Baseball: Who is leading the way toward coach of the year honors? Moors climb to No. 2 in Div. III poll

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The best teams do the least trash talking.

HS Sports and goteamgo....good points and I agree. However, competitive sports and especially those involving our kids naturally lead to heated discussions...emotion and differences of opinion go with the territory and a blog about high school sports is going to attract some morons who use the forum as a personal graffiti wall. I think many of us (me included) make the mistake of responding to the idiots in an idiotic manner and then it gets ridiculous. They just need to be ignored.

HS Sports Fan -

Well put. We should try to steer this debate back to well thought out positions, treat all with respect, and not engage those who try to drag the debate down through the gutter. When I coached youth sports, I never tolerated trash talk -I would tell the kids to take the higher ground, and not be brought down by talking trash with those who feel it is appropriate. I feel the same way about this blog.

Someone mentioned that everyone should have a registered moniker. Good idea, there are too many anonymous postings. Many of the comments seem to made by kids and I can't believe adults would consistently make these comments.

Some others have attempted to demean other schools. Loyola, La Salle, Maranatha and St. Francis are represent good schools for different reasons. La Salle is an excellent co-ed Catholic academic and athletic school, Loyola's reputaion is without question, Maranatha is a superb Christian educational institution so why compare. Even public schools are good for many. I know kids who graduated Dominiguez HS in Compton, Muir, Blair, Alhambra and PHS who got accepted and currently attend Stanford, Cal Berkeley, USC, Pomona and Yale respectively. Where you attend does not dictate success but what you do where you attend.

It als seems that this blog lacks intelligent
positions rather than promote debates justified by facts. This is a forum for less intellectual blogs too, but please put more than a first grade argument that my dad can beat up your dad. If you are an athlete then let your performance do the talking. Remember, talk is cheap but action speaks.

Thanks for the space.

gk4deep ...I have a kid that goes to La Salle? That's a good one. My kids wouldn't even apply there much less actually enroll. However, I can give credit where it's do and that seems to be something not done enough here.

the pasadenapreps.com guy is a shill for La Salle - his kid goes there - take every thing he writes with that in mind.

The competition was Campbell Hall - give me a break.

Here we go again. Can anyone on here acknowledge a positive acomplishement by any team other than their own? So waht is the competition is soft in the LV tournament?
Congratualtions to La Salle and here is hoping the weekend in Vegas turns your season around.

that vegas tourney sucks!

maybe LS can get above 500 now.

la salle sweeps and wins las vegas tournament..beating toped ranked bishop gorman.. now imporves to 10-7.. should carry into league and do some damage

SF is a good school - not great in football - but good - great in Baseball (second best this year but year in year out the best). But really if you are picking a school on balance of athletics and academics SF is a very good choice.

SF is not a jock school
football is sketch there
basketball sucks
soccer and baseball are good and thats about it

Our goal is to raise a well balanced kid, and we (as good parents) felt a co-ed school would better accomplish that. Our priorities are fine - it is better than sending a kid to a jock school chase that precious athletic scholarship. And by the way, he is getting a good education.

Case closed.

if your son chose a school because it has girls then what are you sending him to school for? nice parenting. school is for education not learning how to talk to girls. its great where your priorities are.

sfhs 92 -

To say one of the reasons people go to La Salle or Maranatha is not because they "can't get into SF or Loyola" (my son was accepted at SF, by the way) is pretty lame. Maybe these kids choose La Salle or Maranatha because they are co-ed schools, and they might graduate being well adjusted human beings?

If you're not a Catholic religion fan, you'd probably go to Maranatha. The small enrollment is what makes SF hard to get into-not money or grades.

Remove the San Fernando Valley teams and the Mission League is just another ordinary high school league.

Wow Anon your argument about Loyola is horrible. We Golden knights hate Loyola but arent stupid enough to call them out for not winning anything. I believe last year they won cif football and this year their soccor team won cif plus they are always solid in every sport. To ask Loyola what have you won lately is pretty moronic. Oh and by the way you only go to Lasalle or maranantha if you cant get into sf or loyola.

