- East Bay Prep Corner
East Bay Baseball Poll – 5/9
By Ben Enos
Monday, May 9th, 2011 at 3:48 pm in Baseball.
Here’s this week’s poll. Enjoy.
| Team | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Alameda (6) | 19-1 | 90 | 1 |
| 2. Clayton Valley | 16-3-2 | 82 | 3 |
| 3. James Logan | 17-3 | 80 | 2 |
| 4. De La Salle | 15-5 | 72 | t5 |
| 5. San Ramon Valley | 15-4 | 66 | 4 |
| 6. Granada | 14-6 | 57 | t5 |
| 7. Campolindo | 13-6-1 | 54 | 7 |
| 8. Monte Vista | 15-5 | 50 | 8 |
| 9. Heritage | 14-6 | 43 | 9 |
| 10. California | 12-8 | 32 | 11 |
| 11. Las Lomas | 12-7-1 | 29 | 13 |
| 12. Albany | 16-5 | 27 | 10 |
| t13. El Cerrito | 14-7 | 8 | NR |
| t13. College Park | 15-5 | 8 | 15 |
| t15. Dougherty Valley | 14-6 | 7 | 12 |
| t15. Miramonte | 14-6 | 7 | NR |
Also receiving votes: Arroyo (12-8-1, 6 points), Acalanes (12-8, 2). The East Bay Prep Baseball Poll is voted on by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group-East Bay.
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May 10th, 2011 at 9:07 am
Damn it Alameda!!! Stop pitching backwards and bunting so damn much! Its just not working!!!!!
May 10th, 2011 at 9:45 am
Does Alameda bunt quite often?
May 10th, 2011 at 10:18 am
Triton8 alameda doesnt pitch backwards all they throw are hooks theres a difference there not thrown fastballs on curveball counts they very rarely throw it.. have you been to there games? As for bunting yes there good at that but are they developing hitters? To advance in this game you have to hit! Ebal teams beat up on each other while alameda plays in the accal and yes i know ahs plays srv saturday too bad srv doesnt play richmond pinole so they can save there ace like alameda will get to.
May 10th, 2011 at 10:43 am
alameda is overrated
May 10th, 2011 at 11:23 am
@King I’ve read your past posts, and I must say, you have ahs pegged!!!! I also love all your comments. They are so right now. Keep it up. And yes I have seen ahs play ball…it’s a joke. I seen players “riding the bench” who are better players than those in the line up. But that is just my opinion.
May 10th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Well if the bench players for AHS are better than the ones playing….they must be a really strong team at 19 – 1. By the way, how would you know the bench players are better than the starters by watching a game? Interesting comment from an outsider. Do you come and watch practices? I have been to quite a few of their games and these bunting comments are really weird too. I have only seen a few bunts per game. They can hit through the lineup from what I can tell. Pretty good defense and great pitching so far this season. You can’t bunt every time and average 10 runs per game. Someone really doesn’t know what they are talking about here or they just have an axe to grind. Probably both.
May 10th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Baseball24 of course alameda hasnt been bunting of late thats because there playing accal teams wait til ncs youll see the bunting comeback. Let me be clear ahs not a bad team there solid but to say there the best in the eastbay is a joke! Or im i wrong?
May 10th, 2011 at 5:20 pm
Any of the top 5 or 6 teams can be #1. Evidently they are good enough in the eyes of the pollsters to be where they are. The fact that they are in the ACCAL is not their choice and it appears the ACCAl is down this year. But if you look at the full schedule for AHS they play strong non-league teams. Hardly a joke.
May 10th, 2011 at 7:12 pm
baseball24 all im saying is if this is the eastbay best team it must be a down year for baseball.
May 10th, 2011 at 7:39 pm
2muchbs: Bitter parents ruin the game. Sounds to me like you have a kid on the team and he must be one of the bench players. Move on or move out, you would be doing that team a favor.
As for AHS bunting to much, the only difference between them and the other teams is that AHS can execute the bunt.
