5A HS Preseason Baseball Rankings

I'll get it started the drama started: how many games have they played?

Not like it matters anyway...

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Originally posted by Dtiger:
I'll get it started the drama started: how many games have they played?

Not like it matters anyway...

DTiger,
It's late; are you delirious?

Delirious? No. Just don't understand preseason rankings.

It's like guessing the Cowboys were picked to win the Superbowl this year...early season polls lead to lots of post...then...the season begins and the story is told...

At least this should keep the PW fans happy. Appears they felt slighted in some of the other discussions.

That is why they are called PRESEASON rankings. The Dallas Cowboy analogy would work had they won the Super Bowl the year before (obviousy they did not) while PW won the State title whike returning numerous players who contributed to that title.

Probably why they were ranked that high.

I would be careful about putting too much stock in a H5AB poll of any kind....too much politiking there...

EP Socorro is AT WORST a top 10 team.

I am not a big fan of preseason rankings because these teams are not the same teams they were last year. Some are probably better, some are probably not as good. By having preseason rankings, it is just setting up kids and coaches to fail.

I have had newspaper guys ask me where they should rank my team. I told them not to because it does more harm than good.

The only rankings I care about are the district standings.

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Originally posted by longballfun:
I would be careful about putting too much stock in a H5AB poll of any kind....too much politiking there...

Now that's the best one Ive heard all year!!

That's what I'm talkin bout. Ego and omnipotent knowledge just a bustin.

Those little smiley faces would surely disappear if I posted the e-mail comments from a couple of real MLB scouts....they asked me not to so I won't..

I appreciate this site for the obvious quality of the posters and posts but if you want to visit the other one it is certainly a free country, knock yourself out....

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Originally posted by longballfun:
That's what I'm talkin bout. Ego and omnipotent knowledge just a bustin.

Those little smiley faces would surely disappear if I posted the e-mail comments from a couple of real MLB scouts....they asked me not to so I won't..

I appreciate this site for the obvious quality of the posters and posts but if you want to visit the other one it is certainly a free country, knock yourself out....

Everyone has an opinion.. I will agree to disagree. Oh, and by the way, we have plenty of MLB scouts who really appreciate what we do. I will agree however, this site is a good site as is ours but of course thats where we will disagree and your comment about politics at our site is completey false and unfounded!

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Originally posted by Dtiger:
Delirious? No. Just don't understand preseason rankings.

Someone always says something like this. It's not that hard to understand, is it? It's sports. It's a game. It's one of the conversations people have about sports - all sports. It's the kind of thing that those of us in life that follow a sport do. Some people play and the rest of us talk about it. It gives people like you the chance to say, "I don't understand."

Understand?

.rockdad

Coming our of Houston, that is about a politcally correct presentation of preseason top 25 as I have ever seen. Two from the Nawth. Two from the South. Two from the Nawth. Two from the South.

Then a San Antonio statement. And, Austin, at least made the list.

But, shouldn't the Rangers be in there somewhere?

Rock Dad is right -- preseason polls generate conversation -- they generate site traffic -- and they represent opinions -- like everything else here. Regarding the Houston baseball website -- its content and reputation stand for themselves. Will they please everyone? -- of course not! I know their owner is a stand up guy -- he probably lives in a mansion on the hill like the site owner here, funded by website revenue.



Regarding major league scouts and their use of websites like ours.....ummmm.....I assume they come here more as a source of entertainment ---- or for Ken's take on things ---- whichever comes first.

The Rangers are so bad, they would tie in an intrasquad scrimmage.

No Fortbend Schools in the top 20. Hmmmm Strange.