Tagged With "Rawlings Pro Preferred"
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Watching college baseball
I have been fortunate so far this season to see games at Arizona State, USC, UCLA, at Surpise AZ (Kansas and others) and several junior colleges. I must say that I have come to enjoy to college games better than the pro games, including spring...
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Standing out at a showcase
My son is 15. He recently attended his second showcase / tryout. The showcase team is coached by mostly pro associate scouts. The organization has a good reputation of helping kids get seen and developing players. In the two tryouts he has attended,...
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should hs players auto take a strike entire game
Please I need your thoughts/comments on the below situation:Situation: Well talented varsity baseball team, currently 1-6 against competition that the team played even against during fall and summer. Coach blames players for lack of leadership and...
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Get back to real Baseball
The best memories in baseball for me came years ago. Being on a team was great but there were never enough games. Many memories of heading out in the morning, breaking for lunch, and being late for dinner. And for the lucky few (who didn't get...
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When did you know?
I really enjoy the general discussion here at HS Baseball Web. Although my son is still enjoying the heart of his youth baseball experience (11U in PONY Broncos), we are fans of our local High Schools, are neighborly with many local baseball families,...
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AABC 18U Connie Mack Regional Qualifier
2010 AABC CONNIE MACK REGIONAL QUALIFIER DATE: June 16th – 20th, 2010 LOCATION: Pirate City – Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League FacilityPRICE: $1,500 PIRATE CITY FACILITY AMENETIES- Professional Minor League Facilities - Professional...
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Reminder-Next Level Pro Camp
The Next Level Pro Holiday Camp at East Cobb and Tallahassee Dec. 27-30 for high school players is quickly approaching. This years group of instructors will include the following:WWW.NEXTLEVELBASEBALL.ORGCHARLIE GREENE JR.-BREWERS ROVING CATCHING...
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E-mailing vs Mailing
Was wondering what the best way to contact coaches. Seems like e-mailing is the easiest but what would the coaches prefer?Mike
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Links for team websites
Fungo gave me a good idea for a thread when he suggested adding hsbasballweb to a poster's team site.Other than local stuff and news on college and pro signings of former players, these are the links on my son's team's 17U team site. Any other ideas....
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Dallas Drillers Try-outs
The 17 year old Dallas Drillers are looking for 1 elite catcher and 2 elite pitchers for the 2010 summer season. We are a professionally coached high level showcase team. We will be traveling to East Cobb and several major tournaments this summer, you...
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Dallas Driller Try-outs
The 17 year old Dallas Drillers are looking for 1 elite catcher and 2 elite pitchers for the 2010 summer season. We are a professionally coached high level showcase team. We will be traveling to East Cobb and several major tournaments this summer, you...
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Have a question about breaking in a glove.
I just got a Rawlings Pro Preferred catchers glove and just wondering what the best way is to break it in?? Its very stiff and need to break it in as fast as possible. Thanks
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Dallas Drillers 17u Try-outs
The 17 year old Dallas Drillers are looking for 2 elite pitchers for the 2010 summer season. We are a professionally coached high level showcase team. We will be traveling to East Cobb and several major tournaments this summer, you will be exposed to...
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Dallas Drillers Try-outs
The 17 year old Dallas Drillers are looking for 1 elite catcher and 2 elite pitchers for the 2010 summer season. We are a professionally coached high level showcase team. We will be traveling to East Cobb and several major tournaments this summer, you...
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interesting stat about pro players and college degrees
I dont know if this has been discussed here before but I just read an item in a local paper talking about Granderson going to the Yankees and it was talking about his college education and how he works with his charity to promote educational...
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Squats
I'm a college sophomore...my team has been in the weight room together and our weight lifting numbers have been consistently increasing over time. I was wondering, however, what the average squat was for other people. I know what some of the top...
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Verifying Scouting Credentials
I was wondering if anyone knows the best way to verify if someone is really a pro-scout? I am not worried about the scouts that are actively persuing college players, but the individuals that claim they are MLB scouts that give lessons or have...
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Dallas Drillers 17u Tryouts
The 17 year old Dallas Drillers are looking for 2 elite outfielders for the 2010 summer season. We are a professionally coached high level showcase team. We will be traveling to East Cobb and several major tournaments this summer. You will be exposed...
