View Full Version : Best Team in the City(Cincinnati)?
gclbaseball1
11-04-08, 05:31 PM
Who is going to be the best team in the city this year?
gclbaseball1
11-04-08, 05:32 PM
Oak Hills and Badin both are very good.
Oak Hills
this year and next
fusion25
11-04-08, 06:42 PM
Badin should be very good this year very very excited to for spring
Columbonati
11-04-08, 07:24 PM
Badin > Oak Hills
GCL > GMC
Oak Hills 1-7 vs GCL-S
that might be true
we will see what happens this year :)
gclbaseball1
11-04-08, 10:02 PM
Badin has a great chance of winning state with McKinney on the mound.
badin has a great chance to win state and let us not forget the contributions of coach brown.
who else does Badin have ?
one player cannot carry a whole team or play all 9 positions :wallbang:
they return starters at catcher, 1st base, i believe all 3 outfield positions, much of their pitching staff, also a pretty good middle infielder that had shoulder surgery last spring that more than likely would have started. I believe it was 3 of their first 4 hitters in the lineup or 4 of the first 5.
24cats24
11-05-08, 11:17 AM
Oak Hills
this year and next
Oak hills but only this year
and what reason do u have for tht?
they return starters at catcher, 1st base, i believe all 3 outfield positions, much of their pitching staff, also a pretty good middle infielder that had shoulder surgery last spring that more than likely would have started. I believe it was 3 of their first 4 hitters in the lineup or 4 of the first 5.
can they compete in the GMC if they were in it ?
I would say they would compete in the GMC very favorably every year. They play a very good schedule annually with a large number of DI schools. The 4 GCL south schools, Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, Vandalia Butler, Covington Catholic, etc. Have won the GCL 17 years in a row. Were in the state finals twice in the last 4 years. Wouldn't you say they could compete in the GMC? Have had 4 DI scholarship pitchers over the last 4 years and another this year in B. McKinney. How have your HIghlanders done in that regard?
fusion25
11-05-08, 01:08 PM
B mckinney may be out this season huge lost for the rams and who are there 4 d 1 pitchers i know of kyle pfirman ?
gclbaseball1
11-05-08, 04:34 PM
What is wrong with Brett McKinney?
Kyle Pfirman(Charlotte), Jerry Young(Lipscomb), Jake Stapf(Eastern Michigan) that is all I can come up with. Must have been thinking of John Strittholt, but he excelled at Mt. St. Joes. Or then again maybe I was not thinking at all. All the congrats for developing these kids needs to go to Coach Brown.
I had heard that B. McKinnney was hurt, that is too bad. Good kid and good family. I hope for all the best for him.
in the last 4 years oak hills has finished top in GMC . richmond- louisville, bluestein- jackson st. (alabama). schunk - nku kid has a cannon and hits well, his brother is a sopomore, plays like his brother, price- tiffin, sand-UC but talking about last year, Raleigh- Ball st. and many are talking to D1 colleges i dont want to release names b/c there not committed. Malloy, Proctor, Cox, Bender, Raleigh, Farwick, Hager, and more thts just a few. Im sure the names have been heard before. alot of young talent in the 10' class. im sure this year and next will be OH's teams.
middletown and fairfield have finsed low in the GMC past 4 yrs. Hamilton has been top 3-4 yrs ago. and still are a good team. and has lost there kick .
StateChamp I AM 81
11-05-08, 11:45 PM
100% correct oah hills will be set this year and next year. THis season they're stacked with seniors. For the 2010 season they have plenty good sophmores to replace the seniors leaving, Braden Alcorn, Jay Schunk, Ben Russell, Dylan Simkin. There chances for a long run in the state tourney is very high..
in the last 4 years oak hills has finished top in GMC . richmond- louisville, bluestein- jackson st. (alabama). schunk - nku kid has a cannon and hits well, his brother is a sopomore, plays like his brother, price- tiffin, sand-UC but talking about last year, Raleigh- Ball st. and many are talking to D1 colleges i dont want to release names b/c there not committed. Malloy, Proctor, Cox, Bender, Raleigh, Farwick, Hager, and more thts just a few. Im sure the names have been heard before. alot of young talent in the 10' class. im sure this year and next will be OH's teams.
middletown and fairfield have finsed low in the GMC past 4 yrs. Hamilton has been top 3-4 yrs ago. and still are a good team. and has lost there kick .
I have asked this in a different thread but will ask again. Who will play SS for OH this year. I saw Proctor twice last season and he made at least 10 errors ( no I am not making it up). Unless he is greatly improved or they have someone else the defense will cost them in close games. They also looked like they get down quickly when things don't go there way and then the ball game is over. I am not disagreeing about the talent - the ability to hit the HR ( especially in their small ball park) or the D-1 talent, but am questioning the defense and intangibles that make or break the really good teams.
