tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27062314606532330392024-02-08T07:40:08.417-08:00Chris's Baseball CornerOne small voice in the sport of baseball. One mans occasional postings related to our national game along with personal reflections. Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-24744422759515251432022-01-18T08:27:00.003-08:002022-01-18T08:30:04.724-08:00Winter Game Coverage On HotDog<p>If you are interested in watching the Winter Olympics live on line without cable, HotDog.com has streaming options available. Just go to the right of this page and find the Helpful Links option. Click on <a href="http://HotDog.com">HotDog.com</a> and you will find all you need to know. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-46018921955418410792016-11-10T10:06:00.000-08:002016-11-11T07:19:17.613-08:00The Long Road BackOn January 19, 2016, I suffered a mild heart attack that sent me to an ER for stabilization and testing. The next morning I had three stints placed in my heart through a femoral artery in my left leg to clear blockages. After the surgery my doctor informed me that he had called in a specialist to take a look at my echo-cardiogram to determine if the stints were enough. Upon receiving the news they were not, open heart surgery was scheduled three days later. I ended up having a quadruple by pass along with a titanium plate placed in my chest to hold the sternum and ribcage together. <br />
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The long road back to "normal" is still a work in progress 9 1/2 months later. However, the care and treatment I received, along with the rehab instruction and encouragement and the prayerful support of friends and family, have made a huge difference in my recovery.<br />
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Tomorrow (11/11/16) at 10AM I will return to the diamond for the first time in over a year to umpire the game I love at Los Alimitos High School. At 65 years of age I am just as excited for game day as I was as a 16 year old kid. Can't wait to say, "Play Ball!"<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-32371215022684465542016-11-03T10:06:00.000-07:002016-11-03T11:04:22.995-07:00Cubs Win World Series Championship 2016 <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt;">Congratulations to the Chicago Cubs on their
first World Series Championship in 108 years. The history behind the Cubs long
drought has been one of the most superstitious, frustrating, and disappointing
stretches in all of baseball. However, it has brought them hopeful support from
Baseball fans across the country for many decades.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt;">In 1921
William Wrigley Jr. gained a controlling interest in the Cubs and made the
decision to have them train on Catalina Island. In doing so, he became the
first baseball owner to bring a major league club out West for
spring training. He built a facility for the Cubs on Catalina that he humbly
called “Wrigley Field.” (Regular-season major league baseball wouldn’t
arrive on the West Coast until the Dodgers and the Giants made their moves west
in the 1950s.) This Wrigley Field predates the Los Angeles minor league
baseball facility of the same name, which didn’t open until 1925. Not only
that, but it’s technically the first baseball facility to bear Wrigley’s name.
The more famous Chicago ballpark was known first as Weeghman Park, and then as
Cubs Park, before being renamed Wrigley Field in 1926.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt;">The Cubs trained
on Catalina every spring from 1921-1941, and from 1946-51. (The island was
controlled by the U.S. military during the war years.) An amazing array of
baseball stars spent their springs in the bucolic setting, including Charlie
Root, Phil Cavaretta, Charlie Grimm and Hall of Famers Rogers Hornsby, Dizzy
Dean, Gabby Hartnett, Joe McCarthy,Grover Cleveland Alexander and Hack
Wilson<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span>The team would
arrive every spring on one of Wrigley’s fleet of ships used for transportation
from the mainland. These included the Hermosa, the Cabrillo, the S.S. Avalon,
and, beginning in 1924, the S.S. Catalina, “The Great White Steamship.” After
disembarking, the team would join the fashionable set and stay at the island’s
fanciest hotel, the Hotel St. Catherine on Descanso Bay.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt;">The club would
spend most of the spring playing intra-squad games, though occasionally outside
teams such as the Pacific Coast League’s Los Angeles Angels would make the trip
over for some games, and the Cubs would make the trip to the mainland right
after spring training for exhibition games with West Coast minor league teams.
The team’s home games were free, and the stadium was a major tourist attraction
on the island during spring training.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt;">The Cubs’ last
season on the island was 1951. A spell of bad weather, including a
snowstorm, may have played a role in convincing the team to move spring
operations to Mesa, Arizona for a few years. According to Daily Breeze files,
an announcement was made in May 1965 by then-owner Philip K. Wrigley, William
Wrigley Jr.’s son, that the Cubs would return to Catalina temporarily for the
1966 spring training session while other permanent facilities were being
finished. Unfortunately, a combination of timing issues and the expense of
conducting the camp caused the team to reconsider and cancel its Catalina plans
in favor of training at Blair Stadium in Long Beach instead.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt;">After the 1966
se<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">ssion</span> in Long Beach, the club trained in Scottsdale, Ariz., through 1978,
before settling permanently again in Mesa in 1979, where their spring training
is held to this day. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Because of this long history </span>Cub fans almost always out number LA
Dodger fans when they come to town. The roars by Cub fans during the recent NL
Division Championship <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">S<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">eries</span></span> in LA bears witness to the fact that Cub fans are
alive and well in Dodger town. Congratulations! Go Cubs and Go Dodgers. </span><br />
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<![endif]--><div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-46357612798046594592016-03-11T21:05:00.000-08:002016-03-11T21:05:03.660-08:00LBCC State Champions HonoredThe LBCC State Championship Baseball Team form 2006 will be honored at Joe Hicks Field on Saturday, April 16, 2016. The historic team finished the 2006 season 41-10 and most of the 20 man roster will be in attendance to see the Vikings (10-7, 2-0) take on Cerritos JC at noon. Hope to see you there.<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-87982617313153871522014-05-20T15:04:00.001-07:002014-05-20T15:08:22.227-07:00CIF Baseball Playoffs 2014The CIF-SS Baseball playoffs begin Tuesday, May 20, 2014 for 7 Divisions in the Southern California Section. Among games being played today; in Division l will be LB Poly vs Crespi at Blair Field in Long Beach at 6:30 PM. The winner of this "wild card" game will take on highly ranked Agoura HS in the first round on Friday, May 23, 2014. In Division ll Mayfair will travel to Ayala with the winner to see Camarillo, the #1 team from the Pacific View League on Thursday, May 22, 2014. Division lll games will begin on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 with Gahr HS hosting Beverly Hills at 3:00 PM on the school field. The winner to draw Garden Grove HS on Friday, May 23, 2014 at Garden Grove.
For more information on parings of your local schools check the CIF website at <a href="http://www.cifss.org">www.cifss.org</a>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-80807646183802855982014-05-19T16:32:00.001-07:002014-05-19T16:33:46.957-07:00CCCAA Baseball State ChampionshipsThe CCCAA Baseball State Championships will be held on May 24-26, 2014 at Fresno City College. The sectional brackets can be viewed at CCCAA Baseball web site. The Northern bracket will be represented by San Joaquin Delta and College of the Sequoias. The Southern Bracket will consist of Oxnard and Orange Coast.
To further look at team stats and individual performances go to <a href="http://www.spincostats.com">http://www.spincostats.com</a>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-24429414995483872902014-05-01T11:53:00.002-07:002014-05-01T11:53:54.392-07:00LBCC in So. Cal. RegionalCalling all Vikings.
The LBCC Baseball team will travel to Santa Ana College to begin a 3 game series against the Santa Ana Dons on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 2 PM. Game two is set for Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 11 AM with game three to follow if needed.
LBCC seems to be peaking at the right time winning six straight games, including eight of their last nine, to share the SCC Title at 15-6. The Vikings are in search of their first State Championship since 2006 when they went 41-10, with only one loss in the entire playoff structure.
For more information on the 2014 CCCAA playoff structure/brackets, check the LBCC athletic web site at <a href="http://www.lbcc.edu">www.lbcc.edu.</a> Good Luck and Go Vikings.
