And that Conforto guy.. He is going to absolutely have the most-_______ In the pac 12. Fill in the blank. I say walks.

Great to see you DM. Now, the College Baseball Season and banter can begin. I can't wait for your leadership of our weekly Pac 12 predictions and results (please tell me you are going to manage the predictions again). Then, some additional commentary from ASU 74, some real, in-depth anal ysis from FB, words of wisdom from Ophiman, and some mental masturbation from RiverDuck, I can come out of my Winter Depression.

The season is just around the corner.

Dodger Matt wrote:



Fear every type Beaver out there. Southern, Florida, Bob, Boop or Seattle. Northern, Eastern, Western and the little known Artic beaver (this are usually older beavers with bad arms). Fully furred, bald or stylized. Cooked, raw, stoked, stoned (in the case of a Washington or Colorado beaver) or drunk. Uptight, sloppy, dry or wet. And when to comes to playing with balls and trying to put them balls in the pocket or handling them bats with the efficiency of a pro, well I tell ya, there isn't anyone better at doing that than beavers.

Yeah DM (nice to see you here btw). The P12 better beware them Beavers.

We are talking the baseball team in Corvallis, right?

Really? OSU fourth in the Pac-12 behind UCLA, Stanford, and Oregon this year? No way. Despite the absence of Jace Fry, the Beavers have so much talent returning, especially seniors, that they will be tops in the conference. You heard it here first. Beware the Beavers!

Really? OSU fourth in the Pac-12 behind UCLA, Stanford, and Oregon this year? No way. Despite the absence of Jace Fry, the Beavers have so much talent returning, especially seniors, that they will be tops in the conference. You heard it here first. Beware the Beavers!

So, back to the rankings...

BeaverBob wrote:


I’ve been around, I posted on the old yahoo board for years too.

I don’t have a specific team that I root for, I follow High School and College Baseball here in Texas very closely.

I follow players and thus I find myself pulling for all Texas teams at some point.

But if I had to be pegged down to one team it would be Texas, that is who I loved as a kid going back to the Brooks Kieschnick/Calvin Murray days. But I love College Baseball as a whole, easily the best sport in the world.

Again, I root for all teams in Texas, except for Rice, of course, LOL

I kid, Leon Byrd was one of my favorite Texas HS players last year, so I will be watching Rice this year to see how he progresses and rooting for him to succeed, great kid, great ballplayer.

BeaverBob wrote:


Seriously, I wish Dave was more of a jerk so we could have some good Dirtbag-Titan debates on here.

Anyway, as far as the rankings go, looks like a solid list although I have some questions about San Diego. They return a great lineup but when was the last time they were as high as #12 in the nation? They were unranked at the end of last season.

FB, I hope all is well. I just spent a few days in Mobile, Alabama. It kind of reminded me of Albany, Oregon, but with even more rednecks and less sophistication. I felt right at home

Florida Beaver wrote:

I'm loving the discussion here. I wish we had more on this forum. While I am neither a Texas or Rice fan, I can understand the passion and arguments from both sides.

ASU74, I'll hold you to your offer. I'm actually getting down to the Phoenix area on a regular basis with my new job. I love the weather this time of year.

HSF, what's your story? It looks like you are fairly new to this forum. What team do you suppport?

BB. Nice to see you here. I like where we are. I hope we pan out like we should. With Yeskie going to a different position with the team, who will be the pitching coach? Some one with a bit of good sense I hope.

I would love to go to a game in Corvallis myself.
Especially this year to see Conforto in person....he's a beast

BeaverBob wrote:



BB
I know what your "elixer" is.....the way to cure a hangover is to stay drunk!

I truely appreciate your offer & I'd like to see you guys also. I did double check the flight schedule & the last flight out of Portland on Sunday is 3:00 pm. The Sunday game starts @ 12:05....long way to go for 2 games.

How's about next year we all meet half way & meet in Tempe for the series? I'll buy the 1st round.
I'm pretty sure it will not rain nor snow during the game!
edited by ASU74 on 1/7/2013
edited by ASU74 on 1/7/2013

Come on ASU 74. I have the perfect elixer for a hangover. If you change your mind, let me know. I'll have a ticket waiting for you. I'm sure us Beaver regulars, even good ole River Duck would love to see you in our Beaver State.

Hay Guys....less then 50 days to go....was considering coming up to Beaver Land to see ASU, but geeezz a 7 hour flight from Houston.....I'd be working on my 2nd hang over even before I started the drive from Portland.

Rice opens their season against Stanford down here so the chance to get to see Appel who will be a 1st rounder if not the #1 pick is too good and convenient to pass up.

Will also get to see Cal at Rice. Last time I saw them here, they defeated Baylor in the SR & took off to the CWS.

The Razorbacks will be at ASU for the Coke Classic...they will play them twice. I got a 6 pack of St Pauli Girl wager with my Razorback friend. Only a sweep will win. I'll be there for that!

I was hunting a week ago & I swear I saw RD flying over.....I missed & he got away, but some of his brothern ended up on the dinner table.

You all have a Happy & safe New Year.

weg313 wrote:



We could sit here all day and say He said that and He said that... It appears that both coaches walked away from that series not one or the other..

HSF wrote:


1. What in the world does what transpired in last year's post-season have to do with how teams are ranked heading into 2013? Nada. BTW, hard to call that regional "easy" when you had Omaha-bound Arkansas in it.

2. Even before the injury bug hit UT last season, they were struggling. Sure, the injuries to the pitching staff devasted the Longhorns down the stretch, but there is no way they were an Omaha team even before the injuries last year. Not even close. Their offense was once again putrid.

3. Let's wait and see BA's preseason rankings before jumping the gun. I very much doubt Aaron Fitt has UT ranked ahead of the Owls heading into the season (not that that matters one bit).

4. I have no agenda against Texas. It's Augie who is afraid to play Rice, and who walked away from the agreed upon deal to play annual weekend series...and that's a fact.

Texas is a year removed from going to Omaha and would’ve been a contender last year had not been devastated by injuries. And brought in the 7th best recruiting class in the country according to BA, which includes the top offensive recruit in the country.

Rice is the one that is overrated after choking away another easy home regional last year.

Aaron Fitt has picked Texas to be get back to a Super this year – sorry walt, he knows much more than you.

If anything Texas is underrated in that poll.

Your crybaby agenda against Texas is an old stale bit. Who won the Texas/Rice game last year at MM? and when was the last time Rice went to Omaha?

Hay Guys....less then 50 days to go....was considering coming up to Beaver Land to see ASU, but geeezz a 7 hour flight from Houston.....I'd be working on my 2nd hang over even before I started the drive from Portland.

Rice opens their season against Stanford down here so the chance to get to see Appel who will be a 1st rounder if not the #1 pick is too good and convenient to pass up.

Will also get to see Cal at Rice. Last time I saw them here, they defeated Baylor in the SR & took off to the CWS.

The Razorbacks will be at ASU for the Coke Classic...they will play them twice. I got a 6 pack of St Pauli Girl wager with my Razorback friend. Only a sweep will win. I'll be there for that!

I was hunting a week ago & I swear I saw RD flying over.....I missed & he got away, but some of his brothern ended up on the dinner table.

You all have a Happy & safe New Year.

BB. Nice to see you here. I like where we are. I hope we pan out like we should. With Yeskie going to a different position with the team, who will be the pitching coach? Some one with a bit of good sense I hope.