One thing you dont want to hear from MLB scouts when decribing a prospect is " The player has issues"
A Few Issues
criminal record
Drug use
DWI's
Anger Management
Uncoachable
Got someone pregnant
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E-6
Why do you always end up bringing S E X into the picture? The 6th item on your list is not needed!
And speaking of people with issues..............
Why do you always end up bringing S E X into the picture? The 6th item on your list is not needed!
And speaking of people with issues..............
sorry TR, ask any MLB scout and they will tell you a player who is a dad is very much an issue.
quite often the girl will want the player at home working and not playing baseball. Ask any MLb scout they will tell you about players that quit their pro baseball career because of a girl.
some prospects have all the issues mentioned and they still get drafted
quite often the girl will want the player at home working and not playing baseball. Ask any MLb scout they will tell you about players that quit their pro baseball career because of a girl.
some prospects have all the issues mentioned and they still get drafted
E-6
How many kids come out of school with a family?
How many are married and supporting families?
You have never been married and for all I know perhaps never even had a girlfriend so how do you know what the female partner wants?
You are once again so far off base you are in the parking lot and there is not even atailgate party going on.
And please do not sorry me Andy-- no need to--as usual you run into the sexual aspect when there is no need to except in your mind
How many kids come out of school with a family?
How many are married and supporting families?
You have never been married and for all I know perhaps never even had a girlfriend so how do you know what the female partner wants?
You are once again so far off base you are in the parking lot and there is not even atailgate party going on.
And please do not sorry me Andy-- no need to--as usual you run into the sexual aspect when there is no need to except in your mind
quote:Originally posted by E-6:
sorry TR, ask any MLB scout and they will tell you a player who is a dad is very much an issue.
Or one that's married.
TR
ASK any MLB scout they will definately want to know if a player esp a HS player is a dad.
Kids tend to get a bit expensive, Just ask Steve Garvey
wow you are over 7000 posts, can see someone does not leave their computer very much
ASK any MLB scout they will definately want to know if a player esp a HS player is a dad.
Kids tend to get a bit expensive, Just ask Steve Garvey
wow you are over 7000 posts, can see someone does not leave their computer very much
E-6
You would probably have more posts that I if you kept the same ID and same computer location---
I really dont think you want to go there!!!! Especially since all you do is cut and paste/ post links--nother very origianl--you almost it like you dont believe others read the internet news pages
And what do you know about kids and the cost other that what you can google up-- you are not even the real world
You would probably have more posts that I if you kept the same ID and same computer location---
I really dont think you want to go there!!!! Especially since all you do is cut and paste/ post links--nother very origianl--you almost it like you dont believe others read the internet news pages
And what do you know about kids and the cost other that what you can google up-- you are not even the real world
Beezer ...
I don't know where you are coming from with your comment, but from what I have seen firsthand with our son and others, your comment about married players being an issue for a club is all wrong.
All of the scouts who talked with our son wanted to know if he was married, engaged (which he was at the time he was drafted), or had a serious girlfriend. Not one single scout saw his engagement and future marriage as a problem. They actually thought it was good and wished him a wonderful future. I personally spoke with Doug McMillan (our own bbscout) while he was at a college game in northern Cal and he was very positive about young players being married. Many of our son's pro teammates were engaged during their first (short) season and married in the off-season. NONE of them is a problem to their club or team, and as a matter of fact, quite a few people we have spoken with believe married players are actually more stable than the unattached players.
Now I realize that some people who post here do not think young pro players should get married and they have their reasons. But for those players we know who ARE married ... and there are quite a few that we know personally ... it has not presented any problems for the team or the club. And for our son, who is just coming off the worst start to his season that he has ever experienced, I know for a fact that being married has helped him immensely.
I don't know where you are coming from with your comment, but from what I have seen firsthand with our son and others, your comment about married players being an issue for a club is all wrong.
All of the scouts who talked with our son wanted to know if he was married, engaged (which he was at the time he was drafted), or had a serious girlfriend. Not one single scout saw his engagement and future marriage as a problem. They actually thought it was good and wished him a wonderful future. I personally spoke with Doug McMillan (our own bbscout) while he was at a college game in northern Cal and he was very positive about young players being married. Many of our son's pro teammates were engaged during their first (short) season and married in the off-season. NONE of them is a problem to their club or team, and as a matter of fact, quite a few people we have spoken with believe married players are actually more stable than the unattached players.Now I realize that some people who post here do not think young pro players should get married and they have their reasons. But for those players we know who ARE married ... and there are quite a few that we know personally ... it has not presented any problems for the team or the club. And for our son, who is just coming off the worst start to his season that he has ever experienced, I know for a fact that being married has helped him immensely.
FBM,
I agree 100%. Marriage would seem to have more positive factors than a 19-22 year old single guy would have.
I agree 100%. Marriage would seem to have more positive factors than a 19-22 year old single guy would have.
FBM.....agree.....and, as in everything....there are no absolutes.....but for married players....stability should be a positive factor.
FOLKS
Consider the source of the initial post !!!!
Consider the source of the initial post !!!!
FBM - I can certainly see your side of the post and I didn't mean to imply that it was a bad thing. I was talking to a scout one day and mentioned a player had gotten married. He didn't say it was an "issue" rather that sometimes it's harder to sign players, in general that are married because of being on the road, low pay, etc. That's my fault for listing it because the other ones were negative whereas this was more of an "issue" with signability. Sorry about the confusion everybody.
Marriage can be great but it all depends on the player and his relationship with his wife.
Nolan Ryan when he first signed with the Mets used to take his wife with him on roads games, and alot of other Met players objected, afraid , Mrs Ryan was gonna tells their wives exactly what they were doing on the road.
Best story a teammate had a real good scholarship offer to Davidson College. Player after 5 days dropped out of college because he said he missed his girlfriend. When he got home.
Girlfriend told him to be honest i did not even notice you were gone and had already found another guy
Nolan Ryan when he first signed with the Mets used to take his wife with him on roads games, and alot of other Met players objected, afraid , Mrs Ryan was gonna tells their wives exactly what they were doing on the road.
Best story a teammate had a real good scholarship offer to Davidson College. Player after 5 days dropped out of college because he said he missed his girlfriend. When he got home.
Girlfriend told him to be honest i did not even notice you were gone and had already found another guy
E-6
You are one demented puppy--
You are one demented puppy--
NAW TR I am just fine, how is the weather up in New England????