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  1. jschris
    What Patrick describes is what we call a "pitching progression" for our high school and 14U leaguers. We initially wanted everyone to do it but ended up just doing it for the pitchers who were doing their throwing that day. We actually have a few more stopping points during the progression, but you should be able to isolate issues very well as described by forcing the kid to have to think about each step. I really like the one where the kid has to reach back and grab the ball. Makes me wish I was coaching that level again! I should also add that I don't think the crow hops/setting feet is stressed nearly enough at the youth level. By all means, introduce those concepts so they are burned in early.
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    Polo and khaki's--yep, I believe I will also be in uniform. Last time I wore a Braun Sounds jersey. Not sure how I'll distinguish myself. Maybe I'll bring an Orange Nike gym bag. My boy probably will have an Eagles backpack.
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    He was very cordial to us at the Waukesha Sports signing a few weeks back. Chatted a bit, but just seems a little uncomfortable rather than rude. Can't really blame him for that. Nice guy. Should be a great event.
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    I plan on being there with my boy on Thursday and part of Friday, but don't worry about me competing for the top Brewer items. My prize the last time it was in Chicago was a Ruben Quevedo ST jersey for $40.
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    Covey and I have had some email exchanges this year as he was willing to serve as a role model for my son as a ballplayer overcoming diabetes. Super, super kid and I couldn't be happier for him. He mentioned the Brewers were still interested. Sure wish he would have been back with Milwaukee, but I'm happy he still went very high.
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    Not great. He has a 28% success rate on Sportscollectors.net, with the last TTM success coming in 2008.
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    except in northern and western parts of the state Goody. That pretty much describes my location.
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    So true, Patrick. I'm in my first year of coaching high school ball and we've already lost a third of our season. Four games next week are highly in question now, too. One of the seniors told me that last year they didn't have one practice inside all season. We had a couple of days good enough to go to the parking lot for some flyballs but parts of our field still have a foot of snow on it. And it's snowing heavily right now. Crazy.
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    Thanks for posting that link, Mass. It reminded me how ticked off I was that he didn't sign. It seemed like such a weak excuse. But my perspective changed over Thanksgiving weekend last year when my 13-year-old son, Andrew, was also diagnosed with Type I diabetes. Knowing what I know now, I believe Dylan absolutely did the right thing. I am so glad he has a chance to essentially start over. Dylan actually just emailed Andrew last night, offering encouragement and advice. I had contacted Dylan's coach to see if he might be interested in doing something like that and within a couple of hours Andrew received a long, thoughtful note. I'm honored that he agreed to be a mentor and role model for my boy, and I couldn't be rooting harder for him. Hopefully Dylan can someday end up in a Brewer uniform afterall.
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    It was several years ago, but I seem to recall there were several AMAZING concepts put out by a couple of posters here at bf.net. Maybe this was one of them?: http://chancemichaels.tripod.com/concept2_newclassic.html
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    I have to agree--some variety would be nice. These used to be fun to collect but in my mind it's complete overkill now. Surely there will be limited edition versions as well. Not faulting those that want to keep going with the complete collection at all. In fact, I feel bad for them! Perhaps a suggestion of a bobble featuring Fonzie jumping over a shark would send the proper message to the marketing folks?
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    I can see both sides to this. There is certainly a value to getting an entire collection in one shot. In some cases, I would pay a little more in order to avoid hassle. And no one can say for sure at this point if Hoops' pricing IS at a premium. I think it could be, but there is also a chance it will end up being a steal. It doesn't seem terribly out of line to me, but that's for each one of us to decide. On the other hand, I admit to taking a little offense to the line about collecting only if you can get stuff right away. I have a level of pride whenever I can complete a set on my own. I'm not huge into bobbles anymore, but I collect Topps sets. A few months ago, I opened an envelope that contained a 1972 Topps Cardinals team card. That card was the last one I needed to complete a Topps run back to 1970--a feat I've slowly worked on (off and on) for the past 30 years! What an amazing feeling that was when that card fit into the last hole in the binder! I might have paid less overall had I just bought low-end sets, but the "collecting" process, in this case, was far more fun. I buy a Topps factory set for my son every year, but I usually end up building my own sets through packs, trading, Sportlots, eBay, etc. Definitely advantages to both approaches.
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    My favorite card store/collectible place to go when I'm in Green Bay is Packer City Antiques just off of Lombardi on Marley (Marlee?) Lane. Lots of great stuff in there, including bobbles and game used items. There's also a smaller store on Holmgren that I just found this spring, but oddly enough I just tossed their business card a couple of days ago when I cleaned out my wallet. It's just south of The Bar if I recall correctly.
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    What a treat this thread is! Thank you for all of your hard work!
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    If we can take away a major league requirement, I'll nominate: Ten Million Wonderful Terrific Monds
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    I traded a nine-pocket sheet of early 60s HOFers to my local card shop guy for the elusive 86 Donruss Canseco rookie way back when. Today, just the empty plastic sheet would probably be enough to make the deal.
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    Somehow, I had a feeling I knew which side JimH5 was going to be on.
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    Yep, eBay is probably your best bet for true market value, and if the cards are in great shape it is well worth the money to have them professionally graded. If the cards are in lesser shape, please PM me. I just finished a lower condition Topps run back to 1970 so the 60s are next in line for me.
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    Family and I are coming from the Eau Claire area and will be in the LF bleachers, 234. Kids don't want to miss school (whaaaa?) so we're driving back afterward. Haven't decided what I'm wearing yet, but my Quevedo BP jersey I picked up at the National Sports Collectors Convention has not yet been ruled out.
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    http://images.yuku.com/image/gif/f743589848bd9a13db64a07bd35e1f57a846678.gif
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    there it is!!!!
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    Live look in on mlb.com right now...
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    I attribute it to the idiot cashier being completely clueless about what "senior citizen" looks like--not to me looking old. I presume she was just looking at your avatar, Jim.
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    What's the postage generally run for a baseball in a bubble envelope? Thanks!
  25. jschris
    Or perhaps rather than sign Furcal, we could just pencil in Orlando Arcia [trumpets blare] as our leadoff hitter and our starting Shortstop for 2012? Fixed that for you.
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