Should i give up on my dream?

Question

I love the game of baseball, and I've been playing it since I was five years old. I'm entering my senior year this year, and Ive been a two year varsity starter in the outfield. It was only after this year my junior year, that Ive started to really find a true love for the game of baseball. I hope to someday make it to the mlb, although i know the odds.

I have always been good in my eyes, but I'm entering my senior year and have not even been sniffed by any scouts. Last year I batted in the 300s for half the year and didnt make in error in right field. The problem that I have is my size, I am 5 11 and weigh about 150 pounds and am kinda scrony. So this summer and beyond I have dedicated myself to the game of baseball. I want to be the leader of the team next year and am practicing every aspect of the game everyday, Im willing to do whatever it takes. So im asking do you think all the hard work will pay off or is it all for nothing.

Answer 1

Follow your dream. If you have a passion for the game than do whatever it takes to reach your goal. Stay away from the drugs and steroids. You will find that a great many ball players are not 6'4" 225 lbs. There are a lot of guys your size. Anyway, you're still going so don't let that be a factor in your decision making.

Play as much as you can. If you go on to college, play there. Don't worry about a scholarship if you don't get one. You can always be a "walk on". Go to as many baseball camps as possible and learn from the guys who have been successful. That only make sense.

Never listen to people who tell you that you'll never make it. That kind of talk always comes from people who have never tried. Go for it. Do the things in life that you love and make you happy. Good luck!

Answer 2

Jimmy V said it best "DON'T GIVE UP...DON'T EVER GIVE UP!!!!"

You may or may not make the major leagues, very few actually do but if you give it your all and are able to attract just one scout, one person interested you may very well get that chance. FP Santangelo had a decent MLB career and had a lot of your characteristics. The biggest things for you is going to be to remain positive and to always out work the other guy. You may be lucky enough to go to college and get a top notch education because of your talent on the baseball field, not making the MLB is not the end of the world, many of us who tried have found some pretty great careers in life.

Answer 3

Hard work does pay off. Like last year I was just a staff writer on newspaper and now I'm a page editor. Next year I'll be at the top (editor in chief) But don't give up. There were soooo many times I wanted to quit and I stuck with it. Now I enjoy my job. If you love baseball, stick with it. Never give up. Reaching goals is important.

Answer 4

you should play because you love the game, not because you want a scout to see you.

If you really want to play baseball after high school, you should consider a division III type school where everyone is a walk on. Div. III schools do not give out scholorships.

Talk to your coach. If you are that good, then he should give you direction on what it will take to play in Div. III, Div II, and maybe even Div 1. You are not going to go from HS to the pros if you haven't been looked at yet.

Remember for every 300 hitter in your town, there is another one in every town in your state, and every state in the country, plus latin america as well.

Answer 5

At some point in time the reality could set in that you just don't have what it takes to go to the majors at some point in time. However, it sounds to me that you have the right attitude and that can win many battles for you. Just take one step at a time and work hard to continue playing after high school. Your high school coach should be able to help you and if you sit down and talk to him he should be straight forward with you and tell you what you should do and what your chances are to play college ball. I have seen 150 pound high school kids at 200 pounds at age 20. If you give up now you will forever more say, "what if" so just go after it and see what happens.

Answer 6

Dude, thats my dream to and if you ask me I hope to be as good as you not to be mushy or anything, you are as good as they get performence wise, but you could get a bit bigger thats probably the reason you have no scouts, but half the guys in MLB are below six feet so actually you're pretty tall for a baseball player, just keep up the work.

Answer 7

5,11 in your senior year isn't that bad. Look at Dustin Pedroia. That guy's a midget. If you're hitting 300 in high school, someone will probably take a shot at you in some level of the game. Go to a try out or two. You've got time.

Answer 8

Keep it up - I would definitely recommend trying to play in college. Lots of guys are getting drafted out of college now, and it leaves all your options open. You can work on your game and get an education at the same time.

If you're not lifting weights, you should consider it. You don't need to be huge to play ball, but you should get as strong as your body will allow, that will help your chances. Good luck, and work hard on the little things (your defense sounds great, for example), that will help get you noticed!

Answer 9

If anything concentrate on good academics that will get you into a good D2 or D3 college known for baseball. If you are really strong on academics, try to get into a D1 school. The NCAA recently cut scholarships, so if you get in on grades and walk on, that's your best shot. Also, try to get on a good AAU travel team as soon as possible, they are scouted all the time. Two years ago, a guy went from a local beer league/pitching BP for high school to starting for the Astros.

Answer 10

i think you should never give up on what it seems you have a huge passion for. if you try your hardest and practice as much as possible, i think you might have a good chance. you never know what can happen, so keep following your dreams, oh and good luck!