September 25, 201412 yr One of my favorite ex-Marlins. See ya, Hammer. 824 OPS, 195 HR, 2012 Silver Sluggger. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/25/report-josh-willingham-is-100-percent-retiring/
September 25, 201412 yr I always liked the Hammer, I still have pictures of him with Jupiter and Carolina as he worked his way up the system, I also liked the way he hit, despite numerous position changes in the minors, sadly he is the only player from the 2000 draft to have played for the team!
September 26, 201412 yr One of my favorite ex-Marlins. See ya, Hammer. 824 OPS, 195 HR, 2012 Silver Sluggger. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/25/report-josh-willingham-is-100-percent-retiring/ Damn- can he play first?
September 26, 201412 yr I remember threads here where we were screaming for the front office to call him up. Good hitter, good guy.
September 26, 201412 yr He can still play but i guess the injuries have taken their toll. I would love a guy like hammer off the bench as our 4th outfielder.
September 27, 201412 yr I remember threads here where we were screaming for the front office to call him up. Good hitter, good guy. Yea, I remember they just couldn't figure out how to get him up here being blocked by LoDuca/Miggy/Choi in '04 and LoDuca/Miggy/Delgado in '05. Finally got him into LF when they were able to move Lowell to Boston and put Miggy at third. I was surprised that when they finally gave him a chance to start, after all the time they invested with him as a catcher, they didn't leave him there despite a vacancy. I guess when your OF has the likes of Chris Aguila/Eric Reed/Reggie Abercrombie/Joe Borchard roaming around you gotta do what you gotta do, lol.
November 26, 201411 yr One of my favorite Marlins for the few years he was around. Sad to see him go. Surprising. I think he still had a few good years left. He always had terrible knees, probably finally caught up with him. His career would have never gotten off the ground if it wasn't for cortisone shots.
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