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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 14, 2023 21:11:36 GMT -5
thankfully, friends in the Valley spare me lodging and meal expenses. At any rate, I'm taking this Summer off going out West. Buckeyefan73 and I will see them in Cleveland this August although the lad will most assuredly root for the woke team Jake just loves to be different. Lakers, Dodgers, Rams, Michigan, and USC fan. Lol Different teams for different people
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 13, 2023 20:16:05 GMT -5
they were the only team on TV? Yankees, Phillies, and Orioles were fixtures as well. But, I thought Steve Garvey, Ron Cey, and Davey Lopes were too cool for school. And, Fernando Mania was special also Fixtures? So were the in state Indians and Reds. The much closer White Sox, Cubs, Tigers and Pirates. How can you be a fan of a team you can't root for in their home stadium without taking a $500 5 hour flight, meals and a hotel room for a weekend? Those teams also had way cool guys.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 12, 2023 20:58:37 GMT -5
I can't comprehend how someone could fall in love with a team 2350 miles away when I saw them on TV all the time as a young lad, 2350 miles didn't have a factor. they were the only team on TV?
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 12, 2023 16:05:31 GMT -5
You’ll find another team to bandwagon. no chance I loved the Dodgers since late 70s/early 80s. We go way back I can't comprehend how someone could fall in love with a team 2350 miles away
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 12, 2023 15:36:03 GMT -5
The 2nd and 3rd QB to leave Ontario did not need any assistance from the Mansfield head coach since they had a extreme dislike for the Ontario staff. Try not to imply they were recruited when the truth is they wanted any way out of Ontario they could get. For one it was open enrollment and for the other it was to move 3 to 4 blocks down the road into another school district. This is true from my knowledge. WF claims have alluded to them being subpar players anyway so why would he care?! The witch hunt was by the people of Ontario "attacking" the family/kid because he was leaving, not ohsaa. Back to the main topic of the thread. I agree it would seem that Pick North does tend to get some new talent every year. Not sure how it always works out for them, but they have a track record of decent success. Another LIE. Show us where I said anything about "subpar players". I DARE you. Ignorant to say "the people of Ontario attacked the family/kid". First of all, "the people of Ontario" would mean all 6000. See how stupid that makes you sound? Secondly, why would they care when a far better QB beat him out?? "Attacking" anyone or anything NEVER EVER get's a kid found ineligible. ONLY the OHSAA can do that. AND they would never do it on "attacks". They ONLY find athletes ineligible if a family breaks an OHSAA Bylaw. That IS what happened in in this case.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 12, 2023 15:27:43 GMT -5
This is true from my knowledge. WF claims have alluded to them being subpar players anyway so why would he care?! The witch hunt was by the people of Ontario "attacking" the family/kid because he was leaving, not ohsaa. Back to the main topic of the thread. I agree it would seem that Pick North does tend to get some new talent every year. Not sure how it always works out for them, but they have a track record of decent success. WF thinks that Ontario is a utopia and all want to be in it. Fact is there have been athletes transferring out of Ontario for many years, not just 3 QBs. In this case the player is in the foster program and can move from host to host without family being a factor. Another lie by The dude. Where did i say Utopia or anything close? There are kids that transfer out of all schools all the time. Don't be ignorant and compare how many transfer out of Ontario to the likes of Mansfield Senior VS Senior to Ontario. Ten times more transfer TO Ontario. A net of $1.5 million dollars to Ontario schools. FACTS, stubborn little things. Why doesn't Lexington accept Open Enrollment students? Since you're an expert on the Foster Program, how does one go about leaving a Foster family and going to another Foster family 90 miles away that just happens to live in the school district where he wants to play football?
