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Will he be eligible to play for Tommy this summer since he signed a pro contract?

AABC does not allow players that have signed professional contracts to play in Connie Mack (18U). That means he cannot play in the BBI Premier Division nor can he play in any AABC sanctioned tournaments. He could possibly play in the run-of-the-mill tourneys if the other teams were okay with it or if he's released by the Rockies he could possibly play in AABC Stan Musial (18+).

Seems that by just signing the pro contract he is pretty locked up as far as playing amateur and college ball.

anybody else out there thinking that maybe MLB drafting 17 year olds straight out of HS should be "against the rules" now??

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anybody else out there thinking that maybe MLB drafting 17 year olds straight out of HS should be "against the rules" now??

I don't agree with that one at all.

Dwight Gooden was 19 years old and won 17 games in the big leagues and 20 years old and won the Cy Young. It would have been a shame for him to be pitching somewhere in college at that time.

The point is, if a player is good enough, why should not be able to go?

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I don't agree with that one at all.

Dwight Gooden was 19 years old and won 17 games in the big leagues and 20 years old and won the Cy Young. It would have been a shame for him to be pitching somewhere in college at that time.

The point is, if a player is good enough, why should not be able to go?

OP - IMO, "good enough" does not equal mature enough. That CY Young award sure did Gooden a lot of good later in life, huh? Maybe if he had gone to college a coach who cared about him as a person might have set him on a better path.


UPDATE ON DWIGHT GOODEN - APRIL 5, 2006:

Former Major League Baseball star Dwight Gooden was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for violating his probation by using cocaine, after he turned down a deal that would have reinstated his probation for five years.

Gooden, 41, was on three years' probation for driving away from a drunken driving traffic stop when he failed a drug test and told his probation officer that he had been using cocaine. Under the terms of the probation, Gooden spent two months in a treatment center and had to submit to three random drug tests per week.

Hobson said it was Gooden's decision to take the jail time over another probation sentence that could have landed him in jail for five years if he violated it.

Gooden's attorney, Peter Hobson, said Gooden will spend about seven and a half months in prison, considering his time served in jail and in the treatment center.

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Some good points for sure. I played against Dwight in 82 and he was unreal. To be 18 years old and that talented is phenomenol. The choice's he made during his career and after have been quite disturbing. I hope he is able to turn things around and get a grip on his life. What a shame for someone that was on top of the world in his profession for many years. One bad choice leads to another! Thank you for your perspective.

Albertson's has pretty good deli sandwiches for pretty cheap! Personally, I like the chicken, greek & brocolli salads.

When you sign that contract, you are now working at a game you love...that can be alot of "fun"...

Does "culture shock" mean homesick, unwillingness to be the newie, immature, "fear of the unknown"?

When someone gives you a bowl of lemons (Casper Wyoming), make lemonade...

It's all about outlook & attitude & perspective & reality!

WOW! A 17 yr old playing professional baseball!!! HOW ABOUT THE 17 YR. OLD GETTING SHOT IN IRAQ!!!! I CHOOSE THE BASEBALL ROUTE.

wow! what a reality check

I say again . . I do NOT begrudge the decision not to play, that's a personal choice & water over the dam


however . . . I'd be clear with "mine" that there IS work for a hs guy with NO experience on his uncle's farm, at the mill, driving truck, or in a department store so he could start pulling his weight in return for home cooking/laundry/board & to start saving for college

hanging at the LL park ok after work, unless he worked the farm as it would be sun-up to sun-down (the LL park had better have lights )


jmo