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Soda
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Username: Soda
Post Number: 3200
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, May 13, 2005 - 11:42 am: | 
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Just curious. It's been a while since my own Little Leaguer hit the very first official home run over the 200 ft fence at M-3 (the "Major League" field), and I've been wondering if anyone has anything to say about the newly-amalgamated S.O./Mplwd program... http://eteamz.active.com/sobaseball/index.cfm?
-s.
BTW: "South Orange Maplewood Baseball is proud to host a local competition of the PEPSI/Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run contest, a free national program that gives boys and girls ages 7 to 14 the chance to showcase their baseball abilities.
FRIDAY, May 13, 2005, starting at 6:45 p.m..
Field Meadowlands #3 in South Orange
NO FEE
REGISTER NOW at Baird Center" |
Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 1160
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 1:45 am: |
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Soda-
What team is your son on? |
Soda
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Username: Soda
Post Number: 3207
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 7:39 am: |
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My son is 21 years old. As I said, it's been a while since he hit that home run.
Who do you root for?
-s.
BTW: |
Sheena Collum SHU
Citizen
Username: Sheena_collum
Post Number: 95
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 9:15 am: |
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Awwwwwww Soda the Cynical is a proud father of a bball player? very nice  |
Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 1162
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 5:45 pm: |
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My nephews both play for hhhmmm, can't remember the name of the team. They have blue shirts and red hats. Mr Matthew's son is one of their coaches and Mark Vorhees the other.
They aren't here to ask, but they just finished a game over at Memorial Field.
The good aunt that I am I go to all their games. Even the one at 9am on a Saturday! They just won today's game so their record is 7-1-1.
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talk-it-up
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Username: Talkitup
Post Number: 145
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 1:47 am: |
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"Mr. Matthew's son is one of their coaches"
Is that the village attorney? His son is a baseball coach? |
Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 1165
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 3:12 am: |
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I'm pretty sure his dad is the Village attorney. Haven't asked him. It's hard for me to believe though because he is NOTHING like he's described online. He's great with the kids, encouraging, very fair and soft spoken. His son is the same way. Mark, the other coach is a little more out spoken.
I have never heard any of these guys say anything but positive things to the kids. Even if one of the kids makes a really crummy play, they don't make a big deal out of it.
They'll even praise the players on the other teams for a good play. So do many of the parents of the players on my nephews team. Some of the parents from some of the other teams are a different story. Same with a couple of the coaches.
My nephews are lucky. In the 4 summers they've played, they've had great coaches. This year seems to be the most intense. A couple of practices a week and a couple of games. The kids love it!
Last year they hardly had any practices. And the year before they were so bored b/c it was coaches pitch.
Once of the most touching things we witnessed this year was when the pitcher from the other team hit one of our players. As our guy was taking his base, the pitcher came off the mound, walked over to the player he hit, told him he was sorry and shook his hand. Now that's sportsmenship!
BTW I did run into a fellow MOLer at the game. I didn't recognize him, but one of my nephews did! |
MHD
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 2452
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 3:41 pm: |
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"very fair and soft spoken"
Cannot possibly be any relation to the Village Attorney.
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Sitoyan
Citizen
Username: Sitoyan
Post Number: 71
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 11:05 pm: |
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"It's hard for me to believe though because he is NOTHING like he's described online. He's great with the kids, encouraging, very fair and soft spoken."
Perhaps he should stick to coaching and leave lawyering for the town to some decent attorney.
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Rastro
Citizen
Username: Rastro
Post Number: 1078
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 11:19 pm: |
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I'm confused, JTA. Are you talking about the VA, or the VA's son? I don't recall anyone writing about Mr. Matthews' son other than in this thread. |
Edwin R. Matthews, J
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Username: Tedwinjr
Post Number: 1
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 12:13 am: |
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Just the Aunt,
You must be related to Brandon and Tyler. Their both great kids, as are all of the kids on the team. I love baseball, and I love teaching the kids how to play. I lived in South Orange all of my life, before I got married last summer. I appreciate the complimentary remarks, and I also love to see people come out and watch the kids play.
As for the village attorney, he is that nice, and he is my father. Where do you think I learned how to coach from? Guess who my coach was about 25 years ago when I played? You shouldn't believe what you read online. If I might suggest instead, base your opinion on what you see of someone in person, and in my father's case, a resident of South Orange for over 60 years who has spent his entire life serving the community in one way or another.
As for MHD - I take personal offense to your remark. Can't be any relation? If I have turned out to be half the person that my father is, I consider myself a pretty decent person. What's even better though, is when I read stupid comments from people like yourself - then by comparison, I really feel good about myself.
As for Sitoyan, perhaps you should stick your opinion somewhere. My father went to law school at night at Seton Hall, while working during the day in New York, with a wife and 2 young children at home. After that, he clerked for a New Jersey Supreme Court Justice, worked at the U.S. Attorney's Office, is a prominent member of the New Jersey Trial Attorneys, serves on the Committee on Character for prospective attorneys, served as a Village Trustee, the Municipal Court Judge in South Orange, coached basketball at Our Lady of Sorrows for approximately 20 years, and little league in South Orange for just as many. You wouldn't know a "decent" anything if it came up and bit you...
You know what, the only reason I even came to this website was because someone told me that someone had written something nice about me. I registered for the sole purpose of responding to the absurd characterizations of my father. Rest assured, this will also be the last time I ever look here. The beauty of free speech is that any idiot can say whatever they want. It's equally beautiful that you can refuse to listen to anyone you want.
