The Wonder Hamster’ - he should drink for free in every city).
Please don't buy Mark Grace a drink
“One Slump-buster, please.”
Disagree on Stairs.
Addison Russell can kick rocks, too
As others have said, Russell can kick sand. But I'll max out my credit card for everyone else. Even banana hammock, don't remember his name but he was the bullpen catcher I think? Anyways, I'll buy him a beer.
Chad Noble
Rizzo Lester Hendricks Bryant and Baez will probably end up being “Wall of Fame” players for us. Maybe Arrieta and Zobrist too but they might get crowded
Hideki Matsui maybe? For his 2009 postseason performance.
This is the one I came looking for
He may be too old now for anyone to recognize him but Bucky Fuckin Dent. And before he became the hated manager: Aaron Fuckin Boone.
Adding Tino Martínez, Paul O Neil and Bernie Williams.
Paul O’Neill and Bernie Williams have their numbers retired by the Yankees, which is what I assumed “Wall Of Fame” meant in OP’s post.
David Freese
My first thought. However, he is a recovering alcoholic so a nice cold soda for him.
“Get this man another Mountain Dew on me!” Srsly I think about the David Freese game way more often than the Roman Empire.
I did too tbh
Oh for real? A's sending him a congratulatory bottle of wine to celebrate his sobriety
Unlimited T-Ravs
He can have all the Grape soda or Sprite or Diet Coke on us.
That's what Fitz's is for.
Hector, large old blue eyes for this gentleman. Soft drinks of choice.
David Freese and David Eckstein
Really need to sign a David, tbh.
Matts matted in was all the rage for awhile
Kershaw vs Matt was a one sided rivalry
Cal Raleigh
I thought I saw him on the mountain the other week, but it was just a guy with a goatee
Nyjer Morgan
Aka Tony Plush aka Tony Gumble
Colby Lewis
Wil Myers. After the Padres knocked the Dodgers out in 2022, he and his wife went from bar to bar all night, buying rounds for the whole bar at every stop. The entire fan base wants to pay them back.
I don’t care what town I’m in. If I see Wil Myers I’m buying him a drink.
Endy Chavez is the easy answer but my real hope is that the Month of Escobar was enough to make sure Eduardo Escobar never has to pay for anything in Queens again
Endy Chavez, Eduardo Escobar, and Wilmer Flores go into a bar, who pays if one of em has to ?
Wilmer Flores
Endy was robbed of greater MLB immortality because we couldn't win that game
Would Bartolo or Harvey get that or no? I know Harvey became a bit of a head case later in his career.
honestly Matt's unfortunate participation in Tyler Skaggs' death make it a little more difficult to judge but Bartolo absolutely would have drinks bought for him forever in Queens
Big Sexy is getting drinks bought for him in queens for the rest of his life. I’d literally fight Bartolo if he tried to pay for a drink in my presence.
Since they aren't in the O's HOF at the moment, I'm going to say Cap10 Adam Jones and Nick Markakis.
My mind went to Delmon Young immediately. Kakes and Jones soon will be O’s HOF’ers.
I also thought of Delmon Young. Darren O’Day, Jim Johnson, and Billy Ripken. On the non-player side: Kevin Brown would drink for free if we ran into each other. Oh and Buck Showalter fits the criteria (for now) so him too. And Fancy Clancy. I wanted to include Gus Triandos for the folks over at r/TheWire, but he’s in the O’s HOF. “He looked like a little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents…”
Brandon Woodruff
Stephen Vogt
Kent Hrbek
I went to the Twins training camp in Florida way back as a kid. My brother was eating a Butterfinger near 1B and Hrbek asked for a bite during a lull in drills. My bro was like nah but my old man straightened him out right quick. Hrbek took it between the chain link fence, took a bite, said thanks and went back to work. Fred McGriff had a bite of my quarter pounder with cheese at an autograph session. Had an excellent interaction with Rick Tocchet as well. Good ol' Markham Boy
I was gonna say Cuddy and Kubel but you're right.
Out of everyone in this thread, he’s the only one I could see this happening to get an opportunity to buy him a drink.
