tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911511049033479555.post3411727946505426476..comments2024-03-28T12:43:38.470-04:00Comments on The Snorting Bull: A Venerable Old Card Part 8Eric Brackehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01836668555583253200noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911511049033479555.post-64187408250492662562016-03-15T21:02:48.996-04:002016-03-15T21:02:48.996-04:00I remember when Gregg Jefferies was a 20 year old ...I remember when Gregg Jefferies was a 20 year old minor leaguer in 1987. He instantly became my favorite baseball player. I thought he was going to be Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and Pete Rose rolled into one. As a Mets fanatic, he was going to be Mike Trout before Trout was even born. I followed his entire career especially with stints on the Tigers and Angels. Gregg Jefferies was an example of how not to handle a prodigy. Tom DiCapriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709076819761351429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911511049033479555.post-29087219808547561582016-01-25T14:17:34.338-05:002016-01-25T14:17:34.338-05:00A quote from the movie Bull Durham comes to mind. ...A quote from the movie Bull Durham comes to mind. "Show me that million dollar arm cause I got a good idea about that 5 cent head." Jefferies had a million dollar bat and a 5-cent head. They said his dad wrote numbers on tennis balls and throw Gregg batting practice with them. He had to call out the numbers as the pitch was coming in and, from what I understand, was phenomenal at it. He was also one of my favorite players when he was with the Cardinals, but my dad always referred to him as a head case. I was never a big fan of Joe Torre as the Cardinals manager, but what he did with Gregg may have been Hall-worthy in itself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736613757369673136noreply@blogger.com