Baseball and short stature....

it's a lotta work you know to do more than 1 post a year. The truth is not too much free time on my hands with kids, work, an dlife in general.

Son is young, 7th grade he is a late bloomer only 5'3 108lbs., but tough as nails and is hanging with the big guys. He played well for one of those nationally ranked elite baseball teams (yes my wife and I are baseball nuts mainly her, no kidding). Seriously, he can play, he really is just a kid, playing for a coach who loves the big mature kids. Twelve, was an eye opener, make no mistake puberty rules at that age, but toughness and mechanics will prevail.

BTW i am 6'1 and wife is 5'8 so his time for growth will come when it arrives watch out but for know i will stick with the short guy mantra.

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Originally posted by LabattsBlue:

Son is young, 7th grade he is a late bloomer only 5'3 108lbs., but tough as nails and is hanging with the big guys.

Talent and/or projection out rules everything. Those players are where they are because of their talent, period.

No way you can ever tell what a player in 7th grade will be like in 12th grade. He may even fool you, being a bb player, he may suddenly decide he wants to participate in something else. We all assume because they love it so young they will love it later.

BTW, I am 5'2" and husband is 5'10" and we have a 6'4" (he grew recently) player and a 5'4" daughter. The height is on my side, beleive it or not, not hubby's. You never know how genetics are going to work out. Not sure why you all wonder about the future, enjoy the moment.

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Originally posted by TPM:
[QUOTE]BTW, I am 5'2" and husband is 5'10" and we have a 6'4" (he grew recently) player and a 5'4" daughter. The height is on my side, beleive it or not, not hubby's. You never know how genetics are going to work out. Not sure why you all wonder about the future, enjoy the moment.

ahh TPM....so very well said....

I am 5'6"...wife is 5'9.....College BB player (now College coach) son is almost 6'1".......Army PFC daughter is 5'4"......but her M-16A4 evens things up for her pretty quick....

dont waste time worrying aout the future, enjoy the moment.....the moments go by so very fast...

Kabatts: He may end up at 6'4".

one of the few sports where size really doesn't matter This is great news, size doesn't matter ---


playing for a coach who loves the big mature kids But this is bad news, size does matter ---

Reality is it's one of those Yes and NO answers ---.