BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[LEC Fan]

LEC 3-0 in NCAA Regional play...hopefully they can keep it going today! Goodluck!

[KSCfan]

Day 2 of the regionals and the LEC has its worked cut out for them. 

keene gets Cortland
Eastern gets Tufts and
UMB gets WNEC 

All three are very tough opponents for the LEC.  I know that Tufts got whacked by Eastern earlier but i dont see that happening again, im taking Tufts 7-3 as i think that Tufts will get to Schult or Fontaine and the bullpen of Eastern.  (eastern folk are grabbing pitch forks and flaming sticks to come lynch the kscfan)

Keene is playing Cortland in Cortland.  Again the Red Dragons dominate the Ny region year in and year out.  I dont know what to expect from Keene has they have a Dr. Jekyl /Mr. Hyde complex this year it seems.  I dont know who they are going to throw, i just know that i want to give the ball to Vogt in the 8th with lead.

Beacons showing that the LEC was not a fluke.  I am surprised that Jconn and or Bobby have not brought this point up and here it is 10:15am.  I had this vision of Jconn sitting with blood shot eyes and 8 cups of coffee in front of him in various UMB mugs (2 with Nick Conway from stretch, 2 with Dalton fist pumping after a strike out, 2 with McCormak in mid swing, and 2 beacon logo cups) staring at the computer screen waiting to tell us that UMB was rolling.  Beaconville, Beaconmania  who knows.  I tthinks that UMB beats WNEC and gets Tufts in the 2-0 game tommorow

[Jcon8958]

Sorry KSCFAN just getting around to posting now as it was a late night. UMB looked very very good last night hitting the NE pitcher of the year Nolan Corr very hard then not letting up after he was yanked in the midst of another ROUT of wheaton 12-3. Dalton shook off a shaky start and dominated over the last 8 innings. UMB is playing there best ball right now and they can beat anybody right now ANYBODYY. That being said time to forget about last nights win that was yesterday got another big game tonite vs WNEC, who will get there proper welcome to beaconville tonite at 745.

[kscer]

Go UMB!! carry the torch for the LEC

[Jcon8958]

WELCOME TO BEACONVILLE.  Big game tommorow

[Hobbesy]

added videos from each of the four winners today...

http://ned3baseball.wordpress.com/

I miss you guys on the board...doesnt seem like I have a life working this tournament.

Beacons!!!

[BobbyBeacon]

With each Beacon victory (and, yes, there's been 30 of them....and counting!) the boards seem to get quieter and quieter.  A small case of Beacon Fever (amongst other things) has kept me away for a few days but after tonight I just couldn't hold back.

Yesterday the Beacons tamed the "Lyons" and made them look like newborn kittens.  I was going to re-post another quote here, YAboy, but we all know what happened last time I did that .  Don't want to hurt anybody's feelings.  Tonight the Golden Bear Graham Crackers crumbled in the late innings as the Beacons offense refused to quit.  The heart of this Beacons squad is on full display.  This never quit, never say die attitude shows just how scary this team is.  NOBODY but the Beacons in that dugout believed they would do what they have done/are doing.  Tonight they were relatively kept in check for 6 innings....and "BOOM goes the dynamite!"  Just goes to show how many different ways this squad can beat you.

This year the Beacons have played and won more games in Holowaty's House than they have at Beacon Stadium!  That officially makes the colony of Mansfield, CT the joint capital of Beaconville (can't ever forget about Gorham, ME)!!  Congratulations!!!! 

The Beacon Bandwagon is full steam ahead and even Hobbesy is trying to jump on (great work on "the Ocho" by the way)!  However, there is definitely not enough cowbell in Mansfield to save all of you.  Beacon Fever (derived from Beacon Mania) is a serious threat and should NEVER be taken lightly.

Tomorrow's mission: Operation Dumbo Drop at approximately 1615 EST.  Just sit back, relax and enjoy the laser show.  Just remember, we're NOT DONE YET!!!

[wordsmith]

Keene State season comes to an end with a 5-2 loss.


All-American Bobby Doyon had a tough tough stretch going 2-14 in the Regionals.


I leave you with this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GZlJr1c48k

Word

[wordsmith]

So here is a question that may have been asked before but I don't recall it.

2011 season lets say the UMBB win the regular season title where pray tell does the LEC play the Conference Championship?

A) Beaconville
B) Gorham
C) Mansfield, CT
D) Somewhere else
E) No worries, The Beacons will never win the REgular season title

My bet is C

Word

[Jcon8958]

THATS FINE WORD DONT WORRY ABOUT UMB BEACONNN FEVVVERRRRRR BABBBBYYYYYY LETSSSSS GOOOOOO

[ECSUalum]

What is unbelievable to me is the UMB pitching over the last 10 games!!!

Another great performance by Adriano tonight.

Congrats to the Beacons on another great come from behind win and the drivers seat to THE SHOW in Appleton.

Jconn/BB  I think you have the LEC boards members all on the Beaconville Bandwagon now!!!!!

[BobbyBeacon]

Sent Wednesday May 19, 2010.


Dear Mr. Coleman,

As you are well aware there are some rather upset members in the Little East Conference portion of your website.  Since disabling my account I have read the comments you and other members have left on the board.  With all due respect, I must say that I am truly appalled, not so much by the reaction from others in the forum, but, Sir, by yours.  I have attached a document to this e-mail which I am sure you are familiar with.  It is the Terms of Service letter on your website.  The reason I have attached this is because it says that you made this post back in March 2008.  As an administrator of D3boards.com it should fall under your title to ensure that the content of this board should adhere to the Terms of Service.

