Standup,
If he played for a PG team in Jupiter, then there would be some notes on him. Not sure if you were with Midlo Dad's team or is it some one else I am thinking? It may have been Coach Merc ?
Just sitting here hopin and prayin my son isnt interested in the same college as his son.....lol
Eric,
Don't throw the kid under the bus, it's the dad who is it a know all.
Don't throw the kid under the bus, it's the dad who is it a know all.
I meant know it all. "It a know all" is the term I use after cocktails on the weekend.
Oh I know but he will lurk at every practice and game....lol
Hope he doesnt find my sons stats, as a Soph on Varsity hit a whopping .170 or so, yet he is still being touted and contacted by some D1 boys, go figure. LOL
bballman,
He's not a primary pitcher so the fastball velocity shouldn't be an issue.
He's not a primary pitcher so the fastball velocity shouldn't be an issue.
Ok. Just something I noticed. Hopefully the rest of his game will be noticed and appreciated.
standup,
Your son looks like a very good hitter. If you're concerned about PG rankings, I'd try and get him in a PG showcase/tournament event so that he can be evaluated? I would also like to know why you'd want to compare numbers with the "2012 number one ranked hitter"? My kid played with him in Georgia this past summer, and he's the real deal, amazing bat speed and very strong. In our only game at the East Cobb Complex, this young man hit 3 bombs in his first 3 AB's (2 were 400' plus) with wood!
Best of luck to your son.
Your son looks like a very good hitter. If you're concerned about PG rankings, I'd try and get him in a PG showcase/tournament event so that he can be evaluated? I would also like to know why you'd want to compare numbers with the "2012 number one ranked hitter"? My kid played with him in Georgia this past summer, and he's the real deal, amazing bat speed and very strong. In our only game at the East Cobb Complex, this young man hit 3 bombs in his first 3 AB's (2 were 400' plus) with wood!
Best of luck to your son.
Had a great time in Jupiter. Pitched two innings at some coaches request and gave up no hits runs or walks in two innings. Was grateful for the handful of plate appearances as it is difficult for great coach with 20 players that were almost all seniors to showcase them all, struckout once, walked once and bounced one over the fence. Had a good game against the Dirtbags who are awsome.He is pretty level when he does great or not and was contacted by two Division 1 coaches that saw him play in Jupiter through his berecruited website. Next time i think of posting here I think I'll stick a fork in my eye instead. Thanks to PG Staff Midlo Dad & ClevelandDad.
Okay...just realized that your son played recently in Jupiter, I hope he did well. If so, I'm sure the staff at Perfect Game have him on the radar now.
Dude, you have issues.
Standup- this thread hasn't turned out too well. You've received some good advise and yes, you've received some sarcasm/critism. Unfortunately, it comes with the territory on not just this HSBB forum but all forums. I wish you and your son all the best and I would encourage you to do the PG showcases. If your son has the tools he'll get noticed. Here is some additional advice for you from a father (and ex-coach of his son) to a father of a ball player - keep your distance from the coaches, scouts, PG, etc...and please don't post anymore with his name in it. Keep your mouth shut at the showcases, games, etc...sometimes good kids don't get recruited because of their fathers or mothers. Google your son's name and see what comes up. Scouts and coaches will see all of that and it will be a real negative...These scouts and old timers and especially PG know what they are doing.
quote:Originally posted by standup:
Had a great time in Jupiter. Pitched two innings at some coaches request and gave up no hits runs or walks in two innings. Was grateful for the handful of plate appearances as it is difficult for great coach with 20 players that were almost all seniors to showcase them all, struckout once, walked once and bounced one over the fence. Had a good game against the Dirtbags who are awsome.He is pretty level when he does great or not and was contacted by two Division 1 coaches that saw him play in Jupiter through his berecruited website. Next time i think of posting here I think I'll stick a fork in my eye instead. Thanks to PG Staff Midlo Dad & ClevelandDad.
You should reconsider, I'm sure that you just want to help your son get to the next level, and there's certainly no harm in that. Your biggest mistake IMO was comparing your son to another player that you probably had never seen!? Again...Best of Luck!
johnj314
Your advice on not talking to coaches is well heeded as both my dad and uncle were high school coaches. I don't go to practices and never talked to one of my daughters D1 College coaches at UC Irvine or before that at UCSD where she was NCAA All-american and National NCAA Rookie of the Year. In fact I think I may have spoken to them once at a dinner and said hello.
Your advice on not talking to coaches is well heeded as both my dad and uncle were high school coaches. I don't go to practices and never talked to one of my daughters D1 College coaches at UC Irvine or before that at UCSD where she was NCAA All-american and National NCAA Rookie of the Year. In fact I think I may have spoken to them once at a dinner and said hello.
That Trey Williams kid does look like a stud. BTW, I checked and their HS leagues were roughly comparable based on the MaxPreps rankings. A bit hard to tell how good the competition was overall relatively speaking given that Valencia had a lot more league games and played some fairly tough teams outside of league. 88 mph from 3b will make people notice right away regardless of the hitting. Williams is also fairly young relatively speaking.
My guess is that if standup's kid continues to produce he's got a decent shot at being ranked eventually. It is harder now to get a numerical ranking than it was a few years ago. The dad's approach could turn off some coaches but I doubt it will have any impact one way or the other on his eventual PG ranking.
standup,
Why wasn't your son on the maxpreps roster for his HS?
My guess is that if standup's kid continues to produce he's got a decent shot at being ranked eventually. It is harder now to get a numerical ranking than it was a few years ago. The dad's approach could turn off some coaches but I doubt it will have any impact one way or the other on his eventual PG ranking.
standup,
Why wasn't your son on the maxpreps roster for his HS?
quote:Originally posted by standup:
Next time i think of posting here I think I'll stick a fork in my eye instead.
Or you could try civility and see how that works out for you. Let's not revise history here, you were the one that started throwing jabs, just because you didn't like what you heard, in spite of its validity.
i.e.
quote:Originally posted by standup:
Thanks TRHit & JH for not answering my polite question and your spurious replies. Hope u enjoy your cyber lovefest!
quote:Originally posted by standup:
Lets try this again and forget about ranking comparisons and meaningless insults from the peanut gallery.
standup,
Your son played JV in 2010 and you are comparing him to a kid who played varsity in 2010 on a top team in a comparable league?
Don't you realize people can do research online? I've seen kids who were absolute studs play JV as sophmores in our league so your son playing JV as a sophmore doesn't mean much one way or the other to me but how can you compare your son's stats to a younger kid who was playing varsity and not say so?
Your son played JV in 2010 and you are comparing him to a kid who played varsity in 2010 on a top team in a comparable league?
Don't you realize people can do research online? I've seen kids who were absolute studs play JV as sophmores in our league so your son playing JV as a sophmore doesn't mean much one way or the other to me but how can you compare your son's stats to a younger kid who was playing varsity and not say so?
From looking at the website for your son's high school team, it looks like he was a sophomore on the JV team for high school last spring (which is not at all unusual for a talented sophomore at a large HS, I went to Putnam City North HS which is just down the road, so I am familiar with your son's high school and I realize it is a large school).
The point I am trying to make is that if you are comparing JV pitching with Varsity pitching then that will impact the stats for the hitters.
Edit: looks like CAdad and I were posting at the same time, sorry for the duplicate comment.
The point I am trying to make is that if you are comparing JV pitching with Varsity pitching then that will impact the stats for the hitters.
Edit: looks like CAdad and I were posting at the same time, sorry for the duplicate comment.
According to TR one never has to say sorry. 
How **** are we to check on that?
How **** are we to check on that?