Shocked that Saunders is coming out of retirement to coach at Jerome. My son played for him as a starting infielder over a decade ago and Saunders was borderline abusive to the kids and a very poor role model for young men - threw a batting helmet at a player, constantly cussed out the players, publicly humiliated and screamed at players in the middle of the game and telling them a great hit wasn't worth !,. He was resentful that his 2011 team (with 3 D1 college players) didn't make it past regionals and took it out on the players the next few years. Absolutely destroyed the morale of the team and ruined my son's love of the game. The Coffman freshman and JV coaches were extremely positive individuals and then when the players made it up to the varsity team, they found out that Saunders did not live up to his glowing reputation and he lost the respect of so many players and parents. Many parents wanted to meet with him to discuss these issues but didn't want him take it out on the kids. By the time graduation came, it was better to just move on. Heard that one parent of an awesome player (and very nice young man) who is currently pitching in the minor leagues met with Saunders and told him never to cuss her kid out again. During that time, I told my 18 year old son that this experience with a difficult coach would only make him stronger and able to handle difficult bosses - several years later, he has said that dealing with Saunders made him mentally tougher and able to handle rigorous training in a stressful field but he certainly doesn't have good memories of his senior baseball season and has never had a desire to return to the famed field where he always dreamed of playing. I wonder how many others had similar experiences or if Saunders has mellowed out in the past several years. Will be interesting to see how things play out at Jerome.