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 12, 2023 14:52:15 GMT -5
ALSO, the older brother never moved. He stayed at the former residence. As far as their daughter, it's just another couple of miles to the school. Wouldn't it be better to drop her off at school than having her stand out in the cold and rain at the previous address?? What if they didn't get her open enrolled? There is only ONE day a year you can open enroll to Ontario AND people campout in front of the BOE office to make sure they get their kid/kids in. Not everyone makes it every year, there are only so many openings per year. "Witch hunt"? It's impossible for the OHSAA to track down all potential cases of Bylaw infractions. The OHSAA cannot afford dozens of detectives. It's the responsibilities of school districts to police and report potential violations. The OHSAA then investigates. You think there was no infraction and OHSAA screwed the kid on purpose?? As my above post states, he was the 3rd QB in a row that "moved" to Mansfield, with the assistance of Mansfield Senior's head coach. No one in their right mind "moves" to Mansfield from Ontario, unless it's an easy path to getting a high school diploma OR play football. Your taxes are higher, the education is not as good and your new house will not be worth as much when you sell it. WHICH is why there are OHSAA Bylaws governing transfers. My point is, if this kid's younger brother stays in West Holmes, the OHSAA bylaws say the older brother can't play, UNLESS the entire family moves OR there's a fake change of guardianship. There goes tax deductions that better not be claimed, with the 80,000 new IRS agents out there The 2nd and 3rd QB to leave Ontario did not need any assistance from the Mansfield head coach since they had a extreme dislike for the Ontario staff. Try not to imply they were recruited when the truth is they wanted any way out of Ontario they could get. For one it was open enrollment and for the other it was to move 3 to 4 blocks down the road into another school district. Where did I say anything about "assistance"? I DARE you to show us. They talked to the head coach about transferring. A no no per the OHSAA. In the 3rd case the Bylaws on Open Enrollment were not followed, thus he was deemed ineligible by the OHSAA. FACTS, stubborn little things "3 blocks down the road" would put them in the Kroger parking lot. BTW, the 3rd QB only decided to leave Ontario when he got beat out by a better QB. I guess that would lead to "extreme dislike" for Ontario coaches. What made them think he could start at QB for Senior? Unless.......
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 11, 2023 14:40:00 GMT -5
I was told over the weekend that SWD is moving to Columbus but his little brother is staying in W. Holmes. Ohio State wanting him closer to them was a factor in his move as well as the promise of some future NIL money. I believe Pick North? Pick North gets a bunch of these every year.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 11, 2023 14:34:26 GMT -5
ALSO, the older brother never moved. He stayed at the former residence. As far as their daughter, it's just another couple of miles to the school. Wouldn't it be better to drop her off at school than having her stand out in the cold and rain at the previous address?? What if they didn't get her open enrolled? There is only ONE day a year you can open enroll to Ontario AND people campout in front of the BOE office to make sure they get their kid/kids in. Not everyone makes it every year, there are only so many openings per year.
"Witch hunt"? It's impossible for the OHSAA to track down all potential cases of Bylaw infractions. The OHSAA cannot afford dozens of detectives. It's the responsibilities of school districts to police and report potential violations. The OHSAA then investigates. You think there was no infraction and OHSAA screwed the kid on purpose??
As my above post states, he was the 3rd QB in a row that "moved" to Mansfield, with the assistance of Mansfield Senior's head coach. No one in their right mind "moves" to Mansfield from Ontario, unless it's an easy path to getting a high school diploma OR play football. Your taxes are higher, the education is not as good and your new house will not be worth as much when you sell it. WHICH is why there are OHSAA Bylaws governing transfers.
My point is, if this kid's younger brother stays in West Holmes, the OHSAA bylaws say the older brother can't play, UNLESS the entire family moves OR there's a fake change of guardianship. There goes tax deductions that better not be claimed, with the 80,000 new IRS agents out there
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 10, 2023 13:07:04 GMT -5
By OHSAA Bylaws, the ENTIRE family must move for a transfer to be eligible to play. The family of the 3rd QB that transferred from Ontario to Mansfield Senior was caught not moving the entire family and the kid was not allowed to play. Of course, he was not good enough to play for any college, let alone Ohio State.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 7, 2023 20:13:15 GMT -5
over 20% of DI players have entered the portal
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 6, 2023 11:39:25 GMT -5
Will the Knicks rest their starters?
