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wow. I can't muster anything else but...wow.

Is his son named Jimmy?

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Maybe the ump was right...

...maybe it IS time to clear the stands.

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And where do the good coaches go ???

WoW---I hope this guy does not have a weapon in his possession---also cannot college kids speak for themselves

55mom...you beat me to it....

I bet "Jimmy" is looking for a rock to climb under right about now.

Epic Rant... I bet his son is

I see no problem with a father releasing a long winded public rant like that........When would a kid have the time to write something that long and keep a straight face throughout

Actually, articles like this do serve a purpose . Hopefully parents of young kids who have a history of verbal outbursts will read this and realize how idiotic they may sound when venting their issues publically and will curtail their own "insert foot" comments. IMHO Mr Raviele is the sacrifical lamb "good" parents send to slaughter in order to make a point that what you say, many times should be kept to yourself.


Besides it fulfilled my "good laugh" for the day requirement .

I Jimmy cant Jimmy believe Jimmy I Jimmy read Jimmy the Jimmy whole Jimmy thing Jimmy.

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I have to admit that I did chuckle at the crop dusting line.

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Originally posted by jmepop:
I Jimmy cant Jimmy believe Jimmy I Jimmy read Jimmy the Jimmy whole Jimmy thing Jimmy.

Now thats funny....

Several thoughts:

1. The author, Vinny, is entitled to his opinion.
2. In our country Vinny is entitled to voice his opinion through any of a variety of communications mediums.
3. Many of us who have seen our sons play college baseball could recite similar stories or opinions about our son's college coach.
4. I'm reminded of a Seinfeld episode.

I have mixed emotions about Vinny's public dissertation. But I keep reminding myself not to judge others unless I've walked a mile in his moccasins.

I can't get through it. My brain cannot / will not process what is on the screen.

We need to come up with some stats on this

1. Total Jimmy's
2. Jimmy's per sentence
3. Jimmy's per paragraph

Anybody want to volunteer to go back and read all that to get the stats???

Copy the text of the web page into MSFT Word. Find Jimmy. Replace all Jimmy with James. Word reports that there are 513 occurrences of the word Jimmy in the document.

Make sure to read the 20 comments following this blog post:

http://fourthandfifty.com/2009...l-parents-gone-wild/

http://deadspin.com/5288661/ep...ston-cougar-baseball

Word is the post is over 16,000 words long and "Jimmy" appears over 500 times. Once every 32 words.

Nobody puts Jimmy in a corner.


Apparently, transfers are illegal in Texas --- ?

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Now that's a lot of jimmies!





He had a few thousand bit part in a recent Verizon© ad.

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"Jimmy" appears over 500 times. Once every 32 words.

Reminded me of another great orator.

PRACTICE

When I lost track there were about 400 "Jimmy's". I have to admit I only scrolled down an inch before I got bored reading. I did see where his son was better in LL than a first round pick. By that logic I should have pitched in the World Series. I was a better LL pitcher than a friend who spent six years in the majors.

From the comments section:

As a warning, before you read that site-post, you should make sure you get a good night’s sleep, hydrate properly, get a big cup of coffee and a plastic cup to urinate in, and prepare yourself mentally.

Ok, I admit it, I have the attention span of a gnat and only made it a few paragraphs in before I started skimming.

I think Vince needs a group hug and Jimmy is probably trying to figure out if he qualifies for witness protection.

If you really want to laugh, read Orlando's second link to the UCLA quarterbacks transfer press release and then read the comments underneath. I almost pee'd my pants...those folks are funny.

EXAMPLE: From Katni

Fact: I was practice player of the week as a freshman multiple times.

I'm not sure that "tackling dummy" really counts as a position.

I did a little research. The kid who never got a chance according to dad, led his staff in appearances his soph year (6.47 ERA). Maybe his career 6.00+ ERA was an issue.

WOW!

The sad part is how he talked down about other pitchers.

If things were that bad, why did the player stay for 4 years?

That was weird. although...I know a young fellow that that played in that conference and was at the game (vs UTSA)where you see Noble going nuts piling up the dirt.

Said it was truly a bizzare moment for all in attendance.

I get the impression Jimmy's dad does not care for Noble. I just can't believe they would stay.