King, you are right, AHS will be playing SRV. Sounds like you are suggesting that SRV doesn’t have the pitching to face AHS. Are you already making excuses for a game that has yet to be played?
Good teams should have more that just two pitchers.
AHS must be good since they continue to be the focus of this blog!
May 10th, 2011 at 8:33 pm
hatethehaters srv plays amador n granada not richmond pinole so im pretty sure theyll use there best in league. they dont have the luxury of saving there best for saturday. Will see come saturday ill be there i just hope alameda isnt taking 2-0 cock fastball the hole game.
May 10th, 2011 at 9:56 pm
Sounds like someone has an axe to grind with Alameda. A coach plays to a team’s strengths. Appears that AHS has a great coach in Arnerich and his support staff. You don’t make it to the NCS Championship 4 out of the last 5 years without good coaching, pitching, and execution. Yes – execution. Did AHS bunt their way to the ship 5 years ago – possibly? But, I seem to remember they had Pries back then who had excellent control and continues to shine in College Ball at Stanford. Arnerich Jr. was also a good college pitcher. Not too many kids make it to college ball, but I seem to remember Cal Hi Sports saying AHS had a bunch of smart kids…
May 10th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Arnerich is a good coach and if he coaches to his teams strengths then there all the same type teams because they always play smallball. Turlock showed ahs true colors throw strikes score some early runs force ahs to hit there way back not bunt. Ahs had a chance to comeback they had 1st n 3rd one out the dh up what does ahs do…. squeeze.
May 10th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
Like everything else….if there are haters out hating on you…then that validates that you are good! And quit the crying about what league and who they played…..fact is, they are 19-1 with their only loss coming to a real good, state ranked Turlock club. All the bitching is pointless, because in this sport there is a tournament to determine the champion?
King…I can’t figure out if you are an over involved parent, pissed at his son’s lack of playing time or just an uppity Hwy 680 biased fan who snubs his nose at anything that isn’t “over the hill”??? No one is forcing you to slum into Alameda to watch HS baseball…and/or… You can have your son transfer to another school for some PT. And yes, I have seen them play a couple times this year….and have been impressed at how prepared they come and how nice they execute on the field.
I guess the other guy must hang out at a lot of practices if he knows there are guys on the bench that should be playing? I’m sure you know more baseball than Arnerich, right? Your track record is better than his, right? You’ve been to a bunch of NCS title games, right?
I hope AHS throws their Ace against SRV, strikes out the side in the 7th on 9 curveballs, then wins the game on a walk off drag bunt!!! Then we’ll hear a new bunch of whining!
I’m not even a Hornet fan….but I can’t stand grown men blogging in these pages hating on kids, coaches and High School programs……
May 10th, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Triton8 you sound like a hornet fan. Of course ahs will throw there ace they play richmond & pinole this week. The walk off bunt already happened against berkeley. Triton8 your probably one those guys who coaches his sons team so he can get on the field. You alameda guys are all the same its all about nepitizm.
May 11th, 2011 at 7:22 am
KING-Doesn’t that say it all-you obviously rate yourself quite high. Makes sense-you probably rate your kid equally as high. Well then you should be happy AHS is playing Richmond. Maybe your son will see some playing time.
By the way, my hat is off to programs like Richmond and DeAnza. Say what you will, but those players show more heart and class then some teams with winning records. They come to the field, they play the game, and they never hang their heads. As for the coaching, well anyone can coach a team of gifted players at a school with money. It takes a love of the game and of the players to come out each day and work through some of the issues those schools face.
Whoever wins in the AHS & SRV game, it should prove to be good baseball.
May 11th, 2011 at 8:02 am
Well put HateTheHaters!
Sounds like we might know each other King, hahaha….like I said, why don’t you let your kid decide whether he wants to transfer? Or you can follow the footsteps of the origins of travel ball…..”if your son isn’t good enough to play…..just get your own team”!!!!!! Seems like you’re at a lot of games King????
