Originally Posted by
therhodeo
Wow the delusions get better.
Uh, no, jordan stole 30 bases, and drove in 51 runs in 127 games. Those are very good numbers individually, and excellent for a single player to combine both. This is for an athlete who hadn't played any form of competitive baseball in at least a decade.
It was obvious to anyone with even an inkling of knowledge about the game of baseball that he could be a legit pro prospect in a season or two.
What type of numbers would a 31 year old Miguel Indurain post in AA ball? 30 stolen bases? No, zero. 50+ RBI's? Uh, no, zero.