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#71
10-11-2005, 11:00 PM
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Re: Biggest busts ever, NFL / MLB / NBA
This was a topic on FSN's sports list.
Leaf was #1, forget the rest except for that heismann trophy winner who didn't even play in the NFL, forget his name. QB for nebraska... 
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#72
10-11-2005, 11:13 PM
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Re: Biggest busts ever, NFL / MLB / NBA
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This was a topic on FSN's sports list. Leaf was #1, forget the rest except for that heismann trophy winner who didn't even play in the NFL, forget his name. QB for nebraska... [/ QUOTE ] eric crouch. or tommy frazier. neither really had nfl-type skill sets
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#73
10-11-2005, 11:14 PM
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Tarpley was an all star at least once. Thats not a bust. [/ QUOTE ] when you are a lottery pick and then 4 years later your nose caves in from the amount of coke snorted i think that is check marked as bust [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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#74
10-11-2005, 11:46 PM
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Re: Biggest busts ever, NFL / MLB / NBA
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Leaf was just another QB bust among many others in the late 90s. He wasn't hyped that much more than Akili Smith or Heath Shuler or Rick Mirer or any of these other guys. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, he was.
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#75
10-11-2005, 11:50 PM
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Re: Biggest busts ever, NFL / MLB / NBA
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] man, he played well enough, just not a superstar. imo busts are just that utterly fail [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, true, I just remember his baseball card being the nuts, then being worthless! [/ QUOTE ] Jerome Walton anybody? [/ QUOTE ] Good call. Same for whoever said Ankiel.
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#76
10-12-2005, 12:01 AM
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Re: Biggest busts ever, NFL / MLB / NBA
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] man, he played well enough, just not a superstar. imo busts are just that utterly fail [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, true, I just remember his baseball card being the nuts, then being worthless! [/ QUOTE ] Jerome Walton anybody? [/ QUOTE ] Good call. Same for whoever said Ankiel. [/ QUOTE ] Here's a Cards flavored one for you Clark - Jim Lindeman. I remember thinking he was a lock for ROY.
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#77
10-12-2005, 12:04 AM
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Re: Biggest busts ever, NFL / MLB / NBA
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] man, he played well enough, just not a superstar. imo busts are just that utterly fail [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, true, I just remember his baseball card being the nuts, then being worthless! [/ QUOTE ] Jerome Walton anybody? [/ QUOTE ] Good call. Same for whoever said Ankiel. [/ QUOTE ] Here's a Cards flavored one for you Clark - Jim Lindeman. I remember thinking he was a lock for ROY. [/ QUOTE ] He could mash. Or not. Big Joe Magraine (sp?) was the next Cy Young too.
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#78
10-12-2005, 01:04 AM
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Herschel Walker/Ken Griffey Jr/Shawn Kemp [/ QUOTE ] Griffey? Other than about 10 kick ass years, I guess... [/ QUOTE ]yeah no [censored], I guess being the Player of the 90's is a let down for some people. Plus, comeback player of the year this year. [/ QUOTE ] not to mention that hes gonna be a hall of famer
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#79
10-12-2005, 01:22 AM
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Todd Van Poppel [/ QUOTE ] I remember watching him pitch for Oakland's AA farm club in Huntsville. I do recall the hype when he was called up, and he didn't amount to anything.
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#80
10-12-2005, 01:42 AM
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Re: Biggest busts ever, NFL / MLB / NBA
MLB #1 picks
names on this list that come to mind - josh hamilton, adrian gonzalez (both still have time/talent) Matt Anderson Paul wilson (though he's been a bad regular long enough he's not really an enourmous bust) Brien Taylor Ben McDonald David Clyde football some more football ones
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