BB: SCIAC: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Browneagle64]

IMHO, this is the year that all teams within the sciac will play a higher level of baseball than what we saw last year. I understand that the Dawgs had a good season, but can it be repeated? Maybe, but i doubt that we are going to see Cal Lu have a big down year.

When i look at the Redlands team of last year, i try to compare them to the National's Team of two years ago. The nat's came out strong and played good ball. They didn't make it to far into the postseason season but showed that they could play ball instead of being the laughing stock of Canada. Well, they sucked this year. Like every team that has good years there will be a time when they struggle to repeat a strong year. Something that i feel(just my opinioin, not piss matches please) will happen to the DAwgs this year.

Btw, Look for the Leos to field a strong team. I've stopped by campus yesterday and already heard the Aluminum bats in full swing and guys getting themselves ready for a good year in baseball. The same can be said for the boys in Orange and black, as most of them can be seen hitting the weights and practicing basics and fundamental on peterson field.

[Captain Morgan]

The same can be said for the boys in Orange and black, as most of them can be seen hitting the weights and practicing basics and fundamental on peterson field.

If, by the Orange and Black, you are referring to Occidental, I have a few words:

"You can't polish turds." You can shine it up all you want, but it is still just crap when you are done with it.

[Browneagle64]

Haha, Nice. I never knew that these fellas would be turds. Thanks for the info.
I sure hope that they can prove this wrong as they play a better game this year. I understand that they might have a long way to go in many peoples opinion, but, i fill that they have a decent pitching staff and good players coming back.

[BigPoppa]

"You can't polish turds." You can shine it up all you want, but it is still just crap when you are done with it.

Once again, The Captain does not sugarcoat anything.

Like him or not, we all know what he is thinking!!

[Tom Brady]

Dawg-  If coming on a board and pretending to have a daughter thats a student at Redlands who just happens to be best friends with a certain QB, who just happens to be the next big thing in the SCIAC, who THEN turns out to be your son.......if thats not making an ass out of yourself then I guess I really dont know what is.
Enough of the personal stuff.  Honest predictions for the year.

Mine are....
1. ULV
2. CLU
3. Redlands/ CMS
5. Whittier
6. OXY
7. P-P
8. Cal Tech (the Beavers do make the from page on Sports Illustrated ofr being the worst college baseball team in history).

[BigPoppa]

I feel like this site could raise money by showing a pay-per-view fight by locking Oxy Bob, Wild Thing, and The Dawg in a room and setting up a few cameras!

"The Somebody's-Gettin'-Whacked SCIAC Showdown"

Any takers???

Odds???

[Tom Brady]

Poppa-  I am going to take myself in the Battle-Royaaaalllll!!!!!!!  But that is only because I have never met either of these guys.   I will say Bob would whip me in the Knowledge Bowl because he uses words I have never heard of.  Dawg, well, he is from Redlands so he must be pretty a pretty bad man
Seriously though Dawg, I am sure you are a nice guy, just a little friendly ribbing between cyber-associates

[Browneagle64]

Hey WT,

I notice that you have the ULV as high as number #1 in the SCIAC. Just out of curiosity, can you explain why you would make that pick with the Leo's.
I know that they will field a good team, but is there anything about them that SCIAC fans need to know?

Do you really think that the stags will reach the 3rd spot?. They don't return a lot of experince and will likely have to rebuild with what they have. Don't get me wrong though, they always seem to have a pretty good defense. Their pitching staff would be their biggest iffy this year.

Also, why did you pick oxy finishing that low. Can you explain?

[Captain Morgan]

I feel like this site could raise money by showing a pay-per-view fight by locking Oxy Bob, Wild Thing, and The Dawg in a room and setting up a few cameras!

"The Somebody's-Gettin'-Whacked SCIAC Showdown"

Any takers???

Odds???

I think we should set it up as a regional with rankings and all. Each poster chooses a region to be in and they get points thoughout the season. Top posters get invited to the regional and square off in the Posting World Series, held live on-line.

West region poster rankings:
1. Ralph Turner
2. Big Poppa
3. OxyBob
4. Wild Thing
5. Dawg Gone It
6. Browneagle
7. Captain Morgan (have to put myself in this, but lower seeded based on low # of posts)

[Captain Morgan]

I feel like this site could raise money by showing a pay-per-view fight by locking Oxy Bob, Wild Thing, and The Dawg in a room and setting up a few cameras!

"The Somebody's-Gettin'-Whacked SCIAC Showdown"

Any takers???

Odds???

I think we should set it up as a regional with rankings and all. Each poster chooses a region to be in and they get points thoughout the season. Top posters get invited to the regional and square off in the Posting World Series, held live on-line.

West region poster rankings:
1. Ralph Turner
2. Big Poppa
3. OxyBob
4. Wild Thing
5. Dawg Gone It
6. Browneagle
7. Captain Morgan (have to put myself in this, but lower seeded based on low # of posts)

... but I am still waiting for Dawg to ask why Redlands did not make my ranking!

[dawg gone it]

WT...yeah I admitted I made a mistake and paid the price.   I love bantering with you because its not persoanl, just in fun.  I have no problem with that.  I think the Captain is my kind of guy.  I really have to laugh at his posts. 

[Gray Fox]

WT...yeah I admitted I made a mistake and paid the price.   I love bantering with you because its not persoanl, just in fun.  I have no problem with that.  I think the Captain is my kind of guy.  I really have to laugh at his posts. 

Three strikes and out?

[Browneagle64]

I have a quick question for any of you SCIAC posters, Do you guys know who in the league is considered the best pitcher for 07? And if so, what type of pitchs does he like to throw?
Do you guys know of any team who has pitcher that throws an awesome curveball or change up? You know, something that might resemble what Pedro Martinez used to throw when he had that stellar season with the Red Sox?
Although, i never pitched in my life and only played little league( where most kids couldn't even throw things like this), i just have become fascinated with the art of throwing a change up or curveball. Eric Gagne used to do it best for 3 seasons and just left me in awe with those types of pitches.

I was really looking forward to reading what Dawg had to say about the upcoming SCIAC season. I sure am going to miss his assumptions and words about how the dawgs were sure the team that could wup on the Panthers and all other West regional teams.

[Gray Fox]

fascinated with the art of throwing a change up.

Me too on the art of a change up.

Are there any knuckleball pitchers (and catchers)?

[BigPoppa]

fascinated with the art of throwing a change up.

Me too on the art of a change up.

Are there any knuckleball pitchers (and catchers)?

I once read a quote by Charlie Hough that stated you only throw a knuckleball when you have nothing else to throw.