A star in the making? Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Imagesīut in late April, Eisenreich began to display some strange facial tics and grimaces-especially during the down time playing the OF. For a franchise starved of talent (the ‘82 Twins would go 60-102), he looked like a revelation in center field. Jim got the call to start the ‘82 campaign and came out like gangbusters: 111 PA. The fast track to the majors, to be sure. Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1980, he immediately took home Appalachian League Player of the Year. Cloud and starred on the baseball fields of St. That is the scenario Jim Eisenreich faced some 40 years ago.Įisenreich was born in St. Imagine living your dream-working your entire life towards a goal and achieving it-then your body betrays you. Part 2: Jim Abbott overcomes a physical limitation and does the (seemingly) impossible.
Part 1: Zack Greinke cleanses his mind and crafts a potential HOF career.
