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Draft loophole unfair to Americans

By Joe Morgan
ESPN Insider

Wednesday, June 8, 2005

• Chat with Joe Morgan, 10 a.m. ET Friday When I began my professional baseball career in 1962, there was no draft (MLB's first draft was in '65). In those days, every team had local scouts – they were called "bird-dog scouts" – who looked at ballplayers in a community, then recommended them to area scouts. I could have turned pro when I graduated from high school, but I decided to attend junior college instead. Then, after going to college for one year, I decided the time was ...

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