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1 hour ago, Js1 said:

Big 12 is leaving Globe Life for their conference tournament and heading to Surprise, AZ - Rangers spring training facility.

Arizona, outdoors, in May. Oh boy 

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I suspect the SEC HQ and tournament will be in Dallas in a few years anyways...  

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Great baseball day, games all day on ACCN, SECN, and even B1GN which normally completely ignores baseball.  Kind of cool that the B1G tournament is also in TD Ameritrade in Omaha.

Cal is whipping Miami 10 12-2 and Illinois is up 3-0 early on Michigan.

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Posted
1 hour ago, TrashMaster G said:

Never gonna happen

Nope. But it is funny that the remaining Texas schools and OKST probably thought they would be running things and the baseball tournament gets sent out west

Posted
3 hours ago, Js1 said:

Big 12 is leaving Globe Life for their conference tournament and heading to Surprise, AZ - Rangers spring training facility.

Arizona, outdoors, in May. Oh boy 

Sweating Jennifer Aniston GIF by PBS SoCal

 

Damn. I’m not saying Arlington is some Mecca of culture, but Surprise is way the fuck out there on the wrong side of the Phoenix metro. It sucks out there so very bad.

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Just now, royiv said:

Damn. I’m not saying Arlington is some Mecca of culture, but Surprise is way the fuck out there on the wrong side of the Phoenix metro. It sucks out there so very bad.

Yeah, the complaints seem to be:

It's too far outside metro Phoenix
It's hot as balls in Phoenix in May
Outdoor stadium
Will suck ass for UCF, WV, Cincy, ISU

What the fuck was wrong with OKC and Bricktown? 
 

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Posted
5 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Yeah, the complaints seem to be:

It's too far outside metro Phoenix
It's hot as balls in Phoenix in May
Outdoor stadium
Will suck ass for UCF, WV, Cincy, ISU

What the fuck was wrong with OKC and Bricktown? 
 

1 - It’s in Oklahoma

2 - Oklahoma sucks

3 - Tornado alley

Posted
6 minutes ago, royiv said:

It will suck the most for ISU since their fans will show up and find out that they don’t field a baseball team.

So you’re saying they’d show up surprised…..in Surprise?

Posted
39 minutes ago, royiv said:

It will suck the most for ISU since their fans will show up and find out that they don’t field a baseball team.

Never forget!

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OMAHA, Neb. -- Alan Bomer didn't get a whole lot of chances to pitch in the postseason at Iowa State.

Thanks to an administrative cut, he's in the College World Series pitching for Texas.

"I knew I'd have the opportunity to play somewhere, but I wasn't planning on it being a powerhouse like this,'' said Bomer, a right-hander who has been the Longhorns No. 3 starter this season.

Alan Bomer (29) is 3-0 in the postseason with an ERA of 2.38.

Bomer (10-3) caught Texas' eye when he shut out the Longhorns 2-0 while pitching for Iowa State last April. It was a few weeks after Iowa State announced it was dropping baseball and men's swimming to help cover a $1.4 million budget shortfall.

Iowa State freed its athletes of scholarship ties, opening the door for recruiting. After seeing what Bomer did to the Longhorns, Texas pitching coach Fred Anderson quickly got on the phone.

"We were fortunate enough to be up there about the time that thing all took place. He shuts us out and next thing you know, we're trying to get him to come over to our side,'' Anderson said. "It's kind of like summer league -- 'Hey, you beat us, so come over and play for us now.'''

Bomer, a fourth-round pick of the New York Yankees in last week's draft, elected to stay close to his native Altoona, Iowa, when he chose Iowa State. During his second round of recruiting he was willing to go a little farther away from home.

"There were quite a few schools that called me. It was kind of like being recruited all over again out of high school,'' he said. "I wanted to stay in the Big 12, so what better place to come than Texas?''

The baseball traditions of Texas and Iowa State are notably different. The Longhorns are in the College World Series for a record 29th time, while the Cyclones went just twice in their 109-year baseball history.

Bomer struggled early in his new environment but has recovered nicely. He came out of the bullpen early in the year before securing a starting spot in the middle of the season and has held it ever since.