St Francis might not be the best team in the area but knocking them for losing a couple of league games now that is harsh. Is there any other league in the area that is as deep as the mission league? Chaminade has a former major league pitcher on its coaching staff im sure the insight to the game he provides is incredible.

The good thing about the way baseball is going right now is that there is no more talk about SF being the best......Live in the past because that's all you have....As for coach of the year hands down it is the coach of Alhambra. T.C.'s guy is ok but not the coach Gewecke is. Especially if the moors win league for a third straight time.

The question was who should be coach of the year, and if the season ended today, Barry Bacon should win it.

Like I said, I wasn't knocking the other two guys, I know they're great. But I thought it was about time to include Noe in the conversation. Seriously, it's not just a two-man race

the best player on the team that goes the farthest in the playoffs should be the player of year. last year eddie won it over christian bergman because eddie led his team all the way to a championship. bergman helped sf get there but lost. also, can we stop this nonsense about player of the year. we are barely even halfway through a high school season. there is still a lot that can and will happen.

Moors Observer-

Rasmussen was also hurt last season but was not forgotten due to his stellar play in summer leagues against better competition than either Alhambra or Poly will play against all year. I'm not knocking Ramirez at all as he is a great pitcher, but Rasmussen is on a different level. 20k's against Glendale, 15 against Temple City, and 15 (I believe) against Flintridge. Not to mention he's only lost 1 game as a starter in three seasons.

Ramirez's freshman season
7-3, 1.46 ERA, four shutouts, 49 striketous in 47 innings....
Ramirez's junior season so far
4-0, 1.07 ERA, 37 strikeouts in 26 innings. and his four wins included a no-hitter, one-hitter, two-hitter and three-hitter. Isn't that pretty amazing when you've never allowed more than three hits in four wins? Oh, and two of those wins were shutouts.

And remember, Ramirez has faced more difficult competition, and competes in Div. III, where the Moors are ranked No. 2...

I'm just saying, lets be honest, if Ramirez, McKiernan and Rasmussen all lead their teams to divisional championships, who's the MVP? I like out guy.

Anonymous, the mindset? Have you had a conversation with Noe. Just like Rasmussen, he was the ace of his varsity team as a freshman, that takes a pretty good mindset. Was McKiernan on varsity as a freshman? The only difference between Ramirez and the the so-called other big two is that Noe was injured his sophomore season after an incredible, I mean incredible freshman season that rivaled the freshman season Rasmussen had. But he was injured and forgot of and now that he's back, his numbers are just as impressive if not as impressive as the so-called to big seniors. And contrary to other opinions, Ramirez is the best pitcher on the best team with similar numbers, so at this point in the season why shouldn't he be considered for player of the year

anonymous logic professor....after yesterday's "performance" against Loyola do you really have the right to refer to ANY team as "deaf and blind?"

ooooooooooo a league title-very impressive!

Noe Ramirez is good but doesnt have the mind set that rob and eddie have. no way

loyola won mission league in baseball the last two years. last year was outright the year before they tied with chaminade. but ya they havn't won anything lately ur right maranantha moron.

pasadenapreps,

can we get over the sf pasadena game. i mean seriously give it a rest. if that is the only thing you have to put down sf then i dont mind that at all because of how ancient past it was. also, you realize that you are defending GLENDALE right now. would you rather pitch to the mighty nitros or the loyola cubs? and i will use ur logic. since sf beat duarte and azusa by boatracing scores that means that they could be monrovia right since monrovia lost to one of those teams (i dont remember which one because i dont use stuff that happened two months ago in my arguments) and since monrovia beat poly that means sf could be them too right?

Steve S-
Why pay the money for Loyola or St. Francis? Looks like a better investment at La Salle or Maranatha. Those programs are on the rise. Loyola and St. Francis look alot like Alemany.

