Well B-Rax, '73, Booker, and my kids are gonna be f*cking MLB all stars by the time they are 22.
They MASH.
They MASH.
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Rack. It’s the dad’s equivalent of “pageant mom”.Travel sports are the absolute worst. A plague on our society, really. Kaydyn is not going to be an MLB player no matter how many hours you spend in the batting cage or driving to Shittersville, Ohio for a premier tournament.
Can't forget to drop at least $500 on personalized batting gloves, cleats, and bat bag.
Dear Travel League Superstar,
Congratulations on your upcoming freshman year. We are happy to see you matriculate to beautiful Danville, Kentucky, and are excited to extend you this gracious offer in the way of a $2,000 annual scholarship to play Division 4 baseball. Happy mashing.
-Centre
Congratulations on your upcoming freshman year. We are happy to see you matriculate to beautiful Danville, Kentucky, and are excited to extend you this gracious offer in the way of a $2,000 annual scholarship to play Division 4 baseball. Happy mashing.
-Centre
Baseball has basically died in our rural county. Our Cal Ripken "league" combined 9U, 10U, 11U, and 12U this year and even then, there was only enough kids for 4 teams. My business sponsors sports teams and 5K races in the community throughout the year so I feel like we do our part in supporting local stuff.
My kid doesn't need really need baseball for a scholarship anyways. He's going to the NBA.
The rec league and travel that we did were beneficial socially even if it will never mean shit monetarily. What benefit is gained traveling the country running ultra marathons?
Some of my fondest memories with my father revolve around him coaching me in baseball. I don’t think he’d trade it for a million dollars.
Centre doesn't offer athletic scholarships. I was a prized recruit for them 20 years ago, but they couldn't offer me what I wanted (a student body that had more than 9 attractive women) so I hung up my spikes.
Congratulations on not falling into that trap. How many DII/DIII athletes end up quitting after their freshman year andheading to Big State U?
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-Shhhhhh don't compliment one of our guys. Not acceptable around these parts. Snark only.
-AnthqueToast is in a rocky patch. He was already unsettled over my creepy email about changes to the under 8(or 4) former K banner. Also me taking that up the cheerleading and marketing ladders. Now that I absolutely hate the checkerboards and he realized I'm not really a mountain guy(although I did summit Kili in one try boom) we're on the brink.
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Word. We had a couple guys in my fraternity who were former Centre basketball players. None of them spoke well of their time there.
It's not just DivII and III; a guy who works for me now played baseball at Ohio State for two years. He's the happiest, go-lucky guy around, a top-performer who never complains or has a bad word to say... except when you talk about baseball at Ohio State. He hated every minute of it.
He told me you had a weak arm, chased too many pitches out of the strike zone, and usually missed the cutoff man.
But hey, he was a little sauced at the wedding, so who knows if he really meant all that.
College sports are generally about your coach looking for a better job and for some reason a lot of times that means making their players miserable.
I don’t quite understand the logic there but it is what it is.
I don’t quite understand the logic there but it is what it is.
First time in Riverfront Coliseum since watching UK play Texas Tech in - I believe December 1995. Funny- much like Freedom Hall- it has terrible amenities, feels like 1980 and has concourses as wide as a junkie’s veins, but not a bad seat in the house.
Good spot to soak in some nostalgia, see a bunch of bloated 90s kids who shared the same experiences as you did 25 years ago and watch a weird, pretentious band play songs with zero pop appeal.
Glad I took it in- gracias to the wife for the birthday present, always fun catching a buzz with your best buddies midweek especially in 2018- but never want to see Radiohead again.
Good spot to soak in some nostalgia, see a bunch of bloated 90s kids who shared the same experiences as you did 25 years ago and watch a weird, pretentious band play songs with zero pop appeal.
Glad I took it in- gracias to the wife for the birthday present, always fun catching a buzz with your best buddies midweek especially in 2018- but never want to see Radiohead again.
Yep- tried to talk my little cousin out of playing basketball at Union. Told him to go to Ohio State or Ohio U (in state) and have some fun. Didn’t listen and was back at UC by January.
A little sauced? Have you seen his dance floor videos?
Glad my kid's just into running. Two new pair of shoes each year(one for cross-country, one for track spikes). Some fresh cold-weather gear for Christmas. A few 5k and 10k reg fees. Track meets are long, sure, but you only have to be their for your kid's specific event(s).
Profit.
Profit.
I enjoy coaching my kids in baseball, as well as attending their football games. Much more enjoyable than UK sports at this point in my life.
My children are very white and thin, so I feel like cross-country may be in their future.
Played 2 years (technically 1.5) at Lindsey out of high school. My best friend went to UK, joined a fraternity, and I ultimately went up there every weekend when out of season and wondered why in the hell it wasn’t like that back at ol’ LWC (lol).
