To all my HSBBW family. my son Thomas got drafted in the 10th round, pick 297 by the San Diego Padres. His mother and I are so very proud . He stayed the course and it finally paid off. YEHAAAA !
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Congrats!!! I know you are a proud dad
Congratulations!
Congrats !!!!! Very Cool !
Sweet!
Awesome!!!! Congrats and enjoy every inning.
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Nice! Congratulations!
Thats just awesome! Mom and Dad should be proud. 
Great job!
Awesome news!!! When he makes it to AAA, he'll have my sons old pitching coach. Great guy and great coach.
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Always glad to hear good news. Congratulations!!!!!! Always nice when hard work pays off.
You must be a very proud father! Congratulations to your boy.
Congrats!
that's just outstanding! All the best1
Thanks guys , looking forward to the future ,
Tom,
Congratulations. Well deserved.
Tom,
What a great day. It was 10 years ago for us and I still remember what I was doing, the words coming through the computer, the happiness for our son, and his college coach walking through the door shortly after with a Blue Jays hat.
Get ready for a whirlwind over the next several days but enjoy today like not many others in baseball. Your son and your family deserve to enjoy!
Thanks for sharing.
Awesome! Enjoy the ride!
Congratulations to your son! It's exciting times for another big step towards the dream. As always . . . savor the moment(s).
Congrats hope all works out for him
Bet you remember when he first started playing.
Awesome
Congratulation to Thomas - I am so happy that he gets his shot. Adam always said he had the goods when he caught him in High School. One more Alonso HS Raven to follow in MILB! That makes every starter but one from Adam's years behind the plate to now be in pro ball. Adam as Sophomore - Alex Panteliodis/Tommy Toledo; Adam as Junior - Alex Panteliodis/Thomas Dorminy/Ray Delphey (drafted but did not sign, out due to arm injury); Adam as Senior - Thomas Dorminy/Jose Fernandez/Ray.
What a crop of arms during that time!
Anymore players of HSBBW folks?
Originally Posted by Backstop-17:
Congratulation to Thomas - I am so happy that he gets his shot. Adam always said he had the goods when he caught him in High School. One more Alonso HS Raven to follow in MILB! That makes every starter but one from Adam's years behind the plate to now be in pro ball. Adam as Sophomore - Alex Panteliodis/Tommy Toledo; Adam as Junior - Alex Panteliodis/Thomas Dorminy/Ray Delphey (drafted but did not sign, out due to arm injury); Adam as Senior - Thomas Dorminy/Jose Fernandez/Ray.
What a crop of arms during that time!
Who's Jose Fernandez?
Landy must have something in the water over there or something...
Originally Posted by J H:
Who's Jose Fernandez?
Landy must have something in the water over there or something...
Where's Waldo......
Here's the Dorminy-Fernandez 2009 championship run:
http://tbo.com/sports/preps/al...ate-semifinals-88757
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/200...h-school-baseball-c/
http://tbo.com/sports/preps/al...baseball-title-86341
Congratulations!!! 
AWESOME NEWS!!!
Congratulations! And, continue to enjoy the ride each and every day. It can get bumpy!
Outstanding news Tom! All the best to the young man!
Congrats Tom! Three of my sons former team mates were drafted. Great young men who were outstanding team mates.
Tom - Congrats! You must be very excited and proud.
Congratulation Tom, very exciting times ahead!
Some stats from the draft:
1,215 total 2014 draft picks:
653 pitchers (472 RHP; 181 LHP)
182 OF
116 C
94 SS
59 3B
58 1B
53 2B
Top home states for 2014 drafted players:
203 CA
129 FL
106 TX
59 GA
46 IL & NY
37 NC
32 WA
30 AZ
29 TN
27 NJ
26 OK
25 AL
24 MS
23 CO & PA
Congratulations to anyone's son who was drafted this past weekend.
6 current or former teammates. Very exciting for some.
Originally Posted by RJM:
Congratulations to anyone's son who was drafted this past weekend.
Yes Sir! Big Congratulations to all Parents and their sons who got drafted this weekend. In our state, it seems that there were more HS players drafted than college but maybe BOF can also check the breakdown!
Big shoutout to anyone that got “the call” what an exciting day for all involved…family, teammates, etc. Congratulations to all.
Breakdowns I saw were:
1215 drafted
72% college…. (742) from 4 year, (130) from JC
28% High school (342)
653 pitchers (472) RHP, (182) LHP
182 OF
116 C
94 SS
59 3B
58 1B
53 2B
I guess the moral of the story is don’t train to be a 2B, be a RHP!!
I couldn't be happier for everyone whose son was drafted. We've had that experience and its awesome!
Our younger son, while college junior eligible, was not drafted. I'd be lying if I said he (and we) weren't at least a little disappointed. He's coming off a junior year in the Pac12 with an 11-2 record, 1.60 ERA, very few walks. 2nd team All American by CBN, 1 of 21 Golden Spikes semi-finalists and a Gregg Olson Award finalist. Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt both have written really nice stuff about him over the course of the season. He's what you might call a 'precision pitcher.'
So why wasn't he drafted? Answer is pretty easy. 5-10, mid-80's RHP. Yes, velocity and size matter in things like this. Its a fact we are well aware of. I was probably more perplexed by some other players I watched this past weekend not getting drafted. Sikes Orvis (Ole Miss), John Hochstatter (Stanford) and Preston Morrison (TCU) - 2-time B12 Pitcher of the year and man-oh-man, his low/mid 80s stuff is freakin' nasty!
Good...no...make that GREAT news is that our son is on track to graduate (probably a quarter early) and we can all enjoy another son's (hopefully) great college senior season!
Its all good.
Great post JBB...from the heart.
congrats! a couple of HS players from Ohio were young men my son played against for years and will get to play with one of them this summer. Both were very late in draft so I expect them to go on to college, but the honor of being drafted is amazing. congrats to everyone.