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Discussion in 'Baseball' started by Plate Dad, Oct 16, 2007.

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Jan 25, 2008 at 9:33 AM #61

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Now this is a real showcase

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HOOTERS SHOWCASE has good venue and food, with lots of fans and coaches.
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Rumor has it that Braves is trying to host this event to compete with the Impact Invite. He plans on having plenty of Hooters girls walking around handing out chicken wings.

Braves plans on being at the front gate to greet everyone.

I can't help but wonder which tournament will attract more scouts/coaches!!!

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Jan 25, 2008 at 9:55 AM #62

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Stretchlon said: ↑

Rumor has it that Braves is trying to host this event to compete with the Impact Invite. He plans on having plenty of Hooters girls walking around handing out chicken wings.

Braves plans on being at the front gate to greet everyone.

I can't help but wonder which tournament will attract more scouts/coaches!!!
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This rumor is false....I would never compete against an Andy event, but I have a feeling I might draw a few coaches.
Jan 25, 2008 at 10:14 AM #63

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Wait til the season begins. It's always the most trying part of running TBR each year. I'm glad that you have "volunteered" as a moderator
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What makes you think there is ANYTHING moderate about Stretchy? The more extreme, the better, for him. Heck, he'd be allowing virtual brass knuckles, AK47s, and IEDs. He'd have multiple usernames to fan flames, and incite name calling. He'd post inflated radar readings, false scouting reports, and nonexistent heroics of fictional ball players who play for teams yet to be named, so delusional dads could come on here and rant about all the injustices of baseball. His only criterion for the worth of a kid as it relates to baseball?? How good lookin' is...Yo Mama!!!!
Jan 25, 2008 at 10:22 AM #64

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I also enjoyed the Old Dominion Showcase Championship game which had the Hurricanes North team playing the Virginia Cardinals. A fantastic pitchers duel which was won by the Hurricanes 2-1 in extra innings. Talk about intense competition....the coaches could hardly breath!!!
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And I'm sure you cut them no slack whatsoever by being the plate ump for that game. Your twisted delight at watching coaches squirm is only exceeded by your rabid, maniacal indulgence into the give-and-take, up-and-down, back-and-forth tension that you can create for the dad of a high school pitcher.
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What makes you think there is ANYTHING moderate about Stretchy? The more extreme, the better, for him. Heck, he'd be allowing virtual brass knuckles, AK47s, and IEDs. He'd have multiple usernames to fan flames, and incite name calling. He'd post inflated radar readings, false scouting reports, and nonexistent heroics of fictional ball players who play for teams yet to be named, so delusional dads could come on here and rant about all the injustices of baseball. His only criterion for the worth of a kid as it relates to baseball?? How good lookin' is...Yo Mama!!!!
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Ahhh...the real Stretchy revealed
Jan 25, 2008 at 10:28 AM #66

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And I'm sure you cut them no slack whatsoever by being the plate ump for that game. Your twisted delight at watching coaches squirm is only exceeded by your rabid, maniacal indulgence into the give-and-take, up-and-down, back-and-forth tension that you can create for the dad of a high school pitcher.
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Ahhh... the real Stretchy, umpire, revealed
Jan 25, 2008 at 10:40 AM #67

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SoutherNo1: you really really DON"T know me well

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His only criterion for the worth of a kid as it relates to baseball?? How good lookin' is...Yo Mama!!!!
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Tryouts for the Stretchlon Stars is next Friday night at the Outback. Please bring one or the other. Your choice.
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Got your back Stretchy!

I personally think Stretchy is the best umpire that has ever been behind the plate when my kid was on the mound! Hold on a minute Richard, I need to wash something off my nose. Please remember that if we have you for any of our games this year. I've always been told that flattery will get you everywhere. Hope this is true!
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I personally think Stretchy is the best umpire that has ever been behind the plate when my kid was on the mound! Hold on a minute Richard, I need to wash something off my nose. Please remember that if we have you for any of our games this year. I've always been told that flattery will get you everywhere. Hope this is true!
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Money speaks...flattery walks
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There is one thing imo that is true for every player. Hard work is more important than the jersey you wear in the summer. If you think that if you get on a showcase team your set - your wrong! That is just a way to be seen by college coaches. But what are they going to see? A kid that was at this level in June and at the same level in Sept? Or maybe even a lower level? What I want to see I do not believe is any different than what a college coach wants to see. A player that always seems to get better. Thats a very good indication that he is going to get better while he is in college. And how do you get better? By doing the things needed to get better when no one is watching you.

Of course they are looking to ID the kids that they believe have the tools needed to compete at their level. Then they are going to continue to follow that player and watch and see how he continues to develop. When they determine that they are "sold" on this player they will make an offer. With the new 35 man roster limits that college programs are under now they can't afford to miss on guys. They need players that can play. The programs that develop their players once they are in their programs will be successfull. But that again is up to the amount of effort and dedication the player puts into that attempt by the staff. Again , I believe the player has to be the one who takes responsibility to take advantage of the opportunity afforded to him.

I can see your strengths. Once I see that Im going to bore in on your weakness's. Now if your a little slow or struggle going the other way Im going to see if you improve over the course of the year and into the next. If your the same player the next year Im going to be concerned that you are either unable to improve or unwilling to work at improving. Now Im so focused on your inability to improve, your strengths are not as impressive to me.

These 11's 10's and 09's need to understand that getting on a showcase team only means he now has an opportunity. What he does with that opportunity is now in his hands. Its like Coach Partin says "I can put you in front of the college coaches and I will. But what you do once your in front of them is up to you." Playing on the weekends is great , its fun , its competitive and its a great opportunity. But what you do during the week when no one is watching will ultimately determine what you can do on the weekends when everyone is watching.

If there was a secret formula for developing a kid into a sure fire D-1 stud someone would be selling it and making a ton of money. If there was a gizmo that you could buy that would make it happen everyone would make it happen. The fact is there is a formula for success. But it is not something that can be bought or force fed into a kid no matter how bad the parent wants it for their kid. Its a burning desire and a passion for the game. And the work ethic needed to be the best you can be. For some that will take longer to equate into baseball success. They may end up at a D-3 school and blossum into a draft pick. For some it may be what was needed just to be a good high school player. But regardless of what level you achieve you will never achieve what you could have without it.

Developing players takes first and foremost a player that is willing to do what it takes to be developed. Without that their can be no develpment. There are alot of talented kids that ride that talent. But one day they can not ride that ride any longer. And then it comes down to who knows what it takes and who is willing to do what it takes to compete. Those will be the players that continue to improve and develop. And in the end they will be the ones left standing on the field when everyone else has moved on to other things in life. And when those players that have learned this through athletics hang up the cleats. They will take these same lessons they learned on the baseball field with them into their lives as grown adults. And they will be successfull. Because the same things that make you a winner on the baseball field will make you a winner in life.

OK Im off the soap box now. But I do get tired of hearing people say "If I could just get on the _________ team I would be set." No if you get off that damn X Box and get to work and dedicate yourself to being the best you can be you will know how good you could be. And you wont have time to worry about what other people are doing. You will be too busy taking care of your own business to care what others are doing.
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I've read quite a few posts on this topic over the last 8 or 10 years. This is...by far...the truest I've read.

Talent and passion, alone, won't take you to the upper pinnacles of the game. It is the consistent hard work born of dedication that connects talent and passion with a high degree of success.

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