Posted by sjsuato
on 3/17/2009, 9:51 am, in reply to "One game yesterday - (caution - some rambling in essay ahead)"
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--Previous Message--
: NMSU (16-2) 10 - Sul Ross (2-21) 0
: I need to tell you that most of this will
: not be about baseball. Surprised? Good. How
: many of you have actually heard of Sul Ross?
: What is a Sul Ross? Where is Sul Ross? Why
: do they exist? Why am I even dealing with
: this? OK, ok, I’ll answer all of these. I’m
: thinking less than half of you have ever
: heard of Sul Ross. Sul Ross is a former
: governor of Texas who was also a confederate
: general to give you an idea. Hmm, sorta like
: Stonewall Jackson State University Tech
: Institute. It’s a small institution located
: in Alpine, Texas which is nowhere. Get a
: map. Find west Texas. Find the area
: highlighted by Big Bend National Park. There
: are two ways into the park from the north.
: From California turn right either at Alpine
: or Marathon. I’ve been through Alpine and by
: the University several times on my way to
: Big Bend which is my favorite national park
: in the whole world. Again, there is no there
: there but the general area is the most
: beautiful area in the soutwest. I love it
: but Alpine escapes me. How it came to be
: escapes me but the school is mostly an ag
: school and, believe it or not, I considered
: attending there to get a masters degree in
: range management in an other life (don’t
: ask).
: Anyway, I knew they had football but was
: surprised they play baseball also and not
: very well based on what happened yesterday.
: This game just shows one of the many
: problems that face NMSU in particular, the
: WAC as a mid-major in general, and baseball
: teams in general trying to schedule games.
: NMSU has trouble finding teams to play that
: are located in the same time zone and won’t
: cost a zillion dollars to play due to
: transportation. Coach Rocky Ward knows all
: about this and it is an ongoing problem with
: his program. It is also becoming an issue
: with basketball and football in the WAC. I
: hear it all the time on KNBR and ESPN radio;
: how a midmajor has to sell its soul to play
: a big name school. The Dukes of the world
: don’t play one and ones with the San Jose
: States. Remember when the Spartans played at
: Duke a few years ago? When are they coming
: to town? Yes, you know the answer. St.
: Mary’s basketball coach as well as USU’s
: Morrill have both waxed eloquent on this
: subject. Look at the schedules of all the
: baseball teams in the WAC. They are loaded
: with Buffalo, Sul Ross, Grambling, Hartford,
: and Oregon Tech and other similar programs.
: Nobody wants to see these teams play but
: both sides are desperate to find games to
: get ready for the coming conference season.
: Believe me, the same happens at the high
: school level also. Few A or B division teams
: are willing to play a C division team. Much
: more to lose and nothing to gain for the A
: or B team.
: Now to baseball. The Aggies won this game
: in a shortened 7 innings. Sul Ross got 7
: hits (3 for 3 for SR’s Mata) but couldn’t
: muster a single RBI while the Aggies got
: only four more hits but certainly made them
: count in this rout. The seven walks didn’t
: help matters. Anyway, not much of a game.
: This thought comes to mind. Sul Ross’s Mata
: is the 3rd baseman who also bats cleanup. He
: must be something special and I wonder why
: he went to Alpine, Texas to play ball? No
: choice? No other offers? Right major? Hmm,
: we’ll never know.
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