30 years ago today, I made my Major League debut in Montreal. I got to Olympic Stadium so early they had to find someone to let me in the clubhouse because it was locked.(noon for a 7:30 game) I walked into my first Big League clubhouse and it was just me, all alone. No players, no coaches, no clubbies. I saw my Expos #7 jersey with Santangelo on the back hanging in my locker. It was a surreal moment. I was by myself, finally in a major league clubhouse, with a moment to reflect on how hard I had worked and how much I had sacrificed to get there. After about 15 minutes, my manager Felipe Alou walked in and came right to me in my locker and said congratulations. He then, as the story goes, went and wrote my name in the lineup saying “the kid is here early, he’s more ready than anyone in that clubhouse.” I hit 8th that night and started in left field. I went 2 for 3 with a triple from the right side for my first big league hit and a single from the left side. I learned after I retired that it was supposed to be a 3-day call-up as a reward for being in the minors for 6 years. I turned that 3 days into 7 years. Since that day I’ve been early to everything because you just never know. Happy anniversary to me. 30 years later the whole thing still seems like a dream, like it never happened. But it did! And I’m proud of that…
Zero 🌟 in high school
1 offer out of high school
Unlimited drive and motivation
100% belief in himself
His path to the draft fits his life
Thank you @camskattebo5 you reset our standard
GO KNIGHTS
GO SUN DEVILS
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I’ve watched football all day long and have seen some REALLY bad coaching. Not that I needed that to appreciate Kyle Shanahan but it makes me REALLY REALLY appreciate what a great coach the Niners have ##FTTB
During the 2002-03 season, Michael Jordan played in all 82 games and averaged 37 minutes a game.
He was 40.
It’s embarrassing the NBA now has to threaten teams with fines to play their best players every night.