05-05-2009, 04:39 PM
Strawberry first 9 years:
Rookie-of-the-year. 9 straight All-star teams. World championship. Nine-year average OPS+ of 144. Top ten in MVP 4 times.
That is not an average player. That is not an overrated player. That is a superstar.
From that point on, he started averaging about 35 games per year, and hitting about .140.
Gee, ya think that there Kurtis Blow might've had something to do with it?
Rookie-of-the-year. 9 straight All-star teams. World championship. Nine-year average OPS+ of 144. Top ten in MVP 4 times.
That is not an average player. That is not an overrated player. That is a superstar.
From that point on, he started averaging about 35 games per year, and hitting about .140.
Gee, ya think that there Kurtis Blow might've had something to do with it?
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance