Last night, "Nasty" Nate Mclouth took the field as the Pirates starting centerfielder for the 2008 season. Mclouth overcame the odds and the label that he was just a "4th outfielder" as he went on to drive in three runs in the Bucs 12-11 sloppy win. He also let a routine fly ball drop between him and leftfielder Jason Bay which looked like a scene straight out of Bad News Bears. Not the shitty one with Billy Bob Thorton, but the original. This got me thinking how the Pirates haven't had a solid centerfield in the past 15 seasons. Here is a list of the top 15 outfield captians ranked on......I dunno? I just kind of picked em. Much like any other list you will read on a sports blog, these list's are just picked by "some guy". So enjoy....
15. Jacob Brumfield 1995
- Best known for almost killing himself crashing into Dave Clark. Which is not a bad thing to be known for
14. Rob Mackowiak 2004
- Hit a walk off home run on his kid’s birthday. Congrats Dad. You still lost 80 games that season
13. Adrian Brown 1997
- Looked like a scared 7 year old at the plate. He has been erased from my memory until the creation of this list.
12. Turner Ward 1996
- Crashed through the Three Rivers centerfield wall. Now manages the State College Spikes. In one word: "Badass"
11. Jason Bay 2005
- Played 44 games in Center for the Bucs in 05. Will play 64 games for the Yankees in 08.
10. Chad Hermansen 2002
- Was supposed to be the next Andy Van Slyke. In one word: "Sucked"
9. Gary Matthews Jr 2001
- Yeah we had him too.
8. Adam Hyzdu 2003
- He was a fan favorite. Just wasn’t that good……
7. Chris Duffy 2006
- Ohhhhhh he’s sooooooo fast. Oh man. He is going to steal 50 bases. Ohhh he will get on base and steal second and third immediately. Nope…..sucked. Still sucks actually. Oh yeah he quit the team once when he got demoted. Kids don’t even quit in wiffleball.
6. Jermaine Allensworth 1997
- I’ve got nothing. Oh yeah! He was once imitated in a Tracy Morgan sketch on SNL. Swear to god. Couldn’t find the video. But here is the transcript…
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96qperspectives.phtml
5. Brian Giles 2000
- Mainly a left fielder. But played Center a couple of times. I had to get 15. So he counts. Deal with it.
4. Kenny Lofton 2003
- traded away in the worst trade of all time to the Cubs with Aramis Ramirez. But was the man for awhile at PNC.
3. Tike Redman 2004
-A computer once told Manager Lloyd McClendon to bat Tike 3rd. I chose Tike at the 3 spot because …well….because a computer once told Manager Lloyd McClendon to bat him third. That is just funny, because it actually happened. Haha.
2. Nate Mclouth 2008
- Hit a three run homer in the opener. Good start. Keep it up lil buddy…..
1. Andy Van Slyke 1993
- Yes he was a starting centerfield in 93 through 95. Nobody patrolled the outfield grass in Pittsburgh better than Van Slyke. He hit for average and also stole the occasional base. Plus he has a complete hatred for Barry Bonds, which makes him number one in my book.
the end.
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