Your biggest what if's and thoughts on Tony Conigliaro?

[Seven]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Thought about this thread as looking at the stats for Eric Davis, whose career trajectory I've always found fascinating for some reason. So many stops and starts. So many comebacks, so many injuries.

He played until he was 39 years old, but never missed less then 25 games a season. He's a guy that reminded be of Mantle in short spurts, but with even less luck then The Mick.

What could he have been if he didn't play on that Cincinnati turf, or continuously run into walls, and warning tracks, and team-mates in the outfield.

Early in his career, he not only stole a ton of bases..........he very rarely got caught.

I watched a fascinating video on Davis the other day I'll link it below. It's a little stat heavy at times, but an interesting watch. As someone that didn't see him play, reading stories about him and watching some highlights you could tell how gifted of a ballplayer he was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjthf71nF1E

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Seven

I watched a fascinating video on Davis the other day I'll link it below. It's a little stat heavy at times, but an interesting watch. As someone that didn't see him play, reading stories about him and watching some highlights you could tell how gifted of a ballplayer he was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjthf71nF1E

Thanks for that video. Great stuff. I remember the lacerated kidney in the World Series...........I didn't remember he had to spend 40 days in the hospital because of it. Cancer a few years later.

Just one thing after another his whole career.