O's pitcher...Lance Cormier

I remember both.
Yet, I wish I had five bucks (inflation) for each time I came across talent on the other side.

That southern Maryland boy you write about
is a name out of the past.

Atkins and Queenie convinced the young man to sign
at UofR and he never visited campus!

He ended up transferring to Tom Waters after a year, and the rest is history.
Did he advance past 'A' ball?

How about local Josh Banks (who went to Fla Intnl)
throwing a shut-out in the big leagues!

I wish Jason would have gotten some better advice. He had a load of talent and desire, but like the man said in "The Natural", it wasn't enough.

The best thing that happened to Josh was Toronto dropping him from the 40-man, and San Diego picking him up. During spring training with the Jays, they tried to convince him to turn into a specialty pitcher (submariner or knuckleballer). One call to the agent put that to rest. He is doing real well. I hope that he continues to do well and finds a home.