Great story from the LA Times(Via Shysterball):
Zach Cone, a high school outfielder from Georgia who was a third-round pick in the June draft, took early batting practice with the Angels on Monday and hit one home run.Cone, like his (presumable) non-relative David Cone, is a lock for the Eckstein Award should he ever make the majors. Then again, I suppose the same goes for James Cone, the founder of black liberation theology.Cone, who is expected to sign with the Angels this week, met several players, including Hunter, who showed Cone the pay stub from the twice-monthly check he received Monday. Hunter, who is making $16.5 million this season, was razzed by Scioscia and several players for showing the kid his check, but he provided a defense.
"Kirby used to do that to me," Hunter said, referring to former Twins teammate Kirby Puckett. "He did it to motivate me."
Kirby Puckett and Brett Myers. 2 wife beating related posts in 1 day, that might be a record.
Posted by: LilB at July 2, 2008 05:38 PMBaseball players are idiots!
The whole theory about not showing other people your checks is so no one feels bad when they find out how much different everyone is getting paid. It's public record that Torii is being overpaid, he's just saving Zach the effort of figuring it out AFTER he joins the team.
Posted by: at July 4, 2008 10:56 AM