Jesse why are you making it sound like you uncovered this kid.
C’mon Jesse,
We have known about Machado for a long time now. Our first discussions about him were with Turtle Thomas at Florida International. Turtle then went out and signed the kid. We invited Machado to our National Showcase in “JUNE”! where pretty much every top college and 100s of MLB scouts saw him at the Metrodome. He started getting Big Time notice right there in June. USA Baseball got his name from us and invited him to the Tournament of Stars where evidently you first saw him. Here is the report we filed at that time with video links. (Scroll Down the page) Manny Machado Truth is we have lots of scouts on the payroll, several with a strong MLB scouting background. Many who have been doing this longer than you have been alive. I look forward to you uncovering some talent. So far I haven’t heard you mention a HS player who wasn’t at the Metrodome in June.
You really need to stop patting yourself on the back.
quote:As for my scouting background and reliability, however, you really have no idea about that. You should probably leave that subject alone.
Jesse, in my view, whether it is in business, in baseball, or on this site, credibility and reliability is earned.
One thing you will find on this site is most of the posters will want you to succeed. Having a passion for baseball is the common bond we share. More and better information, from reliable and credible sources on the topics on the site makes this site fun. For me at least, I am open on the credibility and reliability aspects to your experience, knowledge and opinions. Challenging me to not go there seems curious.
This site is different from the other sites where you have been posting the same content and seeking input.
Julie and the moderators here, in my opinion, do not need to change this site to meet your expectations, especially when they have not do so in the past.
Jesse,
Whether you can see this or not, the members and moderators who have posted here are trying to help you.
Several have commented to me privately that it appears you may have potential to be a welcomed member of our community, but you have come on a bit too strong.
Please relax a little. I would recommend that you read some of the other threads that these members post in, and take some cues from them.
PGStaff, ClevelandDad, infielddad, TPM, TRhit... these are all respected members of our community, who you could learn a lot from. Each knows a lot about baseball and especially about the area of baseball that is the reason for the existence of this site. But they also each know how to help other members, and they put a lot of unselfish effort into doing so.
Relax, do a little reading here, and please do stick around.
Julie
Whether you can see this or not, the members and moderators who have posted here are trying to help you.
Several have commented to me privately that it appears you may have potential to be a welcomed member of our community, but you have come on a bit too strong.
Please relax a little. I would recommend that you read some of the other threads that these members post in, and take some cues from them.
PGStaff, ClevelandDad, infielddad, TPM, TRhit... these are all respected members of our community, who you could learn a lot from. Each knows a lot about baseball and especially about the area of baseball that is the reason for the existence of this site. But they also each know how to help other members, and they put a lot of unselfish effort into doing so.
Relax, do a little reading here, and please do stick around.
Julie
Jesse,
I have neither questioned nor challenged your trustworthiness nor your credibility.I apologize for communicating that impression.
I said I was open.
I have no opinion as I don't have enough information to have an opinion.
As I said, for me at least, credibility and reliability on this site, and in other areas, is earned.
I, for one, look forward to your continuing to post and provide your thoughts and input. From your BA articles, you have covered the Cape and college ball. That type of background, coupled with current information, can surely be of interest and of help to many, many current and future posters.
I have neither questioned nor challenged your trustworthiness nor your credibility.I apologize for communicating that impression.
I said I was open.
I have no opinion as I don't have enough information to have an opinion.
As I said, for me at least, credibility and reliability on this site, and in other areas, is earned.
I, for one, look forward to your continuing to post and provide your thoughts and input. From your BA articles, you have covered the Cape and college ball. That type of background, coupled with current information, can surely be of interest and of help to many, many current and future posters.
Jesse,
I accept your apology, I do understand that you are new here, and that you are not familiar with the HSBBW.
I also feel that you have a lot to offer here, we love people who have a passion for baseball, I was just trying to tell you that this place is a bit different in my first comment to you.
One question, why does everyone always think it's just a bunch of guys here discussing BB?
I accept your apology, I do understand that you are new here, and that you are not familiar with the HSBBW.
I also feel that you have a lot to offer here, we love people who have a passion for baseball, I was just trying to tell you that this place is a bit different in my first comment to you.
One question, why does everyone always think it's just a bunch of guys here discussing BB?
quote:One question, why does everyone always think it's just a bunch of guys here discussing BB?
Good point. I have always said that what makes this site UNIQUE is that we have Mom's and Dad's, men and women who contribute equally. Many of the best posts I have ever read came from the Mom's on this site. This distinguishes this site from ALL other sports-related sites on the Internet imho. It also obviously takes both the mother's and the father's input (more than just biological) to produce a great ballplayer imho.
Thanks CD, I was thinking that perhaps a return to Tiger Paw Mom might be in order.
Of course then there is the possibilities of red bird mom, birdie mom, future redbird mom, cardinal mom (but then you know there's trades that happens) Dk's mom, Fla mom, baseball mom, BDK mom, etc.
Of course then there is the possibilities of red bird mom, birdie mom, future redbird mom, cardinal mom (but then you know there's trades that happens) Dk's mom, Fla mom, baseball mom, BDK mom, etc.
I enjoyed the report , informative and well written . If you can't discuss info like that here , then where else can you ? My son played with Manny at East Coast and I thought the kid has potential for the future , wish him well .
IMO the post about this player is more about promoting jesse and his website than critiquing the player. I think jesse is looking for exposure and feels he has a captive market here at HSBBW.
I think you can add more to this site by answering questions or telling us what a scout or recruiter is looking for or might be thinking when observing a player.
I think you can add more to this site by answering questions or telling us what a scout or recruiter is looking for or might be thinking when observing a player.
I on the other hand look forward to hearing more from Jesse.
quote:Originally posted by Tom Dorminy:
I enjoyed the report , informative and well written . If you can't discuss info like that here , then where else can you ? My son played with Manny at East Coast and I thought the kid has potential for the future , wish him well .
Welcome to the HSBBW.
You are a new member but after hanging around awhile, you will notice that very rarely do we allow those to post that have personal agendas. I also beleive that Jesse had more on his mind than scouting players.
Jesse's profile provides a link to where he submits his stories and reports.
Now it is down to we allow or do not allow---Goodness gracious
From the main page, one can access the Baseball Publications page with links to all different forms/kinds of baseball related media.
If a "blog" /scouting report link belongs anywhere, it would be there, imo. And, I believe the decision to include or not, is left to Julie, as owner.
Too often folks bypass the main site, and thus much of the purpose and content germaine to hsbaseballweb is missed.
I spent a long time reading articles, gaining knowledge, before I came into the forums. In 9 years of visiting, reading, & learning from this site, I've never seen anyone post scouting reports. I think that info should be left to those specific sites (BA, PG Crosschecker, Rivals, etc.) that specialize in that venue.
http://www.hsbaseballweb.com/b...all_publications.htm
If a "blog" /scouting report link belongs anywhere, it would be there, imo. And, I believe the decision to include or not, is left to Julie, as owner.
Too often folks bypass the main site, and thus much of the purpose and content germaine to hsbaseballweb is missed.
I spent a long time reading articles, gaining knowledge, before I came into the forums. In 9 years of visiting, reading, & learning from this site, I've never seen anyone post scouting reports. I think that info should be left to those specific sites (BA, PG Crosschecker, Rivals, etc.) that specialize in that venue.
http://www.hsbaseballweb.com/b...all_publications.htm
