International or College?

Go to college !!!!!
No ifs ands or buts !!!

Playing ball in a foreign country may be an invaluable education in and of itself. You would have to really be ready to accept the responsibility and cultural differences.

Several years ago one of the guys I managed played professional ball in Italy and later went to Southwestern and is now a lawyer. He says he wouldn't have done it any other way.

Without a doubt, COLLEGE. GET YOUR EDUCATION. I see no advantages of playing overseas. It's definitely inferior baseball compared to the USA. If you don't get drafted after you graduated and you still want to play than you can go try-out as a free agent or go overseas.

  
Catcher 44;
You maybe interested in discussing the Australia Goodwill Series December 18-January 4.

Our American Teams play 14-16 games against the State Teams of South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales.

You will have a knowledge of your ability in the International arena.

We also will play the State Teams of China June 13, 2005.

June 9, 2006, our American Team is invited to play the State Teams of Japan and September 1, 2006 we will host the Japan National
High School Team. The Japan High School Stadiums seat 20,000 for their Regional Tournaments and 50,000 for the Summer National Tournament.

Bob Williams

Be careful-- if you are in college playing make sure you do not impact your NCAA eligibility by some of these junkets

Go to college you can use baseball to pay for your college education. You can always play internationally after college. It is pro ball, YOu play there internationally, you can forget about college baseball.
Coming from someone who coached and played internationally ( Germany). It is not a cake walk. The usa players tend to do well there, but the competition gets better ever year. and they are alwats college baseball players that play there, not high school players.

TR: I don't think Bob Williams and Goodwill Series is jeopardizing anyone's NCAA status.

Thanks guys for the advice i appreciate it. Right now college wise it is between St. Josephs(DII) or Cornell(ivy league). I know which one is better with academics but financially its looking like St. Joes. if things dont work out for me after college with going pro in the states ill probably try my luck overseas.

ItsMId dint say he was

Just alerting players that if they are playing in college and decide to take that Holiday Junket they may be in violation of NCAA Rules-- at the very least permission might be required--I am not sure where the NCAA stands on this

TR Goodwill games is a tournament and players do not get paid, in europe they do, they are profesional

Drivel

I know what the event is all about !!!

All I am saying is that the Xmas Holiday event is during the school year and I am not sure how the NCAA looks at it--it is not like during summer when school is out

Better to be safe than sorry--

By the way have you heard from Angelfire yet?

TR the player is graduating from HS the goodwill games does not even apply to him.



for players still in hs they can attend, it is not during the high school baseball season, except Florida HS players, They cant once school is in session.please tell people info what you know is fact, otherwise you will have another 4,000 posts of all the info you dont know about.

DRIVEl

A player in college is not the same as a HS player-- this young man who posted will be in the middle of his first year of college --that is why I made note of it

As for where I am don't you worry about it- let my wife worry about where I am --she is the only one with that right

Incidently the reason I asked about Angelfire contacting you is that I read that they were checking all their websites to see about illegal advertising===apparently they have rules that are no being heeded by many who use their service-- just wanted to alert you

TR the player is asking should he take a college scholarship or play baseball in Italy. Stick to the topic. he is graduating from HS now

DRIVEL

Prhaps you should watch the Amber Fry movie again because you once again do not know what you are talking about--

I think you missed your meds today because you are rambling.

I gave the young man an answer in my first post and now I alerted him to something else--in case you didnt notice the fork at the road appeared and we took it-- I dont think you did--I think you ran into the tree

sorry TOFU Hits, (4284 posts and counting )
I don't take any meds, No steriods, creatine or any of that stuff. Just a good diet and exercise takes care of most troubles in the world.

Amber was not the brightless person
in the world, it was like a bad lifetime
(All men are scum network) movie.

Catcher 44;
When we travel for our Goodwill Series events in Australia, Japan, Korea and China, we play the National or State Teams.

We obtained sanctions from USA Baseball and the National Federations of each Country.

If we select players, who have entered college, the players will be only Junior College or NAIA players. NCAA college players require the permission of the NCAA for an International Trip.

Goodwill Series Inc. since 1983 has followed
the rules of the NCAA and involved over 5,000 high school players and a five Junior College players.

Bob Williams