Fall World Series

[Shirley Schmidt]

Tobin was taking a ton of verbal abuse from the opposing dugout prior to the line drive.

Trust me it won't be anything like he will get from Creighton and others.

He must be one tough dude to shake that line drive off and try to make the throw to first base.

It was like he was shot, it took a while for the pain to reach his brain.

[shox8498]

I agree with Shirley.

Those 150+ Creighton fans that show up in Omaha this season will be an intimidating force. They rival the good fans of Florida State, LSU, Tennessee, etc. that we've gone in front of in recent years.

Ummmmmmmm............not!

[Shirley Schmidt]

They rival the good fans of Florida State, LSU, Tennessee

Don't see them on the schedule anywhere this year.

CU, Indiana State and others will provide plenty of verbal abuse no matter the number in the stands.

Ask the 99 team about verbal abuse when they had to chase the Indiana State fans from the dugout.

[WSU_Mom]

AND... Black wins 10-7 to take the Series! Sorry, I know I'm a newbie, but I wanted to post it first.

[Shirley Schmidt]

AND... Black wins 10-7 to take the Series! Sorry, I know I'm a newbie, but I wanted to post it first.

A great last game that it was.

I am looking forward to next spring, I think that this could be a very good team by the end of the season.

GO SHOX!

[Ed Harley]

Johnny Coy led all hitters @ .483 with only 1 K in 29 ab. Also 3 2b's, 1 3b, and 3-3 sb.

Caster and Baez both hit almost .400 with 2 HR's. Baez was 3-3 sb and Caster had .714 slg %.

Based soley on #'s, Guy was the most outstanding pitcher in the series. 18K in 11 IP with 1.64 ERA and .244 opp ba.

The Gold was led by Hege with a .444 avg and .667 slg %.

Jones hit .345 with .621 slg % and 3-4 sb. Also had 2 E's for .905 fld %.

Lowell was pretty much the only consistently effective gold pitcher with a 1.60 era in 10 IP with .256 opp ba.

Gold had 0 sac bunts and Black had 3. Both teams combined for 23 errors for an average of 3.29 total errors per game. Gold pitchers combined for more walks 33 than K's 25 in 62 IP.

[tru2thaduce]

Very fun game to end the series today.Springer hit an absolute bomb.

[WSU_Mom]

And, the under-rated (IMHO) stats of RBIs were led by:

Jones - 10
Baez - 10
Hall - 9
Lassley - 9
Springer - 8

[1972Shocker]

Hall had 5 of his 9 ribbies in Game 7 and Baez addesd 3 ribbies in that game. That was out of the 1 and 2 holes. A little bit unusual but will take runs wherever we can get them.

[SB Shock]

And, the under-rated (IMHO) stats of RBIs were led by:

Why is RBI underated? RBI is flawed because it only totals up the runners driven in, it doesn't account for the number of opportunities that player had.

If you want a stat that describes about ability of a player to drive in runs you have to look at a percentage of runs driven versus opportunity (RBI / Runners in Scoring Position) - that is more telling.

Looking at the final stats here is what I am encrouaged by:

Players with Slugging % greater than 0.500:

Coy, Caster, Baez, Lassley, Bayliff, Hege, McKeever, Jones and Hall

Shox slugging pct over the last couple years has been anemic, if they can make a substantial increase across the board in their lineup, you will then see a much more improved scoring shox team.

Pitching looks supsect (for at least for those who pitched). But I guess you have to give kudos to Lowell, Guy (18k's in 11 ip) and Hoch.

Pitching staff is walking to many, way to many. Matechich 8 walks in 8 IP and only 1 K while giving up 13 hits - ugly. But suspect Brent will get that corrected.

[Shocker85]

Let us not forget ...

Prior to this FWS, every season for the last 30 have been played on a VERY FAST infield with natural grass outfield. I suspect, all-in-all, the infield will play slower than before and the outfield will play faster. I could be wrong, but that's what I think.

You could see a trend toward higher SLG% due to the new surface and an overall increase in BA. More slow IF hits that runners beat, and more gappers that get between OF quicker or bounce higher. I think the new surface will advantage hitters and disadvantage pitchers.

Maybe the new surface contributed to the inflated scores and some bloated stats for most of the FWS games - no excust for BB, though. The overall affect on the pitching staff could trend toward more runs per game, higher ERA and OppBA.

On the other hand, the new surface might change nothing, but I'll be surprised if that is so. The Shox will adjust to the way the surface plays, perhaps quicker than visiting teams.

--'85.

[WSU_Mom]

And, the under-rated (IMHO) stats of RBIs were led by:

Why is RBI underated? RBI is flawed because it only totals up the runners driven in, it doesn't account for the number of opportunities that player had.

If you want a stat that describes about ability of a player to drive in runs you have to look at a percentage of runs driven versus opportunity (RBI / Runners in Scoring Position) - that is more telling.

I stand corrected. RBI/Runners in Scoring Position is an under-rated stat. Dare I mention OBP? :)

[Shocker85]

I stand corrected. RBI/Runners in Scoring Position is an under-rated stat.

Mom,

Keep your opinion of RBI's ... like bacon ... RBI's are good! ;)

--'85.

[WSU_Mom]

I stand corrected. RBI/Runners in Scoring Position is an under-rated stat.

Mom,

Keep your opinion of RBI's ... like bacon ... RBI's are good! ;)

--'85.

Awww shucks, Shocker85. I think I like you already. :D

[Shockerstud167]

Are middle relief looks real shaky. They looked rattled by all the jawing going on from the dugouts. Tobin and Kemp seemed especially bothered by this.