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So is coaching. Coaches don't have the right to misuse their authority. In this case, however, I'll commend the coach, as it sounds like in the heat of the moment he may have overreacted, but after backing up and looking at things, he fixed it. I'm always impressed with a coach who is not too proud to fix a mistake.

12 games into the season and they're in last place in the AL west (again), but only by 2.5 games. If they can take 2 of 3 from the angels this week, they'll be in decent shape.

Hopefully the Astros are starting to come around. Their offense will be very good very soon. Pence is playing terribly right now. When he starts heating up, you're gonna have Bourn getting on base, and then Pence, Tejada, Berkman, and Lee driving him in. Towles is hitting pretty well also. Wandy and Backe have been pitching pretty solid so far this year, so if Oswalt can regain his dominance, you're looking hopefully at 3 or 4 solid starts out of every 5. The stros offense will also be good enough to win some games when the pitching is off. Valverde was pretty dominant last year, so if he can get comfortable in a stros uniform, we should be in pretty decent shape. They've won a couple in a row against a hot florida team, so maybe they're starting to find a groove.

Is the billboard prone to fits of rage, and does it have an abnormally large head?

ok, good

If you're refering to fireballs keeper, he got double points for captain. he should've gotten 46x2... it's showing that he got 86x2. the difference between 92 points and 172 points is a little too big for us not to notice.

If this all there is to the story, then this is absolutely ridiculous. Even if they were playing in the game, and not just watching, the coach is overstepping his bounds here (IF this story is true). It is not a coach's right to control the legal extracurricular activities of his players at this level, regardless of what some might think. Don't get me wrong, had they been kicked off because they were caught at a party, or had committed a crime, or had done something of a similar nature, I would commend a coach for kicking them off the team. But for watching (or even playing) a ragball game? The only way I can see this as reasonable would be if they had skipped a game or practice to attend the ragball game. If a college coach (where the kids are getting scholarships to play), or a professional coach (where the players are getting paychecks) wants to institute rules about player activities, then I don't have a problem with it. Most high schoolers, however, will not play at the next level, and are playing for the love of the game. They perform to represent their school and community, while receiving nothing beyond encouragement in return. This is not enough of a reimbursement for coaches to expect their players to not have fun outside of the clubhouse during the season.

Sorry, I don't concern myself with points that my opponents don't receive. I only worry when they get extra points.

That's funny. I wish they hadn't found it.

I don't see how he got 86 points. 20 for a clean sheet, 10 for a win, and 16 for making 8 saves. 46 is what i come up with. can someone help me out here? is there a glitch in their system somewhere? if so, they need to fix it, so i have a chance to catch up.

I'd like a shot at some peacock bass with them coming up and smashing huge topwater baits.

check and see if their keeper had a penalty kick save or something.

Tiger is lurking, after being way off the pace midway through his round yesterday. I think the only way he's ever out of a tourney is if he misses the cut. Right now he's 4 back, and alone in 5th place.

Geez. is this kid ok?

nice win for the hawks!

They've been predicting busy years the last couple and have been off. You can look at it one of two ways... 1) They've been wrong the last two years, so they'll probably get it wrong again 2) They've been wrong the last two years, so they're due to get one right.

HUGE game tonight!

either your team was invalid for some reason (not every roster spot filled), or it just hasnt added it to your main total yet for some reason

Let's get it started!

I'm with you, but i also agree with La Russa... Towles is setting himself up to get smashed.

There's a lot of talk that he might. He said he was going to think "long and hard" about his decision. If he comes back, Texas should be the preseason #1 at the start of next season.

no shock here.

He might get drafted due to his size alone, but is anyone really going to fall all over themselves to draft a guy who's 7 feet tall but only averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds on a COLLEGE squad? Hopefully he'll decide to give A&M another year, improve his numbers, and reevaluate things at the end of next season.

A bust? I doubt it. Now, I don't see him coming into the league and averaging 20/10 or anything, but he'll find a spot on a team and be a decent contributor. As for Collison, i have a feeling you're probably right.

These two aren't stupid for going pro, but it amazes me the amount of kids out there who leave after their freshman or sophomore year that have absolutely no shot at getting drafted.