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Re: Showcase League Updates
Great weather for another multi-site Showcase League weekend. NH Division at Southern Vermont Red 12 Green 9 Green battled through a "no call no show" by its starting pitcher but ran out of arms allowing Red to come from behind to win. Ryan Gancarz, Conner Bell, and Dan Armstrong all had two hits for Red. Ryan Beal and Andy LaLonde with two hits for Green. Spencer Damon stepped up for Green and threw the first five innings allowing only 1 run. Red scored 10 runs in the eigth after Damon and...
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Re: Showcase League Updates
In the NH division is was Black over Red 6-1 and Blue over Green 9-8. Louis Tarantino (Nashua North) was named offensive player of the week going 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Runs Christan Ferlan (Bishop Guertin) was named pitcher of the week after tossing 3 shut out innings. Over in the Maine/Mass division it was Black 8 Royal 1 and Gold 5 Maroon 1. Alex Newton (Thorton Academy) was offensive player of the week: 3 for 5, 2B, 2 Runs, RBI Ryan Mancini (Scarborough) was pitcher of the week: 3 IP, 0...
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Re: Showcase League Updates
This past weekend from the Mass/Maine division was @ University of Southern Maine Gold team defeated Maine Royal 5-2, Connor Root was 3 for 4 for Gold and James Faso pitched shut out ball to help with the victory. Maine Black defeated Mass Maroon 11-6. Alex Newton had three hits including a double while Ben Wessel and Sam Canales each had two hits. James Faso was named pitcher of the week and Ben Wessel was named offensive player of the week. @ Southern New Hampshire NH Black over Green 7-3:...
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Re: The change-up: how to use it and when...
3rdgen- Good point. The reason I brought up Santana in the previous post: I was invited by a friend to a Mets-Rockies game at Citi Field in the end of August. I got BP passes to the game because my friend's dad is the bench coach for the Mets. As I was standing there watching BP I was chatting with my friend's dad and we were watching Carlos Gonzalez playing pepper with the bleachers. I made a comment about how unbelievable his swing was and he pointed at Ike Davis, who stood about 15 feet...
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Re: Easton SoCal Showdown 2011
Just found this on the LA Times. Did not end up being a pitchers dual I guess. Moorpark 16 vs Agoura is surprising also. MARMONTE LEAGUE Moorpark 16, Agoura 7 Newbury Park 10, Calabasas 3 Thousand Oaks 4, Royal 1 Westlake 6, Simi Valley 5 (9)
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Re: Jupiter -- PG/WWBA -- Who's Going?
Lil' Rock will be there with PG USA Royal Blue...now have to buy royal blue socks & belt (the one color I don't have). Looking forward to a great weekend. First glance at weather forecast looks good...isolated t-storms and warm.
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Re: So Cal High School
I went through the early signees based on pgxchecker and it was interesting that Agoura had 4 early signers, Westlake 2, and Newbury Park, TO, Royal and Simi had 1 each, while Moorpark and Calabasas didn't have any that I noticed. Moorpark has a couple players that I'd consider early signing caliber.
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Re: Top 2008 High School Prospects
My wife thinks the best 2008 player is Michael Victory. 6'5" 200 pound pitcher for Westford Academy. Of course, she is his mom so her opinion might be more than a LITTLE biased. Actually, WA has a couple of really good 2008 starting pitchers - Derek Klinka and Colin Royal. CV
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Re: What to do when the fit is horrendous?
That coach sounds like a royal jerk. Glad your son is moving on to (hopefully) greener pastures. Best wishes to him!
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Re: Playoff Predictions?
Looks like Simi has a decent first round draw, Royal has a tough first round draw, but they have a shot, Newbury Park has a decent first round draw and TO should be able to make it to the 3rd round before being seriously tested, although anything can happen in the playoffs, especially when teams run into a strong pitcher they've never seen before. Here's my predictions for the CIF-SS Div I 1st round winners: Lakewood W El Dorado W Mater Dei W Newbury Park L Los Alamitos L LB Jordan L...
