TeamJagUS

[quote name="westend1" post="810427" timestamp="1276041961"]
HELLO

I think this is a great site and I love all the posters.   All the teams are great and everyone is so friendly.  What is karma?              ;D
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thats the funniest thing i've ever read on this forum. i can't give you any karma how about a good old fashion thumbs up and a lmao..

[quote name="Bobcat101" post="808671" timestamp="1275573958"]
Ha. That's been the thought for years but very rarely happens. As the saying goes, Talent is in the eye of the beholder unless it's a coach's, boardmembers or friends kids.  All-Stars in my eyes should be selected from the offical scoreboard with the highest 8 batting avg and the best 4 pitchers by K's making it. 
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you're right it rarely happens that an all star team is all the "best" players, regardless of age. it's been said there is no "perfect" way so most leagues accept the almost least perfect way. but chances are real good that the top 4 pitchers will also be in the top 8 batting ave. (which are less significant than you would think within a range because guess what-that team with the dad stacked pitching staff never has to face the "best" pitching) so that still leaves you with only 8 to maybe 10 players. it sounds like the "problem" is that some 11 y.o. in that league are better players than some of the 12 y.o., on the bright side if you're playing against other 12 y.o. only teams hopefully they're hamstrung the same way.  ;)

[quote name="formercaveman" post="805787" timestamp="1274888899"]
I think baseball/softball are some of the hardest to pick when it comes to alldistrict. The old saying goes "Figures lie and Liars figure". What you call a hit, I may call an error. A batting average should be universal but it depends on who is keeping ithe book for each team.  Also what is better a SS that makes about 3 plays a game that nobody else will make for outs and bats .250 or a below average SS that bats .333?
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Excellent points. It sounds a bit like LL all-stars. You know it seems a shame that official scorers aren't an element, if each team keeps it's own books then one game could be scored quite differently by each team couldn't it?

How does the All District selection process work?

[quote name="baseballdude" post="799764" timestamp="1273390730"]
WOW! Coach Riojas has really been great with that program! Congrats to everyone at WOS
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A good coach really can make a difference, I don't know what WOS was like before but looks like he's got them going in the right direction, and from his interview on kfdm along with a couple of players it's apparent that "making the playoffs" is not enough for those guys, they want to win and advance and that's exactly what they did. Good luck to them, the competition will be tough but that kind of heart and energy can win them some games against "more skill talented" opponents.

[quote name="td" post="797244" timestamp="1272894525"]
Reason #1 you shouldn't give information out about your team. It never fails that the other team skates around giving information about thier team. That being said, I actually don't blame him for asking and then not telling. Very smart. We should be so savy.

Go Stangs.
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Actually I was being serious, it's anybody's guess, I would assume Josh would get the rock but you really never can tell. Having said that there's a couple of points here:

1. Knowing the names and records of pitchers has absolutely no impact on the game. If coaches and/or players "scout" solely in a forum then they're not very diligent. Even [b]if[/b] I could tell you intimate details of our pitcher's tendencies, how fast he threw, or what he ate for breakfast, none of which I know, it's basically all just trivia. It's just fan curiosity and courtesy. I don't know his record, he won some big games early on in district (or he wouldn't be our "ace" would he?) but the first Huffman win was another pitcher, so obviously someone else did a good job too, and he pitched the last Huffman win (all but one inning). Of course your coaching staff already knows all that if it matters, I don't think anybody is thinking about any of that when they're in the box with all of half a second to react to a pitch. We're just not that important in the scheme of the game. We're just fans and parents and sure we want our kids to come out on top but it's their battle to win or lose.

2. I appreciate baseballjunkie's response but as 929 said, it's not really any ground-breaking information that would impact the game. We can assume from WOS's record (from 3abaseball) that somebody is a pretty darn good pitcher to hold OF and BC to those low run totals. It's just TRIVIA, I wasn't looking for or expecting a scouting report and baseballjunkie didn't give one. Thanks for the courtesy junkie. Sorry if I couldn't capitulate appropriately.

Now, how hard does Anderson throw, what are his tendencies, and what will he have for breakfast this Friday??

