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Post by stsfan on Apr 2, 2012 9:09:51 GMT -6
You are right FB. Outfielders need to take control of any ball they have a chance to catch.
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Post by manvel31calallen28 on Apr 2, 2012 9:35:10 GMT -6
well....first off it was the second baseman and right firlder. not two outfielders. to all you non baseball "knowers". a team ranked 1 in the state, and 3 in the "nation" is ranked that for a reason. caallen is winning. bottom line. what else could you ask for. when you win like they do, the only thing people have to talk about is there mistakes, and how there not beating teams by 20 runs. the bats changed the game forever.
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Post by FB fan on Apr 2, 2012 9:36:15 GMT -6
You are right FB. Outfielders need to take control of any ball they have a chance to catch. Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy it.
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Post by johnnyduval on Apr 2, 2012 9:40:58 GMT -6
well....first off it was the second baseman and right firlder. not two outfielders. to all you non baseball "knowers". a team ranked 1 in the state, and 3 in the "nation" is ranked that for a reason. caallen is winning. bottom line. what else could you ask for. when you win like they do, the only thing people have to talk about is there mistakes, and how there not beating teams by 20 runs. the bats changed the game forever. Ranked that for a reason? Tell that to Carroll. I wouldn't rest too much on those rankings...in fact, more times than not it is the kiss of death for a team.
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Post by stsfan on Apr 2, 2012 9:52:05 GMT -6
Agree JD. Rankings mean nothing, they are usually based on the previous teams performance. I think they actually hurt ranked teams because the kids think they are better than they really are. No substitute for hard work.
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Post by catfromwayback on Apr 2, 2012 10:40:20 GMT -6
I haven't seen all of Calallen's games this year, but I HAVE noticed one thing in the ones I have watched. Other than the 10-run deficit against GP that took an inning and a half to erase, I have not seen Calallen behind for more than 1/2 inning which tells me that they are quite capable of turning it up a notch when they need to. I have heard people say that the team looks bored until they get behind and I tend to agree up to a point. Where I don't agree is in the batter's box. If a hitter is bored in the batter's box, no matter who they are playing or who is pitching, the kid doesn't have a pulse. I can see maybe not getting a good jump on a fly ball or not using your full range on ground balls through the infield. I don't like that kind of lazy play, but I can see how it can happen. But if you are so bored that you can't focus every time when you are at bat, maybe baseball just isn't your game. I feel that Calallen has the talent to win it all this year, but talent alone is not what will do it. Hard work and focus must be included. If Calallen would play every pitch like they do when they are behind, they will bring home the hardware again. Either way, they will end up the way they deserve.
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Post by gpjohn on Apr 2, 2012 10:43:44 GMT -6
I haven't seen all of Calallen's games this year, but I HAVE noticed one thing in the ones I have watched. Other than the 10-run deficit against GP that took an inning and a half to erase, I have not seen Calallen behind for more than 1/2 inning which tells me that they are quite capable of turning it up a notch when they need to. I have heard people say that the team looks bored until they get behind and I tend to agree up to a point. Where I don't agree is in the batter's box. If a hitter is bored in the batter's box, no matter who they are playing or who is pitching, the kid doesn't have a pulse. I can see maybe not getting a good jump on a fly ball or not using your full range on ground balls through the infield. I don't like that kind of lazy play, but I can see how it can happen. But if you are so bored that you can't focus every time when you are at bat, maybe baseball just isn't your game. I feel that Calallen has the talent to win it all this year, but talent alone is not what will do it. Hard work and focus must be included. If Calallen would play every pitch like they do when they are behind, they will bring home the hardware again. Either way, they will end up the way they deserve. I sometimes wonder if the "boredom factor" is a result of year round baseball?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2012 11:16:29 GMT -6
I haven't seen all of Calallen's games this year, but I HAVE noticed one thing in the ones I have watched. Other than the 10-run deficit against GP that took an inning and a half to erase, I have not seen Calallen behind for more than 1/2 inning which tells me that they are quite capable of turning it up a notch when they need to. I have heard people say that the team looks bored until they get behind and I tend to agree up to a point. Where I don't agree is in the batter's box. If a hitter is bored in the batter's box, no matter who they are playing or who is pitching, the kid doesn't have a pulse. I can see maybe not getting a good jump on a fly ball or not using your full range on ground balls through the infield. I don't like that kind of lazy play, but I can see how it can happen. But if you are so bored that you can't focus every time when you are at bat, maybe baseball just isn't your game. I feel that Calallen has the talent to win it all this year, but talent alone is not what will do it. Hard work and focus must be included. If Calallen would play every pitch like they do when they are behind, they will bring home the hardware again. Either way, they will end up the way they deserve. I sometimes wonder if the "boredom factor" is a result of year round baseball? How so? Just curious why you think that might be a factor.