<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-1702755910327807642014-04-30T16:10:00.002-07:002014-04-30T16:10:46.063-07:00"The Slump"From the archives:
“I’ve had slumps last all winter” Bob Uecker<br /><br />Every ballplayer at some point in his career goes through a slump. Vance Law described it as, “The field looking like one big glove and everything I hit goes right into it”. The slump is often referred to as being, “Snake Bit”. For this reason, some ball players have been known to carry anti venom in their travel bags to cure the dreaded curse. Still others, like Yogi Berra, refused to admit their bad luck: “Slump? I ain’t in no slump….I’m just not hitting”. Even the great Mickey Mantle dealt with it. Mickey stated, “During my 18 years I came to bat 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. Figuring a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball”. That should put it in perspective. Thanks Mick.<br /><br />The slump is not always related to a flaw in your technique. One’s troubles may have something to do with the guy on the mound. Making adjustments to what he is doing is important to your success as well. The best way to handle a slump is to: 1) realize everyone goes through it, 2) keep faith in your ability, even when others may want to reinvent your swing and 3) go back to the basics. Hitting is an art, but it is not an exact science. Timing, feel, confidence and hard work are the intangibles that every good hitter needs to put his technique into action and break out of the slump.
Consider this basic thought, "My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it." Tommy Lasorda
<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-31355991245338140272014-04-29T15:07:00.002-07:002014-04-30T16:02:51.886-07:00New Direction - "Play Ball"
In May of 2008 I stepped away from Baseball after over 30 years of coaching. My coaching experiences, while mostly in High School, have given me a unique education for my recent new endeavor, Umpiring. I appoligise for not keping up this Blog with Baseball coaching articles over the past few years but, when I broke away I made a complete break.
After playing the game from little league to Division 1 College Baseball at UCLA in 1973-74; to a professional level through Independent Baseball (Portland Mavericks 1974 NW League); to coaching High School Baseball, youth baseball and Community College Baseball - I decided to take up Umpiring. Why not? I had been a player, a coach, why not an Umpire?
Playing and coaching the game at any level is difficult, especially the higher up you go. But, Umpiring - we're talking awhole new skill set. I have found a new appreication for officiating of any sport at any level. I have been in the Long Beach unit now for 4 years, (currently completing my 5th) worked probably 50 to 60 games each year and still polishing my craft.
I look forward to the years ahead in this new position of the wonderful game of Baseball. All the Best. "Play Ball"
<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-61235487796252098162012-06-07T14:25:00.002-07:002012-06-07T14:25:39.232-07:00Long Beach Draft Picks 2012Shane Watson (Lakewood) Pick 40, Philadelphia Phillies
Chase DeJong (Wilson) Pick 81, Toronto Blue Jays
Kevin Maxey (Poly) Pick 536, Los Angeles Dodgers
Matt Duffy (LBSU) Pick 568, San Francisco Giants
Brennan Metzger (LBSU) Pick 688, San Francisco Giants
Steven Gallardo (LBCC) Pick 600, St. Louis Cardinals
Lance Breedlove (LBCC) Pick 706, Pittsburgh Pirates
Shawn Stuart (LBSU) Pick 948, Colorado Rockies<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-70496611790273284972012-04-09T09:22:00.000-07:002012-04-09T09:24:08.858-07:00National Classic Begins TodayThe 16-team Hard 9 National Classic begins on Monday, and it will be an opportunity for a group of Southern California-based teams to demonstrate they have the pitching depth to make a deep run in the playoffs come May. The championship game is Thursday night at Cal State Fullerton.<br /><br />Alemany, Esperanza, El Toro, Cypress and El Dorado are the teams to watch. They will need to combine quality pitching with good defense and some key hits to make it to the finals.<br /><br />An Alemany-El Toro quarterfinal game could happen on Tuesday if both teams win their openers on Monday.<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-66561058516695941182012-01-27T14:42:00.000-08:002012-01-27T15:16:06.286-08:00ABD Academy 1992-2012Ron Miller of Gardena Serra, won't be playing for the Cavaliers this season, Coach Wilmer Aaron said Friday. Miller, a senior third baseman who batted .439 last season, has decided to play in the San Bernardino-based ABD Academy league that takes place during the high school baseball season. <br /><br />Amateur Baseball Development (ABD), has been around sense 1992 and has seen a number of players (who have played in their leagues) become drafted. However, most of them have had high school/college exposure. Miller would be one of the most visible players to ever give up high school baseball to play in the league.<br /><br />The ABD Baseball Academy is a recognized leader in training and is considered one of the Top Baseball Development Academies in the United States. They are located in San Bernardino, California and are administered by USA Baseball. <br /><br />You can find them on the web at: <a href="http://www.eteamz.com/abdacademy">http://www.eteamz.com/abdacademy</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-25326733547952955122012-01-26T20:54:00.000-08:002012-01-26T21:07:41.178-08:00Harvey Schiller A Heavy HitterAccording to the LA Times, one of the power brokers in American sports has aligned himself with former Dodger stars Steve Garvey and Orel Hershiser in their effort to buy the team, according to two people briefed on the matter.<br /><br />Schiller formerly was the chief executive of YankeeNets, the onetime parent company of the New York Yankees, New Jersey Nets and New Jersey Devils. That entity spawned YES Network, the kind of team-owned cable sports channel that the new Dodgers owner would have the option to launch. Schiller also is a former president of Turner Sports and executive director of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Schiller, would provide Garvey and Hershiser with expertise in the business side of sports, particularly in television.<br /><br />The Dodgers' contract with Fox Sports expires after the 2013 season. A new owner could expect to reap about $4 billion in a new deal with Fox or Time Warner Cable -- or could start a Dodgers cable channel in the hope of making even more money. Outgoing owner Frank McCourt, according to the LA Times, hopes that media companies will try to secure the Dodgers' television rights by buying the team outright, which could push the sale price above $1.5 billion.<br /><br />Let the games begin.<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-6226629707161519622011-12-02T17:22:00.000-08:002011-12-02T17:37:23.136-08:00Lame Duck Owner Makes Lame DealThe bankrupt Dodgers signed left-handed Chris Capuano for two years and $10 million.<br /><br />The addition of the fragile Capuano all but ends right-hander Hiroki Kuroda’s four-year career with the Dodgers, and leaves the Dodgers with three left-handers in their rotation — Clayton Kershaw, Ted Lilly and Capuano. Chad Billingsley is their only certain right-handed starter. Right-hander Nate Eovaldi is currently in line to be the team’s No.3 starter.<br /><br />The addition of Capuano, 33, as a fifth starter with a two-year, $10-million deal should leave everyone a little anxious. Capuano, had Tommy John surgery in 2002 and again in 2008, missed all of the 2008 and 2009 seasons, and nearly half of 2010. Last season he went 11-12 with a 4.55 ERA and 1.35 WHIP for the Mets. Not exactly tearing it up. Bad news: He also gave up 27 homers. Good news: He struck out 8.1 batters per nine innings pitched.<br /><br />Time will tell.<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-18208876932309689642011-11-15T20:34:00.000-08:002011-11-15T20:51:38.049-08:00Dodgers Remain TightGeneral Manager Ned Colletti says the team probably won't make a run at top-line free agents such as Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder. The Dodgers are expecting to reduce payroll next season because of their bankruptcy and impending sale. Their payroll was at around $110 million last season, including deferred payments to players who were no longer on the team. When asked of the possibility of adding a big bat, Colletti said, "As of today, it looks less realistic."<br /><br />With players such as Clayton Kershaw, Andre Ethier and James Loney eligible for salary arbitration and expected to receive significant raises, the Dodgers have a limited budget with which to work for the remainder of the winter. To say nothing of Matt Kemp's recent eight-year, $160-million contract.<br /><br />Here is a look at who the Dodgers have signed; 1)Mark Ellis to a two-year, $8.75-million contract. A defensive specialist who batted .248 for the Oakland Athletics and Colorado Rockies last season, 2)Matt Treanor (catcher) to a one-year, $1-million deal who batted .214 in 72 games for the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers last season. <br /><br />Without a premium bat coming in, Colletti is counting on Ethier, Loney and Juan Uribe to recover from disappointing offensive seasons and produce as they have in years past. <br /><br />Let's hope so.