Let's talk select baseball

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Bonnettecj1
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Nice try but I don't. I also know there's not one Colton on my kid's team. But, what the hell do I know. I'm just a select dad that puts my dreams on my idiot B average kid (even though I didn't play baseball), and he maintains honor roll. But yeah, man. Keep fighting your fight. Can't wait for your kids to want to play baseball.


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Definite head scratcher as to why you're still engaging with Bo Darville. Dude is straight up trolling you and you're still reacting it to it.
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RealTalk said:

Definite head scratcher as to why you're still engaging with Bo Darville. Dude is straight up trolling you and you're still reacting it to it.
He has to be a troll, because no one could be that stupid.
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Baseball-Junkie said:

Bo Darville said:

And I love this...

"Anyone who puts in the effort and grind to get drafted, will probably be just fine for whatever needs to be done after baseball."

Hahahahahahahahahaha.

Nothing says prepping for life like being a single tracked minor league baseball wash out.

Hahahaahhahahahahahahah. Next time I need to hire an engineer I'll make sure and get their take on life lessons learned on a bus ride from stadium to stadium.


You have some of the most nonsensical posts on this thread.

Who said anything about baseball making you an expert on a totally non related specialty field? If their education qualified them for the position or they went back to school to qualify for that position -- I would absolutely place them higher than other candidates on the pecking order. They know what it takes to be the best and will most likely continue that in their next profession.


We hired an Aggie petroleum engineer who pitched 4 years for A&M. He was drafted in the seventh round after his junior year but decided to not go pro. He graduated with a 3.5 while playing college baseball. Do you not think that was a huge indication of his discipline, character and work ethic? We had absolutely no risk in hiring him. He's a great engineer now. Chris Weber, a current pitcher for the Aggies, will be this same kind of hire. Not all parents are looking for scholarships for their son and not all kids are hoping to go pro. Don't stereotype. Some special people can do it all and that is when the magic happens. There are lots of benefits other than the typical hard work, setting goals, teamwork, etc. If anyone out there does need to hire an engineer and interviews an Aggie engineer who played baseball there, I would highly recommend it. I know many people won't understand it but the feelings around a ball field are special. It's enough for me that my son now likes the feel of the first warm spring day, the way a fresh cut ball field smells, the sound of sprinklers, sunflower seeds, wants to eat right and stay in shape, and wants to coach his own sons' youth teams one day. Don't be bitter. The baseball life is a great life if you don't over do it and maintain other interests.
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Lots of short man syndrome here.
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Bo Darville said:

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If someone can put in the grind, determination, dedication to get drafted -- they have the skills to be successful at just about anything else they put their energy in to.


Like chest beating over a B average for example


You might want to check who posted that because it wasn't me.
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Baseball-Junkie said:

Bo Darville said:

Quote:


If someone can put in the grind, determination, dedication to get drafted -- they have the skills to be successful at just about anything else they put their energy in to.


Like chest beating over a B average for example


You might want to check who posted that because it wasn't me.


All of you sound the same. And you don't realize it.
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9 pages and 287 replies.....this beats some ***Hotties*** threads.
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Bonnettecj1 said:



If you were to come to one of my kid's practices you would see that the love and passion for the game is absolutely there. The team he's on preaches 4 things: love God, love your country, keep a B average in school, and love the game.


He's 9...in 3 years his passion will be getting around porn filters and getting into girls pants....maybe someone should share a select club for that...
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Guess we know who's son wasn't good enough to make the team.
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agracer said:

Bonnettecj1 said:



If you were to come to one of my kid's practices you would see that the love and passion for the game is absolutely there. The team he's on preaches 4 things: love God, love your country, keep a B average in school, and love the game.


He's 9...in 3 years his passion will be getting around porn filters and getting into girls pants....maybe someone should share a select club for that...


