BB: SLIAC: St Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[theoneandonly]

Not that it matters but I would have cheer for any team that went to the conference tourney. Like i said before i have my favorite teams, but someone (which Webster did last year) has to start getting SOME respect for the SLIAC even if its one season at a time, that is why i would cheer for any team in the tournament. All in all we just finished up a great SLIAC year and watched quite a few good players and a couple of great ones. Congrats to all the seniors from every team. It was fun watching you guys play, and good luck in the future!

[BigPoppa]

I think that if Fontbonne makes a bit of a run, it will open they eyes of the SLIAC watchers to give a team like Webster a second look next year.

[#1PantherFan]

The first-round NCAA Division III baseball Central Regional games scheduled for Wednesday, May 13 have been rained out. The regional has been rescheduled to begin at noon Thursday and will follow the same format through Sunday.

[flyonthewall]

so you say that every playoff team starts 0-0 huh? Apparently all Webster fans thought they started 3-0 and were already in regional play. Whooops!

I'm tired of people making excuses for Webster. If they were the better team, then they would not of lost 2-3 games in the conference tournament. Yes they won 24 straight conference games, BUT they could of very well lost several games. They won 4-1 against Prin, andwere down by 4 in the 8th vs MacMurray. Don't get me wrong, Webster is a DAMN good team and proved they can play with any team in the nation, but I get really frustrated when Webster fans down the rest of the SLIAC. Webster did not play DOWN to the level of the other teams, admit it, it was a GREAT evenly matched conference tournament. Not saying this because it happened to Webster, but when Biagini strikes out and Fuiten gets thrown out at second on the same play, not once, but twice in the same game, its fun to see. Thats the type of things fans love to see when it comes down to nut cuttin time in the tournament. I think this was the most fun conference tournament that the SLIAC has had in a LONG time.

Highlights from the Tourney:
Biagini's oppo home run against Greenville

Fontbonne's 5-4-3 double play in the 8th inning vs Maryvile kept the lead intact

Andrew Haven's play at the plate getting Tolan first THEN Horn as he leaped over Haven as they both tried to score 5 feet from each other

[flyonthewall]

More Highlights:

Championship game ended on play at the plate after Henkelman's double off the wall in rightfield turned into Nikolaisen throwing runner out at the plate by 10 feet.

Stenzel striking out 11 Webster batters to give Maryville victory and ending Webster's season

Benches being warned after Mike Scott gets hit by pitch and stares pitcher down.

Fontbonne coming back to tie game in the 7th with 4 runs in Championship game.

Fontbonne keeping Webster from tying game by stranding 2 runners in scoring position in 8th inning and 1 runner in the 9th.

Anyone else have anything?

[theoneandonly]

All good moments FLY... I agree with you about SOME of the Webster fans.. Like its always been said though, you cant lump the few in with all. BUT i do agree a majority of the guys on here are pretty hateful towards myself and you for not jumping on the Webster Bandwagon. Dont get me wrong, they win the tourney, i cheer for them, thats just how i work. But anyway.. good info Karma +1

[BigToughGuy]

so you say that every playoff team starts 0-0 huh? Apparently all Webster fans thought they started 3-0 and were already in regional play. Whooops!

I'm tired of people making excuses for Webster. If they were the better team, then they would not of lost 2-3 games in the conference tournament. Yes they won 24 straight conference games, BUT they could of very well lost several games. They won 4-1 against Prin, andwere down by 4 in the 8th vs MacMurray. Don't get me wrong, Webster is a DAMN good team and proved they can play with any team in the nation, but I get really frustrated when Webster fans down the rest of the SLIAC. Webster did not play DOWN to the level of the other teams, admit it, it was a GREAT evenly matched conference tournament. Not saying this because it happened to Webster, but when Biagini strikes out and Fuiten gets thrown out at second on the same play, not once, but twice in the same game, its fun to see. Thats the type of things fans love to see when it comes down to nut cuttin time in the tournament. I think this was the most fun conference tournament that the SLIAC has had in a LONG time.

Highlights from the Tourney:
Biagini's oppo home run against Greenville

Fontbonne's 5-4-3 double play in the 8th inning vs Maryvile kept the lead intact

Andrew Haven's play at the plate getting Tolan first THEN Horn as he leaped over Haven as they both tried to score 5 feet from each other

Webster is the BETTER team. Maryville was a better team as well. Fontbonne was the HOTTER team.*  Plain and simple.

*see MLB World Series winners from 2002, 2003, 2004, the 2005 Houston Astros, the 2007 Colorado Rockies to name a few.

Perhaps the Rays/Red Sox last year are a better comparison.  Rays barely hang on to beat the Red Sox in the NLCS, to finally overcome the team that has been stomping them for years.  They then go and wimper out in the World Series losing 4 games to 1.  Unfortunately for Fontbonne, the Rays 1 win may be more than the Griffins see they rest of this season.  Thanks to the rain, at least they can say they weren't the first team eliminated.   