The walk off bunt was good enough for Ramon Hernandez….
May 11th, 2011 at 10:50 am
King. Based on all your comments it looks like you have been exposed. Sorry your kid isn’t starting for AHS. It’s a sad commentary when a parent goes to the internet to air grips about a program that is 19 – 1, but because your kid isn’t playing everything they do is wrong. I feel really bad for your son. So when he interviews for a job in the future and doesn’t get it I guess we will see your blog about what a blow hard the interviewer was and that he doesn’t know what he is doing. Great leasson.
May 11th, 2011 at 11:44 am
Baseball24 ill feel bad for your son when he cant make it on the next level cause all he knows is to bunt and take cock fastball. I just hope ahs has enough pitching left for the showdown on saturday i know it will be tough playing richmond & pinole! im sure srv will be able to save there ace for saturday there only playing amador & granada this week not like the tough competition ahs will see in league.
May 11th, 2011 at 12:08 pm
King: I don’t have a son at AHS so you are way off base.
May 11th, 2011 at 12:41 pm
It’s interesting that parents talk about their kids playing at the next level. As a parent, I’m more interested in my kids getting a great HS education and hopefully a good college education. Sports should be the last thing on a parent’s mind.
As for kids sitting on the bench, hopefully they’re learning & improving during practice and are ready to step up when called to the task. HS baseball is a lot like life, not static but dynamic and ever-changing. Kids graduate, kids transfer, kids get injured, kids get suspended, kids drop due to grades, and hopefully your kid gets a chance when those things occur. If he’s a senior, I hope he’s going to college for a college education and not to play baseball.
May 11th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Speaking from the viewpoint of someone that went to school to play baseball and just happened to graduate, I have to say I agree with you more now, later in life. But don’t fool yourself, 90% of kids playing hs baseball now would love to play in college.
But you bring up a great point…baseball, especially on the collegiate level, is a huge part patience and perseverence. To play 4-5 years of college baseball, most kids have to hear they are not good enough, big enough, fast enough or watch a couple transfers step in front of them more than a couple times. The great part of it, is that the kids that stay with it and wait it out…often get their chance eventually. That is the great part of college baseball. The first round draft picks are great to see, but it is the 5th year seniors that are graduating, that fought through all the adversity in the past 4 years, that are finally getting a chance to play regularly that are the best thing to watch….
May 11th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
The really good kids are drafted early out of HS or early in their college careers, thus kids who wait it out might get to play eventually. However, like the business world, coaches have to perform (i.e. win) thus they’re going to play their primary scholarships unless someone beats them out. Then a kid who was on scholarship is going to have to decide to transfer or get that education if they’re allowed to stay on…
In a nutshell, kids should play for the love of the game and nothing more…
May 12th, 2011 at 1:01 am
Can someone tell me what the difference is with DLS this year. As I remember they were predicted to not be good.
May 12th, 2011 at 5:05 am
Comment#24- I heard the big difference is the new Head Coach. I was told he was an assistant last year and that the boys really respect and look up to him.
May 12th, 2011 at 5:08 am
Must see HAAL action today is at Arroyo 3:30. Both Baseball and Softball will be battling for first place against Castro Valley.
May 12th, 2011 at 6:44 am
Win big Hornets!
May 12th, 2011 at 8:24 am
R10
After bringing in an outside the system coach and he now being gone. My guess is that the coaching change has helped. What is yours?
May 12th, 2011 at 10:34 am
Thread has some interesting tangents. 6.4% of HS baseball players go on to NCAA (ncaa stats) 5.something for hoops/FB. 0.44% HS baseball seniors go pro, again the highest percentage of popular HS sports.
Observers of HS/college baseball over the last few years would concur BBCOR has significantly changed the spectrum of offense. BA’s will drop .100, HR’s are WAY down at both levels; small ball is back. If that wins games (and it most definetely can and has) it delivers substance to the discussion. Competed with Arn and that was rarely part of HIS game, but knowing the pieces of a teams puzzle and how to arrange them is not exactly science, thus, obviously (and typically) can be interpreted differently.
