Playing in the FAll

CoachC, yes this is my favorite time of the year for enjoying baseball in New England.

i love fall ball,even the chilly sun mornings. coach c maybe we can get a game in this fall?

20dad let me know what your thinking?? We have 6 high school teams playing in our EI fall ball league. Im sure we can do something.....

TG - night games in the fall are just as brutal. That's when you buy hot chocolate or spiced cider just so you can hold the cup to warm up your fingers. Still love it though. Car stays packed with the baseball essentials year round - chairs, blankets, mittens, hats. I'm ready to watch and cheer. CoachC, Any chance you can call off the rain?

How bout that New England weather this weekend! We spent yesterday in southern Vermont for a doubleheader and it was absolutely beautiful there! Then we were home in Connecticut for another game today with sparkling weather!

Our games today were cancelled because the other team couldn't get a field. What a waste.

We are only playing Step-up fall ball but it has been a blast and the weather has been fantastic! A light jacket for a couple of games and practices and sleevless shirts for others. We've (knock on wood) only lost 1 game to weather so far! Two beautiful days for AAU tryouts as well.

Do you play woodbat in the fall up there?
We have a great woodbat fall league down here in NJ that is made up of mostly H.S. teams with a few club teams mixed in.
I feel it is the best time,the kids are more relaxed and get to work on different parts of their game.
www.abccl.com is the site with the link for fall ball on the left.

Ken,

Welcome to the HSBBWeb! My son is playing in a similar league up here. Most his games are with wood, but some are with metal. The players are all having a great time, especially with the weather so nice. Hopefully it will last!

Ken,

THe AAU team my son just made (got the call last night ) plays in the GSBA (which is the Granite State Baseball Association) in the fall and it is a wood bat league. It was a plus factor in our decision to go out for this particular AAU team. Should be a big help in learning to hit properly and to work on fundamentals in the field.

In fact our 12U step up team played the current 13U AAU team last night and they were using their wood bats against us.

Looks like another great weekend weather wise here in NH. Our high school fall ball is wood bat or -3 I only see a handfull of kids using wood. Watched a game last night of high school aged kids under the lights and the weather was near perfect.

The weather is gonna be 70 and sunny here in New York and my youngest son a 14 year old has a fall league DH tomorrow. Looking forward to it.

Looks like yet another beautiful weekend in the Northeast. Sunny with temperatures in the mid 60's. Best time of year to be playing ball. Unfortunately the Mets and Yankees are out but the Red Sox are still alive and my 14 year old does have a double header.. Enjoy!

TG


if a player can hit with wood he can hit with metal---but it is not always vice versa

TG

if you ar e a real baseball man then you want wood not metal hits that are not real---your colors are beginning to show once again TG

There is no doubt that wood is better. I have seen fielders that have played with metal and when they 1st play with wood don't adjust to the ball not traveloloing as far as off metal.. Our elite teams played with both and knew the difference in hitting and fielding off wood or metal. Wood makes for a much better game.

the same reason golfers use the tytonium 700 cc headed driver, and not persimon. more forgiving and the ball travels farther. but as a baseball fan and coach/parent who wants his kid to become a better hitter, wood is better.


if it's a weapon your looking for your way wrong,i'll take the gun everytime, lol,

20dad,

Ok now we really are dating ourselves aren't we...Persimmon??? I saw that and just had to reply.

My college roommate was an excellent golfer and he had a persimmon driver back in.....1978.

It is an interesting discussion though, a great many of us believe the game would be better all around by going back to wood, but that talk is rarely if ever brought up around a golf course. I think a big part of that comes from the fact that the professional golfers are using the same technology that you & I can use if we are willing to pay for it. That is not the case in baseball where the HS and college players are the ones using the most advanced technology.

I hope your enjoying the fall ball. Are you coaching at all?

It is still a bit strange to me that we are spending our time in the gyms now and not on the diamond.


KmomNH,

How are things with the new house?

Is your son doing well at HB?...How is his pitching doing?....and how is the college search proceeding?

We just go back last week from celebrating my parent's 50th wedding anniversay. It was really strange having 85 degree weather in Lincoln, ME in October. Matt was out playing golf with my dad in shorts.


TG,

What years were you in college? I was at Maine from 78-82 and the team did go to the CWS all 4 years. Sorry ... had to get that Black Bear Alumni shot in. That Coach (John Winkin) is STILL coaching. He is at Husson now.

For those looking to see some great fall baseball take a look at this event this weekend at Baseball Heaven


www.mltalent.org


Drop by and say hello

NHFD - You have a PM on the personal stuff, so I don't have to bore other folks with it. BTW - another former Grizzlie is headed to FPU to join Pearson and Skeffington. Griz website says Corey Muscara is transferring over from Sienna. Website also indicates AJ Bazdanes, who played for TCB this past summer and the Grizzlies the summer before has verbally committed to U Maine. More NH boys getting it done

tr
that looks like a blast.
nhdad
ok persimon was a bad analagy, thanks for pointing that out.lol. still coaching fall ball. still having fun with it. hope things are well with matt and the mrs.

kmom
fpu is really doing a great job of putting the best team out there. wasn't muscara a trinity player? hope things are going well for you and your family.

20dad,

Where are you playing tomorrow morning and what time? Would love to stop by and chat a bit.