Reds fans...George Foster....

• thavoice

  Some show was on during rain delay on the MLB network this weekend and they talked about George Foster.
  
  Why dont you hear his name much when talked about the Reds and their history?
  
  Didnt he hit 50+ hr in an era when it just wasnt done?
  
  WHy doesnt he get his due?
• BR1986FB

  Not a Reds fan but Foster was a boss. REALLY liked his game.
• killdeer

  

  His peak years were awesome, but brief...
  
  when he went to the Mets, he just seemed to fade away.
• justincredible

  

  His MVP year was sick.
  
  124 R (1st), 52 HR (1st), 149 RBI (1st), .320/.382/.681 (1st)/1.013 (1st), 388 TB (1st)
• BR1986FB

  justincredible;863049 wrote:His MVP year was sick.
  
  124 R (1st), 52 HR (1st), 149 RBI (1st), .320/.382/.681 (1st)/1.013 (1st), 388 TB (1st)

  
  That's the year I remember most as a kid.
• Ironman92

  

  Pretty fair career numbers with a couple of outstanding seasons.
  
  I do remember the latter portion of his career. I remember he wore these awesome red tinted shades....a reporter asked him about his eye wear and exactly what color they were. Foster replied......well when I was with the Reds they were Rose-colored....now that I'm on the Mets they are Strawberry. For a 20 year or so strectch he was the only guy to hit 50 HR in a season.....Fielder did it in 1990? Not sure who hit 50 prior to him.....Mantle? Mays?....early to mid 60's? I think theirs were in the late 50's.....Maris and Mantle in 61?
• TigerNation10

  

  Looking at his numbers he appears to be the Jose Bautista of that era. Never had 30 home runs until his MVP season and 40 the year after then never over 30 in his final 8 seasons.
• Curly J

  

  I remember watching him play. My grandma always called him George "Forster".
• cat_lover

  Grew up during the Big Red Machine years. He had some outstanding years but didn't have the longevity of Rose,Bench,Morgan,Perez. So with those four names he kind of gets lost in the shuffle. He seemed kind of sullen and moody when he played for the Reds and i don't think he left the Reds on the best of terms. Now he does a lot of weekend fantasy camps at minor league parks and has spoken at our local Babe Ruth during the world series a couple of times. He was a very good speaker and seemed very friendly with people.
• Gardens35

  Willie Mays hit 50+ in the mid 1960's...not exactly sure what year.
  
  
  Foster with the cool sideburns.
• Ironman92

  

  From 1966-1989......only George Foster hit 50 or more HR in a season.
  
  Mays in 1965
  Fielder in 1990
• Little Danny

  

  The Big Red Machine was so ridiculous deep in talent it is hard for one guy to stand out: Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion, George Foster, Ken Griffey and Cesar Geronimo that is basically an all-star team.
  
  Pete stood out the most because he was the hometown guy, Charlie Hustle. His later transgression though have kept him in the lime light. Bench is one of the greatest to ever play his position. Little Joe has been on ESPN for years. Ken Griffey played for a very long time and his star continued to shine with Jr. I think what pushes Foster to the back of the burner is how relatively quiet he has been on the public stage. In reality though, George is very popular in Cincinnati where he still resides. He has done a lot for underpriviledged youth and has set up his own baseball camps.
• justincredible

  

  cat_lover;863325 wrote:Grew up during the Big Red Machine years. He had some outstanding years but didn't have the longevity of Rose,Bench,Morgan,Perez. So with those four names he kind of gets lost in the shuffle. He seemed kind of sullen and moody when he played for the Reds and i don't think he left the Reds on the best of terms. Now he does a lot of weekend fantasy camps at minor league parks and has spoken at our local Babe Ruth during the world series a couple of times. He was a very good speaker and seemed very friendly with people.

  
  He's at GABP all the time for Hall of Fame events and whatnot. I haven't had a chance to talk with him but he's always really friendly with everyone. He just seems like a really cool guy. Unlike a guy like Morgan, who seems like a doucher.
• september63

  

  Joe Morgan thinks you are a doucher!!
• justincredible

  

  september63;863532 wrote:Joe Morgan thinks you are a doucher!!

  
  No he doesn't.
• Ironman92

  

  The Reds have had possibly the two skinniest power hitters of all-time in George Foster and Eric Davis
• Speedofsand

  

  I remember Foster hit a walk off HR in a game I went to as a kid. It was 10th inning, we all just knew he was going to win it. Big Red Machine.