Corey Partridge trying out for MLB scouts?

Peregrinner · Post by **Peregrinner** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:48 pm

According to Howard Chen, "Corey Partridge was not on a pear tree this afternoon. He was trying out for Major League BASEBALL scouts at Owens CC!!!"

Sounds pretty interesting. Anyone know more?

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:58 pm

Wouldn't surprise me a bit. He's an incredible kid, capable of just about anything.

h2oville rocket · Post by **h2oville rocket** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:15 pm

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/ab ... out_us.jsp

Check out 6/22

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:48 am

Talk to Scott, his dad. Said many times CP was a heck of a baseball player as well as volleyball. The dude is a pure athlete.

I think that is way cool he was trying out...why not?

VDub26Falcon · Post by **VDub26Falcon** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:45 am

That'd be great for him if he could catch on somewhere, even a Frontier League team or something to get his foot in the door. Good Luck CP!

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:12 am

VDub26Falcon wrote:That'd be great for him if he could catch on somewhere, even a Frontier League team or something to get his foot in the door. Good Luck CP!

Perhaps he can make his way onto the Akron Aeros roster someday.

daspollak · Post by **daspollak** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:32 am

Just remember very few players get picked up at these try outs. The other thing working against him is that he hasn't played in four years. (Unless he played at BG, I don't know) I wish him the best, but I hope he isn't putting his future on these try outs.

vwfalcon · Post by **vwfalcon** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:58 am

I can confirm that yes indeed CP participated in this event as well as a tryout in Kentucky a week or so ago.

CP and my friend and former cheerleader Kyle MacDonald both have been actively working towards these tryouts.

I know CP and Kyle both received a callback from the first tryout in KY and only 12 of the particpants were called back.

Anymore information and I will let you know.

VDub26Falcon · Post by **VDub26Falcon** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:11 pm

Gibby...Bringing the awesomeness...I love you Gibby!!!

vwfalcon · Post by **vwfalcon** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:02 pm

I try... I try... it just pays to know both of them personally... that's all

MACMAN · Post by **MACMAN** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:31 pm

way better opportunity in baseball than football after college

Spart43 · Post by **Spart43** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:46 pm

Yeah, its a fun thing. He is working at some baseball facility up there as grounds crew for tournaments. So they began working out for these tryouts. Its one of those why nots. Him and Kyle were called back after the tryouts at NKU. There were 120 guys at the one in perrysburg. They kept cutting thru out the day and got down to a final 12 players. Corey was one of the 12 left. They said that they would be in touch and let them go.

Corey saw one of the scouts at one of the tournaments he was working and the guy said they were looking at him for the great lakes league. Not sure if the guy was serious or just blowing smoke. But it would be fun to see him get a chance.

Here is a youtube video from a local news broadcast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Sf6zfb5-I

He was a great baseball player in HS and had a few opportunities to play in college. But once he verbalized to play football at BG, they quit looking at him. He was going to play both at BG but the coaches wouldn't allow him to do it. It would be fun, Keep your fingers crossed.

I will see you guys at a couple of games this season. It will be awesome to catch up.

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:44 pm

Thanks for the update, Scott! Looking forward to seeing you this fall.

GO FALCONS

Freakling1 · Post by **Freakling1** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:15 pm

It would be cool to be at and Indians game (if I cared about the MLB) and here, "next up to bat, Corey Partridge", and hear Ay Ziggy Zoomba!