[theoneandonly]

you're digging deeper and deeper by showing your immaturity every day. We understand Webster is a good team, but there are also 8 other teams in the league, and two of them( Fontbonne AND Maryville), not just one but two, upset Webster.. Come to the realization that their season is over, and next year is a new year. Until then, I see you Karma going way down.

[depew24]

Speaking of immaturity, you're talking about karma points...seriously, it's really dumb.

And just because someone has a different view than you does not mean you just put them down. He thinks Webster has a better team but got outplayed in the tourney. I don't see anything wrong with this statement.

Oh no...please don't take any 'karma' away...what will I do...

[HangEmBangEm]

when Webster beats fontbonne by over 10 runs multiple times in the season, it is hard for me to believe that they were evenly matched. It seems more likely that their bats went quiet at the wrong time and fontbonne, who no one said was bad but was never on websters level till that one game, got pretty lucky and took advantage of the situation. Good for them, bad for Webster. That is all anyone is saying. I congratulate them for doing it. But as for immaturity, look at some of your own posts and fly and one and only you have both just blatantly put Webster down, when we are simply discussing what we believe went wrong for the team we thought was better, and what went right for the team that won. As we have all said earlier in the season, any given team can win on any given day. Webster just saved their 2 normal conference losses for the wrong part of the season. Ha, grow up and act like your played before and don't just straight up disrespect a good team.

[theoneandonly]

Just to put the record straight. Fontbonne did not put Webster out of the Tourney. Maryville did, so for all of you out there who keep saying Fontbonne got lucky, they didnt, They put themselves in the drivers seat and just rode it out to a championship. Maryville put out Webster.. So get that straight. As far as karma points, i dont care either, im just saying maybe you should get a hint and change the tone of your posts, because obviously im not the only one that feels that way. I have given -1 karma to the post where i was called the oneandonlymoron. other than that ive given none. SOO.. it looks like im not the only one thinking he is in the wrong... Now that were past the point of the SLIAC Tourney in which Maryville, Webster, and Greenville all lost in and Blackburn, Eureka, Westminster, Macmurray, and pricipia didnt even make it, Fontbonne is set to play here in about an hour. Anyone attending? Can we try and focus on whats ahead and not whats already happened.

Basically I dont think that stating that Webster was such a better team was a fact. I havent Blatantly put them down, and there has been NO disrespect. I know they are a good team. They just got outplayed, at the right part of the season, because of their quiet bats, and fontbonne stepping up in right situations. You guys have said so yourselves, so if that is disrespect then so be it. end of story.

[theoneandonly]

Speaking of immaturity, you're talking about karma points...seriously, it's really dumb.

And just because someone has a different view than you does not mean you just put them down. He thinks Webster has a better team but got outplayed in the tourney. I don't see anything wrong with this statement.

Oh no...please don't take any 'karma' away...what will I do...

I dont knock anyone without letting them know about it. And the way it was put and calling me the oneandonlymoron was deserving of negative points. I dont disapporve of anyone rooting for their team, just quit cutting down all the others because your team is out. Look at my post before this to see all my other points about this.

[BigToughGuy]

Just to put the record straight. Fontbonne did not put Webster out of the Tourney. Maryville did, so for all of you out there who keep saying Fontbonne got lucky, they didnt, They put themselves in the drivers seat and just rode it out to a championship. Maryville put out Webster.. So get that straight. As far as karma points, i dont care either, im just saying maybe you should get a hint and change the tone of your posts, because obviously im not the only one that feels that way. I have given -1 karma to the post where i was called the oneandonlymoron. other than that ive given none. SOO.. it looks like im not the only one thinking he is in the wrong... Now that were past the point of the SLIAC Tourney in which Maryville, Webster, and Greenville all lost in and Blackburn, Eureka, Westminster, Macmurray, and pricipia didnt even make it, Fontbonne is set to play here in about an hour. Anyone attending? Can we try and focus on whats ahead and not whats already happened.

Basically I dont think that stating that Webster was such a better team was a fact. I havent Blatantly put them down, and there has been NO disrespect. I know they are a good team. They just got outplayed, at the right part of the season, because of their quiet bats, and fontbonne stepping up in right situations. You guys have said so yourselves, so if that is disrespect then so be it. end of story.

theoneandonlyidiot,

Bottom Line:  If Carthage plays well and Fontbonne plays well, Carthage wins in a blowout.  Fontbonne cannot beat top teams (including Webster) unless those teams have down days. 

 

[theoneandonly]

I am done replying to the true idiots. I know i have said it already once. but now i am done.

The CCIW board is just 2 clicks away, i think you're on the wrong board.

[BigToughGuy]

I say Carthage by 7.  Can you honestly tell me you would take the under?