OT: Pro pitching at Stanford
by BaronVonCurrentEvents
on May 13, 2008 11:39 AM PDT
This is a very interesting story, posted today at SFGate.com:
McGeary, 19, is a test case. He signed a pro baseball contract, with a $1.8 million signing bonus, but attends Stanford full time. It means he can't play for the Cardinal at all or on a minor-league team until next month, when he finishes his freshman year.
"It's kind of a solitary thing," Mc- Geary said.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/13/SPOM10L4FO.DTL
I wonder if we'll see this occuring more in the future, and what will come of it.
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Good Idea?
At first I thought Marquess sounded a little bitter when he said “I don’t think it was a good decision for his baseball or for his schooling.” But after giving it some more thought I think I agree with him. There are plenty of minor leaguers who attend college in the off-season. I don’t see the need to rush through school (on pace to graduate in 3 years) and miss the first 3 months of spring training and the season. College is important and all but is the advantage of graduating 2-3 years earlier so great that he needs to compromise his development as a ballplayer?
Coincidentally, I played at Palo Alto High in the early 90’s and there was a minor league ball player attending Stanford at the time who would come over and take BP with us. I remember he was a lefty hitter but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t Shawn Green.
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
by SF Pete on May 13, 2008 12:27 PM PDT 0 recs
Also
This class sounds awesome: Epic Journeys, Modern Quests
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
by SF Pete on May 13, 2008 12:34 PM PDT 0 recs
as a stanford student let me tell you… it’s not
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on
May 13, 2008 6:13 PM PDT
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I had a class at Santa Clara called US Sports and Leisure. It was not awesome either.
Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.
by SF Pete on
May 13, 2008 6:19 PM PDT
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yo dude
what year are you?....i’m currently a freshman at the farm
LiNcEcuM and cAiN R STUDS
by z4 landshark on
May 13, 2008 7:30 PM PDT
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Sounds like a pretty easy class load honestly...
Liberal arts majors :) haha
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on May 13, 2008 12:39 PM PDT 0 recs
can we send eugenio to “how to steal a base 101”?
my adoptive son is pat misch... because he spent time in fresno and he isnt zito...
by Headhunter Rollins on May 13, 2008 1:50 PM PDT 0 recs
I think he needs
“How to not be a butcher at 2B” a little more
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
by wjackalope on
May 13, 2008 2:27 PM PDT
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He can take both, but only one for a grade?
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on
May 14, 2008 2:53 AM PDT
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Only against lefty pitchers.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on
May 13, 2008 3:51 PM PDT
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He's studing at Stanford.
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by WalrusMan on
May 13, 2008 9:14 PM PDT
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