weg313
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2/15/2013 12:37:15 PM
Topic:
Where are ya gonna be opening day?
weg313
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ASU74 wrote:
weg:
I'll be Sec K, Row 8, Seat 1 all weekend adorned w/ASU cap & such.
Did you know Mark Appel's uncle is the Dean of Architecture at Rice. How ironic.
My season seat is Section F/Row 2/Seat 8, immediately behind home plate, and I'll be there all weekend.
Of course I knew about Appel's uncle, and I've met a couple of his aunts and uncles who are Rice alums. Rice Sr RF Michael Ratterree played on the same little league and chuch league team as Appel before Mark and his family moved out to California. |
2/19/2013 5:00:38 AM
Topic:
Where are ya gonna be opening day?
weg313
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ASU74 wrote:
BB We hooked up very briefly just before the start of game 2. Here is what I saw...from my perspective & weg may have a different perspective. Stanford strenths: - Bullpen
- Infield
- Ability to battle back
- We all know Rice touched Appel pretty good, but that is short term.
Stanford weaknesses - Outfield arms. Last year I saw them in the ASU & Stanford series & was VERY impressed by the spped & accuracy of the outfield arms. Didn't see it in this series.
- Catcher. 2 errors by soph on 1 play...little league stuff
- Not as aggrssive on the bases as they have been in the past.
- Bats & offense...attributable to Rice pitching?
Rice strengths - Downtown power
- Pitching. Starters & bullpen.
- Overall just sound baseball.
Rice weaknesses - Speed on the bases.
This is all IMO. Weg...your input....
edited by ASU74 on 2/18/2013 edited by ASU74 on 2/18/2013
I still say Stanford's greatest strength is their scary Murderers Row in the middle of their lineup. Diekroeger-Ragira-Wilson-Blandino is as potent a #3 - #6 as you're going to find in college baseball. I'm not as impressed at Stanford's other pitching as others (including Kendall) have stated, as though they kept the Rice run totals down, in truth this was largely due to a flurry of line drives being hit directly at Stanford defenders; particularly in Game 2. In that game, Rice hit 7 line shots for outs, including 3 for inning-ending double plays (and 4 with runners in scoring position). Jose is better than he looked in the series, and both Kauppula and Ringo are extremely disciplined hitters who are going to have high OBPs (well above .400).
I agree with ASU74 that both Stanford catchers (Taylor and Barr) were a liability behind the plate defensively, as neither appeared capable of blocking balls in the dirt. |
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