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 6, 2023 11:35:20 GMT -5
Well that's refreshing. Recruits are coming for the coach and not just NIL. I found it interesting several Ashland players said they could have gone to a DI school on a full ride, but chose to go to Ashland, knowing they'd have a good chance at playing for a National Title
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 6, 2023 11:32:34 GMT -5
Will we get anything special from the Portal this season? Or will we relax that option and give all the young guys all the minutes? If Duke, Kansas, N.Carolina, Kansas and MSU uses the portal, why not Ohio State??
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 4, 2023 14:16:02 GMT -5
An interesting tidbit from the Mariner's series. One of their relievers, can't remember his name, got the win in the State Title game each of his 4 years in high school. An amazing accomplishment.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 4, 2023 14:01:10 GMT -5
I never thought I'd see the day when a player that doesn't hit much over .200, never says boo and hasn't hit a home run in his major league career gets thrown at. But it happened last night to Myles Straw. I guess if you have to hit someone on the Guardians to send a message, you hit the 9th place hitting who is the best of the many base stealers the Guards have. The thing is, if you throw at a team's best hitter, he can't get even for a couple of innings. In the case of Straw, who gets 1st base for being hit by a pitch, he can immediately steal another base for his revenge. That's exactly what Straw did. LOL
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 3, 2023 12:03:30 GMT -5
Eugene Brown is in the transfer portal. While it’s not surprising, I thought he may try to stick it out here since he’s already been here 3 years. He’s from Georgia, wonder if he ends up somewhere closer to home. He has also graduated in 3 years and was a scholar athlete the winter semester.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 2, 2023 20:12:16 GMT -5
Can anyone explain why the ump called an infraction in the 8th on Karinchack which resulted in a ball? I asked my son the same question and he said it was due to trying to quick pitch. He had been warned earlier in the bat. So you can't pitch too soon. But you can't pitch too late. Not a fan of the pitch clock. quick pitch?? LOL....the new rules make pitchers nervous, they have to pitch in a hurry not to get a ball called against them Karinchek has never quicked pitched anyone in his career. Slow pitched many. quick never.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 2, 2023 20:07:42 GMT -5
Ohio State had no answer for Amoore and Kitley, other than to foul. VaTech made 9 more free throws. All else was even in the game. They played her quite well most of the game, but when it became crunch time, Amoore. Caitlin Clark is the most complete player I have seen on the hardwood this year, men or women. What a great passing team, Iowa is. A true pleasure to watch....what a great game, bringing down the unbeatable. UCONN fans said it was impossible to beat South Carolina with good guards like Ohio State did to them......well?
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 1, 2023 13:13:04 GMT -5
After the 2nd game of the season I was much more comfortable with the pace of the game.
What I'd like to know, since so many things are now being strictly timed and penalties handed out for violations to these times. Who is keeping these times? How does the pitcher, batter, catcher, managers and coaches know the exact second in the different countdowns happening in games?
IMO there should be clocks in stadiums visible to ALL players, managers and coaches that will be affected. I noticed in the first game the Mariner fans were loudly chanting a countdown. Did they know where the true countdown was or was it a ruse like is done in College basketball by student sections to hopefully F-up the opponents?
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Apr 1, 2023 12:58:03 GMT -5
The first game loss was not due to a sleeping offense, more so a dominating pitching performance by the Mariners.
