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04-07-2007, 10:16 AM
Its look like a long hard season for the Rebels. I bet they are kicking themselves in the rear for getting rid of staff couple years ago. Its not an accident that they are struggling now that all the former coach's players have graduated.
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04-07-2007, 10:29 AM
Actually that score is wrong. It was 21-2. Which isn't any better- but correct. The score is also wrong on KHSAA's website.
AC is in desperate need of 2 things.
1. The infield needs changed- there are too many screwups being made a 2 key positions.
2. AC needs pitching help. They are walking too many batters and when the batter does get a hit in the infield that should be a routine out- (see problem 1).
Coach needs to quit worrying about whose feelings he's going to hurt by making these changes. It's not fair to the rest of the team to keep doing this.
AC is in desperate need of 2 things.
1. The infield needs changed- there are too many screwups being made a 2 key positions.
2. AC needs pitching help. They are walking too many batters and when the batter does get a hit in the infield that should be a routine out- (see problem 1).
Coach needs to quit worrying about whose feelings he's going to hurt by making these changes. It's not fair to the rest of the team to keep doing this.
04-07-2007, 11:23 AM
Congrats Paintsville
04-07-2007, 03:29 PM
congrats paintsville
04-07-2007, 04:53 PM
Tubby Hater Wrote:Its look like a long hard season for the Rebels. I bet they are kicking themselves in the rear for getting rid of staff couple years ago. Its not an accident that they are struggling now that all the former coach's players have graduated.
I agree- AC's former coach was good. I have a great amount of respect for Coach Patton. But to say that all the former coaches players have graduated and that is why they are struggling- might be a bit much. With the exception of the freshmen who were starting that season- I'd guess there wasn't a whole lot of "coaching" going on with the non-starters. The class of 2006 didn't just play ball in the spring- they played summerball, fall ball, junior league and senior league. Baseball was and is a passion for most of them.
AC has 3 seniors- ask them how many have any significant varisty experience- NONE. Now ask how many participated in junior/senior league programs, summer ball or fall ball. 2 of the 3 may have played one season of junior league as freshmen. They have spent the last 3 seasons sitting in the dug out watching. .
AC's juniors- Little played jr/sr league with the class of 2006. But has only played HS ball since his sophomore season. The other juniors- played nothing in between LL and HS ball. Little and Hammonds have been starters since they were freshmen- but the rest have been in the dug out or didn't play any ball between LL and HS ball.
AC's only sophomore- Prater- played one season of jr. league and then took a couple of years off before coming out as a freshmen.
AC has 7 Freshmen. Nelson has been with the HS team since 6th grade- he also played LL and junior league during those years. The Crowders have played since 7th grade and continued to play junior league during those years. Stumbo, Hall and Jackson played in 8th grade and also continued to play jr league. Josh Stone is a first year freshmen but also played junior league during those years.
That fact is some of these playes have been sitting in the dug out with no playing time for the last 3-4 seasons. They chose not to play summerball/fall ball or jr/sr league. Now they are making mistakes that a good little league team wouldn't make.
04-07-2007, 05:31 PM
Keep your heads up AC
04-07-2007, 05:41 PM
Speaking as one of the '06 graduates...you're absolutely correct, gotcha2. I remember playing against a lot of the guys I graduated with in Pee-Wee in Martin. We all (coincidentally) skipped our last of year of Pee-Wee at the same time, and competed against each other in Little League and for a year in Junior League. I remember in Little League when we were all put on the same team, we went something like 34-2. That summer was unbelievable. And then in Senior League, we had the opportunity to play in the KY Senior League State Tournament. That is something I will never forget. And then we all played fall ball for a few years in HS and then graduated together after putting together one of the best, if not the best, seasons in Allen Central history. We went through 3 coaches in 4 years of HS ball, and it still didn't effect us because of the chemistry we had built playing together all those years before hand. It was certainly an honor to grow up playing with and against those guys.
04-07-2007, 08:08 PM
Congrats Paintsville
04-07-2007, 08:41 PM
keep your heads up A.C.
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