Kelly Baseball

Big Bubba....Nathan Ross....no question about it.

Wow!    HC is supposed to be a powerhouse this season.  Big win for the Bulldogs, and rookie Brett Brown.  Congratulations!

Thank you for your thread, Admin.  I am a coach, and I appreciate what you said....not an appreciation of thanks, but just as an acknowledgement.  IMO, things have really gotten out of hand as far as parents playing a bigger role in their kids' athletics, and it's good to see that other people have noticed.

How do you get a ground out sac?  Just because a run scores does not make it a sacrifice.

Do I detect a "stat rat" in our midst?    ???  ;D

Select ball vs. League ball is such a tired argument, yet it takes up tons of space on sites like this.  Saying that what we're doing right now isn't working because our HS teams aren't winning the state title is a little bit unfair, in my opinion.  I don't really think that is a reflection of league ball vs. select ball, either.  It could be any number of reasons, none of the least bit being that kids are just getting better everywhere.  WestEnd1 made a great point when he said that after the age of 14 or so, the athlete just sorta takes over.  I agree with that, but I'll also say that when I kid is a 15 year old freshman, and he's only played "open bases" for 2 seasons, he's not quite as well-versed as a kid who has done it since the age of 10 or so.

As with everything else, you get out of it what you put into it.  Depending upon the organization you play with, or the coaching staff your son plays for, or the surrounding talent on your ballclub, your experience will vary.  If you want to get better, and if you are willing to put in the time, I expect you will improve at a faster rate than those who do not.

What does good luck to png and their umps mean

Good luck in the playoffs and MAYBE you can get the same umpires as tonight....Got it?

Sounds like a whiiiinnnner to me.

Nope just calling it like I seen it tonight....So how much did it cost yall?

Critter....seriously....  If you listen to ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd, he has a great saying.  He says, "Say it aloud before you do it.  If it sounds stupid when you say it, it probably isn't a great idea to do it."  Maybe you should have done that before you started typing.  Poor thing.

Why scolded for shoulder therapy? heck be throwing again in a couple of weeks because of it. As far as 16U ball in the spring time goes, there is. As long as theyre not playing varsity baseball.

They should play select if they have the opportunity. As long as theyre managed responsibly its a great thing to be a part of.

Who is it that's hurt?  I hope he's okay!

As far as meaningless tournaments go, theyre 14-16 years old. In the long run these tournaments are pretty much meaningless. Yes, its experience which Im a huge fan of, but they still have 4-6 more years of baseball at least before theyre done.

Why continue pitch a young kid as well as play him at ss, when he can hardly pick up a baseball. Tell the kid to go home and ice it and massage it every night and he'll be ok. Why wouldnt you advise him to see a doctor? If you cared about him and his arm as much as you should you would. The kid is now going to therapy for his shoulder.

Well whomever is responsible for that kid going to therapy needs to be scolded.  However, I think those kids are only 14, not 14-16.  There's no 16U baseball in the Spring.  But maybe I'm wrong...it sounds like you're pretty close to the situation, so you must have some inside knowledge.  Please keep us in the loop, and thanks. 

That being said, where would you suggest that these 8th graders play baseball in the springtime? 

too bad they risk their young arms to win meaningless tourneys.

Please elaborate, Scrap.  I'm curious to hear at least some of your wealth of knowledge that shows how a 14U team winning a "meaningless tourney" means they "risked their young arms."  Is there a new league that allows you to play/compete/win withOUT having someone pitch?  Please, do share, because I'm very interested!

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Congratulations, Timmy.  Now win the job, and keep it up!

Coaching is not about luck, or about getting good/bad breaks.  Coaching is about preparation.  Most coaches will tell you that the easiest part of coaching is during the games on Tuesday and Friday nights.  If you haven't prepared your kids for the situations that they may face, then you are not sure how they will respond.  However, if you've prepared them the way that you should, it unfolds almost the way that you imagined it.  That's why the better teams always try and play "up" during the pre-district season.  That way, you can deal with getting outmanned by better talent early on, and learning to win anyway as the season rolls on.

Errors, bad calls, postponed games, etc.....those things don't work against a coach and make him good or bad at his job.  The truest measure of how good a coach is happens when his ex-players who don't go on to play at the next level still show up at his games and support him.  That's when you know you're a good coach.  Will all of that in mind, now we know why this forum doesn't allow people to jump in and bash coaches.  Everyone likes to blame the coach when they lose, then they give him all of the credit when they win.  It's kinda like playing quarterback - too much blame, AND too much credit.  A great coach doesn't want credit, he wants improvement and accountability from his kids.

