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Re: ACL Rupture
Driller, I am so sorry for your son (and you and his mother). At this moment you're probably pretty depressed and understandably so. Adam is now 9 1/2 months post op and is probably 90% recovered. He got a complete release for all activites at the end of September. I see where my last post was July 18th. At that point he was still going to rehab and just palying catch/long toss and 1/2-3/4 effort bullpens. He progressed to taking batting practice by August and pitching competitively at full...
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Re: ACL Rupture
John & Dog, First of all THANK YOU both for responding so quickly ! As you both know this is a very trying time for all. My head feels like I'm in my first day of Calculus class Freshman year, overloaded, but learning a ton in a short time. John, I'm really happy your son is back to "dunking" basketballs again ! That is very encouraging. Bulldog, we are at peace with our Surgeon and PT guys as they both deal with college and professional athletes from our area all the time. Today (this...
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Re: ACL Rupture
Hey Bulldog- How's it going down there? I think that you guys missed the bulk of this weeks big winter storm? Question for you regarding Adam's knee. He still experiences quite a bit of pain on in the knee, particularly after a strenuous "indoor" workout on the old astroturf (at Velocity) and less so, but still pain, on the field turf at the the Pirates Sandlot facility. He also will feel pain while doing his squats/leg sled strength training. Is this common with the patella graft? Seems...
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Re: ACL Rupture
Sounds to me like it would likely be due to the patellar tendon graft. The pain sounds like it's right there in the patellar tendon where the graft was taken from. I don't know how long that pain tends to last, but it is something that I have learned is "normal" for those with a patellar graft. They often have pain on the anterior aspect of the knee from the graft. It's why I have reservations against the patellar tendon graft for many athletes.
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Re: ACL Rupture
John/Bulldog, Son's surgery was 17 days ago (feels like 3 months ago...) He had the Patellar graft performed on the ACL. Surgery was very successful; however, MCL was stretched a little more than originally thought and had to have that tightened up and stitched. The first post-op meeting with the surgeon was 11 days after surgery. At that appt. surgeon trained approx. 60 cc's of crude/blood from the knee. Is that tyipcal/normal ? Swelling went down immediately and the knee is almost the size...
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Re: ACL Rupture
Bulldog/ John, I wanted to update you kind fellas on our son's rehab since his surgery date of February 4th. After approx. 2.5 months with the physical therapist we were approached by an ex-D1 college football strength and conditioning coach. His opinion @ that time was that our son was NOT getting the Hamstrings and Quads "fired up" enough from physical therapy and that more intensive weight training would cure that. The results from the intensive weight training were not only good for his...
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Re: If you were the Commish
First you are wrong. A lot of business decisions are all about the east coast. I recognize this even having lived twenty years of my life on the west coast. Almost half the population of the country lives in the eastern time zone. That's half the kids in the US. Half the kids in the US can't stay up to watch the games. The kids are the future of the game. That's my point. Tape delaying it to the next night is absurd. No one is going to go 24 hours without hearing who won. People on the west...
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Re: Halladay!
I watched the first four innings or so Wednesday before I had to leave for a meeting. He was dominating the Reds, but I was surprised when I returned home to learn he'd No-Hit a very good hitting team...I believe it's the first No-No in Post Season Play since the Don Larsen perfect game? Halladay is old school, he finishes what he starts and has that ultimate "Bulldog" mentality! He's been a great pitcher for Toronto for several years, and I'm glad that he finally has an opportunity to play...
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Re: 1A/2A New State Championship Location
BiggerPapi, just remember we can still use a short stop 23 miles South!!! Definately could have used him last year. St. Anthony's has one of the big trophies from 2007, fun times and memories that will last a lifetime. Don't listen to Tuzi, we play better competition down South!!!!! He'd rather be a Bulldog than a Mustang any day.
