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ProfessorGAC

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15. If I Got My Racket On It...

Reply to chicoescuela (Reply #14)

Mon Apr 3, 2023, 06:29 PM

Apr 2023

...I felt I accomplished something!
I went HS with that guy. He had a severe knee injury playing touch football with his family at around 21.
He was never the same. He became an accountant.

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Kershaw Moves Into 23rd Place, All Time Ks [View all] ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 OP

Ryan did pitch until age 46. He was a physical freak. Of course he wasn't paid 30 million chicoescuela Apr 2023 #1

Yeah, That's Definitely A Piece ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #4

Interesting information from an umpire. I umpire high school ball but I tend to be chicoescuela Apr 2023 #8

Would Your Perspective Change... ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #10

It isn't the speed of the pitch but more their location consistently. chicoescuela Apr 2023 #12

Hard To Argue With That ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #13

Can't imagine 135 mph. Too fast for me chicoescuela Apr 2023 #14

If I Got My Racket On It... ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #15

I'm a CPA. Not as good an athlete as your competitor for sure chicoescuela Apr 2023 #16

What amazes me most about Clayton are his lifetime winning percentage and ERA. Magoo48 Apr 2023 #2

Ryan was exceptional, for sure True Dough Apr 2023 #3

Complete Games ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #5

It's just phenomenal True Dough Apr 2023 #7

In Looking At His Stats... ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #9

And that's over True Dough Apr 2023 #11

Look up Ryan's stats on Baseball Reference.com patphil Apr 2023 #6