Those willing to work the hardest/smartest at their sport(s) eventually rise to the top. Talent alone will not KEEP them there in college- how many “all- ________” from the EB wash out after HS when their lives are run by the scholarship team and the academics (like Cal) prove daunting? BTW, addressing Tedfords critics- research APR (Academic Progress Rate) and new NCAA standards for 2011 regarding units taken by FB in fall and poss. game suspension criteria. Does this mean the U will have more “recreation studies” majors enrolled?!
Freeman question for Ben. Do the writers take into account, as well as any significance of calpreps using Freeman, the obvious disparity in baseball (vs FB let’s say) with two league games a week, records/performance with their ace versus the second starter? SOS in baseball rankings can be argued as less impactful based on who’s on the mound. It seems head to head weighting relative to rankings (in baseball) seem reduced via Freeman’s formulas. This seems like a big factor during NCS seeding as it’s single elim. format and casual observation of pre meeting calpreps versus actual seeding seems to correlate.
R10/Bam – it’d be nice if dLS would publish this years stats like the other EBAL teams do then Borba-Steen-Costello era factors could be analyzed. Somewhat helpful with ERA comparisons-more objective; BA’s should be discounted with subjectivity factor.
May 12th, 2011 at 11:04 am
DLS did not have a pitcher throw a no-hitter last year, like West did vs. Foothill. Their pitching seems to be much improved and they are getting a little better & more clutch hitting. The whole Marin Catholic situation last year with the kid getting hit in the head certainly didn’t help that team’s chemistry or focus. But I don’t think anyone felt that either DLS or Monte Vista would repeat those 3-11 EBAL records from last season. Especially since both teams immediately were in the top 15 entering this season. Livermore seems to be the whipping boy this season. Everyone else is very competitive against each other. I would have to say that Granada is a bigger suprise this season than either DLS or MV at this point in the season. Amador has to be the biggest disappointment with a lot of close losses, considering where the pollsters had them to start the season. Current EBAL standings:
SRV 9-2
DLS 8-3
Granada 7-4
Cal 7-4
MV 5-6
Foothill 5-6
AV 3-8
Livermore 0-11
May 12th, 2011 at 11:24 am
srv got by amador but alameda pounded richmond there obviously the best team srv aint kicking butt like ahs. I stand corrected the hornets record wouldnt be any different if they played in the ebal. I have one question when dunne coached alameda merchants why did everyone quit? He must be riding arnerich coattail!
May 12th, 2011 at 12:07 pm
King – You should get some therapy, take an English class and look up the word “homophone”.
May 12th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
Last time I pointed out that King uses arguments about the person, which is inherently fallacious. Again he resorts to talking about one of the coaches. This is ridiculous and everyone knows it. Yes, we have figured you out….you are a “wanna’ be” sideline coach much like Howard Cosell. You know absolutely zero about baseball but try to talk like you do. And by the way, when you get onto a blog site, use your dictionary instead of spell-check because your spelling is terrible! There instead of their, netitizm instead of nepotism, etc. Wow!
May 12th, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Ramundo you gonna tell me ciphers shouldnt be on var? What about paveo he started all year last season know he rides pine? But know we got a freshman who can play a littlle but others werent given the same oppertunity he was given. I wonder why?
May 12th, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Let’s stop bickering Alameda parents, coaches, players. and others. If this is how organizations act when they are winning (20-1), can you imagine how the organization would be if they were losing?
Be happy for all of the kids… the team is winning, kids are graduating and going to great colleges (heard the catcher is going to the Naval Academy) and hopefully if Arnerich wins NCS.. he might look at these blogs and raise his hands and say “Darn.. I won again.. and can’t seem to please anyone… retire while on top of the world!”
