Eddie Bane rose from his seat after three innings at Oklahoma City's Bricktown Ballpark and headed for the exits. He had seen enough of Garrett Richards, the University of Oklahoma junior right-hander who was approaching 100 mph with his fastball and breezing through Missouri's lineup.
"Let's go," he told Angels area scout Arnold Brathwaite. "This guy ain't gonna be there when we're picking."
Scouts in attendance were unsure of Bane's seriousness. Then the Angels scouting director, the former big league left-hander had a reputation for unfiltered, stream-of-consciousness speech.
"I'm kind of a loudmouth," he said.