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Hawk sounds older.

Owens 0-4 in the B Game.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Mar 13, 2009 -> 02:05 PM) We were better than Really good team, we were the Champs and we lost more than our best player, we lost our entire starting team. Just go with it.....

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Mar 13, 2009 -> 01:48 PM) I don't remember the 2001 Iowa State team. Did they have a starting lineup of 2 freshman, a soph, Junior and a walkon? Edit.... The team that lost to Hampton. I doubt that,unless the Buffalo Bison are the 15 sed. Give me a Sweet 16 run and this is a complete success for this year's team. I was thinking more of a REALLY good team from the year before (ISU finished #3) losing it's best player, but playing well the next year thanks to an experienced point guard, but losing some momentum down the stretch, losing in the first round to Baylor, and eventually blowing it in the first round to some MEAC school.

I'm liking Okie State. Is Kansas ISU 2001 reincarnate? Never got ranked as high, but that'd be something.

I would like Mr. Christopher Getz at leadoff. Please. Thank you.

Dear God I love March.

So, I had to get up at 4:45 AM again today, and I made one mistake when I went to bed last night....I flipped it to ESPN during the first overtime. That was one of the greatest games in college history.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 06:45 PM) I never put much credence in JUCO recruits. KU has the 1 and 2 best this year, and they suck for the most part. I'm hoping for another Jackson Vroman.

Even ISU is recruiting decently well. The two players coming in next year are a 4* PG Chris Colvin from Chicago and the #2 JUCO recruit in the nation per ESPN, Marquis Gilstrap.

¿Have you reset your cache?

I like Kenny a little more every day.

Me. I'd be making at least 300k a year, and they'd know better than to play me.

The one in the middle looks sinister.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 10, 2009 -> 08:40 PM) The best defensive alignment is certainly Nix at 2B, Lillibridge (or possibly Ramirez) at SS and Anderson in CF. Offensively, you'd have to go with Beckham at SS, Getz or Nix (2B) and Ramirez/Kroeger in CF. Just from what little I've seen of both of them, I would prefer Ramirez over Beckham at SS because he has a little more range and a better arm. It's where he (Ramirez) most wants to play, feels confident and it should be his position to lose, as he waited for one season playing out of position for O-Cabrera. Guillen recently said that watching Ramirez at SS would make "White Sox fans forget about him (Guillen) at that position..." You're not going to hear him make that remark about Beckham. Read into it what you will. Putting Beckham in CF is not and never will be an option. He could arguably play a corner OF spot, but then his bat isn't as nearly as valuable a tool/weapon as in the middle infield. It's pretty obvious that Getz, Beckham and Ramirez are the most talented hitters to play at the top of the line-up. Probably, hitting Beckham first and Ramirez second and putting Getz (or Nix) down in the 9th hole would be ideal. I just can't see giving Getz 50-75 more at-bats in a season than someone as dynamic at the plate as Alexei. We can look at Owens, Wise, Lillibridge and Kroeger and say they're not ready to be regular players (either offensively or defensively) or they just aren't starters on a major league ballclub. Playing at USCF, the focus will always have to be on offense first, that's why we can get away with AJ at catcher. It's also why I wouldn't be surprised to see an almost "double-switch" approach with Corky Miller late in games to put him in a position to throw out opposing basestealers....and they certainly have to work with Floyd, Contreras and Jenks with holding runners on. I don't even like Brian Anderson's defense THAT much, but I'm willing to put him out there for as long as he can hit .240 with 15-25 homers and 10-12 stolen bases. I'm not convinced he can hit .240 going against the best RH pitchers as well...but I'm tired of hearing how he would be Torii Hunter, Jr., if he only received regular playing time and could get into a rhythm. I'm a little bit like Melton is on MacDougal...my patience is wearing thin, but I think Anderson will have one last legit shot to be a regular and that will be the end of it. Ozzie is smart enough to know Wise can't stand up over a full season in CF, just like it was obvious Mackowiak and Erstad couldn't it. If we had Quentin in RF, Anderson/Jordan Danks in CF, Ramirez at SS, Beckham/Nix/Getz at 2B and Viciedo at 1B (actually, I think he'll be fine at 3B, and his arm was as good as advertised) we'd have only average or below average defense from Fields (who looks like he could be at least "average" if 100% healthy and confident...you can imagine that his offensive game taking off would have a corresponding positive influence on his D), the catching spot (although AJ's handling of pitchers and game-calling isn't added into the equation by measurement/quants) and I'm sure we could find someone who would be better than Quentin in LF (maybe Shelby or a FA). Brian's defense in center is way above average, especially in comparison to the alternatives.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-10-...0,5100449.story

I f***ing hate UNI.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Mar 8, 2009 -> 03:25 AM) no such things as an easy game come tourney time. You're going to play one of the four lucky teams that lost to Iowa State this year in the first round. It should be an easy game.

KU essentially with a bye as the 1 seed.

Danky.

BTW, anyone who didn't see VMI-Radford missed some cheap laughs between the big Belorussian from Radford and some horrible announcers.

I probably watched Craig Brackins last home game. ISU should be at least an NIT team next year. Maybe a bubble team with Brackins.

FAC! FAC! Yay!

Brandon's delivery reminded me so much of another oft-injured Sox right hander known as Mike MacDougal.

BA looked really bad right there.