We are learning that rankings may not be reflective of what's actually happening with individual players in regard to colleges and the draft. The ranking might only tell some of the story.
quote:Originally posted by standup:
Will try to be mature enough not to let negative posters drag me back in.
Newsflash...that comment proves you failed.
Standup, from my observations over the years one of the traits in most "one of those fathers" is that they never see it in themselves.
And if I mistake you for one, you are doing a great job of faking me out. A casual 10 minute conversation at the field would confirm or change my opinion. I'll probably never have that opportunity so I'll have to go by what you write here.
Good luck to your son.
And if I mistake you for one, you are doing a great job of faking me out. A casual 10 minute conversation at the field would confirm or change my opinion. I'll probably never have that opportunity so I'll have to go by what you write here.
Good luck to your son.
quote:Originally posted by fillsfan:
I'm glad I don't have to spend weekends watching 4 or 5 games having to dodge sitting next to this guy.
Standup, from reading this thread I just have to say you appear to be "one of those fathers".
Good luck to your son.
Guys like this drive me nuts at games, and there's no way you can convince me that someone who will do this on a national baseball website and completely disrespect PGstaff isn't going to be ten times worse in person.
I think that it is time to let this thread die. It has run it's course and Standup has taken his lumps and hopefully learned some valuable lessons from many of the posts. It has been entertainig though!
Agree ^^^ 
Put it to bed. Entertaining like a Dean Martin roast!
FYI - College baseball opening day is 104 days away!
FYI - College baseball opening day is 104 days away!
quote:Originally posted by Innocent Bystander:quote:Originally posted by fillsfan:
I'm glad I don't have to spend weekends watching 4 or 5 games having to dodge sitting next to this guy.
Standup, from reading this thread I just have to say you appear to be "one of those fathers".
Good luck to your son.
Guys like this drive me nuts at games, and there's no way you can convince me that someone who will do this on a national baseball website and completely disrespect PGstaff isn't going to be ten times worse in person.
Hey IB - long time no see!
If you refer back a page or two in this thread, I think you'll recognize the "that guy" I was referring to
No way does standup come close to "that guy" imho.
I know exactly what fillsfan refers to and it is a turnoff. My experience here and other places has been in general, the better the player, the more humble the parent. I have seen it go the other way as well but that has been my general experience.
Nope... Don't have a clue who you're talking about.
Kinda been following your son and congrats on his success! Coffee sometime?
Kinda been following your son and congrats on his success! Coffee sometime?
quote:FYI - College baseball opening day is 104 days away!
Not quite right.
There is a wonderful DIII match up in San Antonio beginning on 2/4/11. Two teams who could be in the top 25 nationally.
Yes, I will readily admit I get testy when some make it appear DI is all there is in college baseball.
quote:Originally posted by Baseballdad1228:
We are learning that rankings may not be reflective of what's actually happening with individual players in regard to colleges and the draft. The ranking might only tell some of the story.
Sounds familiar, an example would be Ty Colvin, who was not even considered D1 out of HS, and was not ranked as high as others his college draft year.
The opposite have seen many top 50-75 prospects out of HS become later draft picks in college.
Rankings don't tell the whole story, just a small portion. If someone feels that this is a make or break for a player, that's so not true.
JMO.
Why do I punish myself by responding to your posts? Because I dislike it when people cherry pick stats to try and prove a point. It is very close to lying. My son is from CA and his 60 time and his velocity were better than some of those you listed. He never was and never should have been ranked that high. Get over it.
Why did any of us generate 8 pages of comments??? Because baseball season is officially over with the Giants WS win. I think we all don't know what to do with ourselves yet.
It's going to be a loooooong winter. I'm actually watching a women's s****r game on-line right now. Shows how far I've fallen.
It's going to be a loooooong winter. I'm actually watching a women's s****r game on-line right now. Shows how far I've fallen.
CaBB,
My condolences. I'm busy proving that stats don't mean much playing poker.
My condolences. I'm busy proving that stats don't mean much playing poker.
quote:Not quite right. There is a wonderful DIII match up in San Antonio beginning on 2/4/11. Two teams who could be in the top 25 nationally.
Sorry infieldad! You're 100% right, my bad. I didn't realize D3 had a different start date than D1. I just learned something. No doubt it is D3 powerhouse Trinity U, but they haven't posted their 2011 schedule. We'll knock off two weeks and call it 90 days!