1st Round Pick Colvin playing on ESPN at 3pm ET

[soccer10k]

Wow. I was watching the end of the game solely so I could see Colvin.

[Slugger_16]

I hate him already.

[sherwood921]

I saw from the bottom of the 8th...what a game! Pretty cool to see Colvin hit a walkoff bomb too.

[Shavo]

<3 TYLER COLVIN

 

What a delicious swing.

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

<3 TYLER COLVIN

 

What a delicious swing.

 

I disagree with you. His swing is long for a left hander. He has nice extension, but he will get pounded inside with fastballs up and he is trouble with wood.

[abuck1220]

clutch!

 

so that's why the cubs drafted him!

[Bruno7481]

I see all the amateur NSBB scouts have doomed the kid already, until he hits a GS, then he's great.

 

Give the kid a chance. I know it was a reach, but the sarcastic comments get a little old after a while. The guy was drafted 3 days ago and he's already been roasted quite a bit.

[Shavo]

<3 TYLER COLVIN

 

What a delicious swing.

 

I disagree with you. His swing is long for a left hander. He has nice extension, but he will get pounded inside with fastballs up and he is trouble with wood.

 

Every player has his holes. If he can learn to turn on a fastball high and tight and/or take it, that'd be great. He could hit alot of homers with that stroke on pitches down and in.

[cubs121]

<3 TYLER COLVIN

 

What a delicious swing.

 

I disagree with you. His swing is long for a left hander. He has nice extension, but he will get pounded inside with fastballs up and he is trouble with wood.

 

Every player has his holes. If he can learn to turn on a fastball high and tight and/or take it, that'd be great. He could hit alot of homers with that stroke on pitches down and in.

True... hes only in college! give him time to DEVELOPE! thats why a lot of players dont come into the majors right away! :shock:

[Banedon]

I see all the amateur NSBB scouts have doomed the kid already, until he hits a GS, then he's great.

 

Give the kid a chance. I know it was a reach, but the sarcastic comments get a little old after a while. The guy was drafted 3 days ago and he's already been roasted quite a bit.

 

The more amazing part is that somehow we ALL managed to post in just 2 pages. Amazing.

[ToupeeOnFire]

I see all the amateur NSBB scouts have doomed the kid already, until he hits a GS, then he's great.

 

Give the kid a chance. I know it was a reach, but the sarcastic comments get a little old after a while. The guy was drafted 3 days ago and he's already been roasted quite a bit.

I'm with you. The kid doesn't deserve that kind of treatment. Save the snark for the truly deserving targets.

[Shilzzz]

I see all the amateur NSBB scouts have doomed the kid already, until he hits a GS, then he's great.

 

Give the kid a chance. I know it was a reach, but the sarcastic comments get a little old after a while. The guy was drafted 3 days ago and he's already been roasted quite a bit.

 

The more amazing part is that somehow we ALL managed to post in just 2 pages. Amazing.

 

cub fans are ninjas, you didn't know?

[srbin84]

I see all the amateur NSBB scouts have doomed the kid already, until he hits a GS, then he's great.

 

Give the kid a chance. I know it was a reach, but the sarcastic comments get a little old after a while. The guy was drafted 3 days ago and he's already been roasted quite a bit.

I'm with you. The kid doesn't deserve that kind of treatment. Save the snark for the truly deserving targets.

 

Yes, but we all knew that was going to happen so it's not much of an observation IMO.

[MPrior]

cub fans are ninjas, you didn't know?

 

God I wish this was true.

[jaydee]

I see all the amateur NSBB scouts have doomed the kid already, until he hits a GS, then he's great.

 

Give the kid a chance. I know it was a reach, but the sarcastic comments get a little old after a while. The guy was drafted 3 days ago and he's already been roasted quite a bit.

I'm with you. The kid doesn't deserve that kind of treatment. Save the snark for the truly deserving targets.

 

You have to expect that on this board. As soon as someone has a bad start or a bad AB, they are automatically horribly. Then if they do something good they are good.

[Derwood]

cub fans are ninjas, you didn't know?

 

God I wish this was true.

 

The only reason ninjas still exist is because pirates let them.

[minnesotacubsfan]

cub fans are ninjas, you didn't know?

 

God I wish this was true.

 

The only reason ninjas still exist is because pirates let them.

 

arrrrrrrrr matey

[JGalt73]

arrrrrrrrr matey

 

http://espn-att.starwave.com/photo/2006/0609/ncaa_a_clemson_412.jpg

[NorthsideAvenger]

I see all the amateur NSBB scouts have doomed the kid already, until he hits a GS, then he's great.

 

Give the kid a chance. I know it was a reach, but the sarcastic comments get a little old after a while. The guy was drafted 3 days ago and he's already been roasted quite a bit.

I'm with you. The kid doesn't deserve that kind of treatment. Save the snark for the truly deserving targets.

