Tigerfan1274

I was 5’4” and the end of my freshman year of high school. Finished my JR year at 6’0”.

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He just did it again.

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Geez. He's special.

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They were studs at 12 but just solid in HS? I honestly lost track of them.

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One of the players was committed to LSU but battled injuries. Think he is in JUCO. Several others signed with JUCOs and DII schools. Solid high school careers but none were really stars or big time prospects except the one I mentioned earlier.

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BBCOR bats are getting hotter every year but that’s still incredibly hot.

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Yup. We start seeing too many exit velos in that range, they will scale the bats back once again.

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He has a really good fastball,

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Good velocity, but at times it looks flat and very hittable.

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I don’t think I would send my kids there because imo HS is about more than pure academics and sports. Lots of other experiences that shape your future that those kids are missing out on.

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That would be my biggest issue. And I don't think getting an elite team together to beat traditional high schools is going to get them any more prepared for the next level. Something that Jay Johnson said that I completely agree with is that jumping from high school to the SEC is the biggest jump they will have in their baseball careers. Much more steep of an incline than going from college ball to professional ball unless Rob Manfred decides to whack a couple of levels of minor league ball and they have to start in AA. Been in the Lake Charles area a long time and have seen a ton of "can't miss" prospects that couldn't hit their weight in college and some never heard from again. And that's not the fault of the whatever high school they attended. It's just that hard. Many just can't generate the bat speed to catch up to what is being thrown in big time college ball.

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I can't watch the video right now, but isn't this right around the OJ chase?

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I think it was the day after. On June 17, you had Griffey tying Ruth's record for fastest to 30, Palmer playing his last round in a US Open, start of the first World Cup on US Soil, the OJ Chase, and an NBA Finals game. It was unbelievable day.

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Barbe had 4 errors

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Next Barbe practice will be miserable.

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actually the opposite...if he is throwing that much, hopefully he did do a 4-6 week on ramp.

every single HS baseball player that pitches should be starting their on ramp in December right after christmas.

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An on ramp is completely different than going max effort in the off season to impress a scout.

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complete eye wash. there are no big PG or PBR events after mid oct anyways. most are in middle of HS fall scrimmages come mid oct to mid nov anyways

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There were enough to have this decision by MLB lauded by many High School coaches, including the one at Barbe.

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The baseball schedule was finalized months ago, not last week.

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True, but baseball game times are moved on short notice all the time. Probably going to move Saturday to a DH on Sunday. Now that you know the temps opening weekend are going to be mild, why not move one to the evening?

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1) Send ICE and border agents to known companies employing illegals, these companies are everywhere, make an example to other companies what's coming their way.

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lol. When are you guys going to learn Trump has no interest in doing this. Many of these companies are ran by executives who are Trump donors.