Could make for some cold and messy tryouts this week based on early reports. The gym may be calling.

Maybe we could move tryouts to October 1, kinda keep things on an even playing field with the nawth.

...or build an indoor facility that can be used if football isn't in need of it.

just give the boys a study hall indoors. teams have already been determined anyway.

I still think they should flip Football and Baseball season.

Screwball, you must be referring to the study hall from last week. I thought it was odd that the best weather day of the week was spent as a study hall.

how about the fact that there has been no hitting, no fielding, no baserunning, no relays, no coverages....

I agree that it stinks...The pitchers haven't thrown but maybe 1 or 2 times. How do they plan to get their arms in shape?

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Originally posted by Lamar Fan 08:
I agree that it stinks...The pitchers haven't thrown but maybe 1 or 2 times. How do they plan to get their arms in shape?

They'll be fine, soon as you play your first non district game and the coach leaves the #1 in for 150 pitches when it's 40 degrees, it'll get in shape in a hurry.



JUST KIDDING

KD, that was evil just to think of that!

North pitchers have been throwing 2 pens a week for 2 months now. They should be good and ready to crank it up real quick.

It's gonna be a cold week, but next weeks weather forecast is encouraging for the scrimmages.

Can't wait to hear the leather poppin'!

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Originally posted by KellerDad:

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Originally posted by Lamar Fan 08:
I agree that it stinks...The pitchers haven't thrown but maybe 1 or 2 times. How do they plan to get their arms in shape?

They'll be fine, soon as you play your first non district game and the coach leaves the #1 in for 150 pitches when it's 40 degrees, it'll get in shape in a hurry.

JUST KIDDING

That was funny except that it happened to me freshman year, thrown 85 pitches with no warmup in 40 degrees, that did wonders for the arm

Last year, while OPson was playing for Rockwall, the Jackets played in a tournament in Shreveport. Our first game there was on March 2nd against the #1 4A team in Louisiana, Haughton HS. Their starting pitcher that night was a kid named TJ Forrest, who had committed to LSU. The game went 8 innings and he pitched the entire game. I asked our scorekeeper how many pitches he had thrown and it was more than 130, but I don't remember the exact number. I'm talking MARCH 2nd!!

Look at this article I found recently dated April 13, 2006:

"For Haughton RHP T.J. Forrest, the 2006 season was supposed to be his year, but what started out like a bang, ended just as abruptly. T.J., along with 3 other players, had sat out the 2005 season because of the LHSAA transfer rule. Forrest, an LSU signee and potentially a high draft pick this June, felt a pop in the 2nd inning of last week's big rivalry match-up between the Buccaneers and Captain Shreve. T.J. was throwing 92 mph in the first inning, and after the "pop" he was down to 82-84. An MRI showed some damage, and a second opinion by Dr. Andrews, who is an LSU alum and a very well-known "Tommy John" surgeon, confirmed what everyone feared...T.J. would have to have surgery. Forrest still should have a very bright future at LSU and we all wish him a speedy recovery!"

Go Jackets!!

Whats worse 130 in 40 degree's with questionable conditioning...or 130 pitches in 100+ degree's and the body fatuiged and drained of fluids...either way these kids, need to be held back on pitch counts and mechanics need to be ????? searching for the right word...well rounded?...

OP,
We play Haughton again this year in the Tyler Tourney. I for one can't wait to play the Bush league coach they have. Remember they won on the
old hidden ball trick. It probably bothers me more because my kid is the one that was made to look like a fool. Bush League

That's right........I had forgotten about that. That was bush league now that I remember. What a jerk that coach was. Hopefully The Swami will have the first pitch of the game end up right in someone's rib. That would be nice!

think of all the college teams that are hitting the field for the first time in a game. the cold weather now is fine, what about the snow and rain the past two weeks!

You can always tell when baseball season starts in high school because the weather turns cold. I still can't wait for that first game on the 6th.

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Originally posted by Wyliedad:
You can always tell when baseball season starts in high school because the weather turns cold. I still can't wait for that first game on the 6th.

WD.......who do ya'll play Tuesday? Who are your scrimmages against? Good luck to AA!

Varsity and JV got about 8 innings in today, and that is before cuts. Freshman got in about 6 innings. Pitchers threw 2 innings, no one threw more than 45 pitches.

It was a great day! I love my freshman, too bad half of them will be going to Legacy High School next year! If not, we could be scary in 1-2 years.