The Deuce: i'm interested in seeing where Cam Appenzeller gets drafted from Chatham Glenwood

Illinois HS state baseball playoffs start in earnest tomorrow - GMAW May 27, 2025, 17:33:14

Not worthy of a new thread, but wanted to share a proud dad moment - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 18, 2025, 13:19:00
- They allowed curveballs at 12u for the first time this year. What a mess* - Mrap24 June 18, 2025, 13:38:06
  - If a curveball is thrown properly, it does NOT do damage to an arm... - RSMBob June 18, 2025, 13:52:01
    - Since they didn’t tell us u til a week before the season, we haven’t worked on it with our kids. - Mrap24 June 18, 2025, 14:43:45
    - Until they show they can consistently throw a fastball for a strike, that's all they should throw - DanSaint June 18, 2025, 14:26:40
- Did he even know he could throw it? - DocWalk20 June 18, 2025, 13:25:29
  - Yes, he just didnt want anyone else to know I guess? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 18, 2025, 13:33:28
- The good parts of youth sports* - CoronaTheirAss June 18, 2025, 13:23:56
  - And the bad part all in the same game - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 18, 2025, 13:35:54
Libertyville wins it. - Chicago1995 June 14, 2025, 22:52:08
- I went. It was a good game.* - bucktownillini June 14, 2025, 22:59:31
  - Awesome. - Chicago1995 June 15, 2025, 10:37:56
    - Got to drive through lovely downtown Lockport and saw the old Joliet prison, lol* - bucktownillini June 15, 2025, 15:13:13
      - It’s a GREAT drive. LOL. * - Chicago1995 June 15, 2025, 17:29:17
Libertyville keeps on trucking* - bucktownillini June 13, 2025, 19:51:46
- normal wins their first playoff game 2-1 in extras, loses in the semis 2-1 in extras - Ari Gold June 14, 2025, 7:43:31
- They get their ace on the mound in the final, too - GMAW June 13, 2025, 21:28:55
  - McHenry does it.* - Chicago1995 June 13, 2025, 22:02:40
Libertyville mashes Maine South 13-4* - bucktownillini June 9, 2025, 22:27:51
- 4A Final Four is pretty tough. - Chicago1995 June 9, 2025, 23:42:44
  - Joliet is a little far of a drive. Plus I'm working the libertyville days beer tent* - bucktownillini June 10, 2025, 10:03:58
    - the stadium is right next to the train station - Poldark June 10, 2025, 13:02:10
      - my name might be Bucktown but I moved to Deerfield a couple of years ago, - bucktownillini June 10, 2025, 14:08:49
    - That's this weekend? - Chicago1995 June 10, 2025, 13:01:16
  - The "other" semifinal in 3A has 3 D1 pitchers spread across the 2 rosters* - GMAW June 10, 2025, 9:51:36
    - Yes, but the records aren't as gaudy. That's all I meant - Chicago1995 June 10, 2025, 12:57:57
    - Benet's Northwestern recruit will be on seven days' rest Friday - LWillhite June 10, 2025, 12:17:27
      - CG's DI guy went last night. - Chicago1995 June 10, 2025, 12:59:42
        
        Taczy is pitching at UIC* - CanHartlebHireSnider June 10, 2025, 14:39:29
        
        Thanks. Wasn't sure. - Chicago1995 June 10, 2025, 15:01:24
        
        It's crazy the different rates at which kids develop. - GMAW June 10, 2025, 13:41:56
        
