Tagged With "Alec Bettinger"
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Re: 2011 NH Teams and Players to watch
One guys take on Portsmouth after watching them last year and without knowledge of JV team. Pitching could be thin, Taylor very good, big game experience. Good breaking ball, excellent change and pounds the strike zone, all three make him sneaky fast. O'Leary pitched some last year and did fine but not a pitcher, jury out on how he holds up as part of the rotation. After that who knows, maybe Holt (jv as fresh last year). He is a big kid and heard he throws ok but I had not seen him pitch.
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Re: Welcome to the pros kid
spizzle, Welcome back. All our best to Sam. Being the parent of a hitter, I relate better to a 2-20, but I think they are kinda the same. I can only say that is the reason they play everyday and Sam has about 70 more games to play. I am betting Sam will be just fine when September arrives, tired, but just fine. Fun to read. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Z
dr All good options to play baseball. CPLZ things have changed a bit imo over the past 4-5 yrs with those teams. I have noticed an extreme jump in the talent level of those teams. All teams for that matter. I am betting if you check final scores on line from last yr, you may be surprised. blazer look forward to seeing you soon.. Dont work to hard!
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Re: Blog of AFLAC All-American Games - coach's view
I went to the AFLAC game at Petco last night, great to watch the kids live. I recorded the game, and watched it again when I got home to pick up another perspective. In regards to the radar readings, my son was receiving a few text messages from his buddy regarding 98 mile an hour readings, obviously it was a little off. Also, the Petco gun readings on the main scoreboard appeared to be off a little too? It had a few of the kids 3-4 miles an hour lower than PG had recorded? I guess that's...
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Re: Pitcher Recovery time
I am betting you are asking the question because you are concerned? I know I would be! You said 3 to 4 innings which could be 40-55 pitches or so. I don't think he should be throwing from SS the next day, in game situations! If he pitched Tuesday and followed a reasonable recovery plan he should be good to go Friday in the infield. He hasn't "conditioned" his arm to that level of stress under those particular conditions. I think this scenario could be a recipe for an arm injury that could...
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Re: 2010 College Reporting thread
His season starts in 2 weeks against Wallace State at Wallace State. 1 on friday and 2 on Saturday. The announcer on the livestream webcast stated today that Gulf Coast was down to 17 players due to ineligibility issues, and lots of injuries. Wow. That's gotta be hard. If you want to watch (and I mean watch, not listen) below is the link to Gulf Coasts First Pitch Classic tournament going on this weekend at their field. I know Young Harris, Ga is playing either Gulf Coast or St Pete tomorrow...
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Re: Weather
If I was a betting man, I'd say the chances are for partly-sunny, with a change of either rain or snow, followed by the likelihood of a tsunami or volcano.
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Re: Harper update
If I were a betting man, I'd say that these teams are getting the word out to throw him more offspeed. Meaning of course that he's not seeing that backspin that makes his eyes light up!
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Re: Congrats to DBU!
Right, FD, but I'm betting that they think the attendance will be better in CA, since Berkley is a larger school. I wished it was going to be here, though, since Haney, Stafford, Wilson, and Collins are my younger sons former teamates. Hopefully, it will be televised locally. At least an internet feed.
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Re: Dilemma
So if your son is hurting the team by his performance, what does the coach say to the other parents and kids that signed up to be on a competitive team. "Sorry, I've got to play Jr., even though he's not performing up to expectations and I've got better options, but I made him a promise." Did you make any guarantees on your son's performance? I'm betting that the coach made the assumption that he would hit better than a buck. Just my 2 cents.
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Re: Up-n-Down-n-...
RZ...a great post with great humility and pride. Thank you so very much for sharing this story with all of us. You really do have reason to be a proud father of such an incredible and mature son. Now I can't wait to see who picks him up! YGD p.s. I'm betting your daughter is proud of your avatar!
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Re: If you were the Commish
I've never understood the defense of Pete Rose. Here is a man who quite knowingly violated a rule designed to protect baseball against something that has the potential to destroy it. Gambling, unlike any other illicit activity in MLB, changes the goal of any participant from what is the goal of the team into a goal of maximizing monetary gain at the potential expense of winning. This doesn't even include the fact that he thumbed his nose at MLB for the better part of two decades while...
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Re: Summer ball...
JH, I think you already know this, but for DIII kids, so long as they believe in themselves and give 110%, it really does take one person to believe in them and give them a chance to prove their ability. Hokieone stepped up in a very big way to provide that opportunity and to say "I believe in you." Having read what you post, I have a feeling that next year about this time, we won't only be reading what you have written, even though it is clear we all love your writing. Nope, I think next...
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Re: Deleted Post
standup, We know several kids who have been very successful with diabetes. The things you speak of in the last post are more important than his statistics. Those things tell me more than his statistics. I will readily admit that Oklahoma is a state we could do a better job with. Typically we just see the very top guys from there. Don't think we have missed any that were drafted out of high school. I'm sure there are many we might rank if we saw them all. I'm really sorry, but I just don't...
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Re: 2011 Cincinnati Reds Area Code Tryout Dates
If I were a betting man I would say Saturday June 11 will be the Phoenix area date. This is based on the last 2 years dates so take with a grain of salt.
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Re: Columbia University
Gov, My two cents.....I don't think you are going to find a much different academic recruit profile from Columbia from the other Ivys. The academic metrics are pretty straight forward and well documented on a thousand threads on HSBBWeb. You either have those academic metrics or you don't. The difference is the coaching and getting committments from the athletes you really want over the schools that want that recruit. Columbia has won the conference 2013, 2014 and 2015 which is a lot harder...
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Re: Colonial District Predictions
That bodes well for this year. But next year? Someone's betting the ranch on this season. Not bringing along more guys for next year will no doubt cost them next year.
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Re: And now it's just Willie
My favorite Duke Snider story that i heard on an interview late night many years ago. Some guy was in the Navy with Duke but in the Navy he was just Edwin Snider. Well Duke's buddies on ship would get the newbies and bet them that they knew a guy that throw a baseball from end to end of a submarine. The newbies would say, "that's over 300 feet, there's no way" and the betting would begin. Well, Duke and his friends doubled their pay anytime they were docked.... He did say a few of 'em got...
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Re: Left-Handed Pitcher Mechanics Help
The first thing I would say is, most lefties who are in the 85-86 range with 2 solid off speed pitches end up getting offers somewhere. Whether it's your top choice or not is another story, but I'm betting things work out for you in due time. I don't see any need for major surgery in your case. Three things that could maybe be fine tuned: 1. I see a noticeable reduction in arm speed on your change up. This reduces its deception. Take your change up grip and then think "fastball". Let the...
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Re: "What have you done for me lately?"
So let me get this straight, the Rangers have 1 bad offensive season in the last 15 years and the hitting coach gets the blame? Yet another reason why it is tough to be a Ranger fan. Last time I checked, he is not in charge of putting the team together. Now I don't know him like Ken does, but I am betting that Rudy did not all of sudden start coaching those guys to hit .260 as a team. Sure, we'll get the company line that since they don't know who the owner was going to be they did not want...
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Re: AZ HS Player
Hereigns15, From what I see you have two teams in your area that are in the top 10 in the entire country. Brophy Prep, Phoenix is #2 and Horizon HS, Scottsdale, Ariz is #5.I would take your son out to a game of each and ask around and notice who the fantastic kids are on each team. After the game have your son ask one of the studs (making sure the one you asked had a great game!)if he can recomend a top flight hitting instructor or his hitting instructor.I am betting he will happily share...
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Re: "D" is named First Team Division II All american
awsome job d. while may was a good month for you i'm betting june will be way better. good luck.
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Re: Good Place to be
If I were betting, I would bet justbb knows the difference. He has a son pitching in Milb who has never had arm trouble to my knowledge. Has a high school sophomore pitching on a nationally ranked team...doing fine thank you. I think he "understands."
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Re: Good Place to be
I can't keep track of who everyone's kid is. His response was either playing dumb or lending itself to not knowing. My response was because he referenced pitching too much when I knew TR was talking about throwing, not pitching.
