Overlooked

The team he is on has many good players, many committed already but none of the position players are as nearly as good as my son. I keep telling the travel coach this but it doesn't seem to be working.

Is this a troll post for laughs?

Simply put you need to seek out and find another travel coach that sees your son's talents. That can be a huge challenge, but that is my best advice.

Have you thought about bringing him to be evaluated by a third party (former MLB player, teaching professional or scout) to confirm or deny your biased suspicions?  You need information and data points.   Subjective Dad-isms are not going to be productive and help your son in the short or long term.   That is where I'd start before switching teams.   You need a real evaluation with someone who has no dog in the hunt.  Good luck.

JMO.

It doesn't matter whether he's as good as you say he is or not. If his travel coach is not giving him any playing time, you're throwing money away. Move on.

Interesting. we were just the opposite. Took him to a travel team a few years ago. First day we just showed up for tryouts and after about an hour the coach said " What are you doing here?

You belong on our A team. I will call the coach."

And so we moved the next day. I guess he was "evaluated".

I do think coaches will play the best players (except of course on Dad teams where their son is the SS).

@RJM posted:

The team he is on has many good players, many committed already but none of the position players are as nearly as good as my son. I keep telling the travel coach this but it doesn't seem to be working.

Biography

Just an Dad who is honest about my son's ability.  It's pretty substantial.

Is this a troll post for laughs?

He's consistent at least....

I would move to Dominican Republic so that he can get drafted next year in the International Draft and we can all see him in MLB next year.

@PitchingFan posted:

I would move to Dominican Republic so that he can get drafted next year in the International Draft and we can all see him in MLB next year.

Is this possible?  It's not a bad idea but how would I even go about doing this?

You pack up all your stuff and your son and move to Dominican Republic.  Apply for legal residence and then put your son in school so that he qualifies.  Once ya'll are legal residents of DR or other International Countries then you are approved to be a part of the International Draft.

Check Kayak. AA flies to the DR from Miami.

One -way: 124$.

Way cheaper than travel ball, plus it really is travel ball.

Seriously, though, ya gotta get a third-party, unbiased opinion on your kid’s talents.

Then you have to be willing to listen to what they say and be willing to respond accordingly.

The solution is very simple. Have him sign up for the next session of Tim the Enchanters school for flamethrowers.

Cost is only $2,500  and after one week he will become a true flamethrower and I guarantee he will NEVER be overlooked again.

@TimtheEnchanter posted:

The solution is very simple. Have him sign up for the next session of Tim the Enchanters school for flamethrowers.

Cost is only $2,500  and after one week he will become a true flamethrower and I guarantee he will NEVER be overlooked again.

Recent graduate:

@TimtheEnchanter posted:

The solution is very simple. Have him sign up for the next session of Tim the Enchanters school for flamethrowers.

Cost is only $2,500  and after one week he will become a true flamethrower and I guarantee he will NEVER be overlooked again.

“Bones of full fifty men lie strewn about its lair. So, brave knights, if you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth.”

But seriously he's an OF not a Pitcher, just in case you actually can enchant a flamethrower RHP.  I don't know if you are serious but I like this idea better than moving to the DR.  We are not fluent in Spanish and sounds like too big a risk.   We probably can find a better travel coach in Florida somewhere maybe.

Wouldn’t a stud 2023 have had many travel teams all over him to play for them leading into the summer of 2021? If the current choice isn’t working wouldn’t there be many options available for change? It would look good for their program when he commits to a P5 this summer.

@IAmThatGuy posted:

“Bones of full fifty men lie strewn about its lair. So, brave knights, if you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth.”

But seriously he's an OF not a Pitcher, just in case you actually can enchant a flamethrower RHP.  I don't know if you are serious but I like this idea better than moving to the DR.  We are not fluent in Spanish and sounds like too big a risk.   We probably can find a better travel coach in Florida somewhere maybe.

You live in Florida and don't know any Spanish? Lots of scouts here, they will give you their unbiased opinion.

No travel coach will take a player with a dad with your attitude.  I can understand why your son isn't playing.

That's an honest opinion.

If you have been lurking, you would know that talking to a coach is a no, no.

And yes, you are THAT Guy.

@TPM posted:

And yes, you are that Guy.

