Thanks to all

Backdoorslider,

Congrats to your son!  I have enjoyed reading and learning from your posts!

2014prospect

Congratulations to Brandon!
Agreed, you can be a bit of a butt at times.

Good luck with state playoffs!

Congrats on the announcement, and good luck going forward! Juggling a future college baseball player's schedule and a high school baseball player's schedule is a great problem to have!

 Congrats to your son!

Congratulations!  That is really cool...

Congrats. Is it time to relax or get out on the ledge with the younger son?

Only time will tell, I'm sure I will need help with 2014 as well....he is getting a lot of D1 interest.... and of course there's the younger brothers, 2016 and 2018 

 

All four pitchers..

 

Do you guys all know each other???

Bacdor, you will indeed be an expert amoung experts with 4 sons.

 

Congrats on getting the first one through the wicket!

 

 

the toughest part for 2013 was telling the other coaches no..... I told him that when he tells them no, be honest about his reasons.  But also know that they are going to call another player, and that other player is going to be thrilled to get the call.

Congrats! and have fun in the future - you'll have 3 in at one time right (13, 14, & 16) - holy tuition dollars!!  and your travel budget is going to take a huge hit too!

 

Interesting dichotomy - player may be crushed when a coach says no, while the coach just moves on to the next player. I remember the phone call when my oldest was going through the process (his was football) - most coaches were very gracious - one was a jerk and was precisely the reason his school wasn't chosen...  It's very tough on players being recruited because in a way the feel they are disappointing the coach that's recruiting them. Not that rejection is easy for coaches, but they've "been there and done that".

I can't speak for anyone else, but I have been in conversation with bacdor for awhile about recruiting, and agree by the time his last son is done with HS he will be a master at this.

 

A few seasons back, I had son get tics for bacdor's family so the boys could watch a AAA game and they got a chance to meet son.

 

A player should never feel badly about telling the coach no, and good observation that it opens the door for another player.

Congrats!! That is awesome news.

 

AND HOLY COW, 4 pitchers?  

 

My heart and blood pressure couldn't take that many 'pitcher's mom' games   

 

Congrats!!! 

bacdorslider,

 

What a nice post! Congratulations to your son!

 

Julie