what is everyone's opinion of the top area '11 grads?

i have been around the block with the 2011 bunch, seen it from many teams.

well the 15u panthers don't even exist...

and Dallas Dragons are not a good ball team.

don't know whether you are stating the dallas dragons 15 or 16 won the a's wood bat classic, but i can tell you the 15's were beat in the championship game 6-3 by the ABAT PATRIOTS.

2011 talent or top 15U Teams (most teams not age pure and play 16U)

IMO and I have seen them recently

1. Dallas Yankees - Very Strong
2. Dallas Patriots 1st Team - Very disciplined.
3. McKinney Marshals 1st Team - New team/improving.
4. Dallas Mustangs 1st Team - Some days very good.

Marshals and Mustangs could be a tie - very close.

* Dallas Panthers were very good, but do not exist.

Has anyone ever heard of the Georgia Seminoles in that age group? I have an '11 on that team.

FD,
Georgia Seminoles are a GREAT team. We've battled that team for years. DeShields is probably their biggest impact player...IMO. I hear that Rick Cosper has taken over that team again. Any truth to that?


I hear the Dallas Giants 15's are doing ok this year. Beat the D-Bat 16's a couple weeks ago in a tournament to make it to the ship against the Dallas Patriots 16's (1st team) They are a throw-together of the Panthers from last year and the Giants from last year.

Not sure about Rick, but I talked to one of my players yesteday on the phone and he said he was in Georgia playing for the Seminoles. I told him son, they are in Tallahassee and you are too young! I was pulling his leg but he didn't quite get it. Oh well, I was just checking to see how legit they are.

Thanks for the information.

FD,
They are definitely legit! You have a PM

the seminoles are very talented.

are michael gill of flower mound marcus and skyler ewing of arlington high still on the team?

they are two top texas players that were on team mannatech that went to japan last summer with 1 arlington A's kid, a few dallas mustangs, and a few dallas yankees.

the best team hands down of the 2011 age group is the East Cobb Astros.

Gill plays for the Seminoles but Ewing plays for the 16 yr old Panthers.

I thought this topic was "Top 2011 Players"?

yeah ewing bounces around too much IMO

but he is solid just his arm is not what it used to be due to overuse and injury

and yeah but talking about the teams leads into talking about players such as gill and ewing

While M Gill and S Ewing are good players, they are not the "impact players" they may have been at 12U and 13U.

Many 12/13 year old stars are not shining as bright as before, for a variety of reasons.

Things change.

Yes Ewing is all over the map, bouncing from team to team.

Saw M Gill play several times in the last year and he was no impact or threat. He was incredible at age 13. Lots of hype.

If you are interested in top 2011 talent, you should be following this event and watching some of these kids play...they are all right here in north Dallas this weekend. http://www.premierbaseball.net

Premier Baseball News
07/10/2008
Freshman Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND starts today

Top seeds winners are.....

1. East Cobb Astros

2. Columbia Angels Blue Ryan

3. South Texas Sliders White

4. McKinney Marshals Gold

and 20 more

Well I am pleased that one of my new players is playing for such a good team this summer. I look forward to evaluating his abilities for myself this fall. I am confident that he will contribute to our team in a positive manner at such a young age.

I appreciate everyone's comments on here.

FD -- he pitched a good game against East this past spring -- got a no-decision when we tied it late. From what I saw, he has a bright future unless the coach screws him up.

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Originally posted by Panther Dad:
FD -- he has a bright future unless the coach screws him up.

I hate it when that happens. LOL (teasing FD)

i have seen a bunch of games from the premier world series tournament 4290 was talking about

the east cobb astros were amazing, blasting 3 homers that were not just homers but 350 feet plus.

mckinney marshals gold can flat out hit, they drive the gaps extremely well.

columbia angels ryan are extremely solid

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Originally posted by collikar:

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Originally posted by Panther Dad:
FD -- he has a bright future unless the coach screws him up.

I hate it when that happens. LOL (teasing FD)

That reminds me of a quote that I keep in my office..."sometimes the best coaching that I do is the coaching that I DON'T do."

I'll try to not mess him, or the rest of the Marcus kids, up too much!

Reading other forums that certain memebers from this forum have been on.. You need to practice what you preach! You said that no one should be calling out players / coaches, and you did just that on this forum, but contradicted yourself on the other forum stating that no one should be calling out anyone player / coach in a negative fashion? Well, which is going to be?

Let's just get to it shall we? I have known the two players you are "calling out" ... Ewing and Gill for years and my son has had the honor of playing with these boys over the years.

Ewing and Gill are both awesome players that play with all heart.

As far as Ewing not being an impact player?... His GRAND SLAM HOMERUN at age 14 (not 12 or 13) seemed to have an "IMPACT"" on the Japanese that day. He also hit several homeruns this year in HS. This fact seemed to have been left out when the comment was made. Thought interested parties may want to know this.

The comments about Ewing's arm being injured and overused...Well, coaches didn't seem to mind when he was in Japan and all the other boys were too tired and sore to pitch. He was the only one that stepped up and asked for the ball. I wonder if the coaches ever told him that he had pitched or caught too much and needed a break?

As far as his arm and what I know about it now is that it is just fine and the last time he was clocked throwing in the mid 80's and shut down DBAT 16 for four innings in July of 08'. Not too shabby!

People wonder why he changes teams? Maybe he is looking for a coach that will look out for his best interest vs. getting the win.

My purpose here is to enlighten these few coaches on the fact that they are not telling the "whole" truth about the areas top 2011 players.

If you are going to use this forum to talk about players, it should only be in a positive manner, not to "bash" or make yourself or those you care about look better.

People /caoches / parents are free to offer their opinions.. and know that one person's opinion of a player can be different from another. That is why this forum should not be used to attack / "call out" any ball player regardless of skill level, but rather focus on the positive qualities players can offer to a club or team.

This area holds great talent - and as coaches / parents / fans of this great sport, we should be honored if any of these boys play beyond HS. If you have had an opportunity to know great talent over the years then just be happy for them that they get to play a game that we all love everyday!

LMAO @ Top 2011......can't wait until 3 years pass and find out. WOW!