        There's also a *lot* of variance at that age. - Chicago1995 June 10, 2025, 14:59:53
      - Zagorac has better stuff, but Rifenburg is really, really smart and knows how to pitch - GMAW June 10, 2025, 12:25:55
- Fuck Libertyville* - HamptonSki June 9, 2025, 22:40:04
  - Tell us how you really feel * - bucktownillini June 9, 2025, 22:54:29
Teutopolis plays for the 2A state championship tonight… - EffinIllini June 7, 2025, 15:48:07
- Thing I learned after the State Tournament... - EffinIllini June 10, 2025, 14:30:30
  - Maybe he should have worn his wooden shoes.* - MojoJojo June 18, 2025, 15:52:11
- 4-4 into the 7th* - EffinIllini June 7, 2025, 20:53:30
  - SH-G walks it off. 5-4.* - DanSaint June 7, 2025, 21:01:44
    - In the last 3 years, SH-G has won state championships in football, basketball, B golf, and baseball. - Illiniphil June 7, 2025, 21:25:34
      - Go Cyclones! Nobody gave us a chance* - bbonb June 9, 2025, 9:09:59
        
        Little underdog gold-shoed Cyclones!* - Illiniphil June 9, 2025, 10:48:30
      - Private schools have lots of advantages. Film at 11* - GMAW June 8, 2025, 8:09:27
        
        So do kids at schools like oak Park* - Taz June 8, 2025, 23:22:54
        
        Academically? Of course. Was that the point you were making?* - GMAW June 9, 2025, 8:27:39
        
        How much money have you spent over the years on helping your son's baseball career? - Taz June 10, 2025, 2:53:38
        
        Probably the same or close to the private school kids? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 10, 2025, 9:56:36
        
        Rich kids have advantages in life. Film at 11. - GMAW June 10, 2025, 9:48:35
        
        True, but privates schools have advantages that public schools - even well resourced ones - don't.* - Chicago1995 June 10, 2025, 8:45:15
        
        Probably about money* - gvibes June 9, 2025, 9:00:24
        
        No question. - Illiniphil June 8, 2025, 15:58:47
    - Yep* - EffinIllini June 7, 2025, 21:03:14
      - Great game. Good showing by the Shoes* - ilinni11 June 7, 2025, 21:06:22
- Do their fans stand for the whole game? Always thought was cool in basketball.+ - nash June 7, 2025, 16:59:53
  - A few do. - EffinIllini June 7, 2025, 17:07:12
    - I swear at state in the 90s the whole section stood the whole time. Even the olds.* - nash June 7, 2025, 17:26:53
      - We played them in a sectional final. They had a woman who probably 150 times that day…. - opossum jenkins June 8, 2025, 4:31:42
        
        lol. Ballpark of when that was? - EffinIllini June 8, 2025, 23:07:49
      - That’s very possible at state. - EffinIllini June 7, 2025, 19:06:32
Libertyville moves on* - bucktownillini June 7, 2025, 15:16:12
- Pretty good game. - Chicago1995 June 7, 2025, 15:38:07
- Dots - Chicago1995 June 7, 2025, 15:38:06
One of my best friends had the dish for Ottawa Marq vs Lexington today. - ilinni11 June 6, 2025, 14:08:48
- Neither of the 1A semis is even competitive.* - Chicago1995 June 6, 2025, 14:10:34
  - Yeah it sucks but the final could be a great one* - ilinni11 June 6, 2025, 18:46:45
Tough way to end the season for OPRF.* - TarheelIllini June 5, 2025, 7:32:54
- Libertyville survives on an errant throw* - bucktownillini June 5, 2025, 15:43:27
  - Think I'm going to the Libertyville-LZ game on Saturday morning. - Chicago1995 June 5, 2025, 16:06:22
    - Watching some of these other sectionals play out really pisses me off - GMAW June 5, 2025, 21:28:55
      - Preaching to the choir. - Chicago1995 June 5, 2025, 22:29:08
- Absolute heartbreaker. Took a 1-0 lead into the last inning, but lost 2-1* - GMAW June 5, 2025, 8:01:33
  - I was following along on GC, cheering the whole way. - Chicago1995 June 5, 2025, 8:48:33
    - It was tough. We had chances and hit balls hard - GMAW June 5, 2025, 9:35:49
      - Single elimination is so, so brutal. - Chicago1995 June 5, 2025, 9:42:22
        
