Tagged With "Southern Conference Comparison"
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Fair comparison?
How many home runs were a result of A-rods PEDs?How many wins were a result of a foreign substance on the ball of HOF'r Gaylord Perry? He pitched for 22 years in the major leagues, and freely acknowledged afterward throwing illegal spitballs and using...
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1st day of a high school tryout.
As I watched my 8th grader trying out today for the first time for a high school baseball team it was quite an interesting experience to watch from a distance.Weatherwise, it was a cool day with temps in the 40s under cloudy skies. T-bone ran out...
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Right handed batter vs. Left handed batter
How much is the average difference in speed to run out a hit to first base for a left handed batter in comparison to a right handed batter ?
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big league hitter video
Does anyone have the link to the page where there is video of 15 or so MLB hitters?.. kind of a side by side comparison. I thought I linked to it from this site, but I forgot to bookmark it and I can't seem to find it..
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Naval Academy/Air Force Academy
My 2010 son is showing interest in the baseball program at the Naval Academy in Annapolis after they sent him some literature and a questionairre. This caught me a little off guard, so I'm uneducated about this whole program. At one point I had...
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Basketball Question
Since we're still off season, can I ask a basketball question? I assume that many of you baseball umpires also officiate other sports.Illinois High School basketball. Usually three referees assigned to a game. I'm sure they all have assignments as to...
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How much difference in speed for a pitching surface?
Hello everyone, Question...... How much speed difference is there usually for a pitcher throwing off a mound in comparison to a flat surface? T-bone was throwing upper 70s to around 80 mph off a flat surface at practice today and I was wondering what...
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West wins Beaver Creek Classic
I realize this may pale in comparison to the Warrior Classic or Sportsbelle, but this is the first thing West has won in my 3+ years of following the team. West 7 Halls 6Both teams were trying to save arms for district clashes this week. Sophomore...
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Div 1 versus other divisions
Boyd Nation has an interesting article this week on the comparison of some of the higher level Div 2 and NAIA teams with Div 1 ... here's a link:http://www.boydsworld.com/breadcrumbs/division_ii_naia.htmlShapsMa
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So, it is very late or very early here in AZ....
It is 4 a.m. and I cannot sleep. I have the rare 7:30 a.m. meeting that promises to be a good one. I am not going back to bed.This is my 1700th post on hsbaseballweb. It's a lot, but not so many in comparison to so many others who have not been on...
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Re: Top Summer Programs in North Texas
Hands down, the Dallas Mustangs Connie Mack teams of the early-to-mid 90's were the best of the best. There have been no teams of any such comparison since. There were far fewer teams back then and locally they had their pick of the litter. They were dominant and many of those guys went on to have very nice pro careers.
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Re: Team One question?
I am going to give you conflicting advice in comparison to the two above. Keep cost in mind; it is not necessary to attend the Team One Showcase this summer, especially if he values his summer team and he is a good player. If he is a DI prospect, he definitely does not need to go, and if he is not a DI prospect, then it is way too early to go. Just my opinion.
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Re: AAA Champs
I don't know what you want to read into what other people may have said. From where I sat, and from what I saw on the TV news, the call was wrong and would've been wrong at any time under any circumstances. Given the game situation, I would have at least liked to have seen the 2B ump let the play go through, then make the call. This would have allowed a situation where he could confer with his colleagues before making such a critical mistake, yet preserve the play's result in case the...
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Re: MY Turn
Spinedoc That isnt such a great comparison--many still try to figure our who and what Mel Kiper is--there are college kids who do a better job than Kiper
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Re: Please pray for Ben
Julie, Thank you for the update. Our situation pales in comparison and you can count on the Davis family having Ben in our prayers. Tom
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Re: Are parents too involved?
eeek..good post. I see that you're in California. So you know that the high caliber players, at least in Northern California, are so visibile and so noteworthy..that the "others" almost pale in comparison. Is it any wonder that parents, around here at any rate (I can't speak for other regions) worry and fret about their sons simplying PLAYING college ball? On this website, I hardly ever see postings about California players getting signed. Look in the California forum as compared to other...