"It's been unbelievable the transition he's made from Iowa State to our place. The change in expectations and stuff he's had to deal with, he's handled it real well,'' Anderson said. "He's been a big boost, especially down the stretch. He's been outstanding.''

Bomer is not expected to start Saturday night when Texas (53-15) opens against Rice (52-12). He will likely pitch later in the week if the Longhorns advance or could come out of the bullpen.

Bomer, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior, has made 19 appearances, including 15 starts and has 78 strikeouts in 85 innings. He is 3-0 in the postseason with an ERA of 2.38. Bomer was the winning pitcher when the Longhorns clinched the super regional against Houston last weekend and the week before in a regional against Baylor, when he threw a 2-0 shutout.

Bomer's only other postseason experience came last year after the Cyclones rallied to make the Big 12 tournament, which only takes eight teams. Iowa State beat regular-season champion Nebraska in 2-of-3 games of the Cyclones' last home series ever to qualify.

Bomer said the Cyclones wanted to keep playing at least a little while longer.

"It was a real shock. No one saw it coming, really. After that, we knew we had one goal in mind, and that was to make the Big 12 tournament,'' he said. "We showed them why we should still have a program. Obviously, it wasn't enough.''

Now, if anybody back in Ames is watching, Bomer wants them to know he's still pitching in mid-June.

"It's a great feeling. We're all glad to be here. It's every Little Leaguer's dream to make the College World Series,'' he said. "Now that we're here, we still have a job to do and that's to win a few ball games and get ourselves in contention to win the whole thing.''

 

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xIowa State freed its athletes of scholarship ties, opening the door for recruiting. After seeing what Bomer did to the Longhorns, Texas pitching coach Fred Frank Anderson quickly got on the phone.

 

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Posted
5 hours ago, WBT said:

Great baseball day, games all day on ACCN, SECN, and even B1GN which normally completely ignores baseball.  Kind of cool that the B1G tournament is also in TD Ameritrade in Omaha.

This whole week is gonna be awesome...

 

Posted
5 hours ago, Js1 said:

Yeah, the complaints seem to be:

It's too far outside metro Phoenix
It's hot as balls in Phoenix in May
Outdoor stadium
Will suck ass for UCF, WV, Cincy, ISU

What the fuck was wrong with OKC and Bricktown? 
 

Rain. Almost every year it caused delays and hurt attendance. I hated it in Arlington, way too big, and the clink of metal bats in the dome is so annoying, to me at least, and the area is boring af. I’m good with this idea, dry heat, no rain, reasonable size (smaller than Bricktown even with the Baylor tarps in the upper deck), could draw visitors for surroundings. If the locals keep attendance good it’ll work put

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Louisville just scored 5 to tie Pitt at 11, still batting with 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th.

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Pitt held on to win.

Mich St up 4-3 on Nebraska in Omaha is a good one.

Boston College vs ND first pitch at 9:25 central, 10:25 local should be fun.

 

B1GN just had an in-game spot to buy B1GN+ for next season to get over 400 baseball games for the low low price of $69.99.  Guess that's why regular B1GN ignores baseball all season until the tournament.

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Posted
10 hours ago, Js1 said:

Yeah, the complaints seem to be:

It's too far outside metro Phoenix
It's hot as balls in Phoenix in May
Outdoor stadium
Will suck ass for UCF, WV, Cincy, ISU

What the fuck was wrong with OKC and Bricktown? 
 

Friend of mine in the OKC area sent me this yesterday.IMG_20250520_195127.thumb.jpg.067b06f87329bb28879eabfe072a2cad.jpg

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Groundout to 3rd to end it.  3B tried to air mail the throw but 1B came down with it and made the tag.

The ACC 14, 15, and 16 seeds all won today.

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The Big XII tournament starts today.  BYU is up 1-0 on Arizona State.  All the other games today are on the u or the deuce but I guess they couldn't bump 30 for 30 replays for this early game.

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Posted
35 minutes ago, WBT said:

The Big XII tournament starts today.  BYU is up 1-0 on Arizona State.  All the other games today are on the u or the deuce but I guess they couldn't bump 30 for 30 replays for this early game.

Or the Red Bull Cliff Diving Championship on ESPNNews?

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