Carey always wondering who will be the next one to make it

LYNN – When the Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association Sectional All-Star games come to Fraser Field every June, Frank Carey is a tough guy to track down.Click here for a photo gallery from the game.The North Reading High baseball coach, who started the all-star games in 1978, is everywhere. He’s bopping around the stands, in the dugouts and in the press box, making sure everything is running smoothly. When he finally takes a breather and looks out on the talent sharing the field, he asks himself one question.Who out there will be the one to make it?Since he’s been running the game, Carey has managed to assemble the top baseball players from throughout the state. He splits them into four teams – North, South, West and Central – and from that group, he assembles a team to represent the state in its game against Connecticut. Over the years, some great players have passed through this game on their way to success in the pros.”There’s no rhyme or reason to who the next major-league player will be,” he said, citing current Boston Red Sox pitcher Manny Delcarmen as an example.”He threw really good (in the all-star game),” Carey said. “He had great velocity, but he didn’t have a changeup and he didn’t have a curveball.”Those problems seemed to work themselves out well enough to land Delcarmen with the Red Sox.Carey said 1983 was probably the best year in terms of showcasing future major-leaguers. That year’s games featured the likes of Lynn’s Ken Hill, Chris Howard from Nahant, Peabody’s Paul Sorrento and Billerica’s Tom Glavine.”I’m always interested five or six years down the road to see how many of the kids went on to play professional ball,” he said, citing several other players, including Kevin McGlinchy (Malden), Greg Gagne (Fall River), Brian Rose (New Bedford), Rich Hill (Boston) and Chris Capuano (Springfield) as examples of players that are enjoying success in the pros.