        We did have a super fun moment. Our CF has an absolute hose and BR tried to tag up from 2nd to 3rd - GMAW June 5, 2025, 10:21:15
        
        I wondered what happened on that play. - Chicago1995 June 5, 2025, 10:49:17
        
        from sectional onwards should be double elimination - Poldark June 5, 2025, 9:46:58
        
        That's how Tennessee and Alabama do it. Much better system* - GMAW June 5, 2025, 9:52:08
        
        Best of luck to your son at Bucknell. Looking forward to following his progress* - bjl63 June 5, 2025, 10:02:14
        
        Thanks. He's super excited, but pretty funny moment last night - GMAW June 5, 2025, 10:23:17
        
        TIL your kid plays for my (hs) school - TarheelIllini June 5, 2025, 19:48:10
        
        Probably a different mindset if they lost 6-1 - bjl63 June 5, 2025, 10:37:19
- Looks like the Nazareth reign of terror is over* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 5, 2025, 7:37:59
  - Just heartbreaking, said no one.* - Chicago1995 June 5, 2025, 8:45:47
has anyone checked to see if Earnest is OK?* - Sammich June 4, 2025, 9:33:12
- It's Important to Be Earnest. * - osklister June 6, 2025, 14:15:52
- Lol+ - Taz June 4, 2025, 10:40:52
Topically, I'm reading a federal complaint about "trade secrets" in "youth volleyball". Lol* - gvibes June 3, 2025, 16:23:52
- Oh boy* - GMAW June 3, 2025, 21:34:08
  - 3 Step Sports will fiercely protect its IP* - gvibes June 3, 2025, 23:50:29
2A Super-Sectional: Teutopolis comes back from down 0-5 in the 5th and 3-5 in the 7th to win 6-5 - EffinIllini June 3, 2025, 8:58:08
- The backwards scoring is a pet peeve of mine* - IlliniJuice07 June 3, 2025, 9:03:57
  - Feels more descriptive to me. - EffinIllini June 3, 2025, 11:06:23
Softball sidejack: Champaign Central wins 1st regional title in 44 yrs. - Kajagoogoo June 2, 2025, 10:39:12
baseball sidejack: my nephew plays U10 travel ball. There was a recent game - gvibes June 2, 2025, 10:31:01
- This feels timely - Sounder June 2, 2025, 18:44:45
  - But that person will either do it or the kid will stop being able to play sports altogether* - OB25 June 2, 2025, 19:51:25
- In soccer leagues sanctioned by the USSF, they issue registrations to kids. But they follow - ATL June 2, 2025, 18:11:42
  - Even with game cards, I've seen shenanigans multiple times - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 3, 2025, 9:02:46
- For proof of age, gender, or both?* - Taz June 2, 2025, 17:51:30
  - Gender doesn’t matter. Best player on my team is a girl* - Mrap24 June 2, 2025, 19:50:46
- I don't know about baseball, but for soccer, we had to provide that info for our boys - Blazer June 2, 2025, 16:18:58
- We had to carry a binder with proof of age for every one of our players every year. - Illiniphil June 2, 2025, 14:11:13
  - Same for travel/club soccer * - ATL June 2, 2025, 16:19:24
  - "binders full of children"* - Sounder June 2, 2025, 15:54:25
- the concept of travel ball at U10 is disgusting* - assassin June 2, 2025, 12:03:11
  - I understand thinking it’s disgusting and not needed BUT this is life. See also tutoring - FidelGoodell June 2, 2025, 14:01:40
    - Doesn’t make it any less disgusting* - assassin June 2, 2025, 15:23:57
  - You should see U8!* - Mrap24 June 2, 2025, 13:38:08
  - I’ll never not believe that the format that existed in my town as a kid was the best. - OB25 June 2, 2025, 13:35:04
    - 30 teams is a lot of kids* - bucktownillini June 2, 2025, 13:51:31
      - Yeah you’d probably be lucky to fill 10 of them today. The one downside to this method… - OB25 June 2, 2025, 14:07:37
        
