D3 Championship Belt

[Just Bill]

D3Baseball.com has opened up a new door for me....The D-III Baseball Championship Belt^TM.  Think about how many times it could bounce back and forth across the country on those Spring Break tournament trips to Florida.  It could even change hands then change back in the same doubleheader.  The timewasting possiblities are endless....

Plus, baseball players actually WEAR a belt.  It could be functional as well as idiotic.

[Just Bill]

Guilford defeats Washington & Lee (both of them...at the same time!) 95-77.  That's two successful defenses in a row and three for the season for the Quakers.  One more win and Guilford will carry the D-III Championship Belt^TM proudly into the ODAC Tournament.

Next Championship Belt^TM match:    Guilford at Emory & Henry (both of them...at the same time!), Saturday.

[Ralph Turner]

D3Baseball.com has opened up a new door for me....The D-III Baseball Championship Belt^TM.  Think about how many times it could bounce back and forth across the country on those Spring Break tournament trips to Florida.  It could even change hands then change back in the same doubleheader.  The timewasting possiblities are endless....

Plus, baseball players actually WEAR a belt.  It could be functional as well as idiotic.

Maybe Marietta will still have the belt when they play McMurry!

[diehardfan]

D3Baseball.com has opened up a new door for me....The D-III Baseball Championship Belt^TM.  Think about how many times it could bounce back and forth across the country on those Spring Break tournament trips to Florida.  It could even change hands then change back in the same doubleheader.  The timewasting possiblities are endless....

Plus, baseball players actually WEAR a belt.  It could be functional as well as idiotic.

Too funny! Can you imagine sliding wearing such a thing?

[Gregory Sager]

The timewasting possiblities are endless....

You really do have your finger on the pulse of what Posting Up is all about, don't you, Bill?

Plus, baseball players actually WEAR a belt.  It could be functional as well as idiotic.

I'd make the third-base coach wear it.

"If I point to this bauble right here, it means 'bunt'. If I point to this bauble over here, it means 'take'. If I point to the gewgaw right here in the middle, it means 'swing away'. If I point to the shiny brass medallion on my hip, it means, 'Disregard the next sign, and look for the second one' ..."

[Just Bill]

Future exchange:

Player:  But coach, you said the green rhinestone was a hit-and-run!
Coach:  No! The YELLOW rhinestone is hit-and-run, the phony green emerald is steal and the faded photo of John L. Sullivan is bunt.
Player:  Who's John L. Sullivan?

[Ralph Turner]

Future exchange:

Player:  But coach, you said the green rhinestone was a hit-and-run!
Coach:  No! The YELLOW rhinestone is hit-and-run, the phony green emerald is steal and the faded photo of John L. Sullivan is bunt.
Player:  Who's John L. Sullivan?

Coach:  No, Who's on first.   

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Future exchange:

Player:  But coach, you said the green rhinestone was a hit-and-run!
Coach:  No! The YELLOW rhinestone is hit-and-run, the phony green emerald is steal and the faded photo of John L. Sullivan is bunt.
Player:  Who's John L. Sullivan?

BUT COACH... I told I was color-blind... I thought you pointed at the yellow rhinestones!!!

(Spoken by someone who knows about those color things... I tend to "go" when the light turns "white"! )

[Just Bill]

Guilford retains the D-III Championship Belt^TM with a 108-107 squeaker over Emory & Henry.  The Quakers survive the double team and will pack the Belt^TM up for a trip to the ODAC Tournament.  I'm sure VWU is anxious to reclaim the leather.  Let's get ready to RUMBLE!

Nov. 17-Nov. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Nov. 27-Jan. 2 - Averett
Jan. 2-Jan. 7 - Guilford
Jan. 7-Jan. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Jan. 27-Jan. 28 - Emory & Henry
Jan. 28-Feb. 7 - Randolph-Macon
Feb. 7-Feb. 10 - Bridgewater (Va.)
Feb. 10-Current - Guilford

Next Championship Belt^TM match: Guilford vs. Bridgewater (Va.) on Thursday, Feb. 22  (That pairing is according to the good folks on the ODAC board. If it's wrong, yell at them.)

