@notgaetti@baseball_ref@Stathead We told him to use it his second AB against that d-bag pitcher. He politely declined. Then hit another blast about 420 to dead center. You’re not wrong. But other than the Cleveland gear bag he used, you’d never know. He never “big leagued” anyone out there.
@CoachSwit And sadly those are often the teams winning games. Not because they developed players, but because they yelled loudest and convinced players other folks developed to move to them. Then show off plastic rings, sell more snake oil, rinse and repeat. Sucks for real coaches.
@QUALITYREPSBSBL@3leftsbaseball Truth. If you’re a D1 commit you’d better be playing immediately. If not, you’ll keep getting over-recruited by lower-level guys getting their game rep’s. Your D1 coach no longer cares if his staff developed you. They’ll find someone that ANYBODY could have developed.
@QUALITYREPSBSBL@3leftsbaseball Yep. I agree with the OP, but until colleges (and high schools) get on that ship, this is how guys are going to keep chasing making teams.
@Quags57 DePaul beats Georgia Tech, Dallas Comegys career high scoring game, Rod Strickland nearly 30…INXS and Soup Dragons, Depeche Mode, NIN, Wolves hockey, Globetrotters, Illini in Old Style Classic in 1989.
@notgaetti Clint spoke at Illinois HS Baseball Coaches convention this past winter. He and Jim Thome did a Q&A together. Couldn’t have put two better people together who happen to have a little baseball knowledge, too. 😀 Was an amazing session!
@bruce_lambert@BBGreatMoments “Nen spelled backwards is…huh huh hee…Nen. Would ya look at that. Hey Arnie, get a shot of the guy in the floppy hat!”. 🤣
@JohnnyVanBee@BaseballDudes48 I will die on this hill. Can’t agree more. Talk between innings on choices the PLAYERS made. As a coach, did you win today’s game, or did you lay the groundwork for these kids to love playing and win more games for themselves in future? Build YOUR castle, or the KINGDOM?
@CoachBeede Not one game, but every game…my son showing mudita when things go well for his teammates whether he’s playing in the game or not. Not measurable, but huge if you have some of those guys. And I’m so proud of him for being that way.
@Matt_from_earth …Those kids made teams, kept getting more experience and better resources, and kept getting so much better than the kids who didn’t make those teams at young ages, meaning the kids left behind early were never able to catch up. Fascinating book.
@Matt_from_earth Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” touches on something similar. At a youth hockey tournament he noticed most of the players were born in three specific months. Was the age cutoff months when teams formed and nine months difference was a huge advantage…