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Re: A REVIEW
TR, I don't know if I'll ever make it to Citi Field, but I sure have to agree with you, isn't it a joy to watch Johann Santana? His pitching was truly a thing of beauty when he was here in Minnesota with the Twins. We miss him! Julie
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Re: Div I CIF SS playoffs
Wild Card: Moorpark v Brea Olinda - Edge to Moorpark because they are at home and Brea Olinda doesn't seem to have an overpowering pitcher. Newbury Park v Vista Murrietta - Edge to NP for same reasons. Temescal C. v Santiago/C - Temescal Long Beach Wilson v Roosevelt - Wilson ML King v Mission Viejo - Mission Viejo Camarillo v Hart - Hart Oxnard v Saugus - Oxnard because they are really a #1 1st round Norco v Brea Olinda Could be ugly Temecula Valley v Esperanza - Temecula Tesoro v Long...
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Re: Div I CIF SS playoffs
Wow out here lot's of upsets. Simi, Royal lost. Hueneme & Oxnard lost. DP and Santa Barabara still in it. DP is playing well and I have no idea why SB is still playing, because they are not a very talented team. Just shows you how unpredictable the playoff's can be.
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Re: Div I CIF SS playoffs
BOF you are right, geez the upsets are everywhere. Last year I dont think there was even one upset first round. Top half of the bracket there is just one upset that was not really an upset. I thought Tago would pitch and his ERA is .98 and Tago did not even pitch, their catcher did. Dana Hills beat Rio Mesa These three are just shockers to me. And not because the winners are weak, everyone out here is good, it is just the losing teams I felt were particularly strong. That is three upsets in...
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Re: Div I CIF SS playoffs
CADad, I dont think anyone thought Simi, Valencia, or Royal would lose. Dana Hills was a minor upset. BTW, our boys were on the same Sunshine team. I was rooting for your son's team in the wild cards. Best of luck next year.
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Re: Div I CIF SS playoffs
Thx. I expected Simi to win and although I figured Royal should be the favorite in that game I didn't think they'd go far. They had great pitching but didn't have the defense or hitting to keep from being upset at some point. Good luck to your son, I thought he might have been which is why I asked.
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Re: Hot Stove
[QUOTE]Originally posted by nc42dad: What's this I hear about a recession? Spend, spend spend. When is the MLB bubble gonna burst? Maybe I'm a glass half empty guy too often, but I think that the entire pro sports bubble is gonna burst. Don't laugh, but it's happening in NASCAR with sponsors running away, teams trying to merge and others just closing shop. Next season they've eliminated practice! F1, the most expensive sport in the world just had Honda pull out entirely. I cannot believe...
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Re: Baseball songs
"Another Saturday Comes And Goes" Phil Coley "Back Home In Omaha" Todd Thibaud "The Bug" Mary Chapin Carpenter "Cobra Style" Teddybears Stockholm "Dirty Water" The Standells...or better yet, covered by Bronson Arroyo or the Dropkick Murphys "The Fireman" George Strait "Gasolina" Daddy Yankee "Green Onions" Booker T & The MGs "Gone" Montgomery Gentry "Jerk It Out" The Caesars "Keep On Swinging" Brooks & Dunn "Load Up The Bases, Red Sox" Whiskey Falls "Merry Merry Merry Frickin'...
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Re: 8-5A.......
I think it is time to get hornsr1 some royal and black pom-poms before his cow eats more cabbage. I'm just kidding you hornsr1....I am a big PW fan and catch several of your games each year but the more I read your posts the more I am pulling for Allen, Wylie and Plano. "Always remember when you are on top of the world , that the earth rotates every 24 hrs." Makris, Steve G.
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Re: All time favorite bad Dad moment
I'm coaching my son's 12U travel team in a tournament. I was calling pitches......FB, CU, 2seam, 4 seam, etc. Kid on the mound has always been kind of a prima donna, and his MOM (an umpire) was a royal PITA. This day, I'm calling pitches and periodically he's not throwing what I call. I let it go......not going to make areal big deal out of it, but he and I talk between innings. He's cool....tells me he is having trouble seeing the cather's signs, so I talk to the catch to make some...
