2010 Regionals Day 5 in-game discussions

[d3baseballnut]

Hopkins take an early 4-0 lead on some good hitting and defensive miscues by Kean.

[Mr. Ypsi]

IWU roughed up BV ace Probasco early, and cruised to a 10-3 win.

Next stop - Appleton!!

[d3baseballnut]

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/johns-hopkins-baseball-2010

Hopkins/kean audio can be found at the above link

[Gramps]

John Hopkins wins. Will face Heidelberg in Appleton on Friday at 4:30 PM.
My guess:  #1 Seed vs #2 Seed.  Should be a good game as their stats
match up pretty well.
Good Luck to both teams. Winner of this game should pretty much rule the roost.

[Mr. Ypsi]

John Hopkins wins. Will face Heidelberg in Appleton on Friday at 4:30 PM.
My guess:  #1 Seed vs #2 Seed.  Should be a good game as their stats
match up pretty well.
Good Luck to both teams. Winner of this game should pretty much rule the roost.

You're welcome to your opinion, but the post strikes me as both presumptuous and ignorant of history.  EVERY team in Appleton has a chance; by the CWS there are NO weak teams.

Whoever has enough pitching and gets hot will win it.  IF IWU can survive the first three rounds, I'll take their #4 and #5 pitchers against anyone's.  And while they had almost the worst record of the 55 teams in the tourney, they are certainly hot lately - going 4-1 in the CCIW tourney, then 4-0 in the regional.  (Don't mean to insult our ace - if only the second half of the season, including tourneys, were counted, Jason Pankau would be a national pitcher-of-the-year candidate.)

[d3baseballnut]

John Hopkins wins. Will face Heidelberg in Appleton on Friday at 4:30 PM.
My guess:  #1 Seed vs #2 Seed.  Should be a good game as their stats
match up pretty well.
Good Luck to both teams. Winner of this game should pretty much rule the roost.

You're welcome to your opinion, but the post strikes me as both presumptuous and ignorant of history.  EVERY team in Appleton has a chance; by the CWS there are NO weak teams.

Whoever has enough pitching and gets hot will win it.  IF IWU can survive the first three rounds, I'll take their #4 and #5 pitchers against anyone's.  And while they had almost the worst record of the 55 teams in the tourney, they are certainly hot lately - going 4-1 in the CCIW tourney, then 4-0 in the regional.  (Don't mean to insult our ace - if only the second half of the season, including tourneys, were counted, Jason Pankau would be a national pitcher-of-the-year candidate.)

IWU has a chance, but i am not putting my money on them...come on. The central was by far the weakest regional.


Lastly, JHU and Heidelberg shouldnt be matched up in round 1. The top 2 ranked teams have no business playing 1st round. They should have some mechanism of re-seeding teams in the CWS.

[BoBo]

John Hopkins wins. Will face Heidelberg in Appleton on Friday at 4:30 PM.
My guess:  #1 Seed vs #2 Seed.  Should be a good game as their stats
match up pretty well.
Good Luck to both teams. Winner of this game should pretty much rule the roost.

You're welcome to your opinion, but the post strikes me as both presumptuous and ignorant of history.  EVERY team in Appleton has a chance; by the CWS there are NO weak teams.

Whoever has enough pitching and gets hot will win it.  IF IWU can survive the first three rounds, I'll take their #4 and #5 pitchers against anyone's.  And while they had almost the worst record of the 55 teams in the tourney, they are certainly hot lately - going 4-1 in the CCIW tourney, then 4-0 in the regional.  (Don't mean to insult our ace - if only the second half of the season, including tourneys, were counted, Jason Pankau would be a national pitcher-of-the-year candidate.)

Mr. Ypsi, of course there are no weak teams once you get this far. But, there are some really good teams that have proven their status over the long haul and there's even some good teams that have gotten hot at the right time. Think back to May 9...even you as the most impassioned of all IWU fans on here couldn't even have dreamed that your Titans would be in this position, now could you? IWU was a .500 team, not really going anywhere except for their summer vacation. You win 7 in a row, 8 out of 10 at just the right time - and the next thing you know, you're at the home of the Timber Rattlers playing Shenandoah. Cinderella story all the way. I'd say let the so called "favorites" (so called by their fans, that is) duke it out on paper (or computer screen) as to who is the better team - and just quietly stroll into Appleton and shock their world.

BTW Gramps, please over-look UW-Stevens Point, too. They belong in the dog house!! 

[BigPoppa]

John Hopkins wins. Will face Heidelberg in Appleton on Friday at 4:30 PM.
My guess:  #1 Seed vs #2 Seed.  Should be a good game as their stats
match up pretty well.
Good Luck to both teams. Winner of this game should pretty much rule the roost.

