Reply to "So, You Want to Go Pro Out of High School?"

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Originally posted by njbb:
I don't think its the grind, living conditions or the money that is hard on young players. I think its the isolation from family and friends.
Things are better now with cell phones and lap tops etc. But its a long season maybe the first time away from home, missing birthdays, holidays,weddings graduations, births. Playing a game when some one you love got bad news or is very sick can make them wonder if its- worth it
I was told a lot of player related to this song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...jos0&feature=related

I know an MLB player who rose steadily in the system since the 2007 draft. He spent just three years in minor leagues and feels very blessed at this point in his life. He said he questioned his decision a few times early on and remembers riding a Pioneer rookie league bus somewhere in Wyoming, asking himself at 3AM "What have I done?"

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