Hold on a minute boys.....

If your including my son on any team you must contact his advisor.

Plus, he won't accept anything less than 20 scouts per game to attend. They need to sign an attendance sheet for proof or we will expect you to pay us for our services.

I don't want to sound like a parent that demands stuff, but we have a friend that will be required to play as well if we committ.

Lastly, we want to be up front and let you know we will be giving no notice as to when we will miss scheduled games. If we are there, we're there...but don't expect us. It's your privilage if we show up.

I'm in....but only if we can start a new league and call it the Elite Metro Premier Best of The Rest Individual Showcase Team League.

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Originally posted by Ken Guthrie:
It's your privilage if we show up.

I know most of these posts are in jest but if the kids didn't show up then you wouldn't have a league. Don't forget that the kids make the league, not the organizers of the league.

Gentlemen - you have hijacked an important topic to rising junior and senior players. Please go play with your young sons and come back when they are of age.


The topic of this thread is the very fine Metro Scout League formed by the collaboration of Cade Griffis, Sam Carpenter and Shayne Currin. To any parent pondering whether or not to accept an invitation or tryout for this "showcase league" and whether or not it is worth the money... let me relate a quick story.

Last fall my senior son was made a very attractive offer from one of his schools of choice, SOLELY because a coach (from a D1 school over 1000 miles away) saw him throw two innings at an MSL game. This was a coach who had seen him play before but had not seen him pitch. The two innings he threw that day moved this coach to pursue my son. Having gone through the recruiting process with two sons, I learned what an erratic and unpredictable process it truly is. You NEVER know when something is going to click in the mind of a coach watching your son and cause him to come after him. The moral of the story is: the more exposure the better.

The MSL is well run and well worth the money.

You DFW people don't know how blessed you are to have a fall program that requires no travel, provides oodles of exposure, and plays on Sundays in order to accomodate football players.

My son's select team gets great exposure in the summer, but fall is another story. Lots of money spent (for both select fee and travel) with very few scouts in attendance.

If I had a rising junior or senior and lived in the Metroplex, I would not hesitate for one stinkin' minute to sign him up for the MSL.

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Originally posted by Natural:
Gentlemen - you have hijacked an important topic to rising junior and senior players. Please go play with your young sons and come back when they are of age.


The topic of this thread is the very fine Metro Scout League formed by the collaboration of Cade Griffis, Sam Carpenter and Shayne Currin.

For the record, two of your collaboraters are hijackers as well.

Keepin' it real regards,

Natural,
Sorry to offend you. Just trying to think of a creative way to keep the post at the top of the list. From now on, I will simply post, "BUMP"

Again, sorry to offend.

I think most folks are aware of the MSL and it's importance to the athletes. I'm pretty sure most posters and readers looking for info will have no problem deciphering the information they are looking for despite the "hijacking".

Lighten up, there is enough stress and misery in today's world.

No offense taken or meant toward you Coach A. You have a reason to be on this board and are an active part of a high school baseball select organization.

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Originally posted by Natural:
....You have a reason to be on this board and are an active part of a high school baseball select organization.

I think anyone that feels so compelled can participate on this board. No where did I read that you must be associated with a high school or select organization to participate. This is a free and open forum. Some people that post on this board don't even have kids and enjoy learning from others. It's also good to see some people "lighten up" with friendly banter. Some folks on here are WAY TOO serious.

Don't worry folks...

The Natural just gets a little cranky when his Longhorns take a beatin'.

He don't like my posts or me I guess, so he takes a pop shot every now and then thinking he's got something.

Fact is, I've got a good one saved up for him but don't want to bring him too his knees just yet.

It's all fun and games until someone gets their eye pocked out regards,

Bump a hoya

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Originally posted by catcher:
Bump a hoya

You have a PM.

A reminder that invited players must have forms mailed or delivered to DBAT by August 8. Credit card payments can also be made along with checks...

(s)demand is high to get into this league so please get your paperwork in...

Catch

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Originally posted by catcher:
A reminder that invited players must have forms mailed or delivered to DBAT by August 8. Credit card payments can also be made along with checks...

Semand is high to get into this league so please get your paperwork in...

Catch

I think Catch meant demand is high...

I was looking for a good joke, collikar -- but the obvious one or two are extremely questionable.

PD, I was trying to refrain from the testosterone driven responses as well. LOL

swhat sare syou speople stalking sabout?

scatcher

While trying my best to ignore one of the above posts by one of the "leaders" of the MSL, I wanted to say that this was one of the best investments we made in our son's baseball career last year. If any of you are considering whether or not you should do this, I strongly suggest you talk to either Sam, Shayne or Cade, but I really believe it is a great format to showcase your talent on the field without a significant amount of travel, and in our case, it was a significant factor in determining the baseball future of our son.