First, absolutely, and thank you for the perfect setup!  Second - I have a great attitude.  Do you think I might be the problem?  I don't think so but now you have me thinking along those lines.   Maybe I will back off for a bit and ask my wife to address the issue with the coaches.  Thank you TPM.

@PitchingFan posted:

You pack up all your stuff and your son and move to Dominican Republic.  Apply for legal residence and then put your son in school so that he qualifies.  Once ya'll are legal residents of DR or other International Countries then you are approved to be a part of the International Draft.

The DR plan only works if he is 16.

I’m lost….  

That guy, your wife shouldn’t address the coaches, either.

Don’t  mean to be repetitive but I will anyway: get an unbiased opinion of the kid’s ability.

And since he’s an outfielder, here’s an unbiased opinion: if you’re looking for a Power 5 spot and he isn’t a power bat, then he better be able to hit for a high average AND fly, as in 6.6 for the 60.

@IAmThatGuy posted:

He's not tall, or fast to be honest but he just stands out when he plays.

If he’s not fast, he’s not really a college prospect at all unless he can really hit.

And:  if he’s not fast, he’s not a D1 prospect unless he can consistently hit 92 mph+ pitches 400 feet.

Period.  End of story.

@3and2Fastball posted:

If he’s not fast, he’s not really a college prospect at all unless he can really hit.

And:  if he’s not fast, he’s not a D1 prospect unless he can consistently hit 92 mph+ pitches 400 feet.

Period.  End of story.

Look man a kid on the team who is a Power 5 commit, is lightning fast.  Prob in that 6.6 range that smokeinside was talking about.  My son is not that kind of fast but he's quick, has that great first step.  When at bat not sure how important speed is as he usually ends up on 2nd, so he doesn't need to steal 2nd.  He always scores on a single from 2nd, well not always. Earlier this summer there was a kind of hard hit ball to LF and my son had that great jump off second, read it perfectly.  The coach throws up the stop sign, my son hesitates and continues through and is thrown out.   Obviously awful. I told him after the game that it was the coach's fault clearly but recommended in the future if he throws up the stop sign he probably should stop.   Son says he will most likely stop unless he's certain he can make it which sounded reasonable.  But back to the point my son is D1 but probably not power 5.  Can hit in the 90's if you are talking about degrees.

Hey, that’s cool that he can hit.  So, since he’s not fast he’ll be a college first baseman or maybe third baseman or DH.  Or Catcher.

The outfielders and middle infielders at my son’s relatively medium level (Baseball wise) D3 all run 6.8’s or much much better.  Those players can flat out fly, and they are D3 players.

Currently laying 2 to 1 odds that “IamThatGuy” is actually RJM.  RJM got bored and decided to mess with us.  Love ya RJM!

@IAmThatGuy posted:

. I told him after the game that it was the coach's fault clearly…

You are the problem.  

College recruiters seeing kids run through stop signs will cross a player off their list.  Literally.  Because, guess what?  There are 50 other players who are just as good, but taller and faster, who won’t do that.

So, I disagree that a parent can't talk to a travel coach.  In fact, most would agree that that's the only kind of coach a parent CAN talk to.  For college recruiting, you need to be talking to him.

But, you absolutely can't be "telling" the coach things.  You should entirely be ASKING him things.  ASK him what kind of colleges your son should be targeting.  Don't argue with him, if you don't like what he says, go find someone else to ask (and if he says that your son is short and slow and not D1, he may know what he's talking about).  ASK him what the team's plan is for getting your son in front of the right coaches.  ASK him what your son needs to do to become better.

@3and2Fastball posted:

Currently laying 2 to 1 odds that “IamThatGuy” is actually RJM.  RJM got bored and decided to mess with us.  Love ya RJM!

Nope......

RJM nailed it the 2nd post.

This is funny as hell. Please don’t stop.

another parent is dead on about when a parent can/should talk to a coach.

@smokeminside posted:

another parent is dead on about when a parent can/should talk to a coach.

Agree.  Never, ever tell a coach how to run his team.

@3and2Fastball posted:

Currently laying 2 to 1 odds that “IamThatGuy” is actually RJM.  RJM got bored and decided to mess with us.  Love ya RJM!

Sorry, not the case. But for those who have been around for a while this thread belongs in the Bilal Hall of Fame.

