Metrodome

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Play at the Metronome?

This winter?

I think five teams are looking to do so...if they can get their act together.

Take a look... "And then there were five!"


Seriously...anyone going North...to play inside?

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Anyone?


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Thank you Roy Hobbs fan.

Any update on this, Illinois Select Team Roster, etc.?

Are they finally about to implode the piece of junk metrodome?

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No one else from the Fox Valley Conference? Just PR, Cary and Huntley being represented? What about Jacoby from PR? What about CLS? Vazquez, Gardeck, Kowalski? Plenty of pitching in the Fox Valley also.

I see there a couple future Heartland Hawks going. Good luck to them and their teamates.

Best thing about Mall is the Hooters on the top floor, otherwise blah,
University campus is very nice,
Kids playing in the dome is awesome,
Roads around the dome and the university need work, bring a GPS.
Everyone should love it.

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Originally posted by Tuzigoot:
Roads around the dome and the university need work, bring a GPS.

I agree...a good Gravel Pavement Shovel is a must!

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Originally posted by oldwaybb:

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Originally posted by Roy Hobbs fan:
Gardeck and Vazquez are also in...so please get a life the " oh what about this guy " stuff. I'm sure a few other guys who are top prospects have been left off for no other reason that we only have a roster of 20. Greg Sibotroth and Mick will be finalizing the roster. Happy new year to all !

Come on Dave,I mean Roy.....What to you really have against Jacoby??????

Is there a point you'd like to make? If so, please come out and state it clearly, otherwise, making inuendo from behind a nickname makes you look cowardly.

From what I understand, games are no problem. You cannot have more than two players from the same team practice together during the off season. Many high schools play fall league games together.

From personal experience, I don't believe Roy Hobbs has any problem with Jacoby ildwaybb, and I will leave it at that. And I will agree with you ChiSox6 I don't think Coach Matsie is allowed to coach.

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Originally posted by oldwaybb:
First of all ,cplz,pretty much everyone on this site is using a nickname,as you are....

Nearly anyone who's been around here for awhile knows exactly who I am, so the difference is that you are hiding behind your name and throwing jabs, which is what defines the cowardice.

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Originally posted by oldwaybb:
so,"Get a Life"

Unlike you, the life I have isn't scared to have people know who I am when I say something accusatory. Good luck though in your existence where your great sense of power and rightousness comes from typing anonymously on a keyboard giving you the credibility of a worm.

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Originally posted by CPLZ:

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Originally posted by oldwaybb:
First of all ,cplz,pretty much everyone on this site is using a nickname,as you are....

Nearly anyone who's been around here for awhile knows exactly who I am, so the difference is that you are hiding behind your name and throwing jabs, which is what defines the cowardice.

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Originally posted by oldwaybb:
so,"Get a Life"

Unlike you, the life I have isn't scared to have people know who I am when I say something accusatory. Good luck though in your existence where your great sense of power and rightousness comes from typing anonymously on a keyboard giving you the credibility of a worm.

Your right.......Sorry if I offended you and others,with what I thought were friendly exchanges..No jabs were meant in dislike...nor to be confrontational..I apologize..please leave it at that.....Have a great day....

The Metrodome is thought to be an increasingly poor fit for all three of its major tenants (the Twins, the Vikings and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football team). These tenants say the Dome is nearing the end of its useful lifespan. Two tenants, the Twins and the Gophers, already have taken the steps to move out. The Vikings are seeking a new stadium. The building itself is structurally sound and could last decades without major repairs.

Ripcord-

How old is the Twinkie dome?

Useful life? Man, does everything have to be top notch luxury for everyone? We will see how well the University of Minn. likes it when they have to play OUTSIDE!!!! Ha

I was there many years ago in mid-May. Went to a game and it was like 40 outside (daytime.)Happy to be inside that day!

The Twins plan on a new outside stadium, right?

As a SOX fan, I'm happy to say that this will be the last year the Twins play at the MetroDome. The new stadium will open in 2010.