Anybody that has ever known a player that played at UofH can authenticate with what this man is saying about his son. Noble is a headcase and a mind freak. I have personally known several players to come out of there and I can honestly say I would never want my kid to have to deal with that. Call it what you want, mental toughness, I don't care, there is no excuse for his behavior. The sad part is that they tell you how great your kid is and the moment you sign, its another story. Jimmy is CERTAINLY not the first to experience this ****. Good luck with your crusade to educate the baseball world and please post this up on H5AB.

On the UCLA quarterback link has probably the funniest comment I have ever seen.

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Fact: I originally chose UCLA because it is easy to spell.

I almost used the bathroom on myself laughing at this one.

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I almost used the bathroom on myself laughing at this one.

Coach2709,
It's Ok to say "pee" on this site. (unless you meant something else)

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Originally posted by downandout:
Anybody that has ever known a player that played at UofH can authenticate with what this man is saying about his son. Noble is a headcase and a mind freak. I have personally known several players to come out of there and I can honestly say I would never want my kid to have to deal with that. Call it what you want, mental toughness, I don't care, there is no excuse for his behavior. The sad part is that they tell you how great your kid is and the moment you sign, its another story. Jimmy is CERTAINLY not the first to experience this ****. Good luck with your crusade to educate the baseball world and please post this up on H5AB.

Might very well be, and players know right away about coaches personalities after a long fall. I get the feeling, the dad was more unhappy then Jimmy, Jimmy knew exactly where he stood as a pitcher.

Where was he going to go where he would be an impact pitcher? He had some chances and the results were not as great as dad posted.

downandout, there are certainly as many difficult coaches as there are difficult people in any other profession. So transfer as soon as you figure out what the gig is; don't wait four years and post a diatribe.


Coach, I was a little disappointed that the football posters seemed to have better flair in their responses than the baseball ones!

At the risk of repeating what other posters have said...

WOW!...just wow.

Maybe I misread, and I refuse to go back and look again, but didn't they start hearing about this coach during the recruitment process? Weren't they the ones who jumped on the first offer and turned down everything else.

The only blame here seems to be the family that didn't do their homework before committing.

After reading for 5 minutes (so I'm a slow reader), and starting into year one of little league, I looked at the scroll bar to the right and realized we were just starting the journey through this kids entire life. I could only get through half of it.

Orlando you're right about transferring and the comments. The football ones were a little funnier than the baseball ones.

blprkfrnks - you deserve a medal for making it halfway. Another 7 hours and you might be the only one to ever finish it.

I read this early this morning when know one had posted on it. I agree "wow" is the right word for it. I still have a headache from reading it. Guess I got a bad case of the Jimmy's.
I don't remember reading if Jimmy graduated or not, if he did and was on scholarship, I would guess that at 10 grand or more a year, Jimmy got a good education in many ways.

I feel really sorry for Jimmy. We met him several years ago at a UH showcase-he was a senior, my son-a sophomore. As we were leaving, he came over to us and told us my son had a great day and if he kept working he'd definitely be playing college ball,etc. Very polite, sincere,etc. Really made an impression on us because of this. We saw him at a UH game that spring and he remembered my son and came over to say hello-said he was going to play at UH. Never met his dad but Jimmy seemed like a really nice kid.

We heard rumors about most of the coaches who were recruiting my son-including Noble. Ultimately, it was the school that made my son turn down the offer not Noble. Actually only met him once but his recruiting coordinator at the time, Coach Blount, was first-class and gave us a very positive feeling about the team. UH is a mainly a commuter school in a bad part of Houston-not going to give you the "typical" college experience my son decided he wanted. I would think that would be a big part of the recruiting problem-but who knows?

It takes a lot of hurt to put this much effort in. I could never imagine doing something like this...but I feel real bad for the son. I cannot see how this helps him at all.

Holy smokes! My eyes still have not readjusted to my regular screen font.

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Noble is a headcase and a mind freak.

I sent the link to a former travel coach I know in Houston. He said many recruits know about Noble and stay away.

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Originally posted by justbaseball:
It takes a lot of hurt to put this much effort in. I could never imagine doing something like this...but I feel real bad for the son. I cannot see how this helps him at all.

I agree, my son would have disowned me by the time I got done writing it.

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Coach Blount, was first-class and gave us a very positive feeling about the team

We never met Coach Noble, but Blount was one of the few college coaches who unfailingly responded to my son's emails during the recruiting process. He was very professional and considerate and even replied with a congratulatory email when my son committed to a different school. Since he was the recruiting coordinator at the time, perhaps the players UH targeted were not aware of the problems with the head coach.