lvnnewbie04

Is Mount Juliet still in it? Last i heard they lost to Wilson Central but were still in it???

Pickett hit a rifle shot over center at home against LaVergne. I'd fork over 4 or 5 bucks to see him and Bratton lock horns any day. Are there any others that are raking in the bombs this year? Farragut maybe?

No. That game wouln't be made up until may 1

I enjoyed the visit with a couple of contributors Saturday a.m. at Cracker Barrel. I hope my last comment about pitching being a "question mark" for LaVergne wasn't a buzz killer. I didn't mean to imply I agree with Stealth Cowboy's earlier post about lack of pitching. I just said no one pitcher so far is dominating, which in my experience is often the difference between good and great high school teams. I think we'll be fine for pitching. We have depth but are short on experience, and it will take time for the leaders to emerge. That's all I meant and I hope no one took it differently. Some of the threads here are for discussion, and some are trash talk. Mine is intended as the former. Just wanted to be clear.

My favorite "real" baseball quote, however, is from Ted Williams: If you don't think too good, don't think too much."

I can't believe nobody mentioned this one already "Ju-u-u-u-u-st a bit outside." Bob Uecker in "Major League."

Here's my early take on LaVergne, fwiw, as parent of a senior transfer, who knows little about either history or the current competition. I agree the outfield is the backbone of the team. That being said, I think there are others--I won't name names in order to avoid embarrassing both the individuals and potentially myself--who are capable of stepping up to add support. Defense is good at all positions, including depth in infield and catcher. Hitting will be decent 1-9, though without a lot of power. A lot of kids can pitch, but none so far dominates. This is a question mark, given the short outfield fence. (But I do like the wide bleachers.) I'm impressed with the way the coaches run practice, though I admittedly don't yet know them well enough to despise them (tongue in cheek) I'm looking foward to the season, but selfishly wish my own flesh and blood would start swinging the bat.

I don't know if I want to generalize, but here's my experience. My son played ball in Jacksonville, Fla., from third grade till junior year in high school. I always thought the mild climate was a real advantage, knew that a lot of good teams and players come from the Sunshine State and frankly expected a dropoff in talent when we moved to middle Tennessee last summer. The first surprise was when tryouts for school ball were held in the summer. In JAX, conditioning was voluntary and didn't start until Thanksgiving, and the kids didn't even know if they were on the team till February. His last-period class all year has been strength training with other baseball players. In Florida we had some sort of sophisticated block class scheduling that made that not even an option. I was surprised by pretty much every school I visited having an indoor hitting facility, and with the long list in the newspaper of coaches and former players offering individual instruction at a price. In Florida, all I was aware of were camps at colleges during the Christmas break and summer. All in all, I'd say the year-round focus on baseball is greater here, though as I suggested at first I have to admit it might be more a comparison of one specific program to another rather than between states in general. Perhaps I'll have a better idea about the quality of talent in a couple of weeks when the games begin. By the way, I enjoy the site. Thanks for doing it. Sorry for the long post.

i can't say anything about revis because i've never played under him, but i do kno that our new coach isn't some player's dad or a washed up player looking for another taste of the glory days. he knows what he is doing because it shows in the way he runs our practices. alot of people are looking past him.