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With-a-stick
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 Posted - 08/14/2011 : 10:55:41
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| To get back to the op, and to clarify my post: in youth baseball we compare and note differences of the local talent, what we see typically. When most parents see a player who excels at their position, competes on a different level than the team and all the opposition they face we often refer to that player as a stud. If the definition was a player destined for the majors we would in all honesty have to say we may never personally see a stud. We'll loosen the stud definition a bit and identify the very few players we see season after season who are making that difference at what ever level of play our son's are involved in. Frankly I don't think many of us see enough players to identify a stud on the national level so give us a break when we say we saw a stud short stop this past weekend. I know the population of this forum is more involved than the general community of travel ball in Georgia but there is a great big world of youth baseball that might never come to Georgia and we're never going to see. Even traveling out of state like many of us do we don't see but a handful of the players. We're not scouts, most are not coaches and to tell you the truth I've seen players that out hustle everybody on the field and sometimes make mistakes and still change the game. That player in my humble opinion is a stud at the level they are playing and a stud by the looser definition I apply. |
Edited by - With-a-stick on 08/14/2011 13:45:53 |
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coachdan06
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Posted - 08/14/2011 : 15:44:27
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well i sure dont know of or have seen any "studs" below the age of 25 playing baseball
to label anyone in their teens as a "Stud" sure isnt doing them any favors , because they're not one to begin with and then they really don't need to think they are either !
"Stud" is just coach speak for a kid they like on there team or another |
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SSBuckeye
575 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2011 : 20:01:39
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| We need a baseball game.... |
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oldmanmj
191 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2011 : 22:42:46
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| Coach Dan, you don't have to be so literal. I understand what Stic is saying. I have seen a few as I have traveled the country for the last few years as a coach and a spectator. Using the term lightly, I can say I have see a few players locally and nationally that I could classify as a head above the rest. 14U Pitcher from Lamorinda, he made the 16u USA Team throwing 88 mph. He has been a shut down guy for 4 years. I think the 14U Astros had 2, the 13U Astros had 1, Florida Elite 16U had 2, Dulin Dodgers 15U had one as well as the 15U Astros. Game changers- at bat, on the mound and in the field, each one in their own right. Great upside, a head above the rest in their age group, "STUD". |
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kaytrishjr
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Posted - 08/15/2011 : 11:58:25
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Originally posted by in_the_know
1. He's the guy that you don't want on the mound facing you
2. He's the guy that you don't want at the plate with a chance to beat you
3. He's the guy that you don't want to hit the ball to when your team needs a hit with the game on the line
Basically, he stands out above the others on the field as the player who is obviously more skilled than the others without question.
That's a BEAST!  |
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baseballpapa
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Posted - 08/15/2011 : 13:03:16
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| BEAST is certainly another term that is used especially by the kids themselves. I have my grandson's refer to a particular player as the "BEAST". |
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loveforthegame25
448 Posts |
Posted - 08/16/2011 : 07:50:11
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C. MORTON
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Posted - 08/17/2011 : 00:28:36
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| The 12 Bandits are studs |
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TAZ980002
831 Posts |
Posted - 08/17/2011 : 11:07:09
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A kid who plays hard, is respectful of the game, runs on and off the field, says "sir" and "ma'am" behind every "yes" and "no", supports his teammates, lays out for every ground ball, bunts when his team needs him to, makes good grades in school, takes care of his baseball equipment, eats his vegetables, .... I could go on and on.
That's what a stud is to me. |
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Linedrive11
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Posted - 02/07/2012 : 22:15:48
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What about a kid that has a hitting streak of 11 consecutive at bats...I am talking real hits, not errors.quote:
Originally posted by jongamefan
KNOW: how bout these #s -
32 game hitting streak with 14 home runs in those games.
Hits in 1st AB 12 of those games
STUD is his middle name :)
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Originally posted by in_the_know
Studs aren't hitting .224 117 games and 442 AB's into the season. I don't care what level he's playing.
