BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[BobbyBeacon]

Ah the Beacons! They return some of the top players in the conferense with Walsh and McCormack but don't think they have the punch to get them over the top. Year in and year out they can't manage to get past the big 3 and perhaps the pitching is to blame. LeBrun has shown promise but their staff is lacking. Andriano has to prove he can compete and win against the top of the LEC for the Beacons to have a chance and so far that hasn't been the story.

[BobbyBeacon]

UMB - not a field but a park with no conveniences to players or spectators

[BobbyBeacon]

Welcome to the boards bobby and I agree with everything that you said about this squad this year. A pretty experinced staff mixed in with some young guys. Good offense will be there to back them up BIG TIME if the pitching does struggle. But if this pitching staff comes together and pitches well with Lebrun, Andriano leading the way.......... Mite be taking a trip to Wilmantic coming regional time.

[BobbyBeacon]

Welcome to the boards bobby and I agree with everything that you said about this squad this year. A pretty experinced staff mixed in with some young guys. Good offense will be there to back them up BIG TIME if the pitching does struggle. But if this pitching staff comes together and pitches well with Lebrun, Andriano leading the way.......... Mite be taking a trip to Wilmantic coming regional time.

We all like to dream big. The only reason UMB will be at the regionals will be to get beat (again) by Keene State who will be passing through Willimantic on their way to Appleton.

[BobbyBeacon]

jconn, what do you know?

[BobbyBeacon]

Jcon get your heads out of the clouds man.  Keene better offense, Keene MUCH better pitching.  Adraino CAN NOT WIN BIG GAMES!!!  Im sorry he cant, i dont the know the kid might be a nice kid, but he cant beat Eastern, he cant beat USM, and he cant beat KEENE.  Raymond who is a true LEC sat starter is 10 times the pitcher that the Beacons have on their roster.  You will not see UMB in the regionals and you will see them finish in the middle of the pack like they do evey year in the LEC, just like the last 5 years.  When they had Conway who was a stud and a great pitcher they couldnt even beat the big three, and Lebrun or whatever his name is, and or adriano dont even come close to the pitcher he was.  Well about thier offense you say, the Beacons are a much better offense of team now then they where then!  Well Keene is 5 times the offense team now it was before which means they will tatoo UMB terrible starters all over the park.  UMB will finish 5th this year behind RIC and until UMB finishes in the top three or wins more than 2 games in the LEC tournament dont try convincing people otherwise.

[BobbyBeacon]

Jcon

Come on... you can't dwell on the past - like I have said a few times before - quoting that great American philosopher - Yogi Berra "I don't on the past because there is no future in it".  UMB's offense will be right there with Southern Maine - KSC & Eastern. However it is just too early to tell as the weather warms up about pitching staffs and new talent on their respective teams.

But in case you want to discuss that one game vs Eastern last year - late in the season, I believe it was the last weekend prior to the LEC tourney, there wasn't one Beacon pitcher that survided the 32-4 thrashing in the first game of a dh.

[BobbyBeacon]

And Jconn your home field whinning about dimensions is reaching and you know it.  I mean come on thats what your hanging your hat on? Seriously?  Keene plays in a field that is 335 to the lines, 385 to he line and 410 to center.  That didnt stop them from hitting the balls to the gaps and driving runs in which UMB should do instead of driving the ball out of the park which they cant do.

But i mean guys lets pay attention the LEC please.  You WIN WITH PITCHING, and UMB doesnt HAVE ANY.  They just dont.  Adraino could have the heart of Rocky it doesnt matter when it comes to pitching in the conference.  He hasnt won in the league and he just wont.  Look at the last couple of years teams that have won.  2009 Gilblair Musson whoever 2008 Morin and Maybe, in order to win in this confernce you need a couple of studs, and UMB does not have them.  They had the best pitcher in the league in Conway and they still couldnt get it done  In order to UMB to make the regionals they better go play in the NAC or the NECC.


