State champs in High School twice.. Played CF
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I played hoops in Metro Detroit until I was 18. 6'4" 220 lbs by the time I was in 9th grade. I played Center and Power Forward, I was recruited as a Small Forward by Penn State. I was an inconsistent scorer at best, shitty at worst, so I was not offered an athletic scholarship. They wanted to tag me, which was meaningless for me because I was a good student. I could have been accepted and gone to school there without a tag. End of the day I decided to go to SAE Institute in Nashville to become an Audio Engineer.
I was god awful at baseball. Couldn't even hit the ball. God awful at football too. In 9th grade I played Tight End but I couldn't block or catch so I got moved to defense. Floated around a bunch of different defensive positions through 10th grade and that was it for me.
If I had to go back through high school and do all those things over again, I would have never played football. I had 4 diagnosed concussions, and I would absolutely suspect at least 2-3 undiagnosed ones too. I know for a fact they've affected my personality which scares the absolute dog shit out of me.
You were asking about baseball. Sorry for ranting.Comment -
Played two years for the Terps....then academic and housing probation in the same semester,and that was that. In summers for 3 years played for the Jersey City Indians, had a mean moving fastball,helped out alot being a southpaw.....The glory days??Comment -
bottom line is jocks rarely successful in life..very few ever make it
Nerds win in the long runComment -
Little League. 2-6 grade then I just quit playing cuz I got sick of missing out on summer. Was Bullshit would make us play Superleague that shit would go forever sometimes.Comment -
I was pretty close to making the LL WS. We only made the regionals in Ohio, but we lost 1-0 and 2-1 to Youngstown Boardman in a best of 3 series. They ended up mercying every team in the state tournament, beating each team by 12-15 runs each. After that was the super regionals, and they ended up 1 run away from the LLWS. They lost the superregional championship... 3-2, and gave up 2 unearned runs in the bottom of the 6th. Our team was just an All Star team from the small town I live in but we were damn good. I remember those days like it was yesterday. I played 3B and batted 2nd... my 3 best friends to this day were also on the team. We still talk about it when we get togetherComment -
When I get kids I'm gonna force them to throw and bat lefty. Any decent lefty pitcher will get some looks
I'd also seriously think about teaching my kid a knuckleball from an early ageComment -
I played College Ball and Semi Professional for 4 summers.
If I ever saw a shift, I would have salivated.......could shoot it around the diamond.Comment -
12 years professional, 2nd ballot HoF'er. Now posting on SBR.Comment -
However one of my buddies gave up a granny to Tulo with a bid to Little League Ws on the line.. He had Stephen Vogt on his team at the timeComment -
U guys that played AAA or whatever was it close enough to MLB that the diamond smelled identical to a drum circle??Comment -
It seems by reading this thread we have a lot of failed athletesComment -
I bet half you don't even know how to swing a goddamn batComment -
Wanna teach a kid to go oppo @ a young age?? Close left field!! In sandlot or pick UP games anything to left field is an out. Force the kids to go oppo.Comment -
anybody still play adult league tournaments?Comment -
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could anybody that post here throw a 90mph pitch?Comment
