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When will they ever learn?

O OnePlayer'sPop500+ posts
In light of the recent "exposure" of the non-draft of the New Mexico Gov., the following tale shows how prevelant the "drafted" myth is.

My wife returned from a local(small-town) auto dealership(got her oil change on schedule, again applaude) and asked me if there was any way that I could check out the name of one of the salespersons who has been claiming "..that he played minor league ball until he was injured...".

I did a search at http://www.thebaseballcube.com and lo and behold the gentleman's name was nowhere to be found!!!! noidea Perhaps he is using an alias to increase his success as a car-sales guy? Roll Eyes

Of course, he could be one of the guys that http://www.thebaseballcube.com has missed between 1903 and now! Wink

OPP

p.s. I did take the time to discover that someone with my own name had been drafted at one time....hmmmmmm,.... my legend grows?
OPP Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
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C cong1,000+ posts
I know that "The Cube" lists all players who were drafted. I didn't know it listed all players who ever played in the minors.

That is a great way to squash all these "Former Pros" who have no true lineage.. (Several so called coaches in the area)

This would be great, can anyone confirm that 'The Cube" lists all minor leaguers ever?
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Coach MercCoach Merc1,000+ posts
I checked the "Cube" and there are 2 guys I played with during my summers in college (78-81)that both played in the St Louis Cardinals Organization that were not listed. Others that were on our team that had been drafted are listed. Both these players are now HS coaches and would have played somewhere 1968-75 (Gallo and Mazzella)
D Dibble1,000+ posts
The mets got tom seaver like this. Seaver has signed a minor league contract with the braves except it was right after USC had already played a game. Seaver had not pitched yet. His minor league contract was void then. The NCAA ruled since he signed a minor league contract, he was ineligible to play college ball too. Seaver petition MLB and any team who would match the orginally brave offer of $50,000, name went into a hat. 4 names went in and the mets were drawn.

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