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Top 100 Angels: Doug CORBETT #79

Righty Reliever Doug Corbett was the bridge between the starting pitching and Donnie Moore in the 1986 pennant race. He amassed 10 saves that season himself and spent 4+ years finishing 98 games in an Angels uniform. He was the winning pitcher in Game 4 of the 1986 ALCS, making him, for years, the answer to the trivia question: Who was the last pitcher to get a postseason win? He held this distinction from October 11, 1986 until October 2, 2002, when Francisco Rodriguez was the winning pitcher in Game 2 of the ALDS (it was Frankie's first victory at the major league level). Jered Weaver is the answer to the question now.

Would the Angels have won the West in 1986 without Corbett? Perhaps. But he was a solid constant in the pen during a golden half-decade in team history, and he is #79 here today because of it.

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Go gettem next year, what have we got to lose--Frankie?

by AnaheimHalos61 on Nov 27, 2008 7:45 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Corbett’ was traded from the Twins to the Halos for outfielder Tom Brunansky in 1982. Brunansky had a very solid career in the majors. I never liked that trade when it was made. I recall Corbett struggled a great deal from the pen for the Angels that 82 season.

by Canada Angel on Nov 27, 2008 10:35 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Don't forget ....

The Angels also got the great Rob Wilfong in the trade as well. I say that half joking because Wilfong would come up with a clutch game-tying RBI single that scored R. Jones (#91on the top 100 Angels List) in the bottom of the 9th of the 1986 ALCS.

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by Angel Aviator on Nov 27, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I remember it that way too...

Corbett had been brought in because the Angels closing situation was terrible. And Corbett was one of the better closers in baseball. He struggled so much, in fact, that Luis Sanchez ended up taking over the closers role late in 1982. And I was very upset about giving up Brunanksy because he was one their best young prospects and the Angels were already one of the oldest teams in the league.

by eastcoastAngel on Nov 30, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The great Bobby Clark and Mike Brown

were considered the better options for the club as Reggie patroled RF. I guy I know by the name of Chris Clark played RF/1B during that time at Triple A for the Angels and never got a look because of Jackson in RF and Carew at 1B. Tough time to be in the Angels organization as a RF/1B

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/Chris-Clark-5.shtml

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by Angel Aviator on Nov 30, 2008 3:06 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Geez, Chris Clark had decent minor league stats

What happened to him?

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Dec 1, 2008 8:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sort of like being a SS in the Orioles Org during the mid late 80's

Lost in the fact that the club already has a huge talent playing the postions. Clark was a guy that threw up good numbers but guys like D. Miller got the you shitting me call ( what the players says to a manager when he is told he is going to the bigs)

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by Angel Aviator on Dec 6, 2008 8:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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