Had a major accident on a jet ski in the summer between year 1 and year 2. Nerve damage to shooting shoulder which was my ONLY advantage. Year 2 was awful. Hung it up at. Hristmas, not because I hated it, but because I couldn’t play ata high level. After Christmas, I was basically a part time UK student. Frat parties and randoms.
I transferred. Joined the same frat as my buddy (already knew most of the guys) and had as much fun with intramurals as I did playing around the Ohio valley after traveling in a van for 4 hours. Oh, yeah. I dunked on a cornerback on the UK football team. Complete And-1 in his grill. Stopped the game as Jimmy Robinson (?) and other D Lineman came out to give me fist bumps. My claim to fame, I guess.
Had a major accident on a jet ski in the summer between year 1 and year 2. Nerve damage to shooting shoulder which was my ONLY advantage. Year 2 was awful. Hung it up at. Hristmas, not because I hated it, but because I couldn’t play ata high level. After Christmas, I was basically a part time UK student. Frat parties and randoms.
I transferred. Joined the same frat as my buddy (already knew most of the guys) and had as much fun with intramurals as I did playing around the Ohio valley after traveling in a van for 4 hours. Oh, yeah. I dunked on a cornerback on the UK football team. Complete And-1 in his grill. Stopped the game as Jimmy Robinson (?) and other D Lineman came out to give me fist bumps. My claim to fame, I guess.
Let's go ahead and get this topic *completely* covered by day's end if we could.
I was at that game, as well as the JV game before it.
Nazr Mohammed’s transformation from a guy who could barely move in that game, let alone dunk as a 6’ 10” guy playing against GYERO all stars into an 18 year NBA vet is still one of the most amazing things I’ve seen.
Exactly how I look and feel after SECT. TS.
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John Wall be lookin like he answers the door while scratching his gut under his shirt
Intramural glory was almost as satisfying as high school sports glory - with one notable exception: my dad did not give AF about how well intramurals were going. Tried to talk to him about a football game once - not a lot of interest there. I actually think it was a teaching moment; "Listen son - you are no longer playing real competitive sports. It's over. Nobody cares. Enjoy it, but don't talk about it." Applies to fantasy football as well.
Had an incoming freshman (not basketball, but still fully funded, so probably had a nice chunk of a scholarship) back out today, not enrolling at all, less than a week before practice starts.
The poor dad emailed us a follow up and was crushed and super apologetic, but I mean... I get it. There's very little glory in 90% of college athletics, even in DI.
The poor dad emailed us a follow up and was crushed and super apologetic, but I mean... I get it. There's very little glory in 90% of college athletics, even in DI.
I’ll tell you who deserves ALL the pumps — Division 2/3/NAIA athlete who brags about getting a scholarship.
Of course you got a scholarship, dick. EVERYONE gets a scholarship. Your school costs $59,000/year, and they throw you a tiny bone to make your ignorant ass feel special.
“I just won a free vacation I just have to sit thru this presentation guy” and “I just won a free happy hour at Have a Nice Day Cafe Guy” thinks you’re an idiot.
Of course you got a scholarship, dick. EVERYONE gets a scholarship. Your school costs $59,000/year, and they throw you a tiny bone to make your ignorant ass feel special.
“I just won a free vacation I just have to sit thru this presentation guy” and “I just won a free happy hour at Have a Nice Day Cafe Guy” thinks you’re an idiot.
I'll tell you what I miss most about playing sports...the bonding of teammates...hanging out in the dugout and locker room. I coach my sons b/c I'll never be closer to them than I am right now. I enjoy watching them hang out with their friends in that environment. That team bonding is truly unique to sports.
And it's a pretty special feeling to make a difference in a kid's life. Had a 12yo on my rec team this season get his first real hit after working his butt off for years trying to make it happen. He started crying at 1B...tears of joy. Can't really get those kinds of reactions anywhere else.
And it's a pretty special feeling to make a difference in a kid's life. Had a 12yo on my rec team this season get his first real hit after working his butt off for years trying to make it happen. He started crying at 1B...tears of joy. Can't really get those kinds of reactions anywhere else.
73 started crying after only going 2-for-10 from the charity stripe to start off the GYERO Olympics.
So yeah, it’s kinda like that.
So yeah, it’s kinda like that.
Coaching my daughter’s basketball team the last two years was pretty awesome. I’ll miss coaching her but otoh am interested to see how she does with a coach who knows wtf he/she is doing.
He spent years just trying to hit the ball and get on base?
I would think it should say, “Our sport is how you warmup for your sport.” Or, “The most basic part of your sport IS our sport.”Be sure and buy them this shirt. It's pretty much required.
Sorry honey... no family vacation this year... Jaxon has travel 6U tourneys.
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