Ahh, Bilal. We hardly knew ya!

Where have you gone,             Joe Bilal-io?
Our Website turns its lonely eyes to you,
Woo, woo, woo
What's that you say, Mrs. Altumusim?
Jolting Joe has left and gone away
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey

@2022NYC posted:

The DR plan only works if he is 16.

Yeah, I was going to say he needs a revised birth certificate.   Can't you get one in the DR or do you get it revised when you leave elem school?  (Pelotero documentary reference)

Imthatguy,

I just posted in the "Not going to panic" thread about Cedric Mullins.  Keewartson played against him in college (both mid-major D1s, both drafted).  Go and read that thread from the beginning.  It is about a dad who's son wasn't getting college looks.....and now he played this week in the MLB All Star game in Denver.

Mom, I believe.

@IAmThatGuy posted:

First, absolutely, and thank you for the perfect setup!  Second - I have a great attitude.  Do you think I might be the problem?  I don't think so but now you have me thinking along those lines.   Maybe I will back off for a bit and ask my wife to address the issue with the coaches.  Thank you TPM.

this is the perfect solution, have the wife talk to the coach after you stirred up the hornets nest! What could go wrong?

@Senna posted:

RJM nailed it the 2nd post.

This is funny as hell. Please don’t stop.

I completely agree. Is it April 1st ?

First thank you all for the great advice.  I think there are a few immediate take aways for us;

1) My wife and I shouldn't talk to the coach about our son.  You all have made that clear.  Would it be wrong for us to speak with the coaches about the other outfielders shortcomings?

2) Tonight we are going to tell our son that he must follow the coaches signs.  I see how ignoring them might be leading to time on the bench.  Serious question though - if he is at bat and knows he can jack the pitcher and the coaches are calling for a sacrifice, its ok to swing in that spot right?

3) We will be getting a 3rd party evaluation of his skills.  That was great advice.  We really need to see what level of D1 he can play at.

4) Dominican - our family loves out of the box thinking and pitchingfan delivered here but its just too risky.  We were up most of last night mapping this out but it won't work. Thank you however.

I will be off line all day and will read the reply replies later.  If I am caught on line at work I will lose my job. It might be worth the risk though when my son gets his full ride. Oh, on 3rd party evaluation you all think its ok if it's my dad? He's been watching baseball his whole life and probably is impartial.

This thread reminds me of the cover page article that appeared in Sports Illustrated on April 1, 1985 about Sidd Finch, a RHP for the NY Mets who could reportedly throw 168 mph. There were other absurdities included in the article as well but at that time SI had so much credibility that some people actually believed it. If you have never read the article, Google it.

@adbono posted:

This thread reminds me of the cover page article that appeared in Sports Illustrated on April 1, 1985 about Sidd Finch, a RHP for the NY Mets who could reportedly throw 168 mph. There were other absurdities included in the article as well but at that time SI had so much credibility that some people actually believed it. If you have never read the article, Google it.

ESPN 30 for 30 shorts did a great piece on this

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/12547809

Guy says he is from Florida. I can send him to a reliable person for that 3rd party evaluation.

Let's see if he has the balls to do it...excuse the expression.  But if you come here yanking my chain lets see how real you really are.

TPM shame on you. I like to think of you as a mother figure here.

Would it be wrong for us to speak with the coaches about the other outfielders shortcomings?

Of course not! Don’t leave out the coach either. List his shortcomings for him.

Ruh Roh Raggy

I think some of the more effective strategies I've seen are texting the coach during the game if he's not in the lineup (Coaches do make mistakes), requesting to be an assistant coach on the team.. i'd recommend coaching first base, setting up a tripod to film his every move... you never know when magic will happen...  right next to the dugout is the best location and screaming instructions while he's at bat to make sure he performs at his best (after all, every at bat counts), or be the official score keeper...you never know when a close hit/error call will be needed. 

If the coaching staff isn’t doing this make sure when he’s at bat to yell at him to keep the back elbow up.

@RJM posted:

If the coaching staff isn’t doing this make sure when he’s at bat to yell at him to keep the back elbow up.

What? and get distracted from yelling at the umpire that none of those 3 pitches his son watched go by were NOT strikes? Blue was clearly biased.

