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Upset? Records are deceiving. Russell is 2-0 against Raceland this year and 1-1 against Greenup. However, Russell is very much Jeckyl and Hyde this year. If Hyde shows up, so long Russell.

Ashland young? Not really. Russell started two freshman.

I don't know all of what is going on at Raceland, but I do know Rowan is a very good team. Losing 10-5 to them is not horrible. The also played Lawrence pretty close the other day too.

I didn't take it that way. I do know that some will say, "Boyd didn't pitch their #1, 2 or 3, so...", so I was just getting that across early.

Boyd pitched Venters, Smithers, Crisp, and Wiler. Russell pitched Suiter and Dillon in the 7th. The Devils never trailed in the game, but Boyd had a chance to win in the bottom of the seventh. Everyone knows Boyd did not pitch their #1, #2, or #3, but the Devils still played well. Kudos. Both teams had 2 errors apiece, I think, but none were deciding factors in the score. Russell pounded out 14 hits and Boyd 11.

That is a pretty nice baseball site. I know Russell has a good one too. http://www.russell-ind.k12.ky.us/baseball Who else around the state has good, indepth websites?

Completely ugly game by the Devils. It appeared they were never ready to play.

Ha Ha! Apparently so. Folks are mad because kids are not signing up for Babe Ruth and are blaming the second JV team. One such folk decided to start a bonfire in protest. However, there needs to be some discussion with parents of those players as to why they decided not to play and some internal reflection on the Babe Ruth's part. Pointing fingers at the high school coaches is the wrong direction to be looking. All I know is that high school baseball teams benefit from a great feeder program. They would never deter kids from playing in good feeder programs. Maybe there is some strife within the Babe Ruth, maybe it is not a good feeder program, or maybe parents have their own bones about why they don't want to sign up.

That is a big load of hogwash. First, why would Russell's coach care if the Babe Ruth's All Star team had non-Russell players on it? Russell's coaching staff has nothing to do with players playing Babe Ruth. They did start a second JV team with 7th and 8th graders playing on it because the numbers were there to do so. However, they are only playing 14 games and will be finished in plenty of time to move over to Babe Ruth. They have NEVER told players they could or could not play Babe Ruth. They have always encouraged players to play Babe Ruth in the past. Why would you not want kids to get more games under their belt? Whatever is going on with players not signing up for Babe Ruth has NOTHING to do with the high school baseball coaching staff. Your best bet is to find out from the parents of the players who did not sign up.

Hmm, well let's see. Phillips gave up two earned runs in the first. Grizzle did strike out the side (the first two were a sophomore starting his first game #7 hitter and freshman # 8 hitter), but not before giving up a single to a senior and walking another senior. He was throwing well, but not dominating. Morris looked great. It definitely would have been a much different ballgame had one of the Rams aces pitched the entire game, but: #1 -The Devils couldn't have easily been shutout by the three you named since they scored 2 earned runs off of Phillips. #2 - No matter who the Rams pitched, all of their regulars batted the entire game and only managed 5 hits and 1 earned run off a Russell pitcher who is definitely NOT their ace. How about actually giving the Devils their due. You sacrifice a DISTRICT game to count it like a scrimmage? I doubt it.

What do you mean by "west"? Where is the cutoff. I have the stat book with Russell's record through their history. I'm going to call the "west" west of Lexington. Remember, some of these games are from WAY back. Here are their records against those teams: Carroll County: 1-0 Danville: 0-1 Franklin County: 0-4 Male: 0-1 Louisville Manual: 0-1 Mercer Co.: 2-0 North Oldham: 1-0 Oldham County: 0-1 Woodford Co: 2-0 Owensboro Catholic: 1-0 That is a total record of 7-7.

I thought Corbin was the better of the two.

I would put them at #2 behind Danville.

I agree. Pointless and usually wrong.

No, but since they've beaten Bardstown, they should be ranked higher than #6 with a 55.5 rating.

I know. My point is that these "ratings" are pretty pointless. Let's pretend Ohio State played in Kentucky's A classification. If they played in a crappy district and defeated their 10 opponents who were a combined 10-90, then they would probably "rate" below Beechwood.

I understand. My opinion is that the formulas don't always show the proper respect. Just ask Bardstown.

It may help NCC fans to remember back to 1997. Raceland 32, NCC 21. Not saying Raceland will win, but Raceland has beaten NCC (and also gotten thumped plenty of times) in the past. It is possible this year.

Boy, Bethelem still gets no respect.

Can I have both?

I agree my plan is not perfect. Yes, good teams can be left at home. Happens every year in the NCAA. Just ask Auburn a few years ago. Maybe we should go to a point system similar to Ohio? This would allow strong districts to send 3-4 teams and weak districts to only send one. I think one of the biggest shortcomings is that weak districts where the # 2 team is 6-4 and the #4 team is 2-8 all get four teams in, while strong districts with a 7-3 team could be # 5. Maybe it would be best to only send the 32 BEST teams to the playoffs. Shorten the season to 8 games? Make every district a 4-5 team district.

My personal opinion is that sports seasons should not overlap. That is a whole other can of worms though.

Not slighting football. Just pointing out that the playoffs take WAY too long. To fix it, you need to examine how many poor record teams are making the playoffs and figure out a solution to it. Just sit back, relax, and imagine how long basketball would take if you began the district tournament and played one round of games per week. Then take the Regional tournament and play one round of games per week. Then take the Sweet 16 and play one round of games per week. It would not end until May, huh? Thus, the issue with football.

No offense to any team mentioned, and I am sure they are glad to still be playing, but here are ten reasons I think the football playoffs are bad: 1. Garrad County (2-8) 2. Pulaski County (2-8) 3. Ballard Memorial (3-7) 4. Carroll County (3-6) 5. Glasgow (3-7) 6. Casey County (3-7) 7. Cawood (3-7) 8. Grant County (3-7) 9. Grayson County (3-7) 10. Nelson County (3-7) Ten teams with the records listed above will get to continue on in the playoffs. This does not include the 6 playoff teams who are (4-6) or the 20 who are (5-5). Out of the 222 football playing schools, 128 make the playoffs, or 58%. Out of the 128 who make it, 36 are .500 or less, or 28%. Plain and simple, the playoffs are too long and drawn out. You can't play an entire district tournament in less than a week, like basketball. Football season begins on July 15 and truly can run 5 months. If people want the state championship to end before December, reduce the number of playoff games. Here is my solution: 1. Begin the season on the last Friday in August (This year would be Aug. 25) 2. Play ten games and get rid of the open date (this year means the last game would have been played on 10/27) 3. Top two teams out of the district make the playoffs. They play each other for the right to make the Regional Finals. This means instead of three games, there is one. (This year, would be played on 11/3) 4. One game for the Regional championship. (This year, would be played on 11/10) 5. One game to determine Sectional Championship and the right to make the finals. (This year would be 11/17) 6. Championship game played on 11/24.