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re: What are some notable baseball careers that started off HOF worthy only to derail badly.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 2:59 pm to West Palm Tiger561
Posted on 4/7/21 at 2:59 pm to West Palm Tiger561
John Rocker
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Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:01 pm to West Palm Tiger561
Tuffy Rhodes
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:06 pm to WestCoastAg
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I dont know if andruw jones gets in
Hes the one of, if not THE best defensive OF of all time, so yeah i think he gets in
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:18 pm to Dr RC
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Ruben Sierra
I don’t know if you can count a player who died of old age while on the field playing in an MLB game.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:19 pm to High C
Joba chamberlain
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:22 pm to geauxtigers87
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Joba chamberlain
Bugs finished him.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:25 pm to Tiger in NY
Will Clark, Dale Murphy, and Don Mattingly have been mentioned.
None of these 3 ‘derailed badly’ and all 3 of them are Hall of Fame worthy IMHO.
If Bert Blyleven and Harold Baines are in the Hall of Fame, it’s a travesty that these 3 aren’t.
None of these 3 ‘derailed badly’ and all 3 of them are Hall of Fame worthy IMHO.
If Bert Blyleven and Harold Baines are in the Hall of Fame, it’s a travesty that these 3 aren’t.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:27 pm to West Palm Tiger561
I'd argue Pedroia. He was a lock if he could have stayed healthy but just fell apart in his later years.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:29 pm to sms151t
Tim Lincecum
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:30 pm to VerlanderBEAST
Carl Crawford
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:31 pm to West Palm Tiger561
Previously mentioned Daryl Strawberry and Doc Gooden both come to mind immediately. Interesting both played out the gate for the Mets.
Jose Canseco, first 40-40 guy ever and one of only four in history. I remember when me and all my friends wanted his baseball cards, and one of my friends (we were 8-10 yrs old at the time) even got Canseco’s last name spray painted on the back of his fitted A’s ball cap. Yes, this was a thing at least where I was growing up.
I wanted Henderson (for Ricky) on the back of mine as he was my favorite player. My dad said no way. Years later, as a man, I understand.
Jose Canseco, first 40-40 guy ever and one of only four in history. I remember when me and all my friends wanted his baseball cards, and one of my friends (we were 8-10 yrs old at the time) even got Canseco’s last name spray painted on the back of his fitted A’s ball cap. Yes, this was a thing at least where I was growing up.
I wanted Henderson (for Ricky) on the back of mine as he was my favorite player. My dad said no way. Years later, as a man, I understand.
This post was edited on 4/7/21 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:36 pm to West Palm Tiger561
Doc Gooden is the first one I always think of. From 19 to 23, he was the best pitcher in baseball. Coke ruined that.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:38 pm to Paul Allen
Johan should be in the hall of fame.
He should have won the 05’ cy young too, which ruined what would have been 3 straight. Was one of the 3 best pitchers in the 2000’s
He should have won the 05’ cy young too, which ruined what would have been 3 straight. Was one of the 3 best pitchers in the 2000’s
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:49 pm to Lester Earl
Mets ruined him letting him pitch in that game
Posted on 4/7/21 at 4:12 pm to West Palm Tiger561
Most of the good ones are taken.
How about Chuck Knoblauch before he got the yips.
How about Chuck Knoblauch before he got the yips.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 4:15 pm to tduecen
Gooden still had a 16-year career and pitched a no-hitter 12 years after his rookie season. That’s pretty impressive. Who knows, maybe all his off the field nonsense saved his arm for those later years.
Doc is also Gary Sheffield’s uncle, even though they are just a few years apart in age.
Doc is also Gary Sheffield’s uncle, even though they are just a few years apart in age.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 4:17 pm to PublixSubs
Kevin Maas.
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He started his big league career on a tear, setting a record for the fewest at bats (72) to hit 10 home runs.[1][2] He also set a record for fastest rookie to 13 and 15 with 110 and 133 at-bats, thirteen fewer than Sam Horn took to reach 13 and two fewer than Wally Berger took to reach 15.[3][4][5] He was helped by a three-game series at Texas when he homered in each game of the series. At the end of the 1990 season, Maas had hit 21 home runs in 79 games and he finished second in The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award voting to Sandy Alomar, Jr. of the Cleveland Indians. Maas was a left-handed batter. As a result, many of his home runs went into the right field stands. About halfway through the season a group of a dozen or so young ladies began wearing "Maas-tops" to Yankees home games and sitting in the right field stands. Whenever Maas hit a home run to right, the girls would get up, remove their tops and jump up and down until Maas finished circling the bases.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 4:20 pm to West Palm Tiger561
Roger Maris & Sammy Sosa
Posted on 4/7/21 at 4:35 pm to TigerintheNO
Bo Jackson’s 4 year stretch from age 24-27, he never played more than 135 games. Averaged 122 games played and 67/27/76 with 20 steals over that 4 year stretch before the injury. Averaged 90/36/102 extrapolated over 162 games
Would’ve been neat to see his progression. Not HOF worthy but impressive to see how far he could take it while also playing football
Would’ve been neat to see his progression. Not HOF worthy but impressive to see how far he could take it while also playing football
Posted on 4/7/21 at 4:55 pm to sms151t
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Piazza
Is in the HOF and was still a productive catcher at 37...
This post was edited on 4/7/21 at 5:05 pm
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