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3 minutes ago, Cody2422 said:

Bringing my young boys (11 and 6) to their first Texas game for the Saturday evening matchup.  I'm sure they'll join you in the wave.

 

that's how a good wave gets going 

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1 hour ago, BachelorTrek said:

Does the SEC have SOP to keep home teams from sandbagging the changes of start times when they face certain weather problems? 

Spring in the southeast means rain every weekend. Be ready for anything.

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Good story on the 3 aggy commits (Mendoza, Navarre, Rerick) now at Texas. (excerpts)

 

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/college/longhorns/article/jim-schlossnagle-texas-baseball-ethan-mendoza-20217049.php

 

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AUSTIN — The first time Jim Schlossnagle laid eyes on Ethan Mendoza, he liked what he saw. Very much.

“But,” he said, “he had no interest.”

None.

However, Schlossnagle was at Texas A&M then and had just taken that job four years ago. He’d seen this plucky second baseman at Southlake Carroll and was impressed but also aware that the pint-sized Mendoza had committed to Arizona State.

So Schloss told his high school coach that if the 5-10, 185-pound infielder ever changed his mind to let him know.

 

The next time the two crossed paths, Mendoza was in a Sun Devils uniform and was wearing out  Schloss’s Aggies on the diamond.

“Last year we played ASU and he had like four hits against us or five hits in two games,” Schlossnagle said. “He slides into second base after a hit and stares at me and gives me, like, the thumbs down thing.

“But I kind of liked it. It kind of fired me up like (Texas’ Kimble) Schuessler popping off at me (after a home run) in the regional last year. I love that stuff. You see what kind of gritty player he is.”

Once Schlossnagle switched rivalries and took the Longhorns job late last June, he noticed Mendoza’s name pop up in the transfer portal. The two got together, and it was a match made in Longhorn heaven.

“I didn’t know he disliked A&M,” Schlossnagle said. “He’s a little baller, man. I’m glad he’s on our team

 

Freshman Bryce Navarre from Montgomery was committed to Texas A&M but switched sides when Schloss and pitching coach Max Weiner traded allegiances.

Asked if he heard from Aggie fans after the move, the 6-1, 210-pound left-hander with the fluid delivery and a wide array of pitches said, “I did. I had to turn off Twitter for a little bit. Nothing too bad. It’s just Aggie fans.”

Weiner first got tipped off to the pitcher with the 95-mph fastball (Rerick) by a reliever with the Seattle Mariners where he served as pitching coach. Eric Swanson, now with the Toronto Blue Jays, had worked with Rerick and alerted him to the hard thrower.

 

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3 minutes ago, torre said:

Good story on the 3 aggy commits (Mendoza,

Mendoza wasn’t an aggy commit. Said he didn’t give aggy the time of day when Schloss was there 

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3 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Mendoza wasn’t an aggy commit. Said he didn’t give aggy the time of day when Schloss was there 

Mendoza came from Arizona State, where he had a .289 average at the plate.

He is now showing his ability with the bat again and has been pretty steady on defense.

He said when Schloss became head coach at Texas that made the difference and now, he is a Horn.

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9 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Mendoza wasn’t an aggy commit. Said he didn’t give aggy the time of day when Schloss was there 

"Of course he luvved us at aggy! He just didn't want to let the secret out about aggy-dommmination-purfextion-stuf, ya stoopit 'sip!"  Lulz.

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Posted
15 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Mendoza wasn’t an aggy commit. Said he didn’t give aggy the time of day when Schloss was there 

My terrible bad.  Misread the story about the other two.

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1 hour ago, torre said:

My terrible bad.  Misread the story about the other two.

Good read, regardless.  Thanks.  I'm glad Schloss doesn't get butt-hurt over mouthy gamesmanship.

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8 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

My guess is we are playing 1 tomorrow and 2 on Sunday.

For sure. Saturday appears to be a complete thunderstorm wash bookended by good weather on F/Sun. My only concern would be outfield conditions on Sunday, especially since it’s grass/dirt, but I would have to assume there’s a pretty good process in place given this is common in the SEC and it’s only projected to be an inch of rain. 

I know baseball but I don’t know much about baseball groundskeeping. Anyone here have more insight?

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8 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

For sure. Saturday appears to be a complete thunderstorm wash bookended by good weather on F/Sun. My only concern would be outfield conditions on Sunday, especially since it’s grass/dirt, but I would have to assume there’s a pretty good process in place given this is common in the SEC and it’s only projected to be an inch of rain. 

I know baseball but I don’t know much about baseball groundskeeping. Anyone here have more insight?

Just add a french drain in centerfield. 

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If they're in need of a novice groundskeeper I'm available to show up and unevenly sprinkle some pre-emergent by hand and then eat lunch after without washing my hands.

In any event, its precipitous timing that Texas baseball be on the way up again. My 10 year old was starting to get a little too interested in aggie baseball with his friends. 

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