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Post by FB fan on Apr 2, 2012 11:31:48 GMT -6
I haven't seen all of Calallen's games this year, but I HAVE noticed one thing in the ones I have watched. Other than the 10-run deficit against GP that took an inning and a half to erase, I have not seen Calallen behind for more than 1/2 inning which tells me that they are quite capable of turning it up a notch when they need to. I have heard people say that the team looks bored until they get behind and I tend to agree up to a point. Where I don't agree is in the batter's box. If a hitter is bored in the batter's box, no matter who they are playing or who is pitching, the kid doesn't have a pulse. I can see maybe not getting a good jump on a fly ball or not using your full range on ground balls through the infield. I don't like that kind of lazy play, but I can see how it can happen. But if you are so bored that you can't focus every time when you are at bat, maybe baseball just isn't your game. I feel that Calallen has the talent to win it all this year, but talent alone is not what will do it. Hard work and focus must be included. If Calallen would play every pitch like they do when they are behind, they will bring home the hardware again. Either way, they will end up the way they deserve. You must have been distracted. They were down 1 1/2 innings by one at FB. LOL
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Post by gpjohn on Apr 2, 2012 12:46:20 GMT -6
I sometimes wonder if the "boredom factor" is a result of year round baseball? How so? Just curious why you think that might be a factor. This is not a jab at calallen, or any kids who play year round baseball, merely an observation after many years of being involved in youth baseball. My son thouroughly enjoyed playing LL baseball, and always played in the "fall Ball" instructional league as well. He was a very competent player, and was asked by several select ball coaches to play, but he never wanted to make that sort of time commitment. One of the things that I noticed early on in the select ball group, was it was not always select players, but rather select parents who would pay not only the tournamernt fees and travel expenses, but also pay the coach for extra lessons etc. Of course, many of these kids naturally got better, due to the extra practice time and game experience they recieved. It stands to reason that a few of these kids were not "natural" ball players, but "made" ball players. Many of them may have played year round ball because thats what their dad wanted them to do. Some kids just naturally want to play, and are more gifted than others on the diamond. I bet that the kids who are "naturals" don't have motivation or focus problems playing ball, but the kids who were "made" into players are now of an age when they realize that they are not likely going to play pro or even college ball, and its gotten to be more of a chore or oblgation than just fun. In my opinion, parents that push push push their kid to play any sport with the prospect of going pro are doing their kids a disservice. If little Johnny has been told that he is going to be a pro ball player all of his life, and then does not even get the opportunity to play colege ball, much less pro, he feels like he is a failure at 18. Much better to give a kid a balanced upbringing, with all the sports and other activities he wants, along with a solid education that will either get him/her into college or tech school than to push him in one sport to just re-live ones own youth. just my .02, which is really not even worth a penny!
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Post by CC_Varmints on Apr 2, 2012 14:00:20 GMT -6
How so? Just curious why you think that might be a factor. This is not a jab at calallen, or any kids who play year round baseball, merely an observation after many years of being involved in youth baseball. My son thouroughly enjoyed playing LL baseball, and always played in the "fall Ball" instructional league as well. He was a very competent player, and was asked by several select ball coaches to play, but he never wanted to make that sort of time commitment. One of the things that I noticed early on in the select ball group, was it was not always select players, but rather select parents who would pay not only the tournamernt fees and travel expenses, but also pay the coach for extra lessons etc. Of course, many of these kids naturally got better, due to the extra practice time and game experience they recieved. It stands to reason that a few of these kids were not "natural" ball players, but "made" ball players. Many of them may have played year round ball because thats what their dad wanted them to do. Some kids just naturally want to play, and are more gifted than others on the diamond. I bet that the kids who are "naturals" don't have motivation or focus problems playing ball, but the kids who were "made" into players are now of an age when they realize that they are not likely going to play pro or even college ball, and its gotten to be more of a chore or oblgation than just fun. In my opinion, parents that push push push their kid to play any sport with the prospect of going pro are doing their kids a disservice. If little Johnny has been told that he is going to be a pro ball player all of his life, and then does not even get the opportunity to play colege ball, much less pro, he feels like he is a failure at 18. Much better to give a kid a balanced upbringing, with all the sports and other activities he wants, along with a solid education that will either get him/her into college or tech school than to push him in one sport to just re-live ones own youth. just my .02, which is really not even worth a penny!
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Post by Calallenbaseball on Apr 2, 2012 17:20:18 GMT -6
I think there has been some communication issues between the outfield and infield on shallow fly balls. Now that the lineup appears set, I think the players will be more comfortable with each other and what they can and can not get to. With that being said, I think the boys need to step it up so they can achieve their goal of playing on the last day. JD is dead on with the bat issue. This team does not make any more errors than previous teams, but they have not been able to hit two or three homeruns a game to generate big leads and make fans forget about fielding issues. I think Chapman will have these boys where they need to be by the time playoffs start. The one thing this team has shown is heart. They have not given up, even when they have been on the brink of losing. There are a lot of teams that would love to be 22-0. This team has beat every solid 3a, 4a, TAPPS, and 5a team they have played. Keep it rolling Cats! Well said and you are probably correct. It just seems to me the errors in the infield have been a little more. Not so much fielding the ball, but getting it to the base it needs to go too. You are correct that run production seems to deem stuff like that irrelevant and just a side note when you are blowing out a team. When you are not, you pay attention to things that made the game close. UR 100% correct STFF baseball is 95% mental and they been some mental E's all over the field it also comes with no experience in some key positions. My old high school coach told me u can teach anyone to catch, throw, hit and run but u cant teach the mental part it has to come form inside deep inside the soul.
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