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  1. Small ball and excellent base running carries Needville to a 6-2 victory over NDakota. vs Calif (El Segundo), 6PM, Monday, ESPN2 Edit: Also, excellent management of the pitching staff by the coach
  2. Needville over Media, Pa 2-1 in a great game. vs Fargo, ND, 6PM, Friday. Great first day, everybody shows they belong. Japan 1, Cuba 0 (no hitter) Panama 4, Czech 0 (no hitter and a grand slam) RI 3, Nevada 1
  3. https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2023/llbws/ (bracket, team, info, schedule) LLWS begins today. Needville vs Media, Pa at 6PM (CT). Little League Baseball World Series schedule (All times in ET) Aug. 16 1 p.m. Game 1: Europe-Africa vs. Panama on ESPN 3 p.m. Game 2: Mountain vs. Metro on ESPN 5 p.m. Game 3: Japan vs. Cuba on ESPN 7 p.m. Game 4: Southwest vs. Mid-Atlantic on ESPN Aug. 17 1 p.m. Game 5: Caribbean vs. Australia on ESPN 3 p.m. Game 6: Northwest vs. New England on ESPN 5 p.m. Game 7: Canada vs. Asia-Pacific on ESPN 7 p.m. Game 8: West vs. Great Lakes on ESPN2 Aug. 18 1 p.m. Game 9: TBD vs. Latin America on ESPN 3 p.m. Game 10: TBD vs. Southeast on ESPN 5 p.m. Game 11: TBD vs. Mexico on ESPN 7 p.m. Game 12: TBD vs. Midwest on ESPN Aug. 19 1 p.m. LLBWS Game 13: Game 3 loser vs. Game 5 loser on ESPN 3 p.m. LLBWS Game 14: Game 4 loser vs. Game 6 loser on ESPN 5 p.m. LLBWS Game 15: Game 1 loser vs. Game 7 loser on ESPN 7 p.m. LLBWS Game 16: Game 2 loser vs. Game 8 loser on ESPN2 Aug. 20 9 a.m. LLBWS Game 17: Game 9 loser vs. Game 13 winner on ESPN 11 a.m. LLBWS Game 18: Game 10 loser vs. Game 14 winner on ESPN 1 p.m. LLBWS Game 19: Game 11 loser vs. Game 15 winner on ESPN 2 p.m. LLBWS Game 20: Game 12 loser vs. Game 16 winner on ABC Aug. 21 1 p.m. LLBWS Game 21: Game 5 winner vs. Game 9 winner on ESPN 3 p.m. LLBWS Game 22: Game 6 winner vs. Game 10 winner on ESPN 5 p.m. LLBWS Game 23: Game 11 winner vs. Game 7 winner on ESPN 7 p.m. LLBWS Game 24: Game 12 winner vs. Game 8 winner on ESPN2 Aug. 22 1 p.m. LLBWS Game 25: Game 21 loser vs. Game 19 winner on ESPN 3 p.m. LLBWS Game 26: Game 22 loser vs. Game 20 winner on ESPN 5 p.m. LLBWS Game 27: Game 23 loser vs. Game 17 winner on ESPN 7 p.m. LLBWS Game 28: Game 24 loser vs. Game 18 winner on ESPN Aug. 23 1 p.m. LLBWS Game 29: Game 21 winner vs. Game 23 winner on ESPN 3 p.m. LLBWS Game 30: Game 22 winner vs. Game 24 winner on ESPN 5 p.m. LLBWS Game 31: Game 27 winner vs. Game 25 winner on ESPN 7 p.m. LLBWS Game 32: Game 28 winner vs. Game 26 winner on ESPN Aug. 24 3 p.m. LLBWS Game 33: Game 29 loser vs. Game 31 winner on ESPN 5 p.m. T-Mobile Little League Home Run Derby live 7 p.m. LLBWS Game 34: Game 30 loser vs. Game 32 winner on ESPN Aug. 25 7 p.m. T-Mobile Little League Home Run Derby airing on ESPN Aug. 26 12:30 p.m. International Championship on ABC 3:30 p.m. U.S. Championship on EABC Aug. 27 11 a.m. Consolation Game on ESPN 3 p.m. World Series Championship on ABC https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38128753/2023-little-league-world-series-schedule-channels-scores-highlights
  4. Pretty good article. Read that Steinbrenner will keep Cashman - hopefully that will change. Yankees' trade bust is another example of mismanagement (empiresportsmedia.com) It is no secret that the New York Yankees are currently in a troubling phase, desperately striving to redirect their course. Regrettably, they must endure the remainder of a lackluster 2023 season, epitomized by a 9th-inning blown save against the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon. Factors Contributing to the Demise of World Series Hopes The unfortunate truth lies in the poor roster construction, injuries, and inconsistency from the Yankees’ high-priced veterans, all of which have crushed any dreams of a World Series triumph. Mismanagement of Finances and Trades With General Manager Brian Cashman squandering hundreds of millions of dollars annually and making poorly-judged trades, a likely shift in strategy is looming. Over the past few seasons, the Yankees have leaned on analytics for support, something Cashman uses to shield himself. Managerial Dilemma Manager Aaron Boone may be singled out as the season’s fall guy, but the Yankees are compelled to make wiser decisions and capitalize on significant acquisitions. Though Cashman has been skillful in scouting