soonerbeintexas

I don't often post because too many times I see people foaming at the mouth, pointing their finger at someone or something for their perceived problem (a microcosm of societal ills). Jasper had an 8-3 record last year with quality wins over State Finalist Kirbyville, WOS and Silsbee to name a few. This season, much like the late 90s and the '06 and '08 teams, the squad is struggling, yet they are commanded by the same person as last year. It's the coaches, it's the scheme, it's the wrong positioning, it's the offense, it's the defense, it's the refs........it's the everything-else-but-me syndrome. Jimmy Johnson takes over for Dallas and goes 1-15, then 7-9 before he ever wins a super bowl. Barry Switzer comes in and wins a super bowl too and has a better overall winning percentage at Dallas than Johnson. [b]Why?[/b] Johnson goes on to Miami and wins 56% of his games in four years and no super bowls. [b]What happened? [/b] Please enlighten me.

5-4 evadale FINAL

2 out

West Sabine will be playing Douglass in Shelbyville next. Game 1: Thursday, May 13 @ 6:30 Game 2: Saturday, May 15 @ 12:00 Game 3: Saturday, May 15 30 min after Game 2

West Sabine moves on to round two with a 6-1 win in game three. The Tigers bounced back from a 14-5 loss in game two. West Sabine will be playing Douglass in Shelbyville next. Game 1: Thursday, May 13 @ 6:30 Game 2: Saturday, May 15 @ 12:00 Game 3: Saturday, May 15 30 min after Game 2

I'd have no problem with that!

West Sabine @ Sabine Pass Gm 1 Thursday, May 6 @ Kirbyville 6:30 Sabine Pass @ West Sabine Gm 2 Friday, May 7 @ Kirbyville 4:30 Sabine Pass and West Sabine Gm 3 Friday, May 7 @ Kirbyville 30 minutes upon completion of game 2

West Sabine @ Sabine Pass Gm 1 Thursday, May 6 @ Kirbyville 6:30 Sabine Pass @ West Sabine Gm 2 Friday, May 7 @ Kirbyville 4:30 Sabine Pass and West Sabine Gm 3 Friday, May 7 @ Kirbyville 30 minutes upon completion of game 2

West Sabine @ Sabine Pass Gm 1 Thursday, May 6 @ Kirbyville 6:30 Sabine Pass @ West Sabine Gm 2 Friday, May 7 @ Kirbyville 4:30 Sabine Pass and West Sabine Gm 3 Friday, May 7 @ Kirbyville 30 minutes upon completion of game 2

Should have all those details worked out Monday morning.

The Tigers have had homers from 14 different players (of the 33 total) this season. There are some others who will surely join the HR club before the end of the season. Yes, despite some disadvantages, the players are facing the challenges head on and performing. Good job guys. Keep it up.

I like to measure a player's contribution to the team by looking at OPS...on base + slugging percentage. A guy with a high slugging percentage has batting average figured in, as well as his ability to drive the ball via double, triple, or homer. See Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, Lance Berkman, etc.

24-A is: Big Sandy, Broaddus, Brookeland, Burkeville, Chester, Colmesneil, West Sabine, Zavalla. Big Sandy, West Sabine are currently 4-0 and face each other on Tuesday. Colmesneil's only district loss was to Big Sandy, 4-3.

Not sure who takes this district, but if it's baseball you're talking about, it's not district 24-A...it's 25-A.

West Sabine defeats Comesneil for first place. Good job Tigers!

Hello all. I hope you don't mind if I offer my two cents. I agree that it really never matters how you "start" if you are able to get to that one consistant launch point that all good hitters get to at the exact moment the ball arrives in the hitting zone. Julio Franco and Craig Counsel with the unorthodox bat position to begin, Bichette and Galarraga would nearly face the pitcher with their open stances, and Arod prefers the high leg kick, as does Jeter, Shef and several others. All these "starting points" are irrelevant if you are ready to launch at the right time. But when we talk about high school kids, things are not that simple. Many kids bring little league baggage with them to the high school ranks. They got away with lots of flaws when they matured quicker than some of their counterparts on the little league diamond, but when the playing surface is more level, their flaws are obvious to the well-trained eye and sometimes to the not-so-well-trained eye. When we discuss high school hitters, many problems exist with the most common problem I've run across being the stride. Average high school kids at smaller schools, where baseball is something they only practice after football and basketball seasons are over and in between track and the weight room during the spring, have to optimize their time. The long, lunging stride collapses their front side, opens them up too early, restricts their ability to keep the hands inside the ball, causes their heads to move, thus putting their eyes on an alternate plane, and on and on and on. Incidently, when I look at Arod, I don't see a long stride. The leg kick back to the body does not necessarily mean "long stride". The stride, from starting point to landing point for most all of your successful big league hitters, is very small if not at all (Edmonds, Alou, etc). Bags had a "reverse" stride, but still managed to hit off a firm front side. But to get the types of kids to which I refer to wait, wait, wait...EXPLODE...is a very difficult proposition. Do any of you guys on here run into the same thing with stride problems? What types of things do you do to combat overstriding?