Will was a great player, and my favorite player as a kid, but he doesn't have HOF numbers. Maybe if he'd played another 5 years his stats would be worthy of a HOF nod.
Will doesn't have HOF numbers in the normal counting stats, but some of his numbers adjusted measure up, he left showing he still had a couple more years in the tank, and I have always been a proponent of using the Hall of Fame to tell the story of baseball, and you cant tell that story without The Thrill
Loved following him over the years along with Kevin Mitchell, Matt Williams, Robby Thompson, Brett Butler, Dave Dravecky and the rest of the late 80s and early 90s Giants. He made Giants' baseball memorable for my childhood. Loved his passion, intensity, and his swing.
I always loved and tried to mimic his reverse smile. He still does it. And I love it more than ever. I wish I could travel back to being a 15 year old boy and stay up late to watch him play one more time.
GOAT.. I wanted to go to Mississippi State as a kid cause of him.. First MLB AB Homerun off Nolan Ryan..First player to make 3 million per year… one of my favs for sure. Got a ball thrown up to me from him in 1991 at candlestick. My 11 year old son now has the ball and wears eye black in his honor every game and practice
The kind of numbers he'd have put up if he'd just swallowed his pride, stayed with the Giants, and spent the rest of his career with Barry Bonds hitting behind him.
I was there and met Will that day. Will was my favorite player and hero growing up. It was surreal
My favorite player growing up in the Bay Area. Freaking Thrill…
How the fuck is he not in the hall of fame??? That is my childhood idol and that speech is the energy I loved. 22!
Harold Baines got in because he was a buddy of Tony Larussa! Maybe Harold donated more to Arf than will!
Will was a great player, and my favorite player as a kid, but he doesn't have HOF numbers. Maybe if he'd played another 5 years his stats would be worthy of a HOF nod.
Will doesn't have HOF numbers in the normal counting stats, but some of his numbers adjusted measure up, he left showing he still had a couple more years in the tank, and I have always been a proponent of using the Hall of Fame to tell the story of baseball, and you cant tell that story without The Thrill
@@BuPan amen!
Congratulations Will Clark, one of my favorite players growing up as a kid.
Loved following him over the years along with Kevin Mitchell, Matt Williams, Robby Thompson, Brett Butler, Dave Dravecky and the rest of the late 80s and early 90s Giants. He made Giants' baseball memorable for my childhood. Loved his passion, intensity, and his swing.
I remember when he came to St Louis in 2000. He was a lot of fun, one of my favorite players, definitely the thrill
Still got the swagger like he’s did back in days. Clark and Griffey Jr have the sweetest swing I’ve seen in baseball.
Will the Thrill was such an exciting player to watch. His intensity to win was felt by all his fans. All the best to him.
My All-Time favorite Giant! Had the honor of watching Will "The Thrill" play many, many times as a season ticket holder.., always a THRILL!
Was such a fan of Will The Thrill Clark! congrats. he worked so hard, what a great baseball career, very accomplished career.
I always loved and tried to mimic his reverse smile. He still does it. And I love it more than ever. I wish I could travel back to being a 15 year old boy and stay up late to watch him play one more time.
anyone who is a friend of Will's is a friend of mine
Not only could Clark rake, but he had a beautiful freakin swing!
GOAT.. I wanted to go to Mississippi State as a kid cause of him.. First MLB AB Homerun off Nolan Ryan..First player to make 3 million per year… one of my favs for sure. Got a ball thrown up to me from him in 1991 at candlestick. My 11 year old son now has the ball and wears eye black in his honor every game and practice
Unmatched Intensity still!
Wow 😮What a speech from the Thrill!👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
(Long suffering Rangers fan)
Dang what a humble human being congratulations will clark on your jersey retirement.
Thrill
Awesome buddy
Now let's do the same to Kevin Mitchell because without Kevin Mitchell there is no Will Clark...
Amazing!
You can tell how much this meant to him
The kind of numbers he'd have put up if he'd just swallowed his pride, stayed with the Giants, and spent the rest of his career with Barry Bonds hitting behind him.
I sure wish he had been healthy his whole career so he would have made it into the HOF
Jack Clark?
What about Jack Clark?
Shame he had to take pics with Krapler.
Still pisses me off that they crapped on him in favor of that jerk Bonds!
The EXACT opposite of a Gabe poser Kapler
Its not a retirement speech
He sure was a great player, but he sure doesn’t look like he’s starving these days.
Will Clark. Jim and Nolan Ryan are my dads favorite players basically