Can't Misses....That Miss - Page 4

Franklinnoble · 04-13-2006, 12:18 AM

Is anyone else tempted to post a parody thread titled. "Shoulda missed... but didn't" and then include names like John Lennon and Brandon Lee?

JeeberD · 04-13-2006, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

David Nied.

Ooh...nice!

Poli · 04-13-2006, 07:14 AM

I almost went Nigel Wilson...but I'm not sure how much of a real prospect he was.

DanGarion · 04-13-2006, 07:49 AM

ROSS GLOAD! He never did shit for me in OOTP!

Izulde · 04-13-2006, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBigglesworth

He was a six time all-star and won an MVP trophy. He didn't live up to all the hype, but I wouldn't say he was a Van Poppel level miss. The trade that sent him to the Flyers may be the most-lopsided trade in history though, since just Forsberg was better, then add in the 5 other players, the two first round picks, and $15 million.

As the guy who mentioned Lindros first in this thread, I'm going to disagree with your assertion that he wasn't that big a miss.

To me, he *was* that big a miss. Not only in terms of the lopsided trade, but for the level of hype attributed to him. He was supposed to be the next Great One, on the level of Gretzky or Super Mario.

He turned out to be an okay player, but nowhere near the rarified heights expected of him. Furthermore, how many of those All-Star nominations were legitimate ones and not just based on hype and reputation?

When you're annointed as the one destined to become the One for an entire generation and a Hall of Fame lock as a result and only turn out to be fairly decent, to me that's a huge miss, particularly with the trade factors.

DanGarion · 04-13-2006, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Izulde

As the guy who mentioned Lindros first in this thread, I'm going to disagree with your assertion that he wasn't that big a miss.

To me, he *was* that big a miss. Not only in terms of the lopsided trade, but for the level of hype attributed to him. He was supposed to be the next Great One, on the level of Gretzky or Super Mario.

He turned out to be an okay player, but nowhere near the rarified heights expected of him. Furthermore, how many of those All-Star nominations were legitimate ones and not just based on hype and reputation?

When you're annointed as the one destined to become the One for an entire generation and a Hall of Fame lock as a result and only turn out to be fairly decent, to me that's a huge miss, particularly with the trade factors.

Maybe he meant Eric Lindros as a baseball player!

Maple Leafs · 04-13-2006, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Ed Sprague
Adam Meinershagen
Jose Cruz, Jr.

I'll see that, and raise you:

Sil Campusano
Mark Whiten
Glennalen Hill

... and, of course, Rob Ducey.

Maple Leafs · 04-13-2006, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Izulde

To me, he *was* that big a miss. Not only in terms of the lopsided trade, but for the level of hype attributed to him. He was supposed to be the next Great One, on the level of Gretzky or Super Mario.

My memory of things was that at the time, he was expected to be a superstar but not at the level of those two guys. I remember seeing a lot of reports calling him the next Messier (this is back when Messier was the dominant power forward, before he became a New York legend and just hung around for years).

Take away the injuries and I think he could have been the next Messier, on the ice. Off the ice, different story.

cartman · 04-13-2006, 08:53 AM

Dean Houston

TazFTW · 04-13-2006, 09:07 AM

Matt Anderson, I think that is his name. A pitcher from the Tigers who could throw 100+ MPH. He was supposed to be a dominant starter and then was supposed to be a dominant closer. He didn't dominate anything.

As a Braves fan, I heard a lot about George Lombard and he struggled in the majors.

daedalus · 04-13-2006, 10:14 AM

If we branch away from baseball, what about the kid that got mentioned in "A Season on the Brink"?

What about Reggie Jefferson? I mean, it's a bit unfair to him since it didn't seem like he ever got a fair chance in Cincinati but much was expected of him.

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Originally Posted by dangarion

Greg Smith
Brooks Keishnick

The list goes on and on. But I don't think Wood or Prior deserve to be on the list, it's one thing to be a missed can't miss and it's another to be pretty dominate, make it to the show, and have injury issues

To be fair to Kieschnick, he was never really highly rated in college. He was a hell of a college player but they never really seemed to have rated him for pro ball chance (a la Gino Torretta).

DanGarion · 04-13-2006, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by daedalus

If we branch away from baseball, what about the kid that got mentioned in "A Season on the Brink"?

What about Reggie Jefferson? I mean, it's a bit unfair to him since it didn't seem like he ever got a fair chance in Cincinati but much was expected of him.To be fair to Kieschnick, he was never really highly rated in college. He was a hell of a college player but they never really seemed to have rated him for pro ball chance (a la Gino Torretta).

