Turn Off Ads?
Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: ARod's nephew may be better

  1. #1
    Moderator RedlegJake's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Saint Joseph, Mo
    Posts
    9,731

    ARod's nephew may be better

    Joe Dunand a 3B HS Prep player from Miami Gulliver just hit 8 consecutive homers in the Horizon National HS Tournament in Scottsdale Az. He is committed to NC for the upcoming 2015 collegiate season. The 8 straight homers breaks the old prep record of 6. His uncle is ARod. The pedigree alone will get him some attention but he can hit. BTW, yes, the "he may be better" is pure hyperbole!!
    99% of all numbers only tell 33% of the story so when looking at the numbers remember that numbers is plural...


  2. Turn Off Ads?
  3. #2
    Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Location
    Flipadelphia
    Posts
    5,667

    Re: ARod's nephew may be better

    Quote Originally Posted by RedlegJake View Post
    Joe Dunand a 3B HS Prep player from Miami Gulliver just hit 8 consecutive homers in the Horizon National HS Tournament in Scottsdale Az. He is committed to NC for the upcoming 2015 collegiate season. The 8 straight homers breaks the old prep record of 6. His uncle is ARod. The pedigree alone will get him some attention but he can hit. BTW, yes, the "he may be better" is pure hyperbole!!
    I wonder if he went snooping around his uncle's medicine cabinet?

    I'm kidding, not trying to derail the thread.

  4. Likes:

    RedlegJake (04-03-2014)

  5. #3
    Daffy Duck RedTeamGo!'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    Cleveland, OH
    Posts
    20,208

    Re: ARod's nephew may be better

    Dunand is an interesting name. That is all I've got.

  6. #4
    Moderator RedlegJake's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Saint Joseph, Mo
    Posts
    9,731

    Re: ARod's nephew may be better

    Quote Originally Posted by PepperJack View Post
    I wonder if he went snooping around his uncle's medicine cabinet?

    I'm kidding, not trying to derail the thread.
    I had the same thought Pepperjack...
    99% of all numbers only tell 33% of the story so when looking at the numbers remember that numbers is plural...

  7. Likes:

    PepperJack (04-03-2014)

  8. #5
    Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2000
    Posts
    4,436

    Re: ARod's nephew may be better

    Say what you will about ARod's PED usage, career decline, and general ******baggery, but he was among the best prospects in the history of MLB. Watching him absolutely rake his way to from single-A to the majors as an 18 year old and then win a batting title and lead the league in runs scored, doubles and total bases as a 20 year old was amazing. He was the Mike Trout of the mid-1990s, a once-in-a-generation talent. The odds of his nephew being even remotely close to as good as he was are slim and none, and slim just left town.

  9. #6
    Moderator RedlegJake's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Saint Joseph, Mo
    Posts
    9,731

    Re: ARod's nephew may be better

    It's exactly that bloodline, though, that may have Dunand overrated by scouts. Pedigree counts. Even when the star in a family is unmatchable, family (sons, brothers, nephews) has been a pretty fair indicator of a quality player. Also I did say it was pure hyperbole just for the sake of the thread headline. I might point out that Dunand actually has better HS stats than his famous uncle, not that it means all that much really. The fact he plays 3B in HS instead of SS likely means he is not as athletic. Sounds like a pure power prospect though. I'll just be curious where he goes in June's draft and whether he skips college if he goes high enough.
    99% of all numbers only tell 33% of the story so when looking at the numbers remember that numbers is plural...

  10. #7
    Member marcshoe's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Zeta Reticuli
    Posts
    10,040

    Re: ARod's nephew may be better

    The thread title leaves the question wide open. Better than what? My thoughts:

    ARod's nephew may be better than Dwight Gooden's nephew.

    ARod's nephew may be better than regular Dr. Pepper.

    ARod's nephew may be better than Ezra.
    Last edited by marcshoe; 04-04-2014 at 10:10 AM.
    It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.

  11. #8
    Moderator RedlegJake's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Saint Joseph, Mo
    Posts
    9,731

    Re: ARod's nephew may be better

    Ezra? LOL...
    99% of all numbers only tell 33% of the story so when looking at the numbers remember that numbers is plural...


Turn Off Ads?

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Board Moderators may, at their discretion and judgment, delete and/or edit any messages that violate any of the following guidelines: 1. Explicit references to alleged illegal or unlawful acts. 2. Graphic sexual descriptions. 3. Racial or ethnic slurs. 4. Use of edgy language (including masked profanity). 5. Direct personal attacks, flames, fights, trolling, baiting, name-calling, general nuisance, excessive player criticism or anything along those lines. 6. Posting spam. 7. Each person may have only one user account. It is fine to be critical here - that's what this board is for. But let's not beat a subject or a player to death, please.

Thank you, and most importantly, enjoy yourselves!


RedsZone.com is a privately owned website and is not affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds or Major League Baseball


Contact us: Boss | Gallen5862 | Plus Plus | Powel Crosley | RedlegJake | The Operator