Revisiting some early posts in 177 and decided I just had to see what was up with Rich Thompson. Followed him at Cotuit, gave him a short post (those early post were all pretty short) when he made the Royals as the 14th and final position player in April 2004 and then lost track. Learned today from Wikipedia that while with the Royals "Thompson stole one base and scored one run in five appearances as a pinch runner. His only at-bat was April 20, 2004 against catcher Tim Laker, who was only pitching because the Royals led 15-5, and resulted in the speedy Thompson grounding into a double play". Spent rest of baseball career in minors until a broken foot in 2012. Now an accountant at KPMG. Thompson was an exciting, intense and, yes, speedy ballplayer when with Cotuit. Imagine he brought the same energy to the pros ... and to KPMG as well.
Read more ...
