DRAFT IT LIKE BECKHAM

boogiedownenigma posted 5/19/2008 from bravesandstuff.wordpress.com [flag]

an interesting article on Tim and Gordon Beckham, two shortstops likely to be drafted with the top 10 picks in the first round of the upcoming 2008 MLB amateur draft in June [link]

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