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NYY #23 · 08-31-2012, 04:52 PM

With the first draft pool published it's time to give our first two players their second chance. Since this idea really started reading about Thurman Munson on the anniversary of his death I thought that it would only be appropriate to start with him in the first draft class.

Munson was the fourth pick in the 1968 draft and played his entire 11 year career with the Yankees, and is the only Yankee to win both the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player award. Munson was the first Yankee captain since Lou Gehrig, and hit .292 with 1558 hits, 113 home runs, and 701 RBI during his 11 year career. Munson died on August 2, 1979 practicing takeoffs and landings at an Ohio airport at the age of 32. I was five when he died, so I don't remember him playing, but #15 was always one of my favorites.

Josh Gibson is the second catcher to get his second chance. While Gibson was elected to the Hall of Fame, he never got a chance to play in the majors. Gibson was selected as the 18th best player of all-time by Sporting News in 1998, and while his actual totals are hard to quantify, he is listed by some sources as hitting a home run every 10.6 AB. Gibson died of a stroke in 1947 at the age of 35, three months before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.

08-31-2012, 04:52 PM	#38
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	10/16/1901 With the first draft pool published it's time to give our first two players their second chance. Since this idea really started reading about Thurman Munson on the anniversary of his death I thought that it would only be appropriate to start with him in the first draft class. Munson was the fourth pick in the 1968 draft and played his entire 11 year career with the Yankees, and is the only Yankee to win both the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player award. Munson was the first Yankee captain since Lou Gehrig, and hit .292 with 1558 hits, 113 home runs, and 701 RBI during his 11 year career. Munson died on August 2, 1979 practicing takeoffs and landings at an Ohio airport at the age of 32. I was five when he died, so I don't remember him playing, but #15 was always one of my favorites. Josh Gibson is the second catcher to get his second chance. While Gibson was elected to the Hall of Fame, he never got a chance to play in the majors. Gibson was selected as the 18th best player of all-time by Sporting News in 1998, and while his actual totals are hard to quantify, he is listed by some sources as hitting a home run every 10.6 AB. Gibson died of a stroke in 1947 at the age of 35, three months before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. Last edited by NYY #23; 02-05-2013 at 08:14 PM.