Arizona Diamondbacks Personnel - Arizona Diamondbacks Executives, Arizona Diamondbacks Scouts, Will Clark, Al Newman, Bill Singer, Josh Byrnes (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Arizona Diamondbacks Executives, Arizona Diamondbacks Scouts, Will Clark, Al Newman, Bill Singer, Josh Byrnes, Derrick Hall, Rick Short, Bob Gebhard, Kevin Jarvis, Jeff Moorad, Jim Marshall, Ron Hassey, Dave Hansen, Jerry Dipoto, Phil Seibel, Rico Brogna, Mike Rizzo, Roland Hemond, Shooty Babitt, Tommy Jones, Jim Dedrick, Matt Merullo, Joe Garagiola, Jr.. Excerpt: William Nuschler Clark, Jr. (born March 13, 1964 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the San Francisco Giants from 1986 to 1993. He was recognized by his peers as being one of the best clutch players of his time and possessed a fiery intensity. He earned the nicknames of "Will the Thrill" (a name given to him by his classmates at Jesuit High School in New Orleans, where he played both varsity baseball and varsity basketball) as well as simply "The Thrill" and "The Natural" because of his natural gifts as a player. Clark was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame on August 1, 2008. He currently works in the San Francisco Giants front office after spending five seasons as an advisor for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Clark played a starring role for the 1984 U.S. Olympic team that yielded such future major leaguers as Barry Larkin and Mark McGwire. During the five-game Olympic tournament, Clark batted .429 with three home runs and eight RBI Playing for Mississippi State University, Clark was noted for his oft-imitated "sweet swing," said to be among the best in baseball. In 1985, The Sporting News named Clark an All-American and he later won the Golden Spikes Award from USA Baseball. A teammate of Rafael Palmeiro, the two were known as "Thunde... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1272120