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Getting to the majors and sticking is a tough assignment. Reading this thread made me think about Joe Borchard. For those who don't recall, Borchard had a truly memorable day playing Stanford QB when he threw for five TDs against UCLA when starter Todd Husak was injured.

Borchard left Stanford early after being selected 12th in the 2000 draft. He had a bit more than a cup of coffee in the majors, playing in 301 games, the last one in 2007. He played at the AAA level after that and a few other leagues before retiring in June of last year.

Borchard has played more than 1,200 games in his career. He walks away with no regrets.

"You do this for 12 years and really see every end of the spectrum, it seems like," Borchard said. "I really gave it every chance possible. At the end of the day, you really have nothing to be ashamed of. It's just things go a certain way and that's it and it's time to move on and get into whatever's next."

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Bluef...407525.php

[needle]

Getting to the majors and sticking is a tough assignment. Reading this thread made me think about Joe Borchard. For those who don't recall, Borchard had a truly memorable day playing Stanford QB when he threw for five TDs against UCLA when starter Todd Husak was injured.

Borchard left Stanford early after being selected 12th in the 2000 draft. He had a bit more than a cup of coffee in the majors, playing in 301 games, the last one in 2007. He played at the AAA level after that and a few other leagues before retiring in June of last year.

Borchard has played more than 1,200 games in his career. He walks away with no regrets.

"You do this for 12 years and really see every end of the spectrum, it seems like," Borchard said. "I really gave it every chance possible. At the end of the day, you really have nothing to be ashamed of. It's just things go a certain way and that's it and it's time to move on and get into whatever's next."

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Bluef...407525.php