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bschoolprof

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  1. It would be a shame if we entered 2026 with a "no respect" chip on our shoulder.
  2. This was mentioned upthread (long before WCWS tho), but does Edwards have enough pop for us to be interested? She is great in the field, but only batted .282 with 3HR, which may be too low for MW. I think he wants a bigger bat in that role. As we discussed, Mia only recently blossomed into the vacuum at 3rd.
  3. Classic big 10 softball!
  4. I'm being facetious. I just meant the competition is pretty bad. Not great pitching, or softball in general, in the big 10.
  5. 25 HRs in the big 10 is like 6 in the sec. But good for them. I've learned not count tech out in softball. We scoffed at them last year.
  6. I could see that happening. Hopefully Wells is the real deal.
  7. KB back to the bench as a backup, please.
  8. It's thrown with spin. A rise is a different pitch from a standard fastball, with a different grip. Most girls are taught to feel like they are putting backspin on the ball, to keep it up in the air, fighting gravity. In actuality, most good rises have bullet spin. Here's our ace, Dolcini, from a few years ago throwing one where you can really see the spin.
  9. her spin rate was way down. That rise was just hangin out in the top of the zone.
  10. Yes, I remember a time when she was a defensive liability and we cringed when she was at 3rd. Her development at 3rd has been amazing. I would argue she's one of the top 3Bin the country, and easily our best defender. She always had the mobility and athleticism to play 3rd. Her glove work improved tremendously.
  11. maybe Stewie at 3rd, but that's still a huge drop off from mia defensively IMO. Or Maybe 1B. Def need a great big fat woman from the portal that can mash and see spin (easier said that done). Bonus if she can play 1st. Pitching should get much needed depth with Wells. Crabtree is an IF, but could probably easily play LF, along with Sneed. I think portal priority is a masher for DP/1B. Agree?
  12. Mia and joley will be huge losses. Gonna need some portal help.
  13. Man we are gonna miss her. One of the greats.
  14. we didn't finish 2nd place. Hook em
  15. this team likes to fuck around.
  16. that's why our infield lost focus. They need surly to be locked in.
  17. MW is a fucking genius.
  18. next year, they'll have Canady!
  19. Totally agree. Switching gears a little, she strikes me as the ideal kind of catcher for MLB if they ever automate the zone. Rocket arm, great hitter. Basically, an outfielder. Can't block well, but moneyball says that's worth the tradeoff. Can't frame? Who gives a shit, no longer needed.
  20. I'm really proud of Katie C's AB last night. She has quite the fan club pulling for her on this site. It's so hard to come in cold as a PH, let alone facing the best pitcher in the game, easily one of the GOATS of the sport. She battled her ass off. Kudos to her.
  21. I'm reminded of something funny a colleague told me. Things every man is convinced he can do better than anyone else: 1) run a search committee (this is academia-specific, sorry) 2) build a fire 3) manage a baseball/softball team
  22. Re not blocking, anyone that's watched Reese and knows baseball/softball knows she can't block, which is a shame because that's the easiest of the big 3 skills to learn. She's long and tall, which hurts her, but her struggles there are pure technique. Just dreadful. In the past we overlooked it because she's such great hitter - you can overlook a little bit of shaky defense if you are a generational hitter. But in the post-season, every little thing matters, and our defensive meltdowns - a hallmark of MW ball - came back to bite us last night.
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