Two year hitting streak over......

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Originally posted by TPM:

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Originally posted by Blprkfrnks:
Actually, I think if you were really listening, you would question why your seven-year-old is playing in a fall baseball league to begin with, let alone a league where everybody knows your son's stats.

Its not about the corndogs as much as it is about the obsession to fix a 7 year old. In one post you're saying you understand and will change, then in the next post your thanking someone for the hitting tips and saying he had a great game last night.

I kind of picked up on that too, I never heard of leagues having fall ball for 7-8 year olds. Is this something new going on these days?

I also never heard of going fence (that means they hit it to the fence) and a couple of other expressions, I must be getting old.

Mine also was playing tball at 7 and who really cared how he hit, it was fun, and kids cried, but eventually they grow up and the cream rose to the top.

I agree talking about a 7 year old hitting streak being over and trying to fix things borders on obsession.

Is that being nasty?

You're being rude. If you wanna be rude, that's on you, big fella. I appreciate all the advice your fellow posters gave me. How you behave and treat others is for you to decide. Good Luck to you.

I am not being rude, just my opinion on what you have posted here. Actually, as a parent of a former college player and now a professional, I find it all rather amusing, you will some day too.

AND I am not a big fella, moms love baseball too.

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Originally posted by TPM:
I am not being rude, just my opinion on what you have posted here. Actually, as a parent of a former college player and now a professional, I find it all rather amusing, you will some day too.

AND I am not a big fella, moms love baseball too.

I find your rudeness rather embarassing.

That makes it even big fella, I find your topic to be the same!

JMO.

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Originally posted by TPM:
That makes it even big fella, I find your topic to be the same!
JMO.

If it makes you feel good to pick on my family, that's on you. I wish you the best. Thanks!

In my mind this young boy has a huge problem ahead of him having a dad this obsessive with stats and hitting streaks---not a good thing

The kid may have skipped T BALL but it seems unless things change, he is in for years of "WE" ball.

When my son has a game, he has a game-"we" dont!

My games ended years ago. I support him in his games though!

I am just curious, the OP said his son began playing at 5 and played up, is this common, is this allowed, if it's LL I thought that they had rules for this and if not,don't most leagues have rules? Mine missed his first allowed season by having a late birthday, and the next year he was not allowed to play "up" in any league, therefore he had to put in two years in tball.
Can anyone fill me in?

It is not unusual in this part of the country (Oklahoma and Texas) to start playing at a very early age and for those that love it, it is not unusual for them to play fall and spring. I am not saying it is right or ideal but it is certainly normal.

Players were allowed to "play up" one year in LL in our area.

DP - you might also check out the pre-high school section. You may find other parents with kids in the same age group as yours.

I am surprised how polite posters have been.

DP,

What I find rather refreshing regarding your
enthusiasm and passion is that you have begun
to teach your son the love for the game of baseball.

I learned, from a friend and mentor, and a very long time ago, that if I could teach my son how to love the game of baseball, everything else would take care of itself.

You are certainly well on your way.

cheers,
Grandpa Bear

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Originally posted by BobbleheadDoll:
I am surprised how polite posters have been.

It's called medication! PEACE.... GED10DaD

You do not have to start your son playing early and worrying about breaking hitting streaks at 7 or concerned that he lacks power to teach him the love and passion for the game (or any game).
There are some people who never played the game and love it just as much as someone who has. The most important thing to remember is to let him learn the game though his eyes, not yours. That's the key, IMO.

DP, this game is about failure, you and your son better get used to it. Stop worrying about the stuff you don't have to worry about, that's it in a nutshell.

I think that those that have been kind and polite have done so because it brings up a lot of memories for some dads on what you should and should not do, and if DP is for real he will read and listen carefully to what has been posted here by many and learn, and if he is going to hang around, then learn to take the good with the bad, as most of have learned to do. And best advice is to take the "we" out of it and replace it with "he".

Cheapseats, thanks for your input.

DP, Welcome to the HSBBW.

I know it's hard to be a new poster, and have people call you out.