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Re: Baseball in McKinney
OK...my blonde is showing. Robert said you are talking about Royal Blue as in Panther blue.
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Re: BB America Top 50 - Who is missing?
The LA times posted their rankings. Crespi was their #1 for the greater LA area. I don't think the San Diego schools were included. One interesting point was that Royal and Westlake were ranked ahead of Thousand Oaks. Should be interesting. I remember seeing it in the paper this morning but I don't see it on latimes.com so I might have the wrong paper. They also posted their list of players to follow on latimes.com/preps
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Re: BB America Top 50 - Who is missing?
Did a search on LA times and found this dated Feb 11th by division. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/files/baseball_poll.pdf No mention of Westlake, Royal, or Chatsworth. FWIW from your area I saw T.O., Saugus, Oxnard, Santa Barabara, Camarillo, St Bonnie...
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Re: BB America Top 50 - Who is missing?
Whatever I read was from one sportswriter and not a coaches poll. Could have been from a different paper. It was the Times. Dan Arrit's preseason baseball top 25 rankings. 1. Crespi 2. Cypress 3. Mater Dei 4. Wilson 5. Saugus 6. Los Al 7. Orange Lutheran 8. Vista Murrieta 9. Los Osos 10. Royal 11. Westlake 13. TO 14. Simi 21. Chatsworth I think he's a Marmonte league fan.
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Re: CPL Wilson Tobs
In the Valley League: Front Royal Cardinals has Jesse Henry, Greg VanSickler, and Kevin Brashears are all playing this summer from Shenandoah. So far the Cardinals are 4-0 for the season and are tied with the Staunton Braves 1-1 in the 5th. __________________________________________________________________________________ cat scratch posts | hip hop forum | Vinyl signs
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Re: What worked for you?
Luck is where "Preparation meets Opportunity". Darryl Royal, former Texas coach:
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Re: Is the Coach really Interested or ???
I have never heard of this and I can definetly say that this was not always the case in our recruiting experience. It may just be that all coaches do things differently. A top prospect with many choices is definetly going to get the royal treatment, perhaps even calls to parents to help them feel more comfortable to. HC's pay their assistants well to recruit, and often times they are not even invloved until later or until an official visit. IMO, who cares where they got your name, answer the...
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Re: Defensive timeout
Where does it say that there has to be an injury or a shoe falling off to get "time". I have played, watched, and umpired a lot of ball. I have NEVER seen an ump refuse time for any reason or even no reason at all when the action on the field has ended. This goes for offense or defense. Player slide into base...calls time to get up safely...time granted. Batter doesn't like how long pitcher is taking while he is in box...calls time...time granted. SS wants to chat with pitcher (maybe about...
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Re: how are they doing?
BBND, MONARCH BASEBALL,LAWMAN, VALEFTY, and all you other fellows with whom we spent all those years watching our sons grow as players and young men, greetings. It's great to hear all the updates on these young men. Congrats to all those who excelled not only in baseball, but especially in their academics. Yes, it will be fun to follow ODU baseball this year and all the other schools our kids represent. Patrick is doing well in school and with his baseball. Last summer he attended a eight...
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Re: What happened ?
Looks like Lord Fairfax Community College is going to be pursuing ... S****r Is Coming To LFCC By Drew Houff The Winchester Star December 8, 2004 MIDDLETOWN — By fall of 2005, Lord Fairfax Community College will have a burgeoning athletics program. LFCC’s first intercollegiate teams will be men’s and women’s s****r. Shaun Broy, LFCC’s student activities coordinator, said the search for a coach has begun, with an announcement coming in the not-too-distant future regarding a faculty or staff...
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Re: Your Thoughts and Ideas on this slightly off topic Baseball discussion
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Re: Thurs. Aug. 14 Site Maintenance
. Drapes Mom ? Why not the top o' the line? MOTORIZED DRAPES & WHY YOU NEED THEM! Motorized control of your drapes and other window coverings such as "NO SOLICITORS...EVER!" signs is convenient and it will impress your few friends that you can actually work the remote control device and even change the batteries when needed. But remember, it isn't just a toy. The exception, of course, is if you are very easily entertained by gadgets. If that is the case, then yes, it can be considered a...
