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Mine has to be last year giving up A. Jones for Hanley and Ibanez. Both were great for me last year and I got a hell of a deal now at SS.

He'll blow out his arm by May.... hopefully anyway.... :) he only threw like 104 pitches or something...he didn't have many strikeouts. I hadn't had a chance to look, but those are good numbers then. Hanley 4-6 2 sb today... nice day for him. Bats are decent today, hope they keep it up. I don't want to lose the first week, but I think my pitching > vance's.

He'll blow out his arm by May.... hopefully anyway.... :)

Looks like I need a new dish. I'm getting ESPN HD, but not ESPN2, Discovery etc. Just had it scheduled for Apr 9th.. ugh!

Is anyone else having that problem?

Is it non existant this year?

My only decision to make, whom to start at utility.. Sosa or Chavez.. :)

I can't wait to see Beasley in the purple next season!!! Beasley + Walker + Hoskins will be very nice! :)

Group A: D. Ortiz Group B: Dunn, Soriano Group C: M. Cabrera, Wright, and D. Lee -> Fielder Group D: Blalock -> V. Martinez, E. Chavez, Hawpe, Tejada, H. Matsui Wild Card: Sammy Sosa First Half Transactions:

Stanford deserved to get in, they're just playing horrible right now. Just because a team plays poorly in the first game doesn't mean that team didn't deserve a berth. Conversely, just because a team wins their first round game or plays well doesn't mean they necessarily deserved a spot in the tournament. Same goes for the teams that were left out. Just because Drexel lost their first round NIT game doesn't mean that they didn't deserve to play in the NCAA tournament. Oh, and just to clarify, this only goes for the bubble teams. They were 18-12. They didn't deserve to get in. There's no point in arguing it anymore anyway. Maryland leads by one at the half. AGREED!!! Nope.. agreeing that an 18-12 Stanford team didn't deserve to get in. I'm rooting for the Big 12... Are you agreeing that Maryland is up 1?

Stanford deserved to get in, they're just playing horrible right now. Just because a team plays poorly in the first game doesn't mean that team didn't deserve a berth. Conversely, just because a team wins their first round game or plays well doesn't mean they necessarily deserved a spot in the tournament. Same goes for the teams that were left out. Just because Drexel lost their first round NIT game doesn't mean that they didn't deserve to play in the NCAA tournament. Oh, and just to clarify, this only goes for the bubble teams. They were 18-12. They didn't deserve to get in. There's no point in arguing it anymore anyway. Maryland leads by one at the half. AGREED!!!

It's been discussed, but you could overwork a starter to secure a large bet, leave in a reliever and screw the rest of the team because he runs out of gas in August, etc etc So are you saying that there is the possibility that Dusty use to bet on the Cubs, and thus we have today's Mark Prior and Kerry Wood? :)

If I would have seen this earlier, I'd have definitely commented about my Wang. It's a little stiff after it's last outing. I have proof! Check the news! http://roadkill123.baseball.sportsline.com/

What I love is the explanation for Tech over KSU.... haha! Sure the south is tougher, but Tech getting in because they had a game the night before getting their ass kicked by us. That's hilarious... Get penalized for EARNING the 4th seed and a bye. HAHAHAHA! What a joke.

Wow... wrong on that one. Congrats, but that'll do it for any hope I have.

ODU and Purdue in means no KSU or Illinois...

Arkansas has a better case than KSU, sorry. Arkansas got beat by Mizzou BAD (We beat you 2x) and by Tech, who we just beat by 21..... Arkansas only has 2 road wins all year. Not deserving over a 4th place team in a major conference who beat Texas on the road, and just beat a team that is considered by many to be a "lock" by 21 pts. Sorry... I really don't think that a team should be considered for an at-large spot in the tournament if they can't even finish .500 or better in their conference. I don't disagree...

Arkansas has a better case than KSU, sorry. Arkansas got beat by Mizzou BAD (We beat you 2x) and by Tech, who we just beat by 21..... Arkansas only has 2 road wins all year. Not deserving over a 4th place team in a major conference who beat Texas on the road, and just beat a team that is considered by many to be a "lock" by 21 pts. Sorry...

