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@RonnieGant1992 who was the reliever the Braves had that melted down and had the big racial thing back in the day? If I remember he wasn’t bad but kinda ruined his career.
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@T-mac4pro said in Pleasantly surprised:
@IRISH4AMENDMENT2 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@PeuswahBoy that would be awesome. Old men with bad eye sight and drink beer. Well I drink beer.
I'm younger than you fellas but a historian of the game myself, been some great talk this morning.
Goddamn punk whippersnappers...lol. 47 here, but I still think of myself as 25. Meanwhile my 15 year old introduced me to Diamond Dynasty last year just so he could destroy me in it, I think.
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@PeuswahBoy 45 here and have my beer and readers now.
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@IRISH4AMENDMENT2 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@RonnieGant1992 who was the reliever the Braves had that melted down and had the big racial thing back in the day? If I remember he wasn’t bad but kinda ruined his career.
John "Seven Train" Rocker...lol. That guy was public enemy number one in Mets fans eyes.
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Ankiel..oh man I actually went to the bar with him several times in 2002 when the Cards demoted him to their rookie league team where I went to college. He was 'seeing' my girl at the times close friend
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Good old John Rocker. That’s who I was looking for.
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@IRISH4AMENDMENT2 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@PeuswahBoy 45 here and have my beer and readers now.
41 here and have a 2 year old...only child....what did I do?!?
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@RonnieGant1992 said in Pleasantly surprised:
Ankiel..oh man I actually went to the bar with him several times in 2002 when the Cards demoted him to their rookie league team where I went to college. He was 'seeing' my girl at the times close friend
He was a hell of a pitching prospect too. He was also the only one I can remember that not only turned it around, but did it with a transition from pitcher to outfielder. Guy was a hell of a ballplayer.
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@RonnieGant1992 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@IRISH4AMENDMENT2 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@PeuswahBoy 45 here and have my beer and readers now.
41 here and have a 2 year old...only child....what did I do?!?
You started too late man. Now you might as well pump out a couple more so they'll entertain themselves down the line.
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Rocker if he had half a brain may have been a solid reliever for awhile.
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@PeuswahBoy said in Pleasantly surprised:
@RonnieGant1992 said in Pleasantly surprised:
Ankiel..oh man I actually went to the bar with him several times in 2002 when the Cards demoted him to their rookie league team where I went to college. He was 'seeing' my girl at the times close friend
He was a hell of a pitching prospect too. He was also the only one I can remember that not only turned it around, but did it with a transition from pitcher to outfielder. Guy was a hell of a ballplayer.
Yes they sent him 2 the Appy League to refocus and pitch and ended up leading league in HRs....he also was great to go to the bar with he would spend several grand. He would buy the bar out of top shelf. He was actually a [censored] back then cocky 21 yr d with millions major drug and alcohol problems...he changed down the road though .
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@PeuswahBoy said in Pleasantly surprised:
@IRISH4AMENDMENT2 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@RonnieGant1992 now you’re just rubbing salt into old wounds. Lol. I honestly forgot about Avery.
Braves fans in the 90's were like Patriots fans in the last 20 years. Super spoiled. Hahaha.
All this talk has me thinking we need to get an over 40 league going.
I'm in a league 30 teams with 15 to 21 yr olds. They know I'm older but i think they think 1992 is when was born lol
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@RonnieGant1992 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@PeuswahBoy said in Pleasantly surprised:
@IRISH4AMENDMENT2 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@RonnieGant1992 now you’re just rubbing salt into old wounds. Lol. I honestly forgot about Avery.
Braves fans in the 90's were like Patriots fans in the last 20 years. Super spoiled. Hahaha.
All this talk has me thinking we need to get an over 40 league going.
I'm in a league 30 teams with 15 to 21 yr olds. They know I'm older but i think they think 1992 is when was born lol
Hahaha that's awesome. Hopefully you're carrying the banner for the old guys and whipping up on them.
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I'm 4-2 this season these kids can rake but can't pitch...
I'm probably top 8-10 maybe but my eyes aren't as good any more was really good til 2016...not able wear contacts anymore glasses make it tougher
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@PeuswahBoy said in Pleasantly surprised:
@RonnieGant1992 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@IRISH4AMENDMENT2 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@PeuswahBoy they we’re great. One of the best bullpens. However I remember Glavine, Smoltz, and Maddux making my life miserable for years.
And Avery had the best pure stuff and was considered the Ace b4 he got injured and Maddux. Mazonne talks about it in one of his books how filthy Avery was...wish it coulda been the big 4 instead of three for a decade
Can't forget Wohlers and his inexplicable implosion. Only thing I had seen close to it at that point was Steve Sax not being able to throw the ball to first suddenly.
After that you had Ankiel and Knoblauch. It's crazy to me that suddenly a top caliber pro athlete just suddenly forgets how to do something they've been doing at a high level for the majority of their lives.
I've had a similar experience first hand. I'm a 225ish ave bowler and once during my approach, I led with the wrong foot. I knew something was off, and couldn't figure out how it happened as I had bowled for 20 years.
The next 3 months it was in my head somehow, and i couldn't release the ball correctly since it now affected my mechanics. My ave dropped to 150s. I eventually worked my way through it, and back to my normal ave.
I couldn't understand how things like Knoblauch could possibly happen to professionals, and after that, I now get it. It's pretty crazy what your brain can do to you, even with 20 years of muscle memory.
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I’m 43 and love that the 90s seems to be a focus this year...
Jays have Henke, Carter, Molitor...and there are cards of Alomar and Olerud in here too...Id love to see a Devon White card...he’d cover a ton of room in the OF...maybe a Stieb, Hentgen, Ward, Fernandez and Gruber card!
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I'm 49 and I will be adding my favorite player from my childhood, Dewey Evens to my outfield, don't care if he is the best or not.
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Besides Clemons, Strawberry, Gooden, Schilling, i would also like to see a good Tori Hunter and even a Kirby Puckett. Yes I’m old. Really dislike and I mean really dislike Bonds so he can stay out.
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@Walton02351 i get it. Eric Davis May not be the best and neither am I but he’s in my lineup forever.
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45 and growing up in the 80's it is nice to have these cards. I am a dodger fan so the Orel card love it. Would love if they could get the rights to Koufax. I have been getting better at hitting, learning the pattern of my oponents pitching sequence and have patience. I hit well with Robinson love the 99 and card art. I have finished 2 of the 4 to prestige the Duke.
