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Carlton · 01-28-2014, 10:57 AM

This happened all the time

Problem is, you never hear of them

But some famous guys people might have

Bill Lange - Left for love...didn't work out, he could have been a HOFer

Mike Donlin, left for Hollywood in his prime

Henry Schmidt - Wonderful pitcher, he and Nap Rucker could have made the Brooklyn Superbas contenders, but...he didn't like the East Coast

John McGraw called Heinie Stafford one of the best pure talents he had ever seen in 1916, and Staffors helped Tufts beat baseball titan Harvard and led the nation in runs, Sbs and F%. Yet Stafford wanted to be a chemist and he helped develop nylon, and in retirement became a dairy farmer and assemblyman in VT.

It happens a lot. Baseball is not the love of everyone, as much as that pains me.

I wish I could get their talent as I played in the minors, loved it, studied it and that means squat if you don't have the talent.

01-28-2014, 10:57 AM	#53
Carlton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,765	This happened all the time Problem is, you never hear of them But some famous guys people might have Bill Lange - Left for love...didn't work out, he could have been a HOFer Mike Donlin, left for Hollywood in his prime Henry Schmidt - Wonderful pitcher, he and Nap Rucker could have made the Brooklyn Superbas contenders, but...he didn't like the East Coast John McGraw called Heinie Stafford one of the best pure talents he had ever seen in 1916, and Staffors helped Tufts beat baseball titan Harvard and led the nation in runs, Sbs and F%. Yet Stafford wanted to be a chemist and he helped develop nylon, and in retirement became a dairy farmer and assemblyman in VT. It happens a lot. Baseball is not the love of everyone, as much as that pains me. I wish I could get their talent as I played in the minors, loved it, studied it and that means squat if you don't have the talent. __________________ "I am at that stage of my life where I keep myself out of arguments. I am 100% self sufficient spiritually, emotionally & financially. Even if you say 1+1=5, you are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. Enjoy!"