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Re: Japanese High School Baseball
Very good interview with Valentine. He makes very good points. He even makes suggestions through comparison on how and why the high school game is better attended in Japan as compared to here. http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2006/kokoyakyu/special_valentine.html
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Re: Baseball Strength
I hear what you are saying D., but in comparison to what is floating around as far as Baseball S & C info, the true methods are "secrets" because nobody really seems to understand them. For example, when will "programs" stop listing horizontal pressing first in a routine and "Leg" day be a few sets of leg press and some leg curls? A nice program of squats, cleans, deads and snatches are a "secret" because so few actually prescribe/perform these lifts. Of course as you know that is just...
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Re: Applying to Colleges
Sounds like your son's chances of getting academic money are very good, and I can tell you from experience that money is often better at the smallish DIIIs, even though the "ticket price" appears higher on the front end. As you said, many schools offer free applications to kids with high scores/GPAs. Take advantage of those that do so and apply, apply, apply. There's no harm in doing so. He'll get weary after the first half dozen or so, but it's good practice! What you will find is that...
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Re: NY Times article
I'm with ya itsinthegame! I am here on the Cape (wood bats) this week...have watched 2 games so far...watched over 100 D1 games in the past 2 seasons. There is no comparison in terms of the pop off the bat on a consistent basis. Lets quit dancing and cut to the chase...neither you nor I would spend $200 more and buy an atomic metal bat for our sons unless our son and WE believed it would add hits, extra base hits and HRs to his stats. We start at 6/7 years old and we don't quit until they...
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Re: NY Times article
justbb, isn't it amazing how money can impact and create rationalization over what is so obvious. But when you have the money, you are able to change the discussion from whether it is safe to there isn't data to prove it is unsafe, or more dangerous. If the metal bat manufacturers were required to prove the safety of their product rather than everyone else proving it was less or unsafe, what an interesting situation we would have. Gosh, it is great you are in the Cape. If you happen to have...
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Re: How will you teach hitting?
Swingbuster I, personally, have a problem with the comparison of a golf swing to a baseball swing I find the two similar in some fashion but totally different in many others Lets see if I can explain myself without physics/scvientific terms and claymation models 01-- a golf swing does not involve the body motion that a baseball swing does 02-- in golf you are swinging at a stationary ball at your feet while in baseball you are swinging at a moving ball somewhere around waist high--thus for...
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Re: Short to zone...Long through zone
We have two hitting off the tee and one hitting off front side soft toss (it looks like) Would like to see all three off the tee for ideal comparison. I like #2 the best, but would guess linear might like #3 the best because it appears he gets the "most" rotation. But to answer the question --- They all have a chance!
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Re: How will you teach hitting?
How do you deduce that I can or can't see any flaw. I haven't posted on it. As per the absence, haven't been absent at all. Just didn't feel the need to post. Besides, leave this up to you. You are constantly and consistently the kettle. Did want to see more clips and don't think one swing is enough. As always, you're good for a chuckle or two. Per your "not everyone needs my help," exactly why I've stayed out and let you be the EXPERT on everything under the sun. Basketball, Football,...
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Re: American Idol
Katherine McPhee sounded really professional tonight and could not even answer the question posed by Ryan Seacreast: "What did you do different that prepared you tonight compared to other nights ?" guess what, she didn't know... Reminds me a great deal how many don't know how they pitch, hit, or run well. PG Jerry made an astute observation down in the Pie Throwing thread in Pitching Forum that said something to the nature of sometimes science seems to take over instead of natural aspects...
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Re: New forum!
Based on justbb's comments alone, infielddad's thread entitled "Are parents too involved?" ought to be moved into the Golden Threads forum. I have enjoyed reading everyone's reply in there thus far Just curious, is there a prohibition from moving deserving threads into the Golden Threads forum There have been about a 1/2 dozen threads or so nominated since its inception yet none have been moved in there even though there were indications they would be moved. I don't think we'll harm this...
