"Outfielder will be OK if baseball doesn't pan out" (news item)

Colleges & Universities Harvard University
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<p>"He has an economics degree from Harvard</p>

<p>DAN ITEL
Statesman Journal</p>

<p>July 29, 2006</p>

<p>KEIZER – Lance Salsgiver could be president.</p>

<p>Well, actually, he figures he’d most likely take the investment banker route. But as fallbacks go, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes outfielder is set.</p>

<p>You see, Salsgiver has a degree from Harvard. Yes, that Harvard. And yes, they do play baseball there. It’s not all for rocket science or grooming politicians.</p>

<p>So before Salsgiver takes on the professional elite, the Volcanoes’ resident brainiac – his degree is in economics, to be exact – is going to try his hand at making the major leagues…"</p>

<p>“He’s a real good guy,” fellow outfielder Matt Weston said. “He’s just like everybody else on the team. You would never guess he went to Harvard. He’s a good guy all around…”</p>

<p>(Ed. note: With an .094 batting average, he better polish up the resume!)</p>

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<p>“.094 batting average” </p>

<p>sounds like he will be using that Harvard degree sooner than he wished</p>

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<p>lol .094 isnt all that bad lol jk</p>

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<p>Well, George H.W. Bush had to fall back on politics after his first baseman days at Yale ran their course, so I guess Lance is in OK company. (For that matter, frustrated pitcher Fidel Castro had to fall back on politics too!)</p>

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<p>He should go the route of Paul de Podesta and get a job in a front office.</p>