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http://www.goblueraiders.com/roster.cfm/sport/baseball/season/2013 Looks like they have one or two local players on their roster. You would be hard pressed to find a talented player in the southeast that Mags isn't familiar with. Don't believe me? Stop by his office sometime and quiz him on a team or player. Then you can call him lazy.

Great post, David. I second your motion.

So what is the story?

Seems like a strange situation...the coach at Tullahoma had done a pretty good job there IMO.

Who did Tullahoma hire? And what happened to their old coach?

I understand the #1 seed getting the automatic bid. I wish our district did the same. But to reward the #2 seed makes no more sense than rewarding the #6 team. To borrow words from Ricky Bobby, if you ain't first, you're last! Most importantly, in this tournament the #1 seed has to win more games than the #2 seed (if they both win the first round game) to win the tournament. Yes, they already have the automatic bid, but would you rather host the first round region game against the #2 seed from the other district or go on the road to the #1 seed from the other district? Personally, I would rather host and play the #2 seed than go on the road and in all probability face the lefty from Columbia. If the #1 seed loses the first game, they get a bye in the loser's bracket. What's the difference? What if the 1, 4, and 5 seeds win the first games. Then the 4 seed gets a bye to the winner's bracket finals? That's not right. IMO, region bids shouldn't be "easy" for anyone to attain. Winning the regular season is very difficult, especially in your leage where they play so many district games, so they should be rewarded. Everyone else, however, should have to battle it out on a level playing field.

That makes no sense.

Was there a full moon in the Boro last night?!?

So Blackman has a district game and a tournament game on the same day? That seems strange. Why would you schedule another game the same day you are playing district? How is everyone liking the three game series so far? It sounds like some high scoring games have already been played and I would assume that most teams are down in their pitching rotation by now. I would like to see 9AAA go to the three game set as well, but I am not sure that will ever happen.

How are the Panthers doing in their second year under the new coaching staff? Haven't heard much from Portland fans yet this season.

So who was the lucky recipient of the first ejection due to the new rule????

Interesting. The paper says it was a "mutual agreement" between him and the principal. Were the parents/players unhappy with him? Will the replacement coach be there after this season or will the position be posted at the conclusion of the season?

David, How many people have signed up so far?

This position isn't really open. It's simply posted because the head coach was on an interim basis this year because they didn't have enough time to interview for the position last year.