Ty Cobb

I like the 7:00 start times.  Gets the kids and the coaches home a little earlier.

I'm 100% for full contact/full speed practice.  You can't ask a young man to go half speed in practice then go full speed in a game.  You can't ask a young man to pull up in practice then ask him to make a tackle in a game.  Treat Monday-Wednesday practice like a game situation, then have a light practice or walk through on Thursday.

[b]Newton[/b] vs. Silsbee Kountze vs. [b]West Hardin[/b] [b]Conroe Oak Ridge[/b] vs. Baytown Sterling [b]Dayton[/b] vs. Aldine Eisenhower Huntsville vs. [b]Livingston[/b] Hamshire-Fannett vs. [b]Huffman Hargrave[/b] Beaumont West Brook vs. [b]Katy[/b] [b]Port Arthur Memorial[/b] vs. Aldine Chester vs. [b]Huntsville Alpha Omega[/b] Sabine Pass vs. [b]Beaumont Legacy[/b] Colmesneil vs. [b]Evadale[/b] Hemphill vs. [b]Buna[/b] [b]West Orange-Stark[/b] vs. Jasper [b]Hardin-Jefferson[/b] vs. East Chambers Kirbyville vs. [b]Bridge City[/b] Liberty vs. [b]Beaumont Kelly[/b] Shepherd vs. [b]Diboll[/b] [b]Coldspring[/b] vs. Orangefield Orange Community Christian vs. [b]Brenham Christian[/b] [b]Cleveland[/b] vs. Houston Washington [b]Henderson[/b] vs. Center Tarkington vs. [b]Hull-Daisetta[/b] [b]Groveton[/b] vs. Lovelady [b]Corrigan-Camden[/b] vs. Hearne

I hope this doesn't happen.  It will take away any chance of having an all TEXAS World Series.  Does anyone have an idea of why MLB is pushing for this?  Why not put the yankees and mets in the same division?  Or how about the california area teams? 

Does this mean the AL West will consist of 5 teams or will one of the existing teams be moved as well?

I'll take the Wildcats from Splendora.

[b]Memorial[/b] @ Alice Aldine Eisenhower @ [b]West Brook[/b] [b]Central[/b] @ Galveston Ball Barbers Hill @ [b]Nederland[/b] Ozen @ [b]Hou Sam Houston[/b] Conroe Caney Creek @ [b]LCM[/b] Crosby @ [b]Pearland[/b] [b]Dayton[/b] @ Angleton Kirbyville @ [b]Vidor[/b] Silsbee @ [b]Lumberton[/b] [b]Texas City[/b] @ PNG [b]Anahuac[/b] @ Hardin Jefferson Kelly @ [b]Bridge City[/b] Buna @ [b]Hamshire Fannett[/b] [b]Coldspring[/b] @ Crockett [b]Jasper[/b] @ Houston Worthing Tarkington @ [b]Kountze[/b] Woodville @ [b]Orangfield[/b] [b]Hardin[/b] @ West Hardin San Augustine @ [b]West Sabine[/b] Warren @ [b]Deweyville[/b] [b]Evadale[/b] @ Trinity [b]Gal OConnel[/b] @ Sabine Pass High Island @ [b]Beaumont Legacy[/b] [b]Newton[/b] @ Corrigan Camden

Won't look very good after a few years of sun on it.  Red turns pink when it fades.

Ozen @ [b]PA Memorial[/b] [b]West Brook[/b] @ Central Jasper @ [b]Livingston[/b] LCM @ [b]Nacogdoches[/b] Lumberton @ [b]Barbers Hill[/b] Nederland @ [b]Goose Creek Mem[/b] PNG @ [b]Crosby[/b] [b]Bridge City[/b] @ Vidor [b]Dibolll[/b] @ Corrigan Camden Friendswood @ [b]WOS[/b] [b]Hamshire Fannett[/b] @ Anahuac [b]Hardin Jefferson[/b] @ Splendora Kirbyville @ [b]Newton[/b] Madisonville @ [b]Coldspring[/b] [b]Orangefield[/b] @ Buna Shepherd @ [b]Woodville[/b] [b]Silsbee[/b] @ Cleveland Tarkington @ [b]Hardin[/b] [b]Kelly[/b] @ East Chambers [b]Evadale[/b] @ Deweyville Warren @ [b]Groveton[/b] West Sabine @ [b]Hemphill[/b] [b]Beaumont Legacy[/b] @ Burkeville High Island @ [b]Colmesneil[/b] Sabine Pass @ [b]West Hardin[/b]

I think the Tigers win this game.

GP North Shore @ [b]Katy[/b] [b]PA Memorial [/b] @ Central [b]Barbers Hill [/b] @ Santa Fe [b]Crosby[/b] @ Montgomery Fort Bend @ [b]Dayton[/b] [b]Goose Creek [/b] @ LCM [b]Lumberton[/b] @ Jasper [b]Texas High [/b] @ Vidor [b]WOS[/b] @ Nederland [b]Bridge City [/b] @ Shepherd [b]Coldspring[/b] @ Kirbyville [b]East Chambers [/b] @ Orangefield Hardin @ [b]Liberty[/b] Hou Waltrip @ [b]Silsbee[/b] [b]Huffman[/b] @ Hardin Jefferson [b]Splendora[/b] @ Hamshire Fannett [b]Anahuac[/b] @ Houston Kinkaid Corrigan Camden @ [b]Woodville[/b] [b]Deweyville[/b] @ Sabine Pass Hull Daisetta @[b] Kountze[/b] [b]West Hardin [/b] @ Warren Gal O'Conner @ [b]Evadale[/b] High Island @ [b]Woodlands Christian[/b]

I have to agree with hillguy on this one.  It's not any hotter today than is was 10, 20, 30 years ago.  95 is 95.  100 is 100.  The difference is that people, and this is people in general, do not go outside as much as they used to.  If you hydrate yourself and you are an "outside person" instead of a A/C hugger than your body will get acclimated to the heat.  The one's that normally have problems with the heat are the one's that stay in doors all summer and do not drink enough of the proper fluids.