You're welcome to your opinion, but the post strikes me as both presumptuous and ignorant of history.  EVERY team in Appleton has a chance; by the CWS there are NO weak teams.

Whoever has enough pitching and gets hot will win it.  IF IWU can survive the first three rounds, I'll take their #4 and #5 pitchers against anyone's.  And while they had almost the worst record of the 55 teams in the tourney, they are certainly hot lately - going 4-1 in the CCIW tourney, then 4-0 in the regional.  (Don't mean to insult our ace - if only the second half of the season, including tourneys, were counted, Jason Pankau would be a national pitcher-of-the-year candidate.)

IWU has a chance, but i am not putting my money on them...come on. The central was by far the weakest regional.


Lastly, JHU and Heidelberg shouldnt be matched up in round 1. The top 2 ranked teams have no business playing 1st round. They should have some mechanism of re-seeding teams in the CWS.

D3nut, do you ever do anything other than complain about the system? First it was the selections, and now it is how they are matched up. Enjoy it... it is baseball in its purest form.

[Gramps]

John Hopkins wins. Will face Heidelberg in Appleton on Friday at 4:30 PM.
My guess:  #1 Seed vs #2 Seed.  Should be a good game as their stats
match up pretty well.
Good Luck to both teams. Winner of this game should pretty much rule the roost.

You're welcome to your opinion, but the post strikes me as both presumptuous and ignorant of history.  EVERY team in Appleton has a chance; by the CWS there are NO weak teams.

Whoever has enough pitching and gets hot will win it.  IF IWU can survive the first three rounds, I'll take their #4 and #5 pitchers against anyone's.  And while they had almost the worst record of the 55 teams in the tourney, they are certainly hot lately - going 4-1 in the CCIW tourney, then 4-0 in the regional.  (Don't mean to insult our ace - if only the second half of the season, including tourneys, were counted, Jason Pankau would be a national pitcher-of-the-year candidate.)

Sorry Mr. Ypsi, but I was only referring to the National D3 top 25 Poll.  Did not mean to offend anybody, especially since this is our first time in the World Series. We'll just do our best to compete. Maybe I'll see you at the tournament and we'll split a coke together.

[d3baseballnut]

John Hopkins wins. Will face Heidelberg in Appleton on Friday at 4:30 PM.
My guess:  #1 Seed vs #2 Seed.  Should be a good game as their stats
match up pretty well.
Good Luck to both teams. Winner of this game should pretty much rule the roost.

You're welcome to your opinion, but the post strikes me as both presumptuous and ignorant of history.  EVERY team in Appleton has a chance; by the CWS there are NO weak teams.

Whoever has enough pitching and gets hot will win it.  IF IWU can survive the first three rounds, I'll take their #4 and #5 pitchers against anyone's.  And while they had almost the worst record of the 55 teams in the tourney, they are certainly hot lately - going 4-1 in the CCIW tourney, then 4-0 in the regional.  (Don't mean to insult our ace - if only the second half of the season, including tourneys, were counted, Jason Pankau would be a national pitcher-of-the-year candidate.)

IWU has a chance, but i am not putting my money on them...come on. The central was by far the weakest regional.


Lastly, JHU and Heidelberg shouldnt be matched up in round 1. The top 2 ranked teams have no business playing 1st round. They should have some mechanism of re-seeding teams in the CWS.

D3nut, do you ever do anything other than complain about the system? First it was the selections, and now it is how they are matched up. Enjoy it... it is baseball in its purest form.

It's a bad system. No one would put up with it for any other level of baseball. Why should we?

It doesnt take a rocket scientist to know that hte top 2 teams in the country should not be playing in the first round. If someone like me can figure this out, certainly people who work their full time job at getting this thing right should be able to figure it out.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I've learned my lesson - forget anything I said.

Everyone, IWU is Central Region roadkill - ignore them (please!).

Shenandoah, send your JV - you'll still get 20 in the first two innings against that Central Region fraud, Pankau.

(I'd better quit while I'm behind - this is going a bit over-the-top! )

[Hammer Ball]

John Hopkins wins. Will face Heidelberg in Appleton on Friday at 4:30 PM.
My guess:  #1 Seed vs #2 Seed.  Should be a good game as their stats
match up pretty well.
Good Luck to both teams. Winner of this game should pretty much rule the roost.

You're welcome to your opinion, but the post strikes me as both presumptuous and ignorant of history.  EVERY team in Appleton has a chance; by the CWS there are NO weak teams.