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Re: Short to zone...Long through zone
Pitch Location>click here to see an excellent comparison>
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Re: Short to zone...Long through zone
Now that S.Drew's brother J.D. has hit a grand slam in the bottom of the first for the Red Sox Nation, I'll tell you that it is my firm belief that Drew is shorter to and longer through in the comparison of Cody Johnson and Steve Drew in the clips posted above. Wayback/Noreaster, you must be loving life about right now peace shep
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Re: Short to zone...Long through zone
This is not a comparison of swing styles. The topic endorses a swing that gets the bat head into the zone early and stays through the zone through contact into folowthrough. This type of swing is rotational with accompanying weight shift. If you look back on some of the posts and pictures, you will see the bat head actually travels to the rear as it is drawn down into the zone. (Note the curving of the bat as the result of the angular accelleration.)...
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Re: 81mph
I’ve got to agree with everyone saying to make the field larger. My oldest son had the unique comparison of playing both LL & Pony baseball in his 11yo and 12yo years. Pony baseball is major league rules baseball with fences at 210 in the corners and 250 to center. I believe the bases were 70 and pitching was close to 50. These dimensions allowed the kids to play real baseball. Leadoffs, stealing on the pitcher, learning to hold base runners, learning to hit cut offs that were more than...
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Re: Offseason Programs
Are there any studies on how throwing a football affects the shoulder in comparison to throwing a baseball? I think it'd be interesting.
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Re: High School Teams
You're kidding, I hope. Every pitcher has an occasional rough outting. I know a kid that once gave up 13 runs in .1 innings -- throwing 65 pitches. I'm glad he was given another chance. This summer he was 8-2-1 against very good competition. Concerning the comparison between these kids -- it sounds like a good "problem" for NF -- which one is #1 seems like a moot point.
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Re: The Comprehensive Nutrition Thread For Athletes
Right now the supplement companies are all pushing their post workout drinks that is why you see so much "science" behind it. My experience is it's not that big of a deal. I use a protein powder along wth some oats and honey post workout. This is purely on convience. When I have time I go with some egg whites and frozen blueberries. I notice the same amount of recovery with these in comparison to glucose-based drinks w/o the crash 45 minutes later. If you like the shake fine, but I'd rather...
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Re: To Many Curveballs?
Take a look at Reyes with St. Louis. He is a USC kid and he looks like Prior used to. Prior changed some things to compensate after his leg injury a few years ago during his collision and never recovered. Dave Otto did a nice piece on this doing a side by side comparison of pre and post injury films and Prior changed his arm action and leg kick. Prior used to drop his arm down then lead back and up with the knuckles of his throwing hand until he got on top (this action is free of tension)...
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Re: Robert Stock skips Sr. Year
We wish Robert the very best. The one thing going to college will do is allow him to further develop as both a pitcher and catcher. While most think he will be a hitter in pro ball, he has the arm to pitch. Three years in the Pac 10 should clear things up a bit. Shep, I hope your kidding about that AA/Pac10 comparison. Most players in the Pac10 will not see professional baseball and many less will ever see AA. There have been players who skipped their final high school year in order to get...
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Re: Robert Stock skips Sr. Year
Having seen some A games and some D1 regional games this year I'd have to say good D1 teams, even if they were used to wood bats, would not do well in an A league. I do think they might be able to win a game or two at that level because some of the college pitchers are very good and perhaps be able to win a few more than that vs short season A which is comprised to some degree of players just out of college but advanced A and AA would be completely out of their reach. Probably one of the...
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Re: Lefty Catchers
Matt, I have to disagree. I can't buy the .1 of a second difference between the high school average and the MLB average. Not sure what you mean here. Are you making a comparison between a game poptime and a showcase poptime? If so, the experienced catcher doesn't go into what I think you are calling a "full squat" with a baserunner on during game situations. Therefore the "squat" of the catcher shouldn't enter into the showcase vs. game pop time. However the catcher can decrease their...
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Re: Lefty Catchers
Man this is getting way more technical than I anticipated. I mixed and matched my times here Fungo. Allow me to explain in a little greater detail here, and I'll try to be a little more responsible in what I say so I don't raise anymore eyebrows. What I consider to be a high school catcher probably differs from what you thought I meant. A high school catcher to me is a starting varsity player that has been catching for years that takes the game serious and has a good chance of playing at the...
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Re: East Coast Hot Dog Buns?
TR and Bear.... Lived and worked on the least coast for several years and although Nathan's Famous is as good as it get's out there....it pales in comparison to dozen's of joints in Chicago. Portillo's for instance makes Nathan's look like a MCDonald's next to Ruth's Chris! There is nothing like a Chicago style hot dog.
