the kids will be scarred for life now.

what was the pitcher doing, eating popcorn?

Ran into a Mount Carmel baseball player from the early 90s. They had a pretty good team then, ranked between 6-10 in state. Shame they didn't go downstate, I said. So close. He said, "Ah, we were happy. I mean, I was a football player who liked to play a little baseball. Today's kids are strictly baseball players. A few play football, but they've been raised to get a B+ average and turn double plays since they were eight years old. It's all they know, and it's kind of weird."

He's a high school principal now at a Catholic school in Cincinnati.

Its quite simple when he explains it. the starting pitcher is the only player that matters. you can ignore eveyone else.

lie

I think if you actually end up attending some of these high school games it may give you a better understanding of just how much more the starting pitchers affect the game than every other player combined.

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The best player on the best teams isn't always the pitcher, as Bernstein often claims.

Maybe A pitcher but not THE pitcher. One guy doesn't pitch evey game.

St. Laurence advances.....good for them.

Warren was missing one of its best bats, No. 3 hitter Matt Burch, who was unavailable due to a commitment with his summer team.

I have never in my life seen this before. You miss the Sectional championship of your Senior year to play in one of 15 plus summer tournaments you go to every year? Also by playing in the summer tourney you forfeit the right to continue playing even if your team had won.

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St. Laurence advances.....good for them.

They got shut down by Plainfield North tonight.

That is so wild that you just brought that up. That is my cousin. His H.S. coach has been giving him a hard time his whole 4 years because Matt chose playing in all star summer leagues over the high school team. This current summer team was set up by Arkansas, which is where he will be playing next year. He was not on best of terms with his coach and didn't enjoy his season despite their winning

You play for your friends, your school and yourself before you play for a coach...unless he is Joe Maddon, then everyone plays for him.

I'd never let my friend live that one down.

It is a tough call for an 18 year old. This team that he will play for will be playing in all of the showcase tournaments throughout the country and is trying to gain exposure to all of the scouts.
The ones that will suffer will be his teammates that didn't have that opportunity to play at the next level. I am sure there are some teammates feeling a little sour of his decision. He may look back on this with regret.

who knows the situation exactly. maybe coach is a cocksucker. comes a time you say enough is enough.

either that or the kid is a pussy. who knows?

Warren was missing one of its best bats, No. 3 hitter Matt Burch, who was unavailable due to a commitment with his summer team.

I have never in my life seen this before. You miss the Sectional championship of your Senior year to play in one of 15 plus summer tournaments you go to every year? Also by playing in the summer tourney you forfeit the right to continue playing even if your team had won.

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He's done at Arkansas. Not sure how he ended up there in the first place. Yet another Illinois kick back looking for a junior college. Most of these guys should start out at JC's and then move on from there but that doesn't look as cool on your PBR profile page.

He's done at Arkansas. Not sure how he ended up there in the first place. Yet another Illinois kick back looking for a junior college. Most of these guys should start out at JC's and then move on from there but that doesn't look as cool on your PBR profile page.