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Lincecum ready for arbitration hearing
Lincecum ready for arbitration hearingWhile they play different positions, Ryan Howard was awarded 10M before the 2008 season after a solid partial rookie year and two monster seasons.
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Top VA Performers at PG National (2015's)
Stevie Mangrum (2016, INF, Western Albemarle HS) hit the first BP HR of the National over the Green Monster in LF. I will update this thread as reports come available.
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The importance of one parent-fan
My son's 15u/JV team played an incredibly tight game to win a USSSA tournament in Virginia this past weekend. Pitchers duel with our best LHP vs. their gas-throwing RHP. 0-0 into top of 7th when a monster shot scored 1 run for them. We, and the...
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Madison Baumgardner
This dude is a monster on the diamond. I would like to hear from any posters that saw him as a youngster... I bet PG and Coach May saw him... any others??? any memories??
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US Elite Tryouts
That time of year is upon us again. You are just getting over the fantastic summer season, maybe wrapping up the fall season before heading into a long (possibly cold) winter filled with the sweat of the offseason. As you dive headlong into offseason...
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'08 Difference-Makers
Just wondering if there are any sophomores out there that are really making an impact on the varsity level. Right now Alex Beckmann is making some huge waves in Batavia. As of now I believe he is hitting at a .640 clip (14/22) in the leadoff spot and...
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Who looks to do well from the SOUTH?
Ok so we can't seem to define south since some of you Chicago boyz seem to think that Peoria is in the South. Really most of us Southern Illinois Boyz who spit between our teeth and put up hay think that South of Springfield is the South. Some...
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Awesome Pitching performances
Congrats to a MONSTER season for Jason Barrentine - Plano EASTHe won his last 9 starts including 8 COMPLETE games and was 3-0 in the playoffs.If you want to look up the definition of "gutsy, clutch, performer" - you'll find it under B as in...
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Looking for 10U AA/AAA Players in North Dallas
We're currently looking for a couple of 10U AA/AAA Players - especially pitchers. Private Tryouts will be scheduled. Please contact us by completing our tryouts form . Green Sox Baseball 972.559.4934
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1 player needed for Lake Highlands Green Sox-13U-AAA
One spot open on the Lake Highlands Green Sox 13U AAA tournament team. Any position. First tournament March 15th. Contact Joe Griffin for tryout: joe@greensoxbaseball.com Green Sox Baseball
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Interesting time capsule video
Today, senior ESPN writer, David Schoenfield provides a link to a recently discovered color video of the final three innings of Cinncinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney's ten inning no hitter of 8-19-1965 against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field....
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Yearly Thoughts.........
Last night, I presented the 2006 NFHS rules interpretations at my HS chapter meeting. It is the first meeting of the year and the only meeting when HS coaches and Umpires meet together. Last night I received my first game assignment of the year....
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cleats
What cleats you guys all getting...Outdoor practice has started and i think im goin with the nike shox monster cleats.
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Predictions Mitchell Report
Anyone with Predictions???I have several just from here say locally. Some already accused for a while now and I wouldn't be shocked to see more pitchers than regular position players. 1) Pettitte2) Brett Boone3) Jay Payton( many Mets for his time...
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District 6-5A pre-season summaries
Ok, since every other 4A and 5A district has had at least one topic I thought it was about time we heard from 6-5A. PD prompted me to post on a different topic so I brought it over to here. Posted February 18, 2008 03:11 PM Hide Post quote:Originally...
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Manny being Manny
He plays the Green Monster well.After that he's more of a circus act than a baseball player while patrolling (emphasis on ROLLING) the outfield.Anyone else have an opinion on this very tired and selfish dude?Apologists for his brutal defensive play...
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Conditioning in a pool/ocean?
In 2 weeks my family and I will be going to the beach, we have a pool and access to the ocean. Is there anything that can be done in the pool or in the ocean, like swimming into the waves or something? My cousin who plays football, and is a monster,...
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2 fun activities that add power to your swing
If you’ve ever had a hitting coach then you have heard him/her yell at you to “use your hips!” They are right! By getting hip movement into an action you are accessing your core muscles along with your arms. If you swing with all...
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2 activities that will add power to your swing
If you’ve ever had a hitting coach then you have heard him/her yell at you to “use your hips!” They are right! By getting hip movement into an action you are accessing your core muscles along with your arms. If you swing with all...
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Should we thank Canseco? Really think about this...
I mean if it wasn't for him our kids who are growing up now wouldn't be playing on a level playing field. For that I thank him. Most may say, " he was a rat". But, he really got the public and major league baseball for that matter to take notice. The...
