Manny's potential

jtur88 · October 9th, 2008, 09:43 PM

Could Manny Ramirez have been the greatest hitter of all time, if he had approached the game with a disciplined and even-tempered attitude? Could psychiatric tratment and maybe psychiatric drugs have helped?

sebboH · October 10th, 2008, 01:39 PM

And maybe he wouldn't be as great if not for his apparent mental deficiencies. Being eccentric seems fairly common among the talented.

Grandstander · October 10th, 2008, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sebboH

And maybe he wouldn't be as great if not for his apparent mental deficiencies. Being eccentric seems fairly common among the talented.

Savants of any sort of highly marketable nature, will have lives of being treated differently than the rest of us. Exceptional talent spills over into the other aspects of the savant's life, in both positive and negative ways, and all of it goes into shaping a personality.

However, do you have cause and effect properly alligned? Isn't it the case that the exceptional talent triggers the reactions which shape the eccentricities, and not the eccentricities which generate the talent?

bigheadache · October 10th, 2008, 05:12 PM

While Manny may be eccentric, I think he does work hard at his trade. It is my understanding that he studies lots of tape and has things he works on everyday.

sebboH · October 11th, 2008, 04:34 AM

However, do you have cause and effect properly alligned? Isn't it the case that the exceptional talent triggers the reactions which shape the eccentricities, and not the eccentricities which generate the talent?

I can't say. But either way, maybe if Manny wasn't "being Manny" he wouldn't be as good. And as bighead points out I don't think his dopeyness has ever seeped into his hitting.

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sebboH Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 90	However, do you have cause and effect properly alligned? Isn't it the case that the exceptional talent triggers the reactions which shape the eccentricities, and not the eccentricities which generate the talent? I can't say. But either way, maybe if Manny wasn't "being Manny" he wouldn't be as good. And as bighead points out I don't think his dopeyness has ever seeped into his hitting.