Tagged With "Tommy John"
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Article on the 5 Twin City (Bloomington-Normal) teams
Sorry, it's pretty long.ROSTERS FILLED WITH EXPERIENCED STARS - by Randy Kindred, Bloomington Pantagraph Intercity high school baseball teams combined for a 101-68 record last year, with four of the five schools finishing above .500. It appears they...
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From the Dallas Morning News
Please read the article and see why these guys say they had the Tommy John surgery. That goes back to the thread I started earlier. "Injury Risk".http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/highsch...pohsbase.c858e4.html
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Anticlimactic, eh?
Thanks to all for celebrating my 1000th post. On an occasion such as this, I am reminded of the Bud Light commercial where the guys sucks it up and determines himself to work until 2 minutes to 5 on a Friday afternoon -- then nearly passes out in his...
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FHSAA transfer rules challenged
FHSAA transfer rules challengedTwo bills in the state legislature seek to revise or at least delay the recent changes, set to be implemented for the upcoming school year.By DAVID MURPHYPublished March 29,...
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Another performance enhancer?
With all the talk about steroids and performance enhancing products being used I now ask about "surgically enhanced" procedures and the future potential impact.While not an expert, my sons recent "Tommy John" experience opened my eyes to some...
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Anna Benson files for divorce
Anna Benson wants a divorce from Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kris Benson, who still thinks the New York Mets traded him because of his impulsive wife. Anna Benson, an actress and model who has posed topless, filed for divorce in Atlanta on Thursday. The...
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Phillies, Braves and Blue Jays Scouts to Hold Clinic
Former Major League Player and current Philadelphia Phillies Scout Eric Valent will join John Stewart of the Atlanta Braves and Matt Anderson of the Toronto Blue Jays for a baseball clinic on December 3, 2011 at LANCO Fieldhouse in Lancaster,...
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Advice on medical insurance
As some of you know, my son suffered an elbow injury in January, likely a torn ulnar collateral ligament that will require Tommy John surgery. Since that time, I've received quite an education about the differences of insurance plans and the...
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Latest FL State Poll by Classification
SARASOTA — Here is the preseason state high school baseball poll as conducted by the Florida Sports Writers Association, with first-place votes in parentheses and poll points — 10 for a first-place vote, one for a 10th-place vote:CLASS...
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Bob Craven and Dean Anna
Two guys from the Chicagoland area down at John A. Logan CC now who are playing very well. Bobby is leading the team in hitting right now and is just killing the ball. Deano is playing some great defense and also in their top 3 in hitting.
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What's up with the Fish?
Dayne Perry on FoxSports.com:quote:So now the Marlins, apparently not sufficiently gutted, are talking about pawning off Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. Such a move would make them a mid-grade Triple-A squad. Perhaps they’ll mint what will...
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Florida Gulf Coast Vs. Florida Atlantic
Right now I'm pretty much debating between playing at Florida Gulf Coast or Florida Atlantic next year, but am still waiting on a few other schools that are staying in the picture. Here's my situation, and I'd like to see what others here would do in...
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District 12 5-A...down to the wire for 3rd place
DISTRICT 12-5A School District Season Mes. Horn 8-1 15-7 Tyler Lee 7-1 18-5 Rockwall 5-4 13-8 Mesquite 5-3 10-8 North Mesquite 3-6 9-11 Longview 1-8 4-17 Tyler John Tyler 0-8 1-15 Here's what's left for the top 5 teams:Mesquite Horn:@ MesquiteTyler...
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One of our own, Ryan Zink
Saw this article posted with a link to Perfect Game's website.Since I'm a mope when it comes to these "link" things (and my 14 year old isn't around), I thought I would paste it here for everyone, both young and old, player and parent, to...
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Best in State
Ok. It is me. Carl Tex. The Senor. Now I am a very large man, this is well known. Today I am saying to you, Grissom Tigers are best in area, and North Alabama Beisbol is strong. Let us talk about best player in state. Senior Hunter Morris. Ay Caramba!...
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2009 All-State Team(s)
TEAM ADAMS:2 ALEX POTTS LAKE WASHINGTON 4A SS 0.417 3 HR 22 RBI 4 SB EDMONDS COMMUNITY 1ST TEAM ALL-KINGCO2 CASEY LOCKER* FERNDALE 3A SS 0.484 3 HR 30 RBI 8 SB 6 W - 3 L 2.60 ERA 43 SO WASHINGTON STATE (FB) NWC MVP (TWICE)3 BEN PINKHAM COLVILLE 2A P,...
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All-Tidewater Baseball
Congrats to allAll-Tidewater BaseballFirst TeamChris Taylor (Cox)Dean Ali (IR)Blake Boyce (FC)Jeff Difulgo (Kel)Patrick Harrington (Kel)Josh Richardson (GCA)Sammy Serafine (GCA)Isaac Ballou (NSA)Eddie Butler (GCA)John Garrett (Maury)Erickson Keeton...