Seems like the fans don't like the goofy dome all that much either. I find it highly amusing that the Vikings are in danger of being blacked out because they still have 11,000 tickets to sell! They were given an extension to probably start giving tickets away to avoid a black out, but this is a home playoff game and as of yesterday they STILL have 11,000 tickets to sell? That's really rather pathetic and kind of sad. The Eagles are trying to rally their fans to fly to Minnesota and take advantage. I guess it's been talked about the fact Minnesota has some fair weather fans, but shouldn't this be a time when those fans get ON the bandwagon?

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Originally posted by ripcord51:
...but shouldn't this be a time when those fans get ON the bandwagon?

I think the concept of actually getting on the bandwagon is unclear to the Viking fans...





Sorry Mom...just couldn't resist!

Gotwood,
You're amazing...I stand in awe, Kemoslabby.

Woody,

Excellent use of illustration as always!

It's amazing that the Vikings can't sell out a playoff game! I've never liked the dome but heck, what would they be doing if they played in an outdoor stadium? We are expecting something like 7 inches of snow on Saturday night thru Sunday morning.

Julie

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Originally posted by MN-Mom:

It's amazing that the Vikings can't sell out a playoff game!
Julie

It's all about hockey, eh?

Oh, wait, there's no pro hockey team there either.

What the heck is going on in MN?

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Haven't you heard papi? They're digging holes in the ground and filling them up with water.

They even named one of these water-filled holes Wobegon.

I think they're up to around 10,000 or so. They've been busy.

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I've never liked the dome but heck, what would they be doing if they played in an outdoor stadium? We are expecting something like 7 inches of snow on Saturday night thru Sunday morning.

Play real football like their neighbors do!

Arizona barely sold out to avoid being blacked out as well...

Ha! I've been at games at Lambeau where the snow formed drifts up against the fans in the stands... and you know what? Snow makes a darn good wind block! And try Soldier Field when the wind is blowing off the lake and the wind chill is -30 degrees... you feel like your breath is freezing all the way down to your lungs and all the way back up again. Now that's football!

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Oh, wait, there's no pro hockey team there either.

biggerpapi,

The Wild has been struggling a bit, but I'm pretty sure they still play in Minnesota! (I do a little Web development for the team, but I've only been to one game this year.)
http://wild.nhl.com/



Julie

Does anyone have any idea of which kids are on the roster of the 2009 team that goes to the Metrodome?

Thanks.

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You helped put their website together Mom?

Nice touch you put in there at the bottom...



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Hi all.

A few of the posts mentioned several kids that were going to the M'Dome, and mentioned that there is a roster. Does anyone have any more info on this, like a roster or a website, etc.

Thanks in advance.

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Anyone? Let's help baseball9r out!

Roy,

Thanks for the roster, one correction.

Dan Sheppard is from Downers Grove North

Thanks for the roster, Roy.

Much appreciated.

Congrats to all the families whose kids made the team.

Any chance I could get that roster?

With three relatively local teams playing in tournament, who looks to be the favorite? Any team going to win out?

The roster is listed on the front page of the Prep Baseball Reports website.......

Final from Friday night at the Hump dome.

Racine Hitters 10
Top Tier 3

The Racine Hitters are a quality group. RJ does a phenomenal job with the kids and truly cares about their development. It is so refreshing in this day and age to meet a man of his talent and character, and whose sole purpose is not to separate parents from their money.

What happened? Who won, who looked good? Inquiring minds want to know.

