The List: Top Phenom Flops

[gioperation]

for sure, but then again, he was the next air apparent to MJ, it is no way these players can be MJ in one or 2 seasons, hell MJ wasn't MJ in his first 2 seasons, and his air jordans wasn't the only good selling shoe, they had the akeems, the spud webbs, the air jordans, the birds, the magics, and a few other, or you could go old school and get the doc's ( the old converses)

[podstock]

pwaldo...agree about Harold Miner.

The difference b/t Miner and Leaf is that Leaf thought he was the hottest thing this side of the universe and acted like it.

When you are not prepared in sports, you're gonna get killed.

Miner was a good person, just not as good as the hype.

You can't fault a player for not living up to the hype, but you can fault him for being snobbish and arrogant, for extracurricular activities (Brien Taylor injuring his shoulder in a fight, never made the majors despite signing a HUGE 1.55M contract right out of high school back in early 1990s)

[just-for-cards]

Kevin Maas crashed and burned too.
And how about Ty Tyron? He'll make that list soon.

[podstock]

True, Maas didn't do much for the Yankees, but he wasn't nearly as hyped up as these guys

[RedMania]

ruben mateo, texas rangers. he was all that and everything more when he came up, he broke his leg and didnt seem the same. the rangers shipped him off to cincinnati for another bust in RHP rob bell. mateo lingered in cincy for a year, up and down, he was here since opening day this year but was recently put on waivers and not claimed, systematically put back down in the reds minor league system and with the outfielders here, he probably wont be back anytime soon. he was a major bust.

[stkmtimo]

Brien Taylor was the biggest bust, ever! LOL. Does anyone remember his 1992 Topps RC that people were going crazy over?

Tim

[Arastis]

I think Clyde should be #1 at least Van Poppel has pitched more than 6 years

[Qball76]

How about that guy who was on the cover of SI I can't remember his name but above his picture it said the incredible bulk...He was some highly sought after player but once he quit using steroids he flopped....

[pwaldo]

Originally posted by stkmtimo
Brien Taylor was the biggest bust, ever! LOL. Does anyone remember his 1992 Topps RC that people were going crazy over?

Tim

Oh man.

I remember being in the shops back then and people were paying $10 per card!!!

That was crazy.

Ah the good old days. Glad I didn't buy any of those. :D :D :D

[j.e.lew]

Anyone remember Joey Meyer of the Brewers in 1988-89?

That guy was supposed to be the next Mickey Mantle.

Well... who's heard of him?

Struck out on an average of 1 every 3 at bats!