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Re: Marmonte League
The key to the Marmonte league is pitching, not shortstops. Simi - Meyer and Jones, as well as Sandler who was most likely recruited as a catcher. Meyer and Jones can both throw 90+. Sandler worked 85-86 and touched 88 the day I saw him and knows how to pitch. Royal - Berglund and Buckel were both recruited as pitchers. Berglund and Buckel are both high 80s types who can hit 90 or more, although Buckel topped out at 89 when I saw him. Berglund especially has great pitchability. Moorpark -...
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Re: Marmonte League
Interesting matchups today with the most interesting being Simi vs. Royal. Probably Sandler vs. Buckel with everyone else being available with no more league games this week. I don't think Simi will be overmatched by Buckel and Royal won't be overmatched by Sandler but my guess is that it won't be a very high scoring game either. Should be a real tossup unless Royal's defense breaks down. I really don't have a clue on the other games and they all seem like they could go either way. The fact...
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Re: Marmonte League
I was right - I didn't have a clue. Royal's defense didn't break down. Simi's control did from what I hear. The rest of the season should be interesting. Royal and Simi seem to be locks to make the playoffs. Newbury Park is surprising me and I'd guess they have the upper hand because they seem to have a balance of hitting and pitching. Westlake has great hitting but they lack pitching depth. They can beat anyone with their hitting and they can lose to anyone with their pitching. I haven't...
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Re: Marmonte League
Royal 6-2 Simi 6-2 TO 4-4 Newbury Park 4-4 Westlake 4-4 Moorpark 3-5 Agoura 3-5 Calabasas 2-6 Royal and Simi continue to look like locks to make the playoffs. 7-7 and possibly even 6-8 should make the playoffs. TO and Newbury Park both look good at this point but anything can happen with the teams in this league. Moorpark switched their rotation around and threw their #2 on Wednesday vs. TO's #1 with predictable results. That will set up #1 vs #1 on Friday vs. Newbury Park. Almost a must win...
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Re: Marmonte League
Moorpark d NP 3-2 TO d Agoura 7-6 Simi d Calabasas 7-1 Westlake d Royal 17-3 Simi 7-2 Royal 6-3 TO 5-4 Westlake 5-4 NP 4-5 Moorpark 4-5 Agoura 3-6 Calabasas 2-7 Simi has locked up a playoff spot. Even with the loss Royal should make the playoffs easily. TO and Westlake are looking good with Westlake having put on what must have been an amazing hitting display against Buckel, but anything could happen with the current 3rd through 7th place teams, although Agoura is not far from dropping out...
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Re: Marmonte League
Wednesday: Simi v Moorpark, have to give Simi the edge but Moorpark has a shot if their pitcher can get the off speed stuff over consistently so as to keep Simi from jumping on the fastball. TO v Westlake - Game of the week, winner has a big advantage re: making the playoffs. Thomson has been pitching very well lately. Pitching v hitting. Just a hunch that hitting wins this one - Westlake NP v Agoura - NP is probably the better team but Agoura has some hitting - No clue Royal v Calabasas -...
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Re: Marmonte League
Simi d Moorpark - only a triple play on the third line shot of an inning kept this one from being a blowout. Calabasas d Royal - What's going on with Royal? Westlake d TO - got that one right. Newbury Park d Agoura Simi 8-2 Royal 6-4 Westlake 6-4 TO 5-5 NP 5-5 Moorpark 4-6 Calabasas 3-7 Agoura 3-7 Friday: Moorpark v Calabasas - Moorpark has #1 going in must win game. Simi v TO - Simi is better team but has been inconsistent when Sandler doesn't throw. NP v Westlake - Can't call this one.
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Re: Marmonte League
I saw that Royal lost again last night...boy are they heading in the wrong direction...