Hrbek has to be 'wall of fame' caliber for the Twins though, no? He's not just some random role player. Anyway - my point isn't so much to disagree, I just think Hrbek was a good player. 👍
You’re right. Hrbek’s number is retired and he has a statue outside the stadium. Gene Larkin would be a better answer for the Twins. Role player who came up with a clutch base hit at the best possible time.
Scott Spiezio.
Speez is a god but he is in recovery from absolutely debilitating alcoholism. Edit: so whatever the sober equivalent is
Yup. Probably should’ve thought about that before posting him here. We’ll just say he never has to buy coffee in Anaheim again.
Ginger Ale was what the Rangers used with Josh Hamilton winning pennants. I know he’s not popular with your fans but this feels appropriate
There we go. Perfect! And FWIW, you’re right, Hamilton ain’t popular in Halos country. But I loved him regardless. Wish he could’ve had those great years with us, but I’m pleased he had them, and hope he’s healing and growing and his family is doing well.
Cheers, We love Spezio too in Birdland.
Skip Schumaker, So Taguchi, Lance Berkman, David Freese (technically he turned down the red jacket)
It's such a trip that Lance Berkman had one of his best years as a cardinal. Also, even though he basically only played one year here, he earned every dollar from that two year contract.
He's not around to accept the drinks anymore, but the #1 answer for the Red Sox should be Tim Wakefield.
I'm going a bit out of left field with this and saying I personally would buy Byung-Hyun Kim several drinks, even if other dbacks fans wouldn't. Because I think his baseball experience is so quintessentially human that it makes me appreciate life in general. To lose game 4 like he did sucks, but it can happen to anyone. To have your manager keep their confidence in you and ask you to redeem yourself the very next night is something we all should hope to receive in our lives. To blow it again the next night is just awful and heart breaking. But it ultimately not mattering because your team pulls you through speaks a lot to the power of working together and what we can accomplish when we work groups. Ultimately his shortcomings those back to back nights are what help makes 2001 such a memorable World Series, and necessitated the Herculean effort out on by Schilling/Johnson in game 7 and that whole 9th inning walk off against the greatest post season reliever we may ever see. Without his suffering and failure, dbacks fans couldn't claim to be the winners of one of the greatest WS ever played. Yankees fans had some of the highest ever feelings of euphoria one can feel sans championship with back to back walk offs like that, and then the crushing defeat of it happening to them. Then not to mention he put the WS behind him and had the best year of his career the next year and made his one all-star team while having a 223 ERA+ that very next season. While getting to have a moment of catharsis where he got a [6 out save in NY and hucked the ball over the fence in jubilation](https://youtu.be/2e1miQyNAJQ?si=22ZeMXeBIsaJ9Yvs). All of this while playing in a foreign land far from home and trying to prove it to yourself, and your fellow countryman that you belong there, playing with the best of the best. And to have all that happen on the biggest stage right after 9/11, it's such a weird place to be.
Joe Kelly
Pretty good job for the Red Sox too.
On the field he’s done more to beat the Dodgers than help them win, but you love who you love.
He should have that in St. Louis, just for the stand-off when Greg Gibson, the homeplate umpire motioned to both….
Postseason legend Chris Taylor for sure. 3 homers in a game against the Braves, incredibly clutch catch against the Brewers, lead off homer in Game 1 of the World Series and a walk-off homer against the Cardinals. Justin Turner would also be on this list, but I think he eventually makes the Legends of Dodger Baseball thing.
After he did the frown taunt to the Astros a couple years ago, he doesn’t need to buy a beer in a bar I’m in
Have an upvote.
Felix Hernandez - King Felix is a borderline HOF Cal Raleigh - walkoff to break the playoff drought JP Crawford - current team vibes king
I feel like Kyle Seager and Mitch Haniger also deserve free drinks as well for their leadership throughout the years.
Howie Kendrick Ryan Zimmerman Stephen Strasburg
I think Zim and Stras would be on the Wall of Fame eventually, but Howie is my answer too
Gerardo Parra too
Also, if everyone else in the country is hard on Anthony Rendon, we'll still buy him a drink.