lowkey bullpen arms, he has fumbled acquisitions like Josh Donaldson, Frankie Montas, and Carlos Rodon, leading to dissatisfaction within the ownership. Focus on Montas and His Impact on the Yankees Focusing on Montas, who will likely miss the 2023 season due to shoulder surgery, we find a case of medical oversight. Acquiring Montas despite his ongoing injury culminated in a season-long absence. Cashman’s interest in Luis Castillo and Cody Bellinger reveals a pattern of failure akin to playing Russian roulette. Montas’ trade may be marked as one of Cashman’s gravest mistakes, evidenced by his alarming statistics after moving from the Oakland Athletics. Increased walks and home runs with the Yankees seem to be the continuation of the team’s bad luck. Cashman leveraged one of his top pitching prospects, Ken Waldichuk, in exchange for Montas with one year left of control. With the perception of the Yankees’ farm system, it’s safe to say Waldichuk could’ve been used more efficiently for an offensive piece. Financial Risks and Their Consequences Cashman may argue that misfortunes like Andrew Benintendi’s downfall and Montas’s injury post-acquisition were mere bad luck. However, consuming $50 million from Josh Donaldson’s contract at age 35 was a massive gamble. Sound teams avoid such pricey risks, and the Yankees will be burdened with paying Donaldson beyond the 2023 season. The Road to Recovery: Investing in Young Prospects A possible escape from this predicament commences with exploring the potential of the Yankees’ younger prospects. The Yankees have mishandled their prospects, such as Estevan Florial, Oswald Peraza, and Deivi Garcia, who was picked up by the Chicago White Sox. Mismanagement extends to trading Ezequiel Duran for Joey Gallo, although Clayton Beeter’s acquisition is a positive note. Duran’s performance with the Texas Rangers exemplifies what the Yankees missed out on. The Need for Youthful Energy and Smart Investments A colossal effort is required to guide the Yankees back to success. The intelligent move would be to rejuvenate the current roster with youth, utilizing minor-league prospects — the team MUST see what the future holds. The Yankees cannot remedy every problem with financial muscle, especially as other teams are now adept at finding value through smart decisions and player evaluations. Lessons from Competitors: Tampa Bay Rays Examining the Tampa Bay Rays reveals an elite team constructed on just a fraction of the Yankees’ budget. Steinbrenner must be contemplating how to achieve more with less, a notion that is entirely feasible but unlikely under Cashman’s administration.
  5. May want to invest in an Apple Watch which can monitor her heart rate and also provide an EKG. Apple Watch readings are accepted by most doctors. At her doctor's appt, inquire about wearing a holter monitor or Zio patch for a cotinuous period. This will give a thorough eval of her heart. And as you mention, blood test especially for the thyroid. May want to slow down on the strenuous exercise until the doctor's appt. Best to You and your Family.
  6. Nice story about Janae. WPF has 4 teams with quality players (USSSA Pride (Fl), SIS Vipers (NY), Spark (Ok), and Texas Smoke. To be selected player of the year is quite an honor. https://wprofastpitch.com/ (excerpts) In her first year with the Texas Smoke, the former Longhorn was selected as the Women's Professional Fastpitch Player of the Year. The infielder slashed .438/.523/.580 leading the Smoke to the playoffs in their debut as a team. Since graduating, the Texas-ex has played for the U.S. national team and conducted a variety of camps across the nation between workouts in her hometown of Humble just north of Houston in order to supplement her salary with the Smoke. One of Jefferson's hopes is to earn a contract in Japan, one of the only leagues in the world that offers a sustainable salary as a professional softball player. https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/longhorns/softball/2023/08/10/former-texas-longhorns-if-janae-jefferson-wins-softball-player-of-the-year-with-smoke/70565767007/
  7. Miss St boards had mentioned this the past 2 weeks. Besides NIL, the link was Chuck Box, aggy Director of Player Development and former renown high school coach in Mississipi, who apparently had an excellent relationship with Montgomery.
