CardinalBacker

Silsbee ALMOST beat Carthage last year in the playoffs. I think Coach Smith has the program headed in the right direction. If they finish 1 or 2 in district I like their chances into round three.

Y'all are planning on losing to us, WOS, and who else? I predict 7-3, IF we get the quality of play from some kids who were big contributors that we need. We lost lots of kids to graduation. I think we'll start slow and build momentum as district play begins... kinda like the Tigers did last year. I see us handling HF and North Forest, I wouldn't bet against WOS, and we'll have real tests against Jasper and Newton. I think we'll hang on to beat the Bears (sorry LCM17), Cleveland, Navasota. I expect Huffman to regroup and be a DC challenger again this year, and I can freely admit that Silsbee has to be considered as a favorite for DC if you guys can replace some key pieces... but not as many pieces as we're trying to replace. It's definitely going to be a rebuilding year in BC for just about every starting position. Those BC kids had better be ready for one heckuva effort from the Tigers because I know y'all haven't forgotten last year. That's my honest perception. You can expect me to resume being an unrealistic homer as the season approaches.

I have seen my kid(s) come up wrong on a few calls, or not get calls that I felt they deserved. I didn't get ejected over it, if that's what you're asking. "Life's not fair and the world is mean. You're going to get passed over for a promotion you deserve. Tons of cars will fly by you right before you get pulled over for speeding. Your wife might leave you for somebody else... but your ol' Daddy won't be there to cuss somebody for you. And you're not going to get very far out of BC if your plan "a" is to flip your lid every time you feel slighted." For what it's worth, I wonder if we'd still be playing this weekend if so many Cardinal fans weren't trying so hard to take up for the team.

You know, there will always be those guys that can get pulled over for a busted taillight and talk their way into a ride in the back of a new Crown Vic. And still claim it was the cop's fault for over-reacting to a good cussing.

People used to ref because they loved the games and liked making a little extra $$$. I strongly believe that the overall climate of how we treat one another is largely to blame. Why would I want to dedicate my nights and weekends to going out and getting disrespected and possibly attacked? Maybe 25 years ago when you might catch a little heat over a blown call, but to have to hear that crap over every call you make is ridiculous. Every close call an official makes will elicit a prompt howl form whichever side feels like they were wronged. "Love of the game" isn't enough to make most guys want to put up with that crap. Video evidence has made their job that much harder. Now we can pick which camera angle we prefer as evidence that the ump screwed up during his fraction of a second that he had to look at the pitch... and still be carrying on a week later. So if guys that actually love the game won't officiate, who gets left? Guys who just need the money, or guys who wouldn't have cut it as an official back before so many good refs stopped officiating. I'd be willing to bet that none of the "experts" that got tossed out of the stands last week have ever geared up and called an actual game.... but they know the ref stunk.

[Hidden Content] If the conditions continue to deteriorate in Kirbyville, I'm afraid we may see parents actually consider transferring their kids back to Newton.

Oh, I'm onboard with the team... I just have a problem with fans who hassle the officials, then act surprised when future calls go against them, too. I wasn't at the game... but I wouldn't have gotten tossed out and possibly hurt my team in the process, either. I'm a diehard BC fan, but I'm not dedicated enough to blindly support our fans and players abusing the officials... regardless of how bad the officials are.

I heard the same report.... I was under the impression that the kids were fighting each other.

Vidor would have a problem if they ever started winning.

Well, on a plus note, I didn't see any BC or CS kids throwing punches or fighting among themselves as was previously reported. BC kids were out of line, no doubt. No excuse for that at all. Very disappointing. I don't have a problem with discipline being handed down from the UIL. I'll be very disappointed if Landry/Dubois don't make a very strong statement by punishing the kids who touched or aggressively approached the umpire. That's not who we are. Back to my original thought that was misunderstood by a lot of the faithful. You have to wonder if this whole situation was worsened by the behavior of some BC fans. I'm not justifying the calls.... I wasn't there and the video of the at bat in question looks bad, but who knows? I DO know that multiple fans from BC were ejected from the game prior to this altercation. Did their behavior improve the umpire's performance? Apparently not. How are players supposed to react when they've got an hour's worth of "Hey, Blue.... you're blind..... You're horrible..... Got to hell," etc, etc.? How can you expect kids to respond appropriately when their fans (and possibly family) have been disrespecting the officials for an hour or better? Nothing good comes from bashing the officials.