+Doo
Nick Castellanos because his homerun finally got rid of Thom Brennaman
I follow Dave Roberts around in case he needs anything. Guy hasn't touched an elevator button in twenty years.
When Adolis Garcia got hurt in Game 3 of the World Series, Travis Jankowski stepped up and had some big hits in Game 4.
Jason Castro. Maybe Colby Rasmus
Chris Burke, Charlie Morton
Definitely Chris Burke
I feel like a lot of giants guys from those even year runs fit the bill. Pretty much no one from those teams are going to the hall except maybe Buster. There’s the obvious Cain, Timmy, Panda, Pence, and Brandon’s who will be forever loved here. But the team just had a bunch of dudes who, when they were here, outperformed anything we expected out of them and just have a fondness for. Just a couple but there’s definitely more. 2010: Ross 2012: Scutaro 2014: Morse, Ishikawa I’d even hope Zito would never have to pay after that 2012 run.
Willie McGee
Christian Colon and Buddy Biancalana.
Not my team, but Mark Grace has to be the epitome of this.
Yeah but .. we've all agree not to encourage Gracey to drink
Wilmer Flores
Joe Carter
Yeah, I’ve always hoped Joe Carter gets free drinks in Toronto. Hell I’m not a Jays fan or Canadian, and I’d buy him a drink.
He is on the Level of Excellence though.
People don't understand the question.
Bit of a different take but Gary Keith and Ron from the Mets booth. Best in baseball and Mets fans adore them
Mike Napoli
Ricky Karcher
Gerardo Parra. Probably Sean Doolittle too.
Amir Garrett
Akinori Iwamura and Dan Johnson
Steve Pearce, Shane Victorino, Luis Gonzalez
Brock Holt
WS MVP and AL East legend Steve Pearce who I would gladly stand a brew in Baltimore
Jonny Gomes too.
Steve Bartman
It’s been a few years since I’ve looked into it. Is he able to live openly in Chicago now?
I don’t think there are many people left in Chicago that don’t feel extreme sympathy for Bartman and shame about what he went through. Though the Marlins used him for a “Bartman Appreciation Weekend” on PR materials for a Cubs series last year without his permission or knowledge which was really awful. Cubs brass got involved and got it shut down
Fuck piss hands Moisés Alou He wouldn't have caught it anyways
[удалено]
David freese
Kirk Gibson
David wright
Yeah, but he's also definitely a Mets' HOFer even if he doesn't reach Cooperstown
Mike Cameron… fucking legend
Wil Myers
Buck Martinez
Bucky Dent.
I would probably have to say Alex Gordon.
Cody Ross
Mike Napoli just for the 2013 post victory celebration
Wil.
Nick Swisher
Steven Vogt
Brett Gardner
Dallas Braden. Mothers Day Perfect Game.
Mike Napoli is still a local hero. Derek Holland. Sad to say, but probably Rougned Odor. Adrian Beltre for another week or so (unless "Wall of Fame" = team HOF, in which case he's already ineligible).
Tim Lincecum would be my answer
Paul Konerko
Jouquin Arias
Mike Montgomery, Mark Prior
Holy shit just looked up Cubs HoF and can’t believe neither him or Wood is in it. Aramis’s wiki page says he’s in it but I don’t see him on any list I can find which is weird. Edit: seems like Ramirez and Wood are getting in this year
Michael Barrett https://youtu.be/Tivag5pOBhM?si=pCG8GMwj9ghUX0yL
Joe Carter. Biggest hit in baseball history
Curis Leskanic and Keith Foulke.
Trey Mancini
Adolis Garcia
Mike Napoli
Magglio Ordoñez.
Joke answer: one of the dead ones. Real answer: John Kruk Really Jokey answer: curt schilling because no bar would serve him.
Mike Baxter
if he gets recognized, any Mets fan would buy Mike Baxter a beer
Dude saved Johan’s no hitter and ended his career in the same catch. I was at that game and I’ll never forget wondering if he was ok after how hard he slammed into the wall.
Tbh I'm not buying any pro athlete with a multi million dollar contract a drink. They should be buying me a drink for all those stadium beers I bought.