Cubbie...it's called praying for a wild card based on the old days...when is the last time Loyola won anything? That's what I thought...a real powerhouse athletic program.

anonymous....Isn't that "deaf and blind" team that Rasmussen struck out 20 against the same "deaf and blind team" that beat Pasadena? Would that make Pasadena a totally "deaf and blind team" that was still able to beat St. Francis? And what kind of team does that make St Francis?

No disrespect to McKiernan and Rasmussen, but Noe Ramirez of Alhambra is having an MVP season too. He's as good as both of those guys, and Alhambra has a better overall team than everyone else. When you compare pitching, hitting and defense, who's better than the boys in blue? If you look hard and you're being honest with yourself, you know I'm telling the truth. I wish more Alhambra followers would speak out, because our boys need some love too

and dont forget they also beat Notre dame and crespi. its called splitting a series dumbass

Oh that powerhouse Loyola has lost to Granada Hills, Arcadia, NDSO and Crespi.
Good thing the Alverno Girls are playing great since the Alverno boys are fighting for a wild card spot.

wow its quite apparent that whoever posted this didnt get into either Loyola or SF and is quite bitter about it. how about you be a man and not hide behind anonymous or at least tell everybody wat great school is is you go to.

Oh that powerhouse Loyola has lost to Granada Hills, Arcadia, NDSO and Crespi.
Good thing the Alverno Girls are playing great since the Alverno boys are fighting for a wild card spot.

see even though sf lost big yesterday. you idiots forget they won big 2 days prior

17-5 loss against a 7-7 team - SF fans should not be allowed to post here again this year.

that same 7-7 team would beat any one of the teams on that list. St. Francis is the only team taht could beat them and they did 10-3 on monday. the game yesterday was no fluke, as loyola did hands down beat the crap out of them. but in the knights defense, they tallied 28 hits in 2 games against loyola. the pitching yesterday was disgusting for st. francis but every pitcher has a bad day, in this case every one of the seven they brought in did, but they still had 13 hits. one loss to a team should not mean that bloggers are excommunicated. also, sure Rasmussen's accomplishment is great and he is a stud, but it was Glendale. not loyola or chaminade or notre dame or st. francis, GLENDALE. why are him and mckiernan the only players in this are people talk about? they are great but there are other great players in this area. the st francis shortstop joe de pinto who is going to USC was 7-7 with two walks against loyola in a two game series. that means they didnt get him out, he reached base nine consecutive times. AND TAHT IS AGAINST LOYOLA, not some deaf and blind team like glendale. why don't people talk about that? yes st. francis lost big yesterday but their only problem is the number 2 starter. their offense is obviously there. if they get that pitching situation figured out, it could be a magical second half of the season.

Where will the Scout Combine and Nike Camps be held? Is it local and is it open to the public?

Fred,

are you going to have anything on the SGV kids who are going to be competing at the Scout combine and nike camps?

17-5 loss against a 7-7 team - SF fans should not be allowed to post here again this year.

Pasadena Poly's Rasmussen strikes out 20
By Eric Sondheimer
Times Staff Writer

April 4, 2007

Pasadena Poly pitcher Rob Rasmussen said he woke up Tuesday morning feeling as if he would have a good day. He was wrong. It was a great day.

"I don't know what I can say," the senior left-hander said after striking out a school-record 20 batters in Poly's 5-1 seven-inning victory over Glendale in a nonleague baseball game.

He didn't break the state record of 23 strikeouts for a seven-inning game, according to the Cal-Hi Sports record book, but his performance only added to a growing reputation of excellence for the UCLA-bound Rasmussen. He has 79 strikeouts in 34 innings, is 4-0 this season and 31-2 in his high school career.

"Wow" was the comment by UCLA Coach John Savage after Rasmussen's 20th strikeout ended the game. He was clocked throwing a 91-mph fastball in the first inning and finished with a 90-mph fastball.

