1. 06-04-15 01:59 PM #36
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    State champs in High School twice.. Played CF
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  2. 06-04-15 02:11 PM #37
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    Quote Originally Posted by bballs84 View Post
    State champs in High School twice.. Played CF
    Ever get close to making the Little League WS
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  3. 06-04-15 02:25 PM #38
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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.
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  4. 06-04-15 02:36 PM #39
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    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??
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  5. 06-04-15 02:52 PM #40
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    bottom line is jocks rarely successful in life..very few ever make it

    Nerds win in the long run
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  6. 06-04-15 03:10 PM #41
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    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.
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  7. 06-04-15 03:10 PM #42
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    bottom line is jocks rarely successful in life..very few ever make it

    Nerds win in the long run
    You must of been a hardcore strap in your day then!
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  8. 06-04-15 03:15 PM #43
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    Quote Originally Posted by packerd_00 View Post
    Ever get close to making the Little League WS
    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 together
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  9. 06-04-15 03:20 PM #44
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    I was more of the guy that hung around with the Italians that ran the schools… I played briefly football and baseball and as you all know I'm very athletic as previous videos have shown and could of played pro ball as linebacker in NFL.

    Quote Originally Posted by KiDBaZkiT View Post
    You must of been a hardcore strap in your day then!
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  10. 06-04-15 03:40 PM #45
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    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 age
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  11. 06-04-15 03:43 PM #46
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    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.
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  12. 06-04-15 03:52 PM #47
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    Quote Originally Posted by packerd_00 View Post
    Ever get close to making the Little League WS
    Nope not at all.. Just played travel ball up til high school
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  13. 06-04-15 03:53 PM #48
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    I was more of the guy that hung around with the Italians that ran the schools… I played briefly football and baseball and as you all know I'm very athletic as previous videos have shown and could of played pro ball as linebacker in NFL.
    That must of been HORRID!!!
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  14. 06-04-15 03:54 PM #49
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    12 years professional, 2nd ballot HoF'er. Now posting on SBR.
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  15. 06-04-15 03:55 PM #50
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    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 time
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  16. 06-04-15 04:20 PM #51
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    U guys that played AAA or whatever was it close enough to MLB that the diamond smelled identical to a drum circle??
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  17. 06-04-15 04:28 PM #52
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    Quote Originally Posted by bballs84 View Post
    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 time
    Seriously thats wild man.
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  18. 06-04-15 04:44 PM #53
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    It seems by reading this thread we have a lot of failed athletes
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  19. 06-04-15 04:49 PM #54
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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    At the very least High School ball.
    Played what was called in the '70's, " Police League" . 17 years old up to 22 years old. Dead pull left field hitter, could hit it a "country mile", but could never hit the high fastball. Career over. LOL.
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  20. 06-04-15 05:32 PM #55
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    I bet half you don't even know how to swing a goddamn bat
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  21. 06-04-15 05:49 PM #56
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    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.
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  22. 06-04-15 06:11 PM #57
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    I bet half you don't even know how to swing a goddamn bat
    I know that I sure as fuk don't
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  23. 06-05-15 08:29 AM #58
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    I bet half you don't even know how to swing a goddamn bat
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  24. 06-05-15 08:30 AM #59
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    bottom line is jocks rarely successful in life..very few ever make it

    Nerds win in the long run
    why is this?
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  25. 06-05-15 08:32 AM #60
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    It seems by reading this thread we have a lot of failed athletes
    Better to be a failed athelete, than a failure in life like you.
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  26. 06-05-15 08:34 AM #61
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    anybody still play adult league tournaments?
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  27. 06-05-15 08:56 AM #62
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ra77er View Post
    12 years professional, 2nd ballot HoF'er. Now posting on SBR.
    Care to indulge us/ME?
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  29. 06-05-15 10:16 AM #64
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    Quote Originally Posted by Buckandadime View Post
    Care to indulge us/ME?

    Buck I was just teasing
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  30. 06-05-15 10:27 AM #65
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dollars2Donuts View Post
    I played ball for 13 years, until I was twenty. Senior A was my last stop.

    The St. Boniface Legionaries....good times.

    I coached for seven years afterwards, Provincial Midget (16-18) was the highest level i coached. Had a few pretty damn talented kids drafted.....
    What happened to this guy?
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  31. 06-05-15 10:41 AM #66
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    I bet half you don't even know how to swing a goddamn bat
    That would have been me. But I was a pitcher.
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    could anybody that post here throw a 90mph pitch?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ra77er View Post
    Buck I was just teasing
    Ya Deeked me!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bear View Post
    could anybody that post here throw a 90mph pitch?
    Yes, JJ. He throws bullshit all day @ 90 MPH.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Buckandadime View Post
    Ya Deeked me!!
    He used to play for the Red Sox, then they realized he could hit, so they traded him.
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