Posted on 07/07/2012 7:03:04 AM PDT by rightjb
Cubs Outfielder Bryan LaHair is an overnight success and is on his way to playing first base at the MLB All Star game next week.
“…to think that after my first full year on the books I’d be an All-Star, it’s kind of crazy.’’
Only one thing. He’s not a child prodigy like Starlin Castro and he can’t blame the other “Castro” in Cuba for living in communist country that wouldn’t let him out. He’s 29 years old and has spent over 5 years in the minors waiting. Working. And waiting some more.
Some of you may feel the same way about your lives. Just like Bryan, you KNOW where you are at isn’t where you are supposed to be. You can feel it.
‘‘I had a dream when I was little that I played in the major leagues and was an All-Star,’’ said LaHair, who got emotional last Sunday when he was told of his selection. “
Some of us have caused many of our own problems. LaHair can relate. In speaking of his coach (who is now the GM of the Toronto Blue Jays) he says:
‘‘I didn’t exactly take [Ricciardi’s] advice all the way through,’’ said LaHair, who was the Massachusetts high school player of the year in 2000 before going undrafted after a Clemson commitment and a perception that he was unsignable dropped him from consideration as a potential pick in the first five rounds. ‘‘I mean, if I would have listened to him, who knows? Maybe I would have been a first-rounder.’’
Continued at Sometimes You Just Need Someone To Believe In You
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Nah. You can post it here.
“Cubs Outfielder Bryan LaHair is an overnight success and is on his way to playing first base at the MLB All Star game next week. “ Is he an outfielder or a first baseman?
Don’t hold your breath waiting for an answer.
He hasn’t responded to any posts in his last 36 threads posted on FR.
It’s almost like he’s just using us.
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