The Minnesota Vikings Are So Lousy Jarrad Page Would Rather Play For The Bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers
Well, to be honest, that headline is a tad bit deceiving, but given the fact we are talking about two of the most dysfunctional franchises currently in the sports world, this story begged for a joke.
After all, it is true the Vikings are terrible, and the Dodgers are broke, but it’s not like Page is full of options. To be honest, the NFL thing isn’t exactly working out for Page. He was a seventh-round pick in the 2006 NFL draft, since which time he has seen roster time with the Chiefs, Patriots and Eagles, and Vikings. Page was the starting strong safety in Philadelphia this past season, but he was benched in Week Five and released in November. The Vikings had a depleted defensive backfield, so they signed Page. He played five games for Minnesota and it doesn’t look like he’s going to see six. His contract with the Vikings expires today, and he will likely be thumbing the classifieds by this time tomorrow anyway.
So, what makes Page think he can follow in the footsteps of other two-sport athletes Deion Sanders, Brian Jordan, or even the last Viking to try this, D.J. Dozier?
Page played college baseball at UCLA and was drafted three times; he was selected as a center fielder in the fifth round of the 2002 draft by the Brewers, the Rockies drafted him in the 32nd round of the 2005 draft, and Angels called his name in the seventh round in 2006. Despite the fact he is switch-hitter who started 57 games in center field in 2004 and 2005 for the Bruins, Page stayed in football after all those drafts, and now he’s going the other way.
While Page may be a bit long in the tooth to be starting a professional baseball career at 27, the six foot, 225 pound safety/outfielder participated in an open tryout at Camelback Ranch-Glendale a week and apparently played well enough to interest the Los Angeles Dodgers; so much so the Dodgers signed Page to a minor-league deal as an outfielder.
What are Page’s odds to make the bigs as a ball player? Who knows, but I will bet they are better than Michael Jordan’s ever were; he’s not just some guy who thinks he can play baseball; Page homered in his first collegiate at-bat in 2004, a season in which he batted .233 with 19 RBI and three home runs as a 19-year old. But now he’s 27, and hasn’t played baseball in six years. To me, Page look like a longshot to see the Majors, but at least he’s not a Viking anymore, and that’s a win no matter how you slice it.
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Did you see a mention in the press where someone was seen wearing a shirt saying “The Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles.” I suspect I am the very last person to hear or think on that but it, a) made me laugh out loud and, b) made me think of your ace reporting on all things Frank McCourt. Gotta love that franchise. In any event…this sounds like a case of Page…turning the page.
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The “of Los Angeles” thing is funny. I saw an ESPN article that outlines what will happen in the next 30 years. It says that the Angels will become the Los Angeles Angels of Aneheim and, but not limited to a few counties.
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If you keep raving about him like that, the new Orlando Magic GM, a man that goes by the name of Dwight Howard, will want to sign him to their roster.
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