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Choosing a school/another scenario
Nothing real here, just hypothetical. It could become real. I'm sure it's real for some.The player isn't looking at baseball as a career choice. He's strong academically (unweighted 3.5 to 4.0 taking difficult courses). He would prefer to play D1. If...
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What are the benefits of playing college ball?
What are the benfits for playing college ball if you don't have a chance to play pro? The time spent playing ball seems to limit your study time and what majors you can have at some universities. The schollys are small and could be replaced by a part...
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Post college success stories
Lots of good stuff out there about young men who chose to attend college and play baseball and having lots of success in careers on and off the field, I know of some folks here whose son's success stories are pretty impressive, but they don't like to...
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Local Boys Done Good (College/Pro)
Phil Wunderlich (Louisville) has been named 3rd team pre season All American as a DH by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. NCBWA Pre Season All-America Team
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KG vs. Funneldrill
KG vs Funneldrill HS Baseball vs Select Baseball (Top 20 HS Programs & Top 20 Select Programs in Texas) From the eyes of a scout: Select Ball Better Talent Better all around coaches: Most played a little pro ball. Coach hangs hat on how many kids sign Bigger egos, Players, Parents, and Coaches Easier to judge talent Can see 10 HS stars in one game Don’t like the team jumping Coaches fault if not any good, he recruited the team No football coaches Coaches are not afraid of getting fired...
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Australia
We are now in our 10th day of traveling and playing the State Teams of Western Australia and South Australia. Our four teams have now played 28 games in the 95 degree weather. Yesterday our Combo team Rays and Cubs played the SA professional and World...
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Counting Saves
What rules are used to determine a "save" in high school baseball? Are they the same as pro baseball?
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Neat Experience
Got to watch a pro winter league game at Roberto Clemente stadium over the Holidays. The Carolina Giants play winter ball there. December 23rd 80 degrees watching baseball now that is how to spend Christmas. I loved the Puerto Rican crowd. ...
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Cheating the front side... why bother?
I would love to hear your thoughts on a catcher cheating the front side with runner's on base. I know it has been discussed about certain high-profile prospects, and their mechanics(or lack there of as it was pointed out by some) but I think it is an...
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Jim Farr KC Royals Mid-Atlantic Area scout will conduct an Instructional Hitting Camp
Jim Farr KC Royals Mid-Atlantic area scout will conduct an instructional hitting camp at the Williamsburg Indoor Sports complex starting Jan.11-Feb 2. Four consecutive Monday evenings. Guest pro scout and college coach weekly. For more info. and to...
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Southeast Showcase
Our Southeast Showcase, scheduled for Saturday (seniors) and Sunday (juniors), Aug. 27-28, at Tallahassee (Fla.) Community College is quickly filling. The annual showcase has been traditionally heavily attended by pro scouts and college recruiters....
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Pro Showcase Jan 18
The Matt Anderson Baseball Academy will be hosting a Showcase Evaluation Camp on Monday, January 18, 2010 (Martin Luther King Day) at the Generation Sports Dome in Muncy, PA. The Camp will begin with Registration from 8:30am to 9:00am. The morning...
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Pro Showcase Jan 18
The Matt Anderson Baseball Academy will be hosting a Showcase Evaluation Camp on Monday, January 18, 2010 (Martin Luther King Day) at the Generation Sports Dome in Muncy, PA. The Camp will begin with Registration from 8:30am to 9:00am. The morning...
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17u Tryouts
The 17 year old Dallas Drillers are looking for 2 elite outfielders for the 2010 summer season. We are a professionally coached high level showcase team. We will be traveling to the WWBA in East Cobb, The University of Arkansas, Oklahoma State, and...
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Swing Grip
Today, the most promoted swing grip is the palm up and palm down.When I was learning the game, the popular swing grip was an 'L' grip, top hand palm up and bottom hand palm side ways (back hand).I have found that the fastest, most efficient swing grip...
