Comments on: 100 Greatest Phillies: 76 – Bake McBride

By: Neal

Neal — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:04:51 +0000

Saw him hit a pinch grand slam in extra innings against Montreal in the second game of a double header. Only time I ever went to a game with my dad. He was always one of my favorites. Even tried to grow a fro

By: tedcogs

tedcogs — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:52:18 +0000

Andrew – sure you’re not mixing up Bake and Maddox? Garry is a vet, I don’t think Bake is…

By: Zak44

Zak44 — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:15:11 +0000

I don’t have any stats at hand to back me up, but I remember Bake being the most reliable run producer for much of the 1980 season, helping to carry the team until the big guns got really hot in September. There was a lot of turmoil around that team (even an almost-scandal over drugs), but McBride just did his job, day in and day out.

He also got the first big hit in the Series opener—a homer that gave the Phils a lead they never lost on their way to their first Series win since 1915 (and only their second ever.

By: Mickey D

Mickey D — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:03:14 +0000

Former Rookie of the Year too.

By: andrew

andrew — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:08:58 +0000

Shake N Bake
A vietnam vet also. Him and Boone 2 of my farvorites in the late 70s early 80s.

By: IRONPIGPEN

IRONPIGPEN — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:36:59 +0000

helmet

By: IRONPIGPEN

IRONPIGPEN — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:36:38 +0000

Bake. What can you say? Coolness. Batting never stayed on though flying around the bases.

By: Manny

Manny — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:09:21 +0000

Derek!

By: Georgie

Georgie — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:37:46 +0000

Manny, there has been a stray tom roaming around, I was thinking maybe Jimmy? or Derek??? haha

By: Manny

Manny — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:30:33 +0000

Georgie, you better start looking for a new pet… We could all help you find a name.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:19:41 +0000

One of my all time favorite Phillies! Thanks for putting him on the list!

By: Georgie

Georgie — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:58:45 +0000

Yeah, Bake and Garry in the outfield, two long-legged guys with smashing ‘fros. They were both so cool and laid back, but covered alot of ground out there-they had to , Luzinski could cover like 10 square feet.
Weird little thing, in 1979 I named my new cat “Bake”, and in 1980 they won the WS. In 2007, I named a cat “Shane”, and…..

By: Mickey D

Mickey D — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:58:18 +0000

Now yer talkin! Bake is classic Phillies!

By: Tom G

Tom G — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:50:28 +0000

Bake, was one of my all-time fav phils…just loved his style of play. Bake was a really cool dude…in a classic moment, my brother and I were at Great Adventure during all-star weekend either 78 or 79, and we turn around to see this man who looked like Bake…my brother says, Hey your Bake McBride…to which he replied, sheepishly, “yes, I am”,…to which my brother replied, ‘No, no your not!’…this routine played out 3 more times, until finally Bake said, OK, I am not,…of course, my brother too finally conceeded, YES, you are, can I have your autograph…
He was a great pick-up…a defining Ruly Carp move!

Great choice…but hard to imagine we have 75 better players!