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Re: Danny Hultzen Named ACC Freshman of the Year
And now he will likely get the national spotlight, going head to head vs. Stephen Strasburg this Friday night on ESPNU! Strasberg is awesome, but I will bet on UVA in this one. UVA is a far better hitting team than what you see in the Mountain West, and UVA's bullpen is perhaps the best around. We will definitely find out how well Strasburg holds runners and defends the bunt, because UVA will not sit back and wait for the HR to happen, that's for sure. I hope Danny shows 'em what he's all...
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Re: State tournament....Cox Falcons at ODU
My crystal ball was working pretty well this time. Hanover wins as Jake Mayers shuts out Lake Braddock and younger brother Eric Mayers nails a 3-RBI double in the 1st on the way to a 4-0 win. Eric's ball hit off the yellow fence cap and came back into play, missing being a grand slam by maybe an inch. Deep Run loses 10-5. No report on how they played, but with Orlan pitching, I'm betting some errors contributed to those 10 runs. Hanover moves on. Their key to winning it all will be to find...
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Re: State tournament....Cox Falcons at ODU
Deep Run loses 10-5. No report on how they played, but with Orlan pitching, I'm betting some errors contributed to those 10 runs. Orlan doesn't make it out of the 1st inning after a couple walks, couple hits, then a grand slam. DR - Orlan (L) - .2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 0 K, 4 BB
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Re: Sox VS Cubs
Not the best time for this series. If I were a betting man (or at least somewhere I could put down a wager) I'd be betting on the sox the way The Cubs are playing regardless of how the up and down sox play. Rosy, my over/under on the Cubs' total runs scored in this series is 3 1/2. The sox will score 4 or more twice and win at least two.
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Re: What makes a good recruit?
Yes, desire should have been added to my equation. While we are on this subject, I'm looking to see if parents of the successful kids, playing after college saw that "spark" early on, that almost obsession with baseball. I'm betting these boys were among this group of what I'll call a type "A" baseball personality. There was a good book out about Ted Williams, his youth. He had two hobbies, baseball and fishing. Not much hanging with friends, much about working hard on his baseball early on.
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Re: St Rita PBR Pre-season #1
CathLegBlue, not sure you gain much via "chest thumping" yourself when you comment on a ranking and then don't realize the true nature of "what you've heard." The topic of another "Poll" makes me want to puke since I already know where this is headed. It's a "poll" or a "ranking" or a ... Some people need to get out and breath some fresh air. You know what, in the end, there can be only one. I'm betting that several times that team in prior years was not the #1 when it all started. In fact,...
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Re: Player character
Great question. First, I'm betting that the coach knows. There are enough people out there willing to speak up so that he will know. No one is perfect. We had a young man with a tremendous arm that couldn't/wouldn't get into the fold. I started hearing the rumors. I called him and we had a talk. He wrote me a letter/pledge to clean up. I told him that everytime I heard something disparaging, I'd make a simple post of a Zebra outside my classroom on the Baseball Board. I also told him that I...
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Re: Video Posted of Martinez at Cockfight
We just need to learn to prioritize better, it seems that it’s ok to kill animals for food and hide for our baseball gloves, but not for betting on who dies first in a ring. Maybe if the cooock fighters or dog fighters could justify that they were using the roosters feather for hats or down to keep us warm it would be ok. Or if the dog fighters could say that they just raise the dogs for food and the dog that wins the most taste the best and its ok. In some countries they eat dog, cats and...
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Re: Video Posted of Martinez at Cockfight
Either you get it or you don't. Obviously a bunch don't. Tell me please, who turns the computer on and off for you?
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Re: Video Posted of Martinez at Cockfight
I don't agree, or say its ok. but people can justify just about anything in todays world. Its all in how you kill something and for what use, is how we justify its ok. But do you eat meat do you eat chicken? love always, drill PS I turn the computer on and off with my fingers, sometimes my toes.
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Re: High School Politics
knightime, although I agree there are politics, I also agree with you about the parents who are not there 5 days a week watching the practices. Maybe some kids got grade problems, or a disciplinary problem, there are many factors.At my sons highschool coaches keep a little distance from the parents.They have gotten their share of being accused of all the above and just want to coach the team. one thing a highschool caoch said to me one time, he said I will choose my ss, the guy who has shown...
