OT Baseball player who retired in his prim?
Can anyone name me a successful baseball player that retired in the prime of his career because he wasn't motivated to play any longer? I know that I know this but I am drawing a blank right now, thanks
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Didnt he retire do to an injury or something?
by sfgiants114 on Jan 28, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yes, but he could have continued pitching for a while longer (at future risk of his left arm)
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by haverecords on Jan 28, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ricky Henderson
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by say hey nation on Jan 28, 2009 12:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
on a serious note
Christy Mathewson
Best sign you didn't see on TV during the 2008 WS...WS tickets $250...Parking $30...Beer $9...Not having to listen to Joe Buck...Priceless
by say hey nation on Jan 28, 2009 12:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
if you call World War I "not motivated to play"
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Jan 28, 2009 12:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Will Clark wasn’t in his prime, but he was relatively young when he retired (36) and he retired immediately having something of a career renaissance in St. Louis.
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by jcb9 on Jan 28, 2009 12:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think Robin Yount almost quit baseball to go join the PGA tour when he was like 23 (which for him was a good half-decade into his career). Didn’t, though.
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Jan 28, 2009 12:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Michael Jordan
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Jan 28, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That was essentially a contract dispute with personality issues involved. I think the last straw was he was off filming Dirty Dozen which was scheduled to wrap about a week after training camp started and the Browns told him if wasn’t in camp from the beginning they’d fine him for every day missed and he told them if they tried he’d just never show up at all. And that’s exactly what happened.
Get the hell out the way Bengie, Pablito's hit the show!
by Roger on Jan 28, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and went on to star with Raquel Welch
by wilriv21 on Jan 28, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
actually, both of them retired in their primes
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 28, 2009 4:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ed Delahanty got drunk, kicked off a train, and jumped/fell down Niagara Falls to his death. Maybe that counts.
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Jan 28, 2009 12:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Also there’s Roger Clemens like four times.
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Jan 28, 2009 12:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Just call him “Doc”
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by icanplaythird on Jan 29, 2009 6:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ted Williams had a 190 OPS+ in his fimal year at age 41
End of discussion
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by Goofus on Jan 28, 2009 2:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Bonds had a 170 OPS+ at 42
Also good.
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by marcello on Jan 28, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Danny Ainge
Blue Jay 2B/ 3B/ OF Danny Ainge quit at the tender age of 22 and the height of his baseball powers. His final season came in 1981 when he posted an OPS of 38, drove home 14 runs, and was successful in over 60% of his steal attempts.
His Baseball Reference page lists Fritz Knothe as his closest comparison, and despite this, Ainge decided to walk away from the game, never to be heard of in the sports world again…
by biff pocoroba on Jan 28, 2009 4:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Ryne Sandberg
In 1993 he had hit .309/.359/.412. he got off to a slow start in 1994 at the age of 34 and retired. He came back in 1996 and played again in 1997, but he only proved that he should have stayed retired. I wouldn’t say he was in his prime, technically, but I recall thinking that he gave up way too soon.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 28, 2009 4:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Albert Belle
he retired at age 34 (after his age 33 season), but was still putting up very good numbers. He always came off as a guy who didn’t really give a shit, but he could fucking kill the ball. Had he kept going, he’d be a much more serious HOF candidate.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 28, 2009 4:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Belle had a degenerative hip condition somewhat similar, I think to Bo Jackson’s. He certainly didn’t retire willingly and was on the Orioles roster for three full seasons after he last played trying to get back on the field (although that was in serious part that was to continue collecting his salary — at then the highest in baseball).
Get the hell out the way Bengie, Pablito's hit the show!
by Roger on Jan 28, 2009 6:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he was collecting a salary for YEARS after he last played.
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by jcb9 on Jan 29, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pedro Feliz?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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by baetown415 on Jan 28, 2009 11:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
buddy biancalana
i adopt brian sabean... take that dramatic irony!
by Headhunter Rollins on Jan 29, 2009 9:46 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Salomon Torres
Retired this offseason at age 36 coming off one of his best seasons (certainly his best save total), turning down $3.7M because “It’s time for me to dedicate more time to my family and my religion.” 36 isn’t that young to retire, but Salomon was clearly still on top of his game, it would be similar to Tim Worrell retiring after 2003.
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by Bhaakon on Jan 30, 2009 7:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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