[quote name="baseballjunkie" post="797050" timestamp="1272837622"]
Anderson was 3-2 in district. lost to orangefield 4-3 and Bridge City 5-3...tough losses to great teams.
the other pitchers are made up of Turley, Drouillard, Darnall, and Sparrow, any of em could throw at any time and be effective. Im assuming you're from Tarkington hitchpin, what do they have on the hill?
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Josh Consemiu, but I'd be a fool to guess who the starter will be, a gambling man would have lost alot of money this year trying to figure out a rotation. From the looks of it this should be a competitive game with the deciding factors obviously being errors, above the belt "pitcher's mistakes", and .....the unknown. Hope it's a fun game to watch.

Does WOS have one particular pitcher that stands out? They were 5-5 in district, but that is a tough district, did their ace throw in all those wins?

Horns complete the season sweep 9-6, great job Horns

[quote name="TXSPIKE" post="795506" timestamp="1272417060"]
Crosby's refusal to play their best defensive players is there downfall. Quick playoff exit because of it.

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that doesn't surprise me to hear that based on past experience, out of curiosity is Crosby using a DH?

Ok I've got a question for all you baseball gurus out there. I know there's no hard and fast rule, but when and how often should the old hit and run be used, roughly? It seems that if it's used a lot (multiple times a game) that it becomes predictable therefore ineffective if almost every time a runner is on it's called (seems it would draw hard to hit pitches). Is this one of those things that gets overused by overzealous managers when they could instead let their better hitters be more selective about what pitch to hit or is there legitimate reason to run it without regard to situation? Appreciate any thoughts and discussion....

[quote name="KFDM COOP" post="794065" timestamp="1272057301"]
22-3A

22-3A

Cleveland at Tarkington, 7:00 p.m.

Liberty at Shepherd, 7:00 p.m.

Splendora at Coldspring, 7:00 p.m.
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Cleveland 6 at Tarkington 5

[quote name="siller03" post="776455" timestamp="1268456982"]
man what terrible weather for a JV tourney.....Good thing they canceled it, it twould have sucked for those kids to play it the sun shine with a nice breeze.
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isn't that two years in a row it's been cancelled on short notice? not sure why they keep scheduling it if they don't intend to follow through. maybe schools should just not sign up for that one in the future.

[quote name="BLUEMULE" post="774953" timestamp="1268279332"]
sportsfan said liberty faced tarkingtons best picther......   tarkington did not see libertys 1st, 2nd, or 3rd pitcher.......  oh my , only[ 6 ] six varsity starters , started...     remember, district starts tuesday....
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where were 1,2, and 3? surely they weren't gassed, didn't they win by 16 and then 22? they would have saved something for the championship game, just curious

[quote name="slappy09" post="771938" timestamp="1267851699"]
Tarkington has some ok players and one pretty good player a short stop i think. But it will be hard for them to even make playoffs they have no pitching at all. their best pitcher is probably a junior and he throws high 70's low 80's on a good day
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do what?  :o they made the playoffs last year and unless i'm missing something only lost one pitcher, a lefty, so they have no left hand pitching (does it really matter?) and nobody last year was a flame thrower. i'd take a player that can PITCH 70's and 80's over a guy that just THROWS hard, velocity is nice but movement and hitting spots can be very effective, just like homeruns are nice but you can win alot of games without 'em. i'm not saying they're a shoe-in, alot depends on the competition obviously....the real question is will they hit?

don't they have several all district position players returning? alot of baseball before district so we'll see how it plays out..

i gotta say i'm surprised and impressed (thats not a slam-i'm eating crow), congrats and well deserved kudos to hj for a great win.

another altercation outside the gym after a cleveland loss? seems to be a pattern. the game is on the court and it is just a game, no need to carry it outside...sheesh.

