The other minor league baseball card I have of Ricky Williams is the Upper Deck: SP Top Prospects card from 1999.Williams still played for Batavia at the time of this card.
Earlier this month I blogged about another minor league baseball card of Ricky Williams.
It's really sad he completely squandered his talent.
ReplyDeleteDid he play in 2009?
Sad and such a waste. I hope he's pulled his life together now.
ReplyDeleteRicky Williams actually had a productive season last year with the Dolphins. He rushed for nearly 700 yds and scored 4 times. It was his first 16 game season since 2003!
For all of his flaws, he must be doing something right to stay on a Parcells/Sparano team.
Not a football fan so you will have to help me...
ReplyDeleteIsn't 2000 yards rushing attainable? Also, 4 touchdowns seems really low.
Compare him to a baseball player. Is he Frank Thomas in his prime, or Ozzie Guillen near the end of his career?
You're probably thinking of 1,000 yard RBs... 2,000 has only been done 5 times. 1,000yds is attainable by a starting RB and some back-ups. Rickey's in that RB category these days.
ReplyDeleteI think Rickey's near the end (or sooner if he can't stay clean). I'd compare him to today's Trevor Hoffman (of course Rickey's not a future HOFer). Hoffman can come in and get the job done should save 35 games for the Brewers, but he's at a point where he can't be expected to get 50+ saves. Williams can do the job in limited duty (again, if he stays away from the hippie lettuce).