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Gammons 5/30/1999

Unfortunately all i have access to is an abbreviated summary-- pretty entertaining though:

Draft? It's becoming the hidden ballplayer trick; [City Edition]
Peter Gammons. Boston Globe. Boston, Mass.: May 30, 1999. pg. C.7
Abstract (Summary)

In a draft this Wednesday without predetermined or projected stars, there are scouts who will tell you that a kid from Whitinsville, Mass., named Rick Asadoorian is the best pure talent in the pool. "Add up everything against Josh Hamilton {the Raleigh high school OF who may go No. 1}, and Asadoorian is far better, especially when you mix in family and makeup," says one National League scout. "Vs. J.D. Drew? Thank you. I'll take Asadoorian, but he's a Massachusetts kid who may take 5-6 years." In case you're wondering, never have the Red Sox prayed for a local kid to get to them more than they're hoping that the Expos, Pirates, Orioles, and Reds pass and give Boston a shot at this five tool "Little Tony C."

Some believe this draft is thin, because they look and see that along with (Keith) Reed and Asadoorian, Auburn's Mike Paradis, Clemson's ace, and Pioneer Valley HS RHP Brad Baker also are projected as first- or sandwich-round picks. "That's not right," says Padres GM Kevin Towers, whose team has five high picks. "There's a lot of pitching, it's deep, it's essentially high school. It's a scouts' draft."

Hamilton, Texas, HS pitcher Josh Beckett or USC 1B-DH Eric Munson will be the first pick, but Baker could win more games than Beckett. Asadoorian could be Tony, Billy, or Richie Conigliaro. Those who have watched the Cape League think UCLA's Barry Zito will be an All-Star despite the gun and scouting reports, and if heart and soul are as important as most of us believe, Northeastern's Greg Montalbano could win more big league games than any college lefthander.

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I'd
Sooner get Munsoned out here in the middle of nowhere than lose face in front of my friends and family again.

by brettgardner on Mar 15, 2008 1:12 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey,
I hope you don't mind, I got up a little early, so I took the liberty of milking your cow for you. Yeah, it took a little while to get her warmed up, she sure is a stubborn one, whew

by turpentinechaser on Mar 15, 2008 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh Brett doesn't mind at all..

his specialty is not milking cows. He's more of a "man's man". He has been known to do a little cow tippin though and I'm not talking about leaving a few bucks on the tip tray of a fat waitress either.

Josh Hits-a-ton is the new Gonezilla, minus the syringes.

by LAMuscleFag on Mar 15, 2008 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

cow?
Brett doesn't have a cow, but he's got a bull.

Derek

Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!

by DerekSTheRed on Mar 15, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good old Gammons
Writing articles with the "Boston's front office is smarter than everyone else's" presumption.

by JBImaknee on Mar 15, 2008 1:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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