“The kid’s got a good fastball, and that’s something you can’t teach. We even come from the same hometown, Van Nuys [Calif.]... And you can’t beat those guys from Van Nuys.”
That quote came from Hall of Famer Don Drysdale after Jack McDowell’s MLB Debut. That MLB Debut, which came on Sept. 15, 1987 was a few months after he was the winning pitcher for Stanford in the College World Series title game.
And that performance in the College World Series was a few days after he was drafted 5th overall by the White Sox in the 1987 MLB Draft.