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Coach John Ingram
I heard that Coach Ingram at Cape Henry Collegiate has decdided to retire. He's a guy who has not received a lot of press or who gets accolades on these message boards, but he's one of the best high school coaches in the area. His teams are always...
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A Pitcher's healthcare hypothetical
You are the parent of a junior in HS; a 17 yr old pitcher, MLB draft prospect with a 90+ fastball who has injured his pitching arm and is diagnosed as needing Tommy John surgery to return to playing baseball. Your insurance coverage and healthcare...
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Texas UIL ALL STATE TOURNAMENT TEAMS
CLASS 5A Pos. Player Cl. School P Tavi Amparan Sr. EP Socorro C JessiRay Navarrette Sr. EP Socorro 1B Joseph Trahan Sr. Austin Westlake 2B Colton Wynne So. Lufkin 3B Bobby Mares Sr. EP Socorro SS Aaron Olivas Sr. EP Socorro OF Seth Thompson Sr. Lufkin...
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THSBCA 5A Academic All State Team
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATIONACADEMIC – ALL STATE 20095A CLASSIFICATIONName High School Taylor Abrego - King High School Trevor Adams - Odessa Permian H.S. Brian Allen - North Mesquite H.S. Arshlan Amin - MacArthur H.S. Callen...
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Ex Ranger Baseball Instruction
PROformaNce Baseball TrainingProfessional Baseball instruction for all ages and skill setsOur primary instructor, John Lombardo, has spent the last 12 years working in the Player Development and Scouting Departments, alongside the players and field...
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Ex Tx Rangers Baseball Instruction
PROformance Baseball TrainingProfessional Baseball instruction for all ages and skill setsOur primary instructor, John Lombardo, has spent the last 12 years working in the Player Development and Scouting Departments, alongside the players and field...
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Why American Legion needs to expand its 18-man roster
From: JEFF MILBURN [mailto:coachmilburn@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 1:13 PM To: ******************* Cc: 'Jeff Pinkman'; john22@pinkmanbaseball.com Subject: Another serious reason WHY American Legion needs to expand rosters to 20 or 22 To many VA American Legion Coaches, the 51 State baseball chairmen, the Nat’l Legion program coordinator and I have BCC’d my college coaches e-mail list and the Pinkman folks … Just wanted to share … I do not believe the...
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Wood Bats @ Connecticut American Legion State Tournament Stirs Debate
Wood Bats At American Legion State Tournament Stirs Debatecourant.com/sports/baseball/hc-legionbats0723.artjul23,0,2191765.storyCourant.comMaking A ComebackWood Bats At American Legion State Tournament Stirs DebateBy MATTHEW CONYERSThe Hartford...
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TAPPS baseball playoffs
saw where Bishop Dunne and John Paul II both won over the weekend and advance in the playoffs. Assume TCA, Lynch, and Grapevine Faith did as well but haven't seen the scores posted
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Northern Virginia league summer team looking for players
This is a U19 team that will accept good players playing up, as young as age U16. Based in Maryland suburbs but playing in the NVTBL -- games on weekends. New team with some very good coaches -- one coach was a championship winner in the Cal Ripken...
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UPenn Workout
If you are interested in working out at DBAT this weekend in front of John Yerkow of UPenn please email cade@dallasbat.com, need to be a 2010 or 2011 with really good grades or it will be a waste of time. Thanks CG
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Wednesday games
FC 4 Cox 3Blake Boyce and Trevor Hinson with solo HR's for the Patriots. John Bowman with the win in relief of Buddy Lawson. Chase Kyriacou had a 3 rbi double and pitched 5 strong innings for the Falcons, but was probably left in a bit too long. An...
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Babe Ruth Act Sparks Ejection
Here's a well written story that allows the reader to form his/her own opinion. What's yours? From the Albuquerque Journal 5/12/09By James YodiceJournal Staff Writer What would have happened if Babe Ruth had been ejected for calling his shot in the...
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Under the Knife
Anyone have an orthopedic surgeon that they have used and would recommend for Tommy John surgery?
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Sad News
Kevin Brady's father John passed away from a heart attack. So awful that he won't be there to continue to enjoy the ride with his son. Thoughts and prayers for the family would be appreciated.
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How about UVA & Robert Morey?!
Wanted to give a shout out to Cape Henry (Virginia Beach) grad, Robert Morey and the UVA Cavaliers! Morey tossed 6 shutout innings and struck out 9 as the Cavs defeated San Diego State and Mr. #1 draft pick & 103mph man Steven Strasburg... way to represent southside (and all) VA baseball! ... by the way, Strasburg was pretty darn good too as he pitched 7, allowing 8 hits, 2 ER, but struck out 15 (!) and walked none. What's amazing about UVA is how young they are... check out this paragraph...
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All MIAA "A" conference selections
Any thoughts on this list? There are some pretty good ball players on this list. Does anyone know the years that these kids are in?I am not familiar with the entire group.“A” ConferenceStephen Cooke, Archbishop Curley Brandon Franke,...
