not exactly right RJM. He got a workout in front of a dodger scout, where he proceeded to tear the cover off the ball. The scout was still unimpressed and said he could find 10 firstbasemen better then him. Maybe if he was a catcher the scout said where Lasorda told Mike to go behind the plate. The rest as they say is history. Lets not forget that Pete Rose was signed just as a favor to his father. That's one and one that should be a HOFer that maybe wouldn't have had a chance. Still don't know why no one wanted Mike as those trees at Miami Dade are far far away from home plate where he was hitting them. Go figure.