Colton doesn't have time for girls. He likes things like mowed grass and water sprinklers.
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I'm still blown away that someone has to preach "keeping a B average".
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JoeAggie5 said:

Guess we know who's son wasn't good enough to make the team.
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I'll weigh in here. Baseball is a great sport and can be good teacher not just about the sport but life. Many lifelong friendships can also be made as well. I'm a firm believer, that both Rec and Select provide kids a great opportunity to excel on and off the field. Some will get to keep playing beyond Youth and high school but a lot of great things can come out of playing no matter how far they go.

I've been on my local youth baseball association board for many years. All my kids have play or played in the local league and select. I'm also a coach with big time select baseball club and coach various age groups including HS age. Baseball like any sport, kids have to love it especially the hard work that comes with it. The grind can be tough just like life. I'm also a believer kids should play multiple sports as well. It's perfectly fine to sit out Fall. Even though we do Fall ball we don't run hard during the fall and work around the kids playing football. We don't push kids to play year round and if they do we don't over do it.

We do some fall S&C stuff, play a tournament or two a month and a few Fall College showcases. Also there's a lot of good clubs out there. No club is 100% perfect. The goal is to develop all kids no matter their skill set, do everything you can to try and help them succeed. Not just on the diamond but help them become good young men in life.
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JoeAggie5 said:

9 pages and 287 replies.....this beats some ***Hotties*** threads.
Mostly fueled by one prolific troll.
JoeAggie5
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you realize i was mocking the OP, right? He said it on page 1 and was serious.
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My kids are 4 and 7. If you care about how "good your kid is" at that age you're a ****ing loser.
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Bo Darville said:

My kids are 4 and 7. If you care about how "good your kid is" at that age you're a ****ing loser.

You can get a good idea of who's going to be good at the age 4/T-ball level. By 7, there is a huge difference in the rec/LL and select ball players. Now, caring about it and holding your kid back are two different things. If they suck, it's cool. If they're good and want to play better baseball, but you hold them back, you suck.

Watch the 7 year old Austin area Orange Crush team and then go watch your local LL.

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They are ****ing seven. The dads in those videos are basically sports versions of Jonbenet Ramsay's parents.
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This thread delivers.

Passion my ass. If junior came home and said no more baseball... I need a PC so I can be a fortnite pro. It's my passion Dad!

Not to mention the fornite world champion won $3MM.

Remember guys if coach had put these guys in they would have won state and been drafted!
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Baseball-Junkie said:

Bo Darville said:

My kids are 4 and 7. If you care about how "good your kid is" at that age you're a ****ing loser.

You can get a good idea of who's going to be good at the age 4/T-ball level. By 7, there is a huge difference in the rec/LL and select ball players. Now, caring about it and holding your kid back are two different things. If they suck, it's cool. If they're good and want to play better baseball, but you hold them back, you suck.

Watch the 7 year old Austin area Orange Crush team and then go watch your local LL.


You ever think the rec leagues got gutted because of people like you monetizing kids for profit?
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Can someone cliff notes this thread? Why is it still here?
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SF2004 said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

Bo Darville said:

My kids are 4 and 7. If you care about how "good your kid is" at that age you're a ****ing loser.

You can get a good idea of who's going to be good at the age 4/T-ball level. By 7, there is a huge difference in the rec/LL and select ball players. Now, caring about it and holding your kid back are two different things. If they suck, it's cool. If they're good and want to play better baseball, but you hold them back, you suck.

Watch the 7 year old Austin area Orange Crush team and then go watch your local LL.


You ever think the rec leagues got gutted because of people like you monetizing kids for profit?

Nope. They're getting gutted from stupid rules (no lead offs, USA bat regulations, practice rules, base path lengths, etc.), horribly ran leagues and not being able to address the talent level differences.

The free market is working. Better products have emerged and gutted the stubborn, archaic name brand.
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Baseball-Junkie said:

SF2004 said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

Bo Darville said:

My kids are 4 and 7. If you care about how "good your kid is" at that age you're a ****ing loser.

You can get a good idea of who's going to be good at the age 4/T-ball level. By 7, there is a huge difference in the rec/LL and select ball players. Now, caring about it and holding your kid back are two different things. If they suck, it's cool. If they're good and want to play better baseball, but you hold them back, you suck.

