UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

[bogeybear]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

Is anyone thinking about how bad we are going to lose tonight, or was last week a fluke and Red has them right where they need to be?

 

[umhockey91]

Didn’t football’s best player just transfer?

Yeah, he transferrd to a JUCO program because no FBS program wants to touch him with a 10 foot poll due to poor academic standing.

 

[umhockey91]

If you were to start a UMaine athletic department from scratch, neither football nor baseball would likely be included. But, both have a long history and solid donor base. Neither is going anywhere.

Great points! And I agree.

 

[umhockey91]

(Or into May, FCS!)

Stiil, the current system is much more objective in a statistical sense, but much less fun if you're a Maine fan, or a baseball fan of any other NE team.

As you indicated, the Northeast hasn't had a true baseball Regional in a long time. That circumstance makes sense, but it was fun to see a Maine (or even a Le Moyne) in the CWS, and those teams sometimes made a splash. Heck, Maine finished 3rd in the field one year, and easily could have played in the NC game a couple of times.

Those were the days for baseball in Orono. As one former standout jock said recently: "If you were good at football, you went to BC, and if you were good at baseball, you went to Maine".

1991 NCAA Baseball Regional in Orono, Maine:

Clemson
Mississippi State
Maine
Villanova
Princeton
Towson

I worked it & it was an awesome baseball weekend! Even highed fived with Stephen King!

 

[walrus]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

Maine should continue to take as many penalties as it can

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[NorthMike]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

Is the sound from the ESPN3 announcers almost nonexistence? Or is it my lousy connection?
Thought BC could afford better.

 

[Fishman'81]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

One relief pitcher away

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Sh1t, i guess...

I still lose a little sleep when I remember that Arizona game. Was it an 8-1 lead Maine blew in the bottom of the 9th? I swear to God my old Grammie from Fairfield could have gotten out of that inning allowing maybe 3 runs, and posting the save.

 

[walrus]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

Sh1t, i guess...

I still lose a little sleep when I remember that Arizona game. Was it an 8-1 lead Maine blew in the bottom of the 9th? I swear to God my old Grammie from Fairfield could have gotten out of that inning allowing maybe 3 runs, and posting the save.

One thing Winkin wasn't great at, relief pitching.

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[walrus]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

Is the sound from the ESPN3 announcers almost nonexistence? Or is it my lousy connection?
Thought BC could afford better.

No announcers

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[Fishman'81]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

Yeah, he transferrd to a JUCO program because no FBS program wants to touch him with a 10 foot poll due to poor academic standing.

Is that what happened? I just assumed that he went to a FBS gig to get more exposure; he was a complete stud at the FCS level.

 

[Fishman'81]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

One thing Winkin wasn't great at, relief pitching.

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I was no fan of Winkin, he was always a jerk to me, but Plummer was exceptional, and was a very decent 'pen arm in the Majors.

 

[NorthMike]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

No announcers

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if you turn it up reeeeal loud they are there

 

[Fishman'81]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

I have audio. Maine is looking pretty good right now, aside from that stupid crosscheck by Trals.

 

[walrus]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

Lots of Maine fans there

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[walrus]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

if you turn it up reeeeal loud they are there

They probably suck anyway so I just muted it

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[walrus]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

Is that what happened? I just assumed that he went to a FBS gig to get more exposure; he was a complete stud at the FCS level.

I thought he was on a bowl team also. What a dope

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[BlackI]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

No audio for me, just the band and a bunch of kids saying "like" way too much.

Liked how Maine played 5 on 5. All of the penalties were uneccessary and very obvious.

Swayman making the saves though got help from a couple quick whistles. I am not proud, we will take all the help we can get.

Nice screen in front. I think it was Westerlund on that wrister from VMT. Took the goalies eyes away for sure.

I hope they can stay out of the box. This could be a competitive game if they do.

 

[walrus]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

Nice d, let the BC player skate right thru the crease

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[NorthMike]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

keeper got smoked

 

[walrus]

Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

Unreal,

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