Any last minute thoughts ?
The floor is open...........
CV
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I think it is a safe bet to say there will be a number of surprises
For one there is the question of the St Johns pitcher Anthony Varvaro who has not pitched this weekend in Corvallis--I hope the rumor I heard about TJ for him is not true.
For one there is the question of the St Johns pitcher Anthony Varvaro who has not pitched this weekend in Corvallis--I hope the rumor I heard about TJ for him is not true.
BY WAYNE COFFEY
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
St. John's pitcher Anthony Varvaro needs elbow surgery.
Craig Hansen gets new kind of save as start lift St. John's.
Five days before what figured to be one of the best moments of his life, St. John's pitching standout Anthony Varvaro instead got some of the worst news of his life.
Varvaro, 20, of Staten Island, has a torn MCL in his right elbow. A hard-throwing 6-1, 185-pounder out of Curtis HS, he was widely expected to be an early-round pick in Tuesday's baseball draft.
"Now who knows where he will be taken," said a seasoned metro-area scout who has seen Varvaro pitch numerous times this year and asked to remain anonymous. "He was well-scouted by just about everybody. He may still be drafted, but there's no telling when."
"I'm doing all right," Varvaro said last night from Corvallis, Ore., where St. John's won its first-round NCAA game, 5-3, over Virginia, getting seven strong innings from closer Craig Hansen, who started in Varvaro's absence and is expected to be one of the first picks in the whole draft. "I don't know how else to say it. It stinks, but it's not the end of the world. After rehab, things maybe will be better in the end."
Varvaro is scheduled to have Tommy John surgery in the next seven to 10 days.
Varvaro was 9-3 with a 2.32 ERA this year, limiting opponents to a .179 batting average.
He complained of a tired arm after his last start of the season two weeks ago, and didn't pitch in the Big East tournament.
Hansen, starting for the first time in two years, allowed three runs and eight hits over seven innings. The junior righthander had a school and conference record 14 saves this season.
Will Vogl and P.J. Antoniato each hit RBI singles in the fifth inning to tie the game at 2-2, before Eddie Schultz walked with the bases loaded to give St. John's (40-16) a 3-2 lead. Virginia tied it on Ryan Zimmerman's sacrifice fly in the bottom half, but the Red Storm retook the lead in the sixth on Antoniato's two-run single.
Originally published on June 4, 2005
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
St. John's pitcher Anthony Varvaro needs elbow surgery.
Craig Hansen gets new kind of save as start lift St. John's.
Five days before what figured to be one of the best moments of his life, St. John's pitching standout Anthony Varvaro instead got some of the worst news of his life.
Varvaro, 20, of Staten Island, has a torn MCL in his right elbow. A hard-throwing 6-1, 185-pounder out of Curtis HS, he was widely expected to be an early-round pick in Tuesday's baseball draft.
"Now who knows where he will be taken," said a seasoned metro-area scout who has seen Varvaro pitch numerous times this year and asked to remain anonymous. "He was well-scouted by just about everybody. He may still be drafted, but there's no telling when."
"I'm doing all right," Varvaro said last night from Corvallis, Ore., where St. John's won its first-round NCAA game, 5-3, over Virginia, getting seven strong innings from closer Craig Hansen, who started in Varvaro's absence and is expected to be one of the first picks in the whole draft. "I don't know how else to say it. It stinks, but it's not the end of the world. After rehab, things maybe will be better in the end."
Varvaro is scheduled to have Tommy John surgery in the next seven to 10 days.
Varvaro was 9-3 with a 2.32 ERA this year, limiting opponents to a .179 batting average.
He complained of a tired arm after his last start of the season two weeks ago, and didn't pitch in the Big East tournament.
Hansen, starting for the first time in two years, allowed three runs and eight hits over seven innings. The junior righthander had a school and conference record 14 saves this season.
Will Vogl and P.J. Antoniato each hit RBI singles in the fifth inning to tie the game at 2-2, before Eddie Schultz walked with the bases loaded to give St. John's (40-16) a 3-2 lead. Virginia tied it on Ryan Zimmerman's sacrifice fly in the bottom half, but the Red Storm retook the lead in the sixth on Antoniato's two-run single.
Originally published on June 4, 2005
my thoughts on the draft is just that i want it to be over, so that way i'll know where i'll be at next year. Its weird when people ask you where you'll be in the fall and you have to say "umm i'm not sure" ha. Oh well, im just interested to see what happens. Maybe i'll get lucky.
AH
Good luck
Good luck
AHSpitcher17 - Good Luck Tuesday! Hope you get the answer you're looking for! 
I'll be listening in early on Tuesday. Very interested in who will pick Cameron Maybin. He is a real 5 tool player, a pleasure to watch. What's even more real is that he is just that, REAL.
He is a polite, well natured young man who has played away from home the past couple summers with the Midland Redskins.
He loves the game, goes to local college games, legion games, our own single A Asheville Tourists (Rockies) for which he was a bat boy for years and signs stuff for anyone who asks.
I have to give props to his mom and dad as they raised a fine young man.
He is a polite, well natured young man who has played away from home the past couple summers with the Midland Redskins.
He loves the game, goes to local college games, legion games, our own single A Asheville Tourists (Rockies) for which he was a bat boy for years and signs stuff for anyone who asks.
I have to give props to his mom and dad as they raised a fine young man.
TR - That's a sad situation for that young man. I hope all ends up well for him - another example of we never really know what road we'll have to go down. May think we do - but things can easily and quickly change.
Best of luck to our Lafayette boy - I'll be listening every minute.
Best of luck to our Lafayette boy - I'll be listening every minute.
it seems likely that justin upton will go #1, but you never know. how good is he really? i heard him being compared to a-rod and griffey just before they were drafted.
irish
trust me--he is GOOD-_VERY GOOD
trust me--he is GOOD-_VERY GOOD
i believe you, but is he a-rod good?
oh, upton is definately good, whats scary is he is GREAT now, and hes not even that polished, i mean his defensive skills at short are only OK, but hes a 5-tool guy for sure. I've only faced him once, K'd him up, but i've seen him play a bunch the past two years, and hes definately legit. there is only one hitter in this years high school class that i would wanna face less than Upton. and thats Andrew McCutchen, hes 4-4 off me, and i've thrown him everything in the book. ha. He has my number i guess. But as far as your question, YES, UPTON IS LEGIT.