You need that One Big Hit. Who do you call from the Blue Jays' all-time bench?
| Bob Bailor, c. 1977 |  7 (4.79%) |
| Garth Iorg, c. 1982 | 22 (15.07%) |
| Rick Leach, c. 1986 | 13 (8.90%) |
| Rob Butler, c. 1993 | 18 (12.33%) |
| Dave Martinez, c. 2000 | 31 (21.23%) |
| Frank Menechino, c. 2004 | 22 (15.07%) |
| Other (specify player, year) | 33 (22.60%) |
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Well if a righty started the game I am calling Sparky himself off the bench
Tony Fernandez 2001
Or are we only doing guys who spent all their time with the Jays as bench players?
Or are we only doing guys who spent all their time with the Jays as bench players?
Where's Rance?
Dave Parker comes to mind, although he didn't do a whole lot. Nor did Rob Butler. Does he have connections at BB? Fond memories of his WS pinch-hit? I'm confused, maybe also ignorant.
Dave Parker comes to mind, although he didn't do a whole lot. Nor did Rob Butler. Does he have connections at BB? Fond memories of his WS pinch-hit? I'm confused, maybe also ignorant.
Rance Mullinks, 1987. If Rance is already playing, I'll take Juan Samuel, 1997. Samuel was awesome that year.
Other good choices... all the ones in the thread so far are good (a definite yes to Sparky, 2006, yes!) and another would be a young Cecil Fielder in '85 or Cliff Johnson in '84 (unless Big Cliff was the DH).
Of course, in 1993 Molitor had about 4 AB a game for 160 games, so wouldn't really be a "bench" option, per se.
In the era of the DH, most of the options were really platoon players rather than pinch-hitters. Runner on 2nd, 2 out, tie game, top of the ninth, I want Mulliniks (take your pick of year). Down by a run, 1 or 2 outs, nobody on, late, I want young Cecil.