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Lynnhaven Palomino (Virginia Beach) finishes third in World
Lynnhaven Palomino completed their season last night with probably one of the wildest games you can ever be a part of.........but we will start with our first game against Tawain.Game 1 - Lynnhaven loses a heartbreaker 2-1 in eight innings to...
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Baseball As It Ought To Be
Baseball As It Ought To Be Posted: August 14, 2013 “. . . a lyric little bandbox of a ballpark.” — John Updike CLOVER HILL — Folks keen to the melding of baseball and the literary muse know that Updike was waxing “lyrical,” as it were, about Boston’s beloved Fenway Park. The great novelist could just as easily have been writing about Buck Bowman Park, aka “The Clover Dome,” west of Harrisonburg. “The Clover Dome” is home to the Clover Hill Bucks of the Rockingham County Baseball League, and...
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IMG ACADEMY (My Opinion)
This past summer our son attended IMG for a couple of weeks and I was blown away by what they offer. It was founded by Nick Bollettieri for Tennis and as time went on he added other sports, (Lacrosse, Football, Golf, Track and Field, Soccer and...
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Little Pimpin'
Did you see the kid in the LLWS highlights (or whatever stage they are at right now) hit the monster shot......then flipped the bat, stared and walked to first until he started jogging????Here's my thoughts - he's a kid and he's been exposed to it on...
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Glorious Tuesday
Not to bad when you wake up and you have the Red Sox and Oakland on the tube at 6 AM for the MLB season opener---and Manny was Manny with a game winning 2 run double---I have the feeling he is set for a monster season
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Has anyone noticed?
Do you see the way Manny plays that Green Monster in Fenway---he may be the best I have seen there in playing balls off the wall and getting them back to the infieldManny is more just Manny being Manny--
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Horrible Bats from Long Ago
In a different thread, I mentioned my first aluminum bat - a 30 inch 33 oz monster that I got in the summer of 1974 for Little League.I also remember from that era Fiberglass bats - that were solid fiberglass, weighing a real ton. My dad, who was our...
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Lt. Karl Bolt Goes Yard in Spring Training Opener
.Clearwater, FLIn yesterday's Spring Training opener for the Phillies MiLB teams, Lt. Karl Bolt went 2 for 3, with a double off the left field wall in the first inning, a monster HR in the 7th, and accounted for all 4 of the Phillies RBI's in a 5-4...
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DMN All Big 12 teams
Some familiar names on the list. Congrats to the locals! SportsDay's All-Big 12 baseball team 07:27 PM CDT on Monday, May 19, 2008 By BRIAN DAVIS / The Dallas Morning News brdavis@dallasnews.com Player of the year: Jose Duran, Texas A&M There was no pressure for Duran, a shortstop from Fort Worth Paschal, to put up monster numbers on a team full of veterans. But the North Central Texas College transfer made an exceptional adjustment to Division I baseball, settling into the clean-up spot...
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Congratulations Pat Smith and the Rocky Mount Gryphons
NC 3-A STATE CHAMPIONS !!! Coach Smith is a monster of a baseball coach and he deserves this championship. They did it with heart and good, solid fundamental baseball. Way to go ! Hats off to all you guys down there. I know you must be floating on...
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pre tryout shoulder injury.....
hey everyone, just needed to write this down.I had been having nagging shoulder soreness/pain for some time (since November) that came and went as it pleased. But last week it became unbearable, right after I threw a bullpen where my pitching coach...
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Yearly thoughts
At My HS chapter meeting last night I received my first game assignment of the year. Monday, March 14, 2005 will be my first game of the year. I'm scheduled to do a varsity scrimmage.After a long winter it is a day I always look forward to. It's...
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Odd Request
I'm thinking of a way to help a young player deal with fear of the unknown.This might sound weird but there was a scene from the show "Lost" that I think might help. But I can't find it online nor do I know to make a copy of this clip.In one of the...
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example of delaying stretch
Great example of delaying his hip turn to complete his stretch on off speed last night with Evan Longoria for a monster Home Run.
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40yr old baseball dad's workout
I'm sure this has been around....but it's still very funny.MY WORKOUT DIARYSUNDAYDear Diary: For my fortieth birthday this year, my wife (the dear) purchased a week of personal training at the local health club for me. Although I am still in great...
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Coaxing athletes out of "jock bubble"
Interesting article in today's paper:Vanderbilt athletes thriving as students, too01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, September 7, 2008BY JUSTIN POPEAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As president of Vanderbilt University and four other prominent schools...
