Texas Teams @ WWBA World Championships - Jupiter, FL

Good Luck MSL All-Stars in Jupiter Oct 21st, and good luck to the DFW Metro Scout league team in Arizona this weekend!

Great weather, good competition and hundreds of pro and college scouts in attendance...Here are the records in pool play as midday Saturday for the Texas teams. They are all in different pools.

Team W L T RA RS
Dallas Patriots 3 0 0 4 25
TX Scout Yankees 2 0 0 3 16
Dallas Yankees 2 1 0 13 17
Houston Heat 1 1 0 5 9
Texas Sundevils 1 1 0 8 6
Houston Banditos 1 1 0 14 9
Dallas Tigers 0 1 2 4 1
Bellaire Off Season 0 2 0 12 0
MSL All Stars 0 2 0 21 5

DPATs wreckin' shop, as usual. Bring it home boys! Good players (+) good coaching.

We watched the MSL and Bellaire teams in AZ, not sure if they are the same group of players, or not. Really a shame they struggled in pool play. But, not the first Texas teams to "O-fer" in these big-boy tournaments, not score any runs, etc. Hopefully their kids showed well in front of the right people, regardless of score.

GED10DaD

GunEmDown:
Update us on the DPATS! Cant find
the results from Florida...What
does wreckin shop mean?
Ags

DPats won pool going 4-0 scoring 35 and allowing only 4. No seeding was used..rather predetermined pool matchups. DP drew Team Mizuno in the round of 16 and their pitcher (Jose Hernandez..I think) was on. He hit 97 and cruised at 94-96 with a nasty slider throwing a 2 hitter and walking none for the win. Team Mizuno did go on to reach the semis last night...quality ball club for sure. Overall this event is everythng promised from a scouting, visibility and competition perspective.

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Originally posted by agsnhere:
GunEmDown:
...What does wreckin shop mean?
Ags

It means they did good! GED10DaD

Sounds like Team Mizuno's Jose Hernandez was "wrekin shop" on the dpat boys. Congrats to dpat and all the teams from Texas.

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Originally posted by Chief Nocahoma:
.... Congrats to dpat and all the teams from Texas.

Chief... now we pow-wow. GED10DaD

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Originally posted by GunEmDown10:
DPATs wreckin' shop, as usual. Bring it home boys! Good players (+) good coaching.

We watched the MSL and Bellaire teams in AZ, not sure if they are the same group of players, or not. Really a shame they struggled in pool play. But, not the first Texas teams to "O-fer" in these big-boy tournaments, not score any runs, etc. Hopefully their kids showed well in front of the right people, regardless of score.
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Was a pleasure to see that dpat was able to hang in these fall "big boy tournaments" they really struggled back in July against the real "big boys"

GED10DaD

Chief,

There aren't many boys from back in July bigger or better than the team that beat the Patriots. Believe me, they are the very "real" big boys and hundreds of scouts will agree. Still they didn't make it to the championship game.

BTW, there are some players on that Patriot team that are among the very best in the country. Those that don't know that now will find out later.

This is not one of "these fall "big boy tournaments"... This is the biggest scoutinng attraction in the history of baseball. One only needs to be there in order to know that.

In an interview there was this comment from Roy Clark, assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel for the Washington Nationals:
“This is just a tremendous tournament, outstanding talent. Even the West Coast colleges are here. It’s known in the scouting ranks as the No. 1 tournament in amateur baseball.”

Note: Until this year Roy Clark was the Scouting Director for the Atlanta Braves.

Not sure what is estimated at some 900 college coaches and MLB scouts are watching for, if these are not the "real" big boys?

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Originally posted by Chief Nocahoma:
Was a pleasure to see that dpat was able to hang in these fall "big boy tournaments" they really struggled back in July against the real "big boys"

C'mon man... GED10DaD

Been there, done that, and got a T-shirt. It's not a bad tournament, but just like any tournament of that size you have to take the good with the bad and there is alot of bad and not so many good. I will agree that usually the good are real good, you just have to wade through alot to get to them. Game for game it does not compare to a Connie Mack type World Series. And yes I have been to both several times. Thank you.

Chief - Were their 900 college coaches and MLB scouts at the Connie Mack?

Yes, it sounds like the Connie Mack WS is a great event but it is a totally different type of event than the Jupiter event - sounds like you are comparing apples and oranges.

I heard 9000 at CMWS, and that was at one game.

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Originally posted by Chief Nocahoma:
I heard 9000 at CMWS, and that was at one game.

9,000 Farmington spectators per game or 9,000 college coaches/MLB scouts per game?

I could tell you but you really need to see it for yourself. No comparison.

Ok, Chief, lets assume you have convinced me that the Connie Mack WS is a better event - given that assumption, why do you need to shoot arrows at the fall WWBA event? Isn't it okay to have more than one venue for high school players to be seen?

Is it just me or does Chief sound an awfully lot like someone else who posts on this board?

Read the thread, I'm not the one who started shooting the arrows. I'm just giving an honest opinion of someone who has been to both more than once. And yes mom it's just you.

Chief - I don't have time to argue with you today but unless posts have been deleted in this thread, I don't see where previous posters shot arrows at the event.

P.S. I am not sure who momandcpa is referring to but to me you sound like you and Gut were separated at birth.

Nope... not just me, Chief.

Anyone know anything about the D Yanks and what/ who they brought to the tourney? I heard they are looking for some new talent to update their roster

They are completely different events with a different purpose. Some of the same teams, some average teams, many of the same players, in both. A much larger percentage of the best players would obviously be in the bigger event.

9,000 at the Aflac Game too, and "millions more watching on national television. Still, 10 times more scouts and college coaches at Jupiter.

(IMO)

Connie Mack is the best at what they do.

Aflac is the best at what they do.

WWBA in Jupiter is the best at what they do. That would be drawing by far the most scouting attention.

My problem is about the "Real Big Boys" thing that was mentioned. Can't there be more than one place for those big boys?

Moms,

Ya'll are really confused today.

One is a Redneck and one is a Redskin.

Subtle, subtle difference.............

But, the three tournaments ARE different pow wows.

FO - yes, a subtle difference....

Bless our hearts...

Sorry, I forgot bless your heart.

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Originally posted by FormerObserver:
Sorry, I forgot bless your heart.

I could use one of those.... BTW - How's Matty?? GED10DaD

I agree PGStaff, that's the same problem I had when Gunemdown10 first said "big boy tournaments" on page 1 of this thread.

An old Indian Proverb....

Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river. - Tuscarora

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Originally posted by Chief Nocahoma:
I agree PGStaff, that's the same problem I had when Gunemdown10 first said "big boy tournaments" on page 1 of this thread.

Brother, you're arguing with yourself... GED10DaD

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Originally posted by Chief Nocahoma:

Was a pleasure to see that dpat was able to hang in these fall "big boy tournaments" they really struggled back in July against the real "big boys"

Chief - I think this is where we took the proverbial fork in the road on this thread.

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Originally posted by cheapseats:
An old Indian Proverb....

Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river. - Tuscarora

Agreed!

Chief

All one has to do is read your profile to see that a 'fool"is posting

I was not at Jupiter this year, not too happy about that, but Jupiter is the best EVENT of the year---I say EVENT because that is what it is--I have said this before and will say it now it is much like WOODSTOCK interms of its aura and its results for the players. YOU GEt NOTICED IF YOU ARE GOOD !!!!

By the way your statement "9000 scouts" is totally ludicrous.

Tr-read the post,I never said "9000 scouts".

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