Kevin Maas a stud in my alternate history!

StLee · 04-14-2012, 03:43 AM

Anyone remember this guy? I think I remember he was supposed to be some amazing savior the Yankees but he was a dud. Check out this line for his 1992 season:

TommyHerr · 04-14-2012, 03:46 AM

I had him on a historical league as well. He was the same way....except he couldn't stay healthy. He missed 60% of the season every year, but the other 40% would make you think he was the second coming of Aaron.

Charlie Hough · 04-14-2012, 04:21 AM

He was supposed to be the next great Yankee power hitter, and he had one season that fueled the hype, but he turned out to be a cement head and an absolute bust. I thoroughly enjoyed watching him disappear into obscirity after the Yankees and media tried to manufacture him as the next pinstripe legend.

Ceej · 04-14-2012, 06:27 AM

I remember that odd batting stance that looked like he was sitting in an invisible chair.

Jabez54 · 04-14-2012, 06:59 AM

LMAO ... on the comments regarding to Kevin ... thanks for the chuckles

... yeah, I thought he was going to be another big pain to the Red Sox, years to come ... It's amazing to see a wealth of talents hit the Majors and then ... just disappeared

... Mates like Hamilton, keep trying to stay on track, gives us hope ...

Lee · 04-14-2012, 08:03 AM

If only life had imitated this art.....

boshk · 04-14-2012, 09:13 AM

i love the alternate historys. i play with a combination of historical and fictional players. and its fun to see which players break out and play better then their real career, and which are the complete opposite. cy young was terrible in my bizzaroverse.

rjl518 · 04-14-2012, 09:19 AM

I remember him too. They said it he was a clone of the "Babe" when it came to his hitting.

1998 Yankees · 04-14-2012, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by rjl518

I remember him too. They said it he was a clone of the "Babe" when it came to his hitting.

Me too. We were desperate for heroes in those years. You couldn't blame us for having high expectations after a rookie year in which he had 21 homers and 41 RBI's in only 79 games and came in second for ROY.

Here's an amusing anecdote from Wiki; whether it's true or not is debatable. I certainly do not remember it happening and you would not forget stuff like this:

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About halfway through the season a group of a dozen or so young ladies began wearing "Maas-tops" to Yankees home games and sitting in the right field stands. Whenever Maas hit a home run to right, the girls would get up, remove their tops and jump up and down until Maas finished circling the bases. However after a few home runs the women were banned from entering Yankee Stadium.

04-14-2012, 03:43 AM	#1
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 5,148	Kevin Maas a stud in my alternate history! Anyone remember this guy? I think I remember he was supposed to be some amazing savior the Yankees but he was a dud. Check out this line for his 1992 season:

04-14-2012, 06:59 AM	#5
Jabez54 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Former Southie Posts: 2,141	LMAO ... on the comments regarding to Kevin ... thanks for the chuckles ... yeah, I thought he was going to be another big pain to the Red Sox, years to come ... It's amazing to see a wealth of talents hit the Majors and then ... just disappeared ... Mates like Hamilton, keep trying to stay on track, gives us hope ... __________________ Always a pleasure to stop in and visit the neighborhood!!

04-14-2012, 09:19 AM	#8
rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,238	I remember him too. They said it he was a clone of the "Babe" when it came to his hitting. __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3

04-14-2012, 03:46 AM	#2
TommyHerr Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 84	I had him on a historical league as well. He was the same way....except he couldn't stay healthy. He missed 60% of the season every year, but the other 40% would make you think he was the second coming of Aaron.

04-14-2012, 04:21 AM	#3
Charlie Hough Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,644	He was supposed to be the next great Yankee power hitter, and he had one season that fueled the hype, but he turned out to be a cement head and an absolute bust. I thoroughly enjoyed watching him disappear into obscirity after the Yankees and media tried to manufacture him as the next pinstripe legend.

04-14-2012, 06:27 AM	#4
Ceej Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 190	I remember that odd batting stance that looked like he was sitting in an invisible chair.

04-14-2012, 08:03 AM	#6
Lee Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Scorched Desert Posts: 4,653	If only life had imitated this art.....

04-14-2012, 09:13 AM	#7
boshk All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 532	i love the alternate historys. i play with a combination of historical and fictional players. and its fun to see which players break out and play better then their real career, and which are the complete opposite. cy young was terrible in my bizzaroverse.