Well I've never played high school baseball (I'm a junior in high school) and I love the game more than anything else in the world besides girls of course. But anyway I pitch and this year i tried out for the varsity team and after a winter of hard work and training (i actually went to a training camp up in NJ) and attending the varsity team's training program I was cut =( I pitched a simulated game against the team itself and i went 2 innings 2 runs 4 BBs and 2ks.. my control was terrible and it gave the coaches the easy decision to cut me.. I'm working EXTREMELY hard day after day and playing spring ball and summer ball and hoping to make the varsity team as a senior... but the question comes.. what are my chances of playing college ball if lets say i make the varsity team as a senior and have decent year, and maybe attend a showcase or two?? (sorry for the long life history thing)

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Originally posted by Elplatanero2094:
and I love the game more than anything else in the world besides girls of course.

You're already showing a lack of respect for the game. Until this changes, I don't give you a shot.

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You're already showing a lack of respect for the game. Until this changes, I don't give you a shot.

wow.. im sure i didnt mean to disrespect the game of baseball in any way by saying that.. but by all means i'll take it back in no way do i have a lack of respect for the game.. baseball = life.. its all there is to it.

Now you're talkin'! I was hoping you'd come around to the baseball = life thing, you've got the whole rest of your life to chase girls. Understanding that you are working, as you say, extremely hard, it's time for you to kick it up a notch. It sounds as if you won't be playing this spring so take advantage of that time to chase down some instruction, get in the weight room and improve your game getting ready for the summer season. I know that between games, game preparation and homework my son has hardly any time during the spring season to work on his individual skills. I don't have any P's in my family so maybe someone else on the boards can advise you as to specific throwing programs. I know that TRhit, a respected member of this community works with many kids from NYC so you may want to hook up with his organization. Just don't get down on yourself because you got cut. I know that many high schools in NYC are loaded with talent, lots of future college and major league prospects. One so-so showing in a simulated game doesn't seem like a real fair tryout, but time constraints and the volume of players a coach has to look at in a short period of time make that kind of thing necessary. Sometimes it's just a numbers game. Keep your chin up and keep working hard!