U-T helped Padres make Bush draft move
Jun 5th, 2008 by admin
sdsporting Blogged something interesting today on sdsporting.blogspot.com
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Does anybody else remember this story from the San Diego Union-Tribune on June 8, 2004?
By Bill Center
Kevin Towers couldn’t hide his delight.
“This is a great story,” the Padres general manager said yesterday after introducing Mission Bay High shortstop/pitcher Matt Bush as the No. 1 pick of baseball’s 2004 draft.
And the story started with a report in this newspaper Friday.
At the time, Padres director of scouting Bill Gayton was assessing the three collegiate frontrunners for the Padres’ No. 1 pick in the draft – right-handed pitchers Jered Weaver of Long Beach State and Jeff Niemann of Rice and Florida State shortstop Stephen Drew. Gayton was asked about Matt Bush.
“We’ve talked about Bush,” said Gayton. “We love him.” When Bush read that quote Friday morning, a light went on. “I’ve always loved the Padres,” said Bush. “If they love me . . . “
Bush put in a call to […]