Comments on: 2009 East Bay Prep Athletes of the Year

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:51:06 +0000

I’m not saying the EBAL doesn’t deserve the most just not have everybody falling head over heals for them. Way to forget about Freedom baseball championship when counting all the league’s titles up there just like you guys put up a picture of Deer Valley celebrating when Freedom made one of the greatest playoff comebacks ever to win the game. We don’t ever get any respect.

By: BSALfan

BSALfan — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:44:33 +0000

I wanted to say more Salesian and St. Mar’ys guys deserved to be on here, but after looking back every single athlete on this list is pretty freakin good at their sport. The EBAL got far and away the most, but there isn’t anyone on that list who isn’t deserving.

By: James

James — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:09:15 +0000

AHH, I GOTCHA NOW! If you can’t win NCS titles you aren’t good enough to be recognized as a top player. Thanks for clearing that up. Even though it’s easier to stand out when you have equally good players around you at other position on your team, the coaching and funding to boot. As for the kids who don’t have these luxuries yet still manage to put up big numbers and win some big games… You aren’t good enough to win the big one you scrubs.

By: Statler & Waldorf

Statler & Waldorf — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:11:38 +0000

The EBAL deserves the most nominations. The competition just within the league is tougher then any other league. Not saying that “the best” of any league can’t or doesn’t compete or even beat “the best” of the EBAL…but no other league is as strong as the EBAL from top to bottom.

By: HAAL Fan

HAAL Fan — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:28:25 +0000

Fact of the matter is, these guys can’t make every single kid’s game. They cover sports based on a number of criteria. Games they think would be exciting and draw large crowds. Games with significance to playoff contention and league standing. Games fueled by rivalry. In short, they cover who they can. Sometimes that means missing your talented son’s or daughter’s breathtaking performance. With so few resources, these guys come out with the best possible information they can while under the deadline crunch. Any job involving prep sports requires a fervent passion, it is no less true for those covering it. Cut the guys some slack.

By: Kyle Bonagura

Kyle Bonagura — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:46:08 +0000

Let’s take personal opinions out of this and look at some facts.

Total NCS titles this year (just team wise):

EBAL 18
DFAL 6
BSAL 5
HAAL 4
DVAL 3
MVAL 3
DBAL 2
BCL 1
ACCAL 1

The EBAL has as many combined titles as the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th leagues combined — and those came at the most competitive levels.

It would look foolish if a list like the top athletes one didn’t reflect what actually happened on the field.

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:29:11 +0000

I’m not dissing the EBAL because they do Have great athletes who I have played against in my high school years. I’m just saying the paper thinks they are the only league that is worth giving big press to. There are other leagues with players just as good, maybe not as many, but just as good that get constantly overlooked.

By: Irvington all the way

Irvington all the way — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:21:13 +0000

The Irvington catcher’s name is TJ Meyer. He led the MVAL in homeruns.

By: Get it staraight

Get it staraight — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:17:18 +0000

I accept that there may be some perceived inbalance in the strengths of the leagues. I consider the overall skill set of the EBAL is superior to the rest of the east bay. We played several other baseball leagues and only Irvington from the MVAL seemed to compete with the EBAL. That kid Tella is pretty darn good. The team also had some powerful bats. Something like 3 guys hit a combined 25 homeruns. They had a big strong kid hit a mile shot HR against us that still might not have come down. Someone said he had a .500 batting average too. He also had the best catcher’s arm I have ever seen. I only saw Tella’s name on the list, so I know this other kid isn’t on the list, but that catcher might be the best baseball player to ever come through this area.

By: EBAL Fan

EBAL Fan — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:09:48 +0000

James, Guest — truth hurts, doesn’t it…..take all the sports where there’s NCS competition, give points for how the teams finish and the EBAL is leaps and bounds the best league, year in and out….hate all you want, but there are more great athletes from the EBAL — that’s a fact, plain and simple. Doesn’t mean there’s not some seasational athletes from other leagues, there’s just more from the EBAL…learn to live with it fellas.