Buster Posey is on the list again. Let's see which other Giants have made the starting lineup since 1958
Buster Posey is the starting catcher for the National League All-Star team. Big whoop, you might think. Of course he is. He's the best. Come back with some real news.
Except I'm here with a list of San Francisco Giants who have started the All-Star Game, and it'll remind you not to take Posey's selection for granted. The Giants don't always have All-Star starters. They can go years without one.
The complete list of Giants in the National League starting lineup for the All-Star Game:
1958 - Willie Mays
1959 (1) - Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda
1959 (2) - Willie Mays
1960 (1) - Willie Mays
1960 (2) - Willie Mays
1961 (1) - Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda
1961 (2) - Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda
1962 (1) - Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda
1962 (2) - Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda
1963 - Willie Mays
1964 - Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda
1965 - Willie Mays, Juan Marichal
1966 - Willie Mays, Willie McCovey
1967 - Juan Marichal
1968 - Willie Mays, Willie McCovey
1969 - Willie McCovey
1970 - Willie Mays
1971 - Willie Mays, Willie McCovey
1972 - Willie Mays
1973 - Chris Speier
1974 - N/A
1975 - N/A
1976 - N/A
1977 - N/A
1978 - Vida Blue
1979 - N/A
1980 - N/A
1981 - N/A
1982 - N/A
1983 - N/A
1984 - N/A
1985 - N/A
1986 - N/A
1987 - N/A
1988 - Will Clark
1989 - Will Clark, Kevin Mitchell, Rick Reuschel
1990 - Will Clark, Kevin Mitchell
1991 - Will Clark
1992 - N/A
1993 - Barry Bonds
1994 - Barry Bonds, Matt Williams
1995 - Barry Bonds
1996 - Barry Bonds
1997 - Barry Bonds
1998 - Barry Bonds
1999 - N/A
2000 - Jeff Kent
2001 - Barry Bonds, Jeff Kent, Rich Aurilia
2002 - Barry Bonds
2003 - Barry Bonds, Jason Schmidt
2004 - Barry Bonds
2005 - N/A
2006 - N/A
2007 - Barry Bonds
2008 - N/A
2009 - Tim Lincecum
2010 - N/A
2011 - N/A
2012 - Melky Cabrera, Matt Cain, Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval
2013 - N/A
2014 - N/A
2015 - Buster Posey
And here are some notes:
- Willie Mays was good
- Orlando Cepeda was a regular ASG starter; Willie McCovey was not
- If you want to know why Will Clark was so important to so many people, look at the post-Mays wasteland of All-Star starters.