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In response to "I just can't think of something similar from a 33 year old." by Will Hunting

Mo Vaughn? Albert Belle? nm -- nm

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Jun 2 '09, 08:52

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vaughn maybe....but that was direct injury (tricep?)...same with Belle's hip degenerating. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 08:54 7
- That's what age is though. Sans injury, just age doens't make you fall off a cliff. - musubi Jun 2, 08:57 6
  - Belle's not in the same category for me at all. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 08:59 5
    - Of course. But at 25, they have no career baseline of excellent performance. Point being, once that baseline is established, simple age - musubi Jun 2, 09:02 2
      - Body slows down by natural aging process = cheating on fastballs and missing badly on everything else. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 09:06 1
        
        Natural aging simply *does not* explain going from an near all-star level to below replacement level. - musubi Jun 2, 09:11
    - I suspect those Trick Or Treaters put a curse on him. -- nm - David Jun 2, 09:00 1
      - Or any of the other random people he was an ass to. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 09:02
Nomar? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 08:53 4
- Glenn Davis? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 08:54 3
  - *cries* - Will Hunting Jun 2, 08:55 2
    - 30+ homers in the astrodome, doe snot hit 30 in 4 seasons after the trade. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 08:56 1
      - Yeah, that's a good one. I forget why he started sucking, if there was a reason. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 2, 08:57

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