Thanks Keyser, but you forgot to put my Razorbacks in there.
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | BA preseason top 25 |
Florida, UCLA and TCU are all returning a bunch of regulars from last season and should have no problems reaching the CWS for the second year in a row. Vanderbilt (my pick to win it all) may have the best rotation in the country (Gray, Garvin, Armstrong) and plenty of hitting for a run at it's first CWS appearance. Defending champ S. Carolina lost a bunch of pitching and a return to the CWS will be difficult. Stanford is a team to keep an eye on. They're young and extremely talented and if they mature could make a run at the CWS. 1. Florida 2. UCLA 3. TCU 4. Vanderbilt 5. Oklahoma 6. Texas 7. S. Carolina 8. Cal St Fullerton 9. UConn 10. Clemson 11. ASU 12. Florida St 13. Stanford 14. Oregon 15. Virginia 16. Baylor 17. California 18. Rice 19. Arizona 20. College of Charleston 21. Texas A&M 22. LSU 23. St. John's 24. Miami 25. Tulane |
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| Author: | Hawg Ass [ Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: BA preseason top 25 |
Thanks Keyser, but you forgot to put my Razorbacks in there.
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:17 pm ] |
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Next year, Hawger. They have a hell of a freshman class. |
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:10 pm ] |
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2011 BA Preseason All- America Team: First Team C Peter O'Brien, Bethune-Cookman Jr. 1B Ricky Oropesa, Southern California Jr. 2B Kolten Wong, Hawaii Jr. 3B Anthony Rendon, Rice Jr. (best player in the country) SS Kenny Diekroeger, Stanford So. OF Jackie Bradley, South Carolina Jr. OF Mikie Mahtook, Louisiana State Jr. OF George Springer, Connecticut Jr. (future Cub?) DH Alex Dickerson, Indiana Jr. UT Danny Hultzen, Virginia Jr. SP Gerrit Cole, UCLA Jr. SP Sonny Gray, Vanderbilt Jr. SP Taylor Jungmann, Texas Jr. SP Matt Purke, Texas Christian So (best pitcher in the country) RP Tony Zych, Louisville Jr. Second Team C Andrew Susac, Oregon State So. 1B Aaron Westlake, Vanderbilt Jr. 2B Zack MacPhee, Arizona State Jr. 3B Jason Esposito, Vanderbilt Jr. SS Deven Marrero, Arizona State So OF Jason Coats, Texas Christian Jr OF Zach Cone, Georgia Jr. OF Johnny Ruettiger, Arizona State Jr (Joliet Catholic) DH Preston Tucker, Florida Jr. UT Mike McGee, Florida State Sr. SP Matt Barnes, Connecticut Jr. SP Trevor Bauer, UCLA Jr. SP Jed Bradley, Georgia Tech Jr. SP John Stilson, Texas A&M Jr RP Mark Appel, Stanford So. Third Team C C.J. Cron, Utah Jr. 1B Nick Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton Jr. 2B Ryan Wright, Louisville Jr. 3B Harold Martinez, Miami Jr. SS Levi Michael, North Carolina Jr. OF Nick Martini, Kansas State Jr OF Jeff Schaus, Clemson Sr. OF Austin Wilson, Stanford Fr. DH Zach Wilson, Arizona State Jr. UT Brian Johnson, Florida So SP Tyler Anderson, Oregon Jr. SP Cole Green, Texas Sr. SP Anthony Meo, Coastal Carolina Jr. SP Noe Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton Jr. RP Matt Price, South Carolina So. |
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| Author: | Hawg Ass [ Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:59 am ] |
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Keyser, I may have to jump on the bandwagon of the Vanderbilt Commodores too, they have a shitload of talent. Thanks for posting this, also cool to see some of top players from small colleges like Bethune-Cookman. |
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| Author: | reents [ Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:46 pm ] |
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Unless I missed him or he's in a diffrent division, suprised no Garrett Wittles on those lists, or do his summer issues have something to do with that. |
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:57 am ] |
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Wittles is a third baseman so there is no way he makes the 1st or 2nd team ahead of Rendon or Esposito. The rape charge may have kept him off the 3rd team but Harold Martinez is no slouch (.295 21 HR's 69 RBI). |
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:00 am ] |
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The first weekend is in the books. Florida and UCLA stay 1-2 after perfect weekends. Vandy moved up a spot after going 4-0 vs San Diego St and San Diego while TCU dropped a spot after a 2-1 series vs Kansas (tough rankings). #8 Stanford moved up 5 spots after winning a home series (2-1) against #22 Rice. #14 Connecticut dropped 5 spots after going 1-2 in the Big East/Big 10 challenge. Unranked Arkansas took care of business going 3-0 at home against Delaware St. Tulane dropped out of the top 25 and North Carolina (4-0) moved in at #24. 1. Florida 2. UCLA 3. Vanderbilt 4. TCU 5. Oklahoma 6. Texas 7. South Carolina 8. Stanford 9. Arizona State 10. Florida State 11. Clemson 12. Cal State Fullerton 13. Virginia 14. Connecticut 15. Oregon 16. Baylor 17. California 18. Arizona 19. College of Charleston 20. Louisiana State 21. Texas A&M 22. Rice 23. St. John's 24. North Carolina 25. Miami |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:06 am ] |
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Who are the favorites in the Big 10 this year? |
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| Author: | Hawg Ass [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:07 am ] |
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I can't believe the Hogs are not rated after sweeping the juggernaut that is Delaware St. 
