Athletes ( a cup of coffee )
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I've heard the saying before ( a player has a cup of coffee ) and it usually refers to very short careers. Is there a reason some of those players didnt get a chance to play longer before being shunted back to the minors? .
example : Tyler Weiman - 1 game for Colorado Avalanche
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Because they were luckier than the guys who never played even one game? ......I know that's not the right answer, but it popped into my head. One game's a pretty small cup of coffee.
True , even 1 game is more then lots who played 0 . and he still got a hockey card to boot .
The ones that puzzle me are the ones who play well but still only get that one game. Dean Morton, who is now an NHL referee, played exactly one game in the NHL. And scored a goal. And that was it. No injury or anything, just the one game.
Of course, there's John Paciorek, brother of Jim & Tom. He played one game in the majors in 1963. Went 3 for 3 with 2 walks, scored 4 runs, and had 3 RBI. It was the final game of the season and he got hurt before playing in the majors again. He's the subject of a (not good) book, too.
Politics play a role in it as well I bet, I don’t mean government obviously but within the franchise I’m sure people get owners and staff’s ears about certain players ect..
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Yes, definitely. That plays a part from Little League to the major League...... But sometimes players get called up for "a cup of coffee" as a reward. Good hustle, good attitude, team player, etc. Hey, it's a thrill....just being in the locker room and being on the field for warm ups and knowing you're not going to get into the game. Just being there. Every kids lifelong dream. And......a confidence booster for a player who has future coaching potential. I would like to start a thread about some of the reasons for the decisions about player personal by the General Manager at the Major League level.....but....it wouldn't be "Politically Correct". so I don't know where to start and I don't want to get banned from this forum........Let's just say that MONEY and ATTENDANCE NUMBERS....are the major concern and that the GM runs the show.
Did you ever wonder why an outfielder with a .333 batting average is sitting on the bench while a guy hitting .254 is starting in center field????? I know why....but....I can't tell you or I would go POOF!☀
I worked with a former AA player who told me that PEDS and Politics played a major roll in the bump from AA to AAA to the bigs. He quit because he got fed up with the constant lies and BS from his agent.
Ofcourse he acknowledged that he wasn’t a definite better AAA choice over most guys that got the call but a few he was but PEDS and other stuff held him back. I told him he should have juiced if that’s what it took but he told me his wife wouldn’t have it otherwise he would have given it a shot.
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Scott Foster -
Foster is the most celebrated beer league hockey player in America. After he signed an emergency amateur tryout contract (for a grand total of $0) and helped Chicago preserve a 6-2 win, he celebrated with the team. The guys asked him to make a speech. "It was probably terrible," says Foster, who, because of adrenaline, has a hard time remembering details of his big debut. "I think I just thanked them for the night. It was very short, and it probably should have been better."
In November 1998, the Carolina Panthers were without a safety to start a game. They activated practice squad member Ryan Sutter and he started the game. He was on the field during opening kickoff, ran down the field and tried to tackle the kick returner, and severely injured his shoulder. Sutter was removed from the game, placed on the injured list, and never made it back to an NFL game. Total length of NFL career: five seconds. (Sutter went on to become the man chosen by Trista Rehn on the first season of The Bachelorette in 2003. They’re still married.)
The Scott Foster story is just so great. A beer league guy coming out of the crowd to play in the NHL - AND playing well. AND winning. So very cool.
David Ayres - who was 42 at the time - performed a similar miracle for the Carolina Hurricanes.
wasnt he the miracle goalie who was called out to play and made the news?
1960 Em Linbeck Tigers, 1959 Jim Proctor Tigers,1958 Jack Feller,Tiger, 1962 Tom Fletcher.