        Deerfield was able to get 10 teams in the spring because the travel team kids are required to play* - bucktownillini June 2, 2025, 15:04:49
        
        Is it actual LL? The LL all stars is quite the enticement for the travel kids to play house* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 2, 2025, 15:23:06
        
        not affiliated with LL.* - bucktownillini June 2, 2025, 16:34:44
        
        Gotcha. Almost all of the local travel kids still play our little league so they can do all stars.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 3, 2025, 9:03:18
  - Whereas my 9 year old plays in a fund local softball league. - gvibes June 2, 2025, 13:26:45
    - now we're talkin* - assassin June 2, 2025, 13:28:08
  - The concept of travel ball at any age is kind of ridiculous. - longsnapper June 2, 2025, 12:18:17
    - The system is absurd. - GMAW June 2, 2025, 14:16:46
      - OPYBS Eagles/Falcons Love!* - oskeewowza June 2, 2025, 15:52:53
      - The time committment is also insane - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 2, 2025, 14:24:07
    - yeah, I was allowing grace for summer league - assassin June 2, 2025, 12:39:49
    - the whole system is absurd* - Sounder June 2, 2025, 12:24:16
- Youth tournament rant - Mrap24 June 2, 2025, 11:06:38
  - We were in a tournament over memorial day in New Lenox - Gene Parmesan June 2, 2025, 12:27:05
    - Utterly absurd. Some of these directors are utter morons* - Mrap24 June 2, 2025, 13:42:10
  - We've only participated in two tournaments this year, so I only have one story - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 2, 2025, 11:55:42
    - ah the trophy chasers. My favorite type of program!* - Mrap24 June 2, 2025, 13:40:37
- It’s never come up in any of our games. - Mrap24 June 2, 2025, 11:01:23
- I've seen it happen, but it's pretty darn rare. My son played 10 years of travel ball - - GMAW June 2, 2025, 10:48:26
- When I was coaching my son's USSSA/AAU jr. high travel teams, we always carried a binder... - Tuscy June 2, 2025, 10:43:41
  - Funny story. I’m sure you’ll understand if I choose not to believe it’s true* - jjlocke923 June 2, 2025, 13:59:23
    - I do have a reputation as a disingenuous liar... - Tuscy June 2, 2025, 21:13:05
  - Loosely related to the story in your post... - EffinIllini June 2, 2025, 10:56:53
- Was it a tournament? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 2, 2025, 10:34:09
  - I have no idea* - gvibes June 2, 2025, 10:35:58
Small school ball...Sectional 2 seed Teutopolis beat 1 seed St. Anthony (defending 2A champ)... - EffinIllini June 2, 2025, 9:55:23
- Wow. Sounds like a great game* - GMAW June 2, 2025, 10:02:34
  - Unfortunately we were watching from a YouTube feed... - EffinIllini June 2, 2025, 10:15:27
OPRF run rules Ignatius 14-4. Sectional of death starts Wednesday: OPRF/BrotherRice and Naz/MtC* - GMAW May 31, 2025, 14:26:18
- Go publics* - Herman Blume May 31, 2025, 15:41:55
  - Damn straight. - Chicago1995 June 2, 2025, 10:12:38
    - Hundo P* - Herman Blume June 2, 2025, 10:30:13
  - Lol+ - Taz May 31, 2025, 22:33:01
Lockport won regional* - Poldark May 31, 2025, 12:23:46
It’s game day! OPRF v St Ignatius and Grayslake Central v St Viator for regional crowns* - GMAW May 31, 2025, 9:05:54
- Four unearned in a three run loss is a tough way to end it. Central loses 7-4. - Chicago1995 June 2, 2025, 10:11:52
  - Tough. Find a spouse who loves you as much as HS Baseball coaches love bunting* - GMAW June 2, 2025, 10:49:49
    - So many outs just given away. - Chicago1995 June 2, 2025, 11:44:05
Joliet West + Fenwick=winning* - Poldark May 29, 2025, 20:01:56
- Joliet West + Fenwick both lost today* - GMAW May 31, 2025, 21:17:22
  - go Brother Rice* - Poldark May 31, 2025, 22:00:11
    - Oof* - GMAW May 31, 2025, 22:11:38
      - He ran out of Joliet smack fast.* - Illiniphil May 31, 2025, 22:12:48
        
