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Fred Manfraud Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Thought of another one I was wrong about … my grandfather sensed right away that Ken Gerhart was not a good major league player. I held out hope, but it never worked out. He had pretty good minor league numbers (but with a ton of strikeouts). I was too young and not savvy enough to realize that was a real bad sign.

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Now is the time for all you John Stephens fans to confess. Let's see a show of hands. I know you're out there.

As for me, I thought Craig Worthington would have a solid 15-year career. Brad Pennington. Ouch. Hurts to admit I thought he would be good. What was I thinking? Alex Ochoa. There are many more I've been wrong about.

There's a blast from the past... I was also convinced he was the real deal... BWIW!

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There's a blast from the past... I was also convinced he was the real deal... BWIW!

Craig was the Rookie of the Year and got all of us excited. Maybe some one should check if the sophmore jinx has ended yet. Add me to the list of I was wrong.

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I was wrong about wanting to see the O's pursue Andruw Jones the Year before last. The Jones we actually acquired is far better.

There were others pushing for an Andruw Jones trade. That was one we should thank Flanny for not pursuing. Andruw is DONE!!!!!!

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Mine have already been mentioned:

I thought Chen would hang around longer. Oops...

I thought Mazzone would have a better effect on the pitching staff. Oops...

I expected Loewen to be successful by now, and his chances appear to be sliding away. Oops...

I'm not ready to admit that I was wrong about D-Cab yet though. :P

So many of us felt the same way... :o

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A lot of you mention "can't miss" prospects who, in fact, did miss.

In hindsight, was it the front office's handling of them that caused them to miss? Were they rushed? Not given a chance? Or did they just lack the necessary talent?

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