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ESPN graphic: "The Could Have Beens"

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Dick Whitman, May 3, 2016.

  1. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    No question about it. Those two absolutely had the physical tools to become among the best to ever play the sport and they let drugs ruin their careers. They're probably on the Mount Rushmore of Unfulfilled Potential.
     
  2. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    As I was reading that post I was thinking to myself how I had all those rookie cards that were supposed to be worth thousands by now.

    And, yes, the back cost Donnie the HOF. I loved watching that dude.
     
  3. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Seeing mention of Grant Hill makes me think of the guy who went two picks ahead of him, Glenn Robinson. He could shoot, but never developed anything else in his game. That happens when you spend your summers partying rather than working on your game.

    And now that I'm reminded of Robinson, can't help but think of his one-time teammate Vin Baker, who drank himself out of the game.
     
  4. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Ellis Burks was a monster in RBI Baseball.
     
  5. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Petrovic.
     
  6. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    Pelle Lindbergh
     
  7. Yeah, but he was unabashed asshole.
     
  8. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    Sidd Finch. The guy just disappeared.
     
  9. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    Mark Fidrych, Jim Bouton. ... And Joe Charboneau!!!
     
  10. dirtybird

    dirtybird Well-Known Member

    If you wanted to go for the very-good-but-could-have-been-more route, Griffey Jr.? You didn't expect him to stay that awesome and his style obviously led to injuries, but his last 11 years produced two all-star nods and one year with a couple MVP votes, and his overall body of work is still pretty outstanding.
     
  11. Machine Head

    Machine Head Well-Known Member

    Michel Brière
     
  12. mpcincal

    mpcincal Well-Known Member

    I loved Wally Joyner when he played and cussed up a storm when the Angels just let him go, but he was what he was: A smooth, fairly consistent line-drive hitter who went on a power binge in the first half of his rookie season and then posted a career high in the juiced-up-ball 1987 season. Good, solid career, but he was never going to put up the career numbers that people expected after those first two years.
     
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