Just some light humor in you day.
My grass is greener, but I have horses that aid in that endevor.
Just some light humor in you day.
Just some light humor in you day.
This is not a negative vs. postitive thing. The grass is always greener on the other side does not indicate it IS greener - it indicates the fact that BECAUSE it is on the other side of the fence (and thus out of our reach) it appears greener. We always want what we can't have, more than what we can easily reach.
It is not necessary to stay loyal to one team throughout your baseball years, the trick in all of this is to know why you want to leave a particular team. Once you know the real reason (not the reason you may give everyone else) then you can ascertain whether the next team REALLY resolves that issue - and whether or not it creates bigger issues.
Some players switch teams for a specific purpose. Others switch teams simply becuase they aren't happy where they are and assume that any team would be better than where they are now. On rare occassions these kids get lucky, but usually they are looking for greener pasture right away..
Striving for better things has nothing to do with the grass being on greener on the other side - - because the saying is about the ILLUSION of the grass being greener when in all actuality it is the same grass - the only difference is the fence that seperates it and thus - since we can't reach it to prove otherwise, we ASSUME it is better.
It is not necessary to stay loyal to one team throughout your baseball years, the trick in all of this is to know why you want to leave a particular team. Once you know the real reason (not the reason you may give everyone else) then you can ascertain whether the next team REALLY resolves that issue - and whether or not it creates bigger issues.
Some players switch teams for a specific purpose. Others switch teams simply becuase they aren't happy where they are and assume that any team would be better than where they are now. On rare occassions these kids get lucky, but usually they are looking for greener pasture right away..
Striving for better things has nothing to do with the grass being on greener on the other side - - because the saying is about the ILLUSION of the grass being greener when in all actuality it is the same grass - the only difference is the fence that seperates it and thus - since we can't reach it to prove otherwise, we ASSUME it is better.
O.K...I've changed my mind..."Someone" previously in this thread asked "Why use a hundred words, when one will do?" I would now like to ask, "Why use one word when NONE would be better?
PIC
As usual you have missed the entire point.
Go right ahead an pretend that the grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side. Don't be surprised though when you end up chasing wild geese
Smart folks have someone on the other side of the fence hand them a sample of that better grass BEFORE they leap into shark infested water lest they be jumping from the pot into the fire.
Truly wise folks (yep I know that leaves me out) will take the time and effort to water and fertilize the grass where they are.
There is more than one way to skin a cat - and the easy way is not always the best.
As usual you have missed the entire point.
Go right ahead an pretend that the grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side. Don't be surprised though when you end up chasing wild geese
Smart folks have someone on the other side of the fence hand them a sample of that better grass BEFORE they leap into shark infested water lest they be jumping from the pot into the fire.
Truly wise folks (yep I know that leaves me out) will take the time and effort to water and fertilize the grass where they are.
There is more than one way to skin a cat - and the easy way is not always the best.
Sorry-I was wrong about the number of college transfers this year-It can be found
on the BaseballAmerica site. It was about 116 and not 200 as I stated previously.
I'll try to do better.
on the BaseballAmerica site. It was about 116 and not 200 as I stated previously.
I'll try to do better.
quote:It would not surprise me to find out that the incidence of transfers as a percentage, is quite high in relation to the actual number of players who are actually getting to play.
I don't consider 116 transfers from 290+ teams a quite high in relation to much of anything.
Don't sweat the small stuff. 
Now let's see the original question was, do you find that many summer select teams think that the grass is always greener and are not loyal to their own players?
I think this depends on the coach, many that I see going out to recruit the latest hot shot all season long tend to do this, IMHO their coaching ability is suspect and think this contributes to the desire to constantly upgrade the player instead of developing the player.. Not all mind you but many, some others do this because of ego, ‘I am the Mangler of the ??? Championship Team! Am I as studly as the statue of David or what?' As a manager of a travel team I have tryouts every year in August, typically I am looking to fill no more than 3 slots, why, because I don't cut players from the previous year unless there are irreconcilable differences with a parent, I am looking to fill the void left by a player that moved or moved on for their own reasons.
I am very suspicious of a coach that has a roster that is constantly in flux. I watch how they conduct themselves on and off the field. (I can only manage one team at a time and have three sons playing). The character of that coach, how he acts when he thinks no one is looking is as important to me as his conduct on a baseball field, he is an example to the players and they will take on some of his character traits while they are with him.
Do coaches look for greener grass, yep. Some because the old grass moved away, some because the grass doesn't grow or is full of weeds, (parents that wont let a coach do his job), some because the old grass doesn't get the coach what he wants, (self serving coach). These are Daddy Ball coaches to me. Surround my son with players that make him look good. Sycophant Coaches are ones that just want to run around the local league saying "look what I did" as if he played all 9 positions and pitched every game.
Some parents look for greener grass because the lawn there in makes their patch look dull but they are color blind to this. My little brother sees grass as orange,
can you imagine, would drive me nuts, but he has seen green grass as Orange his whole life, looks normal to him. Maybe the parents have been looking at an orange patch of grass so long that when it is next to the green stuff the say this ain't right and move on. What is my point in all this. I tell parents of my players, give me one year, if the player does not learn and grow as a ball player, then you have the wrong coach and I expect you to find a new one where the kid will learn and get better. If he is learning and getting better why leave?
IMHO
Now let's see the original question was, do you find that many summer select teams think that the grass is always greener and are not loyal to their own players?
I think this depends on the coach, many that I see going out to recruit the latest hot shot all season long tend to do this, IMHO their coaching ability is suspect and think this contributes to the desire to constantly upgrade the player instead of developing the player.. Not all mind you but many, some others do this because of ego, ‘I am the Mangler of the ??? Championship Team! Am I as studly as the statue of David or what?' As a manager of a travel team I have tryouts every year in August, typically I am looking to fill no more than 3 slots, why, because I don't cut players from the previous year unless there are irreconcilable differences with a parent, I am looking to fill the void left by a player that moved or moved on for their own reasons.
I am very suspicious of a coach that has a roster that is constantly in flux. I watch how they conduct themselves on and off the field. (I can only manage one team at a time and have three sons playing). The character of that coach, how he acts when he thinks no one is looking is as important to me as his conduct on a baseball field, he is an example to the players and they will take on some of his character traits while they are with him.
Do coaches look for greener grass, yep. Some because the old grass moved away, some because the grass doesn't grow or is full of weeds, (parents that wont let a coach do his job), some because the old grass doesn't get the coach what he wants, (self serving coach). These are Daddy Ball coaches to me. Surround my son with players that make him look good. Sycophant Coaches are ones that just want to run around the local league saying "look what I did" as if he played all 9 positions and pitched every game.
Some parents look for greener grass because the lawn there in makes their patch look dull but they are color blind to this. My little brother sees grass as orange,
can you imagine, would drive me nuts, but he has seen green grass as Orange his whole life, looks normal to him. Maybe the parents have been looking at an orange patch of grass so long that when it is next to the green stuff the say this ain't right and move on. What is my point in all this. I tell parents of my players, give me one year, if the player does not learn and grow as a ball player, then you have the wrong coach and I expect you to find a new one where the kid will learn and get better. If he is learning and getting better why leave?IMHO