I sure don’t want to see a good coach retire because of bickering…but if he wins it… you never know what he might do with all this garbage going on…lots of HS’ would be happy to have him…
May 12th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
King, AHS deserves this record because they have worked hard for it. I’m sorry, you are trying to live vicarioulsy through these AHS players, the coaches, or their proud parents. Perhaps you didn’t have a good high school experience watching HS baseball, or you may even have a crappy life right now with your own wife and family. Hence, your need to publicize your frustration. I hope you find solace in this blog because we all know that whatever you are doing at night isn’t helping you.
May 12th, 2011 at 9:13 pm
Varplayer. WOW. That was awesome about King’s nocturnal habits.
May 12th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
Arnerich would never retire because of something like this blog. Solid coaches read this stuff and laugh….and I bet the smart ones even have a good idea who certain “royalty” is???
Maybe you can get your kid into one of those tough EBAL schools, so that he can show his buddies at AHS how real baseball is played, in a real league. But if he ain’t playin in a crap league like this…how’s he gonna play in a stellar league like the EBAL?
Actually this doesn’t have anything to do with the kid. Like always, the players are never the problem….its the bitter parents!
May 12th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
CHS, just saw your question and wanted to give you an answer. I definitely try to take into account who’s pitching in a given game because you’re right, strength of schedule sometimes has more to do with who’s on the hill than which team is playing. The best teams can bring that consistent level of play multiple times in a week, but we all know there can be a difference sometimes.
May 12th, 2011 at 9:57 pm
luvhsbaseball kids are graduating? Of course they are this aint college. Dont act like the kid got a baseball scholarship its for academics congrats to him. Im sure campolindo clayton valley even arroyo have something to say so dont start counting ncs as a sure thing. Triton8 ill be at the game saturday and ill show you bitter you coming?
May 12th, 2011 at 10:22 pm
King, you’re a moron. Get a life.
May 13th, 2011 at 2:22 am
Arroyo ain’t going ta have nuthin ta say about anything u can bet that
May 13th, 2011 at 7:42 am
King: I wouldn’t say graduating from high school is a foregone conclusion. The drop out rate in the East Bay alone is 30% which is both troubling and sad. San Jose weighs in at 34%. Think about that, 1 in 3 freshman entering high school won’t graduate. That’s why I believe HS coaches that help student athletes stay eligible are giving them a better chance to graduate, if you’re a two sport athlete your chances go up even more. Now their motives may be selfish (wins & losses) but the end result is the same. I’m just saying that before we get our panties in a bunch about D-1 scholarships we should concentrate on getting a high school diploma and at least give them a shot to compete at the community college level and see what happens after that.
May 13th, 2011 at 8:08 am
King – get a life. I didn’t say the Alameda kid got into the Naval Academy on a sports scholarship. Him playing sports and being smart had something to do with it… well rounded??? Not too many kids get into Anapolis…. I wonder if you’re a parent, as I read more into the blogs, you might be an ex-coach in Alameda Babe Ruth or other related Alameda organization.
Don’t think a parent would go overboard and ostracize their kid…
May 13th, 2011 at 8:23 am
Hey King……who you gonna be rooting for on Saturday?
May 13th, 2011 at 8:37 am
luvhsbaseball ostracize what kid? You must be in politics the way you spin things. You cant even answer why a certain freshman gets special treatment. I guess at ahs its all about who you know. No i dont coach but if i did playing time would be earned by hard work & performance not who my coaches are dating or how much cash theyve donated!
May 13th, 2011 at 8:49 am
King, I think you just want to be these players, or these coaches. It’s sad that your own life (probably by yourself) gives you no pleasure that you have to hate on teenagers and this community in order to feel better. I will look for you this Saturday. It will be obvious, you’ll be the one with the sour face. You don’t know what you’re talking about…what freshman? Clueless…
May 13th, 2011 at 9:10 am
King: There are no freshmen on the AHS varsity roster. By the way, who is ciphers? Never heard of him. Wow, he must be the bomb. Damn, wish he was on varsity, maybe with him AHS could have beaten Turlock and then their record would be perfect.
