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6 minutes ago, btownqb said:

I don't disagree. It seem Sharp is going to stay out of the pen, Mudungo will start, not sure on Stahl, yet. We still have some arms in there that can play. We'll see. Not too far away, honestly. I will be in Texas opening weekend. 

I can't wait for college baseball season to start!! Just a little over a month away!

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

Idk, I've wondered that, as well. We are replacing some DUDES on the mound. 

He was the best high school pitcher I've ever seen. He was NASTY on the mound. He's probably not a Friday night guy yet. Maybe a Saturday/Sunday guy. I think it'd be hard to keep a guy like him out of the weekend rotation if he's pitching well. 

The WIC did this a few years ago when they added the schools from the West Central. They use a big/small division setup. They had a "conference championship" game as well with the rest of the conference playing a "playoff" game. They quit doing the title game already.

Curious to see what others think what Luke Hayden's role will be this year? Weekend starter? Bullpen?

28 minutes ago, BGleas said:

I still think what happened the 2nd half of Wisconsin was less about XJ and more about his coaches and teammates. 

The offense became completely stagnant in the second half and the coaching staff did nothing about it. 

Then, you have a stagnant offense with very little motion, mixed with 2 bigs with no perimeter game and two wings that can shoot but are zero threat to put the ball on the floor whatsoever. 

I'm not saying XJ was good or shouldn't get some criticism, but my opinion is he was trying to save us when nobody else was doing anything and his teammates were mostly just standing there. 

He was trying to do something, trying to make something happen without much help. Unfortunately he wasn't able to deliver, and now he's taking most of the heat for it. 

I definitely 100% agree with this. This is spot on, imo. 

I have no problem scheduling a series with Virginia. I'd personally rather see a series with another team but I don't get to choose. 

4 hours ago, rico said:

SIAP

Kentucky to play Western Kentucky in place of Louisville.

Apparently UK passed on playing Texas or Gonzaga to play WKU. 

He's the best PG on this team by a decent margin. He's not always making the best play. But he's aggressive and he wants to win. He's gotta stop picking up those cheap fouls. Some of his play reminds me of Yogi, yes I know he isn't as good as Yogi. Xavier gets us into the offense and gets things going. 

I'm a WIC guy since I went to West Vigo and live in Terre Haute. The WIC is usually pretty good in baseball. Edgewood and Northview both won sectionals last year. West Vigo lost to Edgewood and Luke Hayden in the semifinal. WV returns almost 99% of their roster from a 23-7 team and an undefeated WIC season. Edgewood, WV, Northview, and Indian Creek should compete for WIC supremacy next spring. I'm ready for the 2022 season.

A's hired Mark Kotsay as their new manager yesterday. He was previously their third base coach.

1 hour ago, Proud2BAHoosier said:

Also interested in Verlander??

Who aren't the Yankees interested in??

Race Thompson. I thought he played extremely well. Did work on both ends of the floor.

Wow. 16% from 3 isn't what I expected. Stewart hit those two early and Phinisee hit one and I thought we were gonna shoot around 45-50% from 3 tonight. Boy, was I wrong. Definitely thought we were gonna lose when they got it to two. A win is a win no matter how ugly. Definitely got some stuff to build on.

Under an hour until tip! I repeat, we are under one hour from tipoff!!

Just saw on twitter, that the Yankees are interested in trading for Matt Olson of the A's.

Just saw on twitter, the Yankees are interested in trading for Matt Olson of the A's.

1 hour ago, DC2345 said:

I wouldn't be surprised if there is a floor around $100M in the new CBA. That wouldn't affect the Reds since there salary has been around $120 and $130 million the last 3 or 4 years. They just have some bad contracts and don't want to go over that amount so fans like calling them cheap because they won't spend more. Teams like the Pirates and Orioles that have salaries around $60 and $70 million is ridiculous. 

There was an interesting stat about the Orioles payroll floating around Twitter during the season but I can't remember what it was. Most teams now have those big TV contracts paying them big bucks. If an owner can't afford a $100M payroll, maybe they shouldn't own a baseball team. They make a ton of money off tickets, merchandise, food and beer sales. Then the TV money comes into play. 

2 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

Not saying it'll be successful but it probably is their best chance to have some level of sustained success since they aren't ever going to be big spenders. They do have some good long term pieces on their roster but they still have some holes to fill. If they could get a couple of pieces for Castillo for example then fill the others with free agents this team could be better next year even with losing Castellanos, Miley, and others. 

I agree with you. Gotta get creative if the owner and front office aren't willing to spend money. I'd like to see MLB institute a salary floor around $100M. I think most teams can afford that these days. Oakland has a top 4 richest owner in baseball and he refuses to spend money on the team. I've heard they're talking about trading away numerous key pieces. Matt Olson being one of them. If you're an owner of a team and you aren't trying to win, you should be removed. You're in the business to win games and a chance at a championship. But it seems like most owners these days are only concerned with selling tickets and profit. I'm a Cardinals fan and I know they're definitely guilty of that.

Just over 5 hours until tipoff!!

12 hours ago, IU878176 said:

Not a single player thanked Archie nor do they say anything at all about him.  TJD, Race, KL and others would have been gone if we had retained him and we would not have landed Bates.  
The players go on and on about a more free flowing offense, how they are in better shape and having more fun, how they respect Woodys NBA pedigree, that the team chemistry is better etc etc., etc. They are making it clear what they think about him without saying it.

NOW……Let’s see the difference on the court! Can’t wait for the opener and season.

Reading this post just made me even more fired up for tonight!!

34 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

I think I know what Nick Krall and the Reds are doing. They are trying to implement more of an Oakland A's and Tampa Bay type of system in their roster construction and that's why they are listening to offers for Castillo and probably Gray. I think they'll be trying to sign some players like Garcia to replace Castellanos. Get similar production at a lesser value and better defensively. Time will tell if they are successful. 

Interesting approach. Not sure I'd trust the Reds brass to pull that off. Not a Reds fan but their FO has failed the last few years. I've actually thought they could have been really good the last few years but something just hasn't clicked. Maybe it's David Bell but apparently the FO loves him.

2 hours ago, Iuprof said:

Spread for tomorrow's game is 24 pts. Will we cover?

I'd feel much better if we did.

The AFC did the Colts no favors yesterday. At least the Colts have some games coming up that will hopefully clear it up a little bit.

6 hours ago, iuswingman said:

I would imagine we will be going hard for some transfers to get some immediate help.

Hopefully on the offensive line.

Cardinals brought back reliever TJ McFarland today on a one year deal.