11/17/92 Expansion Draft

Max Power · 08-11-2002, 10:31 PM

I was cleaning up some old VHS tapes tonight and I actually came across the ESPN special coverage of the Rockies/Marlins exapnsion draft.

Man, did Gammons and Olbermann look a lot younger in 1992!

What I found most sad - besides the fact that David Neid and Nigel Wilson were wastes of #1 picks - was the excitement the folks in FLA had - - - - people actually sat in the Stadium as picks were announced and were cheering.

What a diffeence 10 years makes.

pwdennis · 08-11-2002, 10:37 PM

Yup - too bad the team had such greedy and cynical ownership

Max Power · 08-11-2002, 10:40 PM

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Originally posted by pwdennis
Yup - too bad the team had such greedy and cynical ownership

Yeah, but, that was two owners ago, no? I still go to Yankee games, despite the crappy way CBS ran the team (before Stein).

Alan Smithee · 08-11-2002, 11:19 PM

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Originally posted by Max Power
I was cleaning up some old VHS tapes tonight and I actually came across the ESPN special coverage of the Rockies/Marlins exapnsion draft.

Man, did Gammons and Olbermann look a lot younger in 1992!

What I found most sad - besides the fact that David Neid and Nigel Wilson were wastes of #1 picks - was the excitement the folks in FLA had - - - - people actually sat in the Stadium as picks were announced and were cheering.

What a diffeence 10 years makes.

The thing I rember is how excited people were about geting Nigel Wilson. Everyone thought he was a total steal and A lot of people were amazed that the jays left him unprotected. Did Stand Pat know something that we all missed?

sweaver · 08-12-2002, 12:48 AM

Gammons and Olberman WERE a lot younger 10 years ago. So were the rest of us.

Neid was a promising pitcher, until he blew out his arm. Wilson was not quite a Grade A prospect, very few of those ever get exposed to an expansion draft. There were some other decent players that got through.

Hey, I lived in a place that had just gotten major league baseball, I'd sit in a stadium and cheer expansion draftees too!

NCFella19 · 08-12-2002, 12:59 AM

Wow.

Reminded me of a poster I had in college:

"The Neid for Speed"

How quickly that was forgotten.

SmedIndy · 08-12-2002, 10:43 AM

I took the afternoon off just so I could watch the whole thing...

Wow, was I younger and less jaded then.

LeGrandOrange · 08-12-2002, 10:55 AM

Pookie Wilson...I remember him. Unfortunately.
Jose Martinez was even worse. He never even PLAYED for the Marlins.

Fuzzy Bear · 08-14-2002, 06:40 PM

I remember Bill James criticizing the Rockies in his 1993 Player Ratings Book. "If the Rockies get really, really lucky, Charlie Hayes will hit 100 HRs. If the Marlins get really, really lucky, Nigel Wilson will hit 350 HRs." he said (or something very close to this).

Nigel Wilson is only 32. He never has anything more than three cups of coffee.

Nigel Wilson was a Grade B prospect; he had a good record, but struck out a lot. I suspect that the strikeout label kept him from getting more chances than he did; that he had such a short major league career is a surprise.

Marlin fans have been hurt by cynical ownership. Miami, and South Florida in general, is an area where scoundrels at the top is far too commonplace, and where scandal is a fact of life. The Marlins, with Huizenga, could have been different, but Wayne Huizenga chose to do a remake of the Steve Miller Band's "Take the Money and Run". So sad.

LeGrandOrange · 08-14-2002, 06:44 PM

Conclusive evidence that Bill James, in fact, does not know everything.

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08-11-2002, 10:31 PM	#1
Max Power NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: May 2002 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 5,548	11/17/92 Expansion Draft I was cleaning up some old VHS tapes tonight and I actually came across the ESPN special coverage of the Rockies/Marlins exapnsion draft. Man, did Gammons and Olbermann look a lot younger in 1992! What I found most sad - besides the fact that David Neid and Nigel Wilson were wastes of #1 picks - was the excitement the folks in FLA had - - - - people actually sat in the Stadium as picks were announced and were cheering. What a diffeence 10 years makes. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator "They come and they go, Hobbs. They come and they go." That's why there's NetShrine.com

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sweaver Netshrine Cleanup Hitter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Mountain State Posts: 8,883	Gammons and Olberman WERE a lot younger 10 years ago. So were the rest of us. Neid was a promising pitcher, until he blew out his arm. Wilson was not quite a Grade A prospect, very few of those ever get exposed to an expansion draft. There were some other decent players that got through. Hey, I lived in a place that had just gotten major league baseball, I'd sit in a stadium and cheer expansion draftees too!

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SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	I took the afternoon off just so I could watch the whole thing... Wow, was I younger and less jaded then.

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LeGrandOrange Membership Suspended 4/11/04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 3,783	Pookie Wilson...I remember him. Unfortunately. Jose Martinez was even worse. He never even PLAYED for the Marlins.

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Fuzzy Bear NetShrine's Evangelist Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Living by faith, and not by sight! Posts: 2,194	I remember Bill James criticizing the Rockies in his 1993 Player Ratings Book. "If the Rockies get really, really lucky, Charlie Hayes will hit 100 HRs. If the Marlins get really, really lucky, Nigel Wilson will hit 350 HRs." he said (or something very close to this). Nigel Wilson is only 32. He never has anything more than three cups of coffee. Nigel Wilson was a Grade B prospect; he had a good record, but struck out a lot. I suspect that the strikeout label kept him from getting more chances than he did; that he had such a short major league career is a surprise. Marlin fans have been hurt by cynical ownership. Miami, and South Florida in general, is an area where scoundrels at the top is far too commonplace, and where scandal is a fact of life. The Marlins, with Huizenga, could have been different, but Wayne Huizenga chose to do a remake of the Steve Miller Band's "Take the Money and Run". So sad.

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LeGrandOrange Membership Suspended 4/11/04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 3,783	Conclusive evidence that Bill James, in fact, does not know everything.

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