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Originally posted by raptor View PostIn New England, at least at that time, there were not that many. Bob Tewksbury went to my HS..my mother taught his younger brother in fourth grade. He subbed teaching sometimes and came back occasionally to our practices..you could hold out your glove and close your eyes and he would hit it.
So the question needs refining... Is it how many you have seen as developing youngsters?"He who dares to teach, must never cease to learn."
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The truth is, I've probably seen dozens, if not hundreds, of players from 8yo to 18yo who eventually made the majors and I don't even know it. If they didn't order something from me that necessitated using their name, I usually wouldn't know unless they really stood out. A couple of years ago, though, I went over records from 1995 to present and found 15 mlb'ers that I recognized. I'm sure there were probably twice that many in my orders who have played ml baseball, but I don't yet recognize. Of those, I believe 7 played rec league baseball (mostly from the Houston area except for Cliff Lee and Travis Wood). They may also have played travel later on, though.
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Originally posted by Jake Patterson View PostIn New England we have six (?) professional baseball teams (Portland, Providence, Boston, New Britain, Norwich, Worcester, New Haven) plus New York X2, plus the Cape Cod League, so we get to see a number of good ball players.
So the question needs refining... Is it how many you have seen as developing youngsters?
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Originally posted by raptor View PostYes Jake, it is more about not seeing many here at that time whom you would just "know " they'd make it to the top. There's definitely high-quality ball all over New England. If you haven't read "The Last Best League", it's a great read about a season with Schiffner and the A's, profiling Tim Stauffer, Jamie D'Antona, and a few other players."He who dares to teach, must never cease to learn."
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Is Denehy a baseball guy? That movie is awful compared to the book..it is a very fun read...like "Stolen Season" from Lamb, with more intensity. The author intimated that JS is one of the better connected coaches around..look at the schools and conferences which his players attend year over year.Last edited by raptor; 12-11-2012, 08:45 PM.
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Originally posted by raptor View PostIs Denehy a baseball guy? That movie is awful compared to the book..it is a very fun read...like "Stolen Season" from Lamb, with more intensity.
I don't think so... I believe he played football at Columbia."He who dares to teach, must never cease to learn."
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Originally posted by Roothog66 View PostThe truth is, I've probably seen dozens, if not hundreds, of players from 8yo to 18yo who eventually made the majors and I don't even know it.
1:15,000 was used years ago by the NCAA on HS baseball players making the pros."He who dares to teach, must never cease to learn."
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Originally posted by raptor View PostIs Denehy a baseball guy?
In 2006 the son of an old Army buddy of mine, a young man I watched grow up, was killed in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, by an IED (SSGT Joseph Phaneuf). The line for the wake was literally a mile long. I got into line and quickly saw that standing next to me was Brian Denehy. We got to talk and I asked him how he knew Joey... He said "I don't. I just figured coming was the right thing to do." Regardless of any of his downside... The guy earned my everlasting respect that day."He who dares to teach, must never cease to learn."
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Originally posted by clayadams View PostI'm curious about those that you never would have guessed it from.The outcome of our children is infinitely more important than the outcome of any game they will ever play
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Originally posted by Jake Patterson View PostIf we assume that 1:15,000 12 year olds make it to the Majors then that would mean at 300 MLB'ers you would need to have seen 4.5M players (14,999 X 300).
1:15,000 was used years ago by the NCAA on HS baseball players making the pros.
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