Players who fell off a cliff

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by The Cardfather

I know that we're talking baseball here........

But NFL player Junior Seau immediately comes to mind.

I don't understand this comment at all. Seau had a long productive career.

[SAllen2556]

Way too many Tigers on this list! But, sadly, I'd add Dave Rozema. Rookie pitcher of the year in '78, went 15-7 with 3.09 ERA, pitched 218 innings with 16 complete games and 5.7 WAR, 8th in Cy Young voting. Then, boom! Played through '86 but never came close to his rookie year.

[darwinbulldog]

Little before my time, but Tommy Bond. Best player in baseball in the late 1870s. Worse than replacement level in the early 1880s (had trouble getting his pitches to the plate from 50' away). Retired at age 28.

[mybuddyinc]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Little before my time, but Tommy Bond. Best player in baseball in the late 1870s. Worse than replacement level in the early 1880s (had trouble getting his pitches to the plate from 50' away). Retired at age 28.

Another "rule change" victim: Ross Barnes:

1876 (fair/foul rule last year) -- .404 (lead NL)

1877 (fair/foul rule abolished) -- .272

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I don't understand this comment at all. Seau had a long productive career.

A couple of years before he committed suicide, Seau once drove his car off a cliff. In retrospect, it was probably an attempted suicide.

[callou2131]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I don't understand this comment at all. Seau had a long productive career.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...t18-story.html

[packs]

Roberto Alomar is still a HOFer but man did he fall off a cliff as soon as he left Cleveland. Hit 336, finished 4th in MVP voting and was out of the game three years later.