Quote from: Bombers798891 on May 20, 2013, 12:07:15 pm

Graczyk over Locastro for NY player of the year? Interesting call.

Graczyk: .408/.464/.516 1 HR, 1 3B, 15 2B, 31 RBI, 17 BB, 13 steals in 20 attempts
Locastro: .424/.539/.625 2 HR, 6 3B, 11 2B, 32 RBI, 15 BB, 36 steals in 37 attempts

Graczyk is a CF, Locastro is a SS, so both of them play premium defensive positions—though Locastro's 19 errors would seem like a lot for a SS, and Graczyk made just one (though it tells us nothing about his range)

But these offensive numbers aren't even close. 100 points in slugging? 23 additional steals AND a nearly perfect percentage? Yes, the caliber of competition may have been different, but by how much? The teams played three times, and shared several opponents.

The defense may have been a check in Graczyk's favor, but Locastro's advantage in hitting and baserunning make him the better pick IMO.

bombers,  according to the d3baseball.com blurb on the all-american teams, Locastro is credited with only 11 stolen bases (probably confused with doubles).  Locastro also was beaten out by a SS from Manchester with slightly lower numbers.  I hope the voting staff got the right stats!

Corrected. Thank you.

Quote from: Ricky Nelson on Yesterday at 11:45:50 am

Quote from: Bombers798891 on Yesterday at 10:40:14 am

Quote from: EttaFan1 on Yesterday at 09:36:07 am

The Linfield vs. Ithaca game in round one is an interesting one.  These appear to be two very good baseball teams.  It's almost a miscarriage of justice to have those two meet so early, but you have to play the team in front of you, and the field is not "seeded."

Curiously, why isn't it?

The national chair offered his opinion on the topic last year.

http://d3baseball.com/columns/around-the-nation/2012/ATN_April25

Interesting, but I don't really agree with his logic. If the seeds in the regionals don't hold, that doesn't mean the seeds (or process of assigning those seeds) were flawed. And yes, you're not going to seed it perfectly, but that shouldn't be a reason not to try. He's right that you have to beat teams sooner rather than later, but why shouldn't the best teams have the "reward" of, in theory, waiting until later?

But, it is what it is. Linfield vs. Ithaca should be great.

I think the most important part of his response related to the championships committee. It's not a baseball issue. It's an NCAA issue.

  56 current players in affiliated baseball. Add names for those I missed
Awaiting link:
Rowan P Marc Magliaro, Rockies (signed)
Middlebury P Michael Joseph, Orioles (signed)
Thiel P Bobby Hillier, Diamondbacks (signed)
MLB
Wheaton-MA OF Chris Denorfia, Padres
St. Joseph's-ME P Charlie Furbush (also LSU), Mariners
Messiah OF Chris Heisey, Reds
Eastern Mennonite C Erik Kratz, Phillies
Stony Brook (then D3) P Joe Nathan, Rangers
Alvernia C Anthony Recker, Mets
La Crosse OF Vinny Rottino, Orix Buffaloes (Japan)
Stevens Point P Jordan Zimmermann, Nationals
AAA
Centenary-NJ P Cole Kimball, Syracuse (Nationals)
Alvernia 3B Zach Lutz, Las Vegas (Mets)
Concordia-IL P Jim Paduch, Durham (Rays)
Linfield P Joe Paterson (also Oregon St.), Reno (Diamondbacks)
Otterbein P Dan Remenowsky, Charlotte (White Sox)
AA
Grove City P Erik Arnesen, Midland (A's)
Linfield 3B Kelson Brown, Altoona (Pirates)
Marietta P Mike DeMark, Midland (A's)
Whitewater P Aaron Dott, Trenton (Yankees)
Rose-Hulman P Derek Eitel, Mobile (Diamondbacks)
Keystone P Sean Murphy, Midland (A's)
Whittier P Tom Vessella, Richmond (Giants)
Marietta P Mark Williams, Huntsville (Brewers)
HIGH A
Trinity-TX/Chapman 2B Ryan Cavan (also UC Santa Barbara), San Jose Giants
Pomona P David Colvin, High Desert (Mariners)
Manhattanville SS Dan Fiorito, Tampa Yankees
Amherst OF Kevin Heller, Salem Red Sox
Albright P Casey Lawrence, Dunedin Blue Jays
Birmingham-Southern OF Drew Leachman, Fort Myers (Twins)
Denison P Aidan Lucas, Palm Beach Cardinals
Neumann OF Gary Mitchell, Inland Empire (Angels)
Frostburg P Greg Ross, Lynchburg (Braves)
Marietta SS Tim Saunders, Daytona Cubs
Emory P Paul Schwendel, Myrtle Beach (Rangers)
Old Westbury P Robert Whitenack, Carolina (Indians)
Chapman P Kurt Yacko, Bradenton (Pirates)
A
Babson P Andrew Aizenstadt, Lakewood (Phillies)
Marietta P Austin Blaski, Wisconsin (Brewers)
Whitewater P Rob Coe, South Bend (Diamondbacks)
Ithaca P Tucker Healy, Beloit (A's)
St. Olaf P Ben Hughes, Ashville (Rockies)
Stevens Point 3B Justin Jirschele, Kannapolis (White Sox)
Wooster P Matt Johnson, Lansing (Blue Jays)
Trinity-TX P Ben Klimesh, Dayton (Reds)
Stevens Point OF Cody Koback, Greenville (Red Sox)
Birmingham-Southern C Bruce Maxwell, Beloit (A's)
Menlo (then D3) P Chris Mazza, Cedar Rapids (Twins)
Chapman P Brian Rauh, Hagerstown (Nationals)
Randolph-Macon OF Jordan Walton, Peoria (Cardinals)
Wartburg P Brad Watson, Peoria (Cardinals)
SHORT SEASON A
[None]
ROOKIE
Haverford 1B Jake Chaplin, AZL Dodgers
Catholic P Justin D'Alessandro, GCL Blue Jays
Macalester 2B Mitch Glasser, Bristol White Sox
Kenyon C Jack Graham, GCL Orioles
Williams P Harry Marino, TBD Orioles
Methodist P Chris Perry, GCL Cardinals
Augustana P John Peters, GCL Nationals
Mitchell P Anthony Santiago (also Central Florida), Bristol White Sox