<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-39601239153037782011-10-29T07:54:00.000-07:002011-10-29T13:02:57.206-07:00Odds and Ends<span style="font-weight:bold;">CIF 100th Anniversary</span><br /><br />In honor of its 100th anniversary in 2013, the Southern Section will pick its 100 greatest high school athletes and plans to announce it at a red-carpet event that's still being planned.<br /><br />That's going to be one tough job limiting it to 100 greatest athletes. The City Section recently inducted its first class into a new Hall of Fame, and that was a grueling process.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dave Demarest, inducted into the Southern Section Hall of Fame.</span><br /><br />Demarest coached baseball for 34 years at La Quinta, winning 753 games, 22 league titles and three Southern Section titles.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Baseball Proposal Defeated</span><br /><br />A proposal to create a double-elimination post-season baseball tournament in the Southern Section beginning in 2013 was rejected on Thursday by a vote of 46-26 at the Southern Section Council meeting.<br /><br />Coaches have wanted to replace the single-elimination playoffs with a double-elimination tournament for Divisions 1 through 4. The San Diego Section has had a double-elimination tournament.<br /><br />Concerns about travel costs and adding up to seven additional games for teams in the playoffs won out.<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-25796452177833909362011-10-05T16:25:00.000-07:002011-10-05T16:41:57.528-07:00HS Baseball Rule ChangesRules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Baseball Rules Committee will place more responsibility on coaches for rules-compliant player equipment, effective with the 2012 high school baseball season. At its June 5-7 meeting in Indianapolis, the committee also took steps to define a new tamper-evident protocol for non-wood bats. All changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.<br /><br />Prior to the start of each game, each head coach must now verify to the umpire in-chief that all participants are legally equipped and equipment is in accordance with NFHS rules. Such rules include “compliant bats that are unaltered from the manufacturer’s original design and production and helmets that are free of cracks and damage.”<br /><br />Another rule was added to address unsportsmanlike conduct toward umpires after a game has ended and after the umpires have departed the game site. It calls for state associations to determine appropriate action when dealing with these situations.<br /><br />In addition, umpires no longer will be required to perform pregame equipment checks, as that responsibility will fall to coaches beginning next year. Coaches can still ask umpires at the pregame conference to confirm that equipment is compliant.<br /><br />“The committee is placing a great importance on increased coach responsibility,” said Elliot Hopkins, NFHS assistant director and liaison to the Baseball Rules Committee. “It is one of our top priorities.”<br /><br />Prior to the June 2012 meeting of the Baseball Rules Committee, the NFHS will work with appropriate parties to research and develop a baseball bat tamper-evident protocol for non-wood bats and present the recommendations to the committee for its consideration. The goal for implementation is for non-wood bats manufactured after January 1, 2015.<br /><br />“Bat tampering is illegal and a major problem in high schools,” Hopkins said. “Everyone is looking for a competitive edge. With this note, we want to make sure that the state associations, coaches, teams and the public are aware that we are committed to minimizing any risk for players with bat tampering.”<br /><br />In addition, a minor change to Rule 1-3-5 states that “No artificial or intentional means shall be used to control the temperature of the bat,” based on scientific research that altering the bat damages the bat and poses an unnecessary risk of injury.<br /><br />Changes to Rules 1-5-8 and 3-1-6 deal with players’ equipment on the field. State associations may now authorize exceptions to NFHS rules to provide “reasonable accommodations to individual participants with disabilities and/or special needs and unique and extenuating circumstances,” so long as they do not fundamentally interfere with the sport. Players and coaches must also clean or remove “any” (formerly “excessive”) amount of blood from a uniform or piece of equipment before being allowed back into the game.