4th November 2009
Dream On A Shelf
“There was one player whose name was even more recognizable than some of the former big leaguers who were passing through on their way to athletic oblivion, a name that somehow had become representative of all that fans hate about modern-day players. Synonymous with greed. That would be Bill’s son, Matt Harrington, who — after being selected No. 7 in the baseball draft only two years earlier — had turned down almost $5 million from the Colorado Rockies and who eventually would go on to become the first player in major league history drafted five times without ever signing.
