He has been hyped since he was a top draft pick for the National League East team that selected him. Sound familiar?
After dominating the Minor Leagues, he made his major League debut on June 8, 2010. Sound familiar?
He performed very well in his first game. Sound familiar?
However, his game was not shown on the MLB Network, but I still switched back and forth between four games last night. Being in the Southern New Jersey area, I get the New York Yankees, New York Mets, and Philadelphia Phillies local cable stations.
Despite the prestige that Stephen Strasburg was getting about two hours south, Florida Marlins rookie Mike Stanton was getting three base knocks off of three separate, and distinctly, different pitchers.
Stanton beat out two infield hits, showing good speed for a b ...
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Florida Marlins of Mike Stanton: The Other National League East Rookie Phenom
Posted: 9th June 2010 by Joseph DelGrippo in MLBComments Off on Florida Marlins of Mike Stanton: The Other National League East Rookie Phenom