Watch the 7 year old Austin area Orange Crush team and then go watch your local LL.


You ever think the rec leagues got gutted because of people like you monetizing kids for profit?

Nope. They're getting gutted from stupid rules (no lead offs, USA bat regulations, practice rules, base path lengths, etc.), horribly ran leagues and not being able to address the talent level differences.

The free market is working. Better products have emerged and gutted the stubborn, archaic name brand.
Sure thing Uncle Rico.
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Bo Darville said:

They are ****ing seven. The dads in those videos are basically sports versions of Jonbenet Ramsay's parents.

Do you say the same in regards to every other aspect of life? Nah, I don't think I'll move him up to a better class. He's only seven, so I'll leave him in here with SPED kids.
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SF2004 said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

SF2004 said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

Bo Darville said:

My kids are 4 and 7. If you care about how "good your kid is" at that age you're a ****ing loser.

You can get a good idea of who's going to be good at the age 4/T-ball level. By 7, there is a huge difference in the rec/LL and select ball players. Now, caring about it and holding your kid back are two different things. If they suck, it's cool. If they're good and want to play better baseball, but you hold them back, you suck.

Watch the 7 year old Austin area Orange Crush team and then go watch your local LL.


You ever think the rec leagues got gutted because of people like you monetizing kids for profit?

Nope. They're getting gutted from stupid rules (no lead offs, USA bat regulations, practice rules, base path lengths, etc.), horribly ran leagues and not being able to address the talent level differences.

The free market is working. Better products have emerged and gutted the stubborn, archaic name brand.
Sure thing Uncle Rico.

When you lose an argument and you're down to four word, name calling replies.
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Baseball-Junkie said:

SF2004 said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

SF2004 said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

Bo Darville said:

My kids are 4 and 7. If you care about how "good your kid is" at that age you're a ****ing loser.

You can get a good idea of who's going to be good at the age 4/T-ball level. By 7, there is a huge difference in the rec/LL and select ball players. Now, caring about it and holding your kid back are two different things. If they suck, it's cool. If they're good and want to play better baseball, but you hold them back, you suck.

Watch the 7 year old Austin area Orange Crush team and then go watch your local LL.


You ever think the rec leagues got gutted because of people like you monetizing kids for profit?

Nope. They're getting gutted from stupid rules (no lead offs, USA bat regulations, practice rules, base path lengths, etc.), horribly ran leagues and not being able to address the talent level differences.

The free market is working. Better products have emerged and gutted the stubborn, archaic name brand.
Sure thing Uncle Rico.

When you lose an argument and you're down to four word, name calling replies.


Nah... Bo did all the heavy lifting on this thread.
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GreyhoundDad said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

Bo Darville said:

And I love this...

"Anyone who puts in the effort and grind to get drafted, will probably be just fine for whatever needs to be done after baseball."

Hahahahahahahahahaha.

Nothing says prepping for life like being a single tracked minor league baseball wash out.

Hahahaahhahahahahahahah. Next time I need to hire an engineer I'll make sure and get their take on life lessons learned on a bus ride from stadium to stadium.


You have some of the most nonsensical posts on this thread.

Who said anything about baseball making you an expert on a totally non related specialty field? If their education qualified them for the position or they went back to school to qualify for that position -- I would absolutely place them higher than other candidates on the pecking order. They know what it takes to be the best and will most likely continue that in their next profession.


We hired an Aggie petroleum engineer who pitched 4 years for A&M. He was drafted in the seventh round after his junior year but decided to not go pro. He graduated with a 3.5 while playing college baseball. Do you not think that was a huge indication of his discipline, character and work ethic? We had absolutely no risk in hiring him. He's a great engineer now. Chris Weber, a current pitcher for the Aggies, will be this same kind of hire. Not all parents are looking for scholarships for their son and not all kids are hoping to go pro. Don't stereotype. Some special people can do it all and that is when the magic happens. There are lots of benefits other than the typical hard work, setting goals, teamwork, etc. If anyone out there does need to hire an engineer and interviews an Aggie engineer who played baseball there, I would highly recommend it. I know many people won't understand it but the feelings around a ball field are special. It's enough for me that my son now likes the feel of the first warm spring day, the way a fresh cut ball field smells, the sound of sprinklers, sunflower seeds, wants to eat right and stay in shape, and wants to coach his own sons' youth teams one day. Don't be bitter. The baseball life is a great life if you don't over do it and maintain other interests.
Was his name Colton?
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SF2004 said:

This thread delivers.

