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About Tom O`Leary
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I am am best suited to answer questions regarding minor league baseball prospects.

Experience
Originally, i started doing this because i became engrossed researching prospects for a fantasy league. Back then all i really wanted to do was answer questions about baseball prospects. Funny how time flies but twelve years later i have been asked questions regarding the negro leagues, what minor leaguers get paid, why players don't rub their injury when they get hurt, and how players can tryout for the minor leagues to name only a few. i was recently in correspondence with a father of a marine who lost several fingers while in Iraq; he was later drafted by the padres and is playing in their minor league system. additionally, i get a lot of questions from guys asking me if i think they can be successful at these tryouts or if they should tryout at all. I do my best to answer every one's question without overstepping my bounds of knowledge. *sometimes i have to tell people that i just can't answer their question.* And sometimes i have to tell people that they just aren't good enough to be a professional ball player.* most recently i have received two negative feedbacks from people who didn't like my response. one 30 year old guy who hadn't played since he was a teenager asked me if he really had a shot at making the tryouts. realistically, i said no. i guess he didn't appreciate my bluntness but what would you have wanted me to say? i am not really an 'expert' in anything. i just answer people's inquires, give some conservative advise or tell them 'i don't know.' after twelve years i have realized that i do fulfill most most questioners satisfactorily which keeps me doing this.

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Expert: Tom O`Leary - 11/24/2009

Question
I am a 19 year old who dreams of one day playing professional baseball but I do not know the exact steps that I have to take to get there. I understand that there are ranks which i mist first go through which is why I spend a lot of time trying to find the best suitable place to start. I was looking into the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Staten Island Yankees as I am from New York. How exactly can I get THE BEST opportunity to show what I have to offer? Also, Are there any other minor league teams I can tryout for that will aid in propelling me one step closer to my ultimate goal?

Answer
irvin,

making it to the major leagues is not just following steps, and then you are suddenly a Yankee. first you have to be one of the most skilled baseball players in the world. then you need to work hard, be completely dedicated and get lucky. your ultimate goal should be to have a fall back in case you achieve your dream. i would suggest you join a college with a baseball team. your skills, if you have what it takes, will take you where you want to go. good luck.

tom

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