What was obvious in the 2nd game was that the Guards 6th starter and their 2nd line relievers were better than the Mariners #2 starter and their 2nd line relievers.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Mar 31, 2023 18:18:46 GMT -5
I don't think we'll really notice the larger bases and lack of "shift" much but the quick pace for both the pitcher and batter was awkward I felt. WF you are correct that appeared Bieber handled it well. In general bullpen guys seem to be much more quirky. I heard an interesting idea on the radio today. How about a clock for say the 1st 6 innings then back to no clock? IDK I noticed last night Bell had a hit taken away from him because no shift was allowed. Normally for a power lefty like him the Shortstop would have been 10 feet to the first base side of 2nd. Instead by rule he was 2 feet to the 3rd base side of 2nd. Bell hit a screamer RIGHT at the Shortstop where he HAD to stand by rule, not where the scouting report said he should be. You're right, we won't "notice" the larger bases. BUT the bases going from 15" square to 18" square, means 2nd base is now 4.5 inches closer to first base compared to past years. Think about all the runners thrown out at 2nd base on stolen base attempts that were only out by an inch or two on replays. AND there should be a challenge allowed on foul tips, at least when there are 3 balls on the batter. A Free Pass shouldn't be that free.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Mar 31, 2023 18:07:12 GMT -5
Michigan State is getting a good one, their new women's head coach. Robyn Fralick, the head coach at Bowling Green the past 5 years AND before that the head coach at Ashland U for 10 years. It doesn't seem possible she's 5 years removed from Ashland U.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Mar 31, 2023 13:30:29 GMT -5
I'd say I watch +/- 100 Guardians games per season. Maybe not all 9 innings but a significant part of many games and my initial thought on the pitch clock is a big fail. I didn't see the Karinchak blow it last night due to the clock so that's not my reasoning. I told my wife while watching Beiber thru 4 that I didn't like this pace at all. Maybe it will grow on me. I don't think Bieber was affected, but players like Karinchak will have their careers ended by the clock. I see they made Karinchak get a haircut to speed him up. They will also have to tell him to stop flipping the ball in and out of his glove. I don't think he can successfully pitch without doing both. Mike Hargrove's career would have been a lot shorter as well.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Mar 28, 2023 17:21:08 GMT -5
2023 State Meet placers for Ontario
Brie Trumpower - 2nd in the 100 Free and 4th in the 200 Free
Girls 200 Free Relay 3rd, 400 Free Relay 9th. - B.Trumpower and 3 Freshmen, Them, Crum, and Simmering.
Boys 200 Free Relay 1st, 400 Free Relay 5th - G Trumpower, Petit, Rose, Cordrey in both.
Boys Medley Relay 16th - Bernat, McClearn. Ruhe and Petit
50 Free - 13th Petit
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Mar 28, 2023 13:54:42 GMT -5
Except for VaTech I'm afraid. They are much more like Ohio State than UCONN. And have THE best PG I've seen this year. No question, Georgia Amoore is one of the better guards they will face this year. Amoore was named ACC mvp. Jacey Sheldon is one of the better defenders in the game, so it should be an interesting matchup. Ohio State had no answer for Amoore and Kitley, other than to foul. VaTech made 9 more free throws. All else was even in the game.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Mar 28, 2023 13:44:29 GMT -5
In other words, only the wives of true baseball fans. Rob Manfred should be fired! All the new rules and changes are bull crap. These changes are done because of stupid people that wouldn't even understand if you said this team knows how to play small ball. All they want to see is a home run. If you bat left and the infield put 3 players on the right side, bunt it to left side on hit it that way. As a player with all the money you are getting paid you should be able to do that, but oh no, we swing away and try and hit it out of the park Screw MLB.. Players don't get paid much for being good at "small ball". Small ball could only get the Guardians through the first round of the playoffs. The big money is paid to those who can hit 30+ home runs. 30 homer guys don't know how to bunt. They want them to hit 2 or 3 run home runs. You've heard the saying that made Earl Weaver famous and the success of the great years of the Orioles right? You're so sweaty and small, you fail to realize these rule changes favor the "small ball" Guardians
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Mar 28, 2023 13:38:49 GMT -5
Starting Pitcher Tristan Mckenzie is out for at least two weeks. He will be reevaluated then and could be out up to 8 weeks with a right teres strain. Not a good start to the season. Pitching depth will be tested early on. They have several good young starters waiting their turn in their system. A chance for one of them to grab the gold ring. Early in the year, 4 starters can handle a rotation with an occasional "bullpen" game. One of the reasons the Guards had a good season last year was due to very few injuries. It is said those things even out.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Mar 27, 2023 15:59:53 GMT -5
Today I give thanks for the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets for letting Evan Mobley fall to us at #3. AND the CAVS taking him, many thought it was a mistake.
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Mar 27, 2023 15:58:20 GMT -5
I see Jaedon LeDee made the right choice when he transferred from Ohio State to San Diego State. On a guard oriented team, he's the leading scorer among the forwards that play for them.
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