You may have found my recent post in violation and consider it "rolling the board or being a troll," but my intent was to simply show just how much of a negative, nasty light is shed on the Beacons.  You do not see such posts in regards to other Little East Conference Teams and you can go back to the beginning.  All of my posts have been in support of the Beacons or in response to comments which have violated your Terms of Service Agreement.

To bash a [former] member of your site is unprofessional, especially when that said member has adhered to your Terms of Service during his tenure with your site, and done nothing but endlessly support his team.  Every post "BobbyBeacon" made adhered to the Terms of Service agreement.  I have never made "comments or rumors of a defamatory nature" about anyone on the board, especially in regards to players (see posts regarding Nick Conway or Mike Andriano) whom many members do not have a personal relationship with.  If these are parents of student-athletes then they should be ashamed of themselves.  These are hard-working student athletes who dedicated just as much time and effort as the children of these outlandish parents.  To make comments stating that UMass Boston should not be part of the Little East Conference is unsportsmanlike.  Stating that someone was not deserving of an award or that they're not good enough or should not be a baseball player is absolutely ludicrous.

As a former member of the UMass Boston Beacons baseball team I would like you to know some of the history of the program.  This year has been the third season in which the Beacons have finished over .500 in 28 years and the first winning season since 2006 (19-18 overall;7-7 in LEC).  We have been considered the joke of the conference every year since we have had a program and many people seem to enjoy sharing their opinions (see ECSUAlum May 13, 2008 or KSCfan May 9, 2010, etc.).  We do not have a field on campus, or even in the city of Boston to play on.  The field the Beacons practice on is shared with Boston College High School and the Beacons are required off the field just before the high school team comes to practice.  The basketball gymnasium, the Beacons other "practice field," is consistently shared with Intramural Basketball games or off-season volleyball workouts.

If you watched any of the LEC Tournament broadcasts, even the "impartial" announcers were bashing the Beacons in their games before they won the championship.  Comments, such as "they don't belong here" were made, and opinions voiced about their style of play have been echoed throughout the Little East.  May I note that if you watch the NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha you will see the same type of "antics" from those college players in their hopes of winning a championship.  In fact, if you watched the Red Sox bullpen, or any dugout or bullpen in the MLB, you will see the same sort of "antics" from the professional baseball players as well.  The UMass Boston baseball team did nothing wrong during the tournament except beat the programs they were not supposed to beat.

Like any player, die-hard fan, alumni, or former player all I have done is endlessly support and defend my Alma mater.  When, as a former player, you endure the arrogance and superiority complex cast by some of these other teams and their fans it only makes times like this so much sweeter.  I remember when I was in Coach Eygabroat's office one year and Coach Holowaty had the nerve to call and suggest we move a doubleheader scheduled for Yetten Field up to his field because we did not have a complex like his.  And, when Coach Eygabroat told him no, Holowaty laughed and replied that he would then send his JV team instead.  I remember when Coach Flaherety endlessly waved his runners in and humiliated us in my first year playing and then had a meltdown when UMB beat USM for the first time ever.  During an with an umpire came out and told him that he missed the call and was "making them look like a Major League team, which they definitely are not."  That was in the midst of a 19-6 rout.  I remember playing at Keene State and listening to fans up and down the lines remind us of our program's history and compare us to a Little League team.  In the recent LEC Tournament I overheard RIC Coach Virgulak, before he left the field, tell another coach that the Owls should have no problem beating us as we were overrated and a joke.

Only the kids who have been in or graduated from the Beacons Baseball program truly understand what it is like to be a Beacon baseball player.  I remember my freshman year, which was not that long ago, informing a professor that I would need to leave class early and him candidly replying, "UMass Boston has a baseball team?"  Maybe now one can understand the pride one may take in playing or having played for the Beacons.

In response to your post, again, we have NEVER been there before.  While there may have been another way to express my combination of joy and disbelief that is how I chose to do so.  It was not bashing another member of the board, it was definitely not bashing any player in the LEC and, I felt, was a much "classier" way of saying, "F you, we won 'your' conference."  Also, the reason I re-register is because I do not want my e-mail address being posted for the simple reason that I did not want people, including former teammates and coaches, to know who I am.  I joined D3boards.com as a way to show Coach Eygabroat, Beacon baseball players, and even recruits that what they have done/are doing deserves recognition.  I joined because I wanted them to see that we have built a program and were not just an "undeserving team in the LEC."  I joined because I was sick of the UMB bashing and to give a voice to the UMass Boston baseball team and its players who cannot defend themselves against arrogant, obnoxious parents.  These are student-athletes, not professionals.  The jokes and sarcasm are one thing, but to criticize another player's skill set or say they are not deserving of an award, especially one they do not know, is outrageous.

I am not asking for your protection from such posts or to scold everyone who speaks ill of the Beacons.  I understand that some of the posts are written in a witty and sarcastic manner, but you cannot convince me that all of them are.  I also understand that people have their own opinions and may freely voice them as they choose.  That being said, do you really consider re-posting the classless statements and jokes made about my Alma mater and former teammates a violation of your Terms of Service?  If so, maybe you should consider re-writing the Terms of Service so that there is no more confusion as to what will or will not be accepted.  As an administrator, I feel it would be your job to remain impartial to a party or member and ensure that the content posted in the forums is both in the spirit of gamesmanship and sportsmanship.

Sincerely,

"BobbyBeacon"

[BobbyBeacon]

I just want you guys to know where I/we are coming from.....

Can you believe this?!?!?!?!?   

I don't want to get ahead of ourselves, but the Beacons are one win away from advancing to Beaconville, Wisconsin!!!!!! 

[KSCfan]

Bobby i am just impressed i made your letter.

good luck to umass boston tommorow.

[Pat Coleman]

Among other things, in my response to Bobby B I reminded him that I had not taken any action on him whatsoever, and that he left the board by his own free will.