Passion my ass. If junior came home and said no more baseball... I need a PC so I can be a fortnite pro. It's my passion Dad!

Not to mention the fornite world champion won $3MM.

Remember guys if coach had put these guys in they would have won state and been drafted!


I asked him this earlier. He dodged it.
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SF2004 said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

SF2004 said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

SF2004 said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

Bo Darville said:

My kids are 4 and 7. If you care about how "good your kid is" at that age you're a ****ing loser.

You can get a good idea of who's going to be good at the age 4/T-ball level. By 7, there is a huge difference in the rec/LL and select ball players. Now, caring about it and holding your kid back are two different things. If they suck, it's cool. If they're good and want to play better baseball, but you hold them back, you suck.

Watch the 7 year old Austin area Orange Crush team and then go watch your local LL.


You ever think the rec leagues got gutted because of people like you monetizing kids for profit?

Nope. They're getting gutted from stupid rules (no lead offs, USA bat regulations, practice rules, base path lengths, etc.), horribly ran leagues and not being able to address the talent level differences.

The free market is working. Better products have emerged and gutted the stubborn, archaic name brand.
Sure thing Uncle Rico.

When you lose an argument and you're down to four word, name calling replies.


Nah... Bo did all the heavy lifting on this thread.

He hasn't done anything other than troll by supporting mediocrity, generalizations and showing his complacent tendencies. While most everything I've said -- I believe -- I am having a little fun here, too.
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Bo Darville said:

SF2004 said:

This thread delivers.

Passion my ass. If junior came home and said no more baseball... I need a PC so I can be a fortnite pro. It's my passion Dad!

Not to mention the fornite world champion won $3MM.

Remember guys if coach had put these guys in they would have won state and been drafted!


I asked him this earlier. He dodged it.

Who dodged it? I already told you that my boy plays video games and addressed the issue for you.
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Baseball-Junkie said:

SF2004 said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

SF2004 said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

SF2004 said:

Baseball-Junkie said:

Bo Darville said:

My kids are 4 and 7. If you care about how "good your kid is" at that age you're a ****ing loser.

You can get a good idea of who's going to be good at the age 4/T-ball level. By 7, there is a huge difference in the rec/LL and select ball players. Now, caring about it and holding your kid back are two different things. If they suck, it's cool. If they're good and want to play better baseball, but you hold them back, you suck.

Watch the 7 year old Austin area Orange Crush team and then go watch your local LL.


You ever think the rec leagues got gutted because of people like you monetizing kids for profit?

Nope. They're getting gutted from stupid rules (no lead offs, USA bat regulations, practice rules, base path lengths, etc.), horribly ran leagues and not being able to address the talent level differences.

The free market is working. Better products have emerged and gutted the stubborn, archaic name brand.
Sure thing Uncle Rico.

When you lose an argument and you're down to four word, name calling replies.


Nah... Bo did all the heavy lifting on this thread.

He hasn't done anything other than troll by supporting mediocrity, generalizations and showing his complacent tendencies. While most everything I've said -- I believe -- I am having a little fun here, too.


"We hold kids to a B average"
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Baseball-Junkie said:

Bo Darville said:

SF2004 said:

This thread delivers.

Passion my ass. If junior came home and said no more baseball... I need a PC so I can be a fortnite pro. It's my passion Dad!

Not to mention the fornite world champion won $3MM.

Remember guys if coach had put these guys in they would have won state and been drafted!


I asked him this earlier. He dodged it.

Who dodged it? I already told you that my boy plays video games and addressed the issue for you.


I asked if you would support them with time and financial support if their passion was video games and they wanted to pursue that with a goal of making it professionally. You dodged.
 
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