@Good Knight posted:

TPM shame on you. I like to think of you as a mother figure here.

Sorry.  Think of me as that mother figure gone bad.....

I like to think of you and Paula as adding some civility to this mob.

@Good Knight posted:

I like to think of you and Paula as adding some civility to this mob.

You should hear us on the phone.  Lol.

@TPM posted:

Guy says he is from Florida. I can send him to a reliable person for that 3rd party evaluation.

Let's see if he has the balls to do it...excuse the expression.  But if you come here yanking my chain lets see how real you really are.

TPM- I really don't understand the second part of your reply.  As to the first part any chance you are talking about former LLWS star, Yale baseball captain and America's Governor Ron DeSantis as the 3rd party evaluator?  If so please do send his digits in a DM.  Thanks again.

@GloFisher posted:

I think some of the more effective strategies I've seen are texting the coach during the game if he's not in the lineup (Coaches do make mistakes), requesting to be an assistant coach on the team.. i'd recommend coaching first base, setting up a tripod to film his every move... you never know when magic will happen...  right next to the dugout is the best location and screaming instructions while he's at bat to make sure he performs at his best (after all, every at bat counts), or be the official score keeper...you never know when a close hit/error call will be needed.

GloFisher - I really thought texting the coach during the game was a line not to cross but I guess coaches do make mistakes.  As for assistant coaching I've been one before but it ended horribly.  That's a whole thread onto itself.  I didn't see that axe coming.

This is getting better!!

@IAmThatGuy posted:

TPM- I really don't understand the second part of your reply.  As to the first part any chance you are talking about former LLWS star, Yale baseball captain and America's Governor Ron DeSantis as the 3rd party evaluator?  If so please do send his digits in a DM.  Thanks again.

We can set you up with someone to evaluate your son. If you can't provide info, you proved my point.

I will make it interesting.  I can meet you at a field near TPM and her and I can surely give you a fair evaluation.  We both had sons who played P5 and both our sons coach.  If he is as legit as you say, we can give you a recommendation. 

@PitchingFan posted:

I will make it interesting.  I can meet you at a field near TPM and her and I can surely give you a fair evaluation.  We both had sons who played P5 and both our sons coach.  If he is as legit as you say, we can give you a recommendation. 

I would pay money to watch that

@PitchingFan posted:

I will make it interesting.  I can meet you at a field near TPM and her and I can surely give you a fair evaluation.  We both had sons who played P5 and both our sons coach.  If he is as legit as you say, we can give you a recommendation. 

Have to meet in FL as he states that's where he lives. Big training center where I am, owned by sons friend.  Or he can go to Cressy, or his travel team guys. Lots of options. He can attend any D1, D2, Juco camp for evaluation. Or a mlb in his area.

We will as AL to meet us!

@adbono posted:

I would pay money to watch that

How much?

@TPM posted:

Have to meet in FL as he states that's where he lives. Big training center where I am, owned by sons friend.  Or he can go to Cressy, or his travel team guys. Lots of options. He can attend any D1, D2, Juco camp for evaluation. Or a mlb in his area.

We will as AL to meet us!

Lets do this! Thank you TPM.  I have been told by everyone that I am very perceptive. You know that I can really read a situation.  I would have sworn that you were calling me out earlier but now I see that you are really trying to help us.  That is much appreciated.   I got called for extra OT today so later tonight or tomorrow evening  I will circle back with the home team to figure out some dates.  I am just outside of Jacksonville, have to think you are south of me.  Awesome stuff!!

@TPM posted:

How much?

Oh, I don’t know. What’s a fair price to watch a good train wreck?

Two polar opposites collaborating to evaluate a fictional ballplayer? What could possibly go wrong with that?!?

Is there a live stream?

This whole exchange is hilarious. I feel the full weight of responsibility…

@IAmThatGuy posted:

Lets do this! Thank you TPM.  I have been told by everyone that I am very perceptive. You know that I can really read a situation.  I would have sworn that you were calling me out earlier but now I see that you are really trying to help us.  That is much appreciated.   I got called for extra OT today so later tonight or tomorrow evening  I will circle back with the home team to figure out some dates.  I am just outside of Jacksonville, have to think you are south of me.  Awesome stuff!!

Waaaayyy south. But I will put together a suggestion for a plan for you later.