I dont know. Somebody posted a story saying that the current secretary posted on fb that the "affair" occurred between the principal and his old secretary... and the new secretary has been on the job for a year. Doesn't explain why admin had the secretary writing up an account on the day of the shooting. Boy, can you imagine the mess if it turns out that the super was mistaken and thought the affair that everybody knew about was with the current secretary? I don't see the super still being the super at the first of next year.

It all comes down to the judges... and those guys are typically music wonks. I remember a few years ago when some band played nothing but cartoon themes and the crowd(s) loved it. I'm sure the judges would hate that routine in competition. We were told two years ago that one of the three judges scored us poorly because we had a patriotic theme.... Not because the judge was a commie, but because the judge felt that we were playing to the cheap seats by playing taps, etc.... It's totally subjective. It's also a fact that most of the directors are friends, colleagues, proteges, etc... they really look out for each other at contest time.

As a sign of new-found maturity, I shall let this go forth and spare my typical criticisms.

Probably a virus... I'm not opening that.

Between the HC/AD and now this, I don't see how the super survives. What makes it even more ironic is I've got a friend over in Brazos County that swears something similar (rather than applying for other super jobs) is what got Wallis shown the door over there. My math says: 1. Newton's principal quit. 2. Burkeville's super is probably done 3. Kirbyville needing a new principal, assistant principal, and probably a super It's getting really late in the year to have that much turnover in such a relatively small area.

That's interesting on a couple of different levels. I'm wondering if the secretary went to admin with a complaint OR if admin just chose to act now? It wouldn't be the first time a super tried to move a guy out so that he (the super) could hire a buddy or something. Why was the principal still on the payroll if "most locals even knew about it?" Messy, messy.

And you have to give credit where credit is due... how about that kid from CS that took a un-called third strike, then drove in two runs to win the walk-off? That's stepping up under pressure. Oh, well..... it's time to get ready for two-a-days.

New details out now... It's alleged that Principal Reeves was having an affair with this secretary. Statements given by admin indicate that the secretary gave details regarding the affair. The Super questioned the principal who denied the affair. The Super told the Principal that there would be an investigation and if it turned out that the affair HAD occurred, then he (Reeves) would be fired. If Reeves resigned, then there wouldn't be an investigation.... so Reeves drug up. If (and I have no idea if it's true) Reeves had a relationship with a subordinate, then the school was forced to act. It's really a shame if the allegations turn out to be true and the current admin was being vague in an effort to protect Mr. Reeves family (and legacy) and now they're force by "inquiring minds" to air a lot of Mr. Reeves dirty laundry. That's the whole problem with "dipping your pen in the company ink." Your indiscretion becomes the company's (or in this case, school) problem. They are the "deep pockets" that have to worry about litigation, sexual harrasment claims, etc, etc.....

I was not. Was it bad?

Hassling blue doesn't help your team. In fact, it hurts the team more often than not.

There's nothing like hassling an ump to make sure that every other call goes against you. I've never understood that logic. Does anybody seriously believe that an ump hunches over behind the plate and says to himself, "you know, that fan that's screaming at me is right. I need to make whatever changes are necessary to make sure this contest is called fairly. In fact, I owe that fan a call or two to make up for my mistakes."

There was no shove. He was more like an aggressive fist bump/high five that the ump wasn't expecting.

Bridge City far exceeded all expectations for this season. Every team except one goes home heartbroken each year. BC fans have to be excited about the future with so many of these kids coming back. Great season, Cards!

For real... I could hear a lot of bad language coming from this China Springs fans.

Cmon, Cards!