Lunardi is an ass... he now has Arkansas in, KSU as last out. If this turns out to be true and this really happens, someone leaked some info a bit early. Who in their right mind would pick Arkansas over either KSU or Illinois. He had Arkansas as like 7th out earlier today. After getting killed, they jump 7 spots? Makes no sense, and thus I'd think someone leaked info...

Not angry... more like just sick of trying to justify. I should be use to KSU getting no respect by now, but I just can't seem to let it go and sit back and just see what happens. Passionate fan I guess....

Up your ASS.... We are 11-6 in conference, clearly showed we are at least 4th in the Big 12, yet we still get no respect. I love dilusional Big Televen fans..... Go win at Texas. Guarantee it wouldn't happen. So we lose to KU 2x....but only lose to aTm by 4 at their house, while we only had Walker for 5 mins of the game......no, that didn't matter.. We came back from that, without our best player, to win 12 of 16 and finish 4th in the Big 12...... If KSU is NOT in, I'll drive to Indy and show MANY people my ASS! Their statistical numbers are very poor. They played an easy schedule, and it is going to end up burning them. It's not a biased opinion that's keeping them out, it's their profile. I see where you're coming from, yet I don't..... We're #4 in the BIG 12. YES, a conference that has supposedly 3 teams that could contend, yet we beat one of those 3 at home, and are the ONLY team that has beat them at home in something like the last 25 games...hmmmm.... I understand the lack of out of conference play, however, we beat USC to win a mid season tourney..... at a NEUTRAL sight of course. You tell me another team from a MAJOR conference that went on the road like we did, and I'll respond.... However, there ISN'T ONE. We went on the road for the majority of our OOC... and played the same in conference as KU, but still get no respect. I find it hilarious. I will bet ANYONE on this board that we're in... If anyone has the balls..... A LOT of people here know whom I am, and know I'll pay if wrong. Anyone wish to wager??? If we dont' get in, it's the biggest BS of ANY major conference any time in the recent past... For example.. Out of the major conferences... 169/169 teams have gotten in with... 4th place in the conference 10 conference wins 20 wins overall.. If KSU is the one team (after winning against the "for sure" team not in the top 3 in the conference), then the NCAA has issues that need to be addressed. However, after the 97/98 football debacle where we were #3 in the nation but didn't get a BCS game, I don't trust anything.... 4th in the #7 conference in the nation. I guarantee you the 4th place team in the MVC (the 6th place conference) will not get their team in, even though they have much better statistical numbers than KSU does. That being said, one more win will definitely put them in as they'll be in the title game. But they are definitely a bubble team. If the five of us on here saw how bad their stats measure up to some of the other bubble teams, I'm sure guys that are actually on the committee will notice that as well. RPI is a JOKE.. Put the 3 best MVC (I went to WSU for a while, so I'm not totally KSU biased) vs the 3 top Big 12 teams, and what do you get???? I haven't ONCE heard of ESPN talking about a MVC team having the probability to win it all... HOWEVER, I have definitely heard message board/ESPN talk that KU, aTm, and UT all could be HIGH seeds.... hmmmm.. coincidence???? RPI is absurd, as I'd put ANY Big 12 team up against the MVC with NO worry about who would win.. (Maybe minus KU as they like to lose against low seeds :) )

Up your ASS.... We are 11-6 in conference, clearly showed we are at least 4th in the Big 12, yet we still get no respect. I love dilusional Big Televen fans..... Go win at Texas. Guarantee it wouldn't happen. So we lose to KU 2x....but only lose to aTm by 4 at their house, while we only had Walker for 5 mins of the game......no, that didn't matter.. We came back from that, without our best player, to win 12 of 16 and finish 4th in the Big 12...... If KSU is NOT in, I'll drive to Indy and show MANY people my ASS! No need to take it personally. KSU is as bubble as they come, and I agree it's because of a weak division. Aside from a 1 point win at Texas, they have no wins against the RPI top 50. They really don't have any quality losses that I can see either (maybe A&M). Getting blown away by Cal and New Mexico by as much as they did certainly won't help either, no matter how early in the season they occurred. They beat the teams they should have beaten and weren't very competitive against too many other tournament-worthy teams in their losses. I will though... read the stats I posted in my last message. As for RPI top 50 wins... we have USC (After tonights soon to be win), UT, and TT....all top 50 RPI Teams (USC will be tonight) TT just happened, I already mentionet UT, and USC is not in the top 50 and wasn't when they played. Problem with your logic is... that's not how they look at it. Now that USC is back in the top 50 (Although EASILY A top 25 team)... we KILLED THEM, and they are now in the top 50 RPI (I haven't seen it yet, but I'd imagine they are)... The committee WILL look at that as a top 50 win.

