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Jared Mitchell's high school baseball career
Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:04 pm
The announcers always talk about how Jared Mitchell is not a developed player. Did he not play in high school?
Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:05 pm to pelicanpride
Nope. Apparently he has never seen a baseball before he got to Omaha.
Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:06 pm to pelicanpride
he played in high school but his focus has always been on football until now
Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:07 pm to GeauxTigers310
i'm sure the fact that he's always played multiple sports throughout the year does have an effect. as opposed to most big time baseball prospects who do baseball year round and have done so for years.
Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:08 pm to pelicanpride
He has been playing baseball for as long as the other guys on the team. I played against him when i was younger in USSSA ball. I don't understand why they have to say this all the time. The only reason they would have is that he also had to concentrate on football, but so did a bunch of our guys in high school. I'm willing to bet at least half of our players were football players as well and a bunch were even quaterbacks.
Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:13 pm to chucknorris89
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I'm willing to bet at least half of our players were football players as well and a bunch were even quaterbacks.
how many tried to play college baseball in the SEC while also playing football?
thats the point they are always referring too. shite its not that hard to understand
Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:16 pm to pelicanpride
debate club only, the reason why he is well spoken
Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:16 pm to Lester Earl
I understand that, but to say he is unpolished is an incorrect statement in my opinion. Since he and chad jones play baseball does that make them unpolished football players?
This post was edited on 6/19/09 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:20 pm to chucknorris89
No but they have an adjustment period... I can tell you the baseball players I know in high school they played both but their focus was baseball.
So even during football season they were at batting cages. Mitchell/Jones being so good at football probably put more focus and effort into it. Thus resulting in a delay when they come back to start working on baseball...
Hitting a 90 mph baseball is hard to do, I imagine its harder to do after not seeing one for 4-6 months out of year.
Also there is a body adjustment, I am sure. Teaching your body not to swing at pitches Working on bad habits that you can develop by not playing every day or practicing every day.
So even during football season they were at batting cages. Mitchell/Jones being so good at football probably put more focus and effort into it. Thus resulting in a delay when they come back to start working on baseball...
Hitting a 90 mph baseball is hard to do, I imagine its harder to do after not seeing one for 4-6 months out of year.
Also there is a body adjustment, I am sure. Teaching your body not to swing at pitches Working on bad habits that you can develop by not playing every day or practicing every day.
This post was edited on 6/19/09 at 4:22 pm
Posted on 6/19/09 at 4:21 pm to chucknorris89
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I understand that, but to say he is unpolished is an incorrect statement in my opinion
he's very unpolished
but if u cant see the improvement from last year to this year when he took off football, then i dont know what to say
Posted on 6/19/09 at 5:22 pm to pelicanpride
Yep, was drafted by the Twins out of high school, top 10 rounds I believe.
Posted on 6/19/09 at 5:24 pm to chucknorris89
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I understand that, but to say he is unpolished is an incorrect statement in my opinion. Since he and chad jones play baseball does that make them unpolished football players?
no because neither guy, until jared this year, missed any sort of football practice. they did however, skip out months of the baseball regular season
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