Was adding an aging player coming off shoulder surgery really a good move for the Vikings?
And likes an ageing player who doesn't want to retire just yet.
In baseball, it is rare to see a swift transformation of an aging player.
He also knows that for an aging player, timing can also be code for diminishing bat speed.
In Broten's case, instead of being an aging player at the end of his career, he ended up being exactly what the Devils needed.
On Tuesday night, for example, the American League, in a close game, replaced outfielder Mike Trout, one of the best all-around players in the game, with Torii Hunter, an aging player who could not match Trout's skills even in his prime.
After all the Ian Wright, Wright hype it was time to deliver, and the 36-year-old striker did so sufficiently to be named man of the match without ever erasing the impression of an ageing player hoping for a final fanfare.
Luis Sojo is one of the expedition leaders, incredibly, with his ugly swing and his thick body, an aging player the Yankees let go after last season and found themselves desperately needing this year.
"It tinges a touch of desperation on Manchester United's part based on the fact that they have spent an incredible amount of money for an ageing player".
That is a lot of money for an aging player who will coast through the regular season and turn it on the for the playoffs when he's truly needed.
