quote:Originally posted by highheat15:
im not trying to be critical, but why is it that it seems that in this thread, as well as all across HSBaseballWeb, everybody has a son who is the prototype D1 player and has recieved interest from the UNCs and Stanfords of the world. Are there seriously not any parents or players on here who are true dII-DIII prospects?
Im sorry, but it does seem quite ridiculous at times when the only recruiting stories on here are the ones from people who ONLY recieved 8 calls July 1st, throw 88-95 MPH, and are PG 8.5-10.
I wonder the same things.
I am not sure how some of this information helps people?
How does subjectivity work by the way? The coaches that say good things are objective and the ones who are less than impressed are subjective? Are parents objective? Some of the comments in this thread and the other one seem like it is high D1 or bust. I don't see how anyone is helped knowing what recruiters are saying, how many phone calls are received, or lamenting some coaches don't hold the same high opinions as expressed here.
Every year we get inuendo'ed about how gifted parents think their kids are. Coaches say nice things about all players who are recruited or the players would never matriculate at their schools. The reality of all this is 9 of 35 guys on any given day get to play. I am sure it is reassuring for the other 26 on the bench that the coaches said nice things about them during recruiting.
IMHO, parents are better off being HIGHLY "objective" about who on the roster will be competing against their uber-talented kids rather than worrying about who is and is not saying ideal things about them.