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This perennial underachiever has averaged two touchdowns and less than 700 over three NFL seasons.
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Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2024
For Donaldson, who developed into an elite third baseman who finished in the Top 10 of MVP voting his final two years in Oakland, the A’s got three huge underachievers and a decent pitcher (Graveman).
—Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
Hampshire is an educational experiment—independent study and no grades—where students are sometimes described as underachievers.
—Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019
Still, the Yankees’ offense needs to step up after injuries and underachievers also plagued the lineup in 2023.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2024
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Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2024
For Donaldson, who developed into an elite third baseman who finished in the Top 10 of MVP voting his final two years in Oakland, the A’s got three huge underachievers and a decent pitcher (Graveman).
—Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
Hampshire is an educational experiment—independent study and no grades—where students are sometimes described as underachievers.
—Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019
Still, the Yankees’ offense needs to step up after injuries and underachievers also plagued the lineup in 2023.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2024
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