[quote name="bullets13" post="765414" timestamp="1267020864"]
grabbing them like that on a breakaway is usually two shots and the ball, as far i've seen.  it's really a dumb foul, because if you make even a little effort to at least reach towards the ball and create contact, they won't call that intentional foul.
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on top of that the first time if i remember the shot was actually made making it an and one....how often does that happen?

don't know about evadale or how it is to [i]play[/i] in EC but it's one heck of a place to watch a game! it looks like even the concession workers have a decent view through the glass, nice touch....now if they'll just get some closed circuit monitors in the bathrooms..wow... ;D, oh, and some parking...one step at a time i guess....seriously though, super nice place.

[quote name="Bucof2010" post="763564" timestamp="1266763588"]
[quote author=LAZEEK link=topic=66312.msg763476#msg763476 date=1266727209]
haha.............Cleveland would beat OF by 30-40!!!!!!  OF would likely have gotten 3rd in that district!!!!
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Alright Cleveland was stretching it lol but who else would have beat them?
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well tarkington DID in their first scrimmage so i don't think it's safe to just assume OF would have cruised through coldspring and tarkington, it's all really a moot point since they're not in that district and the games weren't played etc etc etc...heck if it makes somebody feel better to think OF would have come in third let 'em believe it.

[quote name="LAZEEK" post="763476" timestamp="1266727209"]
haha.............Cleveland would beat OF by 30-40!!!!!!  OF would likely have gotten 3rd in that district!!!!
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was OF football in the playoffs? were they missing players in the first part of the season?

i'd like to say thanks to the sabine pass team, coaches, and fans for coming a long way on a saturday afternoon to play a warm up game. it was a close game for the most part against a larger opponent and the fans that came were an enthusiastic and classy bunch, best of luck to them in the playoffs....

[quote name="PANTHERPLAYA09" post="333757" timestamp="1203087685"]
Liberty beat shepherd the first round by around 40(scored 98 points on em)

The second tyme Liberty won but by 4.
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what year was that? maxpreps shows liberty winning the first time 51-43 and shepherd winning tuesday 63-42, that's not 98 points in two games, is maxpreps that inaccurate?

[quote name="ST413" post="759560" timestamp="1266082627"]
Ok thought it was more of a mess than it is
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cleveland still has to beat splendora in splendora to clinch, unlikely splendora wins but who saw coldspring beating them in their own place? the books not closed on it just yet....

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="759458" timestamp="1266041354"]
[quote author=Bobcat05 link=topic=66012.msg759430#msg759430 date=1266038233]
[quote author=Tiger05 link=topic=66012.msg759406#msg759406 date=1266036084]
Wonder how far Cleveland will drop in the rankings  ???
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None, they will still be the #1 team in region 3 I would think and Silsbee will be right under them.  HJ is going to go below 10, and WOS may see the top 25.

I've seen on the girls side #7 beat #6 by 30 pts, and the next week nothing changed.  ::)
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Something tells me you'll see Cleveland drop in the polls. You lose a district game to a team that has lost 15 games this season, you will drop.
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uhhhh has coldspring lost 15 games? polls are good for bragging rights, but with playoffs starting do they really [i]mean[/i] anything? who cares what the polls say, brackets decide whose who now.

[quote name="indian011" post="758198" timestamp="1265848567"]
[quote author=scooby link=topic=65882.msg758084#msg758084 date=1265829145]
actually it was 96-66, not a big difference but for the sake of accuracy....

does ttt stand for TECH TECH TECH...??

the way cleveland came out the horns [i]might[/i] have missed a decent chance to win that one, if that was the first time i had seen them play i'd laugh if you told me they'd most likely be state bound, every team has an off night, and maybe they're just not as good on the "road" but that was not the same good shooting team i'd seen before. oh well, anybody know how coldspring/splendora came out? EDIT:splendora lost to coldspring, nm, coldspring losses to cleveland and liberty and two horns wins against liberty and huffman will tie them for 2nd


[/quote]so r yu trying to say tht we arent as good as everyone says we are
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:-\ nooooo, i said they weren't as good as i've seen them before and perhaps they were having an off night, a warm up game against a high caliber team will bring out the best in them i'm sure....it doesn't make a difference what anybody [i]says[/i] it's what you do that you control and what counts. my opinion is that cleveland will contend for if not win a state championship, but there again what i think hardly matters....