Steven Duggar’s booming, game-winning home run from last night’s game excited all of us, sure, but perhaps lit up the coaches and front office management even more. Bruce Bochy hasn’t been shy about comparing his young center fielder to Steve Finley, which is (despite his most famous moment coming in a Dodger uniform) high praise, and the Giants have practically gushed over the kid’s performance since Spring Training — not something the team typically does when it comes to a young hitter.
It’s possible that Willie Mays will always be the team’s most famous and prominent figure, so any center fielder will at some point come to live in the shadow of his greatness.