Tiger Paw Mom....Go to Starkville and sense the atmosphere that should surround this Super Regional and you'll admit that there is nothing like it in all of college baseball.
Go Bulldogs.
quote:Originally posted by BeenthereIL:
Tiger Paw Mom....Go to Starkville and sense the atmosphere that should surround this Super Regional and you'll admit that there is nothing like it in all of college baseball.
Go Bulldogs.
I don't need you to tell me about Starksville. I have been to super regionals and beyond, no matter where you go the atmosphere is electric this time of year.
The Tigers got robbed, they beat Mississippi last year's regional, they'll do it again, no matter where it is played.
Also have that little issue regarding the confederate flag in South Carolina. I wonder if that played into the super-regional decision?
TPM
Same goes for the West Coast, And surely in Texas.
Everybody beats each other up.
If your good enough to make it threw the Regionals, then you deserve it.
It comes down to who's Hot at the right time.
Good Luck to the Teams that are left.
It should be Fun to watch.
EH
quote:The brackets were set up so that ACC teams and SEC would eliminate each other
Same goes for the West Coast, And surely in Texas.
Everybody beats each other up.
If your good enough to make it threw the Regionals, then you deserve it.
It comes down to who's Hot at the right time.
Good Luck to the Teams that are left.
It should be Fun to watch.
EH
TPM - Its a joke that FSU hosted and Clemson did not.
But its also a joke how the West gets jobbed every single year.
The proof is in the results.
Go Tigers!
and... Go Anteaters (most people out here were not surprised at all about that result)!
(And as hard as this is for me to say...I think the Sun Devils will win it all).
But its also a joke how the West gets jobbed every single year.
The proof is in the results.
Go Tigers!
and... Go Anteaters (most people out here were not surprised at all about that result)!(And as hard as this is for me to say...I think the Sun Devils will win it all).
I have not seen Michigan, But they're playing some good ball.
I did see Wichita St. and they have some very good pitching and solid hitter's. It will be tough for UIC to go in there a take 2 of 3. But they said that about UIC going into Texas also.
I did see Wichita St. and they have some very good pitching and solid hitter's. It will be tough for UIC to go in there a take 2 of 3. But they said that about UIC going into Texas also.
While I am not sure it can be repeated, and for a certain poster it might not matter, CSU Fullerton was spectacular in winning the San Diego regional. Their execution in moving runners, hitting or sacrificing, and executing in scoring situations was just spectacular.
This is a very different Fullerton team from past years, but you can see how well coached they really are. Pitching, defense, offense, and executing in situtations: they played 3 games as well as I have seen.
With them hosting UCLA, one of the top two teams in the nation won't be playing next week, despite the BA rankings.
This is a very different Fullerton team from past years, but you can see how well coached they really are. Pitching, defense, offense, and executing in situtations: they played 3 games as well as I have seen.
With them hosting UCLA, one of the top two teams in the nation won't be playing next week, despite the BA rankings.
JB,
I do think that FSU deserved to be a top seed and Tigers did not really deserve a regional spot BUT, they proved they deserved the super over Mississippi. They beat FSU twice, won all 3 games in their conference tourney and all 3 games in NCAA post season and well above the bulldogs in RPI.
Teams fight and scap to get home field advantage for regionals and supers.. The greedy NCAA gets gate $$ and they liked the fact that there were more seats to fill and committee chair convinced them as such. Guarantee you that on friday, first day, more tickets would have been sold in Clemson than will be in Starksville. There is NOT one entity that I know of, from baseballamerica to ESPN that thinks that this choice was wrong, so I can't be missing something.
Deldad, the issue of the flag was most likely not awarding 3 teams from the state of SC a regional not super regional. BTW, I enjoyed being at the beach much more than I would have Clemson this time of year,
THAT was a fair and good choice by the NCAA. GREAT PLACE!
I do not follow the west coast teams as much as here in the east, but I will bet both coast schools are tired of beating the heck out of each other.
In the end, my idea of regionals and super regionals are schools paired in regions to meet in Omaha to have a represetation from all over the country. What the heck is OSU doing at Virginia or Michigan in Tennessee? Someone explain that to me?
