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Not only are they finding it to be no different, but the outbreak is very minor. 41 cases in Texas so far. Dang, we've had 41 kids out in our school district at one time because of the flu and there was no panic! Yes, the officials should admit that they were being cautious but the concerns never panned out and let's get back to normal.

They have been putting out their rankings every two weeks this year and they usually come out on a Thursday.

LOL. You are hopeless!

I know very little about him. I saw in the Brazos online newspaper that this was his 2nd no-hitter of the season. The first against a 2A school-perfect game. I looked at my Navasota roster and he is listed as a Junior so the "Rice" thing may just be a rumor. At 5-4, Navasota is 2 games behind 3rd place Cameron Yoe (7-2). They play Cameron Fri night. Playoffs are within reach for navasota but they will need to win out. Brooks did pitch for Taylor. Gave up 4 hits, 1 run, 10 K's, 0 BBs in 7 IP. You think that wins most games. In the 5th he gave up a single, SAC, and a single that allowed the lone Navasota run. Taylor lost 0-1.

I think you are just trying to give me a hard time, nevertheless....I saw Hicks pitch in the Nederland tournament. I was very impressed. It seemed to me that he has a tad more pop on his fastball than Methvin but Methvin had a more effective curveball. However, to be fair, it was early in the season when I saw Hicks pitch (March 6) as compared to when I saw Methvin (April 7).

Derrick Hadley is his name. Word is that he is going to Rice as a position player not a pitcher. They might want to reconsider?

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Garrett Methvin faced 19 batters in Longview Spring Hill's 15-0 win over Gladewater and struck out all 19 batters. 1 batter reached base on a 3rd strike passed ball. Methvin threw 79 pitches in 6 innings.

"Me and George and Billy are two of a kind." -Mickey Rivers, on his relationship with George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin

LOL. Right. OK. Now, how would you like this state 3A poll? 1. Bridge City 2. Carthage 3. Orangefield 4. Lufkin Hudson 5. Jasper 6. Hamshire-Fannett 7. Diboll 8. Hardin-Jefferson 9. Cuero 10. Spring Hill ;D

EAST TX - Appreciate your opinion and thoughts. Not all of your facts are right Below is the THSBCA preseason 2A poll. Hallettsville and White Oak have been there from the beginning. I saw where now you are claiming politics in the coaches' poll on the other thread. Is that something you know for sure? That sounds irrational to me unless you know something most of us don't. Certainly polls are just people's opinions. But they should have some reasoning for them. Makes for good discussion nevertheless. THSBCA Preseason 2A Top 10: 1. BUNA 2. SAN ANGELO GRAPE CREEK 3. HALLETTSVILLE 4. RIVIERA KAUFER 5. ROGERS 6. WHITE OAK 7. HOLLIDAY 8. PALMER 9. GRANDVIEW 10. ROSEBUD LOTT

You are right about Jasper. I thought LE was the best team in the tournament. But do you remember the year before that I thought Bridge City was the best team in 3A and they got beat by LE? I still think Bridge City was the best team that year but L-E was the hottest team in 3A that 2nd week in June. I think you underestimate my feelings about STEX baseball. I'm actually jealous. It's not too fun fighting that west texas "football first" mentality there. I love the passion for baseball here but dang, just because I don't rank the best 21-3A #1 in the state doesn't mean I am anti-21-3A. LOL.

Here is the latest THSBCA poll [ftp=ftp://[Hidden Content]] Halletsville ranked #1; White Oak who beat Spring Hill ranked #5; Not sure what your point is, though. I assume you think I am not giving 21-3A enough credit?

No, I did not see that game.

It was fun to experience 21-3A baseball. I have seen Bridge City and Jasper at the state tournament but this was my first trip to STEX territory. And since there are no games close to me tonight I plan to tune in for the OF/HF broadcast tonight. Should be a good one.

I think you would change your mind if you saw Cuero play. #1 in 3A? You could debate that. There are some good teams out there. But they are not imposters. They are a good team. I would probably agree with the scout who said there are no Div 1 players on their team. How many D1 players are there at the 3A level. 4? 5? I know of 3. (Brooks from Taylor-UH; Wacha, Pleasant Grove and Miller, Brownwood-A&M) But Cuero has at least 5 (one of them a junior who likely will choose a football scholarship over baseball) and possibly two more who will be playing college ball somewhere. That is a good 3a team. You could be right about any 21-3A team making the playoffs in 28-3A. There are no other teams to challenge Cuero in that district. But Cuero is 14-1 and hasn't played a district game yet. They are 3-0 vs. 4A, won the New Braunfels Canyon (4A) Tournament, and gave a private school John Paul II, their first loss of the season. I have seen them play and they are the real deal.

Who is pitching for Jasper?

Who is pitching for Needville?

Did Belt pitch tonight?