Matt--here, i've started the thread for you.  Now, your mission today, should you decide to accept it, is to find the supreme dumbass in the pressbox who plays the "walk up" music for our relief pitchers, putting a doggie shock collar on them and then zapping them when they play that stupid "we...

make the CWS regional tournament? what if we close out the year 6 of the next 7, then make it to the finals of the conference tournament?   will that do it? i'd hate to think that at this point we're out of the mix and want to stay positive. we need to win both series with tech and baylor and...

WTH? Barring a miracle between now and the end of the conference tournament, this year's Longhorn team stands a very good chance of missing the CWS show for the second time in three years.  How did this happen?  Who saw this coming? At the end of last year and then again at the end of...

According to news, Augie is going to start either Clemens or Mayes instead of Sawyer. Hmmmmmm Clemens, 20 IP, 5.40 ERA, 10K's, .240  BAA Mayes, 18 IP, 1.00 ERA, 18 K's, .203 BAA Test:  How are these two lines different?  Why is this even a choice? Give me a break.  I like Kacy fine.  He's a...

...for the loss last night. he gave my lucky hat a complex by claiming it had "vandy" colors and had switched allegiances. words do hurt, joey, and your proclamations, ON A PUBLIC MESSAGE BOARD, were hurtful, untrue and most of all, pretty damn tacky. because the hat was hurt, it could not...

My lucky hat has been found, safe and sound.  The thief apparently returned it to the exact spot where I had left it, under my jacket in the back seat.  Fortunately for Longhorn baseball it was actually with me at the ball park last night and I didn't know it, but its power karma was working...

I can't find my lucky hat.   I am suspicious of Joeywa and STP since they are both insanely jealous of my lucky hat and both would go to extraordinary lengths to kidnap it and hold it for ransom. this is a problem for the horns.   if i have to go the game this evening with an untested karma...

The Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education today issued the following statement in response to the ultimatum given to UT Austin President Bill Powers that he resign or be fired: “We are profoundly disturbed by the recent turn of events. A surprise ultimatum delivered by the...

http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/news/documents/2014/07/06/powers_letter.pdf in it, he requests being allowed to gracefully exit at end of the legislative session. i hope the Chancellor and the BOR can see the wisdom of this course of action.

http://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/bats/NCAA-stats.html this a very interesting article that is worth a read by you baseball nuts.  look at the charts in the article especially, they're very revealing. perhaps you've seen the article before. i had not.   the conclusions this researcher draws is...

frog, fish, man or vice versa http://www.aol.com/article/2014/05/06/man-catches-fish-realizes-fish-caught-frog/20881169/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl13%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D472971

Barrera gets plunked or brushed back, the benches empty at least once and there's a strong chance that neither barrera or augie finish the game. lucas schiraldi gets at least a warning and maybe an ejection. thats if the game is close. if its a runaway, either way, i dont think anything will...

what is the name of the baseball analysis and stats book that got everybody's attention a few years ago? name of the book or the author or both. i don't think i'm thinking of sabermetrics but i may be. seems like it was something else, but might be wrong. and i'm not thinking of Joeywa's...

what's going to happen on Hornsports on Monday that's not likely to happen at the Disch these days? four word answer. first person with the correct answer wins a beer or two or three from me, or the beverage of his or her choice. only one guess per person.

Put it right smack on top of Disch Falk Field and then build a new baseball ballpark. I am coming to really hate DFF. Between the deep fences, prevailing wind, BBCOR bats and the low seam ball, homeruns have been removed from the game. I hate that. They could put it on the DFF site and then...

he thinks he is. maybe so, but my experience is that if you have to tell people what you are, you're not. one thing's for sure, he's not lacking for confidence. or chutzpah. discuss. :rolleyes...

First a tip of the hat to GetHooked for his excellent Fried Chicken story and for starting cool threads and since its Friday, here's another of my favorite stories from a couple of years back: A fleeing Taliban, desperate for water, was plodding through the Afghan desert when he saw something...

Sorry, but i can't pass this up. One of my Dad's long time chemistry friends and colleagues has won a very presitigious award. It's kind of a big deal. Congratulations, Dr. Bard. http://cns.utexas.edu/news/allen-bard-enrico-fermi-award

Whine free days. One day a week when there is no whining about anything. One day. Surely we can have one day a week when there is no thread started that whines about anything. And no comments allowed on any subject that are whines. Now I know this is sort of a whine thread in itself, so it...

that would be me. i realize there are multiple threads on this but .......so what? here's another one. I was here when DKR came, and then Akers, McWilliams and Mackovic and finally Mack. i am 100% behind this hire. i am thrilled with it. beyond thrilled the more i think about it. i'm...