Quote from: Ricky Nelson on May 21, 2013, 05:14:47 pm

As far as naming multiple players to the same team, my preference is seeing one at each position and accounting for ties at the end. There are pluses and minuses to both schools of thought.

Then I guess you could forget that Murphy bats and put him on as first-team reliever?

As it is, he's punished because he does more (and well at that). He's a better pitcher than Etscheid, and he's also a better hitter. Yet Etscheid was first team and Murphy wasn't. I don't see a way to make sense of that.

And this would be a direct refutation of 2001's previous incorrect assertion, if anyone hadn't noticed. Murphy isn't a starting pitcher.

He may have been nominated at a position other than relief pitcher.

Quote from: tigerfan_2001 on May 21, 2013, 04:19:58 pm

is that a serious question...what is different for pitchers and hitters?  Pitchers dont play in every game, that is why.  If a starting pitcher had 20 innings, playing in only 5 games, he wouldnt be up for discussion.  You must play, in my opinion, in a certain numbers of games to be up for an award.

Wow, talk about missing the point. No one was talking about starters...

But I'll go with it...relievers may be in more games but they still pitch far fewer innings than starters in most cases. Up for discussion are guys that have 25-35% of the innings that starters are pitching on most teams (Minnesota and Wisconsin excluded in this atypical season there).

So if those numbers I posted were put up by someone with a little under half the at-bats of a starter, should they be considered for All-American status?

Perhaps if there were separate considerations for "a little under half the at-bats of a starter." D3baseball.com chose to consider relief pitchers in its postseason awards.

The Athletics signed free agent Grove City pitcher Erik Arnesen and assigned him to Double-A.

Quote from: ShineTime on May 18, 2013, 02:09:58 pm

How about Kimberly's head baseball coach?

Quote from: ShineTime on May 18, 2013, 02:09:58 pm

How about Kimberly's head baseball coach?

"Scooter" McGinnis??? He is also the AD at Kimberly. I am guessing he'd have to take a big paycut to make it happen. I was thinking of another former Appleton West Terror in either Matt Erickson or his father Bruce...

I am guessing that having that much tradition at UW-O, there will be a lot pressure to hire a Titan (Which does not bode well for McGinnis who played collegiately at Xavier, or Erickson who played at Arkansas).

Thoughts of either Jarrod Washburn or one of the Jorgensen brothers taking the reins ?

Yes, but that thought came from me. I had other thoughts, but that was one of the first. I doubt Sims cares about my thoughts.

Sure this question will be posed over the next few days. Here are the predetermined matchups at Appleton.

G1 New England vs. South
G2 West vs. New York
G3 Mideast vs. Midwest
G4 Mid-Atlantic vs. Central