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:22 am ] |
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Minnesota has a chance to be pretty good. I wouldn't be surprised to see them enter the top 25 at some point this season. Wins are wins, Hawger. I read a couple publications who were high on the Hogs (no pun intended). All the power is in the SEC east this year and if LSU stumbles they can win the SEC west. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:54 pm ] |
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Keyser Soze wrote: OF Johnny Ruettiger, Arizona State Jr (Joliet Catholic) . Don't tell me some poor soul was tricked into reproducing with that troll Rudy. |
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 3:35 pm ] |
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I'm pretty sure they're related somehow (and not the least bit happy about it). Ruettiger's are like Smiths or Johnsons around here. There are hundreds of them. |
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| Author: | Hank Scorpio [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:16 pm ] |
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good dolphin wrote: Keyser Soze wrote: OF Johnny Ruettiger, Arizona State Jr (Joliet Catholic) . Don't tell me some poor soul was tricked into reproducing with that troll Rudy. He was a hobbit, not a troll. |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:29 pm ] |
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Any of you guys have recommendations for food/stuff worth catching in Omaha? Heading there for a tournament that wraps up on the first Sunday of the CWS....and well as for Nebraska, I got nothing. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:23 pm ] |
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If someone asks you about the cornhole, run away. |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:44 pm ] |
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good dolphin wrote: If someone asks you about the cornhole, run away. Why didn't I see this one coming....from you
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: BA preseason top 25 |
#1 Florida continues to dominate and is still on top of the rankings. Vandy moved up to #2 after winning a home series against #9 Stanford. UCLA dropped to #5 after losing a home series to San Jose St and TCU dropped to #8 after losing a home series vs #7 Cal St Fullerton (tough rankings). Oklahoma and S Carolina move into the top 5 after perfect weekends at home. Somehow Texas remains at #6 despite a 5-3 record. The Horns have a tough matchup this weekend at Stanford. #22 UConn dropped 8 spots after losing to Oregon St and Indiana. #24 Fresno St and #25 UC Irvine enter the top 25 while St Johns and Miami fall out. Arkansas remains perfect on the season after sweeping Utah at home. 1. Florida 2. Vanderbilt 3. Oklahoma 4. South Carolina 5. UCLA 6. Texas 7. Cal State Fullerton 8. TCU 9. Stanford 10. Arizona State 11. Florida State 12. Clemson 13. Virginia 14. California 15. Oregon 16. Baylor 17. Arizona 18. College of Charleston 19. Louisiana State 20. Texas A&M 21. Rice 22. Connecticut 23. North Carolina 24. Fresno State 25. UC Irvine |
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| Author: | Hawg Ass [ Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:59 pm ] |
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Keyser, I was waiting to see if you posted anything about my Hogs and it was good to see you not dispappoint.  
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:37 pm ] |
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The Hogs are doing what they're supposed to be doing, Hawger. Racking up wins before they go through the SEC meatgrinder. Utah is no pushover and they beat them with a freshman pitcher starting friday night and sunday. This is going to be a fun year. |
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| Author: | Hawg Ass [ Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:41 pm ] |
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Keyser Soze wrote: The Hogs are doing what they're supposed to be doing, Hawger. Racking up wins before they go through the SEC meatgrinder. Utah is no pushover and they beat them with a freshman pitcher starting friday night and sunday. This is going to be a fun year. If those young kids can pitch, they might be alright. Just a lot to put on a couple of freshman. |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:03 am ] |
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when i was at claudia's in portland last summer, i saw an old man who demanded to get the oregon game (baseball) and i realized there *were* people that watched college baseball. |
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:06 pm ] |
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Hawg Ass wrote: Keyser Soze wrote: The Hogs are doing what they're supposed to be doing, Hawger. Racking up wins before they go through the SEC meatgrinder. Utah is no pushover and they beat them with a freshman pitcher starting friday night and sunday. This is going to be a fun year. If those young kids can pitch, they might be alright. Just a lot to put on a couple of freshman. This is from a Baseball America on line chat with Aaron Fitt. He's one of the writers who compile the top 25 list. J (Arkansas): I know Arkansas hasn't really played anybody yet, but the freshmen look really good so far. The pitching, though young, seems deeper than the past couple years. How good can this team be by the end of the year? Aaron Fitt: Very talented young team — I'm looking forward to getting a look at them out here in SoCal in two weeks, especially Ryne Stanek. If the youngsters hold up, that team has a chance to win the SEC West and make a nice postseason run. W_Z wrote: when i was at claudia's in portland last summer, i saw an old man who demanded to get the oregon game (baseball) and i realized there *were* people that watched college baseball. We're a small but very dedicated group, Zack. |
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| Author: | Hawg Ass [ Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:12 pm ] |
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Keyser Soze wrote: Hawg Ass wrote: Keyser Soze wrote: The Hogs are doing what they're supposed to be doing, Hawger. Racking up wins before they go through the SEC meatgrinder. Utah is no pushover and they beat them with a freshman pitcher starting friday night and sunday. This is going to be a fun year. If those young kids can pitch, they might be alright. Just a lot to put on a couple of freshman. This is from a Baseball America on line chat with Aaron Fitt. He's one of the writers who compile the top 25 list. J (Arkansas): I know Arkansas hasn't really played anybody yet, but the freshmen look really good so far. The pitching, though young, seems deeper than the past couple years. How good can this team be by the end of the year? Aaron Fitt: Very talented young team — I'm looking forward to getting a look at them out here in SoCal in two weeks, especially Ryne Stanek. If the youngsters hold up, that team has a chance to win the SEC West and make a nice postseason run. Very cool and yes Zach we are a very small but dedicated group, want to join? 