  8. Congrats to Needville for defeating Ascension Parish (Gonzales) La 5-3 to advance to Williamsport. As Steamboat mentions above, very well played game especially since Ascension had to play one extra game to advance to the finals. LLWS will be from 16-27 August.
  9. Texas East (Needville) vs Louisiana (Gonzales), 12PM*, 8 Aug, ESPN, for a trip to Williamsport. Gonzales is about half way between BR and NO. Gonzales had to play an extra game in defeating Tulsa 8-7. Needville is rested and ready and defeated Gonzales 3-0 Sunday. * - verify 12PM start. Saw other times reported.
  10. If anyone is awake, SB (Flores, Galvan, Belyeu) from the NBC World Series in Wichita (live).
  11. LLB Southwest Region Tournament - Little League Schedule for Southwest Region which started today in Waco. As Huckleberry states above, Needville won Texas East, Midland Northern Texas West. All games on LHN.
  12. Do you know if there is an NCAA rule on how many coaches can be in the dugout ? A cursory google search provided no info.
  13. Anyone familiar with David Rosenberg, former Chief Economist at Merrill Lynch ? Prophet of Doom ? Lengthy article, but worth the read. Excerpts: People are trying to fit the macro narrative into what’s been happening in the stock market. The stock market doesn’t always tell you what’s happening with the economy. It might be telling you about sentiment and market positioning and technicals, but it’s the same stock market that was telling you in October 2007 that we were going to have unbridled growth. The recession started two months later. Right now the stock market has become a get-rich-quick scheme like it was during the meme-stock mania two years ago. The stock market today is not a vehicle to raise capital. Companies buy back stock to make their shareholders wealthy. The stock market is operating on momentum and fund flows and sentiment and technicals. Investors now are bowing down to the holy grail of price momentum. To suggest to me that the stock market is telling us something about the economy is just laughable. Is anybody that foolish or ignorant of history to suggest that we’re in a resting spot — that we’ll still be talking about a soft landing this time next year? The question is will we stay in the soft landing? Of course not. This is the most credit-driven economy in history. It’s been completely reliant on low interest rates for so long, sucking at the teat of the central-bank balance sheet. The Fed started a tightening policy in March 2022. There’s a lag. People who are saying this is a soft landing and so there’s no recession — those will be the people wiping egg off their face. Companies have been loath to lay off people out of fear that in the next cycle they won’t be able to find them again. That was one of the scars from COVID and the lockdown, and the ridiculous way the government dealt with the situation, which was to pay people more money to be unemployed and then extending those jobless benefits well into the recovery. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/no-chance-were-having-a-soft-landing-stock-market-strategist-david-rosenberg-gives-powells-fed-no-credit-and-no-mercy-52ea2ed6
  14. Encouraged that Galvan has caught the last 2 of 3 games where he needs work. SB has 6 games left before going to the NBC World Series (National Baseball Congress) at Wichita St's home field from Aug 3-12. Close to class start date assume he and Flores will travel. https://nbcbaseball.com/bids-announced/
  15. Surly Barons, your thoughts ? (Excerpts) Goldman Sachs expects record demand in oil markets to drive crude prices higher in the near term. “We expect pretty sizable deficits in the second half with deficits of almost 2 million barrels per day in the third quarter as demand reaches an all-time high,” Goldman’s head of oil research Daan Struyven told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Monday. He added that the bank forecasts Brent crude to rise from just above $80 per barrel now to $86 per barrel by year-end. While Struyven acknowledged that U.S. crude oil production has risen significantly over the past year to 12.7 million barrels per day, he said that pace of growth will slow throughout the rest of 2023. “We expect U.S. crude supply growth to slow down pretty significantly to a sequential pace of just 200 barrels per day from here,” he said, pointing to the decline in rig counts. That metric, which tallies the number of active oil rigs, is used as an indicator of drilling activity and future output. The U.S. oil rig count recently hit its lowest level in 16 months, down 15% from its late 2022 peak, a recent Goldman report observed, citing data from Baker Hughes and Haver. Last week, Baker Hughes reported U.S. oil rigs fell by 7 to 530 the lowest since March 2022. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/24/goldman-sachs-expects-all-time-high-oil-demand-will-boost-prices.html
  16. https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-2023-draft-signings-tracker Dodgers draft tracker including signing bonuses. They think alot of pick 8. Hopefully, Dylan is getting excellent advice. Best to him and his Family.
