Tagged With "san fernando Valley"
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Re: In what states has your son(s) played baseball?
Some have suggested we make them two separate states! I'm not sure they could come together to form a program like yours down there ncball? But they do have lots of good options anyways. I'll be by your place this evening around 7:00 to see Fernando. Will you be there?
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Re: In what states has your son(s) played baseball?
Not tonight. I will be there the next three days with camps. Say hi to Coach Fernando. Let's talk soon regarding the project with Coach H.
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Re: WINTER BREAK Instructional Camp at Chatsworth High School 12/21/15
Not sure why this post is showing up in general forum? I posted in California forum...hmm. Trying to get the hang of this new platform at HSBBWEB.
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Re: Anatomy of a Great High School Coach
I accidently posted this in the wrong thread: I know of several coaches in the San Fernando Valley that seem to win year in and year out regardless of the talent on their squad. They seem to share the trait of letting the kids play during the game. They are almost invisible except when they wisely pick the time to discuss the interpretation of the rules with the umpires. One of them appears have only one word in his vocabulary which seems to appropriately address every situation.
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Re: "Bad" Birthdays for Baseball players
bbscout, I think we're arguing the definition of good again. I'm saying that our league is better because they win. The teams have more depth. Chatsworth was undefeated and the national champions. They're just down the road and were a better team than any team in our league, bar none. However, if they had played in our league this year they probably wouldn't have been undefeated and as a result wouldn't have been national champions. Our league just has too much depth. It would be interesting...
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Re: Special Spectator Moments
- saw Sandy Koufax throw a no hitter - saw Ramon Martinez throw a no hitter - saw Fernando Tatis hit two grand slams in one inning. (Although it was off Chan Ho Park, I think it still counts ) - saw Maury Wills set the (then) single season stolen base record - saw Willie Mays play (still think he's the greatest of 'em all) - saw Big Mac hit one out of Dodger Stadium - have seen five world series games('65, '66 '74, '77 and '81) (saw Willie Davis make 3 errors in one inning in '66) ok and I...
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Re: pitching to catchers glove as a target
1. My son doesn't try to put the ball where the catcher wants it. IOW, my son pitches towards the location that he feels is best. While not disagreeing with the basics of the discussion the one thing I see missing is the importance of the communication required for success between a pitcher and a catcher. At younger ages this may not be as critical because athletic ability of the catcher can react and respond to a ball being thrown to an area not expected. As pitchers develop whether they...
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Re: Cuba 10 - USA 2
Quincy; We have played the Australian, China, Japan and Korea National High School teams for 25 years. My son and I have trained with the China team, produced clinics in Japan, China and Australia. Our American Team alumni includes the following. We only won in 1983 and 1984. Rob Ritchie, Tigers 1983 Brad Brink, Phillies 1983 Alex Sanchez, Blue Jays 1983-84 Matt Williams, Giants 1983 Greg Jefferies, Phillies 1984 John Wetteland, Rangers 1984 Paul McCellan, Giants 1984 Brian Keyser, White Sox...
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Re: Myths: Chin to Target + Release Ball Closer to Plate
Marshall is absolutely wrong in his interpretation of Newton's laws of Motion. Would you like me to be a bit more direct? So how many people do you know who are built like bows? I guess you could spit a baseball out of your mouth or propel it out of another orifice to simulate a gun. It wouldn't go very far and personally I wouldn't want to touch it. The ball is traveling in an arc up until the point it is released and then and only then after it has left the hand does it go linear. There is...
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Re: Stretch or Windup?
Like most things pitching related, it is all about "feel", some are more comfortable from the wind up, while others prefer pitching from the stretch. All things being equal - whether you are coming out of leg lift from the stretch, or wind up, there really is very negligible, to no real advantage to the actual wind up, other than as stated before maybe some "style" points. If there are mechanical differences, then you will see a difference. With young pitchers, I prefer to have them only...
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Re: Stretch or Windup?
LAball - interesting theory, however like RobT indicates, I would like to see more details of why you think the wind up creates more velo, and especially accuracy. Any mechanics, either wind up or stretch, performed inefficiently will yield poor results, however I do not believe given the premise that both performed efficiently, one will provide better results over the other. Once the body begins to move forward, I don't believe there is any difference whether one started from the stretch of...
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Re: Stretch or Windup?
Great topic... I think many pitchers lose velocity from the stretch due to their focus being on the runner and the traditional slide step. Fernando Rodney is a great example of moving exceptionally well through the center of his body and the power of rotation. If you watch Sonny Gray close enough, he'll turn the front foot in, as you will see in this video. The goal is to "pre-load" the hips. I hope it helps. http://youtu.be/H_IzSJW9ogU
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Re: What makes a superior ball player?
