October 29Oct 29 13 hours ago, Beau Vine said: The last guy I saw who was the best at both pitching and hitting at his level was: And then he went to the majors and sucked at both. MLB is unimaginably fucking difficult. He focused initially on offense only and then shifted to pitching and the Brewers let him do both. He was pretty good for a short stretch. Your point about the difficult of just being great at one position is valid, but sucked is harsh. Many MLB players have sucked at one position more than he "sucked at both." Quote He slashed .300/.355/.614 with seven homers and 12 RBIs in 70 at-bats as a part-time outfielder, pinch-hitter and designated hitter in 2003, becoming the first player to go deep as a pitcher, DH and pinch-hitter in the same season. He also appeared in 42 games as a pitcher, striking out 39 batters in 53 innings. In 2004, Kieschnick slashed .270/.324/.365 with one homer and seven RBIs in 63 at-bats while becoming a bit of a force from the bullpen, posting a 3.77 ERA in 43 innings (32 appearances). "I don't think people realize how hard it is to be a Major League player in the first place," said former left-hander Glendon Rusch, who was Kieschnick's teammate in Milwaukee in '03. "And he did both [pitching and playing the field], and he did them well. It was awesome to see and awesome to be a part of. Just something really memorable, even though the team wasn't the greatest."
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