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Originally Posted by redsfan1940
It seems a bit harsh to refer to Mike Ivie as notorious. From all accounts, this guy had severe emotional issues in dealing with the pressure of being a number 1 pick. I don't think a person with mental health issues should be referred to as notorious. Troubled, maybe, but certainly not notorious.
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He was notorious from the point of view of the organizations which invested in him. The Padres spent years trying to get some kind of return from Ivie, then they passed him on to the Giants. He had a very good '79 season for SF, then cut a finger the next year, retired because he couldn't stand the strain of rehab, then unretired and failed once more to hit. Then the Astros tried him, then the Tigers tried him...If the man had some mental problems I can sympathize, but from the strictly professional point of view he was indeed a notoriously bad investment. If I had been a GM I wouldn't have gone near him.