Someone whos doing the opposite: Anthony Reyes Was once a top prospect but just saw his last 2 starts in the minors: 1.2 IP, 9 ER, 4BB, 1 K Very next start: 1 IP, 1 Hit, 7 ER, 6 BB
Syfo-Dyas wrote:But for me the player who got the most out of his talent, is 5"7 Spud Webb (NBA) who beat Dominique "the human higlight film" Wilkins at the All-Star game's Slam Dunk contest.
I'm 5'7 and cannot dunk a basketball. Spud was obviously a very talented athelete.
What an odd question. And odd results. It's like they are equating talent with height. Who is the shortest player who has had a long career? That's what they should have asked. The correct answer would be A-Rod, but it doesn't look like he was even considered. Somehow you have to not have much talent to get anything out of it, apparently.
Syfo-Dyas wrote:But for me the player who got the most out of his talent, is 5"7 Spud Webb (NBA) who beat Dominique "the human higlight film" Wilkins at the All-Star game's Slam Dunk contest.
I'm 5'7 and cannot dunk a basketball. Spud was obviously a very talented athelete.
Im 5'8, I was an athlete all my life, I was talented, but Ive never been able to touch the rim. I wasnt even close. If you are 5'7, it is extremely difficult to jump that high. You need a lot of talent to be able to do that. Not to mention, to be able to dunk is extreamly rare if you're 5'7. But talent alone won't make you beat the best of the best. He did it.
the awesome sig by soty
"You should be mindful of the future, but not at the expense of the moment." - Qui-Gon Jinn (keeper league expert?)
I mean the guy was drafted 1st overall when he was 18 years old !!!
He has all the talent in the world ... he was hyped as much as wieters or heyward when he was a prospect.
He is a 300 hitter in the majors since his first year (at 21 years old).
Can someone explain to me why he's there at #4 ?
The guy was also a good all-around athlete in college (from wiki) :
Mauer played football, basketball, and baseball for Saint Paul's Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders. In his senior year he became the only athlete ever to be selected as the USA Today High School Player of the Year in two sports (football in 2000 as a quarterback and baseball in 2001 as a catcher).
Art Vandelay wrote:What an odd question. And odd results. It's like they are equating talent with height. Who is the shortest player who has had a long career? That's what they should have asked. The correct answer would be A-Rod, but it doesn't look like he was even considered. Somehow you have to not have much talent to get anything out of it, apparently.
i was thinking the same thing - lets just call it "The best short guy award"
or "Major Leaguer with least muscles award"
i can only think of one guy for the "Pot Belly award" ... Matt Stairs
I mean the guy was drafted 1st overall when he was 18 years old !!!
He has all the talent in the world ... he was hyped as much as wieters or heyward when he was a prospect.
He is a 300 hitter in the majors since his first year (at 21 years old).
Can someone explain to me why he's there at #4 ?
The guy was also a good all-around athlete in college (from wiki) :
Mauer played football, basketball, and baseball for Saint Paul's Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders. In his senior year he became the only athlete ever to be selected as the USA Today High School Player of the Year in two sports (football in 2000 as a quarterback and baseball in 2001 as a catcher).
You're not getting it. Just because you have a lot of talent doesn't mean that you end up fulfilling most of or all of it. For every Mauer, there's four or five hyped players who end up busting.
AquaMan2342 wrote:You're not getting it. Just because you have a lot of talent doesn't mean that you end up fulfilling most of or all of it. For every Mauer, there's four or five hyped players who end up busting.
He would get the most out of his talent if he would hit 25 HR and hit 365 every year. As long as he's putting season like 2008 or 2010 I think he's not getting the most out of is talent like Eickstein or Pedro Feliz or even Albert Pujols...
Cafe Home
Fantasy Football
Fantasy Basketball
Fantasy Hockey
by DbacksRback » Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:10 am 
