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re: You are Chad Jones: decide now: baseball vs. football career
Posted on 8/7/09 at 8:29 am to Old Smokey
Posted on 8/7/09 at 8:29 am to Old Smokey
Baseball, no doubt. He's a lefty with nasty stuff. If you're a lefty and have decent stuff and can throw strikes, you got a career in baseball.
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Posted on 8/7/09 at 8:38 am to texastiger430
He's a great athlete. How about Chad playing whatever he wants to? I don't think that he needs our help to decide.
Posted on 8/7/09 at 9:34 am to texastiger430
quote:
Baseball players also can usually get out of bed without a pain pill when they're 50 years old.
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If you're a lefty and have decent stuff and can throw strikes, you got a career in baseball
+1
(Think about major league pitchers like Jesse Orosco: over 20+ yr career as Left handed specialist relief pitcher...
...never over-powering but was needed for special matchups in middle/late relief)
Posted on 8/7/09 at 9:42 am to spinoza
Better chance to make it to the (highest) professional level - football.
Better chance to make more money: baseball
Better chance to make more money: baseball
Posted on 8/7/09 at 9:49 am to LSUtoOmaha
Dreadlocks of Death!!!! I'd hate to be on the recieving end of one of his 90+ mile an hour fastballs and sure as heck wouldn't want to be on the other end of one of his hits!!! (baseball or football).
Posted on 8/7/09 at 10:09 am to spinoza
quote:do you reaLLy want to waste chad's incredible athletic ability to be a situational lefty? seriously? situational lefties dont make a-rod money
over 20+ yr career as Left handed specialist relief pitcher.
i think chad's best bet would be to give up baseball, play great college football for 2 more years, and in the top 10 in the NFL draft, and be set for life financially. if he did baseball, he would spend 2-3 years in the minors, then have to play great for a few years before he ever made anything near first round NFL money. his best bet is football IMO
Posted on 8/7/09 at 10:22 am to haveagreatday
Too early to make that decision.
Posted on 8/7/09 at 10:23 am to LSUTIGER in TEXAS
I love college football, and would personally rather watch Chad play football at LSU, and then see him in NFL...
(However, Unlike Pro Baseball, NFL contracts for players are NEVER guaranteed,
meaning that you can be cut after an injury and no more $$. Only signing bonus is guaranteed money in NFL...)
(However, Unlike Pro Baseball, NFL contracts for players are NEVER guaranteed,
meaning that you can be cut after an injury and no more $$. Only signing bonus is guaranteed money in NFL...)
This post was edited on 8/7/09 at 11:30 am
Posted on 8/7/09 at 10:51 am to haveagreatday
Whats stopping him from doing both?
Posted on 8/7/09 at 10:52 am to spinoza
quote:every contract has some guaranteed money. not the whole thing, but some. the way i see it, i think chads ability to stay healthy and ball in the NFL is a much better gamble than chads chances of making it through the minors and playing well enough to get a big time contract
NFL contracts for players are NEVER guaranteed
Posted on 8/7/09 at 11:22 am to haveagreatday
If I had Chad Jones talent in baseball and footbal, id play baseball
Posted on 8/7/09 at 11:25 am to haveagreatday
All things being equal, an athlete should chose baseball. Especially a left handed pitcher, who can pitch forever (SEE Orosco, Jesse). That said, things are not equal with Jones. He is a far superior football player to baseball player. He should play football.
Posted on 8/7/09 at 11:34 am to LSUTIGER in TEXAS
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