Up
on the blog today, we move on to my first pick for one of the
"outfielders of the decade" for the National League, and I went with
Greg Luzinski, the "Bull":
Any time I can have a guy who slugs the heck out of the ball while also hovering near .300, I'll take him!
Between 1975 and 1978 Luzinski was a top-10 MVP candidate, with two
second-place finishes in 1975 and 1977 when he drove in 120 and 130 runs
respectively along with 34 and 39 home runs.
And like I stated earlier, he was a .300 hitter! He topped .300 three straight seasons, from 1975 to 1977 while making the All-Star team each year.
Thing about this: Luzinski retired after the 1984 season with 307 homers, 1128 runs batted in, and 1795 hits, and he was only 33 years of age.
And like I stated earlier, he was a .300 hitter! He topped .300 three straight seasons, from 1975 to 1977 while making the All-Star team each year.
Thing about this: Luzinski retired after the 1984 season with 307 homers, 1128 runs batted in, and 1795 hits, and he was only 33 years of age.
He topped 100 RBIs four times, 20 homers seven times, and got MVP attention seven times.
It’s easy to forget that he really put up great numbers while retiring
at a relatively young age, even if he played for parts of 15 seasons
between 1970 and 1984.
When
you see my picks for the other two outfielders in the N.L. for the
decade, you'll see how Luzinski compliments my hypothetical line-up!
