BB: General New England Discussion

Paul Heering · May 15, 2007, 09:14:35 AM

hockeyfan you are crazy, you can't possibly think those teams will win.

here are my picks

Keene
WNEC
ECSU
Wheaton

wait a minute, maybe hockeyfan isn't that crazy.

Pat Coleman · May 15, 2007, 10:47:30 AM

Paul, your package is now linked on the front page. Great stuff. Thanks for putting it together.

RedDevils36 · May 15, 2007, 07:39:08 PM

St. Joes defeats ECSU. Sleeper.

wordsmith · May 15, 2007, 08:06:20 PM

Quote from: RedDevils36 on May 15, 2007, 07:39:08 PM
St. Joes defeats ECSU. Sleeper.

Dear Red Devil,

Well, wake me up when that happens.

Sincerely,
Woody Allen

RedDevils36 · May 15, 2007, 08:17:46 PM

Call you around 6:30 pm tomorrow...

In all honesty, of all the games tomorrow, this is one upset that could happen. While I agree St. Joes does not play the most challenging schedule, there are some big time players on the team. Don't underestimate them.

It may be a David and Goliath game, but this time David has a lot more than tock pellets in his pocket.

Prediction... SJC 6 ECSU 5... Luke Enman goes yard.

wordsmith · May 15, 2007, 09:43:56 PM

Quote from: RedDevils36 on May 15, 2007, 08:17:46 PM
Call you around 6:30 pm tomorrow...

In all honesty, of all the games tomorrow, this is one upset that could happen. While I agree St. Joes does not play the most challenging schedule, there are some big time players on the team. Don't underestimate them.

It may be a David and Goliath game, but this time David has a lot more than tock pellets in his pocket.

Prediction... SJC 6 ECSU 5... Luke Enman goes yard.

Unless Charlie Furbush returns visa vi Roger Clemens, Evil Empire prevails 8-1.

wordsmith · May 16, 2007, 06:52:56 PM

D3 Webcast is OUTSTANDING this year. Top quality all the way around.

I love it even more that the commentators call the Evil Empire EasternConn

Seriously great work on the cast.

Paul Heering · May 16, 2007, 08:36:28 PM

i also love the d3cast but as a connecticut native the "Eastern Conn" thing was driving me nuts. oh he just said it again.

There are 5 state schools in Connecticut.

They are
Full Name --- Shortened Name
University of Connecticut -- UConn
Central Connecticut State University -- Central
Southern Connecticut State University -- Southern
Western Connecticut State University -- WestConn
Eastern Connecticut State University -- Eastern

to say anything else just shows you aint from the nutmeg state.

but i do love d3cast, it is great.

wordsmith · May 16, 2007, 08:39:31 PM

Quote from: wordsmith on May 15, 2007, 08:06:20 PM
Quote from: RedDevils36 on May 15, 2007, 07:39:08 PM
St. Joes defeats ECSU. Sleeper.

Dear Red Devil,

Well, wake me up when that happens.

Sincerely,
Woody Allen

Yea, he just said EasternCollege State 10 St. Joe's 2

By the way Red Devil:
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RedDevils36 · May 16, 2007, 11:24:19 PM

Admitting defeat with grace. Good call wordsmith. What most people don't know is that Tupper was throwing with a near torn UCL elbow injury. He battled, but definitely did not have his stuff. I've seen him throw for 5 years.

Congrats to ECSU. Hopefully meet you in 2 days.

Pat Coleman · May 16, 2007, 11:51:19 PM

Quote from: Paul Heering on May 16, 2007, 08:36:28 PM
to say anything else just shows you aint from the nutmeg state.

The national audience isn't from Connecticut either. And "Eastern" is a Division III school in Pennsylvania, so it would be irresponsible for a national broadcaster to use that term.

wordsmith · May 17, 2007, 09:21:38 AM

A tip of the hat to Curry.

While the record shows they went 2 and out, and we all know there are no moral victories at this point of the season, they played hard and stood toe to toe and duked it out with the best of them for 16 innings; a break here or there and they could have still been playing today.

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Paul Heering · May 17, 2007, 09:51:32 AM

i agree, i was impressed with the way Curry played yesterday. To play that many innings against that high level competition is impressive. Two extra inning losses to Keene State (11-3 in LEC) and Wheaton (#6 in the nation) is nothing to hang your head about.

Bill Gorman · May 17, 2007, 10:48:22 AM

Agreed totally on Curry. They played the equivalent of nearly three games yesterday. Despite going "two and BBQ" they continued to battle to the end.

As an aside, I was the Media Coordinator the first two years the regional was in Harwich. D3Cast (then JumboCast) did the 2002 regional (audio only)--the first time it had been done. Watching that last night, the improvements that have been made at Whitehouse Field press-wise (trust me on this one), have certainly added to what already was a very nice facility. It is a great location to hold a regional tournament.

wordsmith · May 17, 2007, 11:34:42 AM

Quote from: wordsmith on May 16, 2007, 06:52:56 PM
D3 Webcast is OUTSTANDING this year. Top quality all the way around.

I love it even more that the commentators call the Evil Empire EasternConn

Seriously great work on the cast.

I'll say it again: the work on the Webcasts are OUTSTANDING. Everyone associated should be very proud of the effort and more importantly the result.

On another matter. Before we go to much further down the pike>>> the D3 Web Site is GREAT. I have followed D3 college baseball for many years; I've coached D3 ball players before, during, and after their college careers, and had a son play D3 baseball. I did not think it could get much better, but this web site has really made my enjoyment all the more. Thank you folks who put this together and manage it. I for one really appreciate it.

Is there a method of making a financial contribution to this site?

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