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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Tuttlecreek Conspiracy

« on: April 19, 2024, 09:21:04 AM »

Pffft, Mud Aggy.

You son of a bitch

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: competitive little kid sports

« on: April 09, 2024, 01:30:02 PM »

Lol We don't have time for intellectual pursuits!  We have 3 hour practices 4 days a week and all day tourneys on the weekends!  And we can't wait until school is out so we can really amp up the practice time and schedule games on that one day off!

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Signs of getting old

« on: April 08, 2024, 10:55:49 PM »

if you take inositol, l-theanine, and glycine you'll sleep a lot better. just a pro-tip from supplement dave sponsored by supplement world by supplement dave.

I haven't pooped since you recommended that magnesium supplement to me 2 months ago....

Holy crap I just snorted beer out my nose

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: competitive little kid sports

« on: April 08, 2024, 10:50:50 PM »

Old college/hs bats were hotter than any bat a hs or college player can use today. There were no certifications, and the technology was pretty advanced at that point. Hs and College players were also using drop 5s.

The first certification was BESR, which tamed the bats and required hs/college players to use drop 3 bats.

Several years later BBCOR became the certification, and deaded bats even more. So, now the bat companies do all they can to max out the bats within the BBCOR certification. So they come out with new bats all the time, and new technology, but it really doesn’t amount to much other than combinations of swing-weight, sweet-spot/forgiveness, and pop. Today’s bats can’t hold a candle to the bats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

It’s different for USSSA certification, which is what little kids use, especially competitive teams. They make those bats as hot as they can and turn youth baseball into an industrial complex for rich suburbanites. USSSA cert is generally for -10 to -5 bats.

Compare a drop 5 usssa to a drop 3 BBCOR and you will see the difference immediately.

There is also USA baseball certification for little league, etc. which significantly deadens the bat and minimizes forgiveness and sweetspot.

Edit: every so often a USSSA bat will be released that is deemed “too hot” and get removed from tournament use.

thanks, very helpful.  you also touched on a concern I had but didn’t express and that is what you’re calling the industrial complex for the steve dave’s of the world.

One of the numerous reasons I despise youth sports in its current form

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Pet Peeves

« on: April 02, 2024, 04:53:06 PM »

This is kind of wonky, but consider any court case, such as "Roe v. Wade." The "v." is short for versus. You're supposed to say out loud "Roe versus Wade," not "Roe v. Wade."

My pet peeve on this is in regards to sporting events.  Back in my day, "on" was used in place of the "v".  Like 3 on 3, or 7 on 7.  Really grates me when I hear "3 v 3".   
On a side note, do they say "shirts v skins" now?

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions

« on: March 31, 2024, 11:27:11 AM »

We had an IH cyclo air planter at one point.  Pretty cool technology for the time.
Yep.  We had one and Schreds dad convinced grandpa Schreds to get one as well.


Tom

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: The Royals

« on: March 30, 2024, 04:42:38 AM »

the royals plan to swing at every pitch thrown by the opposing pitcher regardless of where it is thrown is going to take me some time to get used to.

Worked in 14 and 15

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: White people name, White people shame

« on: March 17, 2024, 08:44:56 PM »

We had a Meagan on our 8u softball team last year.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: The Official Bracketology Thread

« on: March 16, 2024, 06:34:55 AM »

I won't regale you with tales of seeing Ski go off in person.  but i was there and so was another poster that I know of.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Rank your top KC Broadcasters/Personalities here

« on: March 15, 2024, 11:45:11 AM »

810 midday show is awful.   Jason Anderson and whoever the idiot who is in with him are just unlistenable.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: KU Basketball is Hurting

« on: March 14, 2024, 12:42:38 PM »

I certainly dont take any pleasure in them falling from grace

I take immense pleasure in them falling from grace.

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: competitive little kid sports

« on: March 12, 2024, 09:40:41 AM »

I got cut in 4th grade from the baseball team.  Quit football in 7th grade. 

Wrestling was my salvation in 8th grade thru my senior year.  Two great coaches who took an interest in helping me mature and grow up. 

I wasn't the best 185-pounder and we had no heavy weight, so I "wrestled up" on 9th grade team as a heavy weight.  My aerobics were second to none, so if you were one of the 225 lb tubs of goo taking me on, if you didn't pin me inside of a minute, your ass was mine. 

