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Message: [QUOTE="br801, post: 265648, member: 932"] Oh, I saw what you wrote. My point is that there is so much that can derail a career. For every phenom like a Bob Feller or Tom Seaver that actually realizes his potential and reaches Cooperstown, there are phenoms like the ones you mention above who wind up with very modest careers. And then there are the guys like Herb Score and Doc Gooden who shoot to the top and then are struck down by fate (Score) or something self-inflicted (Gooden). You just never know where the next great pitcher will come from. Look at the career arc of Sandy Koufax; he struggled with his control for years before the lightbulb went on, then dominated like few pitchers ever have. That's the beauty of the game. [/QUOTE]