Up your ASS.... We are 11-6 in conference, clearly showed we are at least 4th in the Big 12, yet we still get no respect. I love dilusional Big Televen fans..... Go win at Texas. Guarantee it wouldn't happen. So we lose to KU 2x....but only lose to aTm by 4 at their house, while we only had Walker for 5 mins of the game......no, that didn't matter.. We came back from that, without our best player, to win 12 of 16 and finish 4th in the Big 12...... If KSU is NOT in, I'll drive to Indy and show MANY people my ASS! No need to take it personally. KSU is as bubble as they come, and I agree it's because of a weak division. Aside from a 1 point win at Texas, they have no wins against the RPI top 50. They really don't have any quality losses that I can see either (maybe A&M). Getting blown away by Cal and New Mexico by as much as they did certainly won't help either, no matter how early in the season they occurred. They beat the teams they should have beaten and weren't very competitive against too many other tournament-worthy teams in their losses. I will though... read the stats I posted in my last message. As for RPI top 50 wins... we have USC (After tonights soon to be win), UT, and TT....all top 50 RPI Teams (USC will be tonight)

Up your ASS.... We are 11-6 in conference, clearly showed we are at least 4th in the Big 12, yet we still get no respect. I love dilusional Big Televen fans..... Go win at Texas. Guarantee it wouldn't happen. So we lose to KU 2x....but only lose to aTm by 4 at their house, while we only had Walker for 5 mins of the game......no, that didn't matter.. We came back from that, without our best player, to win 12 of 16 and finish 4th in the Big 12...... If KSU is NOT in, I'll drive to Indy and show MANY people my ASS! Their statistical numbers are very poor. They played an easy schedule, and it is going to end up burning them. It's not a biased opinion that's keeping them out, it's their profile. I see where you're coming from, yet I don't..... We're #4 in the BIG 12. YES, a conference that has supposedly 3 teams that could contend, yet we beat one of those 3 at home, and are the ONLY team that has beat them at home in something like the last 25 games...hmmmm.... I understand the lack of out of conference play, however, we beat USC to win a mid season tourney..... at a NEUTRAL sight of course. You tell me another team from a MAJOR conference that went on the road like we did, and I'll respond.... However, there ISN'T ONE. We went on the road for the majority of our OOC... and played the same in conference as KU, but still get no respect. I find it hilarious. I will bet ANYONE on this board that we're in... If anyone has the balls..... A LOT of people here know whom I am, and know I'll pay if wrong. Anyone wish to wager??? If we dont' get in, it's the biggest BS of ANY major conference any time in the recent past... For example.. Out of the major conferences... 169/169 teams have gotten in with... 4th place in the conference 10 conference wins 20 wins overall.. If KSU is the one team (after winning against the "for sure" team not in the top 3 in the conference), then the NCAA has issues that need to be addressed. However, after the 97/98 football debacle where we were #3 in the nation but didn't get a BCS game, I don't trust anything....

Up your ASS.... We are 11-6 in conference, clearly showed we are at least 4th in the Big 12, yet we still get no respect. I love dilusional Big Televen fans..... Go win at Texas. Guarantee it wouldn't happen. So we lose to KU 2x....but only lose to aTm by 4 at their house, while we only had Walker for 5 mins of the game......no, that didn't matter.. We came back from that, without our best player, to win 12 of 16 and finish 4th in the Big 12...... If KSU is NOT in, I'll drive to Indy and show MANY people my ASS!