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B.A.S.E. test given by MLB Scouting Bureau
Can anyone comment on the significance of our HS Sr. son receiving this from MLB (B.A.S.E.)? As my son was filling it out, it specifically had a box for "I agree" that showed he had already filled out the MLB Scouting Bureau Player Health History...
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15U WOOD BAT Tourney - Chicago Area June 25-27
Pro Scouts Sports 15U plans to host a 15U WOOD BAT Tourney June 25-27 - 4 game guarantee. The tournament games will be played in the south suburbs.Interested teams please contact Mike at mike.ladodgers@yahoo.com.
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How to advise son on a situation
My son is playing short on the high school team. He's primarily centerfielder on his showcase team per advice of pro scout (speed, reaction, arm). His arm keeps getting stronger. Pitching he hit 85 on the gun last fall and cruised at 82/83 with the...
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Pitching Coach Question
I was wondering what some people would consider an appropriate age to employ the services of a pitching coach. My son, who is 12, has been a pitching since he was 9. He attended a local camp around here, which consisted of 5 1 hr group sessions. To...
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The Liars Club
There's a wise passage I italicized that applies to any college sport including baseball. It came up in a recent thread.Dan Shaughnessy - Boston GlobeCollege coaches lie. How do these guys sleep at night?It’s unfair, of course, to include all...
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is our advice generic/ slanted ?
there are some parents of very succesful ball players here, D1, pro players,etc. the road they have taken and shared has helped countless parents make this trip easier. from showcases, travel ball, recruiting, etc. that said, does the advice given...
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Wilson v.s TPX
I ma choosing a new glove for my HS baseball season. I went to the store, tried them on, played catch with them and they both feel great. Which one do you prefer (Wilson A2000 1786-TB OR TPX FL1151)?
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Watching a College Game ?
This is another item of contention that I have addressed with the parents of my players. Most high school families are striving for their sons to move on to play college baseball. Many of them have no idea what the level of talent is at most...
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Mid-Atlantic Pirate Scout Team Tryouts
Hi my name is Jimmy Anderson and i'm a former Major League Pitcher and i now run this Pirate Team in the Summer and Fall. It's my 2nd year as Manager and we have had 25 kids go onto play College baseball on some kind of scholarship. We have countless...
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Sit back and relax
Reading the Jeff Taylor thread, what hit me hard was that JT was beginning his senior season. How can that be? It seemed like yesterday that he played his first college season? Where did the time go?Then I realized my player would be entereing his...
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College Select Baseball now accepting nominees for Fall 2011 Season
College Select Baseball is now accepting nominees for the Fall 2011 season. We are open to class of 2012, 2013, and even 2014 high school baseball players. This fall will feature 6-7 showcase tournaments that will be held throughout the Northeast and...
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8 Pro Scouts as Coaches
We are now forming our Coaching Staff for the Australia/Goodwill Series in December 2010. Pro scouts [8] will be our coaches of two '18 and under teams [Cubs and Rays], one '16 and under team [Brewers] and one '14 and under team [SSK Rookies]. This will be our 17th year for travel to Australia and our 26th year in International Baseball. We play the the National or STATE teams in each country. If you have interest in playing 12 games in 15 days, then complete the player profile on our web...
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Pricey ball glove...didnt get what i planned
i ordered a tpx pro flare glove (11.5-$219) but it looks more like a 11.75 to 12 inch glove. Unfortunately, i cant return it. i play middle infield and was wondering if there is anyting i can do to make it smaller or make it look smaller.
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Drop and drive or standing tall??
In the 70's and 80's it was the drop and drive and now it is all about tall pitchers standing tall and throwing down hill, which do you prefer and why?Tom Seaver was a drop and drive, Nolan Ryan and Roger Clements were a combination (using a lot of...
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On Roy Halladay
Reading Tom Verducci's article in new SI (annual Baseball Preview) and wanted to share this info on Halladay from the article:- At 23yr-old, Toronto demoted Halladay all the way to class A ball. He was depressed. He and his wife wondered if they'd...
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Pro Scouts Vs College Scouts
My son has attended a few showcases over the last year and he has been approached / pulled aside by Scouts from Pro Teams such as Marlins, Twins, and Dodgers...at the same time college scouts rarely approach him and he remains uncommitted going into...