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Greatness that never came...

Posted: Wed Aug 8, 2007 10:01 pm
by Manhattan Project
In this series I want to talk about greatness that never came due to whatever reason. Ill start the thread of with Generation K.

Big Three of Generation K

Paul Wilson:
With the first pick in the 1994 free agent draft the Mets selected what many thought as the most promising member of the trio, college phenom Paul Wilson. Featuring a strong fastball/slider combo he made the majors in early 1996 after strong minor league numbers. He had often been accused of possessing poor mechanics, and the stress it put on his pitching arm haunted him early. After pitching 187 innings in the minors the year before, he spent much of 1996 on the DL. He wouldn

Posted: Wed Aug 8, 2007 10:34 pm
by treyZz
Kerry Wood.
Mark Prior.

Posted: Wed Aug 8, 2007 10:52 pm
by cb4_89
Wasn't there that guy from the Drays?

Don't remember his name but he was like the first pick in a draft. I remember the jays commentators talking about him last year.

Posted: Wed Aug 8, 2007 11:13 pm
by treyZz
cb4_89 wrote:Wasn't there that guy from the Drays?

Don't remember his name but he was like the first pick in a draft. I remember the jays commentators talking about him last year.


You are not talking about Josh Hamilton are you?

Posted: Wed Aug 8, 2007 11:38 pm
by Basketball Jesus
Image

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 12:22 am
by Jose7
Doc Gooden, what a waste of talent.

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 12:24 am
by stro4swift
treyZz wrote:Kerry Wood.
Mark Prior.

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 12:28 am
by AGGiE
Ken Griffey Jr's Injuries

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 12:31 am
by Jose7
AGGiN wrote:Ken Griffey Jr's Injuries


I dont think that qualifies because the guy is going to hit over 600 homers. That's a pretty great career.

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 12:36 am
by Basketball Jesus
Cesar Cendeno: injuries, off-the-field stuff, and an overall lax attitude towards the game. He was widely considered the next Mays when he originally came up.

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 12:52 am
by Rodanlee
Kerry Wood
Mark Prior

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 1:25 am
by cmaff051
Josh Hamilton.

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 4:24 am
by CousinOfDeath
Billy Beane
Mark Prior
Kerry Wood

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 5:02 am
by AGGiE
Carl Pavano.

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 5:03 am
by Jose7
There was never anything great Carl Pavano.

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 5:10 am
by treyZz
Jason Neighborgall

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 5:50 am
by AGGiE
[quote="Jose7

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 6:22 am
by Buck You
Rickie Weeks.

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 2:06 pm
by Chach
You all are toolboxes for giving such easy answers.

Steve Dalkowski
mahalo
~Chach~

Posted: Thu Aug 9, 2007 3:16 pm
by 34Celtic
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