http://www.startribune.com/503/story/598903.html
Seems like he is keeping busy this summer.
[q]"This whole tournament, we were coming through with two outs," said Milo, a 2005 graduate of Shattuck-St. Mary's who will play hockey and baseball at Cornell University.[/q]Wow, a two sport player in this day and age? Excellent. Hope he can play four successful years in both.
He will no doubt face a young man I know who played both baseball and football as a freshman at Dartmouth last year.
The kid is a savage hitter as a FS in football and plays baseball hard as well, so since he's a baseball outfielder, hopefully Milo is not a second baseman or shortstop!
He's a 1B.
[quote Trotsky]He's a 1B.[/quote]Dude. You almost gave me a seizure with this. I had to go do some research to make sure that my memory hadn't completely failed.
[quote ugarte][quote Trotsky]He's a 1B.[/quote]Dude. You almost gave me a seizure with this. I had to go do some research to make sure that my memory hadn't completely failed.[/quote] There aren't too many 5'6" first basemen around past the age of 10, but the article states that he plays that position. Considering that he is supposed to have speed on skates, I would think that he would also have speed on the diamond, and this would be put to better use at some other position.
Edit: 5'6" is his height listed on Heisenberg's site. According to the article, he is 5'8".
[quote ursaminor]There aren't too many 5'6" first basemen around past the age of 10, but the article states that he plays that position. Considering that he is supposed to have speed on skates, I would think that he would also have speed on the diamond, and this would be put to better use at some other position.[/quote]He may be a 1B for the same reason many guys play that position - he's just not very good defensively. I don't care how quick you are, if you don't have soft hands you can't play infield and if you can't judge a fly ball you can't play outfield. Not to mention throwing arm.
[quote KeithK][quote ursaminor]There aren't too many 5'6" first basemen around past the age of 10, but the article states that he plays that position. Considering that he is supposed to have speed on skates, I would think that he would also have speed on the diamond, and this would be put to better use at some other position.[/quote]He may be a 1B for the same reason many guys play that position - he's just not very good defensively. I don't care how quick you are, if you don't have soft hands you can't play infield and if you can't judge a fly ball you can't play outfield. Not to mention throwing arm.[/quote] That makes sense. I hope that is also true when he plays hockey. :-D
Perhaps so but a team is at a major disadvantage with a short first baseman.
Not only does a taller man present a bigger target but he also has a much longer stretch on the close calls at the bag.
[q]Perhaps so but a team is at a major disadvantage with a short first baseman. [/q]Agreed. But if you have a choice between playing a good hitting short guy or a weak hitting big guy at 1B you'd take the hitter every time.
I tried to find out more about his position and got tired. I found some old boxscores (2004) where he was listed at 3B and RF. I still think that 1B is an unlikely position, regardless of what the article said. I continue to believe that Greg is just f'ing with me.
Although I don't really care to know if Greg was f'king with you :-D, how did he manage to doctor the original article at http://www.startribune.com/503/story/598903.html which quite clearly states that Milo played first base?
[quote ursaminor]Although I don't really care to know if Greg was f'king with you :-D, how did he manage to doctor the original article at http://www.startribune.com/503/story/598903.html which quite clearly states that Milo played first base?[/quote]
I
DON'T
KNOW!!!
And it is driving me crazy.
[quote ursaminor]Although I don't really care to know if Greg was f'king with you :-D, how did he manage to doctor the original article at http://www.startribune.com/503/story/598903.html which quite clearly states that Milo played first base?[/quote]
I seem to recall someone posting an article about Cornell's coach Peter Schafer. Don't believe everything you read. ;)
Kyle
Another possibility is that he's a leftie. (He shoots left, yes?) If he plays the infield, 1B is the best place to put him.
[quote KeithK][quote ursaminor]There aren't too many 5'6" first basemen around past the age of 10, but the article states that he plays that position. Considering that he is supposed to have speed on skates, I would think that he would also have speed on the diamond, and this would be put to better use at some other position.[/quote]He may be a 1B for the same reason many guys play that position - he's just not very good defensively. I don't care how quick you are, if you don't have soft hands you can't play infield and if you can't judge a fly ball you can't play outfield. Not to mention throwing arm.[/quote]
Back in the 90s I read an article (prompted by the start of interleague play) about how the player's union was against eliminating the DH because it took away high-paying job opportunities. The list of average salaries for position players was basically the reverse of the list of positions by difficulty, so DHs made the most, followed by RFs, then 1Bs, and all the way down to Cs. Which just goes to show offense sells, I guess. :-/
Wow, you guys made some serious leaps
Too slow
too short
defensive liability
I don't know, sounds like he might actually might be a legitimate 2 sport athlete who maybe likes to play first base or the team needs him at first base, but nice jumps to dumping on the kid.
At least wait to see him on the ice before you crucify him about hockey.
[quote RichS]Perhaps so but a team is at a major disadvantage with a short first baseman.[/quote]
My daughter just started playing softball this Spring. In the beginning, she was brutal, and when I delivered her to her first practice I naturally assumed that when I came to pick her up, she'd be out grazing in RF, where I spent most of seven very undistinguished years in little league.
When I got there, I was shocked to see her at 1B. She's a righty, and there were a couple lefties on the team, so I asked the coach, what gives? The coach said, and I quote, "Have you seen my infield? She's a good target." She's 5-10.