He wasn’t drafted until the 40th Round of the 1982 Draft. One year later, he was a 3rd Round pick. Four years later he made his MLB debut with the Chicago Cubs.
After he interviewed for managerial gigs for years, and spent ten seasons as a bench coach, he finally got an opportunity to manage in the majors too.
Dave Martinez (or Davey, I guess) was asked about the fact that throughout his career he had to deal with the fact that people didn’t believe he could do what he knew he could.
“It’s funny that you say that,” Martinez told the reporter who asked about his long road to his current gig.