        Joliet Catholic is alive* - GMAW June 2, 2025, 15:02:37
        
        $100. Jamar Smith sucks* - Poldark May 31, 2025, 22:23:24
GMAW you're failing the kids. - CanHartlebHireSnider May 29, 2025, 14:19:22
- Political answer. No favorite team "yet" - GMAW May 29, 2025, 15:26:46
  - You think he signs or goes to Louisville?* - CanHartlebHireSnider May 29, 2025, 15:28:52
    - Oh wait I forgot he switched to Tennessee* - CanHartlebHireSnider May 29, 2025, 15:30:12
      - i'm interested in seeing where Cam Appenzeller gets drafted from Chatham Glenwood - DanSaint May 31, 2025, 9:56:25
      - If he gets drafted, there is zero chance he goes to college* - GMAW May 29, 2025, 21:18:34
      - That Bucknell kid is better - bjl63 May 29, 2025, 15:31:05
This all makes me sad. - timmer May 29, 2025, 7:16:00
OPRF won 15-0; Grayslake Central won 10-2, if anyone is interested. - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 21:09:24
- No. 25 Lockport 5, Metea Valley 4 - LWillhite May 28, 2025, 22:30:25
  - Lockport is a young, talented team. Probably a year away, but definitely a contender next year - GMAW May 29, 2025, 6:36:03
Figured I’d put this here but there are now two Illini in the majors both with the Royals - CanHartlebHireSnider May 28, 2025, 15:27:25
Sidejack - - - - Eldest LTC has soccer sectionals tonight. Sectional of death. Should be - LovetheChief May 28, 2025, 10:21:50
- Morton v PND for Sectional Title - Dilbert May 28, 2025, 21:42:24
  - Yup. Going to be a huge game. Never want to lose, but really don’t want to lose to Morton. Two - LovetheChief May 29, 2025, 6:49:00
looks like Libertyville has a really good team this year.* - bucktownillini May 28, 2025, 10:02:29
- They're really good. - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 10:07:21
  - It's crazy the level of "unbalance" in the 4A sectionals - GMAW May 28, 2025, 11:25:11
    - Not that anyone noticed, but it might have been worse in 2A girls basketball... - EffinIllini May 29, 2025, 10:02:29
    - It's terrible. - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 11:57:56
    - That super-sectional and the Bloomington super account for 20 of the Top 25 teams in 4A - UIHuskie May 28, 2025, 11:48:07
    - see the bloomington sectional as well. moline lost to rock island in a play in game!* - Ari Gold May 28, 2025, 11:46:27
      - normal community beat rock island 2-1 in 12 on a balk. nc’s pitchers combined for 18 ks - Ari Gold May 28, 2025, 20:31:40
        
        Wow. 118 pitches in 10 1/3 - LWillhite May 29, 2025, 8:43:35
        
        i believe it was increased to 115 for the playoffs. both pitchers got their last batters out before - Ari Gold May 29, 2025, 21:40:14
        
        Oops - never mind. You're right. They did revert to 105 for regular season* - GMAW May 30, 2025, 9:04:46
  - They're really good, but I think there are fair questions regarding how much they've been tested - GMAW May 28, 2025, 11:13:06
    - Six of them against us! - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 12:07:21
      - Hoffer is definitely a big lanky kid - CanHartlebHireSnider May 28, 2025, 12:10:04
        
