I was a fan of both of the Drew brothers
Supposedly the infamous reputation of Cobb being a violent player, a misanthrope, and a racist were all made up by a biographer in the 1960s who went rogue and exaggerated everything for more sales or something like that.
Yea it seems like Ken Burns ran with that narrative.
He's a lottery ticket, too. He's still in High-A ball, but he's only 19 years old. It seems like he gets on base: .393 in rookie ball, .343 in Low-A, and .417 this season in High-A. His OPS is up and down: .842 in rookie, .726 in Low-A and 1.128 in 3 games at High-A this season. Given the uncertainty of pitching, it's a head-scratcher.
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All I can say is I am glad he’s still here and continues to get the help he needs to live a full, healthy live on and off the field.
In Netflix documentary, Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran reveals he attempted suicide during 2022 season - The Boston Globe
“Jarren’s decision to share his story is an act of courage that reaches far beyond baseball,” Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said in a statement provided by the team.
“I would think every day, ‘I can’t [expletive] do this,’ ” he said. “I couldn’t deal with telling myself how much I sucked every [expletive] day. Like I was already hearing it from fans and, like, what they say to me. It’s like, I haven’t told myself 10 times worse than that in the mirror. That was, like, a really tough time for me.
“It was a pretty low time for me. Like, I didn’t even wanna be here any more.”
Duran is then asked by an unseen filmmaker what he meant by that comment.
“I got to the point where I was sitting in my room; I had my rifle and I had a bullet and I pulled the trigger and the gun clicked but nothing happened,” he said."
All I can say is I am glad he’s still here and continues to get the help he needs to live a full, healthy live on and off the field.
In Netflix documentary, Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran reveals he attempted suicide during 2022 season - The Boston Globe
“Jarren’s decision to share his story is an act of courage that reaches far beyond baseball,” Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said in a statement provided by the team.
“I would think every day, ‘I can’t [expletive] do this,’ ” he said. “I couldn’t deal with telling myself how much I sucked every [expletive] day. Like I was already hearing it from fans and, like, what they say to me. It’s like, I haven’t told myself 10 times worse than that in the mirror. That was, like, a really tough time for me.
“It was a pretty low time for me. Like, I didn’t even wanna be here any more.”
Duran is then asked by an unseen filmmaker what he meant by that comment.
“I got to the point where I was sitting in my room; I had my rifle and I had a bullet and I pulled the trigger and the gun clicked but nothing happened,” he said."
They actually have more pitching prospect depth than position player depth in the minors these days, especially the lower in the minors you get. Soxprospects boys were talking about this in their last podcast
That's the first thing I actually thought of reading this.
