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Did all the teams let every player get a chance to play in every game or did they mainly play their varsity team?

Looks like we got a little sidetracked....forum is about 2010 pitchers. How does your school look in that position?

In the game in question, if you would refer back to your scorebook, Grace was ahead until the coach put on a show and let the ump have it. From then on the game changed, which is exactly what dinger was trying to do! It happens everytime LV gets behind. Hey, I'm not putting the team down at all. As I stated in a earlier post, I think that LV has a strong team. I was only referring to how hard it is to get a win at LV! And you're correct it was a great game!

Ooooohhhh...guess I struck a nerve there "rage".. you must be wound tighter than a $2 watch! I believe the ump was calling a strike a strike and a ball a ball until coach dinger let the ump know that he was not going to let him call the game that way. If coach dinger is that way all the time then I'm sure he will run into an ump that won't allow that, it looked like LV knew how far they could go w/ that ump. Our pitcher was throwing strikes and that is why the LV coach was upset! If I didn't know better because of the way you flipped out on this post that this isn't dinger himself! And by the way, I'm sure that the umpires in this area are appreciative of all of little coach dingers help!

Amen!

LV 12-1 14-2 & 11-1 Both Teams should even be better this year. GO JACKETS!!!

LV 12-1 14-2 & 11-1 Both Teams should even be better this year. GO JACKETS!!!

I saw one pitcher from grace last year that threw pretty hard. looked like the ace and was pretty tall is he still there? david brainerd kids went to Ooltewah and East Hamilton You are probably talking about Alec Rose, he should have a great senior year. I think people will be surprised at the improvement over the off season of Grace's other pitchers. They should have a solid team this year. Hated to see David Brainerd close up...they were just really getting competitive!

Rose should have a good year at Grace. Where did all the David Brainerd players end up?

You must be one of the good ones that doesn't give anyone a reason to have an issue.

There are some on the softball forum calling for the coaches to just meet at the mound and mud wrestle for top seed. I think we could raise some funds for our baseball teams while letting off a little steam for such a "soggy season".....maybe we could get the umps involved too!!! /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" />

Hold that thought 'ft', for fear of doing anymore harm to Grace's baseball team I will refrain from commenting on your so called "advice". After the season I will be back......now go back to a Silverdale (or wherever your allegiance lies today) football forum and talk it up about how this will be the year SD beats Grace in football because Josh Blake will be gone. Until then, keep your advice about this matter to yourself!

Grace has plenty of pitching.....that is one of the points I was trying to make. Why didn't the coach use one of them knowing we had to win that game. Or at least pull him before they scored 7 runs........the boy is young and hasn't seen much pitching time period much less in high school. I still believe that Grace is the better team all around in 5A. Now if the coach's just use some common sense then they might just be able to pull it off and win it all! Yes #7 did start for SD, but he was pulled in the 2nd inning.

Then why would you feel the need to "EXPLAIN" why SBA's baseball team is having a bad year when you are from Grace? Grace's baseball team will do fine in the district if they keep their heads in the game. The coaching matter is still up in the air.....there are a list of times when we are watching and wondering what in the world are they thinking.(yes I have a list) I have set by and tried to explain away all the blunders due to the fact he is new and obviously inexperienced but some of the boys don't have much time to wait for him to learn. The mistakes he has made are not the biggest issue I have, it is when he obviously made a bad call (and I know they all do) but instead of telling the boys, hey guys, I made a bad call it was my fault, he ALWAYS blames the players and they are so confused and upset. It is a wonder they came in 2nd place for the season. If he wants to get these boys to play together and to respect him someone needs to let him know what is going on. No, it will not be forgotten! Don't think I can go through this another year! And oh yeah, I guess I need to ask DB & CB if their top 3 hitters were out too........HMMMMMMMMMM!

Grace won big last night 11-1. Silverdale's season may be over. They lost 4 players to academics and have a few nagging injuries that are catching up to them. They only had 13 or 14 kids even dressed last night. The academic losses really hurt as it shuffled everyone on the team defensively and took some pop out of their lineup. Not real sure what Silverdale's coaches were thinking bringing Morrow in. Now they have no one legitimate left to throw today. I think that Grace's pitcher took the "pop" out of their lineup....Alec Rose looked great....10 k's! Now about tonights lose to Silverdale. I think that tonights game was the worse that Grace has looked all year. Honestly, 6 errors in the first inning alone. And, by the way, whoever was keeping the scoreboard must also send their stats to the newspaper. Congrats to Silverdale!

'govols', what do you think about the SBA & GBA games next week? Who do you think will come out on top? Do you think it will come down to pitching?

Well said, 'DBdad'! Coach Dinger has built a great baseball program at LV......the large monetary donation from some generous fan didn't hurt much either. Anyway, having a single A baseball team that does well year in and year out in our area only helps us all!

I think that after last nights double header your question was answered.

Congrats to the Grace players on a big win against CCS! Looks like your hard work is paying off!

If this is happening then this really worries me. If you can't hit a ball without doctoring your bat then you need to quit. I agree that if someone gets hurt or God forbid killed due to one of these bats then they should be prosecuted to the fullest. What is wrong w/ people, just work on making yourself better....not only will that be the right thing to do it will also make the player proud of his accomplishments. This will help make them a responsible adult. If a parent lets a kid use one of these bats then that shows a total lack of judgement on their part and will only rub off on their kid.

Thanks for your concern for our pitching staff or lack of it. Grace has Rose, Long, Davis, Ruebusch & Jensen. They each have the ability to keep us in the game if we are hitting. They are each getting better everyday! Davis did an awesome job Saturday against DB jv. He looked confident and determined....he will be a big asset during tourney time. Long is a skilled pitcher who can throw strikes consistently he is only a freshman and will be only getting better and stronger. Ruebusch is just now getting into baseball after a long basketball season. He is able to help out tremendously in the line up as well as on the mound. Matt Jensen is as also a big help on the mound. Not to mention his hot bat this year. We also have Seth Box that is powerful on the mound and at the plate. Alec has alot of good players around him that are getting better in every game. They are actually playing together as a team and feeling more confident. They may have started slow but I think they will finish strong as years past. I also think that next year they will be the team to beat.....no doubt!

Grace & David Brainerd 2nd game was a little different than the 1st. With Grace's full roster they beat DB 10-1. We tried to tell you it would be a whole different ballgame. Both pitchers did a great job.,...Grace just came out on top. It looked like DB's pitcher just ran out of steam. It might have been because he threw over 150 pitches. That is just plain wrong, IMO. If he is only a sophmore they are going to use him up quick! Congrats to Grace on a big win!!!!!!!!!!!! We knew you could do it!

I do know that in 5A, last year our team had won every district game except one. We had won the first game against this team but lost the 2nd game. That team won all of their other district games too. We had idenitical district records except they had won the 2nd game and us the 1st. They were district champs. We ended up winning the tourny but was 2nd seed going into it. You play everyone in your district twice, but I don't know why if it comes down to a tie that the 2nd game determines the winner. I guess it is the same way this year. Maybe someone out there could enlighten us.