Lumberton at Bridge City/Raiders Win 8-7

[AJ25]

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sure sounds like lumberton has some firepower at the plate this year.
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Experience is adding up. It's both Stanley's and Bingham's 3rd year on varsity, and Erickson's 4th.

[AggiesAreWe]

There's no crying in baseball. ;)

[Rake1]

You are correct in saying "there's no crying in baseball", but there is also a "right way and a wrong way to play" as well. Hopefully you will figure that out someday, preferably sooner than later.  ;)Right back at ya.

[AggiesAreWe]

Right way, wrong way to play? What does that have to do with this discussion?

BTW, my comments were to get Gabe to respond. He loves his Cards. ;D


I know the game, played the game on the high school and collegiate level. I know the right way to play.

[Critter]

Good showing Cards....Way to get some of the young guns in to pitch.

[BC28in80]

Lumberton got 4 hits - three were HR's - not off our big gun on the mound.  I wouldn't throw in the towel just yet.

[Guest GCMPats]

Bridge City will be just fine. They lost a pretty solid starter in Kellog. The young guys will be ready come district play. Do not count them out. This is "non-district" remember. It's nice to win, but sometimes you have to take some lumps early to get kids ready for the games that count.

[allsportsguy]

Well said GMPATS

[BCcardbacker]

It is probably to the Cards advantage that some people are counting them out...............I do believe last year at the beginning of the season much of the same thing was said and we all know how far they went in the playoffs.  I think the team will be fine, there are always little kinks to work out, but hats off to Coach Landry for not playing push over teams just to make the win/lose record look good.  If you play good teams, you only get better when the real records count.  I think the young pitching staff the Cards have will only get better and will be a big factor in the games that really matter.  Keep up the hard work guys, and stay focused on where you want to end up.  That being said, Lumberton has a good team and congrats to them on the win. 

[Critter]

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It is probably to the Cards advantage that some people are counting them out...............I do believe last year at the beginning of the season much of the same thing was said and we all know how far they went in the playoffs.  I think the team will be fine, there are always little kinks to work out, but hats off to Coach Landry for not playing push over teams just to make the win/lose record look good.  If you play good teams, you only get better when the real records count.  I think the young pitching staff the Cards have will only get better and will be a big factor in the games that really matter.  Keep up the hard work guys, and stay focused on where you want to end up.  That being said, Lumberton has a good team and congrats to them on the win. 
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great post ....

[westend1]

I don't see anybody "counting them out".  One guy said he's not sure if they are top 5 in the area.  That's not exactly writing them off.  I think everyone knows that they will be good again.

[BCcardbacker]

I stand corrected.  Let me say then that it could be an advantage if the cards are not considered one of the top five teams.  I thinks it way too early to really know at this point who the top 5 teams are.  But in 21-3a, the competition will be fierce, but I think the Cardinals will still be the team to be beat to get the title.  It's gonna be a good year for baseball and good close games.  Just hope the kids on all the area teams stay injury free and have an outstanding season................it is going to be fun to be a fan!

[Guest airitout123]

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I stand corrected.  Let me say then that it could be an advantage if the cards are not considered one of the top five teams.  I thinks it way too early to really know at this point who the top 5 teams are.  But in 21-3a, the competition will be fierce, but I think the Cardinals will still be the team to be beat to get the title.  It's gonna be a good year for baseball and good close games.  Just hope the kids on all the area teams stay injury free and have an outstanding season................it is going to be fun to be a fan!
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Well said.  I am not from BC; however, I know they are always fierce competition. They have built a reputation that one loss to Lumberton should not mean concern.

[Huggie]

This was just one game.  It was a well played game early in the season and could have went either way.  No blow outs, no cause for concern, there were bright spots on both sides.  This one game has been way over analyzed.  Let's acknowledge the positives and get ready for the next one!

[East TX]

Actually its amazing to give up four HRs early on; and then lose by only one point to anybody  :)

Hicks will keep them close enough to allow fair-batting to win the District.  I believe that this tall Soph. left-hander Mitch Hubbard will be able to win some games in the later bracket play.

If Guidry and Zoch are "on" they can be of great help when the time comes in Bracket play.  Don't ever count out the batting--the Srs. are braced by a bunch of Sophomores that have good batting skills.