If I lament anything about Junior Griffey its that he's associated with the M's in his post playing career. Injuries happen to guys in shape and guys not in shape. Sometimes its related, sometimes its not.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Is this 2000 all over again? good grief.
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
Honestly, I think anyone who reaches "elite" status in their field would be insulted by that. It's essentially saying "Oh, well you were born with it, you didn't even have to work as hard for it like everyone else." They most likely worked much harder than the average Joe could appreciate.
Einstein wasn't born with an understanding of Calculus. Sure, he had an advantage with his great mind, but he still needed to learn it and perfect it. I don't see how someone could say that he probably didn't have to work hard to learn extremely complex physics. It shouldn't be assumed that he just touches a book and retains all the information a la Meteor Man.
Kobe Bryant is notorious for having an insane training regimine. Is he wasting his time, since he was born into the hall of fame?
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The Operator (03-13-2013)
Nowhere did I say or even hint that everyone who reaches "elite" status in their field was born with it and didn't have to work. I said that some who reach elite status in their field didn't have to do any extra work above and beyond what their fellow competitors did. Ive' spent enough time around athletes to know their truly is such a thing as a "Natural" beyond that hideous movie.
You're right. Einstein was not born with an understanding of calculus nor did I say that anyone was "born" anything. I said they "born to be"... The talent they were blessed with combined lots of other factors (geography, socioeconomics, etc...) put them into a situation where they could excel and pass their peers with less effort. I never brought up AE, you did. Maybe he did and maybe he didn't outwork his peers.
I never named Kobe as someone who didn't have to put any work in. Basketball isn't my thing. Greg Norman on the other hand was notorious for rarely practicing (relative to his peers). His golf skill set was just that good.
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It's hard to see why you absolutely need game experience to analyze sports, especially ones that have enough events to get good data from. It helps, but it's not the be all and end all.
That said, I really like Reynolds. MLB network did well to bring him in. I think he's both likable and knowledgeable, the best thing he has as an analyst is how articulate he is. You're never left wondering what he's talking about after he finishes.
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You don't "absolutely need game experience to analyze sports" but it's a frame of reference that gives you a leg up on anyone who doesn't have it. Now that's not to say that just any former player can do it either.
HR has the player point of view that speaks deeply to people who know the game at the on field level. He can also put things in terms that non-players can relate to. Like you said, he articulates very well.
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I will say this much, if I want to know how to swing a bat or field a ball, I will listen to Harold Reynolds. If I want someone to explain the game to me, a situation or the value of a player, I can think of a ton of people I would rather listen to than Harold Reynolds. That isn't an HR thing, it is an almost entirely "former players" thing. I want them to be able to back up what they say with some data, not "because I say so" and all too often, that is what you get despite mountains of data that says otherwise.
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jimbo (03-13-2013)
I loved Harry Reynolds as a ball player. As a studio guy he's awful.
Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
All the dishes rattle in the cupboards when the elephants arrive
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