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Edwin R. Matthews, J
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Username: Tedwinjr
Post Number: 2
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 12:36 am: |
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I forgot to mention. Just so everyone who is critical of my father can see, I put my name, Edwin R. Matthews, Jr. as my username, so you know who wrote the last message. I'm not gonna hide behind a few letters as my username. Hey MHD, maybe your name should be "DUH". I don't even know you, but it seems to fit. There's a lesson here people - it doesn't feel too good when people who don't even know you criticize you, does it? |
talk-it-up
Citizen
Username: Talkitup
Post Number: 147
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 11:01 am: |
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Unfortunately it is all too easy to say anything without using your "real" name -
on the other hand-
sometimes it is difficult to communicate and voice or share real concerns using one's real name.
I wish half the people that speak in this forum would come to some Trustees meetings and share thoughts or voice concerns. People only come out when they are angry rather than as a matter of habit.
On the other hand -
It is also hard for people to voice concerns sometimes at trustees meetings because they can be "spoken down to", not answered honestly, humored or (in the case of one former trustee)a trustee can show little respect by just getting up and walking away from the table.
So, I guess this is safe for some people (I happen to do both and all things I can. I think this could be a wonderful place to share and communicate. Unfortunately it can also serve as an endless soapbox).} |
Bob K
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 8435
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 11:23 am: |
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I don't know either of the Ed Matthews and couldn't pick 'em out of a lineup if my life depended on it. 
However, this whole thread seems to be a case of demonizing political opponents. Is it impossible nowadays to accept that people you may not agree with are good husbands, wives and parents?
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Soda
Supporter
Username: Soda
Post Number: 3214
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 12:07 pm: |
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Back to Little League: Does anybody else have something to say about how things are going?
The increasing size of the league would seem to imply a level of positive response to the type of coaching being employed and, quite possibly also, to being part of a national organization with a real championship tournament at season's end.
I recall a much less robust program, where even All-Star (traveling) Team rosters rose and fell dramatically, as players were removed by their uncommitted parents for other vacation-timed trips, camps, etc... Has that changed at all?
-s.
BTW: I'd like to thank Mr. Matthews for what he and the other volunteer coaches are doing for our community and its kids. I'd also like to thank his dad for his hard work and devotion to South Orange Baseball during those earlier years. |
Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 1172
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 9:58 pm: |
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To correct what I said (a cut and paste made it seem like something other then what I meant)
It should have read 'It's hard for me to believe though <should> what people online say about him <end> because he is NOTHING like he's described online.
Rastro
I was talking about BOTH of them being gret coaches!
The older Mr Matthews has a great love of the sport; as well as his son. I remember last year he (the oder Mr Matthews) would go around to the different games to watch and root on the different teams, even though he had no affilation with the team.
That's why I can't understand why some trash him (the older Mr). Like I've said both of the Matthew's are great with the kids. Very patient, caring and know what they're doing!
My nephew's are lucky to have great coaches, Mark and Teddy, and Big Mr Matthews. My sister and the other parents can't say enough nice things about them.
Come out and watch a game sometime! You'll see all the fun the kids have; see the team spirit. What a lot of the parents like is how all the kids get to play the different positions! One of my nephew's even pitched in the last game! (which was a surprise to us)!
Soda-
Our guys haven't played M3 yet. They are still in the Minors. There is a girl one their team this year I have no doubt will be hitting the balls over that wall next year! Same with one of the boys! Those two can hit!
I think with the All Stars, you miss a practice, you sit out the next game. My sister won't let my nephews try out for the All Stars until next year. And that's only if I'm willing to take them to some of the practices. With my nephews team this year, I believe all of the parents are very committed to their kids responsibility to be at practices and games.
Teddy-
Yep Tyler and Brandon are my nephews. I can tell you the parents of the players on your team appreciate the effort and time you and the other coaches put into teaching their children not only how to play baseball, but to play fair, have fun and more importantly by the example you and their other coaches set by complimenting the other teams players! (I know a couple were surprised at how far you drive to coach them)!
The kids don't even think twice about recognizing the 'good catch' or 'great throw' or 'nice play' etc, of the opposing team, even if it's cost them a run or given them an out.
They learned this from watching you, Mark and your dad.
I've known of your family for years, a number of our friends lived on the same street you grew up on. Like yours, my family's been here a long time (41 year). I still remember your mom nd Mrs Connors helping my Girl Scout Troop earn out first aid badges!
Keep doing what you're doing and know that the opinion of your dad and his coaching is a good one. |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 1173
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 10:08 pm: |
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Soda-
In reference to your original question about what people had to say about 'the newly-amalgamated' baseball program. It's funny in a way because I thought the reason the combined the towns into one program was the joint school system. One of the mom's at the game this weekend was saying it was because South Orange had the stronger program, and she was a Maplewood parent. I was surprised because I had thought Maplewood had the stronger program!
I think it's a good move to join the towns. It makes the pool of players bigger. It also adds to the number of fields the teams can play on. I'm not sure how it's been in Maplewood in the past, but in South Orange it would be tough to find open fields to practice on. It seems a little easier now.
Does anyone know the 'real' reason they joined the two towns? I don't think the kids really care one way or another. As long as they get to play ball. |
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