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Originally Posted by DTF955
I don't know why, but I keep thinking Pat's son will go football, at least at Notre Dame.
Not only is Gehrig a college man (Columbia), showing the kid could improve his chances and still have a big league career, but as much as Pat tries to downplay it, everyone's going to know this is Pat O'Farrell's son. If he doesn't part the Red Sea people will feel he's underachieved. The pressure on him will be ncredible.
Maybe if he were to sign with another club - which is qite possible. If that were to happen, there wouldn't be near as much pressure. But, if I'm Pat O'Farrell, even in this age before incredible mass media hype, I would want my son anywhere *but* in a Red Sox uniform, for his own sanity.
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The amazing success Pat had with his career makes the career of his son an even more interesting storyline. If Pat had been only an average ballplayer, there would still have been some additional interest in his son; we see that all the time. When Dad's a Hall of Famer, the attention is magnified.
Mike is a pitcher, so directly comparing him to Pat won't be quite as easy as it would be if he were a position player.
That got me trying to think of Hall of Famers, or even star players, whose sons went on to have productive careers. Of course, Bobby and Barry Bonds came to mind first. I think I'm safe in saying that Bobby is the best player in history to have a son who's an even better player than he was.
Yogi Berra's son Dale was a decent player, but the main reason I remember him more than dozens of other guys from the 80s is the fact that Yogi's his dad.
There are a couple of guys named Tony who are, or will be in the Hall with ballplaying sons, and in neither case does it look like the boys will be joining Dad in Cooperstown.
Tim Raines, Jr. is a Pebble compared to Rock.
Dick and Dave Sisler weren't bad players, but I wouldn't trade the two of them for their dad George, would you?
I wasn't aware that Don Sutton's son Daron had pitched in the minor leagues. I knew that Daron was a broadcaster, like Don is now, but never figured he had followed two of Dad's vocations.
Neither Pete Rose Senior or Junior are eligible for Hall of Fame induction, for two different reasons. In Junior's case, it's more about his career lasting only eleven at bats.