September 15, 201114 yr Since there really isn't anything baseball-ish left to talk about for the Sox, how about this for a thread... Who was the biggest minor league man-crush you have ever had for a Sox guy who completely flopped and who was it?
September 15, 201114 yr Mine is obvious to those posters who have been here a while. (for those posters who don't know, it was my favorite prospect ever, Jeremy Reed) I don't know if you mean flopped as in got to the bigs and sucked or flopped as in was on the cusp in the system and got injured, but I was a big fan of Kris Honel back in the day. Shame what happened to him. Still think he would've been a damn good pitcher for us. I liked BA alot too, though more as in following him in an AAP, not as in actual man crush. So other than Reed, it was Honel.
September 15, 201114 yr Author I totally bought into the AAA number for Bajenaru. I actually wanted him called up over Bobby Jenks. #reasonsIamnotaGM
September 15, 201114 yr Ehren Wassermann. Also Ross Gload, though he did find a niche as a major leaguer.
September 15, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 15, 2011 -> 08:44 AM) Sosa when he first came up in 1989...aka The Panther at that time. Dude is essentially a Hall of Famer. I think you can call that one justified.
September 15, 201114 yr Okay...flops, Felix Diaz, Arnie Munoz and Jesus Pena. All the women had a crush on Kirk McCaskill, lol.
September 15, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 15, 2011 -> 09:45 AM) Dude is essentially a Hall of Famer. I think you can call that one justified. Except for the use of the word "Dude" to describe him. I don't think that he counts as one any more.
September 15, 201114 yr As far as Sosa goes back then....it was his speed and arm and fielding ability I liked so much. Ironic that he became the opposite of that over time, a truly one-dimensional player. But with the White Sox, he was considered something of a flop and they discarded him for George Taco Bell.
September 15, 201114 yr Definately Joe Borchard for me. Even tho he was garbage, I was still so pissed when they traded him for Thornton.
September 15, 201114 yr I really liked Ryan Wing when he was in the system before he had his arm problems
September 15, 201114 yr QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Sep 15, 2011 -> 10:48 AM) I really liked Ryan Wing when he was in the system before he had his arm problems I remember him. When he came back after missing basically 2 entire seasons, as a reliever, I thought he could be a Scott Radinsky type guy. Then OAK picked him up in the Rule V and put him AAA, and then I believe he went to Japan.
September 15, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (Fantl916 @ Sep 15, 2011 -> 10:55 AM) kip wells... fml I was a HUGE Kip Wells guy too. Going back even further, Ivan Calderon.
September 15, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 15, 2011 -> 11:04 AM) I was a HUGE Kip Wells guy too. Going back even further, Ivan Calderon. But Ivan had a pretty decent major league career.
September 15, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 15, 2011 -> 11:07 AM) But Ivan had a pretty decent major league career. True. How about Daryl Boston? Loved his power.
September 15, 201114 yr Haven't followed the farm system long enough to have a lot, but there are 3. Poreda (was sad to see him go for Peavy) Gordon (I almost bought a Beckham Knights road jersey they sold at the Cell a week before his call up) Viciedo (bought his shirt in 1 AB last year)
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