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majormet · 07-17-2007, 08:50 PM

The day of the 2010 MLB Draft came upon me fast. I wasn't a super prospect and did not elect to fly to Louisville for the draft, so I sat with my father in our screening room on the west wing of the family mansion.

The early surprise of Butchie Yost getting picked by the Grand Rapids Drag Queens was a stunner, since all the talk was of this Borat character. Borat went second to the Jacksonville Hurricanes. I really am hoping to land on one of those sorry expansion teams. It is my chance to get to the majors, if I end up on a decent team, I will be battling with other no names like myself to make a roster.

I anticipate being picked in the 5th or 6th round. My father left the room as the pace of the draft was very dull. It has been televised since 2007 and it is not like an NBA draft where the average fan knows of the entire draft pool. This draft pool might have about 20 known entities and those entities would be only known to those guys that watch college baseball or have a lot of time on their hands surfing the net.

I watched the first round and decided to hit the jacuzzi. It was kind of nervewrecking, not knowing where you would end up. I know most of the scouts saw me pitch at the combines, but I really didn't talk to anyone. The scouts gladhand the top prospects of which maybe two will end up on their draftboard.

The jacuzzi is refreshing and takes me to another dimension. I am not listening to my cell phone. It rang a few times while I took in the bubbles and the 105 degree temperature. I figure after the jacuzzi and the shower I will probably get to the 5th round and can expect to be drafted then. There are 36 teams in the majors in 2010 and I could theoretically end up on any of them. Everyone needs starting pitching in their minors leagues.

I towel off from the shower. I feel refreshed and as I walk back into the home theater, with a bag of baked chips, I feel the butterflies. The draft was now in the 4th round and they kept showing the ticket taker of the first round with no mention of rounds two or three.

I start to bite my nails as the top 6 rounds have now been completed and a lot of strange names have been drafted. My college teammate, Travis Slater was selected by the San Francisco Giants. Slater was not very good, and was the beneficiary of a lot of run support. Kind of mortified that Slater was taken before me. I thought I pitched well in the combines and certainly had some good games on National TV in the Pac 10.

ESPN's feed of the draft ended at the 7th round. I could not take it any more. I checked my cell phone and had 10 messages. My first message was from Darrell Hogan, an old friend from my early days in East Meadow, he wished me good luck. The second calls was from Google, about their new phone service, Google got into other forms of communication by 2010. A few "non messages" and the 5th message was from some dude named Zach that was the bat boy for the Stanford baseball team. He was congratulating me on being drafted.

I had 4 other calls from contacts congratulating me on being drafted. None of these messages told me who, where, when... I guess I must have been drafted earlier in the 4th round, because I certainly didn't hear my name being called by Bob Watson. Bob Watson is the commissioner of baseball in 2010.

My curiosity drove me to the internet. I went to the ESPN site and did not see my name listed in the 5th round page. Just for safekeeping, I checked rounds 6 and 7 and didn't see this. I was tempted to call one of these sources back, but really didn't want to be the participant in cruel joke upon myself.

I checked the third round, I mean with 36 teams, I may have moved up, and there I saw my name. I was taken in the third round by the St Louis Cardinals. My father was not going to be happy as the Cardinals were the thorn in the Mets side in the 1980's. I remember seeing Whitey Herzog being interviewed on TV and my dad wanted to throw darts at the White Rat. The Cardinals are not in the Mets' division but who cares, my days of being a fan are long over.

I was still in shock, I never suspected that I would be drafted in the third round. The single A affiliate for the Cardinals is in Oklahoma City, which is not bad for that low a division, of course AA is Rolla, Missouri, which is a one story town from nowhere.

My father came back into the house and said "How is the newest Redbird doing". I guess he knew before me, but I am sure he had been contacted by someone that was watching all along.

I had not heard back from the Cardinals on this day. They had not won the World Series since 1982 (editor's note - 2006 was first year of replay, Twins won). They took a cocky Dominican pitcher named Oscar Ojeda in the first round. I remember him in the combines, he had a weird delivery but can throw harder than me for sure.

The 2010 Cardinals seem to be in a dogfight with Milwaukee and Cincinnati for first place, they are managed by Aaron Holbert. Holbert is a young manager, but I doubt he would be there if I ever made it to the major leagues.

As I look at the 2010 Cardinals online, they have a solid rotation. Nate Robertson, Charlie Haegar and Mark Prior are the core starters. Haeger has developed into quite the strikeout pitcher. Randy Criddle is a young stud who was originally drafted by Seattle that found his way to St Louis and their 5th starter is another former first round pick named John Gerald who hails from New York City.

I have to pitch well and catch attention quickly. Oddly I just played a few seasons for the Cardinals of Stanford now I am part of the St Louis Cardinal organization. I am assuming that Oklahoma City is where I will be headed on this long journey to the show.