Will send you a private message, whichyou can find at the top corner of the page.

@PTWood posted:

This whole exchange is hilarious. I feel the full weight of responsibility…

Paula, you are soooo much nicer than me taking responsibility!

I hope that this made you laugh!

@anotherparent posted:

So, I disagree that a parent can't talk to a travel coach.  In fact, most would agree that that's the only kind of coach a parent CAN talk to.  For college recruiting, you need to be talking to him.

But, you absolutely can't be "telling" the coach things.  You should entirely be ASKING him things.  ASK him what kind of colleges your son should be targeting.  Don't argue with him, if you don't like what he says, go find someone else to ask (and if he says that your son is short and slow and not D1, he may know what he's talking about).  ASK him what the team's plan is for getting your son in front of the right coaches.  ASK him what your son needs to do to become better.

i call my son's coach all the time.  he has a line on some really good quality california red oak chunks that makes for fantastic brisket and short ribs.

Ok I laughed for a long time but now I am thinking I will probably want the evaluation too.

sell subscriptions to a live stream.  Will pay for everyone's trips.

@smokeminside posted:

sell subscriptions to a live stream.  Will pay for everyone's trips.

Agreed.  Might as well invite everyone here's kids and some coaches and call it a camp.

Or maybe leave the coaches out, forget the stream, but invite all the kids and have TPM, PF, ADB, and maybe Cabbage there to tell folks straight up what level they should be targeting or if they should stick to video games.

@JCG posted:

Agreed.  Might as well invite everyone here's kids and some coaches and call it a camp.

Or maybe leave the coaches out, forget the stream, but invite all the kids and have TPM, PF, ADB, and maybe Cabbage there to tell folks straight up what level they should be targeting or if they should stick to video games.

I can't tell a player where they belong, but I know someone who says maybe they can help.

Keep in mind players play all sorts of rolls depending on where you are at. A coach will never turn a player down, but truth is some play every game and some sit. It's up to the player to decide what's important.

In all seriousness, pm sent. If he is serious then he will have to give up some info, and stop acting like a jerk.

btw, AdB, I was absolutely gutted when you beat me to a Sidd Finch reference.

Off Topic, but those were the glory years of baseball: Pete Rose destroying Ray Fosse in a home plate collision at the All star game, Sidd Finch, Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych, Hoyt Wilhelm, Steve Garvey's sexposé, Vida "True" Blue,  Mike Marshall picking Olympic Sprinter Herb Washington off first base in the 74 WS, Carlton Fisk waving his homer fair one night and Bill Buckner waving bye bye to a grounder rolling between his legs the next night.

Geez, I'm getting old.

Speaking of getting old:

Not much was better than spending a summer evening in Section 34 in Memorial Stadium when the O's were in their prime and Wild Bill Hagy was holding court.

Well folks, That Guy has informed me and wanted  to share with you all that he won't be returning to the board.

I will just leave it at that for now.

Hmmm. I’m a little puzzled. And disappointed.

Hard dude for me to read.

Hopefully he will reconsider and do this in the fall...

@TPM posted:

Well folks, That Guy has informed me and wanted  to share with you all that he won't be returning to the board.

I will just leave it at that for now.

OMG, what are we supposed to do for the rest of our lives?   

Hmm, I'm surprised he had so much time to post yesterday, I swear I was talking to him in the stands at the Showball camp. Because it has to be "That Guy" that would bring water to his kid mid-camp (not during a break even) and give him a quick pep talk while he was there, right?

Seriously funny stuff!

@fenwaysouth posted:

OMG, what are we supposed to do for the rest of our lives?   

Don't worry some other parent will come by with the "my son is better than everyone on the team but he sits the bench, advice needed".

I am just tired of hearing about bad coaches, coach is stupid, blah, blah blah. True there are some better than others, but enough already.

Or we have a jokester within our community.

It was a brilliant satire, because it was just close enough to what does, in fact, happen.  That's why half called bullshit, and the other half gave serious advice.  Which is good, because future parents might happen onto the thread and start thinking about taking their kids to the DR.

@anotherparent posted:

It was a brilliant satire, because it was just close enough to what does, in fact, happen.  That's why half called bullshit, and the other half gave serious advice.  Which is good, because future parents might happen onto the thread and start thinking about taking their kids to the DR.

