Were they REALLY drafted??

sometimes after 10 or 15 years, scouted becomes drafted or a free agent signee says he was drafted. A lot of instructors claim to have played minor league ball. After checking, less than half of them (that I checked) were drafted.

Good reference to be able to "find any player drafted since 1965, including all draft phases.

Also includes NCAA college players.

Krakatoa,

BH15 hit the nail on the head. Baseball Cube as far as I know has always been right on, at least for the guys I have checked on.

There is an old saying...."The older I get the better I was"

I think sometimes instructors that do not have a background create one instead of going on what they have accomplished or the results they are achieving.

O42

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Or are these guys just liars?

The web has been unkind to liars.

I saw a report than half the people who claim to have Medals of Honor are liars. There is a site that lists all recipients going back to the Civil War.

A dealer who sells used Super Bowl rings and the like told the Wall Street Journal that half his customers are memorabilia collectors. The other half are wearing the stuff to impress people.

Krakatoa, The baseball cube has every player that has been drafted since the first year of the draft in 1965.

My research indicates that at least half the posters here who claim to actually have posted have done so. Other posters who have not posted here sometimes claim they do; however, there is no post to verify if this is true. It leads me to believe they are only in it for the glory. The other half are liars and actually turned down minor league contracts in order to continue not posting.

The baseball Hall of Fame has a private discussion board for members. That's where I usually hang out.

what players lying about being drafted, I am shocked

What is next guys lying to girls about how good they are


Good story, a player called me up claimed he been drafted by 3 teams and had Lee Steinberg as his agent. They based Jerry Mc Guire on Steinberg, big time football and baseball agent.

Anyways after checking and informing him about nothing he told me was true, he suddenly had a call on the other line and had to go.

A little footnote, another player called me 2 days later also claiming he was drafted 3 times. This guy was true.

Well I signed before I got drafted!



That was the year that they went up to #210 and I drew #46

Opps wrong Draft!!!!!

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That was the year that they went up to #210 and I drew #46

Opps wrong Draft!!!!!

Hilarious. Wasn't that around 1968? My number was around 250 as I recall. Whew!

WAAAY off topic (I HOPE so)
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On December 1, 1969, the United States began a new method* of drafting young men to fight the war in Vietnam: It held a lottery.

It worked like this: Each day of the year was printed on a piece of paper. These pieces of paper, representing each potential draftee's birthday, were placed in blue plastic capsules. Then all 366 capsules (one for each day of the year, including leap years) were placed in a large glass jar.

As millions watched on TV or listened on radio, the capsules were drawn from the jar, one by one. The first date drawn was assigned a draft number of "one"; the next date drawn received draft number "two"; and so on, until each day of the year -- each potential birthday -- had been drawn from the jar and assigned a draft number.

I was drafted in 1971 with the 361st pick. I was happy as all heck.

Dec. 1, 1969 draft/lottery number 23. Only lottery I ever "won"........

It is also possible that they are listed by a different name then they use now.

I checked on someone that I knew was drafted and he was listed by a different first name.

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Hilarious. Wasn't that around 1968? My number was around 250 as I recall. Whew!

1969

Like Itagreatgame, it is the only lottery I ever won.

#129 here. Decided to join the AF instead.

Here's the list:


Draft Numbers

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As millions watched on TV or listened on radio, the capsules were drawn from the jar, one by one.

Wonder what the TV ratings were. Hottest reality show concept yet. Some win; some lose. The real losers die. Any male can play.

All male audience age 18-30. Demographics any advertiser would kill for.

My husband signed as a free agent in 1967 ...

I searched for CADad on the baseball cube and couldn't find it for some reason.

As for the draft, I was just young enough to miss it but ended up enlisting in time to be classified as a Vietnam Era veteran without the possibility of ever being sent there.

BTW, thanks to all of those who did serve in Vietnam.

In 1965, I got drafted twice.

I got you all beat!!! I was a first round draft pick in the 1974 draft lottery.....that was the US Army draft lottery.

Always wanted to be drafted #1!!!!!

Fortunately that year they only selected numbers but did not call any one in. Boy was I gratefull!!!

FrankF, thanks for that website!

I remember watching the 1971 draft live on TV. Fortunately I was only 12 1/2 at the time..... My birthday was drawn 3rd. I think my Mom fainted!

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In 1965, I got drafted twice.

I actually got my draft notice while I was in boot camp!

Even the DI's had a laugh at that one.