Larry walker could have been one of the all time greats. Injuries really cheated him out of a hof type career
I was kinda expecting that response. Walker flies under the radar. When he was in Denver, I used to go to 40+ games/year just to watch him play (disappointed at times because of injuries). I saw him do some truly amazing things that you don't see unless you're at the park watching every move. This is a long article, but a good read if you have time: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1022725/1/index.htm. One of my favorite Walker memories is opening day (2000, I think) where he gunned a guy at home from the warning track, turned a single into a double by not slowing down and taking advantage of an outfielder lazily throwing the ball back to the infield, and saving a run by duping a base runner at second by making him thing he was going to catch the fly ball when it was really about to slam off the wall. Things like this - not towering shots into the concourse (although he had those too), but fundamental baseball. He did all this while wishing he was a hockey player, started late as opposed to others who began playing when they could walk, and did it with very little effort.