I do think that FSU deserved to be a top seed and Tigers did not really deserve a regional spot BUT, they proved they deserved the super over Mississippi. They beat FSU twice, won all 3 games in their conference tourney and all 3 games in NCAA post season and well above the bulldogs in RPI.
Teams fight and scap to get home field advantage for regionals and supers.. The greedy NCAA gets gate $$ and they liked the fact that there were more seats to fill and committee chair convinced them as such. Guarantee you that on friday, first day, more tickets would have been sold in Clemson than will be in Starksville. There is NOT one entity that I know of, from baseballamerica to ESPN that thinks that this choice was wrong, so I can't be missing something.
Deldad, the issue of the flag was most likely not awarding 3 teams from the state of SC a regional not super regional. BTW, I enjoyed being at the beach much more than I would have Clemson this time of year,
THAT was a fair and good choice by the NCAA. GREAT PLACE!I do not follow the west coast teams as much as here in the east, but I will bet both coast schools are tired of beating the heck out of each other.
In the end, my idea of regionals and super regionals are schools paired in regions to meet in Omaha to have a represetation from all over the country. What the heck is OSU doing at Virginia or Michigan in Tennessee? Someone explain that to me?
Wichita State has unbelievable team speed and they execute well. Their pitching staff, while not overpowering, is solid and they pound the zone with low strikes. Having said that I know a couple of Anteaters so I'll be pulling for them. 
ASU has so many weapons and will probably be the odds on favorite to win it all. Since Brian Flores is a New Mexico kid, I know TR will be pulling for them to take it.
Good luck to all the contestants, especially those with parents here on the HSBBW.
ASU has so many weapons and will probably be the odds on favorite to win it all. Since Brian Flores is a New Mexico kid, I know TR will be pulling for them to take it.
Good luck to all the contestants, especially those with parents here on the HSBBW.
quote:Tigers ... they proved they deserved They beat FSU twice, won all 3 games in their conference tourney
Sorry to object but... I have a bias here... CU only won two games in the conference tourney... otherwise they had played 4... Did you forget Wake's win over Clemson????
And being from the west coast and seeing both sides of the country play ball...
IMHO, the Top few West coast teams can compare well with the Top of the East... but teams 5 thru 10 in ACC and SEC out distance any other conference....
SDBB:
A couple of things:
1. The bottom four teams in the Pac 10 include Oregon State, USC and Stanford.
2. Willy Fox, a star in the ACC, could not get on the field at ASU.
As a 1977 graduate of Virginia Tech and with a son who played in the league, I love the ACC, but I must say the Pac 10 by nearly any measure consistently plays the best baseball in the nation.
That said, it is all great.
A couple of things:
1. The bottom four teams in the Pac 10 include Oregon State, USC and Stanford.
2. Willy Fox, a star in the ACC, could not get on the field at ASU.
As a 1977 graduate of Virginia Tech and with a son who played in the league, I love the ACC, but I must say the Pac 10 by nearly any measure consistently plays the best baseball in the nation.
That said, it is all great.
SDBB,
I think we need to recognize that Oregon St finished 5th in the Pac 10 and beat Virginia, ranked in the top 10 nationally and in the top 3 in the ACC. To think that OSU, Washington, WSU, Stanford, and USC are "outdistanced" by Maryland, Duke, and the similar ACC and SEC schools just does not compute, for me.
The bias against West Coast schools shows in Cal being denied a regional berth as the 4th place Pac 10 team. Their Friday night guy, Tyson Ross, may be the best pitcher in college baseball, as a sophomore. While I agree that the bottom of the WCC and Big West are not on a similar scale with the ACC/SEC, that isn't true with the Pac 10.
I think we need to recognize that Oregon St finished 5th in the Pac 10 and beat Virginia, ranked in the top 10 nationally and in the top 3 in the ACC. To think that OSU, Washington, WSU, Stanford, and USC are "outdistanced" by Maryland, Duke, and the similar ACC and SEC schools just does not compute, for me.
The bias against West Coast schools shows in Cal being denied a regional berth as the 4th place Pac 10 team. Their Friday night guy, Tyson Ross, may be the best pitcher in college baseball, as a sophomore. While I agree that the bottom of the WCC and Big West are not on a similar scale with the ACC/SEC, that isn't true with the Pac 10.
