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Charlie Marlow_rivals363743

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Saturday, 2pm
Virginia
Arkansas

Saturday, 7pm
Miami
Florida

Sunday, 2pm
LSU
Texas AM/TCU

Sunday, 7pm
Vanderbilt
Fullerton

Who do you like/hate?
Who's going to win it?
Over/Under on HR's?
 
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So in the 9th innning I decided to watch some of this TCU v. A&M game. Now I'm in in extra innings limbo and I need to get up early
 
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Hoping Vanderbilt can repeat!!! I will be there in Omaha to watch the action!!!!
 
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planored

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TCU won in 16th. I made it to the 14th. Game ended at 1 am. I have Florida and TCU in finals. TCU seems destined.
 
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Had everyone picked right except Vandy (Sorry B3 - was hoping for some B1G representation!)

Going for O'Conner's cavs to take it. Anyone but Miami would be ok for me.
 
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This CWS field is really loaded with great fan support. If the weather holds up, I'm interested to see what kind of attendance numbers they can put up.
 
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They are going nuts around here for TCU. Nice to see some excitement. TCU is not my team, but if I had to root for someone not named NU it's a no-brainer.
 
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litespeedhuskerfan said:
Nebraska should try to hire that Arkansas coach. He looks like he knows what he's doing and would look good in a Nebraska uniform.
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Or maybe A&M's coach. He came up one run short of the CWS, but also seems to know the ropes.

Bill Byrne managed to screw Husker fans twice when it came to not hiring, then later hiring, Rob Childress.
 
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Charlie Marlow_rivals363743

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No problem sparky.

I watched the Texas A&M-TCU game to its conclusion. It sure seemed like the umpires were tired and wanted to get home based on how that strike zone seemed to change ver the last couple of batters. A&M still would have got out of the inning alive if the third baseman didn't throw it into the dirt.

B3, good luck to Vandy. They have a hell of a coach!
 
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Huskers_Rule_All

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I'm going with Florida to win it all. They're loaded.

Everybody's high on Vandy; I understand that but don't underestimate CSU-F. They have been there before and done that again.
 
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CWS players that were drafted:

Round Pick Player Position MLB Organization

Virginia
CB A 40 Nathan Kirby LHP Milwaukee Brewers
CB B 74 Josh Sborz RHP Los Angeles Dodgers
5 148 Joe McCarthy RF Tampa Bay Rays
5 157 Brandon Waddell LHP Pittsburgh Pirates
19 572 John LaPrise 2B Toronto Blue Jays
20 615 Kenny Towns 3B Los Angeles Angels
36 1090 Daniel Pinero 3B Detroit Tigers

Arkansas
1 7 Andrew Benintendi OF Boston Red Sox
9 257 Trey Killian RHP Colorado Rockies
30 889 Bobby Wernes 3B Houston Astros
35 1041 Tyler Spoon OF Boston Red Sox

Miami
2 61 Andrew Suarez LHP San Francisco Giants
4 119 David Thompson 3B New York Mets
7 211 George Iskenderian 3B Milwaukee Brewers
14 432 Garrett Kennedy C Los Angeles Dodgers
16 485 Ricky Eusebio OF Seattle Mariners

Florida

1 20 Richie Martin SS Oakland Athletics
3 100 Harrison Bader OF St. Louis Cardinals
6 181 Eric Hanhold RHP Milwaukee Brewers
8 242 Daniel Young LHP Toronto Blue Jays
9 270 Taylor Lewis RHP Atlanta Braves
10 294 Joshua Tobias 3B Philadelphia Phillies
14 411 Bobby Poyner LHP Boston Red Sox
24 730 Michael Vinson RHP Detroit Tigers
28 855 Aaron Rhodes RHP Los Angeles Angels

LSU
1 2 Alex Bregman SS Houston Astros
2 58 Andrew Stevenson OF Washington Nationals
4 130 Kade Scivicque C Detroit Tigers
5 165 Jared Foster OF Los Angeles Angels
9 259 Zac Person LHP Houston Astros
9 264 Mark Laird OF Philadelphia Phillies
9 275 Conner Hale 3B Seattle Mariners
17 521 Chris Chinea C St. Louis Cardinals