Because they suck and by the time the organization is good again, the so called good players would either be gone or past their prime.  They have to trade anyone they can to build the farm system.  Then they have to get lucky and make a splash with some of the draft picks.  If they continue to follow this plan, astros fans will be happy again around 2017-2020.  If they don't follow this plan astros fans will only be happy when the team is sold and moved out of houston.

If they do it right, build there farm system and promote, it will take anywhere from 6 to 10 years.  They are off to a nice start by trading Pence.  I realize that the astros fans are upset but Pence would not be there for the glory years anyway.  Get something for him and if they have anybody else, get those guys traded as well.

I have been told that Joe Kirby (former Silsbee assistant) will be taking over at Kountze.

Every starter in the RANGERS lineup scored at least one run tonight. 

The RANGERS win in exciting fashion last night.  Toronto was leading 4-3 going into the bottom of the 9th.  Napoli gets down 0-2 and works all the way back to draw the walk.  Mitch Moreland lays down a sac bunt, to advance Napoli to 2nd, and reaches on an error.  With runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs, Kinsler lays down a sac bunt to move the runners.  With 1 out the RANGERS have runners on 2nd and 3rd with Elvis Andrus coming up.  The squeeze is on and works to perfection.  Napoli scores, to tie the game at 4, and the pinch runner for Moreland advances to 3rd.  Josh Hamilton comes to bat with 2 outs and a runner on 3rd.  The bluejays walk Hamilton which brings Michael Young to the plate.  Michael hits a walkoff single to win the game.  Love watching the RANGERS play baseball!!!

Congrats to the Sun Devils.  Can someone give us the roster?  Would like to see which area kids play on this team. 

[quote name="19bulldog88" post="1023361" timestamp="1310183779"] A lady fell from one deck to another the first year (I think) "The Ballpark @ Arlington" opened. Seems like it wouldn't hurt to raise the railings a bit.  [/quote] I thought the same but after last year's accident it was said that the railings at the ball park are actually 6 inches higher than regulation.

Tim Erickson was the pitching coach at HJ last year. 

The MLB All-Star game is July 12 at Chase Field in Arizona.   American League Starters (C)Alex Avila, DET (1B)Adrian Gonzalez, BOS (2B)Robinson Cano, NYY (3B)Alex Rodriguez, NYY (SS)Derek Jeter, NYY (OF)Jose Bautista, TOR (OF)Curtis Granderson, NYY [b](OF)Josh Hamilton, TEX[/b] (DH)David Ortiz, BOS Pitchers Josh Beckett, BOS Aaron Crow, KC Gio Gonzalez, OAK Felix Hernandez, SEA Brandon League, SEA Chris Perez, CLE David Price, TB Mariano Rivera, NYY James Shields, TB Jose Valverde, DET Justin Verlander, DET Jered Weaver, LAA [b]C.J. Wilson, TEX[/b] Reserves (C)Russell Martin, NYY (C)Matt Wieters, BAL (1B)Miguel Cabrera, DET (2B)Howard Kendrick, LAA [b](3B)Adrian Beltre, TEX[/b] (SS)Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE (OF)Michael Cuddyer, MIN (OF)Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS (OF)Matt Joyce, TB (OF)Carlos Quentin, CWS [b](DH)Michael Young, TEX[/b] National League Starters (C)Brian McCann, ATL (1B)Prince Fielder, MIL (2B)Rickie Weeks, MIL (3B)Placido Polanco, PHI (SS)Jose Reyes, NYM (OF)Ryan Braun, MIL (OF)Lance Berkman, STL (OF)Matt Kemp, LAD Pitchers Heath Bell, SD Matt Cain, SF Tyler Clippard, WSH Roy Halladay, PHI Cole Hamels, PHI Joel Hanrahan, PIT Jair Jurrjens, ATL Clayton Kershaw, LAD Cliff Lee, PHI Tim Lincecum, SF Jonny Venters, ATL Ryan Vogelsong, SF Brian Wilson, SF Reserves (C)Yadier Molina, STL (1B)Gaby Sanchez, FLA (1B)Joey Votto, CIN (2B)Brandon Phillips, CIN (3B)Chipper Jones, ATL (SS)Starlin Castro, CHC (SS)Troy Tulowitzki, COL (OF)Carlos Beltran, NYM (OF)Jay Bruce, CIN (OF)Matt Holliday, STL [b](OF)Hunter Pence, HOU[/b] (OF)Justin Upton, ARI

Game 6 ends with the astros winning 7-0.  The Silver Boot series ends 4-2 in favor of the TEXAS RANGERS.

I hate to 2nd guess coaches/managers, but even Ian Kinsler, during his post game interview, said he was surprised to see Lee running on the pitch.

21-3A Todd Trawhon takes over at Orangefield. Tim Erickson takes over at Hardin-Jefferson. Shea Landry takes over at West Orange Stark.

The RANGERS win game 5, 3-2, and win the Silver Boot for the 5th straight year!!!