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Re: High School Politics
fanofgame, thank you for your post. I wish more parents had an understanding like you. Of course there are politics in HS sports, just like everything else, but my contention is that 99% of the time politics do NOT play a part in who plays or makes a varsity roster. The HS coach you mentioned is like the majority of experienced HS coaches. We keep our distance from parents because we know of the accusations and assumptions flying around in the stands based on what they see in one game or...
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Re: Supply and demand by position question
PG: I can only tell you what I saw. It was the AAA West Virginia High School Championship game last year and the scout was an area scout for the Pirates. He has been around for at least 2 millennium. [Wait a minute. I have been around for 2 millennium]. I assume he was charting a particular pitcher because he was only doing it every half inning. Sometimes when the game is boring, I watch the scouts. I figure you just might learn something. Maybe he was told by someone in his organization to...
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Re: Northern California
I know that Aptos is legit, as we played against these guys last summer. They're good! Haven't seen Buhach, so will reserve judgement on them until I see them, if they get very far in the playoffs this year. Remember that having the best team doesn't always determine who'll win it all. Winning when it counts is very much a learned ability, I think. Until you've done it successfully under pressure, it's a lot tougher to do. I'm not aware that Buhach has ever been in that position yet. A lot...
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Re: Case in Point - Internet Gurus
And so you see, it is impossible to stay out of these discussion. I'll be back with some clips. YHF would now suggest that I'm pushing my agenda and yet, wouldn't claim the same for Tom. Ironic! “Bend way over,” PCR (Posture Connection and Rotation) followers refers to this as Posture or Tilt. We wouldn’t let the truth get in the way but the phrase is to tilt at the pelvis and have a “sense of having your butt stick out.” Of course Tom that is "way over." (Per his quote above) Note, this is...
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Re: This makes for great discussion
Betting on baseball must be worst of all. Check this clip of Gehrig's farewell speech and read the notice in the backgroun on the wall beyond the bleachers. Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech
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Re: 2009 American Legion State Tourney
Home run derby tonight. The first several were all pretty legit, but as the game wore on a few scraped the short fences on the way out. I lost count of how many. At least 8 in all. For South Richmond 137, I remember Ayers hit 2, Hauser had 1, Sollars had 1, Cujas had one and a second ball that lined off the fence-top screen to miss being a grand slam by about 6 inches. For Charlottesville 74, there were at least 3 that I remember. The Charlottesville 74 team came in after scoring 36 runs in...
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Re: Little League behavior
These games are kids emotions on national television. It's the ultimate reality show (regular reality shows are preplanned). These kids aren't thinking about what they're saying in the heat of the moment. It's a lot of pressure on them. If a kid is giving a coach a rash of BS blame the coach. Chances are the coach didn't put a stop to it the first time it occurred. Then you have these coach's egos. I believe some of them take trips to the mound just to be on television. Imagine a coach...
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Re: Hall of Fame Ballots
Rose should go into the Hall (as a player)like I said before. He was never accused of betting on baseball as a player. I use Android because it is like a steroid. TR, what can I say. I'll keep in mind its coming from someone with "littleman syndrome". I'll pray for you!
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Re: Hall of Fame Ballots
I'm going to provide advice to a new member. If you're here to learn about how to get your son to college baseball you're spitting in the wrong direction. Whether or not everyone here agrees or disagrees with TR, they respect his position in the college baseball prospect world. You would be wise to refrain from name calling before you lose the respect of many other influential members of the hsbaseballweb community.
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Re: Big Mac finally comes clean
this statement made me think for a minute (never a good thing). about Pete Roses lifetime ban. which had a bigger impact on baseball, a coach betting on baseball or steroids? both were against the law, both against baseball rules. are they both worthy of a lifetime ban?
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Re: Big Mac finally comes clean
Since gambling is posted right on the clubhoue wall and always has been clear in baseball what the penalties are for gambling on baseball, The Rose ban is justified. Banning from steroid use might be a bit cloudier since the chuckleheads who run the game allowed it to happen and there were no specific rules in place that specify what these players should or shouldn't be taking. But in the end, they're still cheats....Don Mattingly would've had had a HOF career if he done roids. Which is why...