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#1
Mideast Region / Re: BB: 2013 Regionals (Mideast)
May 18, 2013, 05:43:03 PM
Bryce Murphy is a beast.

Manchester should be a top 4 seed in Appleton. 

Great season.  Coach Espeset has made this program elite (by Indiana baseball standards).

Even sweeter beating the mighty Express for the regional title.

#2
Mideast Region / Re: BB: 2013 Regionals (Mideast)
May 18, 2013, 08:31:20 AM
Touche.  Heidelberg was early and those two games were one run losses that could've gone either way.

So is it better to beat the mediocre teams on your schedule or lose to good teams on your schedule?

SOS is overrated, that's all I'm saying.  You can't control how poorly the teams in your conference are in any particular year.  Historically, Anderson, Franklin, and RHIT have been 25-30 win teams....  it was just a down year for the HCAC aside from Manchester's dominance.


#3
Mideast Region / Re: BB: 2013 Regionals (Mideast)
May 17, 2013, 09:53:53 PM
The opportunity came along last year and Manchester ran out of pitching and was a deer in headlights against the all mighty Etta Express.  They should at least be able to out slug anyone this year if that's the case again.  Now that the mental block of playing Marietta is out of the way, they should be in a better state of mind going into tomorrow.

Don't be surprised if we see Murphy again at some point.  His arm apparently doesn't get fatigued, ever.

38-5-1(2-0 in the OAC) ain't bad.... even against the worst teams in the country.

#4
Mideast Region / Re: BB: 2013 Regionals (Mideast)
May 17, 2013, 08:38:49 PM
Well, well, well....  those three wins should help Manchester's SOS.

Murphy, Niemann, and Marchant are All-Americans.

Gotta a really good team there.

#5
Mideast Region / Re: BB: 2013 Regionals (Mideast)
May 16, 2013, 08:29:21 PM
Can't wait for tomorrow night's game... should be a good between Manchester and Marietta.

No better time than tomorrow for Manchester to get their first head-to-head victory against the Express.
#6
Mideast Region / Re: BB: 2013 Regionals (Mideast)
May 15, 2013, 03:12:22 PM
How many seniors did Marietta graduate last year?  I know they just reload, but I'm curious as to how many returned this year.
#7
Mideast Region / Re: BB: 2013 Regionals (Mideast)
May 15, 2013, 02:46:03 PM
I think I have an idea why Carlino struggled....  Manchester has an experienced team that gets on base at a ridiculous rate of .428 coming into this game.

But you never know,  maybe he is just not used to 80 degrees and sunny after the horrible spring weather he's been pitching in.
#8
Mideast Region / Re: BB: 2013 Regionals (Mideast)
May 15, 2013, 02:24:26 PM
Carlino isn't as impressive as advertised.  5 runs, 4 BBs and 0 Ks through 4 innings?   

We still haven't seen how Manchester can do against a good team though. 

Don't sleep on the Spartans.
#9
Mideast Region / Re: BB: 2013 Regionals (Mideast)
May 14, 2013, 09:35:44 PM
SOS didn't matter last year when Manchester came in as a #6 see(if I recall correctly).  SOS didn't matter in 2002 when Manchester beat #1 nationally ranked Wooster en route to Wooster's 0-2 exit from the regional.   

My argument remains, SOS is BS b/c geographically DIII teams can only realistically play teams within a reasonable geographic radius.  Ohio obviously has better DIII teams than Indiana( I cannot argue to the contrary).  Just don't discount the fact that Manchester beat all of the teams they were supposed to beat and Marietta did lose 12 times...  versus good teams or not, still lost. 

If Manchester gets past this awesome pitcher from Mount Union, they have a offense and pitching to get to this done.  Don't understate the fact that Manchester is playing at a host field of a conference foe.  Familiarity with the confines of Rose Hulman's field and a sense of playing "at home" could also be an advantage against the other schools that travel so far to play. 

Regardless of my bias, this regional should shape up to be very entertaining.

Best of luck to all.
#10
Mideast Region / Re: BB: 2013 Regionals (Mideast)
May 14, 2013, 07:43:40 AM
Do you fellas happen to remember that little ol' team from the cornfields of Indiana that made it to the regional finals last year to only be upended by the eventual national champions?  They didn't have a senior on that team that made any significant contributions. 

Flash forward a year...  those boys have another year of experience under their belts and won 35 games.  Granted, the B.S. strength of schedule rankings has them far down the list.    However you can only play the teams on your schedule.  You can't control how poorly the other teams around you recruit. 

The OAC is getting a lot of pub, and rightfully so based on Marietta's ridiculous history.  All I'm saying is, don't undersell that #1 from Indiana...  they earned it and have a great opportunity to make it out of the Mid-East if the breaks fall their way. 

Merchant, Murphy, Kimm, and Niemann should all be considered when the All-American voting takes place.

Prediction:   Manchester over Wooster