BACK UP AND RUNNING ………..GOOD JOB JEFF BURROW TO GET OUR SIGHT BACK UP AND OPERATING AFTER NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THIS SUMMER…………….SINCE WE LAST VISITED OUR BASEBALL TEAM FINISHED A REAL NICE COMEBACK YEAR BY GOING 16-14 IN CONFERENCE PLAY AND 26-29 OVERALL……..THE TEAM LEADERS WERE……. FR/CF MICHAEL CHOICE A 2 ND TEAM FRESHMAN ALL AMERICAN WHO HIT .376 (SCHOOL RECORD FOR FRESHMAN)ALONG WITH 7 HR'S AND 51 RBI ……SR/1B DAVID MCLEOD .375 AND TOUGHEST PLAYER IN THE NATION TO STRIKE OUT (ONLY 5 TIMES IN OVER 200 AB'S)……SR/OF DANNY SLINKMAN .370 AND 49 RBI'S ……AND JR/OF-RHP MATT OTTEMAN WHO HIT .320 WHILE GOING 4-3 /4.35 ERA………SOME HIGHLITES DURING THE SEASON WERE VICTORIES OVER ALABAMA (2),OKLAHOMA ST, TEXAS &M AND TEXAS ALSO SCHOOL RECORD WITH A 26 RUN OUTBURST AGAINST MCNEESE ST……..CONGRATS TO FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH DARIN THOMAS,THE STAFF AND OUR GUYS………..

GRAND PRARIE,REGISTRATION @ 11:30 WITH A SHOTGUN START @ 1 PM…….AFTER 15 YRS I HAVE PASSED THE TORCH TO JEFF BURROW ALONG WITH ROY MILLER, GARY PAUL AND OTHERS IN HEADING UP THE TOURNEY STILL HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE OUT AND DO GET THOSE TEAMS INTO JEFF ASAP..................THE ALUMNI GAME AND BBQ WILL BE SATURDAY THE 27 TH BP @ NOON, HR DERBY @ 1 PM AND THE GAME @ 1;30 PM BBQ AND COLD BEVERAGES AFTER …RAIN OR SHINE AT CLAY GOULD BALLPARK YOU STILL HAVE TO PUT UP WITH ME RUNNING THAT EVENT SO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO COME ON OUT………SOME QUICK HITS ON OUR GUYS N THE BIG LEAGUES AND IN THE HIGH MINORS…………… TREY HILLMAN ('85) MANAGER AND DAVE OWEN ('79) BENCH COACH FOR THE KC ROYALS ARE FINISHING UP FIRST SEASON WITH IMPROVING RESULTS AND HAVE THE ROYALS POINTED UPWARD………….STEVE FOSTER ('88) BULLPEN COACH placeStateFLORIDA MARLINS FINISHING 2 ND YEAR

JOHN LACKEY ('98) HAS 11 WINS AND 3.00 ERA AS THE ANGELS ONCE AGAIN HEAD TO POSTSEASON PLAY……HUNTER PENCE ('04) ASTROS RF HITTING .275 WITH 21 HR'S AND 72 RBI'S IN SECOND SEASON……………MARK LOWE ('04) RHP SEATTLE HAS BEEN IN OVER 50 GAMES AS A RELIEFER AVERAING NEARLY A K PER IP…………RYAN ROBERTS ('03) SPENT SOME TIME WITH THE RANGERS THIS SEASON AND HIT .300 IN 130 GAMES AT OKLAHOMA CITY IN AAA……………ADAM MOORE ('06) SEATTLE AA ALL STAR CATCHER .319/14 HR/75 RBI………AND DILLON GEE

SITTING AROUND AND THINKING ……LOVE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR……BASEBALL RACES, PLAYOFFS AND THE WORLD SERIES, COLLEGE FOOTBALL, AND OF COURSE THE NFL ( BEARS BIG WIN OVER INDY AND YES THE COWBOYS LOOK REAL GOOD IT WILL BE A FUN WATCH )…..BACK TO BASEBALL THE RANGERS .500 ????? WE WILL SEE IN THESE LAST 20 GAMES AT TIMES FUN TO WATCH,SOME BIG BATS BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PITCHING ???? ………THE CUBS GREAT SEASON TILL LAST WEEK HOPEFULLY WILL RECOVER AND BE HEALTHY FOR PLAYOFF RUN AND A TRIP TO WORLD SERIES……..MY THOUGHTS THE LA ANGELS HAVE THE PITCHING AND DON'T COUNT OUT THE THE LA DODGERS WITH JOE TORRE AT THE HELM…….ON THE TV WATCH VERY GLAD THE SHIELD HAS RETURNED FOR THEIR FINAL SEASON……REALLY ENJOY THE SERIES MAD MEN, WEEDS OVERALL A LITTLE OUT THERE THIS SEASON, AND AS ALWAYS WILL ENJOY BOSTON LEGAL WHEN IT RETURNS …….AMERICAN IDOL FINAL GRADE OF C+…….WELL IT'S GETTIN'TO BE THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN THE DECK AND PATIO SHOULD BE COOLIN' OFF,THE GRILL NEEDING A FEW SLABS OF MEAT ON IT,AND OF COURSE TIME TO LIGHT UP A MACANUDO AND JUST ENJOY THE GREAT GAMES