dpb@philabs.UUCP (Paul Benjamin) (06/14/85)
> As a slight contribution to the 'what sport is most desireable for the good > athlete' debate: a few years ago, Danny Ainge was a very hot prospect for > the Jays, but decided basketball would be more fun... the Celtics and Jays > had quite a court battle over that, and Ainge is still with the Celts. Actually, when coming out of college, Ainge decided on baseball, but he wasn't that good at it (low .200 batting average in the minors). So he changed his mind, and went into basketball. The only reason the Celtics were able to draft him was that the other teams figured he would stay a baseball player, and passed him up in the draft.