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Kemba vs Springer

Palatine said:
Well, if they got in a fight, Springer would win because he has a bat.

It will be interesting to see who makes money in their career.
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Maybe; but remember Kemba is the ankle-breaker!
 
Guapo said:
I was having an interesting discussion with some friends the other night about who is “the bigger” (define it as you wish) ambassador for the “UConn brand” (again, define as you wish) right now to the world at large: George Springer or Kemba?
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Cyle Larin & Andre Blake

Too bad Ray can't coach worth a damn anymore.
 
Matrim55 said:
Cyle Larin & Andre Blake

Too bad Ray can't coach worth a damn anymore.
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Lol well, lets try and keep this to Springer and Kemba; if not, than you open up a whole different convo with the soccer guys, Turasi, Allen, Okafor etc etc
 
Definitely Kemba. He was the face of UConn winning a national championship. I bet most sports fan know where he played in college. I don't think most sports fans know where Springer went to college because most people don't care about college baseball.
 
RichZ said:
I don't know that very many baseball fans associate Springer with UConn to anywhere near the extent that basketball fans (even casual fans) associate Kemba with UConn.
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This. If you polled 100 random people on the street (in Connecticut or elsewhere) and ask which college George Springer played at and Kemba played at, I 100% guarantee far more people would know Kemba. I'm glad to have Springer as an alum but college baseball just isn't nearly as big of a national TV draw.
 
I'll take the easy way out. You asked who was the bigger ambassador. Countries have an ambassador to many other countries. Therefore, Kemba is currently our ambassador to the NBA and Springer is our ambassador to baseball. In my opinion, both make you proud to call them a fellow alum and that's not just because of their athletic results but the way the handle themselves on an off the court/field.
 
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If you discount the overall popularity of college basketball compared to baseball and if Springer tears through the postseason again this year and if the Astros win + he gets WS MVP, he would pass Kemba. But the eye test will always favor college basketball and football over baseball and hockey.

Though Rajai Davis is safely the biggest brand ambassador for UConn Avery Point.
 
Is this a serious question? It's Kemba.

99% of MLB fans don't know where George Springer went to college. You only notice it because you're wired to hear it.

Think about it how many MLB stars colleges can you name? Bregman, Benintendi? I've played fantasy baseball the past twenty years and follow the game more closely than most and I can assure nobody has any idea where any of these guys went to college, and certainly don't associated Springer with UConn because an announcer mentioned it in passing during the World Series.

An announcer mentioned in a throwaway comment that Springer went to UConn while millions watched?

Kemba won a national title FOR UConn as millions watched.
 
ConnHuskBask said:
Is this a serious question? It's Kemba.

99% of MLB fans don't know where George Springer went to college. You only notice it because you're wired to hear it.

Think about it how many MLB stars colleges can you name? Bregman, Benintendi? I've played fantasy baseball the past twenty years and follow the game more closely than most and I can assure nobody has any idea where any of these guys went to college, and certainly don't associated Springer with UConn because an announcer mentioned it in passing during the World Series.

An announcer mentioned in a throwaway comment that Springer went to UConn while millions watched?

Kemba won a national title FOR UConn as millions watched.
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I know that Benintendi went to Arkansas lol
 
ConnHuskBask said:
Is this a serious question? It's Kemba.

99% of MLB fans don't know where George Springer went to college. You only notice it because you're wired to hear it.

Think about it how many MLB stars colleges can you name? Bregman, Benintendi? I've played fantasy baseball the past twenty years and follow the game more closely than most and I can assure nobody has any idea where any of these guys went to college, and certainly don't associated Springer with UConn because an announcer mentioned it in passing during the World Series.

An announcer mentioned in a throwaway comment that Springer went to UConn while millions watched?

Kemba won a national title FOR UConn as millions watched.
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And it’s not just “in passing”; they talk about it all the time. Plus, I’m not sure if you’ve heard about this thing called “social media” but Springer talks about UConn all the time, plus he wears UConn cleats.

You should probably get out more too. Here in SEC country college baseball is a really big deal; just as big, if not bigger, than the basketball teams at some schools and baseball fans here definitely pay attention to where these guys went.
 
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UConnStats said:
I'd say Kemba because even though Springer is a great player and even better playoff performer, most people see Kemba and think "UConn", whereas most George Springer fans (and baseball fans in general) could care less which college the given player went to.
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Don't care and don't know. You ask NBA fans where Kemba went to college, 90% say UConn. You ask MLB fans where Springer went to college, how many get it right? 10%? They may mention it during games but it goes in one ear and out the other. People remember Kemba in a Husky uniform.
 
Just listened to the Bill Simmons podcast (I know I know) and JackO said “UConn’s own George Springer.”

Jack O reads the Boneyard.
 
A little off topic but Kemba and especially Andre need to make that next jump. They are both all-star players year in year out now and Andre is the best rebounder in the league but they are both at that age where they can and should take it to another level. They are both on cr@p teams but if they can lead and add a little to their games they can get their teams in the playoffs and gain even more respect around the league.
 
