From August 11-17, 2008, Johnstown, Pennsylvania will once again be host of the AAABA National Tournament. Considered one of the best amateur tournaments in the nation, plenty of scouts will be on hand to see the players age 20 and under from 16 cities from New Orleans to New York City. From 1978 to 1990 I served as tournament statistician and head scorer.

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The Cincinnati Reds selected high school outfielder Jay Bruce with the 12th pick of the 1st round of the 2005 First Year Player Draft. Justin Upton (1), Alex Gordon (2), Jeff Clement (3), Ryan Zimmerman (4), Ryan Braun (5) and Troy Tulowitzki (7) were those selected ahead of him who have already established themselves as starting players in the major leagues.

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Baseball is the only sport where the exact size of the playing field is not standardized. Even if every field had the same dimensions, outcomes would still be affected by things such as elevation. Acknowledging these differences, there have been many attempts to measure how much each ballpark can change the outcome of each play.

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I’ve known for most of my life that I must be obsessive/compulsive, although I’ve never sought medical advice to confirm that.

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