RJM
We lived in Santa Barbara for 11 years. Cisco Kid my neighbor and friend.
My daughter is a graduate from UCSB. Played "handball" at the YMCA.
Great area and ocean.
Bob
@Consultant posted:RJM
We lived in Santa Barbara for 11 years. Cisco Kid my neighbor and friend.
My daughter is a graduate from UCSB. Played "handball" at the YMCA.
Great area and ocean.
Bob.
When my daughter was born we lived in Redondo. We moved to Agoura Hills when she was two. My business was there. We lived there when my son was born. We had a SB Zoo membership. We did a lot more kid stuff in Santa Barbara than other directions.
Field conditions. Yep, the D3’s in the upper Midwest is similarly challenged. Tomorrow’s game rescheduled for early April
@HSDad22 posted:I have been watching NE D3 ball, and let me say I am disappointed, I was expecting better. players can hit, but they sure can't field for jack.
It's not the conditions. Look at the pitching stats of a D3 conference and compare runs to earned runs. In decent good-weather D3 conferences like the SCIAC and the SAA, 21-24% of the runs are unearned (SCAC was lower at 17%).
I was curious about other levels, so I looked at two P5s, a mid-major, and a D2 conference - all their numbers were similar to each other, 16-18% of the runs are unearned. Actually I was somewhat surprised it was so high.
Mind you, all these numbers are just for the league-leading pitchers whose stats are posted.
Stats don’t necessarily consider routine plays that are not made. Son pitched in a game where back to back infield pop ups landed untouched, scored as rbi singles. Ground balls that are briefly bobbled, runner beats the throw and are scored as hits. Then there’s the dreaded Bermuda Triangle between the infield and OF.
Oh sure, I'm not wedded to stats, and I know they're not always accurate when errors are concerned. But in larger samples, they should show trends. It was pointed out to me that I should have looked at fielding percentages (I guess I was thinking of it in terms of a pitcher). So I did.
Average current conference fielding percentages are: P5s .971, mid-major .957, D2 .955, and D3s between .961 and .944. They don't exactly correlate to the unearned runs.
Anyway, I don't pretend to be scientific about this, although I would be interested if someone is.
I was just thinking out loud, so to speak.
https://community.hsbaseballwe...07#73810226247901607
Completely agree. I was watching MLB pre season and a Rockies outfielder completely lost the ball in the sub. It hit off his wrist. They counted it as a hit and not an error.
Noticing a trend in college baseball this season. More and more teams going to the wristbands on pitchers to call pitches. Not a fan. Not sure why, but it just annoys the heck out of me after a pitcher looks in for signs, then has to look at his wrist band for a few seconds before he starts his wind up or starts his move to the set position from the stretch. At least the wristbands are a little bit better than the belt buckle holder with the signs. I can't watch a Miami game as the pitcher has to look down at his belt every single pitch. Just not a fan of all this wrist band signaling. I am okay with fielders wearing wrist bands that show where to play each player or the catcher wearing one to get the pitch call from the coach and then relaying it to the pitcher the old fashion way. Just leave the pitchers out of it.
When you are having a rough day this is what happens. Rundown gone wrong. What you do not see at the end is the original hitter went all the way to second and hubg him out to dry and they did not run him back. Rough weekend for USC.
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@PitchingFan posted:Son pitched 1 inning this weekend. Our starters did so well bullpen guys only got 1 inning each and some not that much. Freshman starter had a perfect game through 5 until ball dropped in center field. Son's apartment mate was 104.8 on Sunday afternoon with 91 mph changeup. That should be illegal.
My son was invited to Walters State for a visit and individual workout earlier this week. The flamethrower mentioned several times in this thread is a Knoxville, TN kid who went to Walters State along with his twin brother Zach. The way I recall hearing the story from someone on staff about the brothers is that both threw hard but accuracy was an issue. Ben appears to have figured out enough of the accuracy thing for now. Cant recall where brother Zach is but he was unable to throw as hard as Ben.
Walters brings in 18 or so kids a year and redshirts about 15 of them. Ben did not pitch in 2019 (freshman year), then pitched a year (2020...Covid year everyone got back), and then transferred and got a medical redshirt his first year at Tennessee. So now a Redshirt Junior...I imagine if he stays healthy he will be an early 1st rounder. What a series of ups and downs for him in college. Hope it stays up as it would be fascinating to see him go from draft to MLB club.
@anotherparent posted:It's not the conditions. Look at the pitching stats of a D3 conference and compare runs to earned runs. In decent good-weather D3 conferences like the SCIAC and the SAA, 21-24% of the runs are unearned (SCAC was lower at 17%).
I was curious about other levels, so I looked at two P5s, a mid-major, and a D2 conference - all their numbers were similar to each other, 16-18% of the runs are unearned. Actually I was somewhat surprised it was so high.
Mind you, all these numbers are just for the league-leading pitchers whose stats are posted.
Yes, agree, it's not the conditions, most of the games I've watched were turf fields or were spring break games south. I also think there are a lot of 3rd and 1st basemen who are playing out of their normal position just to get the bat in the lineup... I wish coaches would have a better understanding that these are very specific skill positions and not just anyone can be put there. But then again I don't think anyone unless you're left handed practices position specific skills anymore at those positions, they certainly don't spend the time teaching it. Too many goalies at third and at first nobody knows how to stretch or work below he ball. Also lots of throwing yips so far, especially second basemen. I will be kind and maybe chalk it up to early season... when conference games start I'll re-evaluate.
@PitchingFan posted:When you are having a rough day this is what happens. Rundown gone wrong. What you do not see at the end is the original hitter went all the way to second and hubg him out to dry and they did not run him back. Rough weekend for USC.
That's what you can do if you have elite 6.19 speed...
Seth Stephenson has elite speed that has caused professional scouts to take notice. He has been clocked running the 60-yard dash as fast as 6.19 seconds. (per Baseball Prospect Journal)
D3 kid’s game rained out yesterday. 3 conference games this weekend, with temps predicted in the mid 40’s
@3and2Fastball if it makes you feel any better the Notre Dame/Northwestern mid-week game got cancelled this week because...they couldn't find a bus driver...??? WTH.... lots of joking in our household about it with one daughter an ND grad and the other one in her last year at Northwestern (99.99% sure is going to do a COVID extra year after sitting out most of her sr yr with a back injury). Also 36 degrees in Evanston and 42 in South Bend right now. It would be so nice if they could push back the start of college baseball by a month...!!
Wow, @PTWood, just… wow!
@HSDad22 posted:I have been watching NE D3 ball, and let me say I am disappointed, I was expecting better. players can hit, but they sure can't field for jack.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv...utm_medium=copy_link
Prepare to be even more disappointed. This is D1 baseball. Yes that is a D1 field
Typical “showcase” backhand by the SS. His eyes left the ball one second before it hit his glove, one additional step he could have fielded with both hands and squared up on his throw.
Bob
@PABaseball posted:https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv...utm_medium=copy_link
Prepare to be even more disappointed. This is D1 baseball. Yes that is a D1 field
Not that this is great. But isn’t this the same field?
jesus there is enough foul territory to land a plane. those site lines must suck to say nothing of the hitters getting screwed.