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Comment on College Team Profiles: Minnesota Golden Gophers by Zach

Zach — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:38:39 +0000

It looks like, early in the year, there may have been some changes in the draft status reports of some of the top Minnesota guys…Maytas, Rosin, and Kvasnicka. Maytas didn’t make an appearance in the four games that the Gophers had this week, reportedly due to pain in his elbow/forearm. Rosin had a better start this week than he showed last week in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge, and showed much better control of his plus fastball. And Kvasnicka, after showing scouts his above average catch and throw skills last week in the BT/BE Challenge, had another solid week at the plate with 4 doubles, a triple, and a HR in the Metrodome during the annual DQ Classic. (And he has 10 extra base hits-9 walks-and just 1 strikeout)
Would you agree that this news could affect any of these three guy’s draft status? Also, is Minnesota really looking like the team that so many thought they were going to be?

Comment on College Baseball Week Three Preview by baseballguy

baseballguy — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:31:07 +0000

I did work the games this weekend. Had a ton of work that was being done since we are still finishing up with construction. The infield was installed starting on Tuesday really. Field Turf had layed it down a month or two ago but still had to sew, glue, cut and put the infill in and they were working on that up until game time on Saturday really. They worked until about 2AM each night to get it done. I was there Thursday-Saturday from about 7AM-10:30PM or so trying to get the other areas of the field ready. We moved our backstop in about 10ft so we had to match up the warning tracks (infield and outfield) which involved cutting about 2-3,000 sq feet of sod and adding safe track warning track material. So that was fun. After that, edging the rest of the warning track and then filling those areas in with that material, building the visitors bullpen down the right field warning track, which due to lack of time and man power I ended up hiring someone to do instead of doing it myself. As for the rest of the stuff, there’s hanging sponsorship signs, greeting the umpires and coordinating anything with them needed (weather, timing etc.) setting up and operating the message board, scoreboard, sound system, lights, fixing the holes that develop and properly maintaining the correct mixture of substance on the 3 pitching mounds (rest of our infield is turf now, batters box included), flags, cleanup, field setup and tear down (bp), properly maintain the turf (groom, fix areas of wear, sliding areas, boxes etc.), paint outfield lines, mow, and then when thats done, just making sure everyone is safe. I think that sums most of what I do to get ready for games pretty decent ha

Comment on College Baseball Week Three Preview by malphie

malphie — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:53:26 +0000

nice! now that’s a nice buy, as those stickers on CDs at sam goody used to say.

Comment on UCLA RHSP Gerrit Cole – Proceed With Caution by Joe Bob

Joe Bob — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:10:08 +0000

Haha … I like the Batman sounds.

Can we talk more about Trevor Bauer now…

I am enjoying the daily read of your website. Keep up the good work.

Comment on College Baseball Week Three Preview by Rob Ozga

Rob Ozga — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:38:45 +0000

Considering I’ve lived in my new apartment since the end of August and haven’t vacuumed in the six months I’ve lived here, it simply had to be done – I’m ankle-deep in carpet fuzz. The sad part is that really counts as an extravagant purchase these days. You working the games this weekend? Curious to hear what kind of work goes into getting that field into playing shape and all that.

Comment on College Baseball Week Three Preview by Baseballguy

Baseballguy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:15:50 +0000

Now that’s definitely some serious value! Home opener sat for the sycamores!

Comment on Sunday Night Notes – College Baseball Week Two by mike agar

mike agar — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:07:53 +0000

Pat Biserta Rutgers,against Purdue,3 for 5 HR,3RBIs

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Comment on Friday Night Starters – College Baseball Week Two by Joshua B.

Joshua B. — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:38:16 +0000

How about Kyle Blair this past Sunday? He dominated the first five innings of that game. All three of his runs he gave up in his final inning. He really impressed me despite the troublesome inning and no-decision.

Deck McGuire is all-square through two starts. That is, he is about what we all hoped and expected–a top 10 guy, thus far.

Drew Pomeranz’ start can’t be ignored. He’s one of those guys I’m not high on–a lefty with two pitches? Command? Injury risk? As he performs this well he’ll end up doing one of two things for me 1. Prove me wrong, force me to want him on my team 2. Improve his draft stock so my team can’t take him. Good both ways.

I estimate Justin Grimm is a late first round to second round talent, who helped his first round hopes with this start?

All of these 2011 pitchers are really making me salivate for next years’ draft. (Cole, Gray, Meyers, Hultzen, Jungmann and Purke)