There are very few schools each year that land a kid in the first round. Maybe a couple will land two. This year Vanderbilt has a realistic chance to land three kids in the first round, including two righties who potentially could wind up in the top 10 overall. Those two righties are Sonny Gray [...]
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A Long Goodbye to Baseball
Late last Wednesday night the Farmington Caridinals lost 4-0 to the Arizona Firebirds at Ricketts Park, thus ending their run in the Connie Mack World Series. The game was very even, very clean, and seemingly very quick. The following day I was on my way back to Dallas, where I had second-year orientation Friday morning. [...]
Exploring the Brandon Phillips, Yadier Molina “Shin-Guard-Tapping” Incident
Shortly after the bench-clearing brawl between the Reds and Cardinals, I received an email from a good friend and former teammate, asking about one of baseballs many, under-appreciated nuances. Since it is a discussion that delves into the mentality surrounding the brawl, as well as a discussion about the overall makeup of professional baseball players, [...]
2011 Draft: A Look at the Arms of the Connie Mack World Series
The Connie Mack World Series is always littered with draftable talent, and first-rounders are in the Series annually. This year has been a little different, though. The first round of this year’s CMWS has seen potentially four first round picks and a handful of guys who should eventually land within the top few rounds (or [...]
Connie Mack World Series: The Best Baseball Tournament You’ve Never Heard Of
It seems every small town holds its own annual festival of some sort, a social happening to bring the community together and give the few people there a reason to get out and celebrate collectively. For many places this event is the local fair, a chance for folks to show off their best quilting and [...]
The Final Chapter of the Ricketts Park Series: Connie Mack World Series Time
How you doin Sombrero Nation? I know I have not posted in a while and I apologize for that. I have been busy handling my coaching duties for the Farmington Cardinals, your 2010 FABC representative Host team in the 2010 Connie Mack World Series. I say that with pride. The Cardinals were the winner of [...]
A Preliminary Look at Some of the 2011 MLB Draft Class
While it is hardly early for this sort of piece considering the 2010 draft took place over a month ago, I think it is time the Sombrero begins investigating some of the guys in 2011’s class. This first piece will examine the top three collegiate arms and the top collegiate hitter. They are all potential [...]
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