[Tubby Hater]

Yes kids have changed...they are lazy. Parents hand everything to them and expect nothing in return. They don't know what the word hard work means. Evan Potter did have talent, but was lazy. He didn't want to work at perfecting his gift. Thought he didn't have to because that's what he was being told. Hammonds is the best coach in this region and loves the game and wants his players to love it as much as he does, but kids these days don't because, once again, they are LAZY. You can't be a winner and just give it 50% some of the time, you have to give it 110% all of the time. As far as the parent things goes, there were a few parents that spent alot of time up on that hill, but very few. The others talked about Hammonds like a dog behind his back and agreed with everything he said when they were right in front of him.

Once again you are 100% right. Kids are LAZY, and you take a good look at the programs that are dominate in this state and those kids give 110%. Do you think PRP or Dunbars kids just go out and practice couple hours a day and then show up for games. Hell no they dont, and usually after the games those kids immediately begin working on their field and doing all the things winning programs do. Kids like Evan Potter have good talent but never go anywhere with it because they arent dedicated. Baseball is probably the easiest sport to earn a scholarship and get a chance to play professionally at some level, but kids who just think they can show up take a few grounders and a few swings at practice everyday and then go home never get that chance to go to the next level. Eastern KY players have this bad reputation and thats the reason you hardly ever see a kid from the Mountains play D1 baseball or any other sport. Usually if they do make it, they get there and realize they have to work hard and things arent going to be given to them and they come back home to mommy after a year or so.