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Re: East Coast Hot Dog Buns?
-------------------- I recall mailing Chicago West Pizza to East Coast. Top three pies in my book. Trouble with getting a Chicago Dog, (at the Bear's Den across the street from Wrigley) is it: a) If by car, takes 3 hours to get in to downtown, and then three hours to get out. b) If by plane, try three days! Ruth Chris's is ok. McDonald's, however...remains best of breed (say JC) Wish they all could be Calif girls!
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Re: Young hitter for review (#2)!
I like to find a nice comparison high level swing from similar angle with similar setup. One very similar role model which I found surprising was Yaz. You might fid it interesting to compare Yaz to BRandon/look for similarities/differences. Brandon seems to be starting already somewhat loaded up on the back foot, then when he takes an inward turn with weight already back it causes some sway and turning of the back leg without much turn of the hips/body. This gets the legs spreading early...
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Re: Young hitter for review (#2)!
Anybody got that "Yaz.gif" for comparison ? Doug,JJA,Sandman ? By comparison you can get an appreciation for how the kid is out of sequence/still with backleg push when front leg blocks,spinning, etc.
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Re: Revamped 2007 White Sox
The Sox dominated in the playoffs as did the Bears but regular seasons no comparison. Sox within 1 more bad week of losing division and looked bad to average for about 6 weeks. Bears dominated throughout entire season despite a very average offense. Ouch, that loss to the Dolphins still stings. Never forget Marino shredding the vaunted 46 defense and then reading about Ditka/Ryan fisticuffs at halftime.
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Re: Parents vs. Coach: Battle goes wild....
I am told by folks involved with both types of programs that the drama level in male high school team sports truely pales in comparison to female programs. Hard to believe given the drama we experienced. I read an article today by a sports editor taking parting shots on his way out of Salem Oregon: Reporter Dan Itel says a hearty goodbye to Salem Note to parents: going after the 22 year old local sports reporter is very bad form. I can't even concoct a reason to attack a reporter covering...
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Re: Parents vs. Coach: Battle goes wild....
I stand corrected and apologize to Will, rz1 and pg. I haven't taken offense at the topic or the direction of the thread. I have been where this coach is. I also had a group of parents very upset with my coaching style ... (different sport than basebal) I have been attacked by a parent and the end result wasn't too good for that parent. I felt terrible for the boy. Dad bit off more than he could chew. However, the basic tenant of my questioning remains. According to whom should I be judged...
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Re: Chameleon -hitting/timing drills
Let's start with a better definition. My hitting theory is that the hands and hips drive the swing. I've developed what I call the "Second Engine"...or...the proper usage of the hands. The Second Engine implies there is a first engine...the hips. Using the hands and hips properly to create separation leads to "stretch and fire" mechanics...which is what I call "instantaneous launch". When the time from the "go" decison to contact is intantaneous....you're on your way. Timing becomes...
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Re: Large Recruiting Classes
****leHDD, Please there should be no comparison, when it comes to cutting players, between pro and college! TripleDad, Well said , it is the coach, but it is the system that allows it. Unless and until public awareness is raised no changes will be made. But anyone can identify the problem, and it's not just baseball -- all NCAA regulated sports have some form of institutional bias over the individual student athlete because, the institution has banned together to protect its individual...
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Re: Switching teams III
Xb Coach, There wasn't much comparison between the two SS. Both are good. One of them just had a couple of advantages physically and the other had them politically. All travel teams are doomed, it is just a matter of when. The only constant is change. Nobody plays with the exact same kids and coaches from age 6 through HS. Players come and go. Coaches come and go. They join other organizations. We have 40-50 teams in every age group in Phoenix. Probably 5 or 6 at 13U that are very good and...
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Re: Can the HSBBWEB make a difference?
RJM, Kind of seemed like left field, but comment was based on the tone of the thread and another thread. I don't really disagree with you, but the comparisons to college and the workplace I don't think apply very well. For instance, in your example; if company goes out an promotes someone else outside of company it could be for many reasons....politics, nepotism, age, race, gender, shareholders, internal affairs, socioeconomic backround, your personality, your dress, who you know, who does...