Austin Regional Thread

[Valmy77 13225]

I am not on board with the idea of just playing the academies at everything every year like some of you but I think playing this particular Air Force program annually is a great idea. We certainly had a terrifying, if entertaining, series with them this season and we owe them for putting on a show in our regional.

Edited June 6, 2022 by Valmy77

[Beau Vine 54207]

3 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

I am not on board with the idea of just playing the academies at everything every year like some of you but I think playing this particular Air Force program annually is a great idea. We certainly had a terrifying, if entertaining, series with them this season and we owe them for putting on a show in our regional.

Army usually has a very good program, better than AFA.  Not sure about Navy?

Edited June 6, 2022 by Beau Vine

[Deej 76755]

5 hours ago, BillyGoatHill said:

I was watching that also from the stands.

Super cool, knowing that the kids loved it, but you know he did too. Being a Senior, he was soaking it in, knowing that could be (was) his last game before taking on much larger things in life.

Post-game, AF players stayed on the field forever.

Their 2B Tamiya, went out to 2B, sat down next to the bag and others followed and did the same. Taking in the Disch and their last time playing a kids game. I hung around and spoke with Coach Kazlausky, congratulating him on their season and his approach to baseball, but more importantly preparing his young men for their future in the AF and beyond. The dude is the real deal, the brief conversation was great with him turning his wrist to show his bracelet with friends names inscribed, as he asked about the one I was wearing also.

Again, another first time seeing something like that at the Disch (and I've been coming to this ballpark since it was built) this year. We've had the Texas flag unfurled pre-game,  a 30 home run season (hopefully more), an opposing team paying respect to the EYES (multiple x's), and fans (largest "actual" game attendance 8,502) doing the wave from foul pole to foul pole on Saturday night. 

In case you didn't get to witness Coach K & Air Force Baseball this year in person, but would like too.... you'll get your chance next April as they are already scheduled for a midweek contest. 🤘

 

 

I can't even imagine the totally different scene it would have been if they had been playing aggy in College Station. Oh wait, I can, a bunch of fake army worshippers talking shit to to kids who will actually be serving when they graduate. 

[Valmy77 13225]

14 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Army usually has a very good program, better than AFA.  Not sure about Navy?

Sure we could play a game with Army.

I am really not interested in putting them on the football schedule though. I like a regular UTEP/UTSA series.

Edited June 6, 2022 by Valmy77

[Hank Scorpio 17729]

I got some questions about these so called military academies. First off, that giant fucking AF pitcher/catcher guy, how the fuck is he going to fit in a cockpit? He can’t be in the damn Air Force. And second, how does the Navy have a baseball team? Where do they play? On a boat? That makes no sense. 

[Deej 76755]

1 minute ago, Hank Scorpio said:

I got some questions about these so called military academies. First off, that giant fucking AF pitcher/catcher guy, how the fuck is he going to fit in a cockpit? He can’t be in the damn Air Force. And second, how does the Navy have a baseball team? Where do they play? On a boat? That makes no sense. 

 

[HenryJames 66038]

18 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

I am not on board with the idea of just playing the academies at everything every year like some of you but I think playing this particular Air Force program annually is a great idea. We certainly had a terrifying, if entertaining, series with them this season and we owe them for putting on a show in our regional.

Be cool to play them in Colorado Springs.

[tejas60 3532]

8 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

I got some questions about these so called military academies. First off, that giant fucking AF pitcher/catcher guy, how the fuck is he going to fit in a cockpit? He can’t be in the damn Air Force. And second, how does the Navy have a baseball team? Where do they play? On a boat? That makes no sense. 

weak. you're better than this.

[Valmy77 13225]

2 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Be cool to play them in Colorado Springs.

Especially cool in March.

[Beau Vine 54207]

4 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Be cool to play them in Colorado Springs.

I don't know where AFA plays, but UC-CS has a pretty cool field:

[ColoradoHorn 7]

6 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Be cool to play them in Colorado Springs.

Truth!

[texifornia 56862]

2 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I don't know where AFA plays, but UC-CS has a pretty cool field:

Not quite as scenic but not bad

[4th_and_18 687]

The view from falcon field is backwards. The mountain is behind home plate. Pretty much nothing in center.

[jimmyjazz 45888]

Colorado Springs is awesome.  I'd be up for a road trip.  Room at the Broadmoor, Pike's Peak, sign me up.

[Valmy77 13225]

It looks like it seats about 300. No way we would play there.

[BillyGoatHill 4312]

21 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

It looks like it seats about 300. No way we would play there.

You obviously didn't go to the Cal series when we played out there under Augie. 

My high school (when I was in high school/Boerne 42 years ago) had more seating capacity.  It was truly depressing and made you realize how good we really have it.

[Beau Vine 54207]

5 minutes ago, BillyGoatHill said:

You obviously didn't go to the Cal series when we played out there under Augie. 

My high school (when I was in high school/Boerne 42 years ago) had more seating capacity.  It was truly depressing and made you realize how good we really have it.

Yeah, but the Greyhounds have never tried to shut down their baseball program.

[BillyGoatHill 4312]

Couldn't edit last post fast enough....

 

 When we played in San Diego with the 2002 team against University of San Diego ( very small school) but with a pretty Spanish mission style campus in the hills above the city, only sat maybe 500 or so.

Majeski (sp?) was catching crap from the 3 story dorm just past the right field fence (it had a net that covered the whole building for fly balls. Dude had a bull horn and was talking crap to Dustin the whole weekend about not being able to hit it. I heard a story that the team dared him to hit the building and shut the kid up......Saturday maybe, (but I really think it was Sunday) he hit one that cleared the whole damn building. 😮🤘

[petscii 1189]

47 minutes ago, BillyGoatHill said:

Couldn't edit last post fast enough....

 

 When we played in San Diego with the 2002 team against University of San Diego ( very small school) but with a pretty Spanish mission style campus in the hills above the city, only sat maybe 500 or so.

Majeski (sp?) was catching crap from the 3 story dorm just past the right field fence (it had a net that covered the whole building for fly balls. Dude had a bull horn and was talking crap to Dustin the whole weekend about not being able to hit it. I heard a story that the team dared him to hit the building and shut the kid up......Saturday maybe, (but I really think it was Sunday) he hit one that cleared the whole damn building. 😮🤘

My memory was they broke the window on a San Diego trip, and that stadium gave me vertigo coming down the stairs.

[billfromlaketravis 11447]

12 hours ago, texifornia said:

 

Well it’s the least we can do while we sip tea in our drawing rooms.