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05-24-2008, 07:54 AM
Minor leaguer traded for bats
McALLEN, Texas
During three years in the low minors, John Odom never really made a name for himself.
That sure changed this week – he's the guy who was traded for a bunch of bats.
"I don't really care," he said yesterday. "It'll make a better story if I make it to the big leagues."
For now, Odom is headed to the Laredo Broncos of the United League. They got him Tuesday from the Calgary Vipers of the Golden Baseball League for a most unlikely price: 10 Prairie Sticks Maple Bats, 34-inch 32 oz, double-dipped, black, model C243..
"They just wanted some bats, good bats – maple bats," Broncos general manager Jose Melendez said.
The Vipers signed Odom about a month ago, but couldn't get the 26-year-old righty into the country. It seems Odom had a "minor" but unspecified criminal record that wasn't revealed to immigration officials before they scanned his passport, Vipers president Peter Young said.
Odom said the charge stemmed from a fight he was in at age 17.
Associated Press
McALLEN, Texas
During three years in the low minors, John Odom never really made a name for himself.
That sure changed this week – he's the guy who was traded for a bunch of bats.
"I don't really care," he said yesterday. "It'll make a better story if I make it to the big leagues."
For now, Odom is headed to the Laredo Broncos of the United League. They got him Tuesday from the Calgary Vipers of the Golden Baseball League for a most unlikely price: 10 Prairie Sticks Maple Bats, 34-inch 32 oz, double-dipped, black, model C243..
"They just wanted some bats, good bats – maple bats," Broncos general manager Jose Melendez said.
The Vipers signed Odom about a month ago, but couldn't get the 26-year-old righty into the country. It seems Odom had a "minor" but unspecified criminal record that wasn't revealed to immigration officials before they scanned his passport, Vipers president Peter Young said.
Odom said the charge stemmed from a fight he was in at age 17.
Associated Press