The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.

As he rounded third base Garvey who after the game would be compared by teammates to fictional baseball hero Roy Hobbs was met by fellow Padres who later carried him off the field in celebration. In the fall of 2012 Garvey underwent an operation to treat prostate cancer and continues to raise awareness for diagnosis and treatment of the disease. )
It was Garvey's second season in San Diego however that would provide his highlight in a Padres uniform.

Clean" because of the squeaky clean image he held throughout his career in baseball is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman and current Southern California businessman. Garvey was the 1974 NL MVP ten-time All-Star and holds the National League record for consecutive games played (1207). Steven Patrick Garvey (born December 22 1948) nicknamed "Mr.