I remember a game last season… Braves are winning 3-1, top of the 7th inning, the pitcher’s spot is up to bat. Bobby Cox pinch hits Greg Norton, who is hitting all of .150. Why not just leave Kawakami in to hit? This makes no sense to me. And why did you take him out in the first place? Forget the pitch count, let’s play ball!
Nolan Ryan pitched 26 complete games and 7 no-hitters. Guess how many Braves have pitched a complete game in the past 5 years? Well… I actually don’t know, but I bet you it’s 5 or less. ”Pitch count” has become all too common for me. I’ve seen this WAY too many times the past few years… a pitcher will get pulled prematurely because of a hit, a walk, or PITCH COUNT. I completely understand the idea of saving young pitchers arms, but there has to be a happy medium.
The Southland Conference has 12-teams and a reputation for developing Major League caliber talent. A total of 21 conference players were selected in the 2009 MLB draft, who are the top prospects in the conference for 2010?
As the baseball season continues to draw closer, more independent teams and MLB organizations will announce their tryout dates. Five Tool Prospects keeps an updated list of professional tryouts, as well as that nation’s most prominent high school showcases and tournaments, in our “Events” section.
The Patriot League was dominated by Army in 2009, and unfortunately for the competition, they have most of their talent coming back and should be even better in 2010. Continue reading for a team by team preview, top 10 MLB draft prospects, and more.
The 2009 Big Ten Championship was won by Ohio State, which broke a streak of three straight Michigan regular season championships. Will the 2010 season see the Maize and Blue back in contention? Will the Buckeyes repeat? Does Minnesota, Illinois or Indiana have what it takes to jump to the top? Continue reading for our take on the projected finish and initial list of the conference’s top 10 prospects.
The unfortunate story out of the America East Conference for 2010 is the University of Vermont losing their baseball program, which leave just six teams: Albany, Binghamton, Hartford, Maine, UMBC, and Stony Brook.