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Post by Graysox dad on Apr 8, 2021 18:38:09 GMT -5
How did we get brought into this muck when we only played 21 games at 12U and didn't have any guest players. Billy wasn't a guest he came to the team.
Thanks again for all the comedy.
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Post by Hoes on Apr 8, 2021 20:45:23 GMT -5
The hoes are laughing
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Post by Jim on Apr 9, 2021 18:03:19 GMT -5
Where are all the GAC / 5 Stat Palacios players going to HS? Years before, GAC has produced many private school players.
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Post by RBA Coach on Apr 11, 2021 18:08:15 GMT -5
Hi Everyone,
Have not been out here lately. Looks like the same things are still going though. I would like to end a debate on something. Gambrills is the #1 team in MD. Period. I was just in Richmond, went 2 and 2 with RBA, losing a 3 run game to Gambrills late (it was our 3rd game, their 4th game, of the weekend). I watched them several times, including in the game we lost to them after having a lead that they came back and won from behind on. Here are some facts for everyone: 1) They have pitching depth, and I didn't see any guest players. I counted 11 or 12 guys and it was the same guys all weekend and the usual suspects out there competing. 2) They hit, top to bottom, very well, you cannot take a pitch off in any count with their line up. It's a chess match or a boxing match for the entire game however you want to put it. 3) Once they started using their best pitching, they went on a run and won 4 straight games including beating the VA Stars Camp team and being in a very close game right now with Seminoles Fletcher (1 and 2 in Virginia) which who knows how it will end.
Regardless of what anyone feels or personal beefs they have, give credit to the players and the coaches, until someone in MD can consistently beat Gambrills a few times in the next 12 months, not a 1-game gig where they win a close one, all teams have bad days, they are the team to beat. And there are about 8 to 10 teams in Maryland who consistently play Gambrills close, frankly I am proud to be part of that bunch of teams you all know who you are I don't need to make a list. What Gambrills just did is they just showed that teams from MD are no longer at the bottom of the power rankings in the mid atlantic region of the US. Stars Camp, Seminoles, Rich Braves (with 16 players pulled from all of their teams), MA Show, Invaders...all were there and all lost to Gambrills or lost to teams who lost to Gambrills in a 6 or 7 game run.
Let's take a turn for a change to be positive, look in the mirror at our behavior on this board as grown adults, and congratulate a bunch of boys who deserve some congratulations for a very good weekend. Hats off guys and congrats to your players.
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Post by RBA on Apr 11, 2021 18:10:09 GMT -5
Hi Everyone, Have not been out here lately. Looks like the same things are still going though. I would like to end a debate on something. Gambrills is the #1 team in MD. Period. I was just in Richmond, went 2 and 2 with RBA, losing a 3 run game to Gambrills late (it was our 3rd game, their 4th game, of the weekend). I watched them several times, including in the game we lost to them after having a lead that they came back and won from behind on. Here are some facts for everyone: 1) They have pitching depth, and I didn't see any guest players. I counted 11 or 12 guys and it was the same guys all weekend and the usual suspects out there competing. 2) They hit, top to bottom, very well, you cannot take a pitch off in any count with their line up. It's a chess match or a boxing match for the entire game however you want to put it. 3) Once they started using their best pitching, they went on a run and won 4 straight games including beating the VA Stars Camp team and being in a very close game right now with Seminoles Fletcher (1 and 2 in Virginia) which who knows how it will end. Regardless of what anyone feels or personal beefs they have, give credit to the players and the coaches, until someone in MD can consistently beat Gambrills a few times in the next 12 months, not a 1-game gig where they win a close one, all teams have bad days, they are the team to beat. And there are about 8 to 10 teams in Maryland who consistently play Gambrills close, frankly I am proud to be part of that bunch of teams you all know who you are I don't need to make a list. What Gambrills just did is they just showed that teams from MD are no longer at the bottom of the power rankings in the mid atlantic region of the US. Stars Camp, Seminoles, Rich Braves (with 16 players pulled from all of their teams), MA Show, Invaders...all were there and all lost to Gambrills or lost to teams who lost to Gambrills in a 6 or 7 game run. Let's take a turn for a change to be positive, look in the mirror at our behavior on this board as grown adults, and congratulate a bunch of boys who deserve some congratulations for a very good weekend. Hats off guys and congrats to your players. Nice post Steve!
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Post by Search function is key on Apr 11, 2021 18:30:41 GMT -5
That is not Steve. Excellent post RBA coach. Congratulations to Gambrills they almost did it. That was amazing stuff watching on GameChanger!
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Post by RBA Coach on Apr 11, 2021 18:39:47 GMT -5
Correct, not steve. Steve was still busy with the kids down there trying to win the final game folks. Good luck to everyone this year. I am going to sign off of this site for good. It's just impossible to be positive and talk about regional ball beyond MD and give congrats to folks...too many people with personal adult vendettas just don't get it. When you re-read this stuff in 10 years you will be ashamed - I hope your adult kids don't read it then, if it is still around. Again, best of luck folks, and congrats again for a good showing down there guys and several very good/competitive CRAB games already occurring this year between very good teams. Glad that Dan still puts that together and takes his time to run it for us all.
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Post by Cool on Apr 12, 2021 6:29:36 GMT -5
Great run by Gambrills. Very impressive.
Even before this tournament, there was no doubt in my mind they were the best team in the state. They pull kids from other teams. That is okay if you're playing in regional tournaments, which they had not done nearly enough in the past. Instead, they'd celebrate three-team tourney wins with celebratory coach pics. Coaches, not players, have always fed the perception of a clown show.
