Posted on 12/23/2005 1:12:52 PM PST by kokonut
Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico made a claim that he was almost drafted for pro-baseball back when he was younger. After much hubaloo from the press that pressured the governor to change his mind saying he wasn't sure. Numerous media press captured his moment of trite humility in confessing that he wasn't drafted by the A's:
"After being notified of the situation and after researching the matter ... I came to the conclusion that I was not drafted by the A's," he said.
Now, Bill Richard was a young man back then where his father probably had to deal with these things. This revelation came from an Op-Ed page of the Albuquerque Journal newspaper (December 21, 2005 page A13 - "I Tried To Draft Richardson and His Fast Ball"). A former scout wrote to a "Letters to the Editor" that Bill Richardson was indeed a favorite pitcher prospect by professional baseball scouters. The letter reads:
(Excerpt) Read more at kokonutpundits.blogspot.com ...
"After being notified of the situation and after researching the matter ... I came to the conclusion that I was not drafted by the A's," he said.
Is this quote for real? WOW!!!
Your link is misleading...it does not go to the Albuquerque Journal but to your own blog!!
They're covering for him. He said he was drafted. It's such a minor thing. No reasonable person could hold it against him, but Democrats just cannot be wrong.
How convenient.
didn't realize it would say that and link to my blog, just that the source came from the Albuquerque Journal newspaper and there is no reference of it online. Just gotta buy the newspaper to see it. Wasn't my intention to mislead.
I could have sworn they did but I guess it's just a simple misunderstanding between those involved.
What the heck's a "hubaloo"?
Now I have heard of a hullabaloo.
hul·la·ba·loo also hul·la·bal·loo ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hl-b-l) n. pl. hul·la·ba·loos Great noise or excitement; uproar. See Synonyms at noise.
I don't know about the late 1960's, but nowadays the baseball draft goes 50 rounds deep. It's hard to imagine that a "favorite prospect" would get skipped over that many times.
Also, if I thought a team drafted me, I would surely contact the team -- even if I had no intention of ever turning pro.
Everything he throws now veers left off the plate.
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