
Rinku and Dinesh go to White Castle and the Major Leagues.
Check these two guys out. They are two teenagers from India that in May won a "Million Dollar Arm" Contest in India and are now major league baseball prospects. They won a TV game show and now have a shot at being MLB'ers!!!!
That isn't the amazing part....The amazing part is before the contest they never played Baseball before....Only Cricket and throwing the Javelin. Raw was not the word for these guys. Not only did Rinku and Dinesh not even know how to play catch when they first arrived at USC for training, but they didn't know how to work a drinking fountain. After six months of workouts they are now ready to try out for a MLB team. If they do well, I'm sure the Yanks and Red Sox will start the bidding....If they don't do well watch for the Royals and Brewers to place some bids.
"The first time they saw a baseball game, watching USC play Washington State, Patel was confused. "What did the shortstop do wrong?" he asked. Agent: "Why do you say that?" Patel: "He's the only one in the infield without a base."
In the talent contest in India, Singh consistently hit 87 mph and earned $100,000. When veteran major league scout Ray Poitevint went to India to see whether he had potential, he also recommended Patel, who threw harder but wasn't as accurate.
"When I first saw these guys, I thought they had maybe a 40% chance to pitch professional baseball," Poitevint says. "Now, after seeing them, I think they've got an 85% chance to be in the big leagues. I can't believe the difference."
Wow, If they make a MLB roster it will be the biggest rags to riches story in sports history since we turned JW into a power hitting Tomahawker.
If you want to keep tabs on them here is their blog.
This just goes to prove......Annyyyyyything is Possssssiiibbbllllleeee!!!! Let's go out there and get another big win tonight boys and continue our unheralded quest for a championsip!!!!!
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