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07-17-2012, 10:53 PM
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| | Beau Kneaus Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Knoxville
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| How Not to Start Your Professional Career |
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07-17-2012, 11:02 PM
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| | #natitude Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NC
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| holy poop |
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07-17-2012, 11:08 PM
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| He will probably be an NFL safety when he is done with college anyways. |
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07-18-2012, 04:02 AM
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| That's horrid |
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07-18-2012, 03:42 PM
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| Haha 36 out of 37 now. |
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07-18-2012, 05:46 PM
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| I hope dude has a degree to fall back on
Edit: he should enroll in college now. |
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07-18-2012, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by VolsFan4Ever-11 I hope dude has a degree to fall back on
Edit: he should enroll in college now. | See the third post in this thread. |
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07-18-2012, 08:06 PM
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| | Beau Kneaus Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Knoxville
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| 5 more strikeouts. How does a scout miss this bad?! |
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07-18-2012, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by #1ArencibiaFan 5 more strikeouts. How does a scout miss this bad?! | He's a physical freak. I don't see any reason not to take a flier with a late pick for a guy like that. |
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07-18-2012, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Toujours Pret He's a physical freak. I don't see any reason not to take a flier with a late pick for a guy like that. | Maybe another 20 rounds back. |
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07-18-2012, 08:27 PM
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| | Beau Kneaus Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Knoxville
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Originally Posted by Toujours Pret He's a physical freak. I don't see any reason not to take a flier with a late pick for a guy like that. | $100,000 fliers aren't cheap. Surprised the scout thought he even had a hit tool. Had 17 strikeouts in the one year he played HS baseball compared to 18 hits.
Oh well, at least he gets a 100K and can tell everyone he played professional baseball. Not sure if he wants to admit that though. |
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07-19-2012, 12:13 AM
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| I clicked on the link expecting to see Dan Uggla. |
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07-19-2012, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by slh1089 Haha 36 out of 37 now. | Has to be some kind of record |
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07-22-2012, 09:16 PM
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07-25-2012, 12:13 AM
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| | Fluidmaster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta
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Originally Posted by #1ArencibiaFan | About fell over when I saw that his manager and apologist is George Lombard, who is Exhibit A on why taking toolsy, athletic guys and trying to turn them into baseball players is a waste of time.
The fact that Lombard has a job in baseball is the most incredible thing I've read all week. |
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