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McCovey
02-10-2010, 01:46 PM
Some of you may not know but George Foster came up a Giant. He debuted with the Giants in 1969 as a 20-year old. He played nine games in 1969 and nine games in 1970. He played in 36 games for the Giants in 1971 then was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert. These two players were not established major leaguers. Does anyone remember the details of this trade?
Bear
02-10-2010, 02:26 PM
Some of you may not know but George Foster came up a Giant. He debuted with the Giants in 1969 as a 20-year old. He played nine games in 1969 and nine games in 1970. He played in 36 games for the Giants in 1971 then was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Duffy and Vern Geishert. These two players were not established major leaguers. Does anyone remember the details of this trade?

Duffy was the key for the Giants. Duffy had a minor league label as a can't miss shortstop and the Giants needed one. Well as you know he was a flop and missed by a mile. Foster was considered to be a good hitter but only a fair outfielder and in those days the Giants had tons of outfielders.:buttkick:
McCovey
02-10-2010, 04:54 PM
That's interesting, Bear, because the Giants had shortstop Chris Spier coming up as well at this time. Spier debuted in 1971. Spier was a three-time All-Star from 1972-74. What did you think of Spier when he first came up?
Bear
02-10-2010, 07:09 PM
That's interesting, Bear, because the Giants had shortstop Chris Spier coming up as well at this time. Spier debuted in 1971. Spier was a three-time All-Star from 1972-74. What did you think of Spier when he first came up?

I always liked Spier, but the Giants must have had some questions as to if he could handle the position. This is back in the day where our current GM would have been thought a genius.:eek:
SF Kid
02-10-2010, 08:41 PM
Just the Giants being the Giants

Oh and Ray Sadecki says hi too! :eek:
Swede
02-10-2010, 09:11 PM
You guys are old!
Bear
02-10-2010, 11:46 PM
You guys are old!

True, but not by choice.:pound:
McCovey
02-11-2010, 12:24 AM
Just the Giants being the Giants

Oh and Ray Sadecki says hi too! :eek:
And don't forget Sam McDowell!
McCovey
02-12-2010, 04:17 PM
This pic makes me :pound:Dang, George, where you having a bad day! :D
Bear
02-12-2010, 05:47 PM
This pic makes me :pound:Dang, George, where you having a bad day! :D

That's his normal facial expression!:eek:
McCovey
02-12-2010, 06:25 PM
That's his normal facial expression!:eek:
Can you imagine if the Giants had Foster for the 1978 season! :eek:
McCovey
02-12-2010, 06:29 PM
Here's a recent George Foster photo from a few weeks ago. He's 61 years old today. :)
Bear
02-12-2010, 06:33 PM
Here's a recent George Foster photo from a few weeks ago. He's 61 years old today. :)

I still would not like to meet him on a bad day.:shakehead:
McCovey
02-12-2010, 06:36 PM
I still would not like to meet him on a bad day.:shakehead:
I'm sure he's mellowed over the years. According to his wiki page he's a born-again Christian now. Man, I wish the Giants had a hitter like Foster today. :(
Bear
02-12-2010, 10:27 PM
I'm sure he's mellowed over the years. According to his wiki page he's a born-again Christian now. Man, I wish the Giants had a hitter like Foster today. :(

They do and his name is The Panda! ;)