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Re: Brian Wilson
Anytime you can make Jim Rome at least a little uncomfortable, that's a good thing. As far as Wilson goes, I think baseball benefits from its characters and if one can carry the weight of being a character and still be a top performer, then more power to you. Before the post-season, I couldn't figure out how Wilson made it work as he appears to have little in the way of stuff. But he stuffed my favorite team and appears to be a real bulldog. He might have a future teaching "mentality" camps.
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Re: catcher: two fingers in the pinkey hole
to me this has always been a glove specific thing more than a catcher thing.....as an old catcher I had a Nokona Bulldog mitt and it was well broken in....2 fingers in the pinky finger slot gave me more control over the floppy mitt.... My Rawlings however, was more firm and had a more substantial pocket....there was no need to have the added pressure to shut the mitt.... so after all that.....can you catch?......ok do it that way....
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Re: Coach deserving of public flogging!
I think where Panther Fan was going with that was more related to maxing out in offseason on a night where the kid is slated to pitch. Since I know PF personally, I know that was his point of reference.
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Re: What a sad and disheartening outcome
Bulldog, What does "available" mean? Who is the qualified personnel? Who is responsible for any problems arising from the administration of first aid?
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Re: What a sad and disheartening outcome
I agree. Perhaps, instead of custom embroidered team jackets, boosters could consider purchasing an team AED. Get the jackets next year. bulldog, do you know if AEDs have to be re-certified after they are used, or do you just plug them back in?
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Re: What a sad and disheartening outcome
I don't know for sure actually. I do know that they are able to be used right away if needed. As long as the battery is good, it should be operational. But I know that when an AED is used, it records a lot of information. That information needs to be analyzed after an incident.
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Re: What a sad and disheartening outcome
At my sons old HS the Varsity, JV, and Frosh for softball and baseball practice at different facilities. Tennis jv/frosh are different locations than varsity. Rugby, and Lacrosse are off campus. Track is 1/4 mile from any other sport and if you really want to go outside the box any golfer may be 17 holes from each other. In this case I could count up to twelve AED's needed for Spring sports and that does not include those that would be mandatory in the gym, pool, weight room, and field house...
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Re: How to predict what level you can play on
j5 - you're on it. Good luck. PG Staff What a huge arm on Sonny Gray! He's had a stellar career at Vandy. Another huge arm starting to make some noise is on LSU freshman Kevin Gausman , although in a taller body. Coach Robichaux was asked by his recruiting coordinator if he would be "open to a vertically challanged righty (Hicks), who was a bulldog ." to which Robichaux said, "If he can hang zero's I don't care how tall he isn't." Hicks doesn't care either.
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Re: Ice between games
Bulldog 19, I don't understand why you are not a proponent of icing. Medical studies have shown that it clearly helps in the recovery process to ice after pitching. Every team that I have ever played on always had the pitchers ice down after they were done for the day. I would be interested in your philosophy on this.
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Re: Normal Soreness?
Alot of great advice all around. I suffered from the same soreness as a pitcher in the independent ranks. First I had some scapula problems and then some back shoulder problems which eventually led me to a career ending completely torn labrum and other shoulder problems. Not that this is the case for your son but always take a step back and consult a trainer/sports ortho. It's almost like an insurance policy. Rather than be tough and throw through the pain, the fact that you are concerned...
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Re: Strength Training During Season
How is this comedy? Please explain... I just think that the catabolic effect from pitching should be countered the next day with an appropriate anabolic rest period, so that you don't undermine your health.
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Re: Strength Training During Season
I think i would agree with you if the pitcher had to throw the next day or even two days after. But since starting pitchers usually throw once ever 5 to 7 days (depending on the schedule) I think they just need to be 100% by the day they throw in the game. My personal workout, and I know a lot of other professional ball players have their hardest workouts the day after they pitch. Every day moving forward the workouts get a little easier to make sure we are are 100% for the next start.
