I played against Gregg Jefferies in American Legion back in 1985. He was on the San Mateo team (either that or Burlingame -- my SF suburbs coagulate with age). So was Scott Chiamparino -- that was a good team. I was on the SF team. The first time we played them I was amazed by his bat speed. He hit 2 or 3 absolute seeds. He also booted 2-3 grounders at short, though. I was supposed to pitch against them the following Sunday. My senior prom was the night before, so I showed up for the 10 am bus on Sunday morning having not slept and still in my tux. Coach took one look at me and sent me home. Turned out that Jefferies had signed with the Mets in the interim (I think he was taken around 20th overall in the first round) and left, so I'd never find out just how far he could hit my decidedly weak stuff.
Last edited by Anthony S.; 03-30-2010 at 05:29 PM.
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