"His best season came at age 36, with averages of .300/.322/.468."

He must have been on the juice ;)

As a one time Braves fan, I recall his playing for them in his youth. He was the leadoff man, I believe, because of his speed on the basepaths.

Later, I learned that year his OBP was the worst of any lead off man in baseball. I slowly began to realize that all the speed in the world won't make any difference if you're never actually on base to use it.

I consider Grissom the kind of player who probably wouldn't get near as much consideration if he came up today. The standards on even the most old fashioned team have changed too much in the past 10 years or so.

I liked his speed when he was in Montreal and thought he had good potential....a couple 75+ steal seasons, 99 & 104 runs scored in '92 & '93 respectively, and then he started winning gold gloves...... but he just couldn't put it all together at once or improve his OBP. OBP is so crucial for a leadoff hitter without power.

I liked Marquis. He was better than Vince Coleman - a better fielder and hitter. He was miscast as a leadoff hitter - he should have hit toward the middle of the order. Still, seemed like a classy guy and his career numbers aren't bad - 227 hr, 1200 runs scored, almost a thousand rbi, 450 steals.
And David, forgive me if I'm wrong here, but I would argue his best season - by far - was 1993, when he hit 298/351/438 with 95 rbi, 104 runs scored and 53 steals in 63 tries. Plus he won a gold glove and finished 8th in MVP balloting.

He was also the son of Crime Boss and erstwhile Joker spawner, Carl Grissom.