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Post by azbob643 on Feb 11, 2024 11:35:23 GMT -5
There was another college QB who briefly signed with the Yankees. He went on to play for the Bronco's, as a Colts fan I still refuse to utter his name. Rubbing salt in the wound...Peyton Manning leads Broncos to Super Bowl Championship after being released by Colts... |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Feb 11, 2024 12:25:16 GMT -5
There was another college QB who briefly signed with the Yankees. He went on to play for the Bronco's, as a Colts fan I still refuse to utter his name. Rubbing salt in the wound...Peyton Manning leads Broncos to Super Bowl Championship after being released by Colts... Peyton and his relationship with the Colts is interesting. I know he was hurt when he was released and I think to this day he still holds a grudge. He's too classy to be obvious about it but he seems to embrace Denver as much or more than Indy. The Colts were between a rock and a hard place when they made the decision to let him go. Roster wasn't very good and they were in CAP hell. They had the opportunity to draft Andrew Luck and reset the organization. There was no guarantee Peyton would play again at a high level. Maybe the release could have been handled better but not sure there was anything they could have done to spare his feelings. As difficult of a decision as it was, I think it was the right one. Years later I understood why Luck walked away from the game. I did think the timing sucked. All offseason he was talking about how excited he was about the upcoming season. He announced his retirement after the draft and after recieving a roster bonus. |
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Post by azbob643 on Feb 11, 2024 12:43:38 GMT -5
Rubbing salt in the wound...Peyton Manning leads Broncos to Super Bowl Championship after being released by Colts... Peyton and his relationship with the Colts is interesting. I know he was hurt when he was released and I think to this day he still holds a grudge. He's too classy to be obvious about it but he seems to embrace Denver as much or more than Indy. The Colts were between a rock and a hard place when they made the decision to let him go. Roster wasn't very good and they were in CAP hell. They had the opportunity to draft Andrew Luck and reset the organization. There was no guarantee Peyton would play again at a high level. Maybe the release could have been handled better but not sure there was anything they could have done to spare his feelings. As difficult of a decision as it was, I think it was the right one. Years later I understood why Luck walked away from the game. I did think the timing sucked. All offseason he was talking about how excited he was about the upcoming season. He announced his retirement after the draft and after recieving a roster bonus. Denver is, above all, a football town…Elway & Manning are revered. I know a few people who’ve had dealings with Manning in Denver who have some very funny stories re him & his wife…which I’ll keep to myself. Definitely understand Luck and any other players walking away from the game. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Feb 12, 2024 17:36:35 GMT -5
Oscar Azocar
Pat Sheridan
Scot Lusader
Steve Adkins
Bob Melvin
Darrin Chapin
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Post by fwclipper51 on Feb 13, 2024 16:42:54 GMT -5
Doc Adkins
Dan Costello
Curtis Pride
Barry Evans
Ed Kearse
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Post by inger on Feb 13, 2024 20:28:52 GMT -5
Luis Polonia. Three times! …
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Post by donniebaseball23 on Feb 13, 2024 22:49:54 GMT -5
P - Domingo Jean, 1993. I remember a lot of hype around him back in 1993, but his brief 10 appearance cameo that year would be the totality of his MLB career. Interesting anecdote about his Yankee Stadium debut...  |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Feb 14, 2024 17:34:00 GMT -5
Eddie Phillips
James Osteen
Curtis Pride
Curtis Coleman
John Lucadello
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Post by inger on Feb 14, 2024 18:27:48 GMT -5
Eddie Phillips James Osteen Curtis Pride Curtis Coleman John Lucadello Wasn’t John Lacadello one of Beaver Cleavers’ buddies?… |
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Post by azbob643 on Feb 14, 2024 18:31:23 GMT -5
Eddie Phillips James Osteen Curtis Pride Curtis Coleman John Lucadello Wasn’t John Lacadello one of Beaver Cleavers’ buddies?… Impossible...there were no Italian-Americans in sanitized 50's-60's middle-class suburban America. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Feb 14, 2024 19:06:23 GMT -5
Dewayne Wise
Gustavo Molina
Chris Parnelee
Russ Johnson
Donzell McDonald
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Post by azbob643 on Feb 14, 2024 19:17:11 GMT -5
Coached against his brother, Darnell, who also had a very brief stay with the Yanks, in Arapahoe Youth League (AYL). |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Feb 15, 2024 13:15:20 GMT -5
Rondell White
Joe Lefebvre
Russ Johnson
Kelly Johnson
Fenton Mole
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Post by azbob643 on Feb 15, 2024 13:20:10 GMT -5
My dermatologist removed one...said it looked "suspicious". |
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Post by inger on Feb 15, 2024 13:48:54 GMT -5
Coached against his brother, Darnell, who also had a very brief stay with the Yanks, in Arapahoe Youth League (AYL). Wasn’t Darnell even faster? …Or at least more daring on the bases?… |
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