I don't even know why they have tryouts any more. Just look at the stats.

On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 7:28 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:

> Makes you wonder how you could choose a player based on a tryout.
>
>  On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 6:44 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I think it would be a mistake to dismiss any player(s) on one game.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>  Well, maybe that's why you are in EDA   :-)
>>>
>>>  ------------------------------
>>>  *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, July 24, 2010 9:34 PM
>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>> *Subject:* Re: No help in Lowell
>>>
>>>   Absolutely true.  It's always fascinated me that major league
>>> attendance is so dependent upon the team's record while minor league
>>> attendance is not.
>>>
>>>
>>> And I'm sure they are not really thinking of winning as much as teaching.
>>>
>>> I will say this about Vitek.  He was especially sucky when it came to
>>> throwing to first.  He was late with his throws or overthrew whenever there
>>> was a play other than a simple routine groundball.  He made a nice stop on a
>>> screamer down the line that was curving away from him, and then threw low to
>>> first.
>>>
>>> That was just one game, but if I were a scout I would have thought twice
>>> about him.
>>>
>>> Ray
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Two things to remember.
>>>>
>>>> 1) The Spinners have sold out nearly every game this year.  Nobody cares
>>>> about their record or the quality of their baseball (except maybe for a few
>>>> geeks who actually try to score games on their handheld devices).  They go
>>>> to the park for entertainment.
>>>>
>>>> 2) I became friends with the Lowell pitching coach several years ago and
>>>> he told me that the team's performance in single-A has very little to do
>>>> with the quality of the players.  The things they look for in prospects are
>>>> not necessarily the things we look for in polished players.  They look for
>>>> raw talent that they can mold into players, especially in single A.
>>>>
>>>> Watch out for Kolbrin Vitek.  You heard it here first.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
>>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi
>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, July 24, 2010 11:16 AM
>>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>>> *Subject:* No help in Lowell
>>>>
>>>>   I saw the Lowell Spinners play the Vermont Lake Monsters last night
>>>> at Centennial 
>>>> Field<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Centennial+Field,+Burlington,+VT&sll=42.327577,-71.426497&sspn=0.008614,0.018861&ie=UTF8&hq=Centennial+Field&hnear=Centennial+Field,+Burlington,+Chittenden,+Vermont+05401&ll=44.481538,-73.187541&spn=0.001039,0.002358&t=h&z=19>in
>>>>  Burlington.  It is a GREAT little park.
>>>>
>>>> It was Champ bobble-head night, so we couldn't get parking at the park
>>>> even though we arrived an hour early (I think they have 50 spots).  We
>>>> parked for free down the street a ways.  The stands only extend out to 
>>>> first
>>>> and third base.  We sat under a roof a little to the first base side where
>>>> we kept a careful eye on the right handed batters.
>>>>
>>>> The Spinners *SUCKED!!!* There are not enough exclamation points or
>>>> font effects to describe how badly they sucked.  Every single play was an
>>>> adventure.  Throws from first sailed over the first baseman, pick-off 
>>>> throws
>>>> from the catcher to a first baseman who was charging a bunt flew into right
>>>> field, pick-off throws from the pitcher also flew into right field.  They
>>>> fully deserve their 7-28 record.
>>>>
>>>> The park was fun, the fans were knowledgable, and if you're in
>>>> Burlington I recommend grabbing a game.
>>>>
>>>> Ray
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