ron gibson
Who is the Dodger’s franchise player?
from sandy koufax to hideo nomo,
from ron cey to jackie robinson,
from kirk gibson to mike scioscia &
from mike scioscia to orel hershiser
I mean “BETS PLAYER TO COME THROUGH THE DODGER”S SYSTEM”
ex 1) for the denver broncos, it’s john elway
ex 2) for the bulls it is Michael Jordan
ex 3) for the oilers it’s Wayne Gretzky
P.S. ROy Champanella! totally forgot about him
Well, let’s see, you’re giving Robinson a lot of credit for being a pioneer, deservedly so, by playing at such a high level right from his start in 1947.
Sandy Koufax reached a peak that few will ever see, 3 cy young awards in 4 years, 1963, 1965, 1966.
Gibson was a true clutch player and had one of the biggest moments in Dodger history, in one swing turning a near-certain loss into a thrilling win and turning the momentum in the Dodgers favor to win the 1988 world series.
But a Franchise Player? I don’t think so.
Don’t mention Nomo and Cey in the same breath with those guys. They were good, but not great. Orel was great, but not for very long. You don’t become the franchise in one magic season.
Scioscia? Accomplished a lot, but mainly taught kids how to cheat by blocking the plate without having possession of the ball. Read the rules someday. Sickens me to see him on this list.
You want a franchise player for the Dodgers? There is one.
Roy Campanella came up in 1948 and joined Jackie as an all-star that year. He was a step ahead of Jackie on integration, not a year behind. In 1946 Campy and Don Newcombe were playing in Nashua for Walter Alston when Walt got tossed out of the game. Roy took over as manager, the FIRST BLACK MANAGER IN PRO BASEBALL HISTORY, used pitcher Newcombe as a pinch-hitter in th 7th inning. Newk hit a game-winning home run.
Won 3 MVP awards, in 1951, 1953 and 1955, a pretty solid peak, even holds up pretty well compared to Sandy.
In the 1955 World Series, the Dodgers were down two games to none. In game 3 he tied it on a two-out, two run homer, they went on to win. He hit another to win game 4 and they eventually went on to beat the Yankees in 7. Clutch is….
Yeah, like Jackie and Koufax, he had short career, though none through any fault of their own. But for those 10 years Roy Campanella was THE Franchise player for the Dodgers.
Pastor Ron Gibson
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