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USA Gold!!1
USA defeated Mexico last night 7-3 in front of a great Mexican crowd.Team USA had already wrapped up gold but was looknig to go 8-0.Bryce Harper named Tournament MVP and if you saw him during the week, no doubt. The kid has game. Hit some monster...
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Re: The End Game.............
Exhaled now.......... Thanx for these notes. There has certainly been plenty of time to "prepare", so there's no angst here. While we now live in France, we were able to stay in the US from late March and see at least 85% of this year's games and, while playing the toughest schedule ever, Haverford ran off a nine-game win streak including two playoff games to reach the conference finals for the first time. In the time-well-spent-department: His monster (on-field) senior year was payback for...
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Re: Danny Almonte
Lets flip this over to a true feel good story--- the big HS story in the Daily News this morning is the performance by George Washingtons Sterlin Perozo with two "monster" homeruns We had the distinct pleasure of having this fine young man with us the past two seasons and he was one of our tri-captains as well--- Way to go Sterlin--you are a credit to the game
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Re: Went Wieters
Headed out the door...but before I leave...I would like to say, any PLAYER that can catch 8 full innings behind the dish in very hot and humid weather ala Chandler Stadium in Atlanta right now, go 3 for 4 with a monster homerun, two singles and a walk(on base all day long)....Go out to bullpen, warm-up, come back to mound from bullpen in ninth...pump 93-95MPH fastballs with 84-85MPH power sliders....shut 'em down and get the save... THAT PLAYER IS TALENTED AND WORTHY !!! Furthermore, I am...
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Re: Hamilton hoping for a last chance
I've got mixed emotions over the whole story. I got to talk from time to time with Josh when he was playing A ball her in Charleston. Very nice guy...great with the kids...so it was a shocker that he hit the roadblocks like he did. Yes, his family traveled with him. Andy, if you think about it, there may have been a reason for that, because his problems started when they let him on his own. They may have known that he had potential for destructive behavior, and were trying to keep him out of...
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Re: Went Wieters
Bet the Mariners wished they had Wieters to compliment the 21 pitchers they drafted this year. They will need a big strong bodied catcher in the very near future to help catch this long list of 6'3" or taller group of pitchers Maybe 2007 they will be fortunate enough to draft him. Shep's 2007 Pick! Peace and have a Good day...Everybody! Shep
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Re: Summer Greatness
Ok I have to reply to this one. One of the best summer teams I ever played against was the 91 Mustang team. About 12 players were D1 players and about 5 Pro Players and I think 2 Big Leaguers. In the 90’s Sam put Monster teams on the field every year. Now I must brag on one Team. 2001 DBAT Team. This was our 1st team. One Game away from Farmington. Maybe not the best team that day but as time has past maybe the one of the best ever. Here is a Where are they Now. Robert Ray: TX A&M...
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Re: Need direction after major disappointment
Some excellent posts on here. Having gone down the college baseball recruiting path with two sons, neither of which found their way on to the ACC/SEC Blue Chip track, some observations: 1. Like life, it really isn't always fair. Certainly there are no guarantees. You will see players get big time attention that seem to be an awfully lot like other players not getting such notice. Accept that it happens and don't let it discourage you. You can't control what the scouts see, or don't see. 2.
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Re: Baseball pants...
Great comments. Thanks! Like I said, pants are a sore spot and as my son was thumbing thru the many baseball magazines we get, he saw one player who had altered the bottom so they fit over his cleat. No elastic. Kinda like a bell bottom. So...there I am with my sewing machine trying to copy the pants in the magazine. I thought maybe if he saw it in "real life" he wouldn't like it...darn it, he loved it. I was his "hero" and now he wants all his pants done that way!!! (I think I've created a...
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Re: CA Countdown
Well, son made his first college pitching appearance on Sunday! What crazy emotions to go through. He’s been fortunate to be a starter in his HS career, so being a bullpen parent was a new experience. You’re sitting there cheering for the team and hoping everyone plays well and the pitching is solid …. but, you also know that if the starter does well your son may not get an appearance! It was like having the comic devil & angel sitting on your shoulder. One is telling you to cheer on the...
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Re: wut equipment you guys all have
GG-11.5 in pitchers glove GG- first basemans mitt stealth reg flex bat nike monster spikes easton under shirt (for when its cold up here in Minnesota) Under Armor socks and for all yall with the 5 pairs of batting glove what a waste of money you dont get the true feel of the bat with em especially those padded one (and plus buck of baseball is a mans sport not a girls!!!!)