BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[BigPoppa]

Jennie Finch ...

Yummy

[Mr. Ypsi]

Jennie Finch ...

Yummy

She did beat out Anna Kournikova in one 'sexiest athlete' poll.  Personally, I think Mia Hamm tops them both.

[BigPoppa]

Jennie Finch ...

Yummy

She did beat out Anna Kournikova in one 'sexiest athlete' poll.  Personally, I think Mia Hamm tops them both.

You must be a soccer fan... or just an odd fascination with Nomar Garciaparra.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Jennie Finch ...

Yummy

She did beat out Anna Kournikova in one 'sexiest athlete' poll.  Personally, I think Mia Hamm tops them both.

You must be a soccer fan... or just an odd fascination with Nomar Garciaparra.

Yeah, soccer is probably my #1 sport - unfortunately it hadn't reached Peoria when I was a kid, so I didn't play 'til I started coaching my kids.  My only fascination with Nomar is pure jealousy (Tony Parker, too)! 

[Mr. Ypsi]

Today's edition of "Baseball is a funny game":

Jeremy Bonderman has given up 16 runs in his ten first innings (14.40 era); 8 runs in his other 56 innings (1.29 era).  Give that guy a practice inning and the Cy Young is a lock!

[Pat Coleman]

Tom Glavine learned to overcome it.

[REDMENFAN]

Jenny Finch, the only time I'd keep a softball game on TV, must have been the shorts (or lack there of) she chose to wear when playing for Team USA, or in the professional league she played for around the Chicago area.  I would be completely shocked if that's true about Lapinski.  I could see if he struggled for 2 seasons in short season, but he had great numbers last year.  And Pat was right on, short season starts after the draft with the team composing of mostly players just finishing their college/high school seasons.  Any news on where some CCIW guys are playing summer ball this year? I know Boe Baitinger is playing for a new Northwoods' League team out of green bay I believe, and David Hermes and Steve Coughlin are playing for the Kenosha Kings with several Parkside and Whitewater players.

[goldengear]

http://www.frontierleague.com/transactions.php

Cory Lapinski signed by Gateway April 13th, traded to Windy City May 16th, retired May 25th.

http://flhistory.garmurdesign.com/fromthebleachers/?cat=9

Article about the trade and the signing of Lapinski (scroll down to bottom)

[OshDude]

Titan pitchers don't need no stinkin' fielders!

Though I suppose a catcher might be useful - maybe they use a 'pitch-back'!

Mr. Ypsi, speaking of pitchers not (or rarely) needing fielders--check out the below link on a classic pitching matchup:

http://thunderprofastpitch.com/news/?id=8981

(Ostermann pitched in college for Texas, don't recall who Finch pitched for in college).

If you care, possibly an even better example from the 2007 D3 softball regionals.

http://www.titans.uwosh.edu/WSoftball/2007/COE1.html

And then there's the end all, be all game in that respect. In a minor league game in 1952, Ron Necciai struck out 27 batters in a 9-inning no-hitter. He struck out 24 his next time out. Too bad he had a baseball-related ulcer that partially forced him to quit.

[WLCALUM83]

OshDude, Dani Olsen, the Titans' dp that game is a daughter of one of my cousins. UW-Eau Claire really had the Titans' number when it mattered this season, --still, it's no disgrace to be eliminated by the team that finishes in 3rd place overall. (Eau Claire lost to eventual NCAA D3 champ Linfield of Oregon later).

[Titan Q]

A nice feature on Ricky Angel from Chicagosports.com...

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/cs-0070430keepingupangel,0,3948583.story?coll=cs-highschool-headlines

[mwunder]

Not really CCIW material, but since the MLB draft has come up recently in discussions here, I just read Keith Law's (ESPN Insider) top 100 draft list....

Jordan Zimmerman, Wisc SP, #48.

No other DIII athlete made the top 100.

[BigPoppa]

Has a D3 player even gone in the first round? I know that UW-Oshkosh's Jarrod Washburn was the first pick in the second round(Angels) in 1995.

[REDMENFAN]

BP, I remember reading somewhere just a few days ago that Billy Wagner was I believe the 12th overall pick when he was selected. I've been looking through the site at past pages trying to find it and make sure but haven't been able to do so. I'll keep checking til my prep period is done!  Only 3 more days til summer  8)

[REDMENFAN]

Couldn't find it on here, but I went to the Mets website and found out the info. Wagner went to D-3 school Ferrum college in Virginia. Went 17-3 in 3 seasons, gave up less than 2 hits per start his junior year, and had the best velocity in that years draft. Here's the link if anyone is interested:
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=123790