BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Scream]

Exactamente augie.  Gracias.

[yank52]

Alas, it looks like NPU woes will continue for another season, I think it time for "Wait until next season" chorus.
NPU dropped 3 straight to IWU, Sunday's final 6 to 0, the weather was grand, the pitching was on but the bats and defense betrayed the Vikings today.

Hope springs eternal every spring, but the spring looks dryer with each passing conference series.

Good luck Vikings this week , make up with Wheaton and a 3 game series with NCC


where in these paragraphs does it say anything about not playing in the CCIW tournament, and where does it not say this.
I love it when a bandwagon is jumped and a plain and simple fact is presented.

There are 15 games left for NPU of which 10 are conference games. they will play U of Chi. twice, Concordia, Ill once Rockford U once and Dominican once.

As I said before they are 11 and 14 and if they win 20 I'll be happy but it won't win dem the CCIW and that is a fact, Jack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I say again " Wait, till next year" , NPU will only impress if they run the rest of the season and win the tourney anything less is lower expectations.

[robberki]

Wow, I missed the boat on this arguement. Ahhh...what the heck, I'll wade in. Yanks: what the heck is upper echelon supposed to mean? They are sitting at 3rd in the conference, if the season ended today wouldn't they be in the conference tourney? How can you say unless they win the tourney the season is a wash? Only one team wins it, if IWU runs the table the rest of the season but then loses in the first round to NPU, is there season a wash? Could you enlighten me on your subjective standard please.
Kudos to NPU baseball, they are truly back from the dead and only the blind or the dumb wouldn't see it.

[benchwarmer21]

I would like to know how NPU season is a wash? They are still in third place in the confrence right now and have IWU and Auggie out of the way. And those of you saying "wait til next year" must be cub fans cause those are the only people i've ever heard say that phrase. I don't understand how people are giving up so easily on NPU. They loose 3 straight confrence games and everyone says they are done. What is that? Have you not forgotten that besides this weekend NPU has won every series they have played including Auggie. Do not talk down on a programm that has come from a 1-39 team to making the tourney last year and once again turing heads of people. They were picked to finish 5 behind Wheaton and they are sitting in 3rd even after dropping 3 straight. Do not say wait til next year, because it is still this year and anything can happen.

[mwunder]

Carthage beats Wheaton 11-1 today to move to 9-2 in the CCIW.

[Mr. Ypsi]

IWU downs Millikin 8-0, moving to 12-0.  MU falls to 4-7.

[bball7811]

Yank,
You have seen the top team in the CCIW and are not impressed by their pitching???!!! IWU has given up 8 ER in 12 games!!! Take a look at their conference ERA, it is ridiculous. If you arent impressed by that then you are expecting too much out of CCIW pitching.

[RedMan1]

bball,
IWU has been pitching very well lately, and it is very impressive, but I think that will change this weekend. Carthage is starting to get their swing back and being at the Carthage/Augie games this past weekend,  both teams hit the ball hard. It will be a fun weekend to see 2 pretty good teams going up against each other. I'm not trying to put down the IWU pitching, but they haven't seen Carthage or Augie yet.

[Scream]

Only one team wins it, if IWU runs the table the rest of the season but then loses in the first round to NPU, is there season a wash? Could you enlighten me on your subjective standard please.

Got him!

[Scream]

where in these paragraphs does it say anything about not playing in the CCIW tournament

Well, when you're saying, "wait til next year" you're implying the current season is over.  As this whole board has attempted to point out to you, the season is far from over.  Even if Park wasn't in 3rd, your comments wouldn't make sense.  The fact that Park is in 3rd and is slated to make the tourney if the season ended today makes your comments that much more ridiculous. 

So I say again " Wait, till next year" , NPU will only impress if they run the rest of the season and win the tourney anything less is lower expectations.

They will only impress who?  I don't think the players or coaches give a crap about impressing a bandwagon fan who thinks the season is over when they're sitting at 3rd in the conference. 

[REDMENFAN]

The frat boys on the roof tops with the microphone and countless number beers always makes it a fun time in bloomington! A great atmosphere to play in. I Haven't been to IWU's baseball field in 2 years, have they fixed up the field at all? The atmosphere was great, but the field itself was absoulutely terrible. I remember the conference tournament 2 years ago when the foul lines in the outfield were pretty much a zig zag the whole way down with green spray paint to try and fix it, and the grass in the infield was as dead as can be.

[mwunder]

In an unrelated note...

All of the Cubs fans can thank me for personally for putting a hex their star players by drafting them in the first round of my fantasy league the past two years and subsequently, that player going down with an injury of some sort....First Derek Lee (#5 overall last season (NL Only)) and this year with Alfonso Soriano (#3 overall in the same NL Only league).


Good thing I'm a Brewers Fan!!   

[mwunder]

No one cares about what fan you are! If u havent noticed no one is writing about fanatasy baseball on this blog. This is for college baseball specifically CCIW baseball.

Thanks for your two cents benchwarmer.  If you've been on any of the CCIW boards, you'll notice that they go off topic from time to time.  As a matter of fact, go back on this board and read some history.

You have 8 posts...One was about the Central region poll and having no CCIW members in it.  You were COMPLETELY wrong about that.  You've called this message board a blog, again WRONG.  That's 25% of your posts adding NOTHING to this site. 

I told you that it was unrelated....skip it next time ya goof. 

Maybe you should concentrate on lowering your 99.00 ERA instead of being the message board police.  Perhaps get someone out instead of calling someone out.

[perfectgame]

ouch. that stings.

anyway, lets all just settle down. what is everyones predictions for this weeks play?

Carthage @ IWU (IWU wins series)
Wheaton @ Elmhurst (Wheaton wins series)
Augustana @ Millikin (Augie wins series)
North Park @ NCC (NPU wins series)

[yank52]

ouch. that stings.

anyway, lets all just settle down. what is everyones predictions for this weeks play?

Carthage @ IWU (IWU wins series)
Wheaton @ Elmhurst (Wheaton wins series)
Augustana @ Millikin (Augie wins series)
North Park @ NCC (NPU wins series)

Now we are back to the real deal.


Carthage 2 of 3
Elmhurst 2 of 3
Augustana sweep
North Park 2 of 3

hope for good weather and get all those games in on time.