How have the Highlanders done under Coach Laumann as far as tournament play and are you sure they have won the GMC 4 years in a row? Any district berths, regional berths, state berths? That seems like a lot of talent to not do any better as a program.
Am I missing something? This thread is about HS Baseball right?
Oak Hills has not ever won the GMC in at least the last five years! Where are you getting this crap?
stayflyyy22
11-06-08, 03:09 PM
Oak Hills will be extremely hard to beat this year. Malloy is coming off of a fantastic Junior season, and they have some pretty good juniors to support the team. I think they will have a very good season in a tough conference.
ok ok lol i nvr said oak hills won the GMc i said they finishe top . as in top of the GMC not bottom. SS for OH was proctor last yr. i alrdy andswered tth . this yr will problle be proctor again b/c we believe in our players . if u saw proctor have 10 ers in one game and oak hills finished 3rd imagine proctor with no errs or just very little. tht can determine 1st place-3rd place or 2nd. and im not sure abouththe far future of OH but Coach laumann was apart of the 1980 team which i think WON state. im not sure. i didnt know Oak Hills was a small park either. 319 RF, 327 Lf 375 or 365 CF. I didnt know that was small i think tht is about what most schools in GMC are beside sycamore.
im not gonna fight about it, we have untill march... come out and watch OH play a litlle more IMHO
In 2006 there was a 4-way tie for GMC champions Hamilton, Princeton, Lakota West, and OAK HILLS
gclbaseball1
11-06-08, 05:31 PM
I had heard that B. McKinnney was hurt, that is too bad. Good kid and good family. I hope for all the best for him.
What exactly is Brett McKinney's injury?
ok ok lol i nvr said oak hills won the GMc i said they finishe top . as in top of the GMC not bottom. SS for OH was proctor last yr. i alrdy andswered tth . this yr will problle be proctor again b/c we believe in our players . if u saw proctor have 10 ers in one game and oak hills finished 3rd imagine proctor with no errs or just very little. tht can determine 1st place-3rd place or 2nd. and im not sure abouththe far future of OH but Coach laumann was apart of the 1980 team which i think WON state. im not sure. i didnt know Oak Hills was a small park either. 319 RF, 327 Lf 375 or 365 CF. I didnt know that was small i think tht is about what most schools in GMC are beside sycamore.
im not gonna fight about it, we have untill march... come out and watch OH play a litlle more IMHO
In 2006 there was a 4-way tie for GMC champions Hamilton, Princeton, Lakota West, and OAK HILLS
I didn't say I saw Proctor have 10 errors in one game that was actually in two but I bet it seemed like 10 in one game to your pitchers. If he doesn't improve form what I saw last season I guarentee he will cause you to lose some close games which will hurt your chances to be as good as you say you will be.
I just may take in a couple of OH games this season. But when I do and things don't go right for your team I hope I don't see your heads go down early in the game. I hate that kind of spriit.
By the way - 365 to center - that is very short.
I did not see Jake play last year, but from what I know of him...he is a very good center fielder. Not much of an IF. Two summers ago I thought he was top five best ball players in Cincy. He certainly had the best attitude.Good luck to him and Oak Hills. Matt Malloy can hit with the best of them,and Hager and Raleigh can be lights out.
I would have guessed that Fred Meier was the coach in 1980. I figured by your statement as the top of the GMC that you meant the top of the GMC, as in conference champion. I know the Highlanders use to win a bunch of games in whatever league they were in prior to the GMC, but didn't do much damage once tournament play began.
fusion25
11-07-08, 12:55 PM
im not sure of his injury ive herd many diffrent rumours i know for sure he is not playing in the rams playoff game tonight against dayton alter i have herd its his elbow also herd it was his shoulder many people have said he should be time come baseball season but if surgery is needed i doubt he will play
as for mckinney's injury yes he did not play the last playoff game for the rams
but it was only a injury that would have kept him out for 1 week - he will be more than ready for the baseball season
fusion25
11-10-08, 03:08 PM
ive herd he may need surgery ?
rampanther
11-13-08, 12:01 AM
who else does Badin have ?
one player cannot carry a whole team or play all 9 positions :wallbang:
It's great to pull for your team but you don't follow Cincy baseball. Badin is consistantly strong and are stacked this year. Do you really think that OH could beat them year in and year out? The GMC is a good conference. Badin can compete with their best. That typically is not OH.
TigerSS
11-13-08, 01:57 AM
Well normally I would agree that one player cannot carry a team but in HS baseball especially the way the state tournament is set up, yea one player can carry a team. I remember in 2005, David Duncan led his New Richmond team to the Regional Semi-finals where they lost 1-0 to Bellefontaine. So I would have to say yea one player could carry a team!
