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baseball experts - brandon larson
Posted on 5/18/09 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 5/18/09 at 8:49 pm
why wasn't he better at the pro level? he was so exceptional at the college level, i thought he would land somewhere and stick around. i realize that when the reds picked him up, they had a pretty good infield (understatement) and i knew he would have to wait until he was picked up by someone else who needed him badly enough.
anybody got the inside scoop?
anybody got the inside scoop?
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Posted on 5/18/09 at 8:51 pm to bfniii
couldn't hit the big league slider....also not sure if the juicing hurt or helped him overall.
Posted on 5/18/09 at 8:51 pm to bfniii
steroids caught up to him
Posted on 5/18/09 at 8:52 pm to bfniii
steroids?
Posted on 5/18/09 at 8:59 pm to bfniii
Didn't he have some significant injuries to contend with?
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:09 pm to AlwysATgr
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Didn't he have some significant injuries to contend with?
Yes, he never could stay healthy. Josh is right about the steroid rumors. Word was that he was juicing but I never heard that he was caught. He only hit single digit homers in JUCO in 96 and then hits 40 at LSU in 97. Not evidence of steroids, but that probably had a lot to do with the rumors. Plus he had that bulked up look and it was said that he had some of the other symptoms like pimples on the back, etc. As far as I know, the rumors were never substantiated.
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:10 pm to bfniii
agree with the plethora of steriods comments.
plus he hit a club in college..tough transition from pre-1999 NCAA bats.
best memory of larson was the Rice regional and Matt Anderson was chunking 100mph fastballs...the announcers kept talking about how awesome it was and so forth, then **PING** Larson jacks his 100mph junk right out the park.
plus he hit a club in college..tough transition from pre-1999 NCAA bats.
best memory of larson was the Rice regional and Matt Anderson was chunking 100mph fastballs...the announcers kept talking about how awesome it was and so forth, then **PING** Larson jacks his 100mph junk right out the park.
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:11 pm to Kim Jong Ir
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then hits 40 at LSU in 97. Not evidence of steroids, but that probably had a lot to do with the rumors.
the entire team was juicing...pretty much common knowledge
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:12 pm to rattlebucket
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best memory of larson was the Rice regional and Matt Anderson was chunking 100mph fastballs...the announcers kept talking about how awesome it was and so forth, then **PING** Larson jacks his 100mph junk right out the park.
I was there and that is indeed a great memory. That ball went over the scoreboard in LF.
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:12 pm to bfniii
FWIW, Larson put up some really good AAA #s but it would never seem to translate to the big leagues
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:13 pm to STEVED00
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FWIW, Larson put up some really good AAA #s but it would never seem to translate to the big leagues
yep...like i posted above, he just couldn't hit the big league slider.
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:16 pm to ScoopAndScore
Don't put this just on Larson like the guy said , pretty common knowledge most on the team mid to late 90s were juicing
This post was edited on 5/18/09 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:22 pm to Beaux
i dont think anyone here is naive enough to believe Larson was the only one juicing
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:22 pm to ScoopAndScore
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the entire team was juicing...pretty much common knowledge
Yea, that is what we've heard. Everyone talks about it as if it is a given. Anyone know what the testing protocol was, if any, in the late 1990s?
This post was edited on 5/18/09 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:23 pm to rattlebucket
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best memory of larson was the Rice regional and Matt Anderson was chunking 100mph fastballs...the announcers kept talking about how awesome it was and so forth, then **PING** Larson jacks his 100mph junk right out the park.
That was in Omaha.
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:23 pm to simonizer
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steroids
Amen.
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:25 pm to clamdip
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best memory of larson was the Rice regional and Matt Anderson was chunking 100mph fastballs...the announcers kept talking about how awesome it was and so forth, then **PING** Larson jacks his 100mph junk right out the park.
That was in Omaha.
Of course you are right, I missed that in his post. It was our first game in the 1997 CWS.
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:26 pm to Kim Jong Ir
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Yea, that is what we've heard. Everyone talks about it as if it is a given. Anyone know what the testing protocol was, if any, in the late 1990s?
I don't remember what it was, but I remember announcers on air actually saying guys like Furniss were taking creatin and other enhancers and were studying the effects of them
Posted on 5/18/09 at 9:34 pm to josh336
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but I remember announcers on air actually saying guys like Furniss were taking creatin and other enhancers and were studying the effects of them
creatin was the rage during that time, and supposedly it was part of the baseball team's core training/supplement program....but they were also doing steroids
Posted on 5/19/09 at 7:38 am to bfniii
Injuries too.
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