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There aren't many schools out there like Celina....I can only think of a few. Mart will be loaded again and will make another run at the state title. I hope that Mart and EC meet this year because I believe it will be one heck of a game.

I love it. You got to protect your players....Watch out, my Yankees are going to make Boston work for it.

Congrats to Barry, great achievement. I thought it was funny that the guy who caught the ball was wearing a Mets jersey.

I promise you that they have players that could play at any of the 4A or 5A schools in Waco.

What do you mean?

It's possible....Kids are getting bigger, stonger, and faster every year. Heck, our QB cleaned 310 back in '93.

Is that a form of the "Oklahoma" drill?

Easy with the CAPS there wildman....Like Sville Yellowjackets stated, I wasn't referring to your post.

I like it when it is cold.

The Yanks are still going to make a run for it....

Relax Oiler....I too am from Stephenville, but I'm also from Deweyville. Sville Yellowjacket and I do not bring up Stephenville as much as you may think. Now back to the topic...do you have a pick? If not, go to another thread...it's really that simple. I personally think WOS and Newton have to always be in the conversation as contenders. EC seems to be loaded also.

Hopefully the rain will hold off.

CLEVELAND -- With Eric Gagne finally pitching like his old self following two elbow operations and back surgery, the Boston Red Sox acquired the reliever on Tuesday from the Texas Rangers, who also unloaded first baseman Mark Teixeira to Atlanta in a seven-player swap. Gagne waived his no-trade clause to join the American League East leaders and agreed to be Boston's set-up man after the Red Sox restructured the reliever's contract, ESPN.com's Buster Olney reports. Boston will pick up $2.1 million in Gagne's performance bonuses, while the Rangers will pay $400,000. Once one of baseball's premier closers, Gagne joined a Boston bullpen that already had two All-Star relievers: closer Jonathan Papelbon and setup man Hideki Okajima. But the Red Sox, who entered Tuesday leading the AL East by eight games over the New York Yankees, didn't want to take any chances of blowing their big lead and acquired Gagne to bolster the back end of their bullpen after consecutive implosions last weekend by Papelbon and Manny Delcarmen. Boston sent left-hander Kason Gabbard and minor league outfielders David Murphy and Engel Beltre to the Rangers, who were the busiest team in the majors before Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET non-waiver trade deadline. Earlier, the Rangers completed the deal that sent Teixeira and pitcher Ron Mahay to the Braves for rookie catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and four minor leaguers. Last week, the Rangers traded outfielder Kenny Lofton to the Cleveland Indians for minor league catcher Max Ramirez. Milwaukee, clinging to its NL Central lead, also had been interested in obtaining Gagne. Gagne signed a $6 million, one-year contract with the Rangers in December after eight successful seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He went 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA and 16 saves for last-place Texas, which began a three-game series in Cleveland 15½ games behind the first-place Los Angeles Angels in the AL West. The 31-year-old Gagne was a three-time All-Star and won the NL Cy Young Award in 2003 when he saved 55 games for the Dodgers. He had 45 saves in 2004 but was limited to just 14 the following season because of elbow problems that eventually needed surgery. The hard-throwing native of Montreal pitched in only two games last season as he tried to come back from another elbow operation as well as surgery to repair a herniated disk. From 2002-04, Gagne set a major league record by converting 84 consecutive saves. He'll likely be used in a setup role for the Red Sox, who joined the chase for Gagne after seeing him pitch consecutive days, further proof that he's healthy. Buster Olney is a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

This game will be for the district championship

I personally am not worried about Kirbyville. My projected finish in the district is WOS, Silsbee, K-ville. To be the king of the district, you have to beat the kings of the district. I think K-Ville will make the playoffs and just might make some noise along with WOS and Silsbee.

now this is a funny thread

Hicks: Tex rejected $140M extension By Dave Sessions Star-Telegram Staff writer Rangers owner Tom Hicks said Tuesday he offered Mark Teixeira and his agent Scott Boras an eight-year, $140 million contract extension in mid-July, but the first baseman turned it down. Hicks said Teixeira’s refusal necessitated the club’s shopping the player and ultimately trading him to the Braves. “We wanted Tex to be a Ranger for life,†Hicks said. “I let him know that if he didn’t accept the offer that we were going to trade him, so he made that decision.†The deal would have been worth about $18 million a year, plus whatever Teixeira earned in arbitration for next season, Hicks said. Boras, who negotiated the richest contract in baseball with Hicks in 2000, a 10-year, $252 million deal for Alex Rodriguez, is expected to urge his client to pursue free agency and perhaps a deal of similar magnitude after the 2008 season. The Rangers announced Tuesday afternoon that have completed the most talked-about deal of this year’s deadline trades, sending first baseman Mark Teixeira and left-handed reliever Ron Mahay to the Braves for catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and four prospects. That deal was completed after medical records were reviewed. In addition to Braves shortstop Elvis Andrus and pitchers Matt Harrison and Neftali Feliz, the Rangers also got left-handed reliever Beau Jones, who is 5-0 with a 2.96 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 48 2/3 innings for the Class-A Rome Braves. Saltalamacchia, 22, was ranked as the Braves’ top prospect by Baseball America before the season. Andrus, a 19-year-old Class-A shortstop was ranked Atlanta’s No. 2 prospect and Harrison, a 22-year-old Double-A lefty, was No. 3. Feliz, a 19-year-old right-hander from the Dominican Republic, is still in rookie ball. Saltalamacchia is expected to join the Rangers in Cleveland for their three-game series starting tonight. A switch hitter, Saltalamacchia made his major-league debut on May 2 and hit .284 with four home runs and 12 RBI for the Braves this season. He caught in 25 games, played first in 14 games and was the designated hitter in two games. Teixeira, 27, was selected fifth overall in the 2001 draft by Texas and reached the majors two years later. He quickly became one of the Rangers’ most consistent and productive players, hitting .283 with 153 home runs and 499 RBI and playing in a club-record 507 consecutive games. Teixeira also won two Gold Gloves with the Rangers. The Braves, hoping to bolster their bullpen, wanted Rangers lefty C.J. Wilson but settled on Mahay, 36, who pitched five seasons with Texas and has a 2.77 ERA in 28 appearances this season.

Great job

Mart is going to be loaded again this year.

Playing Stephenville or any of the top ranked programs in 4A wouldn't be any fun for you. I promise you that the slew of big and fast receivers from Stephenville would have their way with you all night. I'm not saying you aren't any good, just that there are too many of them for you to handle. Other than that, good luck to all the teams in the district and I truly hope that everyone stays healthy. Seems like it's going to be a battle for each team every week.

Coach Brooks is not only a top notch coach, but he is also a top notch person. Good luck to Jasper this year.

How big is the kid from West Hardin?

Keep up the good post SVille Yellowjackets...