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31 minutes ago, btownqb said:

I'm asking when will Friedl be back?

They initially thought he was ahead of schedule, but after some tests this week, I heard he was not healing as fast as expected.  They did not specifically give a date, but my guess is that, based on the original expectation, it will be the 2nd or 3rd week of May before he is back playing.  Probably a rehab stint after that.  So, 3rd or 4th week of May seems reasonable.  

Elly De La Cruz having a big week.  If he's finally starting to put it together, it's going to be special.

10 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

Steve Jeltz...came up with a lot of hype, and hair like Darryl Jenks in "Coming to America" 🙂

I actually have a Steve Jeltz story  Growing up, my dad knew a guy who had season tickets at Riverfront, first row in the section at the corner of the dugout closest to the visitor on-deck circle.  My dad had already passed, but I was in my early 20's and mom and I were still able to get tickets a few times from this guy.   My brother, who was 11 years younger than me was baseball crazy and I made sure to take him to some games just like dad did with me.

Anyway, one of those games, the Reds were playing the Phillies.  Jeltz came out on deck and the lady behind my right shoulder started to yell encouraging words to Steve,  She had not done that with any other player, so I assumed she knew, or was related to, Jeltz.  I turned around and asked her how she knew Steve.  She was vague, saying something like the Phillies instructed family members and friends not to share too much information for their own safety.  Or, maybe she just thought I was a creep.  I ended up talking to her quite a bit during the game, but I respected her privacy and never pushed to find out if she was wife, girlfriend, sister, etc.  

My Next Job Interview

Interviewer:  "Mr. Fouls, what do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment;"

Me:  Using both of the Iorg brothers n the same Immaculate Grid.

17 today.  

On 4/11/2024 at 9:37 AM, ledies22 said:

I maaaaaay get laughed at for this, but I am posting anyway to see how crazy I am…. Maybe desperate.

next coaching cycle I would put bill Murray’s son, Luke, at the top of my list to at least talk to/ do due diligence on. I was watching something last night, and Luke is the maniac behind UConn’s offense. All he does is watch basketball. FIBA, Europe, China, whatever. Anything. Everything. Took what he saw and developed their offense out of it.

or at least make him the highest paid assistant coach x2

Would make for some interesting matchups against Minnesota (Gophers).

Has Casual Gay Marie weighed in on the hire yet?

7 minutes ago, IUJoe said:

Show me a fan base that think titles don’t matter, and I’ll show you a fan base that doesn’t have any.

It's a common trait shared by schools  like Incarnate Word, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Texas Southern, Cal State-Northridge, Mercer, and Purdue.  

It's sad in a way that not every school can be UCLA, Kentucky, UConn, UNC, Indiana, or Duke.

48 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

I only remembered it because I remember having his rookie card way back when. I’d have never associated him with Pittsburgh otherwise.’

I'm the opposite. While I certainly remember Wakefield with the Red Rox, as a Reds fan, I clearly recall his time with the Pirates.  Knuckleball pitchers have always fascinated me.

I saw where Wakefield's daughter threw out the first pitch before a game at Fenway earlier this week.

6 hours ago, Zlinedavid said:

Hint: Knuckleballer….died less than a year ago….

Yeah.  I scanned the list they provided in the summary.  Cole and Wakefield were right next to each other,.  Never crossed my mind.  But, my excuse was it was late at night.  

UK fans refreshing themselves on their Hail Mary prayers.

Not good at all.  I started out by being cute and choosing some low hanging fruit on the "One Team' category.  And, then I got totally stuck on Pirates 2K Strikeouts other than Cole. Killed thousands of brain cells for 15 minutes and simple could not come up with anyone else.  

Watching the Cubs vs padres on TBS  I love Bob Costas on the mic for a baseball game.  

1 hour ago, dgambill said:

I’d be shocked if he is a first rd pick. 

20 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said:

Prepare to be shocked lol. 

If Edey was allowed to enter the WNBA draft, Caitlin Clark would still be the #1 pick.  

1 hour ago, Sea Turtle said:

They aren't going anywhere. 

I'm interpreting this to mean you don't think they will make it back to the Final Four.  Surprised to hear you say that about your favorite team.  

4 minutes ago, ledies22 said:

under Calhoun??????? 

Calhoun's health is the word.

1 hour ago, IU Scott said:

After the first round I was 25th and finished 5th

The most important piece of information from that is you still finished behind me.

1 hour ago, IUKane21 said:

What’s the winner’s reward? 😀

You get to rub Zach Edey's feet.

5 hours ago, Zlinedavid said:

Address was Lawrenceville, but went to Red Hill (Bridgeport) schools. 

4 hours ago, ButlerHoosier said:

My wife's Mom lives in Lawreceville! That's crazy!

I bet y'all are related.  

4 NL Central teams in the playoffs if the season ended today.   Everyone but the Deadbirds.   

2 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said:

lol right on cue from you big guy. 

You being all defensive after losing on an IU board, I repeat, an IU board, is not a good look.  

5 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said:

We literally were runners-up GTFO lol. 

C'mon dude.  This is our board.  

Just now, Hoosierfan1901 said:

UConn, you are a Blue Blood

They are the best program over the last 30 years.  

3 minutes ago, Hoosierinbham said:

Not sure we didn't play UConn better. 

Tonight's version of UConn is much improved over what we saw in December.  

2 minutes ago, Euroclydon said:

Slipping away from the boilers. Edey looks gassed. Nobody else doing much. Uconn has so many options it's ridiculous 

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UConn was the much better team going into the game and Purdue has played poorly.  

6 minutes ago, Sea Turtle said:

Now Purdue makes its move!

You will always have this.