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Originally Posted by LansdowneSt
In the hours leading up to the 1982 draft, the Mets debated which Tampa prep righthander to select with the fifth overall pick: Dwight Gooden or Rich Monteleone?
Finally, veteran scout Harry Minor spoke up.
“Do you realize this other guy is 19 and Dwight is 17?” said Minor, a national crosschecker for the Mets at the time. “When Dwight is 19, he’ll be pitching in the major leagues. I was being facetious, but sure enough, he was.”
Rich Monteleone was the first-round pick (20th overall) for the Detroit Tigers that year. However, he began his major league career at 24 years old with the Seattle Mariners in 1987 and stuck in the majors as a relief pitcher. Monteleone holds the Major League career record for most pitching appearances without a start or a save with 210.
He was a smiler and the "before" pic looks to be off a picture of him as a coach later in his career. I had the AI take away the smile and smoothed him out a bit. I extended the mouth a little from the AI's pout, as well. Hope he works better for ya now.
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Thank you Lans. I always enjoy reading your background stories. Most PA without a start or a save. Wow.