L.J. Hoes feature on WBOC

20 seconds in, part of a WBOC series on "Meet the Shorebirds". I did not know LJ grew up as an O's fan in Bowie, MD. "Going to Camden Yards as a kid, I was always, like, 'I wanna play here one day and be an Oriole'..." When was the last time you heard THAT? And I did not know he played OF in HS and is being converted into a 2B. And L.J. stands for Little Jerome, by the way.

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I love Little Jerome!

I didn’t know he was from Bowie.

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by Stacey on Jun 5, 2009 4:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah...

l.j./little jerome is pretty great.

st. john’s is weird, though. it’s a military school, but also run by religious order…it’s not, like, opus dei or anything, i just find the combo sort of weird.

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by j.q. higgins on Jun 5, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Religious military school?

I always joked about sending my daughter to one when she turned 13, but I didn;’t know they actually EXISTED….

"I don't have a hit-and-run sign, and I believe it's the worst play in baseball." - Earl Weaver

by duck on Jun 5, 2009 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not exactly.

It is still a Catholic HS run by the Christian Brothers. However some time ago they went co-ed and made ROTC optional. I’m not sure what the ratio is, but I believe less than half of the students are enrolled in the ROTC program.

I’ll have to check with my nephew. He just signed on as a teacher and hockey coach.

FYI – don’t know if you follow Maryland basketball, but Marissa Coleman is another St John’s graduate.

hakkaa päälle !

by timg56 on Jun 12, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am a Senior at St. John’s and it turned Co-ed in 1991 and the JROTC program was turned optional then. Today, 33% of the school is in the JROTC program. It is run by the Lasallian brothers and has around 1,100 students. It has been known for baseball in the past and continues that tradition today. I was the manager last year and I knew LJ very well. He was a very nice kid and an amazing baseball player.

On a side note, I am a captain of the SJC hockey team and our head coach is not a teacher and neither are any of the assistant coaches. I don’t know who you are refering to because as far as I know we only have 1 head coach and 2 assistant coaches and none are teachers. I’m interested to know what you are talking about……

by Ovyfan8 on Jun 19, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wished he was batting better...

"I don't have a hit-and-run sign, and I believe it's the worst play in baseball." - Earl Weaver

by duck on Jun 5, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who's Jersey did he wear to the park?

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by BirdFanInPhilly on Jun 5, 2009 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

"nuclear dish" ripken?

robby mallowmar?

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by j.q. higgins on Jun 5, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

When was the last time you heard THAT?

This is why Jordan likes to draft local products.

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by Baltimo on Jun 5, 2009 7:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not only that

But i think i remember him signing with us in large part because we were close to home and the team he wanted to play for. I think he dropped a little because of a strong commitment to UNC, but it has been a year since I read all that stuff so it kinda all blurs together between players.

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by Reddrummer9187 on Jun 6, 2009 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He was committed to UNC

so that makes sense

"I don't have a hit-and-run sign, and I believe it's the worst play in baseball." - Earl Weaver

by duck on Jun 6, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No you're right

Hoes was pretty adamant about going to North Carolina.

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver

by Baltimo on Jun 6, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs