Corner infielder Kevin Youkilis will hang up his spikes after a 14-year
professional career, according to a tweet from his representatives at Pro
Star Management. The 35-year-old will be remembered most fondly for his time
in Boston.
With the Red Sox, Youkilis emerged as one of the game’s most consistent
on-base threats. His ability to work counts and draw walks was so legendary
that it drew him the appellation “the Greek God of Walks,” a name
referenced in the famous Moneyball book and film.
Of course, he could do much more than that. Over his six full-time seasons
with the Red Sox, Youkilis slashed an outstanding .292/.392/.500 with 121
home runs. With solid defensive marks at third, he was worth 29.5 rWAR and
25.9 fWAR over that stretch, making him one of the very best position
players in the game.
That outstanding performance made Youkilis a key figure in the Boston
baseball revival. He did not see World Series action in 2004, his rookie
year — though he was on the roster — but was a major contributor during the
regular and post seasons in 2007. Over 125 career postseason plate
appearances, Youkilis slashed a healthy .306/.376/.568 with six long balls.
Youkilis was ultimately dealt from Boston to the White Sox in the summer of
2012 after struggling in the early going. (That led to one of the more
memorable mid-game trade acknowledgments; see photo.) He rebounded in Chicago,
putting up a strong second half (.236/.346/.425 with 15 home runs in 344 plate
appearances) and earning a $12MM free agent contract with the Yankees.
Issues with his back and plantar fasciitis ultimate marred the tail end of
Youkilis’s career. He was ineffective when on the field in New York, and did
not even make 100 trips to the plate this year after joining Rakuten of
Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball.
Nevertheless, Youkilis’s excellence at his peak cannot be ignored. He
finished third in the AL MVP vote in 2008, and might have won were it not for
teammate Dustin Pedroia. He was named to three All-Star teams over his ten
MLB seasons.
光頭佬中就還是退了
活躍的時間短了點 27歲才站穩 33歲就走下坡
作者:
zunino (純情張飛俏典韋)
2014-10-31 08:35:00心目中的最沒天分MLB球員賞QQ
作者:
SamFuld (山佛)
2014-10-31 08:37:00全盛時期超煩人 看他在那扭來扭去又超會選 還可以尻出去
作者:
zunino (純情張飛俏典韋)
2014-10-31 08:47:00感覺他會是很好的打教
作者:
joy516 (無為而治)
2014-10-31 08:47:00他打擊姿勢超獨特
作者: georgeboy (風夜) 2014-10-31 08:56:00
我會懷念他扭屁屁
作者:
webb1 (TakeMeOutToTheBallGame)
2014-10-31 08:57:00感謝你，Youuuuuuuuuu...
作者:
corlos (ﾅﾆｿﾚ､ｲﾐﾜｶﾝﾅ)
2014-10-31 08:57:00觸身王
作者:
cacac (就這樣吧)
2014-10-31 09:00:00搖屁屁獨冠一時，投手多少被炫惑而失去準心
作者:
su43123 (無與倫比美麗的妳)
2014-10-31 09:06:00豆爺很哈的走路之神退了
作者:
asdfg5566 (The masterplan)
2014-10-31 09:18:00好早退……走路之神不旅台試試嗎？
作者:
mrkey (è·é›¢å¤ªé æ€å¿µå¤ªè¿‘)
2014-10-31 09:30:00nicest player in BoSox primetime era他去日本有發生甚麼事嗎? 100PA都不到
作者:
yypan99 (yypan99)
2014-10-31 09:31:00後期太痛痛、去日本好像也沒打好
作者: peregrinos 2014-10-31 09:39:00
走路之神！
作者:
secpeda (secpeda)
2014-10-31 09:40:00最難模仿的打者
作者:
dewking (OHMYGOD)
2014-10-31 09:50:00No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
去日本前就傷痛不斷 去日本也是一一樣痛沒記錯五六月就退團回美國了
作者:
xw668 (窪塚不良介)
2014-10-31 09:55:00去日本痛痛前也打超爛啊 害我很失望(樂天迷)
作者: CheesePotato (午夜終結者) 2014-10-31 09:59:00
淚推以前最喜歡的球員…
作者: JoshBeckett (少年英雄) 2014-10-31 10:07:00
WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
作者:
Yeeeha (Hilarious)
2014-10-31 10:09:00退化的速度莫名其妙...本來以為老了沒power還是能討口飯吃
作者:
mrkey (è·é›¢å¤ªé æ€å¿µå¤ªè¿‘)
2014-10-31 10:17:00不過基本上 back issue 和 plantar fasciitis 是很難痊癒的看看過去兩年的Albert Pujols根本就是帶傷上陣打的很辛苦
作者:
TKW5566 (56王道)
2014-10-31 10:24:00fa q 8bv
作者: Levelmax99 2014-10-31 10:34:00
根本打沒幾年.....
