BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[hockeyfan77]

He did leave the field after he got tossed....He sat right next to me for the last 5 plus innings...

From what I saw off the video feed he argued with the up for 5 minutes.  Get tossed, leave the field!! The umpire should have turned his back and restarted the game!!

No coach does that....I have never seen a coach get tossed and then just promptly leave the field without saying anything....

[wordsmith]

Better late than never Congrats to Southern Maine and their coaching staff for piecing together a great run through the LEC and winning the Regular Season title.

On another note as I sit here recovering from conquering the Mt. Snow Tough Mudder yesterday I am watching Ryan Flaherty play the outfield for the O's IN Fenway Park. What a thrill for the Flaherty Family!

[363dp]

HOF Eddie time to grow up or get done!

[rob]

Ed Flaherty is the Master at umpire manipulation.

ECSUalum:

HoFEddy has taken the crown from Holywater for "MVUM"

For those of us who don't know what you're talking about..."WHAT"?

[wordsmith]

Ed Flaherty is the Master at umpire manipulation.

ECSUalum:

HoFEddy has taken the crown from Holywater for "MVUM"

For those of us who don't know what you're talking about..."WHAT"?

MVUM - Most Valuable Umpire Manipulator 

[KSCfan]

So we go into the tournament with a hot USM, Plymouth getting into the LEC playoffs for the first time in as long as i can remember, and a lot of questions.

So game 1 at 930am we got USM vs Plymouth
Game 2 Keene vs UMB
Game 3 Eastern and RIC

Here are my predictions for tournament day 1

Southern Maine beats Plymouth
Keene beats UMB
RIC beats Eastern

Is there going to be video for tournament?  Live Stats? Or just audio? 
Hockeyfan any idea?

Cant wait for tournament!

If Keene wins the LEC tournament will Eastern get an at large, and vice versa if Eastern wins?  If someone else wins the tournament who could get an at large

[hockeyfan77]

HOF Eddie time to grow up or get done!

This is the reason I don't post on these boards as much as I do the D3 hockey boards .... For some reason there are a ton more baseball posters that just slam people and say crap...You would be surprised just how many people do read this....

[hockeyfan77]

So we go into the tournament with a hot USM, Plymouth getting into the LEC playoffs for the first time in as long as i can remember, and a lot of questions.

So game 1 at 930am we got USM vs Plymouth
Game 2 Keene vs UMB
Game 3 Eastern and RIC

Here are my predictions for tournament day 1

Southern Maine beats Plymouth
Keene beats UMB
RIC beats Eastern

Is there going to be video for tournament?  Live Stats? Or just audio? 
Hockeyfan any idea?

Cant wait for tournament!

If Keene wins the LEC tournament will Eastern get an at large, and vice versa if Eastern wins?  If someone else wins the tournament who could get an at large

There will be video and live stats....When I get the links I will post them on here to make it easier for everybody....Even for the Wheaton fan that hates USM...

[7express]

I have Eastern, Keene & USM winning Wednesday and Keene beating Eastern for the championship.

[ECSUalum]

He did leave the field after he got tossed....He sat right next to me for the last 5 plus innings...

From what I saw off the video feed he argued with the up for 5 minutes.  Get tossed, leave the field!! The umpire should have turned his back and restarted the game!!

No coach does that....I have never seen a coach get tossed and then just promptly leave the field without saying anything....

It doesn't matter, Holowaty, Flaherty, Howe, the umpires should not take s**t from the coaches after getting thrown out...period!
Turn your back, ignore the cry baby, and restart the game.  If the coach refuses to leave, suspend his ass.  It is really embarrassing and pathetic, these guys act like children instead of adults who should be setting an example for the young men who play for them.

Some of these coaches are "legends in their own minds"

[KSCfan]

Hockeyfan thanks so much for the links when you post them.  Sadly i will not be able to make it up to maine for any of the tournament, but i will def be watching on the computer, and following the live stats.  Is it going to be LEC TV?  They always do an amazing job for the conference tournaments, and i love how much work i blow off watching the feeds and games. 


To throw my hat in the ring on coaches getting ejected....  When a coach gets tossed I think they should get a couple of minutes to get "their moneys worth"  It is not like coaches get tossed every game, and create a scene.  When a coach gets run i have no problems with them for a couple of minutes saying what they want to say.  It should not go on for more than that though.  IMO the other umpire after a minute or two should come down and step in and break it up.  Step in between the umpire and the coach, and talk to the coach as he or she walks them back towards their bench, so they could leave and play resume.

[ECSUalum]

players can also be pathetic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26axJdDKYWw

[KSCfan]

Alum, that one is pretty bad.  That walker guy looked like a clown.  If you want coaches losing it have you seen the one with the "peanuts" pitching coach where he loses it on his pitching staff after the game?  I would post the link but the thing is chocked filled with f bombs, and other adult references.  You can find it easy enough on youtube if you want to see it

[ECSUalum]

Thanks KSCfan,

Arkansas coach Van Horn should have been tossed as well. What the heck is going on with young kids these days  And then his coach goes on to support the clown .  If I was coach Van Horn, Walker would have been thrown off the team, after viewing his antics and his actions toward the umpire.

Anyway...good luck to the Owls in the LEC Tournament.  Re the pool C bid, ( if ECSU or Keene St do not win), will be determined by the NCAA formulas with respect to wins in region/out of region and I think by SOS of opponents and as well opponents opponents, so it is unclear who goes until you grind the numbers.

One thing you can definitely say is that Eastern is not the dominating force it once was in the LEC and we have much more parity.
It was actually nice to see UMB win in 2010 and RIC last year.  I still think the Owls will make a CWS appearance sooner rather than later.

[WNECalum222]

Does WNE get an at large over ECSU or Keene if they don't win the conference this afternoon?