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Leigha Carter has been going to former Riverdale Warrior, now pitching coach Falon Catalano. She is currently in Florida at a tournament with Riverdale so I just texted (if that's a word) her the info. Falon is also assistant coach to the Riverdale Warrior softball team. Congrats to Leigha on her accomplishment. Falon has told me about the Cascade pitcher and about how well she had been doing prior to the season but I wasn't sure of the name.

Which pitching coach does she use?

Great Post! When a poster (ELA) can bore to death CoachT to where he even gives up talking to him and goes to bed, that speaks for itself... /laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

The dark areas in the pictures above show the coverage you get using field prep absorbant. The first picture is coverage for 1/2 ton. The second is 1 ton. At $580 a ton (80 bags), the decision to use it is crucial to the success of the tournament and profits. Multiply that by X amount of fields. It's essentially too costly to use until the rains are done. Also, as someone who has many of hours in field duty, a well known basic principal is to not dig, rake or work a field in any way if more rain is coming. The fields have to be left slick to allow most of the water to RUN OFF rather than soaking into a raked up field. No work can be started until the rain is gone. I would assume that the Hendersonville organizers were highly aware that more storms were coming and opted not to work them until after the final rains. Like I said, it's not a perfect science but if ANYONE knows how to work the fields and get them ready, it's the Hendersonville people. That's why this tournament has always been a top seller in tickets and enjoyment in the past.

Reporting delays and cancellations is not just the responsibility of the tournament host. If anyone has knowledge about delays, they should get on the T and report it. As many fields that Hendersonville has, I'm sure they had every warm body working them trying to get them ready. Sometimes, you just have to wait till the rain is over to assess the damage. It's not an exact science and people do the best they can because these tournaments are fundraisers and nobody wants to lose money so they will try to do everything in their power to get the games in. That usually means fighting to get the fields ready until the last minute. My advice to you is if nobody has reported any delays or cancellations when there is an obvious rain front coming, CALL someone before you go. Tennessee weather is just too unpredictable.

Keyword: "almost" /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

Exactly! This in no way represents a party war. It now becomes a war of our liberties and huge cultural differences. In my opinion, he should go the way of David Duke. A short rise to fame in politics only to fall flat on his face when the truth was FINALLY exposed. Anything other than this result could mean dire consequences for our country's future. What's really sad is that Hillary is coming out looking good. Why is it that we have such terrible candidates in a country full of such bright people? The answer is nobody wants their lives splayed out all over the TV and internet. Are we our worse enemy?

Nooney, you need to write a newspaper column. Very good stuff. 2P, you're all over it. So, the real question is, "How long will it be before the voters wise up?"

Wear your waders! /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

The season is early. It's how you finish that counts. Hats off to Tullahoma. They have obviously elevated their game and answered the bell literally swinging. What's even more intriguing to me is the Tullahoma program has not had the time to get on their fields like most other teams. Their field does not get the attention like other district fields. With so little practice, I'm wondering just how much better they can really be. Tullahomas pitcher has great speed and control but with no obvious changeup that works, all batters have to do is time her. As the season progresses, she'll need to show something else to stay on top. She needs a good changeup to be very good. Coffee's pitcher did a great job and settled down after the first inning. She kept them in the game to win but Coffee could not score. Congrats to Tullahoma. They've come out on top of a long rivalry. The season is young and there is still much ball to play.

According the news, this pastor has pastored Obama for over twenty years. He married Obama to his wife and they have been going to his church up until these events have broken nationally. Fox news broadcast this story months ago but the mainstream news services were not biting. Based on what I've seen so far, I can see where Obama's wifes' comment came from. You know, the comment where she said she was never proud to be an american. When you think of the millions who sacrificed their lives to give us our freedoms, this statement is insane. However, when you sit in a church pew listening to the hatred spilled by this pastor, comments like these show the true colors of what one has absorbed and believes. That particular comment was based on her true core beliefs and no matter how hard Obama tries to distance himself, his wife has spilled the beans of his own beliefs.

Crap! I get home from work and no doodle or roseanne. Dang, I believe I hear crickets for gosh sake!