Rampanther-It all begins and ends on the bump. Who do the Rams have in their rotation beyond B. McKinney(who I have been told will be fine for baseball). No doubt he is very good, but who would be their next set or arms.
I think Jacob Clear has the potential to be pretty good
alright man lol i thinks its funny you say OH isnt in the top if GMC . go to GMc sports and take another look
also . me personally i don think they can be carried by one man . as well as all teams.
im not gonna fight . OH does not play you so u mean noting to them. just another team
gclbaseball1
11-13-08, 10:19 PM
In h.s. baseball 1 player can carry a team if it is a pitcher a position player cannot carry a team but a pitcher can
TigerSS
11-13-08, 10:42 PM
I mean I guess you can consider a 4-way tie for first place in 2006 and other than that not finishing higher than 3rd is at the top of the GMC. But i mean I would like to think in order to be at the top you would have to win it outright one time or perform well in the state tournament. But if my mind serves me correctly, I don't think you have gotten past the district finals in 5 years(which you got there once with 2 losses in the sectional finals and 2 sectional semi-finals). And since we're in my memory you lost to "cough cough" a GCL school everytime.
rampanther
11-13-08, 11:44 PM
Rampanther-It all begins and ends on the bump. Who do the Rams have in their rotation beyond B. McKinney(who I have been told will be fine for baseball). No doubt he is very good, but who would be their next set or arms.
Badin has several good pitchers behind McKinney. Their pitching, coupled with their position players, position them very well for the season. You need to have alot of arms with the number of games crammed into such a short time period.
They need one of the other pitchers to become a second stud. While the season requires many good pitchers, you need two studs to get through the playoffs.
In h.s. baseball 1 player can carry a team if it is a pitcher a position player cannot carry a team but a pitcher can
Maybe for a game or so...but not the entire season. 1 player can not carry an entire team.
Maybe for a game or so...but not the entire season. 1 player can not carry an entire team.
If this is strictly about Badin - McKinney is a stud pitcher who can beat anybody but to think Badin is a one horse pony is crazy. Year in and year out they have one of the best teams in the city. They hit the ball well, they field the ball and they have quality pitching. They are well coached and play a difficult schedule. They smoked St X last year ( it was the time of the year that St X was hurting in the pitching epartment and had a key injury to a position player) but it still was a run-rule. When McKinney pitches they are as good as anybody. When he doesn't pitch they are still a very good club.
basesloaded
11-14-08, 05:53 PM
If this is strictly about Badin - McKinney is a stud pitcher who can beat anybody but to think Badin is a one horse pony is crazy. Year in and year out they have one of the best teams in the city. They hit the ball well, they field the ball and they have quality pitching. They are well coached and play a difficult schedule. They smoked St X last year ( it was the time of the year that St X was hurting in the pitching epartment and had a key injury to a position player) but it still was a run-rule. When McKinney pitches they are as good as anybody. When he doesn't pitch they are still a very good club.
You are right about when Mckinney is on the mound they can beat anyone. I would state the other part of that to say when Mckinney doesn't pitch, they are still a very good D3 club. Look at their scores last year. They beat up on the weak pitchig of the GCL North and Central, but don't fare so well against better pitching. They were shutout by Talawanda, Elder, Moeller, and scored one run against Lasalle. When they hung 12 on X, if I recall, X brought up a JV pitcher to throw against them...so it wasn't like they hammered Ollier or Hollstegge.
You are right about when Mckinney is on the mound they can beat anyone. I would state the other part of that to say when Mckinney doesn't pitch, they are still a very good D3 club. Look at their scores last year. They beat up on the weak pitchig of the GCL North and Central, but don't fare so well against better pitching. They were shutout by Talawanda, Elder, Moeller, and scored one run against Lasalle. When they hung 12 on X, if I recall, X brought up a JV pitcher to throw against them...so it wasn't like they hammered Ollier or Hollstegge.
While I understand what you are saying about St X for the record against Badin they did start a senior who was one of their two top starters last season and he got bombed ( he also had a sore arm at the time). The team they brought JV pitchers up to pitch was Moeller .... go figure that one!!!!!
Most would agree that besides the Ross Rams, Badin baseball is one of the best non DI programs in the area on an annual basis. They will be right in the thick of things once again when the regional/state tourneys are played in late May. This year's senior class has them as one of the best in the area regardless of divsion.
BaseballFan2009
11-16-08, 01:52 PM
as for mckinney's injury yes he did not play the last playoff game for the rams
but it was only a injury that would have kept him out for 1 week - he will be more than ready for the baseball season
I heard he tore his labrum.
i'm sorry - but i don't know how else to tell you mckinney is fine and that stuff you hear is just stuff you hear there's no truth in it - there would be no reason for me to lie
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