Will Clark with Not Gaetti
About this episode
Jim Miloch and guest Not Gaetti discuss the Hall of Fame candidacy of Will Clark, analyzing his performance and comparing him to other first basemen.
Twitter baseball personality Not Gaetti joins Jim to break down the HOF candidacy of former MLB first baseman Will Clark. First, they cover how Clark had no real weaknesses on a baseball diamond and how he would have been able to perform in any era in baseball history (6:30). Next, they discuss Clark's masterful perormance in the 1989 NLCS against the Chicago Cubs, how his career numbers easily trump Kirby Puckett, and how Clark compares against other Hall of Fame hopefuls who manned 1st base like Paul Goldschmidt and Joey Votto (18:02). Finally, they dig into just how clutch Clark actually was (56:22), before making a final call on whether or not they believe Clark deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (1:06:20).
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