If I thought about having to play six or seven years in the minors, I don't know if I ever would have made it. McKeon signed a minor-league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1949. Mont. Good hitters. Stuck in neutral, but always trying. Some guys get a chance.
Some guys never get it.
Sometimes it's a game of breaks. Sometimes it's a matter of knowing the right person. McKeon managed Class AAA Denver in 1979. He hit 50 home runs for me. When I was named general manager in San Diego, I brought him over there in a deal.