1) There's probably more to it than you say.

2) I'm sure they were warned more than once to not be there.

I'll take your word for it, but I'd still have to see it to believe it, Coop.

""If week to week, then HF would have shown ahead of Jasper the week they won. Looks to me it has been a 4A then 3A ranking. Yes, I can see there is the token 5A school and that LCM is falling.""

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HF is not very good.  They do not belong on a Top 10 area list.

DD was dominant.  He just hid the ball so well, and kept challenging guys, and they had no shot.  It was fun to watch. 

It would have been a lot worse, had Shane Waddell not come in and shut down the Panthers' bats for the final 3 innings.  He kept the Bears in it, and they almost made it back.

Great game

Well said, WestEnd1

Stefan Leger from LCM is as good as you'll find behind the plate in SE Texas.  He gets overlooked in that monster offensive lineup they've got. 

Jude Vidrine has been hot practically all season for Nederland, and Connor McDonald seems to score at least twice every game that Kelly plays.

That response is the reason I was hesitant to write that post, because I knew that all the defensive replies would start flying in.  Obviously, this forum is intended to give people a place to voice their opinions, and I'm glad for it.  I just notice that whenever there are players who happen to play Babe Ruth, it never goes without mention that they were a Babe Ruth All Star.  Just my opinion, not intended to start what will likely become a huge ordeal.

What MCsports didn't mention was a large amount of the time those kids are not only Babe-Ruth all-stars, but are playing in the BR World Series against talent from all over the nation.  A big honor.

 

Yes your right it is a very big honor to play against some of the top talent in america and some future pros. The team that beat the 16 year old all stars this year could beat png hands down they were an amazing team and not only that but we have one of the top Sr Babe Ruths in the country expescially in the 16 year old divison  they have been in the finals of the world series two years in a row and i think a couple other years before that they also won it in 2002 so dont dog the babe ruth leauge you wouldnt like to read this as a player and see somebody say that your hardwork and achivements mean nothing because the allstar teams are selected before the season even beagin which they are not so get your facts straight and think about others swingit and trust me those players do read this site

Man that's a long sentence.  Why is everyone so defensive when someone from the outside questions how things work over there?

That response is the reason I was hesitant to write that post, because I knew that all the defensive replies would start flying in.  Obviously, this forum is intended to give people a place to voice their opinions, and I'm glad for it.  I just notice that whenever there are players who happen to play Babe Ruth, it never goes without mention that they were a Babe Ruth All Star.  Just my opinion, not intended to start what will likely become a huge ordeal.

Still no answer for the pinch hit? Any Nederland people have an answer?

It's simple lefty against righty.

So youre saying pinch hit So Taguchi for Albert Pujols just because of the matchup?

(So Taguchi is Right Handed, too)  :-[

On a side note, I'm still not sure why playing for a Babe Ruth All Star team makes someone such a great player in everyone's eyes.  I'm not singling out anyone - especially Jude Vidrine, because he has been carrying the club offensively at times this Spring - but why is that always the criteria whenever a Bulldog is mentioned?  Isn't there anything else in SETX baseball that can showcase a HS player's abilities besides making an All Star team that is more or less predetermined before the regular season begins?  No disrespect intended, but that's always been a question of many people not from Mid-County.  ???

Wasn't Craus the guy over there?  Can anyone from Dayton help me on that one, please???

If Brook plans on going to the postseason, this is one of the 3 or 4 teams that they're gonna have to sweep.  We'll find out tonight if that matters to them or not...or if they're still feeling sorry for themselves for losing so many seniors from '07.

IMO, the worst way to lose happened to us. We were down 5 to 3 with runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th, line drive to left center and one run scores but the next run gets gunned down on a perfect throw at home. VERY FRUSTRATING!!!

But you went down trying.  That is the very important.

"Trying"?  Trying only means that you failed.  No one tells you "good try" or "good effort" when you succeed, they tell you "good job."  People who reward trying aren't giving their players much credit.  Trying should be a guarantee every time you step onto the field.  8)

4-0 Atascocita. 

Atascocita is now 15-2

glad to see a local doing good..I heard Berkman pomised him at least 40 ab this season..

Why's the Astros' First Baseman "pomising" anything to a Freshman baseball player at LSU?  Just curious.  ???