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Moody v. Calallen
The stars have aligned, and south texas high baseball fans have gotten their wish. Two of the top teams in the state, and the nation, Corpus Christi Moody and CC Calallen will face off for the Region IV title and a trip to Round Rock. This will be a...
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(2) 2012 16U Players Looking for Team (Louisville, KY)
We are looking for a fall team playing wood bat elite/showcase tournaments in or around KY, TN, OH, IN, IL, GA, NC or SC. 1) 16U Sophmore SS/2nd OF & P Bats Left, Throws Right Bats 2nd 2) 16U Sophmore P CF & 2nd Bats Right, Throws Right Bats Leadoff Very Fast Both playing in the Indiana Fall Wood Bat League in Bloomington now but looking to play tournament/showcases all year to get ready for major showcases next summer after HS season. Please contact: John Miller 502.301.9630...
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VHSCA 2009 AAA All State Baseball Team
Posted on Virginia Preps websiteCatcher:1st team- Blake Boyce-First Colonial2nd team-Chris Ayers-ManchesterPitcher1st team-Daniel King-Stafford1st team-Jake Mayers-Hanover2nd team-Mike Kent-West Springfield2nd team-Blake Hauser-Manchester1st Base1st...
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2009 VHSCA All-Star Game
Haven't seen anything locally about this game to be played at 2pm on July 9th at CNU, but I was able to find a roster at the Roanoke Times website...although the positions of some of the local players seem to be a little suspect VHSCA...
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I think Jeter had a legit beef
Much as I despise the Yanks, I think the ump made a big mistake here...http://www.nj.com/yankees/inde...ek_jeter_he_did.htmlNEW YORK -- When Derek Jeter was called out attempting to steal third base with no one out, he asked third base umpire Marty...
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4th of July in Cooperstown
This past week, I had the pleasure of coaching my son and his team at the Cooperstown Dreams Park. What an awesome experience to play on those beautiful fields and spend some time in the historic Baseball Hall of Fame.It didn't dawn on me until we...
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Class 2009 Edge Scout Team College Commitments
Edge Scout Team - www.edgescoutteam.webs.com Congratulations to the following players!Rick Stover - Howard JCJohn Mark Abbey - Paris JCMason Feeler - Oklahoma WesleyanJason Simms - PepperdineColtan Turner - Texas StateJosh Hauser - Holy CrossJustin...
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Danny Hultzen Named ACC Freshman of the Year
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – North Carolina junior first baseman Dustin Ackley, who keyed the Tar Heels to an Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division title and a top-five national ranking, has been named the 2009 ACC Baseball Player of the...
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Dallas Baseball Alliance Tryouts for 13-18 yr old teams
Conducted by pro scout and former SF Giant, Bill Carlson, Former NY Yankee, John Darjean and other former prosSaturday, May 23rd2pm@Carter High School1819 W. Wheatland Rd.Dallas, Tx 75232for more information go to www.dallasbaseball.net or email:...
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D-BAT Frisco is Now Open!
10 cages, great instructors, dual baseball/softball machines, a full pro shop and team meeting room.Come see us at 10875 John W. Elliott Dr., Suite 100, Frisco, Texas.972-335-HITS (4487)
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Eastern Regionals
Western Branch 3, Maury 2Nicholas Thompson pitched a complete game eight hitter (1ER, 10Ks and 1BB).Jordan Kidd and Nicholas Thompson had two hits each.Shane Johnsonbaugh, Brandon Doggett, CJ McAndrews, Tyler Manugo and James Fiorella had one hit...
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Support Anne Arundel County American Legion Baseball
All, AA County Legion baseball is making a comeback. There are currently 5 teams in the league. Pasadena, Severna Park, Mayo, Dewey Lowman, and Calvert. Many quality players are there to come and see...Pasadena features players like John Hodges (All...
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All-Tidewater Conference POY, First / Second Team's
Congratulations to all.Player of the Year: Josh Richardson, Greenbrier Christian, sr.First team:Isaac Ballou (Nansemond-Suffolk) sr.; Jimmy Brewbaker (Norfolk Academy) sr.; Eddie Butler (Greenbrier Christian) sr.; Tyler Faubert (Cape Henry) sr.; Jim...
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my workout
MondayDynamic flexibility- 3,4 3-5 sets/3-5 repsTumbling drills- 2-3 setsJump rope- 3-5 sets/3minSquat(40-65%) 4x6Bench press(40-65%) 4x6Split Jerk(40-65%) 4x6Bulgarian Squat(70-95%) 3sets/3-5 repsHigh Pull(70-95%) 3 sets/3-5 repsLunges 3sets/3-5...
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Houston Area Code tryout complete
HOUSTON, Texas – It was the second of two Area Code Baseball tryouts this week for the Texas Rangers. Smaller than the tryout up in Weatherford, the talent was just as strong, and the pitching may have been stronger. It seems that every year it...
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Just had to share something...
FYI: For those easily offended at "Those Kind of Parents" or when Posters post about trivial things, or if you want to rain on my parade... read no further! JK! Some of you know of some of the struggles that our family have been dealing with the last...