Just out of curiosity, because he’s a friend of mine and I know something of his history, would you say Fernando Vina fell into that category? If you don’t want to share your thoughts publicly, please PM me. I didn’t get to see him prior to being in the ML, but I’ve gotten to know his parents and many of his friends, including former coaches and peers, and from what I gather, he’s definitely what I’d call a Type “A” grinder.
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Re: What makes a superior ball player?
Fernando Vina had it all.He was very skilled & played with tremendous passion for the game. He was an above average runner,had as sure a pair of hands as you could find,outstanding eye hand coordination,and a ++ arm. He is among the 5 best ever to turn the DP IMO. Best of all he was a great teammate who loved to win.He was a lot of fun to coach.On top of all that he has super parents & his Mom makes the best Cuban food anywhere. JW
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Re: Power Arms in MLB
Height and 100 MPH throwers (7 of those 16 are 6' or under listed height--possible that some of those are inflated): • 104.0, Aroldis Chapman, Reds, reliever 6'4" • 102.8, Bruce Rondon, Tigers, reliever (rookie) 6'3" • 102.3, Henry Rodriguez, Nationals, reliever (now Cubs AAA) (101.4 max 2012) 6'1" [I've seen him listed at 6' or below in some places] • 101.5, Kelvin Herrera, Royals, reliever (102.8 max 2012) 5'10" • 101.4, Trevor Rosenthal, Cardinals, reliever (100.9 max 2012) 6'2" • 101.3,...
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Re: Power Arms in MLB
Originally Posted by mcloven: Height and 100 MPH throwers (7 of those 16 are 6' or under listed height--possible that some of those are inflated): • 104.0, Aroldis Chapman, Reds, reliever 6'4" • 102.8, Bruce Rondon, Tigers, reliever (rookie) 6'3" • 102.3, Henry Rodriguez, Nationals, reliever (now Cubs AAA) (101.4 max 2012) 6'1" [I've seen him listed at 6' or below in some places] • 101.5, Kelvin Herrera, Royals, reliever (102.8 max 2012) 5'10" • 101.4, Trevor Rosenthal, Cardinals, reliever...
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Re: Best in their day
I've lived in CA since 1962, and in southern California since '67, but I'm still a "young man", so Koufax, etc. are before my rooting/viewing era. For me: Basketball: Magic. Enough said, but I will listen to arguments for Larry Bird. Hockey: Gretzky, although he was more dominant in his earlier years with the Oilers. Women's Track: Jackie Joyner-Kersee Men's Volleyball: Karch Kiraly Supercross (believe me, this is a sport) Jeff Ward Men's Diving: Greg Louganis (don't chuckle, this guy...
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Re: Poll - Trout, Cabrera or other for AL MVP
AL Cy Young: David Price for me. Lowest era with little run support. Price doesn't get a Cabrere or Trout. Longo missed half the season as well. AL MVP: Cabrera 1 David Price TB 185.3 31 31 211.0 60 205 0 20-5 2.56 2 Justin Verlander DET 181.3 33 33 238.1 70 239 0 17-8 2.64 3 Jered Weaver LAA 173.0 29 29 187.2 57 141 0 20-4 2.73 4 Fernando Rodney TB 164.9 74 0 73.1 5 74 46 2-2 0.61 5 Jim Johnson BAL 163.0 70 0 67.2 19 41 50 2-1 2.53 6 Matt Harrison TEX 148.4 31 31 207.1 75 128 0 18-10 3.26...
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Re: Puig
Fenway - As a business discussion, I'm keeping him on the team, on the field & hitting in the middle of the lineup! The Dodgers are in the business of baseball, putting butts in the seats & selling shirts. He helps them do all of those things. The Dodgers arguably haven't had a more exciting player since Fernando Valenzuela arrived from a small pueblo in Mexico! Fernando mania has become Puig mania! Is Puig a little crazy? Does he make poor decisions on and off the field? Absolutely.
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Re: Area Code Tryouts
Here’s the complete list of the player who made one of the two Brewers’ teams: 1st BASEMEN Michael Bugary (Monterey/Salinas CA) 6-3, 205 L/L Michael Durant (Berkeley/Berkeley CA) 6-6, 230 R/R Allan Dykstra (Rancho Bernardo/Poway CA) 6-5, 195 L/R Henry Sanchez (Mission /San Diego CA) 6-3, 210 R/R INFIELDERS (2B/SS) Nicholas Akins (Los Angeles/Los Angeles CA) 6-0, 170 R/R Tayler Creswell (Deer Valley/Antioch CA) 5-11, 170 R/R Chase d’Arnaud (Los Alamitos/Long Beach CA) 6-1, 175 R/R Daniel...
