Hijacked from Basketball Board... with a baseball twist

[Cub42]

Where did I get what? After I read the scouting report accompanied by the pictures, we needed a little dose of reality.Don't fall in love with the players

[SethPDX]

I think he's just showing us some of the talent that plays in California. That there are many different levels of high school ball is reality.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by Cub42

Where did I get what? After I read the scouting report accompanied by the pictures, we needed a little dose of reality.Don't fall in love with the players

Oh, okay ... I'll be sure to watch myself. And I'll tell all the Southern California pro and college scouts that followed them around to control themselves too. And I'll try not to make any other comparisons to elite umpires like yourself that make me seem naive. Maybe when I grow up more, I won't be so impressionable.

[Cub42]

My point was that many on this board understand about prospects and scouts. There is no need to get belligerent and run at me. My advice is to not get caught up in all of that. I.m not elite. Relax

[Kevin Finnerty]

I don't know if words like "relax" or "belligerent" or terms like "running at me" apply to anything that I present.

My point is exactly what Seth said: there is high school ball in this region and a couple of others that is of a level that most don't experience or relate to and perhaps shouldn't be painted over with such a broad stroke like it is quite often around here, and like you seemingly were doing. I made that point by emphasizing that a single team had a pair of pitchers that are phenomenal.

No, I'll go continue to relax.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Cub42

My point was that many on this board understand about prospects and scouts. There is no need to get belligerent and run at me. My advice is to not get caught up in all of that. I.m not elite. Relax

I saw none of that point in your original post.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Cub42

My point was that many on this board understand about prospects and scouts. There is no need to get belligerent and run at me. My advice is to not get caught up in all of that. I.m not elite. Relax

There is a big difference from working a game with prospects and scouts, and working games with scouts who are scouting players that actually end up making it to the show (and staying for awhile). And a huge majority, for some reason or other, seem to come from the southern California area. We umpire players that become household names on a regular basis. Ho-hum, really.