It was a fun weekend of baseball. There were over 20 mlb scouts there. The scores of the games were as follows:
Illinois Select 6 Minnesota Blizzard 0
Racine Hitters 10 Top Tier 3
Top Tier 4 Minnesota Blizzard 3
Illinois Select 7 Racine Hitters 3
Illinois Select 9 Top Tier 6
The final game was Blizzard vs Hitters but I did not stick around b/c my games were done.
The games were either 2 hours or 9 innings which ever came first. Most games if any did not make the 9 innings
From the games that I saw or were a part of, the people that stood out were Koziol(TT) on the mound. Sam Mahar from the Hitters. Polus from Top Tier. McDonnell (TT) from Barrington. Tanner Witt and Kyle Rucchim in the infield. The Hitters had a few lefty pitchers that were pretty good.
As far a the Illinois Select team, that is the team I am most familiar with. This weedend Craig Lipp and Chris Waylock did the best offensively with each having at least 6 hits with 3 of those hits being extra bases. James Vasquez and Alex Stahely were fantastic up the middle. Both of those young men can pick and really worked well together. Dan Sheppard did a really good job behind the dish throwing out 2 baserunners. Tom Wilson did a great job playing third base and came up with some nice base hits. Pitching wise, Ian Gardeck hit 97mph and was 92-93 consistently. Mark Winkleman, John Lieske, Joe Zwierzynski, Ross Vance, and Tim Ambrose threw very well.
These are just my opinions as I am sure other players did well and did things to impress the scouts.
I would also like to thank Greg Sibigtroth and Dave Mitroff for putting this event on. Can't wait for the next one.

Nice to hear a future Heartland Hawk (Craig Lipp) was hitting well.

Gardeck hit 97 on the gun? Are you sure?

Do you have any other pitching info on how Gardeck threw other than velocity- k's,bb's,hits, batterfaced? Did Sadzeck throw?

Gardeck did not hit 97. I believe one person may have had him touch 93 but most were 88-90.

If my information on Ian was incorrect on his velo I apologize. That was what was reported to us down on the field. Again, sorry for the incorrect information.

regent, a kid firing it up like that this early in the season from the Midwest is not good, how many innings did he throw, the kid hitting (97) which must be an exageration. even low 90s is pushing it. who was watching him? No sense blowing an arm out for some showcase, and possibly jeapardizing the entire high school season. people should be a little more careful with these easrly season beauty pagents. a month from now no will care how they did at something like this.

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Originally posted by jolietslammer:
... no will care how they did at something like this.

Minus, of course, the scouts who were there seeing him hit low 90's in the winter and know in the late spring / summer he will be throwing even harder.

Joliet


Who are you to speak for him ? ?

Just because a very talented kid is throwing hard in the winter doesnt automatically mean he is going to " blow out his arm " .

Sounded like a great event for the kids involved .

Every pitcher was held to a very modest pitch count and were given two month's notice to prepare. Do you think that they would not have thrown hard if they went to a winter camp at a university? With a couple of dozen pro scouts in attendance, some times you have to recognize that opportunities in life don't always come at the perfect time, but you still should take advantage of them.

First of all, I would like to thank Dave Mitroff and Gregg Sibigtroth for putting together this nice event for the young men. It is certainly a remarkable opportunity for all those involved.

Secondly, I can can assure you that these pitchers were held to a strict pitch count, which was adhered to by the coaches/players involved. I thank them for watching out for the young arms that pitched this weekend. Good work and way to represent the FVC!

Can anyone tell us what was the pitch count and how the pitchers did other than velocity.

It is almost impossible to project if he will throw harder in the spring and summer.How hard did he have to train in the past 2 months for this event? Will he keep up the same regiment during the HS season?

Throwing from a mound wears on the arm the most.Doing it during the off season at full go seems to me a little risky.

JMO

Be patient tigercub, only the coaches know the details, so in that case u r going to have to wait until Regent 29 checks in here again. And I agree with ChiSox...the Illinois Select team did great, way to represent boys!

Also, it has already been establish that the 97 associated with Gardeck was false and that it was actually more like 92-93, whci he has been clocked at numerous times before, so why is everyone freaking out?

Hey I just dont think firing away like that so early is a good thing? I am glad all the kids are ok and did well.

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the 97 associated with Gardeck was false and that it was actually more like 92-93, whci he has been clocked at numerous times before, so why is everyone freaking out?

Again...not so much 92-93. More like pitch at 88-90 touched 93 and not on everyone's gun...and it was one pitch.

Not to take away from the young man because he has a great arm. He might be the hardest thrower in the Chicago area.

But let’s not put 92-93 consistently on him. He's not there yet.