That's great! Congrats to Ashia. I hear the JV team is looking good too. /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

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There is actually a very bad disorder that causes this. I've found several sites but this one actually tells a story of a poster that has it. Very interesting indeed. It explains a lot about our visitor. Munchkin Man /blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" />

You know what they say about anyone that talks in third person about oneself?

Dang! Coach gets THE last word!!! /laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

To all CoachT'ers, I have expressed my opinion about the subject below. Where do you stand? Where do we draw the line? Before any change are brought to this board, we need to be informed and express our opinions. To me, the real question is "Are we weak and timid or are we strong and unified? The question may be different for you but be sure you know ALL the facts before you make that call. Personal attacks are a part of the message board culture. Believe me, I know this. I have had attacks on my child but for obvious differing reasons, therefore I understand that side of the argument. Wanting all the posts to "go away" now after thinking about it, indicates that the poster obviously realizes that their posts were made in haste emotionally and without much thought. That, I also understand while understanding the importance of it to go away. So, now, after much thought, my decision is to make it go away and I am removing all aspects. This post has been modified due to the complaint by a poster. This post in no way represents anyone that has ever posted on CoachT.

This post has been modified to remove the name of one of the posters at their request. I understand fully that this poster wants this to go away and am respecting their wishes. Therefore, I am bringing this argument to a non naming level of the principals involved and the future of how we conduct ourselves on CoachT. I ask that all Coacht'ers get involved and respond to the new topic about this subject. It's time to have a consortium of ideas and where we go with our opinions in the future.

The best advice I can give you is that the open forum is travelled mainly by adults. As you know, the adults can be testy, opinionated, cold and to the point. If you've ever been on or witnessed a debate team, you got a good idea how poignant it can be. The difference being adults in this forum typically are not trained debaters but heavily opinionated pieces of americana culture. So, in order to "get involved" and become part of the team, you literally have to have thick skin and mix it up with them and never give up on your ideas or opinions no matter how personal the attacks. Remember, when the attacks become personal, you've either defeated them or countered every measure mustered in opposition to your argument. Unless, of course, the personal attacks are towards your morality or vulgarity. Those, in my opinion, can be warranted depending on the level of guilt. The core CoachT posters won't put up with it. So, my suggestion is to bring fresh ideas to the forum and strengthen your legs before you do or during your early rounds. This forum is not for the weak. A sprint can turn into a marathon before you know it. /cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" />

What happened to the coach that was there? He left Riverdale to take that job. He's been there one maybe two years! What's the gig?

I saw Mt. Juliet this weekend. They looked impressive. Definitely a possible contender.

Agreed. A very good post VG. You have done an excellent job of pointing out the "result" of the problem but not the actual problem in my opinion. School systems should be run just like a business. When the school system starts losing kids to private schools, it's because the system is not producing the better product to keep them there. I'm very very old school. I'm also a beliver in the fact that america was founded on freedoms and to have our kids dictated where they go to school wreaks of communism. Choices are what makes our system work. We cannot succumb to dumbing down our systems. It starts with the teachers unions. No, that's not radio speak either. I've preached this as long as I can remember. I've always had a work ethic of producing more than everyone around me. In turn, that gets me more work as opposed to the deadbeats that think their job is deserved and drag out their work. Production is crucial in making our economy work. The teachers are not thinking out of the box simply because they have the union dictating their every move and think for them. It's a shame because there are some terrific teachers out there being stifled by the moronic few leaders. The moral to the story? Get going or get left behind! /cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" />

The link you provided does not work. Take a look at your site and copy / paste it to your post.

From what I gather on the radio, Huck is a friend of McCain. There's your answer. On the other hand, for Romney to bow out the way he did, it makes you wonder if some back room dealing was going on. Time will tell. Most certainly if a deal was done, it was imperative that Romneys' camp was to assume responsibility for the move while McCain keeps his distance publicly. Romney may get a deal in his cabinet. Really, it doesn't matter. It's third down and the republicans are on their own five yard line with 40 yds to go for a first. The clock is running with less than a minute. What's the play call? /cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" />