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QUOTE(aboz56 @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 10:47 PM) Stanford beat 5 solid tourney teams, I don't see why everyone is up in arms over them getting in. Especially now that their best player is healthy. They can easily beat Louisville.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 10:43 PM) Gonzaga would like a revenge game with UCLA. Can we demand Gus Johnson announce it?

Obviously, the Big East wasn't highly regarded by the committee.

Couldn't be happier with GT's situation. They match-up better vs defensive squads, and UNLV and Wisconsin are known better for their defense than offense.

I'd like to set the over/under for the amount of times Illinois fans call Deron Washington a thug at 1000.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 10:22 PM) Nope. Could definitely see us making the Sweet 16 here. Virginia Tech is pretty Jekyl or Hyde though. They play some great games and some really bad ones. The only thing is that VT might have the two best defensive guards in the country, and will make it tough for the mediocre guards of Illinois to do anything.

Illinois couldn't ask for a better situation.

Whisler looks great.

Who's the next Soriano?

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 09:31 PM) Someone on another board said they were an 11 seed on there. I was assuming there was at least one at-large with a 12 or 13. If not, then I'm wrong. Nope, he has them as last team in. A few teams have higher seeds than where they should be due to inter-conference matchups, etc.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 09:32 PM) Two leadoff singles. Looks like Matt Sharp running for Dye. That sounds like the name of a jobber wrestler. Am I the only one laughing that at 87 mph, Parque throws faster than Buerhle?

DJ just said Parque was a very nice guy. That goes against everything I ever heard.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 09:25 PM) So the most accruate bracketologists(collegeRPI.com) have Illinois in with room to breathe. I thought he had them as the last team in? Also, to add to the leak issue I suggested earlier, Lunardi now has Arkansas in the tournament.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 09:25 PM) Every team that faces the sox should call up whatever soft tossing lefty they have in the mix, tell the kid to spot the ball low and away and watch the magic happen. But then they'd never get to face Pods.

If we're just going with projections, then I'm still concerned that Sweeney = Sean Burroughs.

What a game....for bettors out there, I can't believe the over/under was 144. QUOTE(jphat007 @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 09:19 PM) Almost. Great game. Wonder if it'll back up the selection show It would have to go about two overtimes in order to go past 5. Of course, after the debacle of the GT/WF game a few days ago, you never know.

I smell a Durant buzzer beater, Odom-esque style. Abrams is dangerous here.

Another amazing throw by our outfielders. There's no way anyone has fewer outfield assists the past two years than we do.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 09:11 PM) That sun must be beaming on Sweeney because he doesn't appear to have good reads on fly balls hit to him. I was just going to say that I've been disappointed today in how Sweeney is playing defensively.

Something I've noticed with Fields is that he usually looks very good at the plate, and takes big swings. However, looking back at it, I rarely see him actually get a base hit. As he squares up more of these pitches, he'll get better. QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 09:08 PM) Erstad has played good this spring. And yes...mlb.tv finally working properly. My computer must be f***ed up cause I switched to my laptop and hooked up to the tv and I've had zero lag. Horrid quality on the tv but s*** I'll take it. It's very good that Erstad is playing good, because it's obvious he was going to get a starting spot no matter what. I just hope he can be the type of tough out against other teams like he's always been vs us.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 08:48 PM) Unless Vazquez becomes a stud this season, and Young becomes a dud... which, IMO, will happen. So Young is going to be a dud, but Fields is the next Scott Rolen?

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 08:48 PM) ANd its a much more entertaining than the Big Ten bball. Not to hijack the baseball thread, but I can't see how a recruit would rather play in the Big 10 than the ACC or Big 12 after watching the tourney this wknd.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 08:46 PM) Make sure you have on ESPN on the other channel. Great game! Every time these teams play, it's a great game. Durant's an amazing player, but I would draft Oden over him for the reason you're seeing right now: Durant's body might make it hard for him to keep his legs for the entire 82 game season.

Pretty awful throw by Sweeney out there. Russell might be tiring, as he's hanging a ton of pitches.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 11, 2007 -> 08:29 PM) Add in good movement on a two seam fastball. Just struck out Big Sexy as well. Russell is certainly more projectable than most of our other minor leaguers. They need to work with him on maintain a consistent motion, as he slows his body down a ton on some of his offspeed pitches. Pretty impressive stuff from him though.