 

Agreed.

 

The fact that he came up clutch with a GRAND SLAM in the ninth, makes him BETTER then any current Cubs..

[Laura]

I see all the amateur NSBB scouts have doomed the kid already, until he hits a GS, then he's great.

 

Give the kid a chance. I know it was a reach, but the sarcastic comments get a little old after a while. The guy was drafted 3 days ago and he's already been roasted quite a bit.

 

Many of the pros who make their living scouting and publishing their reports didn't think he was the 13th best player available.

 

It's great that you choose to have full faith and confidence in the Cubs front office and the Cubs player development system. Not everyone chooses to share that confidence ... which is their perogative.

 

Surprisingly, not everyone on the internet agrees with each other on everything.

[Bruno7481]

I see all the amateur NSBB scouts have doomed the kid already, until he hits a GS, then he's great.

 

Give the kid a chance. I know it was a reach, but the sarcastic comments get a little old after a while. The guy was drafted 3 days ago and he's already been roasted quite a bit.

 

Many of the pros who make their living scouting and publishing their reports didn't think he was the 13th best player available.

 

It's great that you choose to have full faith and confidence in the Cubs front office and the Cubs player development system. Not everyone chooses to share that confidence ... which is their perogative.

 

Surprisingly, not everyone on the internet agrees with each other on everything.

 

Don't confuse my remarks to mean I have full faith in the Cubs organization, I don't. My only point is I think it is a little too early to start the comments like, "He'll fit right in, etc." The kid hasn't even signed and he's getting criticized. Welcome to the organization Tyler!

 

GIve the kid a break. Not his fault the Cubs picked him so high.

[fromthestretch]

I see all the amateur NSBB scouts have doomed the kid already, until he hits a GS, then he's great.

 

Give the kid a chance. I know it was a reach, but the sarcastic comments get a little old after a while. The guy was drafted 3 days ago and he's already been roasted quite a bit.

 

Many of the pros who make their living scouting and publishing their reports didn't think he was the 13th best player available.

 

It's great that you choose to have full faith and confidence in the Cubs front office and the Cubs player development system. Not everyone chooses to share that confidence ... which is their perogative.

 

Surprisingly, not everyone on the internet agrees with each other on everything.

 

Don't confuse my remarks to mean I have full faith in the Cubs organization, I don't. My only point is I think it is a little too early to start the comments like, "He'll fit right in, etc." The kid hasn't even signed and he's getting criticized. Welcome to the organization Tyler!

 

GIve the kid a break. Not his fault the Cubs picked him so high.

 

I'm sure no one was being the least bit sarcastic when making those remarks either. As we all know, everything everyone posts on a message board is meant to be 100% serious and taken literally.

[Bruno7481]

I see all the amateur NSBB scouts have doomed the kid already, until he hits a GS, then he's great.

 

Give the kid a chance. I know it was a reach, but the sarcastic comments get a little old after a while. The guy was drafted 3 days ago and he's already been roasted quite a bit.

 

Many of the pros who make their living scouting and publishing their reports didn't think he was the 13th best player available.

 

It's great that you choose to have full faith and confidence in the Cubs front office and the Cubs player development system. Not everyone chooses to share that confidence ... which is their perogative.

 

Surprisingly, not everyone on the internet agrees with each other on everything.

 

Don't confuse my remarks to mean I have full faith in the Cubs organization, I don't. My only point is I think it is a little too early to start the comments like, "He'll fit right in, etc." The kid hasn't even signed and he's getting criticized. Welcome to the organization Tyler!

 

GIve the kid a break. Not his fault the Cubs picked him so high.

 

I'm sure no one was being the least bit sarcastic when making those remarks either. As we all know, everything everyone posts on a message board is meant to be 100% serious and taken literally.

 

I know that, this isn't my first day on the internet. I just thought the critical comments are a little unnecessary, moreso in the draft threads. The constant sarcasm too gets a little old in parts.

 

Just my .02 cents, toally fine to disagree.

 

I don't know what kind of player he is going to be, but I'll give him some time before I write it off as a wasted draft choice.

[fromthestretch]

I'm sure no one was being the least bit sarcastic when making those remarks either. As we all know, everything everyone posts on a message board is meant to be 100% serious and taken literally.

 

I know that, this isn't my first day on the internet. I just thought the critical comments are a little unnecessary, moreso in the draft threads. The constant sarcasm too gets a little old in parts.

 

Just my .02 cents, toally fine to disagree.

 

I don't know what kind of player he is going to be, but I'll give him some time before I write it off as a wasted draft choice.

 

Reading over a lot of the comments, it appears that most of them were more of a shot at the Cubs than they were at him. I highly doubt you're going to find anyone on here who is seriously bashing the kid based on one game. I guarantee most people will give him a fair shot at proving him self in the professional ranks.

[Laura]

He already has a bandwagon thread!