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Post by RunnerBall on May 18, 2015 11:24:37 GMT -8
I tried to stay away from the hard "They will win" or "They won't win" as I know its baseball and lots can happen. This is more to reflect on their CHANCES than anything else.
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Post by RunnerBall on May 18, 2015 11:28:24 GMT -8
I'm torn about this team. Im concerned over some struggles vrs Chicago of late. But, then I saw what they did vrs better teams like CGU, SU, UCSB, etc.
I guess it depends which team shows up. I hope pitching is fresh and 'on.'
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Post by flynhome on May 18, 2015 17:30:14 GMT -8
I lean toward a poor showing and it does depend on which team shows up. I am afraid that the three weekend pitchers are tired, all have had 5 or 6 games with over 120 and up to 155 pitches thrown. Without naming names, three hitters on the team have had a very disapointing year, too many strike outs & failure to put the ball in play. If three or 4 hitters get hot and with good pitching they are capable of winning it all, if not they might go 1-2 or 0-2. I will hope for the best but...My vote is its anyones guess.
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Post by RunnerBall on May 19, 2015 6:34:45 GMT -8
Hey Flyn', haven't seen you around for a while here. Glad to see you still check in here every so often. Yah, I suspect pitching IS tired. Those pitches add up. We haven't gotten a lot of offense out of the catching spot. I think Guspeth had a rather down year. It was good to see some guys step up like Sanchez, and Cayton in key spots lately. Metzgar has played well/hit well. Hein's OBP should be higher IMO...above .400. I hope we see a bit more stability with the mid/long relievers Daily and Nimmo. They show brilliance but then have recently had some let downs. If they are on...I think pitching will be ok. Final (?) reg. season stats:
www.gorunners.com/fls/13300/stats/baseball/2015/teamcume.htm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Just curious Flyn', do you / have you used the WAC Digital much? I personally have and plan to for the tourney. Noy the greatest, but for the price (and alternative of no video/TV) not bad at all.  |
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Post by flynhome on May 19, 2015 9:06:26 GMT -8
Actually, I check in quite often, since baseball is my only interest there has not been that much chatter on the board that I felt like responding to. Runners have done better than I thought, I picked them for at least 30 losses. The guys that started the year hitting in the 3,4,& 5 holes were a big disappointment at least two of them should have had in the 35+ RBI range. They were fortunate that Sanchez,& Grotjohn carried them for awhile, I expected Metzgar & Max Carter to have good years, and they did. Every player will have to have their best games of the year in order to win it all, every team in the tournament is capable of winning if they play well and have a little luck....I have not used WAC Digital, I will look into it Thursday.
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Post by flynhome on May 24, 2015 14:39:51 GMT -8
Congrats to Runner baseball, if I was a betting man my wallet would be empty...YOU DID GOOD!
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Post by RunnerBall on May 24, 2015 18:11:53 GMT -8
After seven years, we're going to regionals!!!  To ME, this was a really exciting tourney, better than some MLB playoff/WS Ive seen. Many games were real nail-biters. The Runners showed guys in this. Seattle did really well, and had a much better years than last and they can be proud. They are tough. Onward to the regionals. What do you think, UCLA, Fullerton or ....Lake Elsinore (hosted by UCSB)? The selections will be revealed on ESPN U tomorrow morning at 9:00am, IIRC.
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