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It's time for my yearly 'May 1987' tribute to Eric Davis. He was 25 years old. He was the best and baddest man on the baseball planet. His combo of speed, power and glove is hard to explain and appreciate if you didn't get a chance to watch him. It was the best version of Davis we ever saw. He was the Player Month in April....and Player of the Month again in May! He hit a major league record 19 HR between April/May. He hit a major league record three grand slams in the month. He had two homer and three homer game that month. He climbed walls to rob home runs. That month, Davis was on the cover of Sports Illustrated, on the front page of USA Today Sports, and featured on Sports Center. 1987 Season: .293-.399-.593-.991, 37 HR, 100 RBI, 50 SB, 84 BB, 120 R. I like celebrating and remembering Eric. It will be my 8pm topic. Let's discuss what he was....not what he could have been if not injured. Celebrate Eric The Red. 1987 April: .354-.437-.727-.1.164, 7 HR, 16 RBI May: .329-.404-.841-1.246, 12 HR, 36 RBI In 52 games from April-May 1987: .314-.405-.696-1.102, 19 HR, 55 RBI, 26 SB, 51 R New York Times story in May of 1987. Pete Rose told Ralph Wiley: "Mike Schmidt's the best ballplayer I've ever seen. 'Johnny Bench is the best catcher, Joe Morgan the most intelligent player, Dave Parker plays the hardest and Tony Perez was the greatest R.B.I. player. But Eric Davis has more raw talent than any of those guys." #Reds