It's just that most here have been there done that.
We've all made are certain shares of mistakes.
I have a ton of them, I wish I could do over.

Most of the real intense kids at 7 no longer play at 13.
Why I don't know, to much pressure??
If there not perfect it's not worth it to them.
I know one thing ( I mean I know one Thing )??

If the game isn't FUN, they won't play it for long.

Baseballs not a sprint.
It's a Marathon.
Years and years of dedication and learning.

Learn from all of our own mistakes that we made.
Thats what were here for.

Yours Truely

theEH

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A very good post EH!

Especially true in my opinion...

"If the game isn't FUN, they won't play it for long."

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Wow! DP, wether you realize it or not you've splashed on the scene with a post that has brought out the big guns. Most all the heavy weight posters have weighed in. Everyone here has been where you are, and your getting sound advice from people who's sons have baseball pedigrees that would surprise you. Listen to the various opinions, and take from them what you feel best fits your son's particular situation.
Oh, and me? I say he's 7, lighten up, Francis!

i don't remember who said this. but it rings true.

we really aren't making baseball player's, as most only play the game for about 8 years. we are making baseball fan's. that last's a lifetime.

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How very true 20dad!




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hmmm, for this web site, the eight years are greatly under estimated!

Let's bring some numbers to the table here.

# of HS Baseball Players: 455,000
# of Srs playing baseball: 130,000
# of Srs to be NCAA Athletes: 25,000
Round out the math and call it 5% or 1 out of 20.

About 6,000 players will play as a College Sr.
About 600 College Sr will get drafted.

Bottom Line:

About < 6% or 3 of 50 Sr HS Baseball players will play D1 NCAA baseball.

About 0.5% or 1 of of 200 Sr HS Baseball players will play professionally.

About < 11% of Sr College Baseball players will be drafted by MLB.


Many of the readers/poster on this site have HS baseball players that played baseball Sr in HS and after.

Many of them probably began playing T-Ball or Coaches pitch at age 6 or 7 or sooner.

And if graduating HS as a 18 y/o, has played at least 11-12 yrs of baseball.

If drafted, and signed, and continue to play 3 years of pro baseball, the kid who started playing baseball at age 6 or 7, has a tad less than 20 years of experience playing baseball!

Those with 20 years of experience of just about anything, are huge fans of it. And if baseball, are fans of baseball for life!

I remember, as if it was yesterday, the question being asked after Robin Ventura signed his multi-year big buck deal in 1998 with the Mets:
'Dad, will a $11.7M contract make your grandchildren finacially secure?

Yep


.......Just In....................
Baseball is the fourth-most popular sport among boys at the HS level with 478,029 participants during the 2007-08 season,

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Originally posted by DP:
I know it's a HS site, but I wanted to share this with the baseball minds on this board.
My son is a 7 1/2 yrs old lefty and has been playing 44 mph machine pitch since he was 5. We started playing up and skipped t-ball altogther. He is in his 5th season of Spring, Fall baseball. Last night, he struck out for the first time in 100 + plate appearances. Not only did he strike out once, but he struck out twice.

The first time up at the plate he said the pitches were moving a lot and it appeared to me it locked him up. The first two times he barely swung at the pitches, all arms, flat footed, upright...very funny looking swing. This kid has one heck of a natural, fluid swing for a lefty, but he's a slap/contact hitter. Now that his 2 year hitting streak is over, it's time to work on some stuff.

#1.He hits only ground balls which is fine, but with little power. He's not pulling his hips into the pitch and getting the barrel of the bat out in front of the ball. Last year he pulled the ball all year. This year, we're back to hitting everything left. He will not follow through and he is all arms.

He cried off and on the entire game after he ended his streak. He did get a base hit his 3rd time up, but didn't hit the ball hard and looks to me like he lost all confidence at the plate. He needs to generate more bat speed and his confidence back. I'll post more....just rambling....back to work. Quick fixes...Suggestions? Thanks!

Why fix him??? What if he strikes out every time he goes to bat?? so what... he is 7 and he is playing...do parents worry about the speed at which a child makes a mud pie??? no, why? because its called playing....