Rasmussen was so dominant that only two Glendale batters made enough contact to hit balls into fair territory. Jesse Meaux had a fourth-inning infield single, only to be thrown out attempting to steal second, and Victor Anaya had a seventh-inning double and later scored on a wild pitch.

No other Glendale batters could manage a ground ball, fly ball, line drive or pop up. All went down either swinging and missing or on called third strikes. Rasmussen walked two as Pasadena Poly, ranked No. 1 in the Southern Section Division VI coaches' poll, improved to 11-1. Glendale dropped to 3-9.

Rasmussen said a week without any games allowed him to work on his own, and he found almost perfection in throwing fastballs and curveballs for strikes all day.

It's not the first time this season 5-foot-11, 160-pound Rasmussen has picked up double figures in strikeouts. He had 15 against Temple City in seven innings and 12 in five innings against Flintridge Prep.

"He is incredible," Poly Coach Wayne Ellis said.

Maybe St. Francis belongs down in La Salle's league next year.

bishops a good team but st paul come on thats funny maybe if they werent fighting they would have played monrovia last year and got beat.

The Rio Hondo League is not better then the Del Rey League (La Salle's League). Whatever LC fan said that is wrong.

Just look at who is leading the Del Rey League. If Amat or St. Paul were in the Rio Hondo League, they'd win it.

Is with great sadness to report that former Grambling Univ. Football coach Eddie Robinson passed away today.

Coach Robinson was the all time great football coach at the college level. He was the first coach ever to record over 400 wins.

Coach Eddie and my former HS line-coach Mike Morris were the main reasons I got into coaching football.

God bless the Robisonson family.

DAWG

McKiernan throws a no no against la canada today.
2-0 win for Monrovia

Final Score:

Loyola 17, St. Francis 5

St. Francis hit the ball well but its pitching was sloppy and its defense was a joke.

MHS Jockstrap Supporter,
You are a joke a total of 24 runs in seven games and an ERA of 0.65.

Congratulations to the Maranatha pitcher on the .65 ERA. Quite an accomplishment. Hold off on celebrating though, I hear they still have to play Holy Family, St. Bedes and St. Georges pre-school.

Hey Fred,

You forgot someone on the pitching list.
Jeff Kiralla 4-2 with a 0.65 ERA for Maranatha.
Don't forget about us.

Thanks

Rasmussen has the ability to put the ball anywhere he wants, throws with more than enough velocity and has off speed and breaking pitches that you don't see very often at the high school level. Add to all of that the fact that he is a lefty and you have the perfect package...he will do well in the PAC 10 and beyond.

he has a 7/9 of a scholarship - as good as you can do.

Is Rasmussen really getting a full scholarship to UCLA? College baseball teams have a limited number of scholarships to give out i believe it is like 11.4. To give one person a full scholarship that is a pretty big deal.

while your bringing back skip see if you can raise Walter Alston.

bring back Skip he was a great coach and can get this baseball prgram back on track.

Niteman,
We did see who won - NEITHER. Just to note when both Rassmussen and McKiernan left the game in the 5th the score was zero to zero. Neither was the pitcher of record. Niteman it is okay - at least you are consistent.

Just to note for the SF re the quality of Glendale - Glendale wipped Pasadena and Pasadena beat SF. So before every SF knucklehead blogger says Collis would strike out more than 20 against Glendale - he should first try for a win against Pasadena. Baby steps SF, crawl before you walk.

pasadenapreps.com,
You got us - we are 11-1, won the Elks Tournament, have a pitcher going to UCLA on a full scholarship, had a kid just strike out 20 (against a team that beat up Pasadena - remember the team that beat SF), another going to Yale to play baseball all due to you no longer keeping us honest with your pencil. Thanks you laying off us this year. That and the field that gives our team only an unfair advantage - even thought hitters have higher BA away than home -is the reason we are the best team in the area this year. That short porch has really hurt our pitchers too they only have a collective 1.1 ERA. You must be connected to Niteman/Golden Knights.