May 13th, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Darn it… I just went to the AHS Booster Baseball site and confirmed that there are no freshmen on the AHS Varsity Baseball team. Guess the freshman that King is talking about does not exist.
Go AHS and SRV…have a good game…can’t ask for more than a top 5 match-up near the end of the season…
Oh… please note that I’m changing my name to “The President” so that I may continue to spin….
May 13th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
There you go again blasting a kid for his mother’s dating choices? Arnerich wants to win, and i’m sure who someone dates is not gonna play a role in making his starting line. That’s just stupid and so one sided on your part, it doesn’t even deserve another comment.
You’ve just lost what little credibility that you had….i wish the best for your son and his high school career, but as far as you are concerned…i’m done chit chatting with you…………….
May 13th, 2011 at 7:35 pm
King is a moron to talk about personal issues. He doesn’t deserve any more responses or comments to his stupid and ill-conceived ideas.
May 14th, 2011 at 11:26 pm
Well folks, the King is dead. Long live Alameda! Validation is a wonderful thing, huh? Alameda 3 – SRV 1
May 15th, 2011 at 12:13 am
The king rises good win ahs. Cant wait for ncs after 1st rnd ahs will have to play more than 1game a week wont be able to save yee like they did this week. Can i get a job there i hear its real profitiable these days at ahs.
May 15th, 2011 at 8:04 am
Nice win AHS but in reality, i don’t believe it makes them the best team in the East Bay. I don’t know who started for San Ramon but at best, it was their number 3 pitcher. Slinger threw on Wednesday and Hochstatter threw on Friday. A win is a win, not taking away anything from AHS, but odds improve when a high school number one pitcher like Yee throws against a number three pitcher. I think the issue I have is how AHS uses Yee like a pack horse. He threw 136 pitches the other day to beat Berkeley and seems to throw complete games or close to it most starts. I’m not sure this is in Yee’s best interest for the future….
May 15th, 2011 at 9:03 am
Yee didn’t pitch against SRV. It was Cobb.
May 15th, 2011 at 9:26 am
My bad. I just saw the press release for the AHS vs SRVH game and Yee did not start. Cobb started and he pitched a great game. Popovich started for SRVHS and even though he is used mostly as a reliever, he is not a bad pitcher.
May 15th, 2011 at 9:44 am
…..that’s a wrap…King has left no doubt who he is now!!!
May 15th, 2011 at 8:01 pm
Baseballcoach21: not sure if it played any part in the decisions, but Head Coach Arnerich was not in the dugout for the Berkeley game that went extra innings…
May 15th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Appears King has a major axe to grind. Give AHS credit for a program that has gotten to the NCS Championship 4 out of 5 years. I believe you still need to win 2 to 3 games in NCS in order to get to a championship, thus they’re doing something right to just get there. You have got to give their program and feeder programs (LL and BR) credit for such an accomplishment. Will you do that King???
May 16th, 2011 at 8:33 am
Well, well, well… Lets go Island baseball teams with the exceptin of St. Joes. I wish Alameda would play Encinal twice with a option for a third game if need be. The rivalries are fun and the revenue is there to be had. AHS whipped EHS fare and square. I still root for the Jets though.
My problem is how come Little League and Babe Ruth only extends its arms to East end kids. Thus, these programs are like magnets to AHS. Its a monopoly. Same with football and the warriors and wolverines. However, Im hearing about a story thats going to make a change on the Island for a long time.
May 16th, 2011 at 9:06 am
Hammond….there is starting to be a movement towards Encinal in the force. Recently, more and more of the All Stars from LL and BR are enrolling at the Encinal. The Jets will be back as a baseball force….they are stocked with a bunch of real young talent, with more on the way!!!
As far as youth football in Alameda….I’m not sure I agree. Both The Pirates and The Wolverines are funneling kids to Encinal. The Pirates have been sending kids to The Jets for years….not coincidentally about the same time that The Jets program started taking off with Coach Tenorio. The Wolverine’s rosters are full of kids that will be highly impactful Jets. The program will also send kids to the Hornets as well, I’m sure. Having 2 successsful youth football programs in Alameda can only have a positive affect on Island Football in the coming years. In the 70′s and 80′s, The Alameda Warriors fed both schools talent, and both schools enjoyed success.
