2025 Baseball Mega Thread

[311neers]

This is the under 30 day alert until 1st Pitch (I think we're actually at 4 weeks, 28 days).

Kind of crazy that football season end and baseball season start is only 20ish days apart....

Did we ever call Banks Tolley for another year on the JuCo year rule? Haha. Where is he?

[BUTCH1991]

This is the under 30 day alert until 1st Pitch (I think we're actually at 4 weeks, 28 days).

Kind of crazy that football season end and baseball season start is only 20ish days apart....

Did we ever call Banks Tolley for another year on the JuCo year rule? Haha. Where is he?

Yes, exactly 4 weeks. Can't wait to see what the boys can do this year. Banks was playing at the end of last year, hopefully he'll sign on with an MLB organization.

[311neers]

This is the under 30 day alert until 1st Pitch (I think we're actually at 4 weeks, 28 days).

Kind of crazy that football season end and baseball season start is only 20ish days apart....

Did we ever call Banks Tolley for another year on the JuCo year rule? Haha. Where is he?

Yes, exactly 4 weeks. Can't wait to see what the boys can do this year. Banks was playing at the end of last year, hopefully he'll sign on with an MLB organization.

https://x.com/anthonydasher1/status/188 ... 3hJ5cku44g

This is interesting. Why couldn’t Banks or any other JUCO guys do this? Is it because Banks signed “professionally” with that team in Wisconsin or something? Played like 6 total games… that would be a bummer if he signed and played 6 games burning his JUCO repayment years in college. Didn’t know about the ruling at the time.

[BambooRdApp]

This is the under 30 day alert until 1st Pitch (I think we're actually at 4 weeks, 28 days).

Kind of crazy that football season end and baseball season start is only 20ish days apart....

Did we ever call Banks Tolley for another year on the JuCo year rule? Haha. Where is he?

Yes, exactly 4 weeks. Can't wait to see what the boys can do this year. Banks was playing at the end of last year, hopefully he'll sign on with an MLB organization.

https://x.com/anthonydasher1/status/188 ... 3hJ5cku44g

This is interesting. Why couldn’t Banks or any other JUCO guys do this? Is it because Banks signed “professionally” with that team in Wisconsin or something? Played like 6 total games… that would be a bummer if he signed and played 6 games burning his JUCO repayment years in college. Didn’t know about the ruling at the time.

With the year Banks had last year, why would he come back? If he had another good year, I am not sure his draft status would have changed significantly....and we were not going to pay him life changing money...
If he has a desire to be a professional athlete, IMO he made right decision.

[Appmountaineers19]

This is the under 30 day alert until 1st Pitch (I think we're actually at 4 weeks, 28 days).

Kind of crazy that football season end and baseball season start is only 20ish days apart....

Did we ever call Banks Tolley for another year on the JuCo year rule? Haha. Where is he?

Yes, exactly 4 weeks. Can't wait to see what the boys can do this year. Banks was playing at the end of last year, hopefully he'll sign on with an MLB organization.

https://x.com/anthonydasher1/status/188 ... 3hJ5cku44g

This is interesting. Why couldn’t Banks or any other JUCO guys do this? Is it because Banks signed “professionally” with that team in Wisconsin or something? Played like 6 total games… that would be a bummer if he signed and played 6 games burning his JUCO repayment years in college. Didn’t know about the ruling at the time.

With the year Banks had last year, why would he come back? If he had another good year, I am not sure his draft status would have changed significantly....and we were not going to pay him life changing money...
If he has a desire to be a professional athlete, IMO he made right decision.

That ruling happened in Dec. If he didn't sign a contract in July then yes technically he could come back. IMO his best bet is to try catch on overseas or a higher level professional league in a different country.

[BUTCH1991]

2 Weeks until baseball games begin. Any chance they stream the Hickory games this year?

[311neers]

This is the under 30 day alert until 1st Pitch (I think we're actually at 4 weeks, 28 days).

Kind of crazy that football season end and baseball season start is only 20ish days apart....

Did we ever call Banks Tolley for another year on the JuCo year rule? Haha. Where is he?

Yes, exactly 4 weeks. Can't wait to see what the boys can do this year. Banks was playing at the end of last year, hopefully he'll sign on with an MLB organization.

https://x.com/anthonydasher1/status/188 ... 3hJ5cku44g

This is interesting. Why couldn’t Banks or any other JUCO guys do this? Is it because Banks signed “professionally” with that team in Wisconsin or something? Played like 6 total games… that would be a bummer if he signed and played 6 games burning his JUCO repayment years in college. Didn’t know about the ruling at the time.

With the year Banks had last year, why would he come back? If he had another good year, I am not sure his draft status would have changed significantly....and we were not going to pay him life changing money...
If he has a desire to be a professional athlete, IMO he made right decision.

That ruling happened in Dec. If he didn't sign a contract in July then yes technically he could come back. IMO his best bet is to try catch on overseas or a higher level professional league in a different country.

Just bad timing with the ruling coming 6 months after he signed professionally. Would have been awesome for him to have that door open to come back to college and hit more nukes if he wanted to.

[311neers]

https://x.com/carolinacurvebb/status/18 ... 3hJ5cku44g

33-21-1 what an excellent 2024 season. We lost some absolute studs at the plate.
Excited to see what Correa can do and the return of Xuereb. No Steensma hurts so we will have to have a few step up on the bump. I can smell the leather and hear the pop of the gloves and bats.

[AppinVA]

https://x.com/carolinacurvebb/status/18 ... 3hJ5cku44g

33-21-1 what an excellent 2024 season. We lost some absolute studs at the plate.
Excited to see what Correa can do and the return of Xuereb. No Steensma hurts so we will have to have a few step up on the bump. I can smell the leather and hear the pop of the gloves and bats.

It’s almost time to crank the chainsaw. At least that’s what it looks like when they hit doubles.

[311neers]

Sunny and 82 on the beach.
Just played Fire on the Mountain to get hype for the season.

Opening week is here!

[AppSt94]

[Stonewall]

Expectations? Is this the year we break through or do we take a step back? And why ?

[BambooRdApp]

Pitching is going to continue to be a problem... especially with 33 out for the year. We will need to score TDs to win games unless we have some pitching surprises. Just my opinion.

[311neers]

Have to win midweeks and early OOC games and fight like heck for .500 in conference.

I’ve got a feeling the SBC will be a gauntlet as NIL/portal continue to evolve.

No Steensma is probably worth a few losses. Excited to see the new bats, but worried about the arms still. The ball will be flying out at Jim and Beattie Smith stadium regardless!

[JTApps1]

Pitching is going to continue to be a problem... especially with 33 out for the year. We will need to score TDs to win games unless we have some pitching surprises. Just my opinion.

Starting pitching is TBD but I think our bullpen has more options than we've ever had under Kermit. I think our bats will be better top to bottom, but won't have one or two mashers like last year.

[311neers]

Pitching is going to continue to be a problem... especially with 33 out for the year. We will need to score TDs to win games unless we have some pitching surprises. Just my opinion.

Starting pitching is TBD but I think our bullpen has more options than we've ever had under Kermit. I think our bats will be better top to bottom, but won't have one or two mashers like last year.

“Hold my beer”
-Correa
(Or here’s to hoping)

Maybe Kramer surprises with pop as well.

[311neers]

Live 2025 Media Day.
Had no clue this was occurring. Listening in now!

[Stonewall]

Well that about choked me up…

[BambooRdApp]

There's no crying in baseball

[BambooRdApp]

Kermit is such a good communicator to the media.