PBR anounced Crosby, but who's ur #1

Try to not get caught up in the rankings of who's #1. Anyone of the top 10 on any given day could hold the ranking!!!

Who are the top ten? I must have missed my last issue.

I agree to an extent. But you have to give PBR and Sean some credit - their last two #'1s both went pretty high in the 2005 and 2006 drafts.

From the PBR website, here they are;

Class of 2007 Player Rankings // Updated 11/01/06

1. LHP Casey Crosby, Kaneland HS

2. LHP John Flanagan, Belleville West HS

3. INF-OF-RHP Jake Smolinski, Rockford Boylan

4. RHP Brett Zawacki, LaSalle-Peru HS

5. RHP Seth Blair, Rock Falls HS

6. RHP Nick Chmielewski, Sandburg HS

7. LHP-OF Mike Kaczmarek, Andrew HS

8. OF- Casey McMurray, Lyons Twp.

9. RHP Cody Scarpetta, Rockford Guilford

10. OF- Butch Biela, Palatine HS

I kno that these guys are all legit studs and all in their own right...but personally i think that mcmurray should hold the number one ranking...i played with him for 5 years and hes the best player ive seen or played with...scouts refer to him as the "mini-benson" bc of hes a 5 tool player

Prairiegraveler27,

I think your assesment of Casey is right on. He is the best position player I've seen and he was a 5 tool player when he was 15. That being said, he is the second ranked postion player behind Jake Smolinski. With the emphasis put on the pitchers, that's not a bad place to be. I look forward to watching both Casey and Pete Cappetta bring their skills to U of I along with Nick C.

i also played with pete, i once watched him hit 4 hr's in a doubleheader over at mccook field, which is pretty big when your 14 yrs old...im sure that he will fill every expectation they have of him and even beyond that...as for nick c., i remember being 15 and in the semifinals of the state tournament and he pitched against us and was just throwing absolute chedda', from wat i hear hes at 94 so thats just a lil bit harder lol...good luck to nick and my gravel boys, petey and caseymac, at u of i and may the baseball gods be with them

PG27, I sent you a PM.

Capetta is a heck of a player. He has always performed well when we played him. He is a great kid too. We wish him well at U of I.

In response however to prairiegravler 27 he doesnt' throw 94, more like the low 80's. He has excellent command of his pitches and has a great presence.

I'm sure he projects more as an outfielder at U of I where he will have a terrific career.

Coach,

I don't know who you're referring to but PG27 was talking about Nick C. when he said he was throwing 94.

Sorry, read it wrong.

I thought I was going to get a chance to see Crosby and Flanagan pitch this fall, but I never was able to be in the right place at the right time. I did, however, see Mr. Zawacki a couple of times and, if anyone is better than that, all I can say is "WOW".

Everyone on the list is deserving and, on any given day, could be the top dog. But the hitter that would scare me the most (if I were on the mound) is McMurray.

Mike F

The hitter that would scare me the most would be Biela or Smolinski!

Lots of talent from what I read and hear in the 07 class. I believe 4 of those top ten are guys who have worked with Deucedoc. Impressive.

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Originally posted by denisr400:
Lots of talent from what I read and hear in the 07 class. I believe 4 of those top ten are guys who have worked with Deucedoc. Impressive.

Denisr, you're right. Deucedoc is one of the most knowledgeable pitching coaches around so I'm not surprised. I understand that he is going to start giving pitching lessons at Strikes.

There is plenty of talent in the 07 class...I can't wait for Spring!

Mike F

You guys are right, a ton of 07 talent and some really good arms. I have had the pleasure of working with a handful of these guys and will continue to this Winter when they get it going again. Don't kid yourself, they were all good before I met them. Just a tweaker here and there with this bunch.

Mike F,
You heard correct, the boss man at Strikes told me either going to charge me addmission or had to go to work..
In fact, I hear this Sunday I have a 12 year old left handed Orland Spark with a nastey two seamer.lol...
Can't wait....

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Fellow readers/posters,

This guy is way too modest. Anyone who has the opportunity to play for deucedoc and absorb some of the pitching knowledge in his brain and doesn't, is making a mistake. It IS all about the "tweaking" my friends, I've seen it for myself. My only hope is one of these guys he works with makes it big, and rains a little sugar on this man!

I couldn't agree more with NC42dad. DueceDoc is the best.