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A kid that played 14U with my son was a very good overall athlete. He could run, throw, and hit as good as the best players in North Texas……in practice.  He (and his mom) were very impressed with himself so his teammates (sarcastically) dubbed him “The Messiah.”  Problem was the kid never learned how to use his athletic ability to be a good baseball player. He ran into outs on the base paths, he never hit a cut off man with any throw, he threw to the wrong base, missed signs from 3B coach regularly, would pop up w/ a 3-0 count, etc.  He was a showcase superstar that had no clue how to play the game - and wouldn’t listen to those that tried to help him. It was frustrating to watch him and he eventually played his way into sitting the bench. But not soon enough for my liking.

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