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Danbury's Hamann Selected by Tribe
Written by Kirk Lammers   
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 15:31

Congratulations to Danbury High School's own Michael Hamann, who was selected today in the MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians at pick number 725 in the 24th round. Hamann has committed to play for the University of Toledo, but he has the option of going pro as well. If he chooses to go to school, he can enter the draft again in three years.

I played basketball with Hamann during my senior season, and even though it's an entirely different sport, you could tell he was incredibly talented and had a ton of potential. He grew a couple of inches from the time I played with him, and the Indians must like the odds that Hamann can add some more weight to his frame and add speed to his 90-92 mph fastball which has been clocked up to 94 at times.

I do know this: the MLB draft is a crapshoot. There are several first-round picks every year who never sniff the majors, but there are also those from the 24th, 34th, and 44th rounds who make it and become stars. If Hamann chooses to sign with the Tribe and likely report to Arizona Rookie Ball, I wish him the best of luck pursuing his pro career. If he doesn't, however, he cannot go wrong by getting his education and possibly increasing his draft stock at UT.

One more thing, if he heads to Arizona for the Tribe, maybe he'll be long toss partners with Fausto Carmona. That's my joke for the day, or is it?

Kirk

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hammann
written by dosk23, June 10, 2009
yep he is goin baby!!
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written by ullrichm, June 11, 2009
Congrats Mike
What you should know peep dogs
written by hot boys GF, June 11, 2009
omg like totally you need to get your facts straight, he can throw a 95mph fastball. i think you need to need to come watch him on the "tit" urself to see the power of his fastball. then you wont confuse 94 with 95. HA! you also need to put in mind that hes good but hes gonna be a rocket. the indians arnt a good color for him and his complection. yellow looks much better. plus toledo has more white castles. yummy yummy! so if u wanna write good the next time you write about my man be practical. smilies/wink.gif Keep writing but get some better stuff. like color scemes and tight pants. OK?? smilies/cheesy.gif Keep it real, and dont dis Michael man.
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written by curseofcleveland, June 12, 2009
Forgive me for mistaking 95 for 94, but I was just going from what the News Herald had reported.

If he does go to UT, that's great. I think he could definitely improve his draft stock with three years (or four) as a Rocket. But, if he decides to go for it now with his hometown team, I certainly can't blame him and wish him the best of luck either way.

I wouldn't dream of dissing Mike.

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