Whoever has enough pitching and gets hot will win it.  IF IWU can survive the first three rounds, I'll take their #4 and #5 pitchers against anyone's.  And while they had almost the worst record of the 55 teams in the tourney, they are certainly hot lately - going 4-1 in the CCIW tourney, then 4-0 in the regional.  (Don't mean to insult our ace - if only the second half of the season, including tourneys, were counted, Jason Pankau would be a national pitcher-of-the-year candidate.)

IWU has a chance, but i am not putting my money on them...come on. The central was by far the weakest regional.


Lastly, JHU and Heidelberg shouldnt be matched up in round 1. The top 2 ranked teams have no business playing 1st round. They should have some mechanism of re-seeding teams in the CWS.

D3nut, do you ever do anything other than complain about the system? First it was the selections, and now it is how they are matched up. Enjoy it... it is baseball in its purest form.

It's a bad system. No one would put up with it for any other level of baseball. Why should we?

It doesnt take a rocket scientist to know that hte top 2 teams in the country should not be playing in the first round. If someone like me can figure this out, certainly people who work their full time job at getting this thing right should be able to figure it out.

I have to agree with 'Nut.  Someone will have to explain the competitive reason for having the top 2 teams face off in the first game.  I am willing to be persuaded.  Could you imagine if Duke, Syracuse, Kentucky or Kansas played each other on the first Thursday of 2010 March Madness?  Dickie V would stroke out!

[CCIWFAN6]

John Hopkins wins. Will face Heidelberg in Appleton on Friday at 4:30 PM.
My guess:  #1 Seed vs #2 Seed.  Should be a good game as their stats
match up pretty well.
Good Luck to both teams. Winner of this game should pretty much rule the roost.

You're welcome to your opinion, but the post strikes me as both presumptuous and ignorant of history.  EVERY team in Appleton has a chance; by the CWS there are NO weak teams.

Whoever has enough pitching and gets hot will win it.  IF IWU can survive the first three rounds, I'll take their #4 and #5 pitchers against anyone's.  And while they had almost the worst record of the 55 teams in the tourney, they are certainly hot lately - going 4-1 in the CCIW tourney, then 4-0 in the regional.  (Don't mean to insult our ace - if only the second half of the season, including tourneys, were counted, Jason Pankau would be a national pitcher-of-the-year candidate.)

IWU has a chance, but i am not putting my money on them...come on. The central was by far the weakest regional.


Lastly, JHU and Heidelberg shouldnt be matched up in round 1. The top 2 ranked teams have no business playing 1st round. They should have some mechanism of re-seeding teams in the CWS.

D3nut, do you ever do anything other than complain about the system? First it was the selections, and now it is how they are matched up. Enjoy it... it is baseball in its purest form.

It's a bad system. No one would put up with it for any other level of baseball. Why should we?

It doesnt take a rocket scientist to know that hte top 2 teams in the country should not be playing in the first round. If someone like me can figure this out, certainly people who work their full time job at getting this thing right should be able to figure it out.

I have to agree with 'Nut.  Someone will have to explain the competitive reason for having the top 2 teams face off in the first game.  I am willing to be persuaded.  Could you imagine if Duke, Syracuse, Kentucky or Kansas played each other on the first Thursday of 2010 March Madness?  Dickie V would stroke out!

In the Elite 8 of March Madness, it would not be unheard of to see Duke, Syracuse, Kansas or Kentucky face off. From my knowledge, there is no national seeding done by the selection committee (maybe this is where the problem lies) so to say they are the top 2 teams in the country is based on the opinion of a few voters, not necessarily supported by empirical data.

[BigPoppa]

Technically, the opening weekend (regional) is the first few rounds of the World Series as teams need to advance out of their bracket to move on. By the time they reach Appleton, they have all earned the right to be the Top 8 teams and re-seeding teams punish Cinderellas. If teams are really as good as advertised and should win it all, then loasing the opener against a quality opponent will not stop them from fighting back through the loser's bracket to win it all (note St. Thomas in 2009).

[Ralph Turner]

There is too little inter-region play in D-III to have seriously valid "RPI/SOS" numbers to seed at this level.  This is not like D-1 hoops, where the top seeds may have played one another in the regular season.

UMass-Boston was the #7 in New England which is highly respected as a region.
UWStevens Point was #4 in the Midwest; no slack region either.

Heidelberg looked vulnerable going into the late innings against #5 Adrian, playing their second game of the day.

The seeds are set at the beginning of the tourney.  In a double-elimination, you have to win them all.

Frequently the finalists have settled the question, best 2 out of 3.