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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2005
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Royals draft Alex Gordon
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
While still on the field during practice at Nebraska on Tuesday afternoon, he spotted his brother, who had a big smile and was holding up two fingers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The good news came to Alex Gordon via sign language.
That meant Alex had been drafted No. 2 overall and he was the property of the same Kansas City team his family of baseball fans had always followed.
"I'm definitely excited and definitely looking forward to playing for them,"said the smooth-swinging third baseman
The Royals claimed Gordon with their highest pick ever, just a moment after Arizona made high school shortstop Justin Upton the overall No. 1 selection.
"He's the guy we wanted," said Deric Ladnier, the Royals' director of scouting. Gordon is hitting .382 with 18 home runs and 62 RBIs for the Huskers. He also has 58 walks and has stolen 23 bases in 26 attempts.
"We feel like he's an impact bat for us," Ladnier said.
ROYAL SELECTION
The list of 18 players selected by the Kansas City Royals yesterday on the first day of the baseball draft.
1. Alex Gordon, 3B, 6-1, 215,
Nebraska
The 6-foot-1,215-pounder said he wants to get started as soon as he can.
A contract and bonus package could be in the $4 million to $5 million range.
2. Jeffrey Bianchi, SS, 6-0,
175, Lampeter-Strasburg
HS, Pa.
"I think if history repeats itself, the negotiation process will take some time, which it tends to when you're selecting that high in the draft. But as to a timetable when we might get
3. Christopher Nicoll, RHP,
6-2, 190, UC Irvine
4. Joseph Dickerson, CF, 6-1,
190, Esperanza HS, Calif.
5. Shawn Dickerson, SS, 6-4,
220, Franklin Pierce, N.H.
6. Ryan Dickerson, LHP, 6-0,
175, E. Connecticut
7. Brent Fisher, LHP, 6-2, 185,
Tolleson Union HS, Ariz.
8. Nicholas Doscher, C, 6-2, 205,
Moore Catholic HS, N.Y.
9. Kiel Thibault, C, 6-0, 200,
Gonzaga
10. Jeffery Howell, C, 6-0,
200, Florida Southern
11. Michael Penn, RHP, 6-4,
200, Michigan
12. James Harkcom, RHP, 6-1,
180, New Mexico JC
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13. Andrew Larsen, CF, 6-0,
200, Stony Brook, N.Y.
14. Antonio Sabatini, CF, 6-0,
190, Erskine, S.C.
Nebraska's Alex Gordon, right, rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run during the fifth inning against Texas in Lincoln, Neb., April 19, 2003. Gordon, a Nebraska third baseman who grew up cheering for Kansas City, was taken by the Royals yesterday as the overall No. 2 pick in the baseball draft.
15. Brady Everett, C, 5-11, Washington St.
16. Mario Santiago, RHP; 6-2,
210, Baton Rouge CC, La.
17. Miguel Vasquez, SS, 6-1,
185, De Witt Clinton HS,
N.Y.
18. Paul Raglione, RHP, 6-5,
195, Grant HS, Ore.
something done, it depends on how the negotiation process goes," he said.
Gordon and his three baseball-playing brothers grew up in
Lincoln, Neb. His father, Mike played college baseball.
In the second round, with the 50th pick, the Royals went for high school infielder Jeff Bianchi of Lancaster, Pa, who hit .575 with 13 home runs and 37 RBIs. The 5-11, 180-pounder also has signed a letter of intent with North Carolina State.
Kellis
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This isn't equivalent to Paul Pierce, NBA All-Star and former Kansas basketball stud, being stabbed in the back multiple times at a Boston bar and turning into a local hero after his recovery.
Opposing fans already taunt Giddens with Wal-Mart sacks. One can only imagine what next year's trip to Missouri will look like.
It's a shame too, because this all could have been avoided with some stricter rules from the coaching staff. How these athletes were allowed to be bar-hopping past two in the morning on a Wednesday night, where something like this could happen, escapes me.
I understand that controlling over a dozen college students is a difficult task, but shouldn't players representing the University's proudest athletic program at least be barred from bars until they are of legal drinking age?
Maybe alcohol wasn't the primary cause of this incident. We might never know. But when the facts finally come out I hope Perkins sends all his coaches the message that this type of behavior can't continue.
Otherwise we might see him in Amarillo, Texas, buying a 72 ounce steak at the Big Texan Restaurant. If the black eye gets any bigger, that may be the only piece of meat that can help.
Robinett is an Austin, Texas, senior, in journalism. He was the Kansan spring Big 12 basketball reporter.
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