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[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by clyde

No, but Leon was a superstar by Tribe standards.



Mike at short made Tony Martinez(less than one and done) look really,really good.



Maybe the Canadian guy is our next Chosen One.




10-4

Tristan Thompson will not shoot a 3 pointer in his entire NBA career, I can tell you that much!!

[clyde]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

Tristan Thompson will not shoot a 3 pointer in his entire NBA career, I can tell you that much!!

c u latah!

[horseofcourse]

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[clyde]

Man.

That's an odd one.Wonder what happened.



Since you mention Horton..that was a very sorrowful story.We got him from Boston and he was really looking good.I think in his first full season he hit like around .290,27 home runs and 93 rbi's.The downside ... he had a very demanding Father and he never felt like he was doing enough.I heard he try to cut his throat.The Indians only said he was retiring due to mental stress.

It came out later he tried to kill himself.Last I knew he was living with his parents in So.Cal.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by clyde

Man.

That's an odd one.Wonder what happened.



Since you mention Horton..that was a very sorrowful story.We got him from Boston and he was really looking good.I think in his first full season he hit like around .290,27 home runs and 93 rbi's.The downside ... he had a very demanding Father and he never felt like he was doing enough.I heard he try to cut his throat.The Indians only said he was retiring due to mental stress.

It came out later he tried to kill himself.Last I knew he was living with his parents in So.Cal.

He slit his wrists is what I read in "curse of colavito" That was it, never played again. Was only 25. He's still alive, someone went to try to interview him and he said "about sports" and shut the door in his face. That picture is him crawling back to the dugout after popping out on an eephus pitch from Steve Hamilton of the Yankees. Although he appeared to be joking about it, he was furious as the guy threw him 3 of them. Read the guy actually took batting practice until his hands bled. Had talent out the wazoo and Ted Williams loved his swing when he was with the Sox, but as you said mentally couldn't deal with it.

[clyde]

Interesting stuff...things I didn't know.



But it was all a terrible story.

Piersall did get through his noodle problems. One of my all time faves.That guy was as good as it got defensively.I really liked him as a kid.

[horseofcourse]

Ho-hum. Occupy the Q to support Ameica's Team 2!!! 6 minutes left 104-85 Cavs....19 year old Irving 20 points 6 assists. 20 year old Tristan Thompson 13 points 7 rebounds. Lottery hits perhaps??