Now on to a more important topic. How many pitches did their pitchers throw? What about other MD-based teams this weekend? How many pitches should kids being throwing in a game at this point? Do plastic trophies pay for TJ surgeries?
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Post by Greg on Apr 12, 2021 6:39:28 GMT -5
Thoughts on throwing a kid 50 pitches in the morning and then using him again the same day for 30?
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Post by Paul on Apr 12, 2021 7:38:08 GMT -5
I’d suggest you start with VA Stars baseball team and pitch counts. Shawn pitched at George Mason, pitched in bigs for 10 years. He also is the current pitching coach at George Mason. Start there and then compare to all the teams. The Triple Crown tournament is an insane one given the amount of games in 2 days. Is it a dumb tournament? Yes. Will you play probably the best teams on the east coast? Probably yes. Are the kids developing playing top competition and getting challenged? Yes You can’t have it both ways. The best teams in any age group get blasted for smoking local tournaments and blasted for playing in tournaments like triple crown. I just wish more dads on here actually had successful baseball careers instead of living vicariously through their kids. The internet and youtube has made every dad a baseball genius.
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Post by Mr Coach on Apr 12, 2021 7:48:36 GMT -5
I’d suggest you start with VA Stars baseball team and pitch counts. Shawn pitched at George Mason, pitched in bigs for 10 years. He also is the current pitching coach at George Mason. Start there and then compare to all the teams. The Triple Crown tournament is an insane one given the amount of games in 2 days. Is it a dumb tournament? Yes. Will you play probably the best teams on the east coast? Probably yes. Are the kids developing playing top competition and getting challenged? Yes You can’t have it both ways. The best teams in any age group get blasted for smoking local tournaments and blasted for playing in tournaments like triple crown. I just wish more dads on here actually had successful baseball careers instead of living vicariously through their kids. The internet and youtube has made every dad a baseball genius. I agree with most of this. What is a successful baseball career? Not every coach played Pro ball of even college ball. Also, good coaches are not always the coaches that played high-level baseball. One of the best coaches my son ever played for only played HS ball (he was a starter and played all 4 years for a very good team), but played D1 in a different sport. However, the coach knew how to coach even with a kid on the team. I agree with the competition aspect at triple crown. I looked at brackets on the website and it appeared to be a hell of a bracket style tournament. It is a tough tournament and takes a bunch of arms to get the job done.
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Post by Paul on Apr 12, 2021 7:54:39 GMT -5
My college coach was one of the smartest baseball minds in the country and didn’t play beyond HS. But, there are far more people that didn’t play and don’t know than ones that did and do. It’s obvious watching games around here and reading these comments.
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Post by Mr Coach on Apr 12, 2021 8:04:07 GMT -5
My college coach was one of the smartest baseball minds in the country and didn’t play beyond HS. But, there are far more people that didn’t play and don’t know than ones that did and do. It’s obvious watching games around here and reading these comments. That is the truth! Great coaches are rare, and travel baseball has watered down the youth coaching system. I lived in CA for a long time and when my oldest son was coming up the coaches stayed with the age group. The 12u, 13u, 14u etc coaches were always those age group coaches. Each year the players in the organization moved on to different coaches instead of johnny and sallys dad coaching the team for years. I liked this, but requires coaches to get paid. It seems like organizations here rather not do that or its too much work.
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Post by Coolio on Apr 12, 2021 11:33:10 GMT -5
I’d suggest you start with VA Stars baseball team and pitch counts. Shawn pitched at George Mason, pitched in bigs for 10 years. He also is the current pitching coach at George Mason. Start there and then compare to all the teams. The Triple Crown tournament is an insane one given the amount of games in 2 days. Is it a dumb tournament? Yes. Will you play probably the best teams on the east coast? Probably yes. Are the kids developing playing top competition and getting challenged? Yes You can’t have it both ways. The best teams in any age group get blasted for smoking local tournaments and blasted for playing in tournaments like triple crown. I just wish more dads on here actually had successful baseball careers instead of living vicariously through their kids. The internet and youtube has made every dad a baseball genius. Way to deflect the question. What were Gambrills pitch counts? If Camp is throwing kids 100+ pitches, he's an arse too. I played college ball. It's not a prerequisite to being a great coach. If these boys end up getting TJs, even in high school, stop at the mirror and have a loooooooooooooong look.
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Post by BustaRhymes on Apr 12, 2021 11:54:04 GMT -5
I’d suggest you start with VA Stars baseball team and pitch counts. Shawn pitched at George Mason, pitched in bigs for 10 years. He also is the current pitching coach at George Mason. Start there and then compare to all the teams. The Triple Crown tournament is an insane one given the amount of games in 2 days. Is it a dumb tournament? Yes. Will you play probably the best teams on the east coast? Probably yes. Are the kids developing playing top competition and getting challenged? Yes You can’t have it both ways. The best teams in any age group get blasted for smoking local tournaments and blasted for playing in tournaments like triple crown. I just wish more dads on here actually had successful baseball careers instead of living vicariously through their kids. The internet and youtube has made every dad a baseball genius. Way to deflect the question. What were Gambrills pitch counts? If Camp is throwing kids 100+ pitches, he's an arse too. I played college ball. It's not a prerequisite to being a great coach. If these boys end up getting TJs, even in high school, stop at the mirror and have a loooooooooooooong look. If you’re so worried about pitch counts why don’t you look at their game changer and make a spreadsheet. Then report back to us since you wanna know so bad. We will all just wait for you to let us know their counts.
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