2021 MLB Regular Season thread

Santa Monica at Chaffey in 1976 -- Tim Leary, Roderick Allen, Anthony Munoz.

 

The best one on the list is Compton because of how that city and school changed over the years. IIRC Pete Rozelle graduated Compton High with Duke Snider.

 

Then you have the Catholics at St. Anthony.

Athletic Hall of Fame – ATHLETICS – St. Anthony High School

 

Jon Arnett went to Manual Arts.
I covered baseball games in which Eddie Murray, Chet Lemon and Chili Davis played. And, George Brett and Scott McGregor.

 

If we want to play "I can top that," I covered Bret Saberhagen's no-hitter for Cleveland High in the LA City championship game at Dodger Stadium in 1982. Steve Kerr was on the losing Palisades team.

 

The son of my Little League coach threw a no-hitter in the CIF finals at Dodger Stadium in 1973. His name was Anthony Williams. Never did anything in baseball after that. His catcher was Terry Bevington, future major league manager. Santa Monica beat Los Alamitos, 1-0.
I covered Kerr playing basketball when he was at Pali. Kiki Vandeweghe, too. Also, Jay Schroeder, quarterback and catcher at Pali. Schroeder was the manager, too. The coach who was supposed to be the manager, just sat in the stands talking with friends during games. That guy was my coach in Colt League. He was an asshole.

 

Another school, next town over from Long Beach in OC, that has produced a ton of studs the last 30 years.

J.T. Snow being one of them.

 

It’s amazing how there are schools that produce one pro athlete in 100 years and others that produce dozens. You’d think by mere chance there would be guys that come from everywhere.

Guess it shows getting to the show is never mere chance. You almost have to be in a situation conducive to incubating those skills.

 

Wow! Watching the Nationals game. Vlad Jr. is pretty good. That power is ridiculous.