Selected by Chicago Cubs in 1st round (10th overall) of 1993 amateur entry draft (June Regular Phase)

To me any guy drafted in the first round is someone considered a can't miss.

samifan24 · 04-13-2006, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Mark Whiten

I can't believe you're dissing "Hard Hittin" Mark Whiten. What a nickname.

bbor · 04-13-2006, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

I'll see that, and raise you:

Sil Campusano
Mark Whiten
Glennalen Hill

... and, of course, Rob Ducey.

Alex Gonzalez
Willie Canate
Joey Mcglauglin
Guilermo Quieroz
Eric Hinske
Luke Prokopec

Anyone traded for or drafted by Gord Ash.

DaddyTorgo · 04-13-2006, 03:42 PM

Len Bias

Franklinnoble · 04-13-2006, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Len Bias

That's just wrong.

Kinda funny. But wrong.

Maple Leafs · 04-13-2006, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by samifan24

I can't believe you're dissing "Hard Hittin" Mark Whiten. What a nickname.

Better than Glenallen "Spiderman" Hill?

DanGarion · 04-13-2006, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Better than Glenallen "Spiderman" Hill?

Funny how I always think of those guys as a pair.

clintl · 04-13-2006, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

I almost went Nigel Wilson...but I'm not sure how much of a real prospect he was.

I remember Bill James in his 1993 Baseball Abstract saying the Rockies were a bunch of idiots for picking Charlie Hayes instead of Nigel Wilson in the expansion draft. Not one of Bill's finest predictive moments.

sterlingice · 04-13-2006, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dangarion

Funny how I always think of those guys as a pair.

Didn't both get included in a trade at one point?

SI

samifan24 · 04-13-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Better than Glenallen "Spiderman" Hill?

And they are both former Indians, too.

molson · 04-13-2006, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by daedalus

What about Reggie Jefferson? I mean, it's a bit unfair to him since it didn't seem like he ever got a fair chance in Cincinati but much was expected of him.

I wonder whatever happened to him - he was a really good role player for the Red Sox - just looked him up, he hit .347 in 386 Abs in 1996 (I remember there was some rumblings about him being pissed that the Sox wouldn't give him more ABs and a chance at the Batting Title late in the year). Then he was just gone, out of the game at age 30.

dervack · 08-10-2006, 02:26 PM

Since I know he was mentioned in this thread,

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2545634

It looks like this guy need to get cleaned up and not worry about pro sports ever again.

rexallllsc · 08-10-2006, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwikshot

Len Bias (actually I don't think he fits)

Eric Lindros

Lindros is not a miss.

In his prime (before concussions took their toll)

He was one of the top PPG men of all time.

rexallllsc · 08-10-2006, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by daedalus

Thanks to the Dodgers' idiotic meddling way, they ruined Darren Dreifort's arm. (They fucked with his motion and delivery and forced Dreifort, a natural sinker/slider pitcher, to abandon his slider and throw a curveball instead. Fuckheads.)

When he was "on" watching him pitch was great. I saw this more than a few times. Shame.

spleen1015 · 08-10-2006, 03:29 PM

Matt Mays

evil homer · 08-10-2006, 03:29 PM

blair thomas

article on brien taylor:

hxxp://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/431725p-363842c.html

miked · 08-10-2006, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by rexallllsc

Lindros is not a miss.

In his prime (before concussions took their toll)

He was one of the top PPG men of all time.

Eric Lindros was a bitch.

hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YjnsJDQOek : Check out #1

Actually, the video is a compilation of Scott Stevens hits and it's kind of crazy to watch these guys try and get up afterwards...

04-13-2006, 07:14 AM	#153
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04-13-2006, 09:07 AM	#160
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Matt Anderson, I think that is his name. A pitcher from the Tigers who could throw 100+ MPH. He was supposed to be a dominant starter and then was supposed to be a dominant closer. He didn't dominate anything. As a Braves fan, I heard a lot about George Lombard and he struggled in the majors. __________________ "Teams don't want to make the trip anymore," says Hawaii coach June Jones. "They come here, we kick their ass, they go home." Fire Ron Lee.

08-10-2006, 03:29 PM	#177
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04-13-2006, 12:18 AM	#151
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Is anyone else tempted to post a parody thread titled. "Shoulda missed... but didn't" and then include names like John Lennon and Brandon Lee?

04-13-2006, 03:42 PM	#165
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08-10-2006, 02:26 PM	#173
dervack College Prospect Join Date: Jun 2005	Since I know he was mentioned in this thread, http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2545634 It looks like this guy need to get cleaned up and not worry about pro sports ever again.

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