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Its hard to put a finger on what is keeping them from competing.  A pretty decent pitching staff, a relatively decent lineup, but they cant seem to score?  Its looking like Cecil wasn't the problem after all, though i didn't care much for him as the manager.  They need to seriously start thinking about trading their "big guns" in berkman and roy, and really start to rebuild the underlevels, get some talent back in the farm system.

[quote name="Big Stick" post="764756" timestamp="1266948390"] I am just saying most of them knew they would probably be on varsity this season.They have had a year to get ready.I am not saying they are not ready,I am just saying to make the comment that it is their first time on a varsity field just makes no sense to me.It is wats it is. Good luck! [/quote] I am relatively certian that the speed of the game is much different then at the JV level.  Balls are hit harder, thrown harder.  It usually takes kids more than a few innings of Varsity ball to completely adjust to the level of play.  Dont count those cards out just yet.  They are still going to challange that highly touted squad from OF for the district title.

[quote name="bleed orange" post="755981" timestamp="1265433988"] Just a question because I do not keep up with baseball. Did Hamphire make the playoffs last year? [/quote] dont know about Hamphire, but Hamshire-Fannett did make the playoffs last year

Lee isn't going anywhere until that contract is up.  Gotta love those no trade clauses

Welcome all you Tribe fans to another session of TP Talk. ;D ;D

It might be the play of the game too you, But for me it shows a complete disrespect for the game of Baseball !!!!!!!! If a team is good, the double plays are made honestly, not by dropping a pop-up on purpose to get a double play..............that's pretty lame for a high school team to do. And to think someone thinks that's the play of the game? Wow. I played high school baseball for one of the most respected and succesful coaches in the state of Texas. Coach Vernon Young had us each and every day run through our defensive workouts. In that daily work out we actually worked on "dropping" a line, or soft pop up in order to turn a double play on a player that was lazy down the line

The batter/runner must make it safely to first base for the run to count. Otherwise it is a force out at first. Correct Is this correct on all force situations like that. Say tagging a runner going from 1st to 2nd?

Someone please correct me if im wrong, but even if they "tag the base" if the run scored before the out at second then it still would have counted. To my knowlege a player returning to a bag on a cought fly ball is not "forced" so it would still be a timing issue.

I had the fortune of seeing a game in Old Yankee Stadium last summer, was a great place to watch a ballgame. The new stadium may look amazing, I just cant imagine it having the same feel

You might need to paint a little bigger picture here. Did the batter intentionally try to hang out over to get hit? If so then the umpire should not award first base but instead call it a ball or strike if in the zone.

what makes you say they are imposters ???

Can go to the beckett.com website. I don't know if they still produce the magazine or not but it will give you the "mint" value for the card if i remember correctly. I had several valuable cards damaged during Ike, apparently these cards do not respond well to salt water My prized Roberto Clemete card was almost falling apart inside the holder it was in >

it could very well happen. Will Dunn help them enough to win the division or wildcard ??? My thinking is no. While Dunn may hit 40 bombs, he is still going to strike out 200 times, and he doesn't pitch wich is what the Stros really need. In order for them to have a realistic shot at the postseason they need at the very least another top line starter.

Pete should have been in a LONG time ago. The HOF is a musem of the history of baseball, celebrating the greats and great acomplishments of the game. MLB really has no say of who or what goes into the Hall. I find it sad that when I take my nephew to cooperstown in a couple of years that there will be no mention of the all time hits leader. Keep him off the field and out of the dugout, make mention on his plaque that he serves a lifetime ban, but let the history live in the musem.

No respect for High School coaches is a two way street...in today's world there is a lot more knowledge of the sport fundamentals and a lot more of daddy's money spent on professional lessons than ever before. So where does a high school coach hibernate during the summer? Theres is no question that select or tournament baseball, basketball has evolved and developed better athletes than "most" high school programs. A lot of high school coaches are stuck in the sixties and will not accept the fact that daddy's money provides them with some of their best talent. Some kids will develop bad habits during the high school season and some stay away from high school sports altogether. Did your high school coach have it right way back then? probably not, how many coaches know how to teach pitching and will you turn your high school coach loose on your boy.....? While i understand the point you are trying to make here it seems to me you are upset because a Coach has apparently "wronged" you in some form or fassion. You ask if your high school coach in the 70s got it right? What makes you so positive that the man you pay to train your son is any better? I do not agree with you in the least that this "select" buisness is developing better atheletes. It is the atheletes choice to put in the effort and work that makes them better. I am not saying these programs do not help them but it is the desire of the child to get better. How many coaches know how to teach pitching and will you trun your high school coach loose on your boy...? I'm not sure what you mean by this. I mean, if you dont want your child "coached" by the person hired to run the team then dont allow him to participate.

Lol quick doesnt even do him justice, the man is just wow. Saw him at Shea last summer Ligtning fast! Speed isn't utilized at the big league level much anymore, the stolen base has almost become a lost art. Love watching Pujols swing it. Most of all i really enjoy seeing, when a team wins a "meaningless" early-midseason game with a walk off and players are ontop of the hitter when he reaches the plate. Shows that there are still guys in the bigs that do still love to play the game

sure you dont have one...... yet I agree though, Coach is doing a great job over there in WOS and has the program moving in the right direction again. Good luck to the stangs and all the other local teams in SETX.

what is our local beaumont chapter's stand on this issue? Wont be good if coaches have to call their own games

Are those really the uniforms they will be wearing??

Good thing I am not the President of the STJFL, I would kick both towns out of the League! so punish the children for the mistakes of idiot "adults" ??? Be assured that BC and Lumberton are not the only towns with idiots like this running a youth team of any sport.

no doubt the best hitter in the game. Anyone know if he is still club controlled or has he already qualified for FA ???

: : : : : :'( :'( :'( :'( Sigh! all this over a 7-9 year old football game? What happened to letting the kids have fun and learn a little something about the game? This kind of thing is happening way too much in youth sports. Not just football, it happens in all of them. Maybe we should take the ADULTS out of youth sports and let the KIDS play.

Was always a favorite of mine as well. Just hope they can get it as big as it was back then.

Oh by the way, Robert Horry has like 6-7 rings, does that mean you'd take him on your team over Elton Brand, Chris Bosh, or Amare Stoudemire? Ill stop there. Just out of curiosity, who are those people you mentioned?

He may be the "worst defensive" shortstop in the league, but i still wouldn't hesitate to insert him into my line up.