Didn’t he once get injured for tripping over a gift of deer meat or something similarly funny?
baseballfan 3
Yep. I believe it was from Todd Helton.
start_wearing_purple
Always gotta love a funny injury story.
That said, I do remember the guy was a breakout story once. Sorry to hear he’s gone, I wish him only the best in the future,
davidcoonce74
Yeah, he was carrying part of a deer carcass down some stairs and fell and broke his ankle or something similar.
Never much of a player, except defensively, but good for him. He retires with career earnings of 24 million dollars, which isn’t bad scratch for a very limited role player.
redbun
It was his collarbone.
Never much of a player? How about you step in and try to hit a 90 mph fastball?
Do you have any idea at all as to what it takes to not just make it to the major leagues, but to play at that level for 10 years or more?
I doubt it.
Ry.the.Stunner
Your logic is flawed.
Just because your average non-athlete might not succeed at hitting a 90 MPH fastball doesn’t automatically make every major leaguer a great player.
chri
Anybody who has played in MLB is better than 99.9% of all people who have played organized baseball
jd396
Yeah, carrying deer meat from Todd Helton up the stairs and falling down and missing the rest of the season, or something like that.
redbun
Yeah, breaking a collarbone and missing a good chunk of your freshman season is a real hoot..
You go down to the cancer ward to get your jollies do you?
Ray Ray
It is a funny story since he still lasted in the big leagues for over a decade. However, that deer carcass almost definitely cost him the Rookie of the Year award. He was the best rookie in the NL up to that point (I think late July) Ryan Howard ended up winning it, but he wasn’t unbeatable that year.
baseballfan 3
Happy trails Clint. Good ballplayer, good dude. Probably has a future as a coach if he wants it.
st1300b 2
His mentoring of Jordy Mercer in Pittsburgh will be remembered and also what a guy and pro. Good luck Clint, you’d make a great coach if that appealed to you.
HarveyD82
class act. wasn’t it last year at pnc, they played his music don’t stop believing? he looked so puzzled and got a standing ovation….on the road at pnc. he was a great fielder for the bucs and played hard. good luck
philliesrule
Man, sad to see him go. Good luck Clint!
TroutPujols
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start_wearing_purple
Didn’t he once get injured for tripping over a gift of deer meat or something similarly funny?
baseballfan 3
Yep. I believe it was from Todd Helton.
start_wearing_purple
Always gotta love a funny injury story.
That said, I do remember the guy was a breakout story once. Sorry to hear he’s gone, I wish him only the best in the future,
davidcoonce74
Yeah, he was carrying part of a deer carcass down some stairs and fell and broke his ankle or something similar.
Never much of a player, except defensively, but good for him. He retires with career earnings of 24 million dollars, which isn’t bad scratch for a very limited role player.
redbun
It was his collarbone.
Never much of a player? How about you step in and try to hit a 90 mph fastball?
Do you have any idea at all as to what it takes to not just make it to the major leagues, but to play at that level for 10 years or more?
I doubt it.
Ry.the.Stunner
Your logic is flawed.
Just because your average non-athlete might not succeed at hitting a 90 MPH fastball doesn’t automatically make every major leaguer a great player.
chri
Anybody who has played in MLB is better than 99.9% of all people who have played organized baseball
jd396
Yeah, carrying deer meat from Todd Helton up the stairs and falling down and missing the rest of the season, or something like that.
redbun
Yeah, breaking a collarbone and missing a good chunk of your freshman season is a real hoot..
You go down to the cancer ward to get your jollies do you?
Ray Ray
It is a funny story since he still lasted in the big leagues for over a decade. However, that deer carcass almost definitely cost him the Rookie of the Year award. He was the best rookie in the NL up to that point (I think late July) Ryan Howard ended up winning it, but he wasn’t unbeatable that year.
baseballfan 3
Happy trails Clint. Good ballplayer, good dude. Probably has a future as a coach if he wants it.
st1300b 2
His mentoring of Jordy Mercer in Pittsburgh will be remembered and also what a guy and pro. Good luck Clint, you’d make a great coach if that appealed to you.
HarveyD82
class act. wasn’t it last year at pnc, they played his music don’t stop believing? he looked so puzzled and got a standing ovation….on the road at pnc. he was a great fielder for the bucs and played hard. good luck
philliesrule
Man, sad to see him go. Good luck Clint!
TroutPujols