04 Red Sox退得也差不多了 還在打的該不會只剩老爹?
作者:
corlos (ﾅﾆｿﾚ､ｲﾐﾜｶﾝﾅ)
2014-10-31 10:38:00老爹也差不多了，叫老爹其實還算年輕wwwwwwww
作者:
xw668 (窪塚不良介)
2014-10-31 10:42:00老爹差不多啥? 35轟是差不多怎樣?
作者:
kamihio (被蝴蝶追著跑的貝拉)
2014-10-31 10:48:00電豚走路神....
作者:
kazumi66 (ふぅ☆Bryce♪(*′ω‵*))
2014-10-31 10:48:00傷痛不斷阿 在日本打得比AJ還爛
作者:
SamFuld (山佛)
2014-10-31 11:06:00說到AJ 他在日本才是走路之神XDDDDDDDDDD
作者:
xw668 (窪塚不良介)
2014-10-31 11:26:00AJ打很好啊 哪裡爛
作者:
yypan99 (yypan99)
2014-10-31 11:39:00Arroyo:我不打球也可玩樂團、Arod記得過來拍手
作者:
kazumi66 (ふぅ☆Bryce♪(*′ω‵*))
2014-10-31 11:44:00以他們兩人在MLB最後一年 光頭還比較好啊!
作者:
saiulbb (Becky♪＃是我的拉!)
2014-10-31 12:05:00走路神已哭QQ
作者:
Hans2479 (Grossdeutsches Reich)
2014-10-31 12:53:00可以旅台一下
作者:
Harakiri (我的呼吸很三島由紀夫)
2014-10-31 13:36:00尤克
作者:
finster (Falcon)
2014-10-31 13:45:00旅獅
作者: zxcv6578 (陸伍柒捌) 2014-10-31 13:46:00
謝謝你優克里斯
作者:
toray (邊走邊想)
2014-10-31 15:10:00莫忘moneyball
這樣他實際MLB資歷幾年啊?~@@ 好像10年不到
作者:
keroro01 (PTT重度使用者)
2014-10-31 17:44:00這.........
作者:
dufflin (怨憎會 愛別離 求ä¸å¾—)
2014-10-31 20:27:00QQ
作者: ust (應經遊俠魂) 2014-10-31 22:23:00
推回波士頓流淚 QQ
作者:
GYmin (盡信書不如無書)
2014-10-31 23:18:008bv真的該死..
作者:
edhuang (隨便啦)
2014-11-01 00:18:00雖然之前看到他覺得晃來晃去很煩XD 但他真的是個好球員
作者:
BBBBBBBB (greenmonster)
2014-11-01 01:10:00唉，走路之神走路了
作者:
mp39999 (Monkey Majik)
2014-11-01 13:49:00光頭王T___T
作者:
FORECORD (廢文養小Q)
2014-11-01 14:26:00好快
作者: jeremykobe (書豪老大) 2014-11-01 16:09:00
掰