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He probably was. James Nix was definitely more talented than him.
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He probably was. James Nix was definitely more talented than him.
Limp Lizard
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For us old guys...Mickey Mantle. One of the all time greats who tore his ACL his rookie season and played that way his entire 18-year career. His home plate to first base time (3.1 seconds) is still the record. To Baby Boomer boys like myself, he was the baseball star. Was out the end of 1961 when Roger Maris hit 61 homers. Pretty good chance Mantle could have beaten him that year. Always injured, (nearly) always hung over, Mantle was a remarkable talent.
As far as TCU guys go, I'll have to say Scott Ankrom. He as a phenomenal talent until he tore up his knee against SMU. He put more DBs on the ground with his moves than I have ever seen. Still holds the record with the longest pass play (99 yds, Ankrom to Maness) for TCU.
As far as TCU guys go, I'll have to say Scott Ankrom. He as a phenomenal talent until he tore up his knee against SMU. He put more DBs on the ground with his moves than I have ever seen. Still holds the record with the longest pass play (99 yds, Ankrom to Maness) for TCU.
Pharm Frog
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And likely why we only faced Peters for two innings my entire varsity career. Actually I felt like there were at least four pitchers in that 6-team zone better than Jon by the time I graduated. IMO Rich Robertson was better than both Peters and Nix.
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I'd forgotten about Brian Cole. Another one where it wasn't injuries was Ted Williams. Williams lost almost 5 years to military service, 3 in WWII (where he enlisted), and all but less than 50 games combined in 1952/53 in Korea. The military had screwed up and was running out of pilots, so they recalled him at the age of 33. He ended up serving in the same squadron as the astronaut John Glenn; and was eventually hit and barely making it back to base, where he crash landed.
He also lost 1/2 year after breaking his shoulder making a catch in the all star game, and another 50 or so with a broken elbow due to a HBP (if he had been wearing Barry Bonds armor he would have been fine)
Another interesting fact about Teddy Ballgame was he hit a home run in his last at bat, TWICE. When he was recalled he played in a couple of games in 1952. No one thought he would return after this 2nd tour and he hit a homerun in his last at bat. He did it again at the age of 41 when he retired in 1960.
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I was at the Boston College game where Ankrom tore it up again.
Limp Lizard
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Only now do we have a QB who could run like a healthy Ankrom. Make that with Ankrom's speed. Boykin was perhaps more elusive, but didn't have blazing speed like Ankrom and Duggan. Maybe Duggan will add some more moves as he progresses.
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What about David Duvall? Tiger, Phil, Duvall competing against each other in their prime. Would have been pretty special.
Paul in uhh
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TIGER F WOODS
Limp Lizard
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Williams is kinda the poster boy for great players don't always make good coaches. Regarded by some as the greatest hitter in the history of baseball, Williams just could not coach how to hit. From what I have read he was a well below average hitting coach.
Limp Lizard
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I probably would have stopped watching golf on TV. Just like I stopped watching tennis due to John McEnroe. The fawning media would have stopped televising any tournaments that he did not play in (like Colonial). It would have destroyed golf. That is if you also mean he would not have been injured by a wife/girlfriend/husband of girlfriend.
CryptoMiner
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If Tommy John played without injury I wonder who we would name the surgery after.
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dr frank jobe
Mean Purple
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Can't remember what happened to Duvall, but I remember it pretty much ended him at his peak. Always seemed like a pretty free moving swing.
He's been a good analyst on Golf Channel.
tcudoc
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Very kind of you to mention me, but lack of talent, out of shape, and 25 lbs overweight do not qualify as an injury.
tcudoc
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Correct