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Re: D-3 Regional At Large bids
Hmmm...I guess tomorrow we'll know if this is a picture of a Bulldog going to a Bar-B-Q or just a Tiger with a pooper-scooper.... GO BULLDOGS
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Re: Very Interesting article
I appreciate your opinion bulldog, but when the Orthopedic surgeon for a Major League Baseball Team and every strength coach in the Big 12 tell me the same thing, then I think we'll be OK. Not to mention my orthopedic surgeon that worked under Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama who has recommended the same thing for me since I am still a "thrower." I understand what you are saying, but in season we are not trying to build strength, just maintain. Personally, I'm a big believer in...
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Re: Indians manager fired
CPLZ, The Indians and Wedge won 96 games with those players (And others) on the roster. Yes Sabathia went to the Brewers where he led them to the playoffs also. Now he has the most wins in baseball for the Yankees. Cliff Lee won the Cy Young last year (22-3 record). This year he had a 3.14 ERA with the Indians and a 3.28 ERA with the Phillies. His seven years with Wedge resulted in a 83-47 record. Obviously the Phillies have a much better roster. I do subscribe to that theory, but that...
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Re: Indians manager fired
We in St. Louis like him very much even though he's been injured the entire time he's been in St. Louis with this injury or that injury. I think he went on the DL for a span right after the trade, but he's played hurt pretty well since then. A couple weeks ago he actually apologized to Cardinal fans for not playing up to his potential due to injury..
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Re: Minnesota vs. Detroit on TBS Now
Vikings had the stadium and the Yankees with the best record got to choose the series. MLB did nothing wrong. Maybe the Twins or Tigers shoulda clinched after 162, Yankees did the right thing, They'd be crazy not to make one of the teams fly to NY for a game less than 24 hrs later.
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Re: Best products: for rain
Bulldog 19, That's what the players are for....cheap manual labor. High School...tarps are really simple. Players put the tarps on or risk death by running. No decent HS coach would tolerate the players not taking care of the field. Rec/public parks....seen it work well but does take alot of coordination w/coaches. Theft of tarps at times was an issue but not major.
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Re: "Pitch to Contact"
Lots of great stuff in this thread. I sure can't argue with any of this logic. At the end of the day, if they can't hit it, they can't score; and good things will generally happen for your team. Also, if they can't hit it hard because of movement, location, or deception, they won't score much; and good things will generally happen for your team. SP_son and I were talking about the WWB Championships tonight over dinner. A good buddy of his, and sometimes teammate, will be Pitching there. He...
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Re: Instant replay for balls and strikes?
I'm with Bulldog on this one...and Woody too! I'll bet Woody is a Dunky D. guy.
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Re: Bass Fishing Scholarship??
I had dinner with Dave Gannaway of IHSA shortly after Illinois decided to add bass fishing as an interscholastic sport. He said that as an avid fisherman and the administrator who was in charge of selecting tournament sites he was going to love the addition.
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Re: Frustrated
I coach the catchers. My 08 is a catcher. I expect everything to be blocked. Everything. Why? Because I want my catchers to expect to block everything. It is a posistion where you have to be a bulldog (19)lol. Believe me a coach appreciates the effort and sacrifice that a good catcher must make in order to help his team win. The pitchers better appreciate it I can tell you that. No one works any harder or as hard as the catcher does in practice or in a game. Those bumps and bruises are a...
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Re: Frustrated
Wow, what a timely topic! My son is only 11, but he has gone through a similar experience this year. His team is a highly competitive 11:U travel ball team and he is new to the team this season. The last couple of tournaments he he has not let a ball get past him and blocked so many balls in the dirt I lost count (not that I was really counting). I do know on 4 occassion in one game he blocked a ball in the dirt with a runner on third. I thought they should have carried my son off the field...
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Re: Players drinking
Bulldog, By that comment you obviously mean that any person who has ever committed any offense can't possibly be the schools best. To that, my only response is that age has not taught you enough about human character. You cannot paint the world in such broad terms based on one event. Even your own school policy has temperance for first time offenders. It understands that a single mistake will bring consequences, but not the catestrophic finality of end to an athletic season. According to...
