Four Baggers and Foreclosures

This post is in honor of Garth -who accompanied me on this road trip- and his recent move back to Denver. If any of you happen to have a copy of Wasted Quarter 46 laying around (it was printed in August 2000, so you probably don't), you may remember a story that detailed my roadtrip from Denver to Fargo, North Dakota, back to Denver, then to St. Louis, Missouri, and back to Denver in a matter of four days. The reason for that insanity was as follows: I'd made a prior commitment to attend a family reunion in Fargo, ND. Attending said reunion would cause me to miss a Denver concert appearance by The Cure on Monday night, as I would be driving back from Fargo at the time. That piece was never finished before I printed WQ46. In it, I alluded to several stories that I never got around to writing. Those other events of the trip I planned to elaborate on someday.... So I guess that day is today... A month or so earlier, I had drunkenly purchased tickets online to the fo...

1991 Bowman Sam Militello was the exact type of pitching prospect that I assumed would become a portfolio piece in my junk wax retirement account... After pitching at Jefferson High School in Tampa, Florida, Militello moved on to the University of Tampa for two seasons, before getting drafted by the New York Yankees in the 6th round of the 1990 draft. 1992 Bowman Upon signing, Militello was assigned to the Oneonta Yankees of the Class A New York Penn League. He started 13 games for Oneonta, putting up a 8-2 record, with a 1.22 ERA. In 88 and 2/3 innings, Militello allowed a stingy 53 hits and 24 walks, while striking out 119. The last place (in 1990) New York Yankees had a new and very promising top pitching prospect on the horizon... 1991 Classic Militello opened 1991 with the Prince William Cannons of the Class A Caorina League, going 12-2 in 16 starts, before a midseason promotion to the Class AA Albany/Colony Yankees in the Eastern League. For the 1991 seaso...