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Re: MILB Parents
Did anyone play in the Constellation Energy League ? I heard about it earlier this summer and TMM expressed interest. I never heard anything more and thought it never materialized. I don't remember seeing anything on HSBBW either, but I am not here that often. Looking over the four teams' rosters, I see most players are in their 20s. There are a couple dozen with MLB experience, including 43 year old Fernando Rodney who even appeared in a game.
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Re: Labrum surgery
https://www.sandiegouniontribu...adres-doctor-surgery Here is an article based on an interview with my son’s surgeon and his reaction to Fernando Tatis Jr’s shoulder injury. Bottom line is if you have shoulder pain you should get an expert medical opinion! Surgery worked well for my son and he is playing baseball pain free. Two observations on how the surgery affected my son. Number 1-He now swings with a two-handed follow through protecting his repaired shoulder. No one told him to—I think...
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Re: Labrum surgery
My son tore his labrum in his non throwing shoulder during a BP session at a college camp. The first thing the Ortho said was "I bet you have a violent swing and you finish with one hand". He was correct. Its been almost 3 years now and if he accidentally finishes his swing one handed his shoulder will still remind him to knock it off.
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Re: PBR and Area Code Games
The Yankees scouts operate the AC team. They expend $$ and time to coordinate the players to the West Coast into the Hotels and to the field. The Yankee scouts are responsible for the players. The young man has ability or he would not expose himself to the 300 pro scouts, who know the father and the College Coaches. The "pressure" is great!!!! During my years, we had sons of Fernando Valenzuela, Dave LaRoche, Fred Claire and a Movie actor. Bob
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Re: PBR and Area Code Games
Teddy Cashman is a very good kid. Loves the game. Plays hard. Puts in the work. Francis is correct. He is a good player but he's not AC good. I root for everyone around here and I hope he finds a great D1 to attend and I hope he crushes it.
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Savanah Bananas - Bringing fun back to baseball
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-05-16/savannah-bananas-baseball-revolution-mlb-rules Hopefully this is not behind a paywall: Reminds me a bit of college ball...on steroids. KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The umpire calls ball four and all hell breaks loose. Rather than trotting to first base, the batter breaks into a sprint and doesn’t stop, rounding the bag at full speed. The catcher jumps up and throws to the shortstop, who tosses to the second baseman. The crowd is roaring now as fielders...
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Re: San Diego Padres: where careers go to die
I think we hear of less because there is less use. Although there was one D1 pitcher who was suspended for 4 games for foreign substance on his mitt, I don't know of anyone who was suspended this year due to positive testing. NCAA provides a list of banned substances, with medical exceptions, and players usually will contact trainer for info on sports supplements and meds. MLB and its affiliates do the same thing. NCAA randomly tests players during post season. You come out of the dugout and...
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Re: Projectable vs. Work Ethic
I agree with everything you've stated. I get it, it is a very hard pill to swallow. For my son, it didn't really matter once he was in college. He had no professional baseball aspirations and he got to start on the bump every weekend. He played baseball because he loved it. There are exceptions out there. Billy Wagner, Marcus Stroman, Tim Lincecum, Fernando Rodney come to mind. Pedro Martinez was not tall and neither was Trevor Hoffman. If you are willing to pursue it, these are examples and...
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Fernando
I was a fan of Fernando Valenzuela early on. Living in Northern Virginia, I never saw much of him, though. In Spring 1993, I took a new position with my employer in Tuscon. TMM_Mom and the kids wouldn't be able to join me until late July. I was able to take a company-paid trip back east in the interim. After hearing that spring about Fernando signing a minor league contract with the Orioles, I immediately made plans to return the weekend that the Rochester Redwings (O's AAA team) would be...
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Re: Fernando
Ron Perranoski, the Dodgers Minor League pitching Coach told me the story of Fernando, when he pitched for Lodi Dodgers. He suggested to Fernando to "speed up" his screwball. He did and the "rest is history". Fernando's son pitched in our Area Code games at Long Beach. Bob
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Re: "Reunion"
TPM; Gabe Kapler is from the San Fernando Valley area of LA and was signed by Dennis Lieberthal in the 1994 Draft. Gabe coached the Team Israel with Jerry Weinstein, Former Head Coach at SAC CC during the very competitive days of the 3 Alumni. Bob