May 16th, 2011 at 12:01 pm
The Jets have a few decent young players but AHS loaded to the point where their JV could beat Encinal Var this year.
Come Reggie, break out the story if there is one.
May 16th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
The Alameda program is enjoying an incredible run right now….but lets not forget that The Jets and Saunders have 3 NCS Championships themselves…along with 2 NL MVP’s, an MLB 20 game winner and at least 3 World Series Championships!!! All of it is in the past, but you can’t forget past success!!!
Keep in mind, if you combine Alameda and Encinal,you still have an enrollment smaller than most of the larger schools. The Island has had great success in both baseball and football…..
May 16th, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Triton8, there is some young talent. However, fact is, Encinal Jets baseball rolls with 11 varsity players. There are 2 other players on the JV that might be worth a call up. And, honestly speaking, the rest of the program are P.E. allstars (1st time players, ever.) Good kids, small talent, smaller potential.
Encinal baseball, 22 strong for the last 10 years give or take.
I’d hate the word segregation. But the demographics are the prof in the pudding. Hence, my point about there not being any or enough advertising on the west end for little league and babe ruth.
fasho arnerich is a good coach, obviously, marr a good organizer and behind the scenes guy obviously, matthews loves baseball, but keep it fair (i guess is the right words to say). ye or ne?
May 16th, 2011 at 3:21 pm
The story is premature as of now. All i can say is there are 2 parts to this story. And my favorite, the latter is that there are some west end community leaders about to take action within its community.
May 16th, 2011 at 3:22 pm
Triton8, there is some young talent. However, fact is, Encinal Jets baseball rolls with 11 varsity players. There are 2 other players on the JV that might be worth a call up. And, honestly speaking, the rest of the program are P.E. allstars (1st time players, ever.) Good kids, small talent, smaller potential.
Encinal football, 22 strong for the last 10 years give or take.
I’d hate the word segregation. But the demographics are the prof in the pudding. Hence, my point about there not being any or enough advertising on the west end for little league and babe ruth.
fasho arnerich is a good coach, obviously, marr a good organizer and behind the scenes guy obviously, matthews loves baseball, but keep it fair (i guess is the right words to say). ye or ne?
May 16th, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Is it the “Poor me, I’m the victim” story that does nobody any good? You sound a lot like The King of Nothing.
May 16th, 2011 at 4:02 pm
As for demographics, you have to look at the AHS Baseball team, there is a large contingency of Asian players who are fast and strong but whose parents would likely never let them play Var FB due to the physical short term and long term risks that accompany FB. Thus the Asian concentration on baseball.
Pavao, Woo, Leong, Lancaster, Dea, Yee are fast kids and probably 4 of them combined would beat the AHS 440 relay team or give them a run for their money. All of the kids are tight and would be in your receiver, dback slots if they played FB. Yee, Woo and Leong have powerful throwing arms while Pavao has top speed.
Just ask their PE teachers….
May 16th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
WHAT?????
May 17th, 2011 at 7:25 am
The Truth, lil buddy, I am, King of Something…
May 17th, 2011 at 7:26 am
No victims here. Just progress.
May 17th, 2011 at 10:04 am
As long as there isn’t a bunch of whining and entitlement mentality, we’re good. Read the entire thread and you’ll get the king reference.
May 17th, 2011 at 10:35 am
lol. ya i got you. lol. had to read again.
May 17th, 2011 at 10:37 am
The Truth, AHS JV could beat Encinal VAR. You are a dummy. The Truth; your a got damn lie…!
May 17th, 2011 at 10:40 am
Anyways, The Truth, I hear your point. Obviously your being sarcastic. But damn…
May 17th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
I’m sorry….my “WHAT”? was referring to #68??????