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Originally posted by baseball1
DAN UGGLA
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coachdan06
433 Posts |
Posted - 02/07/2012 : 23:50:49
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Bandit I just like the way you think !
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Originally posted by Bandit_Hawk
A kid who plays hard, is respectful of the game, runs on and off the field, says "sir" and "ma'am" behind every "yes" and "no", supports his teammates, lays out for every ground ball, bunts when his team needs him to, makes good grades in school, takes care of his baseball equipment, eats his vegetables, .... I could go on and on.
That's what a stud is to me.
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dadof2
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Posted - 02/08/2012 : 08:50:29
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TAZ980002
831 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2012 : 09:19:53
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Originally posted by coachdan06
Bandit I just like the way you think !
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Originally posted by Bandit_Hawk
A kid who plays hard, is respectful of the game, runs on and off the field, says "sir" and "ma'am" behind every "yes" and "no", supports his teammates, lays out for every ground ball, bunts when his team needs him to, makes good grades in school, takes care of his baseball equipment, eats his vegetables, .... I could go on and on.
That's what a stud is to me.
That makes TWO of us !! |
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DecaturDad
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Posted - 02/08/2012 : 09:24:47
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Originally posted by Mad Scientist
A small fast kid that hits line drives and gets on base a lot and is also very quick in the field.. I will take one of those over a big slow homerun hitter ANY day.
How about a big fast home run hitter? |
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Newbie BB Mom
141 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2012 : 10:45:42
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Originally posted by DecaturDad
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Originally posted by Mad Scientist
A small fast kid that hits line drives and gets on base a lot and is also very quick in the field.. I will take one of those over a big slow homerun hitter ANY day.
How about a big fast home run hitter?
Or the big, fast line-drive hitter, or the average-size, fast homerun hitter?
I'm always intrigued by the big, slow vs. the small, fast dichotomy. As if those are the only two options. |
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billbclk
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Posted - 02/08/2012 : 13:08:08
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| A stud not only "makes" mental and physical adjustments during games and the season but knows that he "has to" to be successful. |
Edited by - billbclk on 02/08/2012 14:16:25 |
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excoach12
159 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2012 : 13:15:50
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My kid is the tallest kid on the team and also the fastest because his legs are so long. He is our top power hitter.
The second fastest kid is shorter and the heaviest kid on the team and is our next biggest power hitter. He just puts out alot of effort to keep getting faster.
Then come my smaller and lighter kids. All are within 2 seconds of each other home to home but for our team at least, big/slow and small/fast don't seem to be the norm. |
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jalex
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Posted - 02/08/2012 : 14:24:25
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| Let me share with you, what my freshman and sophomore boys and I witness several weeks ago. We were at a homerun derby at our highschool. There was this kid in the 7th grade that maybe weighed 140 pounds, 5'7-5'8, he went yard. It was incredible. |
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Newbie BB Mom
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Posted - 02/08/2012 : 16:22:32
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Originally posted by Mad Scientist
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Originally posted by excoach12
My kid is the tallest kid on the team and also the fastest because his legs are so long. He is our top power hitter.
The second fastest kid is shorter and the heaviest kid on the team and is our next biggest power hitter. He just puts out alot of effort to keep getting faster.
Then come my smaller and lighter kids. All are within 2 seconds of each other home to home but for our team at least, big/slow and small/fast don't seem to be the norm.
Don't all parents think their kid is the best hitter on the team?
Not when they see Gamechanger or iScore stats, they don't. |
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excoach12
159 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2012 : 17:03:17
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Hi Mad,
Yes, most, not all, do. I can say it because the numbers back it up and he's hit in the #4 slot for multiple coaches since he was 7. However, this month we just moved him to a heavier bat and, of course, had to go with the 1.15bpf bat and it is amazing how dead the ball is coming off the bat now. He's really struggling with being under the ball and late so I expect that he will move down the batting order until he works through it.
But thats not what the post was about, it was about big kids being slow and little kids being fast. Not always that way. |
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What's your definition of a stud?
