February 2012
35 posts
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Dementia →
“Growing old is not for the faint of heart.” — My Mother
Feb 29th
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Matthew Reckling →
Congratulations to the CUSA pitcher of the week. For the entire week, the right-hander from Houston maintained a 0.00 ERA for 9.1 innings with 13 strikeouts and no walks.
Feb 28th
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Feb 28th
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Feb 26th
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College Baseball to do list:
Every day do the following: Check the scores, Read the write-ups here, and here, and in your local paper. Later in the year it will be important to check stats and rankings at Boyd’s and Nolan’s, but not now, it’s too early. And then go to the ballpark and support your favorite team!
Feb 25th
Feb 24th
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Sorenson's Top Teams →
ESPN is paying for it, and Sorenson who doesn’t even like polls, is ranking ‘em this year. How is your team doing so far? #1 Stanford is doing great. They should have no problem with UT this weekend. 
Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 20th
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A walk-off home run by Jeremy Rathjen →
He’s back! Hot diggity-dog!
Feb 19th
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Feb 18th
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You want scores?  →
Again this year we can keep up with college baseball results thanks to Jeremy Mills and his dedicated team. It’s 9:00 Central here and there’s already scores.
Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 16th
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WatchWatch
Sorenson’s first video of the year. Old Stitchead is ready to go…48 hours until first pitch.
Feb 16th
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Feb 15th
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It's Tuesday
…which means only Wednesday and Thursday to go before “life begins.”
Feb 14th
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Blue Hole →
The “old swimming hole” doesn’t get much better than Blue Hole in Wimberley. Clear, cool water, magnificent cypress and rope swings.
Feb 13th
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Feb 13th
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Can you grow olives in Texas?  →
It will take one whole generation to prove that we can grow olive trees consistently in the state of Texas — 20 years.
Feb 11th
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One week to go
College baseball opening day next Friday!
Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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Ghost Counties of Texas →
Here’s a Texas topic you probably haven’t thought much about lately. There’s a lot to know.
Feb 8th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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Sorenson! →
2012 College Baseball preview
Feb 6th
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Space Oddity: Or Why Baseball is Better Than... →
Haven’t read the rest of the posts, but…my mind is already made up. oldtimefamilybaseball: Does football not enthuse you? Would you rather watch a fifth straight pick off throw to first base than see another play action pass? Don’t worry, it’s completely acceptable and you’re in good company. So even if you’re hootin’ and hollerin’ and enjoying the pizza and beer, if you notice that...
Feb 6th
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Feb 5th
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12 Days to Go
Talking about the start of college baseball: February 17th
Feb 5th
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Already thinking about the June draft? →
Baseball America has a divided view of College Baseball. On the one hand they are fans and enjoy reporting on the game. Aaron Fitt (and John Manuel) has become quite knowledgeable about the schools, the coaches and the players and attends a lot of games. I enjoy his reporting. On the other hand, BA sees college only as a minor-league for pro ball and the players as “talent,” not as...
Feb 4th
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Feb 4th
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Feb 4th
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WatchWatch
It’s time to think about the far side of the moon…okay, back to baseball.
Feb 3rd
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Feb 2nd
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Feb 1st
January 2012
29 posts
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Jan 31st
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Jan 30th
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Jan 30th
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"Spring Training" for college baseball...
…started yesterday (January 27). If you live in Texas, the weather was remarkably warm. This is the time of year when northern schools envy the south for it’s more moderate weather. Who knows what will blow through in the next 3 weeks, but opening day is just around the corner.
Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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Boyd's World →
NCAA Division I Baseball Strength of Schedule for 2012 This list is the pre-season intended strength ratings.
Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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College Baseball Countdown →
Mark Etheridge provides the fans “nine innings” to contemplate as we wait out the days until opening day — February 17th.
Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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Urban Invitational College Baseball in Houston →
The Urban Invitational baseball tournament of teams from historically black colleges and universities is moving to Houston. The college baseball season starts on February 17th and these games will be televised on MLB network.
Jan 22nd
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“Less than 4 weeks until college baseball season opening day — February...”
– d1Baseball.com
Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
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Jan 18th
Joe Nick →
One of our local residents. Patoski wasn’t born in Texas, but he’s made the most of it since.
Jan 17th