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Re: Looking for a Summer baseball team
Charlie is a great kid and will be a great additon to any team. He is a very solid infielder and is willing to play all over. They experience we had with him was great, he is a bulldog If anyone has any questions please let me know
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Re: Football eclipses Baseball?
Bulldog...Sounds like you have two pretty good coaches who understand the football/baseball players.
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Re: Football eclipses Baseball?
Hey bulldog, I don't mean to give you a hard time, but Waterloo is a small town close to where I grew up and small town sports are much different than big town sports. How many kids in your graduating class? In most small towns there are only about 15 athletes in the whole school and they have to play 3+ sports. I started all three in Beardstown. Go Tigers!
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Re: Football eclipses Baseball?
Bulldog, Glad to hear that at least that part of downstate Illinois is growing. It had been 20 years(dang I'm getting old) since I was through there. Keep up the good work. We moved to Phoenix a few years ago and I have been told that my sons class will have at least 1200 students in it. Sports are very competive and most kids his age(12) have already specialized. You can tell the differnce between the travel kids in every sport. And since the weather always cooperates in the desert, all...
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Re: Calvert Hall's Perfect Season
There simply are not words to describe how happy I am for Michael today. He deserves every bit of credit for what he has done on the way to helping his team accomplish this amazing achievement! I regret that I wasn't able to be there to watch him and cheer him on. I hope that college coaches recognize Michael's potential. He's a bright, humble, quiet young man who is an absolute bulldog on the mound. He lives for big games and has ice water running through his veins. He's the type of young...
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Re: Incredible Pitch Count
Bulldog, If they don't throw a bull pen what do they do? Short relief when not starting? Just curious. BP, warm up pitches and then 167 pitches in a game, what was that coach thinking?
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Re: Incredible Pitch Count
I've read your posts, Bulldog. You know better. You know no one counts those pitches and all pitch count guidelines are only live game pitches. But, they arrive at those knowing there's a general ratio of game to other pitches. When pitchers damage their arms...who is the best Doctor out there they all turn to? Dr. Andrews in B'ham. What does he say about pitch counts for a high schooler...80 in a game. Maybe that's a bit on the safe side, but I think it's safe to say 167 is on the "high"...
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Re: HARD OFFLINE SLIDE
That would depend largely on the quality of the officiating organization.
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Re: Recent "crazy" umpiring calls...
College doesn't play under the National Federation of High School rules.
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Re: Recent "crazy" umpiring calls...
The college rule is very similar to the HS rule on players and if being evaluated and you allow coaches and players out of the dugout you will be marked down. a. All players and substitutes of both teams must be in their team’s dugout area or bullpen and remain there until the ball has been declared dead or the side has been retired. This excludes the batter, the on-deck batter, base runners, base coaches and the nine defensive players (see 5-2-c).
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Re: Who needs pitch counts?
I am curiously watching how this is gonna play out. NR should know, that not all pitchers are the same and not all pitchers should be treated the same, except in their conditioning, which includes a good throwing program, something I am not sure the Rangers were good at in the past. If it was that easy to figure out, everyone would be on the same page. Bulldog, that's a great idea you got there! Problem is, there are healthier pitchers than him out there (this goes for every team), but they...
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Re: Who needs pitch counts?
TPM, the Cardinals had the chance to pick up Jake Peavy this past offseason. Reasons they wouldn't sign him: $$ of course, Mr. De(wallet) as they call him wasn't going to open his wallet; also, "we got Chris Carpenter and we don't need him." Gee, even if Carp had stayed healthy, just think if the Cardinals had Carpenter and Peavy on consecutive days in the rotation-- they'd win nearly every series just like that!
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Re: Keep your own pitch counts!!
Wow. I must really be going overboard. I expect my scorebook to have balls and strikes. How else would I be able to keep track of how my pitchers did? Or who had a really good plate appearance even though it ended up a reached on error? Yes, I can tell who is on or off, or who is getting ahead (pitchers), or who had a good appearance (batters). But when I look at the book a week or two later it is helpful to figure out what had happened.