<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-57902973436669236262011-09-25T13:06:00.000-07:002011-09-25T13:30:21.837-07:00Matt Kemp - Triple Crown Is Still A PossibilityMatt Kemp quietly took the field in a half-empty ballpark on his 27th birthday with a chance to do something no National League player has done in 74 years - win a triple crown. The last NL player to win a triple crown was Joe Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals, who did it when Tom Lasorda was 10 years old. Carl Yastrzesmki of the Boston Red Sox was the last American League player to do it, in 1967.<br /><br />The homer Kemp hit during Dodgers' 2-0 win over San Diego ties him with Albert Pujols for the NL lead at 37 and strengthens his triple crown bid. His 119 RBIs lead the league, and his .326 average is close to top. Kemp's ranking is near the top of a wide range of hitting categories — he leads the NL in runs (109) and is second in steals (40). <br /><br />With four games left in the regular season it would seem that Kemp has his work cut out for him but, with three more home runs, Kemp will be part of that exclusive group to have hit (40) or more home runs and stole (40) or more bases. Of the four players to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season — Bonds, Jose Canseco, Alex Rodriguez and Alfonso Soriano — none batted higher than .310.<br /><br />Go Matt!<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-31149005264210462842011-09-09T09:02:00.000-07:002011-09-09T09:14:33.996-07:00Baseball's New TrendAt least two baseball players who played last season at Orange Lutheran won't be playing high school ball this season, instead choosing to play travel ball, Coach Eric Borba said. One still attends Orange Lutheran and the other has transferred to another school. Several players in the Inland Empire are already following that path.<br /><br />Parents have the right to choose what's best for their sons and daughters, but don't trust some private coach who doesn't have the education or experience and insists he'll get your child ready for the next level. There is a great deal of money to be made by private clubs, coaches and training centers, so know what you are being drawn into. <br /><br />UCLA Coach John Savage had this to say about the decision not to play high school baseball. "I don't like it," he said. "I think it sends a poor message. It's about your team and developing on and off the field with your teammates."<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-22770204010749083372011-09-04T09:26:00.000-07:002011-09-04T14:19:40.792-07:00Ybarra Transfers to DowneyJordan Ybarra, a top pitcher at Long Beach Millikan, has transferred to Downey, according to <a href="http://www.gazettes.com">Gazettes.com.</a> The transfer was accompanied by a change of address, so Ybarra will be eligible to play this season.
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<br />Jordan, will be missed from the mound more than anywhere else at Millikan. His ability to keep his team close, as well as go deep into a game, will be difficult to replace next season.
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<br />Athletes moving/shopping for schools has become more and more of an accepted practice in this day and age, as evidenced by a willingness of parents to relocate. However, the uncertainty of coaches/teachers keeping their jobs in most schools in the LBUSD must have many parents unsettled.
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<br />Millikan, once again, has more head coaches displaced than any other Moore League School. Jeff Breuklander - Head Basketball coach; Kevin McCarthy - Head Track Coach; Scott Glasser - Head Baseball coach; Jack Murry - Assistant Varsity Football coach/Head Tennis coach, have all been either relocated or not yet re-assigned.
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<br />Add to this, two new head coaches in; Water Polo and Cross Country......it is going to be a very challenging year at Millikan to say the least.
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<br />Marina right-hander Trevor Megill and Lakewood's Shane Watson were among the quintet who baffled the Reds, with Megill striking out two of the three batters he faced during a perfect inning and Watson completing a scoreless inning.
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<br />Edison's Timothy Lopes singled twice and drove in a pair of runs and South Hills' C.J. Saylor had an RBI double. Lakewood's J.P. Crawford singled, reached on an error and scored a pair of runs. The Brewers improved to 2-1.
