Muchachoenelcielo Posted February 21, 2006 Report Posted February 21, 2006 :?: Who is/was the best player at your high school? Where are they now?
KFDM COOP Posted February 22, 2006 Report Posted February 22, 2006 John Patterson..WOS. Washington Nationals.
Bread Posted February 22, 2006 Report Posted February 22, 2006 gah thats a hard one.....i really have no idea who we had in the past, but we got some players in college, but im hearing really good things about brandon thurman/brandon newton for us
MIF04 Posted February 22, 2006 Report Posted February 22, 2006 West Brook: Jay Bruce -- #1 pick 2005 (Reds)
Diehardstro Posted February 22, 2006 Report Posted February 22, 2006 Baseballamerica.com picks Bruce as #1 in their 2005 Top Twenty Prospects in the Pioneer League. And that was after playing only 17 games. Impressive!
Diehardstro Posted February 22, 2006 Report Posted February 22, 2006 "Best" would be tough to answer, there have been a bunch of good ones.. Current favorite: 'Sweet' Lou Ford - Minnesota Twins
NeDeRlAnD b-DoG fAn Posted February 22, 2006 Report Posted February 22, 2006 Here is the top 3 best players from Nederland that I can think of right now (if anyone from Nederland can think of someone else post them.) Brad Sullivan playing for Oakland Athletics AAA club Dustin Hood playing at Wake Forest (currently leading all hitters at WF) Just Walker playing at Lamar
Muchachoenelcielo Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Posted February 22, 2006 I would agree with Lou Ford from PNG...that guy's story is amazing..i hope he writes a book...I'll pay 19.99 to read it..... Nederland I would say Brian Sanches...this guy carried a very talented team to austin With WestBrook....i have never seen Jay Bruce play, but Chip Ambres comes to my mind....fastest guy i have ever seen play the outfield....and he is a great guy.... West Orange has to be patterson but some others come to mind....aven, paul richardson, canizaro (sp?), Bridge City...i think the best player to come out of this gold mine is angelle....i think that he willl have a better career than any of the former alumni.... any others?????
jdawg03 Posted February 22, 2006 Report Posted February 22, 2006 Jasper Josh Girdley #6 overall pick out of high school Max Alvis- All Star 3rd Baseman Cleveland Indians
retiredoldcoach Posted February 23, 2006 Report Posted February 23, 2006 I saw every guy mentioned on this list play many times except Richardson and Alvis. It is my opinion that possibly the best high school player ever in southeast Texas (out of all of them) was Brad Sullivan. I truly believe he could have taken Port Arthur Lincoln to the playoffs. He was a one man wrecking crew. He could beat you on the hill. He could beat you at SS. He could beat you at the plate.
swampdude Posted February 23, 2006 Report Posted February 23, 2006 Although he played for West Orange High and not WOS, Andre Robertson started at shortstop for the New York Yankees for a couple of years. Was in the dugout when Reggie hit 3 dingers in one World Series game. Andre was a great player whose career was cut short by a broken neck in a car accident.
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