SDBB,
You are right.
Correction, Tigers WON 2 out of 3 in conference.
One of the reasons (they claim) why Mississippi got a super was because they beat out FSU in two games.
We beat them in three this year.
You are right.
Correction, Tigers WON 2 out of 3 in conference.
One of the reasons (they claim) why Mississippi got a super was because they beat out FSU in two games.
We beat them in three this year.
quote:IMHO, the Top few West coast teams can compare well with the Top of the East... but teams 5 thru 10 in ACC and SEC out distance any other conference....
6th place (infielddad was being kind when he said 5th) Oregon State beat top-10 UVa. That statement doesn't hold up.
I fully respect the ACC and the SEC. Just want that well-deserved and earned respect back from the selection committee. The West proves their quality year-in and year-out in the CWS.
Spizzle
My only relationship to New Mexico is that my son went to college there---in fact his first start was in Tempe against ASU
But I have ties to Michigan so I root for them and Louisville in int he Big East, I am a Big East Grad, so I root for them also--just a baseball fan wanting to see great baseball which we will have
My only relationship to New Mexico is that my son went to college there---in fact his first start was in Tempe against ASU
But I have ties to Michigan so I root for them and Louisville in int he Big East, I am a Big East Grad, so I root for them also--just a baseball fan wanting to see great baseball which we will have
Since 1947.
If I divide up the country and consider:
West: AZ, CA, OR
Midwest: OH, MI, IL, MN, etc...
NE: NY, MA, ME, etc..
SE: FL, GA, SC, NC, LA
Middle-South: TX, OK, KS
So...since 1947, here is where the national champions have come from:
West - 30
SE - 11
Middle-South - 11
Midwest - 6
NE - 1
Or even another way to look at it:
West of the Mississippi - 44
East of the Mississippi - 15
The West deserves more respect than they get...spoken by a "left coast DADDY!"
Go Anteaters!
If I divide up the country and consider:
West: AZ, CA, OR
Midwest: OH, MI, IL, MN, etc...
NE: NY, MA, ME, etc..
SE: FL, GA, SC, NC, LA
Middle-South: TX, OK, KS
So...since 1947, here is where the national champions have come from:
West - 30
SE - 11
Middle-South - 11
Midwest - 6
NE - 1
Or even another way to look at it:
West of the Mississippi - 44
East of the Mississippi - 15
The West deserves more respect than they get...spoken by a "left coast DADDY!"
Go Anteaters!
quote:Originally posted by justbaseball:
So...since 1947, here is where the national champions have come from:
West of the Mississippi - 44
East of the Mississippi - 15
...and 11 of those 44 (25%) were won by...
Beezer - Are you a USC alum? 
Can you name a HOF pro football player that lives in your state that pitched for one of those national championship teams?
Can you name a HOF pro football player that lives in your state that pitched for one of those national championship teams?
Ayiee, yie-yie-yieeee,
I am dee Eater Bandito.
I love west coast baseball
I love dem I do.
I love west coast baseball,
We win more than you.
Enough talk....or in my case....out of key singing.
It doesn't matter where you play or what conference you play for, all that matters is:
do you win or do you lose?
I am dee Eater Bandito.
I love west coast baseball
I love dem I do.
I love west coast baseball,
We win more than you.
Enough talk....or in my case....out of key singing.
It doesn't matter where you play or what conference you play for, all that matters is:
do you win or do you lose?
USC actually has 12 national titles. Great question on the pitcher. Wish I knew the answer.
quote:Originally posted by jemaz:
Great question on the pitcher. Wish I knew the answer.
His real dream...
I only learned this about a year or two ago when I was at a USC/Stanford game at Dedeaux Field and his name was on a national champion's plaque. I grew up in Cincinnati and had never heard about this.
quote:Originally posted by justbaseball:
Beezer - Are you a USC alum?
Can you name a HOF pro football player that lives in your state that pitched for one of those national championship teams?
You KNOW I'm a 'Skin!!! I'm a fan of the Trojans because my uncle lives out there (just off the other school's campus) and has innundated me with USC propaganda since I can remember. I seriously thought about moving in with him and going to USC though.
And the answer to your trivia question is Munoz.
EDIT: I answered before seeing your second post.