This game: Name your all-time line-up of Yankee "prospects" (preferably homegrown) that ended up as Duds - - they had to have made the bigs, no Brien Taylors please! Mine, for starters:
C - Juan Espino
1B - Kevin Maas
2B - Pat Kelly
SS - Mickey Klutts
3B - Hensley Meulens
LF - Vic Mata
CF - Ruben Rivera
RF - Otto Velez
SP - Sam Militello
RP - Dave Pagan
Does Ruben Rivera count?
He came up 1st with NY and is still a bust. Why not count 'em?Originally posted by ElDuque110
Does Ruben Rivera count?
That's right...I keep forgetting he had all of 50 or so ABs with the Yanks before he got shipped out to San Diego for the Japanese Nolan Ryan.Originally posted by NetShrine.com
He came up 1st with NY and is still a bust. Why not count 'em?
But he plays Gold Glove defense! He can't be a total bust!
How about Russ Davis?
3 years in a row of 20 HRs - not a total bust.Originally posted by ElDuque110
How about Russ Davis?
Ed Yarnall.
In that case, let's include "the Japanese Nolan Ryan" to the list... Hideki Irabu wasn't much better....
How about Danny Rios? (First pitch of his career a grand slam to Mo Vaughn! Didn't get much better from there...)
Ben Ford? (So good we had to get him twice!)
Jake Westbrook?
Domingo Jean? (Supposed to come up around 1993ish, was there for a cup of coffee and is STILL toiling around in AAA!)
"You aint my b!tch, n!gga! Buy your own damn fries!" -- Barack Obama
How about the legendary Celerino Sanchez 1972-1973??...
He played 3B in the 1st game I ever saw live, I gotta give him a bye on that.Originally posted by Jimbo
How about the legendary Celerino Sanchez 1972-1973??...
Brien Taylor.
Casey
We have enough youth.
How about a fountain of "smart"?
I have a Russ Davis/Brien Taylor baseball card. Wonder how much it's worth?!
Dave Eiland? Larry Milbourne? Was Bobby Meacham bad enough to count?
BTW, Celerino Sanchez is now warming the bench on the Yankee Immortals Team:
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Born: Feb 3, 1944 in --, Mexico
Died: May 1, 1992 in --, Mexico
Ah, a meeting of generations. Another fellow mentioned in this thread, Russ Davis, played third in the first game I ever went to. But I think I'm too happy about getting Tino (etc) for Davis (etc) to consider him a bust.Originally posted by NetShrine.com
He played 3B in the 1st game I ever saw live, I gotta give him a bye on that.
How about Ryan Bradley? He had terrific minor league stats, had real control problems in a short stint in the majors, and he hasn't been the same pitcher since. He's spent most of this season struggling along in Norwich.
Have we mentioned Jim Mason yet?!...
Mason gets a bye - - he had our only HR in the 1976 WS. That's good for something.
Milbourne had a good post-season too once - if I remember right?
I once did an interview with Mike Marshall - he said Larry was a tough out for him.
Netshrine,
Okay i'll buy that. How about Larry Murray 1974 - 1976??
Wow! Larry Murray. I had to go back and look - had not thought of that name in a quarter century! Yeah, he's in.
Netshrine,
Success!...Makes up for my Kekich/Peterson Gaff!
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Note the size of Frtiz's glove...Its huge!
randy keisler
willie smith
did dale berra come up as a yankee?
these guys aren't total busts, but they never reached their "hype".. gerald williams and roberto kelly..
Kyle
Anyone who was a fan back in the early 70's knows while he played "Stalk" could pick 'em. Just couldn't stay healthy. He helped in '72 keep the Yanks in a pennant race. Prospects------Charle Spikes, Bill Burbach, and the immortal Steve Whitaker.
Jim Brideweiser SS in the 1950's
Ron Bloomberg 1B/DH
Bob Grim P in the 1950's (Bob did have a 20-4 record in 1954 his Rookie year but was a bust thereafter)
Bob Weisler P.
Yogi is a National Treasure. Let's put him in a National Hall of Fame. The man has no peers.
Gil Blanco (P) What a rookie bust. (I bet I'm the only one who remembers him!!)
3B - Hensley Meulens
OF - Oscar Azocar, Turner Ward
P - Brien Taylor, Al Pulido, Clay Parker
"We understand that John Henry must be embarrassed, frustrated and disappointed by his failure in this transaction. Unlike the Yankees, he chose not to go the extra distance for his fans in Boston. It is understandable, but wrong that he would try to deflect the accountability for his mistakes on to others and to a system for which he voted in favor. It is time to get on with life and forget the sour grapes."
Andre Robertson.
Rich McKinney..........Got him from the White Sox for Stan Bahnsen
Curt Blefary...............Got him from the Astros for Joe Pepitone.
Mickey Klutts.........
Give me some time, I'll come up with a few more "painful" names.
Berra came up with the Pirates first. How about Wade Taylor, Jeff Johnson, and Clay Parker. Though he wasn't a homegrown prospect, the name Cecilo Guante will always haunt me. I will never forgive him for blowing those games in Detroit.Originally posted by KLJ
randy keisler
willie smith
did dale berra come up as a yankee?
these guys aren't total busts, but they never reached their "hype".. gerald williams and roberto kelly..
And another one of the immortals,
Ross Moschitto.....
As well as this candidate for Monument Park,
Tony Solaita....
And how can we forget that ace of the Yankee pitching staff -- of course, I'm talking about
Dooley Womack........
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