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<br />Bishop Amat third baseman Rio Ruiz, who had missed the Milwaukee Brewers' first game in the Area Code Games to be with the Lancers football team, made his debut with the Southern California-laden Brewers on Sunday at Blair Field in Long Beach and did not disappoint.
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<br />After entering to play third base in the sixth inning, Ruiz had a pair of hits, including one that started a two-run, ninth-inning rally. Alas, it wasn't enough as the Brewers lost, 12-7, to the Kansas City Royals.
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<br />See the sports section of the Gazette for more info. <div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-29721391143518891122011-07-31T12:30:00.000-07:002011-07-31T12:37:13.970-07:00Area Code BaseballThe 25th annual Area Code Baseball Games have announced the players and schedule for the 2011 Games. Nearly 3,000 high school baseball players applied to the regional events which were held in multiple cities nationwide. The top 218 athletes will showcase their abilities in the 2011 Area Code Baseball Games at Blair Field in Long Beach, Calif. Aug. 5-10, 2011<br /><br />The Area Code Baseball Games were created in 1987 in Lodi, Calif. by Bob Williams and the Northern California Major League Scouts. The goal was to bring together the best high school underclassman baseball players from geographical areas based on telephone area codes. Nearly 3,000 players compete nationwide for a chance to participate in the final Area Code Baseball games, the premiere search for the nation’s top baseball players. More than 350 Major League players have participated in Area Code Baseball.<br /><br />Area Code Baseball offers players a unique opportunity to train like major league athletes and play in a competitive atmosphere. For some, this will be a precursor to careers as professional baseball players. The Games have produced more than 500 Major Leaguers including alumni such as Dustin Pedroia, Albert Pujols, Adrian Gonzalez and Josh Beckett.<br /><br />The four games will be streamed live on Tues., Aug. 9, on ESPN3.com. Commentators for the Games include Jim Watson, Bob Scanlon and Beto Duran. The broadcast schedule is as follows:<br /> 8:30 a.m. PST: Reds v. Brewers<br />11:30 a.m. PST: Royals v. Nationals<br /> 2:30 p.m. PST: White Sox v. Nationals<br /> 5:30 p.m. PST: Athletics v. Yankees<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-61411554981540398462011-07-11T09:05:00.000-07:002011-07-11T09:06:22.956-07:00Legion Playoffs beginThe double-elimination American Legion Area 4 playoffs begin on Tuesday at Paramount High School. The winner advances to the state tourney in Yountville.<br /><br />Long Beach Wilson is seeded No. 1, followed by Paramount, Millikan, El Segundo, Long Beach Poly, Downey, Lakewood and Narbonne.<br /><br />Opening games Tuesday: Millikan vs. Downey, 10 a.m.; El Segundo vs. Poly, 1 p.m.; Wilson vs. Narbonne, 4 p.m.; Lakewood vs. Paramount, 7 p.m.<div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706231460653233039.post-2560234819511890912011-07-01T13:42:00.000-07:002011-07-01T14:21:44.809-07:00DeJong Looking GoodChase DeJong of Long Beach Wilson struck out seven in three innings at the U.S. 18U baseball trials on Thursday in North Carolina.<br /><br />The USA Baseball Prospect Classic, a two-game exhibition series pitting the 18 and under trials team against the Collegiate National Team begins on Friday, July 1, 2001 in Durham, North Carolina.<br /><br />The college team will send some first-round talent in its own right, highlighted by Stanford's Mark Appel, considered by many to be the top college pitcher in the class. A starter normally, the right-hander is pitching in relief for Team USA. Texas A&M's Michael Wacha is also on the team and the 18U hitters might not find Duke closer Marcus Stroman, who has struck out every batter he has faced in four innings leading up to the Classic, very easy to hit. Arizona State shortstop Deven Marrero leads the college bats. <br /><br />To view the complete prospect roster go to <a href="http://www.usabaseball.com">www.usabaseball.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">kinderscorner@aol.com</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548229490130901811noreply@blogger.com