BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[szlongball]

Looks like Point is going to lose game 1.  Oshkosh is rocking Delorit and they have several starters missing and no one seems to know why.  All this ripping on Oshkosh and Coach Lechnir how about some of Blooms decisions?

It's only the 3rd inning. Get a grip!!

[pickleshiner]

I have a grip and am telling you right now game 1 is over.  There's no way in hell Point is going to put up 6 runs against Kannenberg.  What a disappointing start for Delorit in WIAC play.  Giving up 2 bombs to virtually nobody's.  Oshkosh basically has guys out there that are backups because of all the quitting and transferring and yet they can beat Point?  I'm highly confident Point won't make the tourney this year with only 3 teams making it.  No way Whitewater doesn't make it and I would have to pick Platteville and possibly Stout over them to now knowing Koback is out.  Koback was the key to them getting over the hump and having a chance against a team like Whitewater or St. Thomas.  What's wrong with Arch?  I'm hoping to see the varsity team this weekend not the JV team.

[cubs]

I'm pretty sure that they don't wreck pitchers arms either. Someone asked my advice about which school to go to for baseball.  Told them either Point or Whitewater. They have proven track records as winning programs and Oshkosh is the LAST place you want to go.

That's one of the most asinine things I have heard you say on here....  You have no clue what goes on at Oshkosh on a day-to-day basis other than second hand stories.  Oshkosh and Coach Lechnir have produced more guys that have played professional ball in the last 10+ years than the rest of the WIAC combined.  As far as a "proven track record" take a look at the history books.  While UWO has struggled lately with just two WIAC Championships and one Regional title, (there are a few schools that would be MORE than happy with that) noone can touch what they did from the late 1960's to 2000.

As far as these "pitchers arms that are getting wrecked" care to elaborate?  Outside of Rubens, I can't think of another significant arm injury in the last 10 years.  (In that same time period, 5 UWO pitchers have signed professional contracts.)  According to you, Coach Bloom must be "wrecking pitcher's arms as well," since Koback is out for the year with an elbow injury.  Your son Jeff had a nice career at Point, but I can think of more than just one pitcher who missed a season due to an arm injury in just the last five seasons.  Does Brandon Hemstead ring a bell?

[cubs]

I have a grip and am telling you right now game 1 is over.  There's no way in hell Point is going to put up 6 runs against Kannenberg.  What a disappointing start for Delorit in WIAC play.  Giving up 2 bombs to virtually nobody's.  Oshkosh basically has guys out there that are backups because of all the quitting and transferring and yet they can beat Point?  I'm highly confident Point won't make the tourney this year with only 3 teams making it.  No way Whitewater doesn't make it and I would have to pick Platteville and possibly Stout over them to now knowing Koback is out.  Koback was the key to them getting over the hump and having a chance against a team like Whitewater or St. Thomas.  What's wrong with Arch?  I'm hoping to see the varsity team this weekend not the JV team.

Derocha was a starter at the beginning of the season, albeit at DH.  If he could play anywhere else in the field besides catcher, he would have gotten more starts.  Mrkvicka on the other hand, I agree with you.  When you just start hitting less than a month ago, you would think there would be a bit of a struggle.

I take your money if you want to bet that Point doesn't make the tourney however.....

[ballfan55]

Hmmmm 8-5...the gap is narrowing!

[cubs]

There's no way in hell Point is going to put up 6 runs against Kannenberg. 

There up to five runs, with three innings to play....

[szlongball]

I'm pretty sure that they don't wreck pitchers arms either. Someone asked my advice about which school to go to for baseball.  Told them either Point or Whitewater. They have proven track records as winning programs and Oshkosh is the LAST place you want to go.

That's one of the most asinine things I have heard you say on here....  You have no clue what goes on at Oshkosh on a day-to-day basis other than second hand stories.  Oshkosh and Coach Lechnir have produced more guys that have played professional ball in the last 10+ years than the rest of the WIAC combined.  As far as a "proven track record" take a look at the history books.  While UWO has struggled lately with just two WIAC Championships and one Regional title, (there are a few schools that would be MORE than happy with that) noone can touch what they did from the late 1960's to 2000.

