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Yes, Barry Bonds may have taken steroids. However, pitchers were taking them too. It was a bad time in Major League Baseball. He was one of the greatest players in baseball before all this started and he still is after random drug testing started.

Can't forget about Danville. They are #4 in the state

1st Round Winners 1 Alabama 1 Arkansas 1 Georgia 1 Tennessee 2nd round Winners 2 Alabama 2 Vandy 2 Florida 2 Tennessee Semi-Final Winners 3 Vandy 3 Florida S.E.C. Tournament Champion 5 Vandy TB-180

I feel bad that Hansbrough has a broken nose, but the was in no way intentional

And thats where bryan came in..he pitched relief for the other three. Central has a lot of good athletes in their school but you wouldn't want all of them coming out for a team. Many are simply head cases. Not saying that any of the names mentioned are head cases but simply making a point. I know all of the kids we are talking about and none of them are head cases for the most part.

The only player you listed that would have helped out is Andrew. Austin and Tyler played during middle school but honestly i don't believe they would have helped Central Much. And Ronnie didn't even play in Middle school so why would he play in High school. Like i said Bryan got plenty of innings, and its very possible to use a three man rotation. especially when you get into the district and regional tournaments

I can not name 6 players who quit because of him...to be honest I only know one. If they played football then maybe that's why they didn't play baseball. Roof also had them play during the summer and maybe they chose football. I know Brian very well, we grew up together, and he did pitch some that year. But you can't tell me that he should have started over Chase Ponder, Michael Blanton, or Wiley. They were three of the best pitchers in the region that year, Brian got plenty of innings but there's no way he should have started over any of those players in the rotation.

He can't dictate who comes out for the team and who doesn't. I agree that there were some good players that didn't play but honestly he plays a full JV schedule. Thats paying attention to juniors and Sophmores. You can't tell me one underclassmen who should have started over a senior on their team that was regional runner up. His job is to win and he put the best team on the field.

I attend Transy and play baseball. The financial aid office really worked with me to get every penny they could so that my college education would be affordable. There are numerous schlorships and grants they can give out, as well as workstudy.

I've played against Madison Central plenty of times to know that Coach Roof is a good coach...They had a group of seniors two years ago who were really talented and lost to the team that won the state title. Madison Central could have easily won it that year as well. If you know about baseball you know that it's hard to lose every starter on the field and only have 1 or 2 pitchers who pitched and actually do well the next year. Not to offend anybody but the group that went 15-17 was just not as talented as the group that went 30-6. But he did do a great job with the group that only won 15 games, honestly I didn't think they would win that many with the schedule they always play. Madison Central will always be the favorite in the 44th district and will compete for the 11th region title. Roof is a great coach and a class act.

I got bored and decided to figure this out. When this lineup starts the game the Reds are 4-1 with 35 runs scored. That comes out to an average of 7 runs per game.

That was way off the plate...strike two to Rich that is

I love how the Reds never quit. That'll pay off in the long run.

And the Reds win for the second night in a row.

Quick strikeout by Mercker so I wont question the decision.

Why not bring in Bray to face the lefty and see what he has?

He'll be fine, it's just nerves. Almost like a rookie taking the hill for the first time.

It's not that large of a gap in talent for the most part. It's all about being consistant. They were talking about this during the Futures game the other day and they just said that the main difference between major leaguers and AAA players is being consistant.

Nick Maronde (Lexington Catholic) Wes Caldwell (Lexington Catholic) I Know Maronde isn't a senior and i'm pretty sure Caldwell isn't either Also I'm pretty sure Bryan Baldini (Eastern) is a lefty

Actually if you look at the public listing of DQ's (http://khsaa.12dt.com/cgi-bin/dq_list_public) they only have two this year and they were both in the final game. I'm almost positive all ejections are placed on the list so it looks like they only have two. I play with a lot of the players from Danville during the summers and I can tell you that none of them have bad attitudes. They are all very laid back, fun to be around guys. I have also played with a lot of the guys from Catholic in a Fall league at UK. They are also very laid back and good to be around. Coach Morse is an excellent coach who I respect very much for his actions. He'll stick up for his players when he feels it is needed. This was a high pressure game and sometimes tempers can flare especially when calls are not going your way. I know from experience. As for Danville fans getting out of control i have never seen this during the summers either. Half the fans are going to be mad about a certain call during a game. Thats just how it works. The only people that know what really happens are the players and umps. I dont know what really happened but you have to stick up for you teammates and school in certain situations.

Lex. Cath 9 Danville 6 saw it on khsaa website

What position is he going to play?

He had signed with U of L

I'll take Danville in 3. If they can win the first one they'll be tough to beat two times in a row. Both teams are very solid ball clubs.

A new thread to list all of the upsets in any district tournament. #3 Owensboro Catholic lost #12 Owensboro Apollo lost # 5 Lexington Christian lost (not really an upset since they're in the 43rd) #15 Lexington Tates Creek (also not really an upset) #20 Lexington Lafayette (see above) #18 West Jessamine any more?