Monday, June 07, 2004

Please tell me you are kidding

Check out these scouting report comments on draftee Brett Smith, taken by the Yankees, from UC Irvine:

42 BRETT SMITH U CALIFORNIA-IRVINE RHP R/R 6'5" 220 1983-08-12 4YR
COMMENT: TALL, RANGY, RAW-BONED PHYSIQUE. LONG ARMS, LEGS. SQUARE SHOULDERS. STRONG, DEFINED LEGS. HIGH REAR. LONG, LOOSE MUSCLES. NO WINDUP, HIGH 3/4. SIDE STEP TO BEGIN, HIGH LEG LIFT. ML FB W/ SMALL TAIL, SINK WHEN DOWN. FLASHES ML CB, SLIDER. GOOD DOWN PLANE ON BOTH. GOOD MOTION ON TAILING, SINKING CHANGEUP. AROUND PLATE W/ ALL PITCHES. GOOD COMPETITOR.
Are we talking about a baseball player or a dog? I swear to you this sounds like something you would hear at the Westminster Kennel Club. A "high rear". Please tell me someone really didn't put that in his description. Link here.