[Just Bill]

Constructing the Championship Belt^TM in my garage has been harder than I thought.  Once I mastered the hot glue gun, I still had to figure out the appropriate number of baubles and gewgaws.  (Maybe the folks from MIT or CalTech could figure out the formula for that.)  Finding slightly aged photos of Sager and McHugh in a classic jump shot pose has also proved quite difficult.  Of course, it would all be easier if my wife would stop opening the garage door and shouting, "Why aren't you at work?!?"  She doesn't understand how to prioritize her life.

I'm considering outsourcing the job and I may have found just the right person to do it.

[Just Bill]

Strange that Pat didn't mention it in his front page recap, but Bridgewater strips the Division III Championship Belt^TM back from Guilford 88-78!  Don't get too cozy with the hardware yet Bridgewater.  You've got to defend it tomorrow against seemingly the only ODAC team who hasn't held the Belt^TM yet this year.

Nov. 17-Nov. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Nov. 27-Jan. 2 - Averett
Jan. 2-Jan. 7 - Guilford
Jan. 7-Jan. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Jan. 27-Jan. 28 - Emory & Henry
Jan. 28-Feb. 7 - Randolph-Macon
Feb. 7-Feb. 10 - Bridgewater (Va.)
Feb. 10-Feb. 22 - Guilford
Feb. 22-Current - Bridgewater (Va.)

Next Championship Belt^TM match: Roanoke vs. Bridgewater (Va.) on Saturday, Feb. 24
(P.S. It's also the ODAC Tournament semifinals for those who care about that sort of thing)

[Just Bill]

Roanoke joins the D-III Championship Belt^TM party!  They become the seventh different team to claim the Belt^TM this season.

Nov. 17-Nov. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Nov. 27-Jan. 2 - Averett
Jan. 2-Jan. 7 - Guilford
Jan. 7-Jan. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Jan. 27-Jan. 28 - Emory & Henry
Jan. 28-Feb. 7 - Randolph-Macon
Feb. 7-Feb. 10 - Bridgewater (Va.)
Feb. 10-Feb. 22 - Guilford
Feb. 22-Feb. 24 - Bridgewater (Va.)
Feb. 24-Current - Roanoke

Next Championship Belt^TM match: Roanoke vs. Hampden-Sydney on Sunday, Feb. 25.  The winner gets to the esteemed honor of taking the Belt^TM to the Big Dance!

[Just Bill]

THrow another shrimp on the barbie, mate!  My favorite Southern-Australian college, Hampden-Sydney rips the D-III Championship Belt^TM from Roanoke ending their 24 hour reign.  HSC will take the Belt^TM to the Big Dance!

Nov. 17-Nov. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Nov. 27-Jan. 2 - Averett
Jan. 2-Jan. 7 - Guilford
Jan. 7-Jan. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Jan. 27-Jan. 28 - Emory & Henry
Jan. 28-Feb. 7 - Randolph-Macon
Feb. 7-Feb. 10 - Bridgewater (Va.)
Feb. 10-Feb. 22 - Guilford
Feb. 22-Feb. 24 - Bridgewater (Va.)
Feb. 24-Feb. 25 - Roanoke
Feb. 25-Current - Hampden-Sydney

Next Championship Belt^TM match: TBA vs. Hampden-Sydney

[Ralph Turner]

THrow another shrimp on the barbie, mate!  My favorite Southern-Australian college, Hampden-Sydney rips the D-III Championship Belt^TM from Roanoke ending their 24 hour reign.  HSC will take the Belt^TM to the Big Dance!

Nov. 17-Nov. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Nov. 27-Jan. 2 - Averett
Jan. 2-Jan. 7 - Guilford
Jan. 7-Jan. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Jan. 27-Jan. 28 - Emory & Henry
Jan. 28-Feb. 7 - Randolph-Macon
Feb. 7-Feb. 10 - Bridgewater (Va.)
Feb. 10-Feb. 22 - Guilford
Feb. 22-Feb. 24 - Bridgewater (Va.)
Feb. 24-Feb. 25 - Roanoke
Feb. 25-Current - Hampden-Sydney

Next Championship Belt^TM match: TBA vs. Hampden-Sydney

Will the Championship Belt be as highly coveted as the Walnut and Bronze?   

[pg04]

I have to say there have been a lot of transitional champions lately!!  Maybe HSC can hold on for a bit with a series of Disqualifications.