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| Author: | Hawg Ass [ Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:40 pm ] |
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And they lose to McNeese St. today. 
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:48 pm ] |
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You usually don't worry too much about losing a weekday game but that one was started by Jr. Geoffrey Davenport who us supposed to be one of the weekend starters if not the friday night starter. Hopefully it was just a blip on the radar. Tuesday was a weird day in college baseball. Not only did Arkansas lose to McNeese St, TCU lost to Dallas Baptist (??), Oregon lost to Portland, Miami lost to S. Florida, Baylor lost to Texas St. and #1 Florida lost to Florida St. |
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| Author: | Hawg Ass [ Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:50 pm ] |
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Keyser Soze wrote: You usually don't worry too much about losing a weekday game but that one was started by Jr. Geoffrey Davenport who us supposed to be one of the weekend starters if not the friday night starter. Hopefully it was just a blip on the radar. Tuesday was a weird day in college baseball. Not only did Arkansas lose to McNeese St, TCU lost to Dallas Baptist (??), Oregon lost to Portland, Miami lost to S. Florida, Baylor lost to Texas St. and #1 Florida lost to Florida St. It must have J.V. day. 
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:54 pm ] |
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Third straight week for #1 Florida. The rest of the top 4 stayed the same with Texas moving up to #5 after a series win over #12 Stanford. UCLA dropped 8 spots to #13 after losing 2 straight series at home. Previously #15 Oregon dropped out of the top 25 after a 1-4 week and new #15 North Carolina jumped up 8 spots after a 5-0 week. #19 UConn righted the ship after a 2-0 week including a win at #20 California. #24 Tulane and #25 Georgia Tech entered the top 25 for the first time after winning a series at Mississippi and sweeping a home series against Rutgers respectively. Oregon and UC Irvine dropped out of the top 25. Unranked Arkansas went 4-1 this week with a 2 game split against McNeese St and a sweep of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 1. Florida 2. Vanderbilt 3. Oklahoma 4. South Carolina 5. Texas 6. Cal State Fullerton 7. TCU 8. Florida State 9. Arizona State 10. Clemson 11. Virginia 12. Stanford 13. UCLA 14. Arizona 15. North Carolina 16. Louisiana State 17. Baylor 18. Rice 19. Connecticut 20. California 21. College of Charleston 22. Texas A&M 23. Fresno State 24. Tulane 25. Georgia Tech |
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:01 pm ] |
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Update on Johnny Ruettiger through 11 games. The 2nd team All-American is hitting leadoff and playing centerfield for #9 ASU. .417 BA 13 runs scored 8 RBI .463 OBP .521 Slugg 11 SB |
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:41 pm ] |
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5 straight weeks for Florida at #1. The rest of the top 5 remained the same as all teams took care of business this weekend. #7 Virginia and #8 LSU move into the top 10 after sweeping #16 Clemson and #13 Cal St Fullerton respectively. Preseason #2 UCLA dropped all the way to #24 after losing it's 3rd straight weekend series. Hard to believe considering they were CWS finalists last season and returned two of the top starting pitchers in the country in Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer. No new teams entered the top 25. Unranked Arkansas won its weekend series 3-1 at San Diego St. 1. Florida 2. Vanderbilt 3. Oklahoma 4. South Carolina 5. Texas 6. Florida State 7. Virginia 8. Louisiana State 9. Arizona State 10. TCU 11. Arizona 12. Stanford 13. Cal State Fullerton 14. Baylor 15. California 16. Clemson 17. Fresno State 18. North Carolina 19. Connecticut 20. College of Charleston 21. Texas A&M 22. Tulane 23. Georgia Tech 24. UCLA 25. Rice |
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