Son got his first baseball interest letter.

Yep, that's important part of the initial process.

Start a file for all of 'em. Might come in handy later.

That's great, it has to start somewhere. Now is the time to take that next step physically and work on his game prior to the season where we may have some "guests" in the stands. That letter for some guys is something they show your buddies to prove they were noticed. In my mind you keep it to yourself, tuck it away, and pull it out when YOU need some motivation during off season conditioning.

It came at the right time too. He was feeling a little down lately due to the way he was playing. He didnt have a good jupiter tournament and was kind of tired after the LOOOOOOOOOOOng summer, his confidence was shot. He played a ton of games with his summer team going all the way to the MM world series in Texas. Most of the time he was the only catcher. He watched his pops go from a solid 1.93 to not being able to get under 2.2 in jupiter. He is taking time off now and is just working on his swing with the HS fall team. The games they are playing have no umpires, just coaches working on different situations and working new guys in.

Catchers have a tough life behind the plate. My son catches at the college level howver if your son is a solid defensive catcher that can hit it basically puts him into every game. Playing year round can really wear them out. Highlight on the good and congrats on the letter. Hopefully the break that most players are having right now will rejuvinate his arm and his spirits.

08catcher,

It is fun to hear the excitement in your "voice" for your son, and I agree that it probably provided a much-needed boost. Very understandable that a catcher's pop time would deteriorate at the end of a long stretch of exhausting schedule.

Take a little time to enjoy the moment, and encourage him to get some much-needed rest and recuperation. And keep us updated on this sometimes fun - sometimes frustrating - ride they call recruiting!

Julie

P.S. As the mom of a pitcher ... I love catchers!

08catcher- Congrats and welcome to the world of recruiting.


The first letter (and those that follow for that matter) is always very exciting. I know how you feel about feeling like you're not getting noticed, maybe a teammate has been getting some/more and you're not. A little story for you... a friend of mine from my area didn't get any attention in high school. Not only weren't any colleges after him, but he didn't even make All-Section honors or anything of that sort in high school, which the top area players make. Suddenly in his senior year he erupted. He won Section Player of the Year and was first team all-state. He was drafted out of high school and signed a NLI with a major D-1 university. He just made the All-star team in the Cape and is being considered as a possible high draft pick next year.

His first D-1 letter came in April of his senior year, and all of a sudden he's in contention for a high draft slot. Anything can happen.