I noticed that Jordan was the winning pitcher for Mansfield last night. Does anyone know what the guns were reading?
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Jordan told me he threw six innings in the cold last night. Struck out twelve and was 89-93.
I think I was shivering at 93! (on the Juggs)
89-93 on a cold night in mid March!! WOW!! He'll be back up to the mid to high 90's when things warm up and his arm gets stronger. That's great to hear. I hear he's a great kid and I wish him nothing but the best. This is a great time in his life and only the beginning of great things for his baseball future. I can't wait to see where he ends up in the draft in June. Probably one of the first 2-3 kids taken if not the 1st. Thanks for the update!
OP -- I heard your son was once compared to JW -- quite a compliment. 
OP....who else do you see going in the draft this year from around here?
Walden is a nice kid and I wish him nothing but the best.
Walden is a nice kid and I wish him nothing but the best.
This year there is a wealth of talent from the metroplex and there should be a lot of local kids drafted. The highest selections out of HS will likely be Walden and Clayton Kershaw who could both go in the first round. Not to slight anyone but IMO, Jon Edwards and Nate Karns are probably the next highest from the area to be picked. Shawn Tolleson was also considered among the top prospects before his recent injury.
What was Tolleson's injury? My son has played against him a couple of times.
Hope its nothing too serious.
Hope its nothing too serious.
another thread last week or so said tommy john surgery, haven't heard any updates so far
Tolleson had sucessful Tommy John surgery last week.
He is doing great, but is struggling with the having to take it easy and not over do it.
Great kid, still has that first class smile and will no doubt be back!
He is doing great, but is struggling with the having to take it easy and not over do it.
Great kid, still has that first class smile and will no doubt be back!
Another name in the mix will be Zack Britton, I saw one gun top out at 94 Tuesday night in the sixth inning. Most of the game he was between 88 - 92. It should be a circus when we play Mansfield on 4/4. There have been between 10 - 20 guns at every game he pitches.
Zack's a great kid and it's good to hear he's doing so well. I'm gonna have to make it out for that game on the 4th.
Reckon they have reserved seating?
Reckon they have reserved seating?
quote:OP -- I heard your son was once compared to JW -- quite a compliment.
PD,
I ain't touching that one!
OP
Dbat GM,
I would like to know Dbats back-up plan for the summer after all your players will be drafted?You won't have to worry about parential problems this year it will be agents and adviser.Could lead to an interesting summer.
I would like to know Dbats back-up plan for the summer after all your players will be drafted?You won't have to worry about parential problems this year it will be agents and adviser.Could lead to an interesting summer.
It's undoubtedly going to be a great summer for our kids. The draft does make recruiting interesting but we've got a good feel for how it will work out.quote:Dbat GM,
I would like to know Dbats back-up plan for the summer after all your players will be drafted?You won't have to worry about parential problems this year it will be agents and adviser.Could lead to an interesting summer.
I know all of our families well and I can't imagine having some of the parental problems that are talked about here so frequently. We're fortunate to have two coaches (Corey Thornton and Chris Edelstein) that are very highly regarded by the kids and parents alike. I do need to look into the whole booster club thing though. Maybe we could be the first select group to have a traveling concession stand?
Speaking of concessions, the draft does bring up some food for thought. Just imagine how some of the big college programs would react if none of the kids that they sign ended up going pro. Do you think that they sign some kids with money they know will never be used by their big-time prospect signees?
Having your kids drafted is not at all a bad problem to have IMO....
Good article from the Ft. Worth paper about Zack Britton and Nick Papasan from Granbury.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/high_school/14158157.htm
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/high_school/14158157.htm
Zack has two brothers playing at SFA -- quite a baseball family!
The whole family is really great, Clay has been drafted twice before so I think it has helped Zack dealing with the distractions that go along with it. Keep Darrell Lockett in your prayers today. He has been our starting center fielder since he was a freshman and he tore his ACL last week and is having it fixed today.
Roo Dad,
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