@Nanthrax_1 said in Should there be a prime Jose Fernandez?:
@BodamEscapePlan said in Should there be a prime Jose Fernandez?:
Ya know, everybody will hate me for saying this but I think he should have a card in the game. Every time we bring this topic up, immediately it's brought up that he's an awful person. I just want to celebrate the player, which he was a phenomenal one. We don't have to agree with everything the man did in his life to enjoy one of those best young pitchers of the last 30 years. Unfortunately, he was young, rich, and had a temper. Anyone that knew him, speaks to how good of a person he was and could be.
The man made the ultimate mistake but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be able to celebrate our love for him as a player.
Just my opinion on this.
All "ultimate mistake" aside, and it was an unforgivable one..
He was an absolutely electric talent. Fire on the mound with an absolutely devestating slurvey slider..
But let's settle down there too..
He made 76 career starts.. that's it...
Was injured 2 of the 4 years he pitched, which he only made 8 and 11 starts in those seasons...
Had he not made that unforgivable mistake, would he have been one of the best young pitchers of the last 30 years? I have no doubt... But he never got that chance when he essentially pitched a bit more than 2 seasons
Alright, good point... good point.
I should've said one of the most talented pitchers -- at such a young age -- of the last 30 years. I feel like that more aptly labels what I was trying to get across.