tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post166811716455998116..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: TOP 5: DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACKsagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-65495990132319555082007-09-11T15:19:00.000-04:002007-09-11T15:19:00.000-04:00How about Sanders' baseball comeback? I remember ...How about Sanders' baseball comeback? I remember seeing him play here against the Lynx ( with Syracuse? ), what year was that? I think he and Canseco were the 2 most famous players I saw here.Eric Tomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632341548970196518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-4378128304106068252007-09-11T14:20:00.000-04:002007-09-11T14:20:00.000-04:00Maybe there should be a special Sanders/Lemieux ca...Maybe there should be a special Sanders/Lemieux category of, "had a good run during the early stages of the comeback, but faded badly towards the end." Mario, of course, was terrific early in his comeback, but almost right away the injury bug came back. You could see in Salt Lake City that the erosion of his skills had begun. (Remember him ringing one off the post with an open net to shoot at in the gold medal game?) By the time the 2004 World Cup of Hockey rolled around, Mario was just a shadow of his former self.<BR/><BR/>Here's a recent CFL one for you -- Sean Millington as a Toronto Argo. Millie retired after the '02 season in BC, but wanted to come back in '05. Wally Buono, who is about as heartless as they come when it comes to veterans, said no, which left Millie going to Toronto. He only played a few games before rupturing his Achilles, ending it for him again. To me, it was sad to see a guy who I respected so much as a player ending it like that. <BR/><BR/>There is a comeback related story I heard that might amuse you. A few years back, then-Congressman J.C. Watts was a guest of Dan Snyder at Redskins camp. The boys were running sprints at the end and Watts, who kept himself in very good shape for a 40-something Congressman, decided to join in. Not such a great idea -- he blew out his Achilles tendon, and was on crutches for months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-40156361868609191102007-09-11T12:58:00.000-04:002007-09-11T12:58:00.000-04:00Thought about Deion, but then again, he played DB ...Thought about Deion, but then again, he played DB in the NFL at 37 years old in 2004 after a three-year absence. He reaffirmed just how good he was that first year.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-19366286020553975232007-09-11T09:21:00.000-04:002007-09-11T09:21:00.000-04:00I'll nominate Deion Sanders. His brief cameo with...I'll nominate Deion Sanders. His brief cameo with the Baltimore Ravens in 2004 and 2005 was embarrassing. He had a few brief shining moments in 2004, but he was on the injured list more than he played, and by '05 he was hurt virtually the whole year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com