A guy at our high school got ticked at the coach his soph kid was assigned to JV. He felt the kid should have been starting on varsity. He decided he was going to show our high school. He used a transfer loophole rule (phony marriage separation) to move his kid to our rival high school. He didn’t start there either. Not even senior year. It was just another case of a delusional dad of a 14u stud not playing grade appropriate before puberty leveled the playing field.

Hold On!!! This was a joke?  I'm moving my family to Aussie to get ahead of the pack.

I was told as long as my wife gives birth over international waters, we could claim citizenship.

We know he'll be the best player in the outback in 15 years; We're just being proactive.

BTW, our gender reveal is at JFK-Terminal A Gate 14 at 3:30pm today.

Alot  of the kids around here whose Daddies bought their way onto top travel teams when they were 12-14 stopped playing Baseball as freshmen or Sophomores and by Senior year they were drug dealers.  (The kids, not the Dads, as far as I know…)

So, that’s a thing to look forward to, I guess, too..

@smokeminside posted:

Hmmm. I’m a little puzzled. And disappointed.

Hard dude for me to read.

He was just a guy doing a bit. But I agree with anotherparent. I also thought it was brilliant. I can see that everyone doesn’t, but I find stuff like that to be very entertaining

Sorry I am so late to this party, but maybe we can team up "that guy" with the guy who wanted to move to Florida and buy some land to build a baseball field next to his house for his son.  Can someone dig up that thread. Classic.

I hate to admit this but I really miss TRhit.

@BOF posted:

Sorry I am so late to this party, but maybe we can team up "that guy" with the guy who wanted to move to Florida and buy some land to build a baseball field next to his house for his son.  Can someone dig up that thread. Classic.

I hate to admit this but I really miss TRhit.

Anotherparent is the champ in finding old posts, if it still is around.

@TPM posted:

Anotherparent is the champ in finding old posts, if it still is around.

Before my time.  It can't be any better than the Bilal thread, can it?

https://community.hsbaseballwe...opic/grades-5?page=1

Good work JCG! Classic!

He actually sounded normal at end of page 5.

@TPM posted:

Anotherparent is the champ in finding old posts, if it still is around.

A challenge!

BOF referred to this guy in a post from 2012:

https://community.hsbaseballwe...377#2982475077777377

So, it must have been before that.  Now, BOF joined in 2007 (although maybe he was reading before that).  I'm thinking maybe it was this guy from 2009?:

https://community.hsbaseballwe...ound-baseball?page=1

Old threads are awesome.

@IAmThatGuy posted:

Can hit in the 90's if you are talking about degrees.

This is greatness...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@JCG posted:

Before my time.  It can't be any better than the Bilal thread, can it?

https://community.hsbaseballwe...opic/grades-5?page=1

Reading this thread (which was hilarious at points) confirms my beliefs that : TimtheEnchanter & smokeminside are 2 of my favorite posters on this site, and satire is an art that’s unappreciated by many people.

@adbono posted:

Reading this thread (which was hilarious at points) confirms my beliefs that : TimtheEnchanter & smokeminside are 2 of my favorite posters on this site, and satire is an art that’s unappreciated by many people.

adbono thank you for the complement:

Tim is only here to help the unanointed and unknowledgeable to find the Holy Grail of College Baseball...

For some it is a roster spot at Vanderbilt, for others it is playing for the Cal Tech Beavers...

For those like "Iamthatguy" it is hopefully keeping their sons from becoming the next Todd Marinovich of baseball...

For those who do not know, the Holy Grail of pre-college baseball is to be found in the Cave of the Caebannog (located in Cedar Rapids) where carved in the mystic ruins upon the living rock of Iowa PGStaff wrote "throw 90 and they will find you"

For others the entrance is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel, that no man has fought with it and lived....

It is called "travel ball coach" who has strewn, outside their lairs of baseball dugouts, the bones of unrealistic dads and moms who thought their sons were the brave knights of "those who say Ni" but were really the drinkers of potions from "former MLB baseball players" who filled their brains that they could create flame - without flint, and tinder...

For that ability - it is only Tim.

...for all other parents death awaits you all... with nasty, big, pointy teeth, it is called youth baseball.

