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re: FYI for all you Travel ball parents
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:02 pm to SteveLSU35
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:02 pm to SteveLSU35
This is from an article in 2014.
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David Mendell, a freelance writer and former reporter for the Chicago Tribune, coaches Oak Park Youth Baseball outside Chicago. The shortstop ranged nimbly to his right, scooped up a sharp grounder and unleashed a strong throw to first base. Seeing the athletic play by my son, a burly fellow leaned against the chain-link fence. “You’ve got a nice little ballplayer there,” the man, Mike Adams, told me. “You should think about getting him into a full-time travel program. The sooner, the better.” I was a neophyte in the byzantine world of youth baseball, and Adams’s husky voice carried the resonance of a father who had logged many hours behind caged dugouts. Yet I had to chuckle. “Mike,” I said, “Nate’s just 9. Full-time travel baseball, really?”
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Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:02 pm to STLDawg
Jayden could always be the first though
We actually have a Jayden and a Noah, a Chase, and a Harrison. plus many more
We actually have a Jayden and a Noah, a Chase, and a Harrison. plus many more
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:06 pm to The Torch
My son’s teammate is named Seamus. That’s legit. It just sounds like a few bodily fluids and parts mixed up.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:08 pm to The Torch
Any Peytons?
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:24 pm to TechDawg2007
Stick with Little League.
LittleLeague.com
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Little League® Graduates Ready To Shine On MLB Opening Day
The earliest start in MLB history, the 2018 MLB Opening Day festivities will feature Little League alumni from all around the world, including NL Rookie of the Year Cody Bellinger (Chandler (Ariz.) Little League), AL Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge (Linden (Calif.) Little League), World Series MVP George Springer (Walicki Little League – New Britain, Conn.), NL Reliever of the Year Kenley Jansen (Willemstad, Curacao), and newest international rookie sensation Shohei Ohtani (Mizusawa Little League – Oshu, Japan).
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Among the graduates are an elite group of only 10 MLB players who have also played in the Little League Baseball® World Series in Williamsport, Pa.
Cody Bellinger - Los Angeles Dodgers – Chandler (Ariz.) National LL – 2007 LLBWS
Michael Conforto – New York Mets – Redmond (Wash.) North LL – 2004 LLBWS
Todd Frazier – New York Mets – Toms River (N.J.) American LL – 1998 LLBWS
Randal Grichuk – Toronto Blue Jays – Lamar National LL (Richmond, Texas) – 2003 & 2004 LLBWS
Scott Kingery - Philadelphia Phillies - Ahwatukee (Ariz.) LL - 2006 LLBWS
Lance Lynn – Minnesota Twins – Brownsburg (Ind.) LL – 1999 LLBWS
Yusmeiro Petit – Oakland Athletics – Coquivacoa LL (Maracaibo, Venezuela) – 1994 LLBWS
Jurickson Profar – Texas Rangers – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curaçao) – 2004 LLBWS
Jonathan Schoop - Baltimore Orioles - Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curaçao) - 2004 LLBWS
Devon Travis – Toronto Blue Jays – East Boynton Beach (Fla.) LL – 2003 LLBWS
Along with the 10 players, Tampa Bay Rays Manager Kevin Cash (Northside Little League – Tampa, Fla.) played in the 1989 LLBWS and will be starting his fourth season as the manager for the Rays in 2018.
LittleLeague.com
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:25 pm to TechDawg2007
My little guy has a cannon and hits for high average.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:26 pm to Jizzamo311
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We decided we wanted to keep the boys together, and just have more control of practice and coaching
Yep. Case in point.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:31 pm to TechDawg2007
Unfortunately, this trend will only get worse. The local leagues can not compete with the facilities that they are rolling out these days. These kids are already playing too much baseball imo. The amount of arm/shoulder surgeries in these young kids is super alarming.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:33 pm to mjax57
I am glad I let my kids play multiple sports. We played Travel ball but he also played football and soccer.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:35 pm to Uncle JackD
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Where’d y’all find room for dat 30A sticker?
Multiple yetis.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:36 pm to Gulf Coast Tiger
They have the Gulfport Sportsplex when they were young? All they need is some football fields out there to complete the season place.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:39 pm to Gulf Coast Tiger
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I am glad I let my kids play multiple sports. We played Travel ball but he also played football and soccer.
Everyone on both of my kids' teams is very cognizant of over doing it with these young kids. There are a lot of teams here in Houston who are year round, balls to the wall baseball all of the time. Pretty much every kid on both of our teams plays multiple sports. Mine play select baseball, football, and basketball and the other plays select baseball, soccer, and basketball. I refuse to pigeon hole my kids into one sport until high school if that's what they want, but I will encourage them to play as many sports as possible no matter their age. If kids only do one sport, they get burned out on it. They will be active no matter what whether they like it or not. If you don't want to play this sport, you better find something else to do during that season.
This post was edited on 1/30/19 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:40 pm to Gaston
Bryce Harper played in coopertown for a different team about every week when he was 12u.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:41 pm to Tiger Ryno
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I'm just kidding around. I. Coach as well... In rec ball.
I caught dat
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:45 pm to Gaston
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They have the Gulfport Sportsplex when they were young? All they need is some football fields out there to complete the season place.
Yes and they use the soccer fields as football fields. Both of my kids played on the soccer fields there and my son played lots of baseball their
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:46 pm to Marlo Stanfield
My son has also coached HS baseball and soccer while he has been in college.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:48 pm to sabanisarustedspoke
quote:way way more of the current MLBers played travel ball than little leauge
To start with, I'm not sure there has been an 8U world series for a real long time. Secondly, there have been a ton of MLB players play on tv in the little league world series and that is just one of the 100+ 12U leagues that take it a little too far. But I do see where you're trying to go.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:51 pm to RealityTiger
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Because travel ball parents are a special lot. It's like the little league dad who tries way too hard to live vicariously through his son, but on steroids.
1. The local Dixie league here has ALOT more bad behavior than I have ever witnessed at travel tournaments.
2. To the point of the OP, I have never heard a reference to their son play major league baseball as a goal, hell, I have never heard about college scholarships.
3. Travel dads are a pretty benign bunch, we just want to go to parks that have a place to set up the tent and dont check the icechests.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 3:53 pm to jkylejohnson
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Any of y'all baws have a kid on any of the Canes teams? The Canes black team coached by Brad cresse is unreal lol
Leo’s Tigers would beat them.
This post was edited on 1/30/19 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 1/30/19 at 4:00 pm to jac1280
Oh yeah ? Never heard of them. We have to come to those Traction fields for a couple tournaments a year. Some of those teams in BR are pretty salty.
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