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Mudcatsfan
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It often happens when someone breaks out and has a huge World Series to display their talent to a country who perhaps didn't know that much about the player. Sometimes people realize what an impressive career the player has already had, and the WS exposure is just what it takes to send people to ebay.
Josh Hamilton isn't going to get the chance to hit, (plus people already know about him)
Guys like Kinsler & Young are under-rated in their careers, and would be great suspects for something like this. However neither seems to be mashing the Giants pitching yet.
Vladdy is a good example of a guy who can get re-discovered, but not playing tonight hurts.
Lincecum, as popular as he is to card collectors, might get a nice spike with the casual fan crowd. But casual fans dont often hit ebay, but he's one that could actually drive that kind of interest.
Cody Ross is playing great, but his career isn't that of a star.
The guys i was pegging were either Jon Sanchez, or Matt Cain.
Sanchez can break out with a 12+strikeout game at any point. He's already thrown a no-hitter, and is still very young. His career potential is limitless, and a world series performance can send people in a tizzy. His TERRIBLE start against Philly doesnt' bode well.
Cain, however is riding something like 23 innings of shutout postseason ball. Plus his career has been under-rated to this point by a team that never scores for him, and the fact that the east coast is asleep while he's ruling.
I wonder if people will discover that Cain would be ridiculously popular & expensive on the East Coast.
Josh Hamilton isn't going to get the chance to hit, (plus people already know about him)
Guys like Kinsler & Young are under-rated in their careers, and would be great suspects for something like this. However neither seems to be mashing the Giants pitching yet.
Vladdy is a good example of a guy who can get re-discovered, but not playing tonight hurts.
Lincecum, as popular as he is to card collectors, might get a nice spike with the casual fan crowd. But casual fans dont often hit ebay, but he's one that could actually drive that kind of interest.
Cody Ross is playing great, but his career isn't that of a star.
The guys i was pegging were either Jon Sanchez, or Matt Cain.
Sanchez can break out with a 12+strikeout game at any point. He's already thrown a no-hitter, and is still very young. His career potential is limitless, and a world series performance can send people in a tizzy. His TERRIBLE start against Philly doesnt' bode well.
Cain, however is riding something like 23 innings of shutout postseason ball. Plus his career has been under-rated to this point by a team that never scores for him, and the fact that the east coast is asleep while he's ruling.
I wonder if people will discover that Cain would be ridiculously popular & expensive on the East Coast.
