Which coach should you call?

I do not know what year you are in, but calling coaches is somewhat futile this time of year, they cannot return your call until july 1 of your senior year.

I would write, and always address to the HC, in respect for his position. It will go to the recruiting coordinator most likely.

With the 1.8 poptime you list on your profile I would think they would be touching base with you not vice versa---dont cha think ?

will they even respond to a kid from NY is the question I really want to know lol

Whats wrong with a kid from NY ?

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if he likes you thats all that matters

Calling the head coach during the season might not further this purpose.

theres nothing at all wrong with a kid from NY. Actually I just checked UFs roster and to my surprise they have 1 kid from Jersey, 1 from CT and one from PA on the team. So Go for it!!!

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Originally posted by hisbiggestfan:
theres nothing at all wrong with a kid from NY. Actually I just checked UFs roster and to my surprise they have 1 kid from Jersey, 1 from CT and one from PA on the team. So Go for it!!!

* Named the 2007 Player of the Year by Sporting News Connecticut

* Listed as No. 75 on Baseball America's Top 100 High School Prospects

* member of the 2008 Rawlings Preseason All-Region Team

When you see state university major college programs with players rostered from outside the region you usually see these kinds of credentials in their profiles. Otherwise there are plenty of candidates in the area. Are you the kind of player who fits a category like the ones above?

yes thats why I asked if they would even respond to a kid from NY. Great to see a few Northeasteners representing though.

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Originally posted by hisbiggestfan:
will they even respond to a kid from NY is the question I really want to know lol

backstop007,

Don't pay attention to the comments, I will send to you the HC of UF email address after the weekend.

BTW, the Head Coach at UF IS the recruiter.

I still ask the question---with a 1.8 pop time, there are not many of them around even in the major leagues, why arent coaches calling him ?

There has to be a reason !!!


TO TPM: this is not a comment --- it is a question and I think a valid one if you are going to send his name to high profile coaches or give him info so he can get in touch with high profile coaches.

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I still ask the question---with a 1.8 pop time, there are not many of them around even in the major leagues, why arent coaches calling him ?

There has to be a reason !!!

There are plenty of possible reasons. Perhaps he plays for a small high school that doesn't get a lot of recognition. Perhaps he plays for a low-profile summer team that doesn't get a lot of looks by college coaches. Perhaps he hasn't showcased or done college camps.

It really doesn't matter why he hasn't been contacted. If he has the talent, his job is to get his name out there and let the colleges know he is interested in their programs.

My only hope is that the 1.8 pop time is not an exaggeration. Coaches do not like having their time wasted by those who inflate their numbers.

infield08

AHA---I think you see what I am getting at--like I say there are reasons he has not gotten attention and there is now excuse in the are he comes from---

What summer and fall teams has he played for ?

Someone gave out the coaches email, go for it.

the 1.8 pop time was no inflation, granted id fluxuate from a 1.8 to a 2.0, but 1.8 would def. happen.
no ones recruiting me as a catcher, because i dont catch anymore, i switched to pitching because im color blind and cant pickup the baseball and getting hit in the facemask didnt really work out too well for a catcher. Im a juco transfer who had to redshirt because i got hurt.

Thanks for the contact info

Thanx for the explanation

Question: if you cannot pick up the baseball as a catcher how do you manage as a hitter and what about comebackers to you on the mound? Just things I as a coach would like to know as would scouts

Wouldn't the claim of a 1.8 pop time be about the equivalent of the claim of a 100 mph fastball? What are there, 5 MLB pitchers who can touch 100? There may be even fewer catchers who pop 1.8.

So why wouldn't some college kid's claim of a 1.8 be met here with a certain amount of skepticism?

What would we all think of a kid who claimed here he threw his fastball 100mph?

Not to mention that the pop time comes out of nowhere----was it at a well respected showcase?

Well, if you CAN do it, good on ya. The "color blind" thing is throwing me off though....

Also, if you can't see one way when you KNOW where its coming from, how are you going to see it from the other?

This is just a comment of the views that have been posted doubting the 1.8 comment.

1.8 is not as rare as you think. Many players just don't get the exposure.

I know over half the catchers in the bigs throw 1.8's or better. The point is the ability the handle pitchers.

If the glove is a skillet or if the arm only plays in workouts or in throwing down between inning, the quickness really doesn't matter,

You see more and more catchers who can throw "showcase" times but have trouble getting the ball out of the glove in game situation.

As the story unfolded, there was more going on then first met the eye.

There is no way half of MLB catchers pop a 1.8.

I've personally timed at least two dozen game pop times of MLB catchers and there was not a single one that was anywhere near 1.8.

Im not saying a threw a 1.8 everytime, thats rediculous. have i done it more than once, yes. have i also throw my fair share of +2's yes.

what do you mean Old ball coach, if you cant see it one way how can you see it from the other? as in terms of hitting? usually when you catch your angle is greater to the release point resulting in the cather seeing quite a bit of the background; white ball white clouds= big problem.
hitting normally wasnt TOO bad, i had more and more trouble picking up the seams so i just had to assume everything was a fastball, especially with taller pitchers. i dont hit anymore though

Im not worried that much about come backers and have been told by numerous scouts not to worry about it. the way i see it im athletic enough that i can get the glove up to my face if needed, no real worries about the body,itl heal and usually the background behind a the baseball for a pitcher contrasts well against the ball.

backstop,
You appear to be defending yourself here and you do not have to do that.

Contact the schools that you are interested in and let the coaches decide whether you will be a consideration. I have seen players play with all types of disabilities, from touret's syndrome to cancer survivors.

BTW, I do beleive that MLB does test for color blindness, so there must be some significance to it.

Best of luck.

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they have 1 kid from Jersey

The player from NJ is a big time pitcher. Having graduated the same year my son did and played in the same group and section, I've heard that name quite a bit.

NJ seems to have a pretty good crop of players the last few years. In 2007, a pitcher named Rick Porcello is on the fast track to making the major leagues just one year removed from high school. In a couple years, Porcello could be the ace on the Tigers staff.

For a relatively small cold weather state, there's quite a few good ballplayers from NJ making a name for themselves..

Their showcase treams like Tri-State Arsenal and Super 17 teams and training facilities like Cust and Baseball Warehouse give players from NJ opportunities to better compete with the baseball hotbeds.

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Originally posted by bakstop007:
Im not saying a threw a 1.8 everytime....

Hey, I am not getting on ya; like I said, if you have that kind of arm, then you probably shouldn't be catching anyway. It is just that the ball comes back through the box pretty quick and (as I am sure you well know) there is more to being a pitcher than just throwing.

What throws me off is your statement about "colorblindness." As I understand it, colorblindness is the ability to distinguish one color from another. Since I am not colorblind, I don't know; can this impact baseball? Also, it sounds like your ability to focus at distance might be an issue. Have you seen an eye doc?

i saw an eye doctor and they said i was back when i was 10 cause i thought the rock about 5 feet away from me was a huge dog but we never really paid attention to color part until last year when i was getting hit we came back in and he said, oh yeah....
heres what the basically what i was told
colorblindess is different in everyone. basically it is the inability to distinguish colors. there are 3 color cones, red green and blue/violet, kind of like a projection TV, sometimes your born without the cones sometimes they get burnt out. if red burns out you cant(ROY G BIV) see red, but orange and yellow are also very dull because the green cone is only slightly picking up those colors. if your missing the green than everything is more dull than it should be, and it can be very difficult to see the ball against a similarly colored background, such as a light blue sky, or clouds.

Rob Kremer, I'll have to disagree in a base stealing situation, 1.8 ML pop time are not that rare.