07-17-2007, 08:50 PM	#2
majormet Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,536	Draft Day The day of the 2010 MLB Draft came upon me fast. I wasn't a super prospect and did not elect to fly to Louisville for the draft, so I sat with my father in our screening room on the west wing of the family mansion. The early surprise of Butchie Yost getting picked by the Grand Rapids Drag Queens was a stunner, since all the talk was of this Borat character. Borat went second to the Jacksonville Hurricanes. I really am hoping to land on one of those sorry expansion teams. It is my chance to get to the majors, if I end up on a decent team, I will be battling with other no names like myself to make a roster. I anticipate being picked in the 5th or 6th round. My father left the room as the pace of the draft was very dull. It has been televised since 2007 and it is not like an NBA draft where the average fan knows of the entire draft pool. This draft pool might have about 20 known entities and those entities would be only known to those guys that watch college baseball or have a lot of time on their hands surfing the net. I watched the first round and decided to hit the jacuzzi. It was kind of nervewrecking, not knowing where you would end up. I know most of the scouts saw me pitch at the combines, but I really didn't talk to anyone. The scouts gladhand the top prospects of which maybe two will end up on their draftboard. The jacuzzi is refreshing and takes me to another dimension. I am not listening to my cell phone. It rang a few times while I took in the bubbles and the 105 degree temperature. I figure after the jacuzzi and the shower I will probably get to the 5th round and can expect to be drafted then. There are 36 teams in the majors in 2010 and I could theoretically end up on any of them. Everyone needs starting pitching in their minors leagues. I towel off from the shower. I feel refreshed and as I walk back into the home theater, with a bag of baked chips, I feel the butterflies. The draft was now in the 4th round and they kept showing the ticket taker of the first round with no mention of rounds two or three. I start to bite my nails as the top 6 rounds have now been completed and a lot of strange names have been drafted. My college teammate, Travis Slater was selected by the San Francisco Giants. Slater was not very good, and was the beneficiary of a lot of run support. Kind of mortified that Slater was taken before me. I thought I pitched well in the combines and certainly had some good games on National TV in the Pac 10. ESPN's feed of the draft ended at the 7th round. I could not take it any more. I checked my cell phone and had 10 messages. My first message was from Darrell Hogan, an old friend from my early days in East Meadow, he wished me good luck. The second calls was from Google, about their new phone service, Google got into other forms of communication by 2010. A few "non messages" and the 5th message was from some dude named Zach that was the bat boy for the Stanford baseball team. He was congratulating me on being drafted. I had 4 other calls from contacts congratulating me on being drafted. None of these messages told me who, where, when... I guess I must have been drafted earlier in the 4th round, because I certainly didn't hear my name being called by Bob Watson. Bob Watson is the commissioner of baseball in 2010. My curiosity drove me to the internet. I went to the ESPN site and did not see my name listed in the 5th round page. Just for safekeeping, I checked rounds 6 and 7 and didn't see this. I was tempted to call one of these sources back, but really didn't want to be the participant in cruel joke upon myself. I checked the third round, I mean with 36 teams, I may have moved up, and there I saw my name. I was taken in the third round by the St Louis Cardinals. My father was not going to be happy as the Cardinals were the thorn in the Mets side in the 1980's. I remember seeing Whitey Herzog being interviewed on TV and my dad wanted to throw darts at the White Rat. The Cardinals are not in the Mets' division but who cares, my days of being a fan are long over. I was still in shock, I never suspected that I would be drafted in the third round. The single A affiliate for the Cardinals is in Oklahoma City, which is not bad for that low a division, of course AA is Rolla, Missouri, which is a one story town from nowhere. My father came back into the house and said "How is the newest Redbird doing". I guess he knew before me, but I am sure he had been contacted by someone that was watching all along. I had not heard back from the Cardinals on this day. They had not won the World Series since 1982 (editor's note - 2006 was first year of replay, Twins won). They took a cocky Dominican pitcher named Oscar Ojeda in the first round. I remember him in the combines, he had a weird delivery but can throw harder than me for sure. The 2010 Cardinals seem to be in a dogfight with Milwaukee and Cincinnati for first place, they are managed by Aaron Holbert. Holbert is a young manager, but I doubt he would be there if I ever made it to the major leagues. As I look at the 2010 Cardinals online, they have a solid rotation. Nate Robertson, Charlie Haegar and Mark Prior are the core starters. Haeger has developed into quite the strikeout pitcher. Randy Criddle is a young stud who was originally drafted by Seattle that found his way to St Louis and their 5th starter is another former first round pick named John Gerald who hails from New York City. I have to pitch well and catch attention quickly. Oddly I just played a few seasons for the Cardinals of Stanford now I am part of the St Louis Cardinal organization. I am assuming that Oklahoma City is where I will be headed on this long journey to the show.