  17. Tanner was scheduled to pitch but is not. Montgomery should be playing for Yarmouth.
  18. Montgomery is at the Cape playing for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. Listed as a pitcher, but has played RF in the 2 games he has been there. Yarmouth is in 1st place in their Division so he may want to help them win the title. Kid loves the game. Wouldn't fault him for being at the beach with his girlfriend considering all the games he played this year (Stanford, NCAA playoffs, Team USA). http://baseball.pointstreak.com/team_roster.html?teamid=3430&seasonid=33591
  19. Santa Barbara vs Arroyo Seco Flores starting at SS.
  20. However, Nixon had a team leading 1.03 WHIP with 24k's in those 20 innings. Good luck to him !
  21. Seems challenges for officials are being recognized. Large increase in ejections. HOUSTON — During a session at the annual Texas High School Coaches Association Convention where the University Interscholastic League updates some of the state's athletic directors, new athletic director Ray Zepeda showed an alarming number on a large screen. During the session, Zepeda was talking about sportsmanship and showed that during the 2022-23 school year there were 3,199 total ejections during UIL contests. That number is up 50% over the last five years, and it is something that Zepeda later addressed during a session with the media at the annual gathering of the state's high school coaches. Among the sports that were listed, 1,179 were recorded in soccer, 1,057 in football and 335 in baseball, and Zepeda said they have to work to change those numbers. "I think you saw those numbers and it was a pretty good increase in the number of ejections whether it be athlete ejections from contests, or officials ejecting spectators from contests," Zepeda said. "We've seen a pretty dramatic rise over the past five years, and I think the data I presented showed that." Zepeda said the UIL was working with coaches, athletic directors and officials associations to find out what can work to reduce those numbers, and during the session, Zepeda asked athletic directors to work with their coaches on sportsmanship and reacting to officials. "This is educationally based athletics we have happening and it's hard to have positive outcomes when you don't have positive atmospheres," Zepeda said. "So we are going to start with ourselves first, with our coaches, with our member school districts to try to maybe police that up a little bit better. It may be to have a specific strategy for coaching, sportsmanship not only with our athletes but also with their parents as well. We hope that's going to make a big difference." Zepeda added also working closely with officials association to offer help where needed, and work to increase numbers as many official associations are seeing shortages. "We are also going to lean into our official associations and see how can we better partner with them and work with them to get a better handle on the competitive atmospheres in and around our contests," Zepeda said. https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/07/18/uil-officials-working-to-reduce-number-of-ejections-during-contests/70394557007/
  22. Encouraged by Mitchell's home run prospectus working with Singleton and the warmer weather. Have you seen any reports on OKSt, Baylor, and Tech adding prominent players ? Need a strong conference in final year to further challenge OU. Encouraged by the progress Tech made under Craig Snider in year 1.
  23. Montgomery just completed playing for Team USA after a busy year. May have came on an official/unofficial visit and to visit his girlfriend. Strickly a rumor about is he wants to also pitch and received limited time at Stanford, hence the portal. Big year upcoming for him before the '24 draft. Bright young man, SEC boards stated he scored a 35 on his ACT, both parents are physicians. Best to him.
  24. We owe it to Tanner and LBJ (who honored us by returning) to acquire an experienced catcher with few or no question marks from the portal while the younger catchers develop. Pierce and company may feel someone on the roster is capable - time will tell. For one reason or the other, Galvan is not receiving much playing time at catcher this Summer. Perhaps he has a nagging injury, low batting average, etc.
  25. Saw a bit of B12 Commisioner Brett Yormark's press conference at B12 Media Days. He remarked that B12 will (quote) "double down" on maintaining the current championship sites for all sports. Presents a possible power struggle with OU and their fans since they would likely petition the SEC to move to OK City which is a great venue, albeit the weather. Will be interesting to see the thoughts of the sponsor Phillips 66. Very likely the SEC Tournament will continue on a rotational host basis. McCombs needs some immediate upgrades. Perhaps lower the fences and have better seating in right field with the addition of fan friendly seating/areas with awnings, etc like other SEC sites.
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