As far as these "pitchers arms that are getting wrecked" care to elaborate?  Outside of Rubens, I can't think of another significant arm injury in the last 10 years.  (In that same time period, 5 UWO pitchers have signed professional contracts.)  According to you, Coach Bloom must be "wrecking pitcher's arms as well," since Koback is out for the year with an elbow injury.  Your son Jeff had a nice career at Point, but I can think of more than just one pitcher who missed a season due to an arm injury in just the last five seasons.  Does Brandon Hemstead ring a bell?

Point taken. I think Koback had arm issues before the season started. Hemstead didn't have Tommy John surgery or the high ceiling that Ruebens did. Can't live in the past. The last 6 years have seen Point(twice) and Whitewater(3? times) make it to Appleton with Whitewater winning it all. As far as players playing pro ball, if your coach isn't proactive, doesn't really matter. Hopefully Jordan Zimmermann can recover completely and have a successful pro career. He has at least made it to the pros as oppossed to the Whitewater pitchers previously drafted(jury still out on Dott). We all are biased towards the schools that we have ties to. Not saying Bloom is better than Lechnir or anybody else in the WIAC. They all have their issues. It is a tough job that most of us couldn't due.

[pickleshiner]

Richter needs to start hitting and they sure could've used Arch at 3 or 4 i nthe lineup.  I really like Rennicke but he's not your ideal cleanup hitter.  Point just stranded 2 on base and Rennicke couldn't get the clutch hit.  Point better win game 2 or it's going to be a long season.

[cubs]

The last 6 years have seen Point(twice) and Whitewater(3? times) make it to Appleton with Whitewater winning it all.

Didn't want to go back seven years, so that UWO would have one trip to the World Series, just one less than the Pointers?   

[Dagger]

it's getting ugly...13-5

[pickleshiner]

I'm going to become a Finladia fan.  I'm tired of the yearly letdowns of being a Pointer baseball fan.  Not that they don't have winning seasons but they just have too much talent to lose to Oshkosh this year.  Apparently Oshkosh is 1,000 times better than I thought.

[Brewers20]

I'm going to become a Finladia fan.  I'm tired of the yearly letdowns of being a Pointer baseball fan.  Not that they don't have winning seasons but they just have too much talent to lose to Oshkosh this year.  Apparently Oshkosh is 1,000 times better than I thought.

Ok sounds good.  Cuz if Point comes out and wins this 2nd game I really would like to see you stay off the Point band wagon like you say you are.  And this is baseball, teams have bad games and lose to people they shouldn't.  The Yankees have way too much talent to lose to the Royals but they still do.  Stop picking every single game apart and just let the season play out.

[Dagger]

point did out hit the lechnirs...that's a plus!  They're still the number two seed in the tourney, IMO with UWO and platteville battling out third place. 

[szlongball]

The last 6 years have seen Point(twice) and Whitewater(3? times) make it to Appleton with Whitewater winning it all.

Didn't want to go back seven years, so that UWO would have one trip to the World Series, just one less than the Pointers?   

Point is still in the last 6 years Oshkosh has not gone on to Appleton. Point doesn't have the history that Oshkosh has for being successful for 40 years. It is a world of what have you done lately, not 7 years ago. For Point to have only 1 more trip than Oshkosh in the last 7 years doesn't really matter to me. Point has started to establish itself as a quality program, that was the point I was trying to make.

[badgerwarhawk]

Hopefully Jordan Zimmermann can recover completely and have a successful pro career. He has at least made it to the pros as oppossed to the Whitewater pitchers previously drafted(jury still out on Dott).

We all are biased towards the schools that we have ties to. Not saying Bloom is better than Lechnir or anybody else in the WIAC.

Does the name Bob Wickman ring a bell.  Zimmerman can only hope to have the career Wickman did.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Wickman

Perhaps you meant to say recently drafted.

For the record I think Zimmerman is one hell of a good pitcher and I hope he has a long and successful MLB career.

Both Lechnir and Bloom have done pretty well for themselves.