Always took bottom, and worked the arm bar to roll those big boys over until they ran out of breath and succumbed to my reverse half nelson with all 180 lbs directed between their boy boobs into their sternum thru my chin.

Finished 2nd in every Fr, So (185), JV (185) wrestling tournament.  Knee injury ended the senior campaign 3 matches into the season.

Rejoined the football team again as a sophomore and started my senior year as one of the most average lineman in the Centennial League.

I am available as a motivational speaker for any of your teams.


Tom

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: competitive little kid sports

« on: March 11, 2024, 12:20:39 PM »

pretty sure I've said it before but it still boggles my mind that baseball is the first organized sport I played. It's boring, has confusing rules, and really difficult for little kids. Like the worst of everything for kids trying sports. I wonder how many kids got completely turned off of sports because they sucked at baseball when they were like 8 or 9 and that was their only option and they assumed they sucked at all sports. (granted that's changed but still)

LOL at being introduced to sports at 8 or 9 anymore.  By the time they are that age, baseball/softball kids have had 6 years of private instruction, outgrown $3000 worth of gear, had at least one Tommy John surgery, are practicing/playing 5 days a week year round and have played tournaments in 6 different states outside of their own.  Soccer is almost as bad (no Tommy John though).

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: ksu ladycats

« on: March 09, 2024, 08:48:04 PM »

Looks like a pretty good kstate contingent in attendance.

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: competitive little kid sports

« on: March 09, 2024, 08:41:17 PM »

It's a wonder there aren't more concussions in tee ball and early coach pitch.  They put all the kids in a semi-circle around the pitcher's mound, and every time a ball is hit, there are about 4 kids diving for it and cracking heads.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: KU Basketball is Hurting

« on: March 09, 2024, 04:28:15 PM »

This is rough ridin' hilarious

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: eff the clones game thread

« on: March 09, 2024, 03:44:26 PM »

dng is out there battling today

He has been our most dependable player since conference play started.  He has been a pleasure to watch.  Dude just plays hard.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Squawk super bowl

« on: March 05, 2024, 08:55:42 PM »

We have butter on our hands AND our feet.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Cars.... How far have you went before getting a new one?

« on: March 01, 2024, 09:04:07 AM »

Do any of you auto aficionados have any experience with the Chevy Traverse?  Mrs Schreds is looking at buying one.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions

« on: March 01, 2024, 08:49:03 AM »

Yes, if there is a silver lining, at least this is the right time of year for the grass to burn.  It's those late summer or fall burns that really hurt grass stands.

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: CHIEFS

« on: February 29, 2024, 03:32:30 PM »

They are literally building a dedicated facility west of the speedway to house the Royal. 

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Cats vs viper handlers

« on: February 28, 2024, 02:23:41 PM »

Refs swallowed their whistles for us at the end, felt good.

they really didn’t let wvu get the bullshit calls they were trying to get

Yeah, Kerr Kriisa was so bad at flopping that you either wanted to laugh, or punch him in the face.

Yes.  Our flopper (TP) was much better than their flopper.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Coaches that have had their faces x and O’d into oblivion by Jerome Tang

« on: February 24, 2024, 07:30:54 PM »

Isn't that guy a senator from Pennsylvania or somewhere like that?

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: CHIEFS

« on: February 22, 2024, 03:29:55 PM »

We hosted a 2  4 World Series and 5 AFC Championship games. Amaze.

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: competitive little kid sports

« on: February 20, 2024, 12:53:50 PM »

Smallville has a community youth basketball program that is underwritten by donations and the proceeds of an annual tournament. For $60 each year, kids get (basic) uniforms, two 90 minute practices per week plus 15 - 20 games during the season when entry fees covered by the youth bball association. Kids have always had good coaches (with one glaring exception). Not enough court time to get your kid a D1 scholarship but they are able to understand the fundamentals of basketball well enough to enjoy participating in their school's team by the time they get to middle school. Seems like participation in club volleyball has exploded here over the past 5 -10 years. If kids aren't participating in a club team they are hopelessly behind when they get to middle school and it is a waste of time to try and get started in the game at that point.

This is how youth sports should operate.

YES!