Quote from: airball55 on May 09, 2014, 04:45:12 PM
The Jackets have it goin!  There is absolutely no offense though in this league.  Rochester to me is a team again, that should be in the mix every year with that facility and the Rochester area to recruit from.  This could be a big moment in that program's development.  Now that RPI has come back to the pack, I think we are seeing a major changing of the guard...and St. Lawrence is sitting at home wondering if they were the best team.  Good for Rochester though, they haven't won it yet obviously, but, they have been long overdue.

St. Lawrence did beat U of R in that series so it would be normal for them to think they should be right there. Is the curse still in effect where the 1 seed just cannot get it done? I hope whoever wins represents the LL well in the next round, which is what the league needs to gain some much needed respect.

I have a hard time seeing U of R beating last year's pitcher of the year.

Quote from: CookFedoShimkin on May 08, 2014, 09:52:45 AM
Remarks on 2014 LL Tournament:

1st Games:
Union beats Vassar. - Fishmen (U) is tough on lefties. Vassar has a lefty heavy lineup.  Vassar freshman ace isn't that good.
Clarkson beats Rochester. - Clarkson can at least pitch a little. Rochester has nothing.

2nd Games:
Union  beats Clarkson - O'Neil is good enough to keep Clarkson bats at bay.
Vassar beats Rochester - based solely that Rochester is a joke program. UR out in 2 straight.

3rd games:
Vassar beats Clarkson - Both teams #3 pitches aren't anything special. Vassar can hit the ball around.

Finals:
Union beats Vassar - Not sure how this will go. Vassar could take the first one but ultimately Union wins.

That's what I think.

For what its worth, SLU should be in the playoffs. Only team not to play the two brutal last place teams who were 3-39-1 combined (every other team played both squads) and still came out with an above 500 record. SLU only had 2 bad loss all year (game 2 to Union & game 4 against Clarkson (after they already beat them 3 times and pitchers walked everybody )). every other loss were close games that could have went either way.
Every teams individual statistics (BA, ERA etc. ) are skewed based on playing the two crap teams so throw them out the window.

Not sure how you can say Vassar freshman is not that good when he went 7-0 with a sub-2 ERA.

I do see your point because SLU did beat two of the playoff teams pretty easily, taking 3 out of 4 against both U of R and CU. Not playing Skidmore or Bard really hurt them.

I still have the winner of game 1 between Union and Vassar taking the whole thing! Play ball!

Quote from: airball55 on May 07, 2014, 05:33:37 PM
I can't see Vassar yet.  Not enough pitching depth.  I think it would be a heck of a story though.  Clarkson comes into the tournament with a 2.61 (I think) ERA.  That's enough for me.  My bet is Clarkson, with Rochester and Union with great shots.  I have the Brewers 4th of the 4.  Should be a good tournament.

Valid argument. Best of luck to all this weekend!

Quote from: LLBaseball on May 07, 2014, 11:05:06 AM
I think the LL tournament is set up to be a great one, as long as the weather holds up.  Union and Vassar is always a good matchup and the Clarkson/Rochester series is anyone's game. 

I can't get over how Union/Vassar have come through to be forces in this league.  Both coaching staffs have done an outstanding job getting those programs back to a competitive level.  Vassar especially, has a very difficult recruiting scheme there and they have brought in some terrific players.  Coach Martin is a great coach and has worked very hard to get that program where it is.  Coach Mound has done the same at Union.  Great job all around.

Now, I'm only going to pick winners on the first day.  I pick the two underdogs.  Vassar wins a close game with one of those two freshmen on the mound and Clarkson wins with Jasek.  Rochester, I'm sorry to think, will go home in 2 games.  I just don't feel they are comfortable playing do-or-die baseball.  My tournament pick to win the title is Clarkson, with what they have gone through this year.

Anyone else?

I have either Vassar or Union winning the tournament. Whoever wins the first game between them will be set up very nicely. I do not think that U of R or Clarkson can hang with those teams in tournament play.