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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I don't understand how guys can be minor league players sometimes. My wife and I go to spring training every couple of years and before the 2010 season we were at the backfields watching Shelby Miller pitch. While we were watching, this tall guy named Carpenter was just killing the ball. I only took note because he was way better than everyone else and had the same name as our ace at the time. I'd never heard of him and I follow our farm pretty closely. Turns out the guy was a no-shit MVP candidate just a couple of years later.
When even I look at a guy and think "Man, that guy is just much better than everyone else" you know those guys know it as well. And when you're NOT that guy, what the hell are you still doing toiling in the minors?
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A lot of those guys just can't let it go. Much for the same reason stars/pros play way past their prime, besides the money. Denial of aging is a part of life, especially for athletes, who often still have the minds for their sport, but their bodies no longer cooperate. Nobody likes to be told they aren't good enough anymore.