Player of the year Doyon Keene State
Pitcher of the Year Musson ECSU
Coach of the Year Ken Howe Keene State

[BobbyBeacon]

Jcon im bored with arguing with your whacked out logic, i get it UMB is the greatest team ever yadda yadda yadda.  You are like a broken record, every year UMB is the greatest because of this guy or that guy and every year they finish 4th or 5th.  I can recycle all of your posts come up with some new material. 

I was shocked to see Eastern  fall to Stevens Tech.  That is usually a give me on thier schedule.   I see where Turgeon seems to be off to a hot start.  Big metal birds go south tommorow.  Cant wait to see what Keene does against a usual tough TCNJ team.  Be intersting to see how they make out.

[pg04]

Well this was just annoying and completely unnecessary. 

[BobbyBeacon]

UMB wins again 4-3 versus Mcdaniel. Pitching has been very good in the 2nd half of this trip if they can win these low scoring games when the offense has a off day. THEY ARE GOING TO BE DANGEROUSSSSSS.

[BobbyBeacon]

Jconn i see that you beacons won again today to push themselves to 7-3 a very strong start.  So i did some snooping around to see who they have been playing.  Below are the 7 teams that they have beat with thier records.  It would appear that other than Denison no one has a winning record.  Espically Johnson and Wales who the beacons had to have a late rally to beat.  Below that is thier three loses and thier records.  All of which are playing at 500 or better.  Now you have to beat the bad teams too, but im still not a true believer that the Beacons are "For Real".  Now you might have said it best when you said that they are a scary team and they might be, I am really interested to see how they do starting with Wheaton on 3/28 and ending with Eastern CT for thier conference dh opener.  Sandwiched in between those games are Salem State and Worcester State I believe.  If the Beacons win some of these games then I be FORCED to agree with you.  Now 7-3 is nothing to sneeze at and I praise the Beacons for taking care of the teams they should, I am just excited to see how good these Beacons really are when they get into a meatier part of the schedule.  I hope they do well as I love to see Eastern lose at least one of those game and I always root for LEC teams when they play out of conference.  So we shall have to wait and see

J&W 2-13
McDaniel 4-5
MCLA 1-5
Hamilton 4-10
Ramapo 5-5
Denison 9-6

Total 24-44


Amherst 6-5
Will Patterson 6-6
Bowdoin 2-2

Total 14-13

[BobbyBeacon]

KCSFAN,

You know that there is nothing you can say to Jcon at this time that will convince him that UMB is not the best team in D3 baseball   So we just have to play the games and see at the end of the day if the Beacons are the real deal or just smoke and mirrors

[BobbyBeacon]

Jcon,

The problem with you has been Blah blah blah blah year after year about UMB.  Historically, in the end they are mostly a mediocre team.  I will put ECSU/KSC/USM's records year after year after year against UMB ANY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is UMB's historical record vs top LEC teams?
How many LEC/LEC Tournament Championships?
How many NCAA Regional Championships?
How many College World Series appearances?
How NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS?

Yeah, UMB gets lucky every once and awhile and beats a good team!!  Even the NY Yankees will lose a game or two during the season.  Thats BASEBALL!!!!!!  Its all about the end result and ECSU/Keene/SMU have the records to prove it.

SO,  BLAH BLAH,BLAH, BLAH..........................

You bet your blowhard arse that we also have those dates circled , and the ones vs KSC and USM for that matter

[BobbyBeacon]

ECSUalum,

The problem with you eastern fans is YOURE LIVING IN THE PAST. I am talking about the here and now I dont give a rats arse if you won the LEC the last 50 years and havent lost a game since 1995. I am talking about this year these teams and the fact is UMB this year is going to be near the top of this league. So I dont care how many National titles Eastern has because not one of the players on this years team has won a national title. Its a new year and history means NOTHING. So come to the here and now.