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Originally posted by Howard County:
What is the Trepfan All -Decade team for MOCO?
It would include kids that live in Montgomery County and attended schools in the county and elsewhere. For example, players that played at Saint Albans, Saint Johns, Gonzaga, and Paul the Sixth. The same kids that played at BCC and OBGC during their pre high school years. Many of these kids dominated the Maryland rankings per Perfect Game and Baseball America, and were recruited nationally by Division One colleges, and were high school All Americans.
Look at the MLB drafts for the past five years and you will see that most of the kids that played baseball and lived in Montgomery County that were selectees in the draft resided in Montgomery County but attend private schools in DC/VA. Does anyone want to challenge MLB Scouts knowledge in understanding talent? All the players noted on the list deserve recognition. But......the universe of selectees should include the residence of the kid not the location of the school.......When a kid is deemed an All-American by Baseball America, AFLAC,etc. it is based on State that they reside not where their high school is located. It just so happens that the predominate Division One Players reside in Montgomery County but choose to attend private schools in DC because because the baseball programs at these schools are "year round" and extremely intense/competitive ---