As I sit here with the trophy in my lap staring at the likes of wood graham
and jeremiah, I can tell you one thing for sure; That ain't eye black. They're real very real. Let's get it done in Wisconsin. 

Quote from: TheGNAC on May 12, 2009, 11:38:55 AM

Quote from: BPCatch31 on May 12, 2009, 11:23:02 AM
I've been reading these boards for three years now and have never felt compelled to reply until now (it should also be very obvious from my name, and such where I'm coming from, but I digress)...

I'm just writing to clear the air so please GNAC do not be offended; Suffolk, while they may be a formidabble opponent, did not "touch up" Bayer for four earned runs.  The FS&HG defense committed four errors behind Bayer (two in the inning where Bayer allowed the four runs, inning: walk, strikeout, single, error (double play ball), strikeout, double, error (five possible outs now), single, strikeout.  To Suffolk's credit they did get the hits when it counted, but even the singles in that inning were bermuda triangle shots down the left field line aided by the wind (the double was well struck).  So, Suffolk, yes a quality opponent, but they did not exactly cause Bayer much stress; if it was anybody that caused stress it was the Bantam's D, which averaged an ungodly amount of errors in Florida and not the Suffolk O, which struck out 15 times in the game.

BP,

I should have prefaced my comment regarding the Suffolk - Trinity game, and I didn't. This season, Bayer's has been virtually untouchable, as his ERA sits at 0.49 and his record sits at a perfect 10-0. Statistically, he's the best pitcher in Division III baseball, no question. Just looking at that stat line, it's safe to assume the rough outings have been non-existent for Bayer all season long. The closest thing to getting "touched up" for Bayer was against Suffolk, at least according to his stat line against them (http://gosuffolkrams.com/sports/bsb/2008-09/news/suftrin09.pdf - 7.1, 7 h, 4 er). For most any other pitcher, that's a quality outing; for Bayer, it's not. That is why I used the term "touched him," although it probably isn't the best word I could have used to describe his outing.

My point wasn't to put down Bayer, anyway. He's an outstanding pitcher, and Trinity rolled to a 15-6 victory in that game. The point I was trying to make is that Suffolk has seen some of the best arms New England has to offer and they have held their own, and I don't think Fahey is going to go out and throw 9 scoreless with 20 K's like some would have you believe.

Good call GNAC, thanks. Like I said, it should be noted that they did get hits when they needed to in order to plate the runs.

I've been reading these boards for three years now and have never felt compelled to reply until now (it should also be very obvious from my name, and such where I'm coming from, but I digress)...

I'm just writing to clear the air so please GNAC do not be offended; Suffolk, while they may be a formidabble opponent, did not "touch up" Bayer for four earned runs.  The FS&HG defense committed four errors behind Bayer (two in the inning where Bayer allowed the four runs, inning: walk, strikeout, single, error (double play ball), strikeout, double, error (five possible outs now), single, strikeout.  To Suffolk's credit they did get the hits when it counted, but even the singles in that inning were bermuda triangle shots down the left field line aided by the wind (the double was well struck).  So, Suffolk, yes a quality opponent, but they did not exactly cause Bayer much stress; if it was anybody that caused stress it was the Bantam's D, which averaged an ungodly amount of errors in Florida and not the Suffolk O, which struck out 15 times in the game.