Yes, Rasmussen is a great pitcher. No one denies that, so why do we keep harping on it?

And...regardless of how great he is...McKiernan is better...from his demeanor on the bump, to the way he carries himself off the field...hands down, better.

We saw a McKiernan vs. Rasmussen match up, and we saw who won.

I never agree with Golden Knights - but the guy who posted why LC is not in the top 10 and then rattled off why other schools are may be the most out to lunch blogger ever to post on this blog and that is saying somthing given all the nuts posting for SF, LS and the "student-athletes" from TC during football.

first Collis would have to get move than 10 in a HS game before he can get to 20.

Anonymous - La Canada is covered by PSN - did you miss an entire football and basketball season - see who is the PSN Area Football Player of the Year and First team all area players in basketball, soccer and volleyball. Monrovia and Temple City are public schools and aren't in Pasadena either and the Glendale New Press DOES NOT COVER LA CANADA (Honestly where have you been???) You may be confusing La Cresenta with La Canada - so back to my original question why La Salle and not La Canada?

also, those stats are bush league without SF numbers. Simonitsch is batting over 500 and would probably be in the top one in RBI's. for all you pasadena people that means the leader in RBI. De Pinto (who happened to be 4-4 AGAINST LOYOLA on monday) would be second and is batting around 430 with two home runs. Collis and Sember both have three wins. and as for the player of the area, it should be whoever's team goes the farthest in the playoffs because great players make their teammates better. and to the genius that said Christian Bergman goes to SF, he graduated last year.

i second that comment on collis. 21 k's, and one hit batter. thats the sign of a great pitcher.

glendale is sooo bad...LUKE COLLIS WOULD STRIKE OUT 21

Rasmussen is absolutely the best but twenty strikeouts takes it to a new level. Nice work!

Rasmussen strikes out 20 against Glendale today ...tough to morph that stat...

LaCanada is not in the top 10 because it is a public school not in Pasadena, and thus, no Altadena or Pasadena team members. It is covered very well in the Glendale News Press.

LaSalle is in Pasadena, and St. Francis, although in LaCanada, has many Altadena, Pasadena, South Pasadena athletes over the years, including Christian Bergman in baseball, and others in all other varsity sports.

Anonymous Poly schill…thanks for the suggestion. I’m sure playing home games on a Little League field has not helped him in any way. I did put some thought into it and yes it did hurt a bit but I was able to recall some things I remembered about my experience scoring some Poly games in past years and the difference between what really happened in the games and the statistics that were reported to maxpreps.com

It was almost magical! Runs scored on passed balls and wild pitches became runs batted in for the hitter! I saw a Poly pitcher walk a batter with no outs then give up a two run home run and both runs were reported as unearned! And most amazing of all, I saw opposition errors morph into base hits!

You guys are good!

pasadenapreps.com

Why isn't La Canada in the top 10 - they have a better record than La Salle - play in a tougher leage and their losses have been closer and to much more difficult teams. I don't get it - is it because La Salle does more belly-aching?

Coach of the year has to be Wayne Ellis - if you believe these blogs - he is 10-1 (and the one loss was by one run scored in the last inning) and apparently doing it with only one player and other teams with more losses like SF are 5-6 deep at every position with D-1 quality players riding the pine.

Thank God SF didn't play Pasadena this week.

pasadenaprep.com,
Lawler's batting average is higher at away games than home games - try again. But put some real thought into it - but don't hurt yourself.

Hey fred, you're going to have hard time picking player of the year with McKiernan and Rasmussen's numbers..

Just about anyone who can hit weak fly balls to right field can hit .472 with Poly as their home "field"

gee I thought Lawler couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time - .472 - these SF guys are really bright.

St. Francis should put records on MaxPreps.

What happened to the Loyola fan that said the Cubs were going to pound the Golden Knights?

not accurate because sf doesnt put stats on max preps

Mcnamee the legend deserves it..