tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post9215172717160049154..comments2024-03-29T10:26:44.852-04:00Comments on BLOBBY'S BLOG: Blobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821768145570876450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-11984691401623910602009-06-16T13:44:20.739-04:002009-06-16T13:44:20.739-04:00Well, who can blame the kid? I mean, we worship p...Well, who can blame the kid? I mean, we worship pro athletes as gods, and they get paid millions of bucks just for signing a contract. Makes getting an engineering degree seem pretty lame in comparison...<br /><br />God I hate my life.cbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012048318668422826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185139.post-51483327870060332242009-06-16T10:46:57.993-04:002009-06-16T10:46:57.993-04:00If I was the kid, I'd be doing the same thing....If I was the kid, I'd be doing the same thing. Is there a chance he'll fail and end up serving fries? Sure. That's always a possibility even for an adult professional athlete. But this kid might have a real shot at greatness, and I think he should go for it.<br /><br />Can't he just wait a couple years until he graduates high school? I don't think so. Right now he's surrounded by 16yo children who give him no real competition. In order for him to achieve his full potential, he needs to be thrown in with the men.<br /><br />He'll find out fast that it takes more that just shear talent to compete with the big boys. If he has sufficient drive and determination he will gain the experience and skills he needs to do well in MLB.<br /><br />Is he emotionally mature enough to handle this? Ah, there's the rub. All he can do is try. If he is not mature enough, he can "grow up" for a year or two on an MLB farm team. It's not like this is an all-or-nothing proposition.<br /><br />I just hope his daddy has good intentions. I'd hate to see daddy doping his own son secretly with hormones. I think that may be the kid's biggest risk in all of this. Daddy will watch the kid, but who is going to watch Daddy?Larry Ohionoreply@blogger.com