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I watch a decent bit of baseball and honestly had no idea Springer went to uconn until I read this thread...so I'm gonna say kemba
 
I'm not a basebalI follower and had to google George Springer to find out who he was. So my answer is Kemba. The second baseball name I googled in 2 days because of boneyard threads.
 
Great debate. While my vote would go to Kemba, Springer is an interesting because he is the first real embassador of UConn Baseball.

It is very interesting to see the UConn brand spread out to more than just basketball. Tage Thompson has helped put UConn on the hockey map and it's no coincidence that the Wolfpack are rostering two UConn grads (Cole Schneider, Derek Pratt) and could possibly have another UConn grad next year with Adam Huska. What's cool about baseball and hockey getting more exposure is that this state is rich with young players from these two sports and having local UConn grads (along with what the mens' and womens' team) provides opportunities for exposure for the school. Think back to when I was a kid playing basketball and Ray Allen was IT and boom, I was a UConn fan for life. Now, you could be a young baseball player and look at George Springer and could blossom a kid's love for UConn. Same thing with Tage Thompson or any of the bball players. It's a cool thing.
 
This is the first time I heard Springer is from UCONN. I’m a big Red Sox fan but don’t follow baseball much besides them. First time I heard of Springer was this playoffs. I have to go with Kemba but I follow college basketball and pro basketball more than any baseball.

I did know Barnes was a UCONN guy for a long time but only knew that since I’m a huge Red Sox fan.
 
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3rdbass said:
This is the first time I heard Springer is from UCONN. I’m a big Red Sox fan but don’t follow baseball much besides them. First time I heard of Springer was this playoffs. I have to go with Kemba but I follow college basketball and pro basketball more than any baseball.

I did know Barnes was a UCONN guy for a long time but only knew that since I’m a huge Red Sox fan.
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From New Britain HS to UConn, true CT kid hard not to root for, especially the next couple of weeks LOL
 
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mauconnfan said:
From New Britain HS to UConn, true CT kid hard not to root for, especially the next couple of weeks LOL
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Yeah surprised I never knew but I hardly know any of the Houston players except Verlander.
 
Hey Adrien! said:
Great debate. While my vote would go to Kemba, Springer is an interesting because he is the first real embassador of UConn Baseball.

It is very interesting to see the UConn brand spread out to more than just basketball. Tage Thompson has helped put UConn on the hockey map and it's no coincidence that the Wolfpack are rostering two UConn grads (Cole Schneider, Derek Pratt) and could possibly have another UConn grad next year with Adam Huska. What's cool about baseball and hockey getting more exposure is that this state is rich with young players from these two sports and having local UConn grads (along with what the mens' and womens' team) provides opportunities for exposure for the school. Think back to when I was a kid playing basketball and Ray Allen was IT and boom, I was a UConn fan for life. Now, you could be a young baseball player and look at George Springer and could blossom a kid's love for UConn. Same thing with Tage Thompson or any of the bball players. It's a cool thing.
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Add Jesse Schwartz to that list with Pratt.
Both are on the Maine Mariners (ECHL) Affiliate of the NY Rangers.
So that will be 4 tied to NYR.

I agree with the “wired” to hear UConn.
You definitely hear more of the local UConn angle when listening to NESN or listening to WEEI for the Sox.
More on local, and not so much on national broadcasts. unless it’s Dave O’Brien

OP: Kemba
He’s in the generic CBS BB intro. TWICE
He wins on that alone:

 
Guapo said:
And it’s not just “in passing”; they talk about it all the time. Plus, I’m not sure if you’ve heard about this thing called “social media” but Springer talks about UConn all the time, plus he wears UConn cleats.

You should probably get out more too. Here in SEC country college baseball is a really big deal; just as big, if not bigger, than the basketball teams at some schools and baseball fans here definitely pay attention to where these guys went.
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I'm sure the UConn brand, as represented by Springer, is thriving in such metropoloses such as Starkville, MS and Gainesville, FL.

The average sports fan knows of "Cardiac Kemba" and that he won a title at UConn.

The average sports fan may know George Springer, but they sure as hell don't know where he played college ball.
 
ConnHuskBask said:
Is this a serious question? It's Kemba.

99% of MLB fans don't know where George Springer went to college. You only notice it because you're wired to hear it.

Think about it how many MLB stars colleges can you name? Bregman, Benintendi? I've played fantasy baseball the past twenty years and follow the game more closely than most and I can assure nobody has any idea where any of these guys went to college, and certainly don't associated Springer with UConn because an announcer mentioned it in passing during the World Series.

An announcer mentioned in a throwaway comment that Springer went to UConn while millions watched?

Kemba won a national title FOR UConn as millions watched.
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LSU
Arkansas

But yeah, I’m a Baseball nut. Easily the best pro sport on the planet. And it’s not even close.
 
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