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Re: Marmonte League
Moorpark d Calabasas Simi d TO NP d Westlake Royal d Agoura Simi 9-2 Royal 7-4 Westlake 6-5 NP 6-5 Moorpark 5-6 TO 5-6 Agoura 3-8 Calabasas 3-8 Simi is in and almost has the championship locked up. Royal is virtually in. Westlake, NP, Moorpark and TO fight it out for the last 2 or 3 spots. Westlake and TO have drawn the easier games for Friday. Moorpark and NP are in tough. Anything can happen in the Marmonte league. No real surprises. Interesting to see that Nieves pitched for Westlake.
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Re: Marmonte League
Berglund didn't have much but Royal still managed to pull out a win v. Moorpark Simi d Newbury Park - no surprise Westlake d Agoura Calabasas d TO Simi 10-2 Royal 8-4 Westlake 7-5 Newbury Park 6-6 Moorpark 5-7 TO 5-7 Calabasas 4-8 Agoura 3-9 Friday's games: Moorpark v Agoura - tossup Simi v Westlake - tossup NP v Calabasas - NP TO v Royal - Royal Royal clinches a playoff spot. Westlake has clinched at least a tie for a playoff spot. NP is in good shape. TO and Moorpark need strong finishes.
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Re: Marmonte League
Moorpark d Agoura (senior day for Agoura) Royal d TO NP d Calabasas Simi d Westlake (Westlake didn't use Nieves or Cuneo on the mound) Supposedly this puts Moorpark & NP in the playoffs, and probably Westlake even if they lose to Moorpark but I don't know what the rules are for the last playoff spot. Simi 11-2 clinches league championship Royal 9-4 clinches 2nd Westlake 7-6 Newbury Park 7-6 clinches a playoff/wildcard spot Moorpark 6-7 clinches a playoff/wildcard spot TO 5-8 Calabasas...
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Re: Marmonte League
Simi v Royal - Means more to Simi as could help their seeding in playoffs Westlake v Moorpark - Gotta give the advantage to Westlake given their hitting NP v TO - NP, because doesn't mean anything to TO Agoura v Calabasas - Calabasas If it ends up in a tie for 3rd through 5th or 4th and 5th it'll be interesting to see what the tiebreakers would be as Westlake wouldn't qualify for a wildcard spot if they came in 5th while NP and Moorpark would. A team has to have at least a .500 record...
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Re: Marmonte League
Royal d Simi - Must have been great pitching from Berglund. NP d TO - NP clinches 3rd Moorpark d Westlake - Moorpark plays Westlake on Friday at Thousand Oaks. Moorpark gets 4th or Wilcard. Westlake must win to get playoff spot. Agoura d Calabasas I have no idea who will win the Westlake v Moorpark game. On the face of it Westlake should win as they have more motivation, better hitting and a stronger starter going but they didn't look all that good on Wednesday against a fairly soft throwing...
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Re: Any information on these players
From Slam baseball http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamBaseballCanadaDraft/draft_2004.html Some of the eligible Canadians for the 2004 MLB Draft 3. RHP Kris Dabrowiecki Toronto, Ont. 6' 4" 188 lbs. Team Ontario/Can. Youth Team Physical ability impressed in Jupiter, 4 scoreless vs. PG Royal, 89 MPH 230th on BA top HS list, 3rd on BA top 30 Canuck HS list 31. LHP Dan Zehr Guelph, Ont. Team Ontario, 6'0" 185 lbs. 9 straight whiffs in 5-IP no-no vs. Bill Hood (La) at Jupiter, 80-81 MPH 14. 3B-RHP Randy...
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Re: Great mechanics/TJ/injury article
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Re: How has the game changed since you were a kid?
Youth baseball in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in the 60's: -Little League was the only league. -post season every year our all star team got blown out by Front Royal or Lower Loudoun; back then it was 1 loss and out. I recall beating Front Royal once, in maybe a zillion years, and then Loudoun pasted us.... -in the neighborhood, we played daily, on a vacant lot (that years later I learned the grumpy guy next door owned and refused to sell till the neighborhood kids grew up), choosing...