Benito Santiago: On a scale from Zero to Tony Gwynn
by Dex on Feb 9, 2010 12:49 AM PST
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The Zero to Tony Gwynn scale is a rating of a Padres' importance to the San Diego Padres and their fans. The scale works to determine the relative importance of a particular Padre based on the assumption that Tony Gwynn is the perfect representation of the San Diego Padres.
Over the course of 6 full seasons with the Padres, Benito Santiago won the NL ROY, 4 Silver Sluggers, 2 Gold Gloves and was a 4 time All-Star. That's darn good.
He started his career with the Padres, played his best years with the Padres and spent more time with the Padres than with any other team in his career.
He didn't do a whole lot else over the rest of his career, so all's I can imagine is that his heart literally broke when he was forced to leave the Padres while the team was literally owned by Satan. I mean, think about those credentials. If he stayed with the Padres, then all that I can reasonably figure using logic and determination is that he would've been a Hall of Famer.
The Padres were to Benito Santiago what the yellow sun is to Superman. But for the Zero to Tony Gwynn scale, does it really count for anything? Maybe? It's gotta count for something, right?
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Great catchers are hard to come by..
And I’ll always remember Benny as the best the Padres have had.
Oh internet, what a wicked web you weave.
Funny.
I was thinking of posting that card on FoC.
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I voted 4
Other than his rookie year, I always thought he was somewhat of a disappointment.
He gets points for his ROY and appearing on the cover of SI.
When they traded Sandy Alomar, I always felt they had kept the wrong catcher.
7
Santiago was the catcher when I was stationed in SD and became a Padres fan, and I’ve always had a special fondness for catchers (and no, I was not in under the ’Don’t ask, don’t tell" policy). My first padres jersey was #9 because of Benito, had it custom made in the Philippines.
"And now for something completely different"
Benny
Great catcher, but never felt like an important part of the team or community, which is kinda strange.
Also – Shutter Island is going to be awesome.
Thank you for waving at me.
by Winfield's Ghost on Feb 9, 2010 6:35 AM PST reply actions
5
That’s one for each of his Gold Glove awards + his Rookie of the Year award — and his number (09).
My email is brewer09@yahoo.com because of Santiago. His number was 9, but the strap on his catcher’s gear went right through the number. So he changed it to 09, so everyone could see his number. I love that story.
He was a Gold Glove-level catcher, and he was flashy. He threw runners out from his knees. He did it so often that the Padres and other teams began keeping track of how often. His throws back to the pitcher were about 60+ mph.
He hit .300 with a 34-game hitting streak in 1987, when he was named ROY.
But that’s his whole resume.
He was a poor hitter — 264/298/406 in six seasons with the Padres. He was a low-walk, high-strikeout hitter.
With those numbers, he had to have a great glove to start for any team.
6
base runners thrown out effectively, ruthlessly, and with beauty. What more do you want from a catcher? .Above average offense? Done!
by Stephen (shaynes41) on Feb 9, 2010 8:16 AM PST reply actions
"Now batting, for the Padres, Catcher, #9....
BENiTo SANTiago" Greatest name in Padres history, and a stadium p.a. announcer’s dream.
I've noticed that nearly every one of these
tends to cluster between 6-8.
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by Zach (maestro876) on Feb 9, 2010 8:39 AM PST reply actions
Just like with a 5 star scale
You give it to a bunch of people and it hovers around 4.3.
We should calculate the standard deviation when the polls close.
by Dex on Feb 9, 2010 8:41 AM PST up reply actions
yeah, but these are the best
We can only go lower from here…
For the record, I put him at 8. He is a Padre that even other fans know… Or at least was throughout the 90’s. Maybe 7.5 would have been better, but I rounded up.
I got his autograph at the team hotel
in Spring Training (’91 or ’92) when I was but a wee lad. It was awesome. He roomed with Jose Melendez.
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