Bill Richardson has many credentials--congressman, energy secretary, governor of New Mexico--but he just lost one.* Bill Richardson  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. has many credentials--congressman, energy secretary, governor of New Mexico--but he just lost one. He was never drafted by the Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). Athletics. For years Richardson has said that he was drafted, in 1966, 1967, or 1968, usually by the Athletics, though he also claimed to have been tapped by the Pittsburgh Pirates This article is about the baseball team. For the National Hockey League team, see Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL). For the National Football League team (1933–1940), see Pittsburgh Steelers. , the Los Angeles Dodgers "Dodgers" and "Brooklyn Dodgers" redirect here. For the American football team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (football). For the Eastern Basketball Association team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (basketball). , and the Baltimore Orioles. The Albuquerque Journal dispelled the myth, by the simple means of checking the facts. They are that Richardson was a good college pitcher at Tufts, and in the Cape Cod summer league. Organizations were interested in him, but never put a dotted line in front of him. Half the country can sympathize. To be a god of summer is the hope of every boy, which survives at night in the dreams of every man. The Democrats no longer have Richardson on the mound--but the Republicans, lucky for them, still have Jim Bunning. |
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