The Miner Almonte Detail
When talk about Southern Illinois came up the other day, I failed to mention how the Miners got their first moment on the mainstream national stage that all independent league clubs dream of — when they were able to recruit and sign "the" Danny Almonte. I thought for whatever reason it had been discussed on the blog last summer when it went down.
His record was 0-1 with a 5.29 ERA in six appearances and it's pretty clear the Miners didn't quite get the PR boom some would have expected. The crazy thing is how Almonte is now on the PLAYING roster at Western Oklahoma State College, a JC in Altus, Oklahoma.
PHOTO COURTESY: Associated Press