        Had really nice off speed Saturday.. - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 12:16:36
Do they still make playoffs for non-football sports participation trophies that everyone plays in? - Carl Spackler May 28, 2025, 9:10:52
- FWIW, scores are reported for 38 first round games in 4A. Only three upsets - GMAW May 29, 2025, 6:34:06
  - The higher seed won 51 of 64 regional final games in 4A, and only 3 games in which a team - GMAW May 30, 2025, 9:40:14
- They've been doing this for literally ever... long before anyone invented the participation trophy - ijustkrushalot May 28, 2025, 12:58:07
- I disagree with this. I think it's great that everyone makes the playoffs at the end. - GMAW May 28, 2025, 11:18:22
  - oops.* - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 12:09:08
  - Eliminating the bad teams helps correct your problem above.* - Carl Spackler May 28, 2025, 11:59:19
    - It doesn't necessarily unless they move away from geography based sectionals* - GMAW May 28, 2025, 12:26:39
      - which is impossible, you can't have schools travelling two plus hours for games* - bucktownillini May 28, 2025, 13:31:50
        
        Unless it is football, I guess?* - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 13:50:06
- There are far bigger problems with how the IHSA administers sports playoffs. * - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 10:44:16
- I'll push back on this just a smidge - LWillhite May 28, 2025, 10:15:27
  - agreed. i think it’s what makes the ihsa playoffs great. didn’t one of the plainfield teams - Ari Gold May 28, 2025, 12:02:36
    - 2021 Plainfield East started 5-12 then won 14 of 17 and won the 4A state title - UIHuskie May 28, 2025, 12:21:25
    - Crystal Lake Central was a 10 seed in their section last year and won 3A. - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 12:10:00
  - MLB playoffs have series to weed out some of the variance. IHSA does not. - Carl Spackler May 28, 2025, 10:53:25
    - Again, this is not near the top of the IHSA's problems with championships - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 12:13:27
      - I actually think they should just use the MaxPreps rankings to seed - GMAW May 28, 2025, 12:21:37
        
        Why use an algorithm when you can use the good old boy network?* - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 12:31:01
    - This is a very odd and weirdly angry take* - Herman Blume May 28, 2025, 11:50:37
    - It's more akin to the FA Cup than the Champions League - UIHuskie May 28, 2025, 10:58:31
- Yes* - Mrap24 May 28, 2025, 9:20:51
We've got Woodstock North this afternoon at Deerfield. St. Viator/Deerfield if we win. - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 9:03:21
- my nephew got called up to be on the Deerfield bench* - bucktownillini May 28, 2025, 11:32:35
- My son played with 3 of those top 6 on the CSA team last fall. - GMAW May 28, 2025, 11:16:09
- heh, on the last point, my regional championship was on graduation night - Gene Parmesan May 28, 2025, 9:20:33
  - My junior year we had a team probably capable of making a long playoff run. But.... - bjl63 May 28, 2025, 9:49:51
  - Our boys volleyball team's regional final is at 6 tomorrow. Graduation at 7. - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 9:43:31
    - last baseball game I ever played, too. Decided not to play Legion after Sr. Year* - Gene Parmesan May 28, 2025, 10:05:12
      - Ugh. - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 10:11:18
        
        I can only imagine. Best of luck to them!* - Gene Parmesan May 28, 2025, 10:20:49
Appears you just beat LT last week* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 27, 2025, 22:15:43
- Yep. Head to head showdown to win the conference* - GMAW May 27, 2025, 22:48:43
OPRF alum - TarheelIllini May 27, 2025, 18:59:07
OPRF always dangerous* - cpsteine May 27, 2025, 18:32:06
4 or 3A? - illini222 May 27, 2025, 18:28:27
- 4A* - GMAW May 27, 2025, 19:52:44
  - Gotcha, nephew is on Lemont's 3A team, #2 in theirs but need help to beat #1 St. Laurence* - illini222 May 27, 2025, 21:15:03
    - Any chance your nephew is NR?* - GMAW May 28, 2025, 8:41:35
      - Negative* - illini222 May 28, 2025, 9:52:49

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