TCU
2 43 Alex Young LHP Arizona Diamondbacks
2 65 Tyler Alexander LHP Detroit Tigers
3 79 Riley Ferrell RHP Houston Astros
6 189 Cody Jones OF Kansas City Royals
8 233 Preston Morrison RHP Chicago Cubs
9 280 Trey Teakell RHP Detroit Tigers
15 460 Keaton Jones SS Detroit Tigers
28 851 Mitchell Traver RHP St. Louis Cardinals

Vanderbilt
1 1 Dansby Swanson SS Arizona Diamondbacks
1 8 Carson Fulmer RHP Chicago White Sox
1 24 Walker Buehler RHP Los Angeles Dodgers
3 101 Philip Pfeifer LHP Los Angeles Dodgers
3 103 Rhett Wiseman OF Washington Nationals
6 168 Tyler Ferguson RHP Texas Rangers
12 350 Alexander Wiel 1B Minnesota Twins
19 558 Xavier Turner* 3B Texas Rangers
39 1163 John Kilichowski LHP Chicago Cubs

Fullerton
2 46 Thomas Eshelman RHP Houston Astros
8 244 Justin Garza RHP Cleveland Indians
9 263 Tyler Peitzmeier LHP Chicago Cubs
12 358 David Olmedo-Barrera OF Tampa Bay Rays
30 897 A.J. Kennedy C San Diego Padres
39 1184 Jake Jefferies 2B Washington Nationals
 
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Charlie Marlow said:
ugh. They already lowered the seams and offense is up. Moving in the wall 10 feet at this point would be a disaster. No more 21-14 baseball games please.
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Nobody is advocating for 21-14 games. However, up to now, offense in the CWS has been dismal so we'll have to see if this years scoring numbers hold up over time or if it's an exception. I suspect it's the exception. I don't think messing with the seams of a baseball would give you the offensive results we're seeing here. More likely, it's just one of those years. We'll see.
 
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Charlie Marlow_rivals363743

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But there are home runs and offense is up. We do have to see how it all plays out over the next few years though.
You have to approach it one factor at a time, otherwise you risk over compensating and going way too far in the other direction.

Poor Fullerton. They were cruising with their ace last night, then Mother Nature intervened and Vandy comes back and wins it today with a 2-run walkoff HR off the local kid.
 
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Scoring update after the opening games:

Virginia 5 Arkansas 3
Florida 15 Miami 3
TCU 10 LSU 3
Vandy 4 Fullerton 3

Next up:

Arkansas - Miami
Virginia - Florida
LSU - Fullerton
TCU - Vanderbilt
 
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I'll always be a fan of Van Horn for what he did at Nebraska, but he sure has a tough time getting wins in Omaha.
 
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Charlie Marlow_rivals363743

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It is a bit ironic that Nebraska's only CWS win came with MA at the helm. Sick

It's finals time: UVA - Vandy in a championship rematch.
This has happened twice before. the champion is 2-0 in the rematches.

I think the food at the CWS is getting a bit ridic. Give me a simple brat!
 
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Charlie Marlow_rivals363743

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Another great series between the two teams. Last night was great pitching by both teams and an unlucky bounce gives UVA 3 runs.
Someone really needs to shut that Vanderbilt whistler up.
This CWS had something for everyone. Fans of pitching duels and fans of home runs should both be happy. Fences are just fine where they are at.
 
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Charlie Marlow said:
Another great series between the two teams. Last night was great pitching by both teams and an unlucky bounce gives UVA 3 runs.
Someone really needs to shut that Vanderbilt whistler up.
This CWS had something for everyone. Fans of pitching duels and fans of home runs should both be happy. Fences are just fine where they are at.
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That whistler need be tossed. Good Lord can someone please make him stop before they rip out his/hers vocal cords.
 
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