Signed - Tim

@TimtheEnchanter posted:

adbono thank you for the complement:

Tim is only here to help the unanointed and unknowledgeable to find the Holy Grail of College Baseball...

For some it is a roster spot at Vanderbilt, for others it is playing for the Cal Tech Beavers...

For those like "Iamthatguy" it is hopefully keeping their sons from becoming the next Todd Marinovich of baseball...

For those who do not know, the Holy Grail of pre-college baseball is to be found in the Cave of the Caebannog (located in Cedar Rapids) where carved in the mystic ruins upon the living rock of Iowa PGStaff wrote "throw 90 and they will find you"

For others the entrance is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel, that no man has fought with it and lived....

It is called "travel ball coach" who has strewn, outside their lairs of baseball dugouts, the bones of unrealistic dads and moms who thought their sons were the brave knights of "those who say Ni" but were really the drinkers of potions from "former MLB baseball players" who filled their brains that they could create flame - without flint, and tinder...

For that ability - it is only Tim.

...for all other parents death awaits you all... with nasty, big, pointy teeth, it is called youth baseball.

Signed - Tim

You know much that is hidden, O’ Tim

@anotherparent posted:

A challenge!

BOF referred to this guy in a post from 2012:

https://community.hsbaseballwe...377#2982475077777377

So, it must have been before that.  Now, BOF joined in 2007 (although maybe he was reading before that).  I'm thinking maybe it was this guy from 2009?:

https://community.hsbaseballwe...ound-baseball?page=1

Old threads are awesome.

I just read these old threads and the Bilal thread.  Very interesting and fun read.  I was aghast at how much personal info that Bilal guy shared.

I was originally taken aback with how everyone seemed to be so quick to beat up on OCM very harshly.  It was very unlike how I've come to know you all (the old timer frequent posters).  Then I found out why when I pulled up OCM's first thread about USSSA... 

It would be interesting to get an update on where their kids ended up.  I think Bilal's son went to Jacksonville State U?

I didn't see anything about someone moving to FL and building a baseball field next to his house.  I want to read that thread next time I'm in the bathroom.... 

I think when the platform was moved to another server some stuff was lost.

My wife and I just spent two days at Lake Keowee in South Carolina.  First we highly recommend that place.  Second, we have decided that our son will be playing his college ball with Clemson.  Now that we have identified the school we can move onto the easier part, getting the offer.  

PS - TPM I didn't say I was leaving... said I was going back into the shadows.  Just re-emerging with our announcement.  

@IAmThatGuy posted:

My wife and I just spent two days at Lake Koewee in South Carolina.  First we highly recommend that place.  Second, we have decided that our son will be playing his college ball with Clemson.  Now that we have identified the school we can move onto the easier part, getting the offer.  

PS - TPM I didn't say I was leaving... said I was going back into the shadows.  Just re-emerging with our announcement.  

That’s awesome! I think you should go ahead and announce your news on Twitter now. That will show the RC at Clemson that you mean business and he will surely get busy preparing an offer. He probably won’t even waste any time talking to the HC about it. He will know he has to strike while the iron is hot! Brilliant!

@adbono posted:

That’s awesome! I think you should go ahead and announce your news on Twitter now. That will show the RC at Clemson that you mean business and he will surely get busy preparing an offer. He probably won’t even waste any time talking to the HC about it. He will know he has to strike while the iron is hot! Brilliant!

You think?  Sounds good to me.  We probably will just tag the HC in the tweet.  Not sure why we need to involved the RC.   Thanks adbono.  

@IAmThatGuy posted:

You think?  Sounds good to me.  We probably will just tag the HC in the tweet.  Not sure why we need to involved the RC.   Thanks adbono.  

Excellent! In your tweet I would ask the HC for some video of him in games so you can evaluate his coaching style. You have to be certain that he meets your standards. If you let him know that you find him acceptable he will want to schedule a visit to your home right away. Don’t forget to remind him of the jersey and hat sizes for you, your wife, and your son! Exciting times!

One last piece of baseball advice. Before you send out your tweet send it to Iowamom23 so she can proofread it for you. She is really good at making sure the sentence structure and punctuation are just right. If there are any grammatical errors in your tweet the HC won’t be able to understand your intent and he probably won’t respond at all. Gotta get this one right!