News: LHP Nick Ramirez was designated for assignment after the Yankees promoted LHP Tanner Tully to the big league club. Just in case you missed the news, Tully replaces Clayton Beeter, who will now get regular rotation turns in Scranton until he is needed again. While I think Beeter’s future might be in the bullpen, there isn’t [&helli
Yankees MILB 3/30: Cody Poteet: 4 Scoreless Innings
News: I have nothing interesting to report. Scranton (2-0) (Defeated Buffalo, 4-3) CF Greg Allen: 0-for-4, K 3B Caleb Durbin: 1-for-4, 2B (2), K I mentioned Durbin’s speed and versatility yesterday. What did I leave out? His insane (in a good way) strikeout rate. In 22 games for Hudson Valley, he struck out at a 9.3% rate. […]
Yankees MILB 3/29: Opening Day!
Notes: C/1B Ben Rice appears to be starting his campaign in Somerset. The left-handed slugger hit .327/.401/.648 in 222 PA for Somerset last year, so hopefully this is temporary. Scranton (1-0) (Defeated Buffalo, 12-8) CF Greg Allen: 2-for-4, HR (1), RBI, 3 RS, 2 SB (2) Allen starts the season off with a lead-off home run. […]
NCAA Basketball: My Final Field of 68
My final field of 68 is below. Teams in bold and italics are the bubble squads. If you don’t want to go through all of it, here is my bubble: In: Dayton, Florida Atlantic, Colorado State, Texas A&M, TCU, Seton Hall Out: St. John’s, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana State This is not an easy bubble to […]
Conference Tournament Preview: Ivy League
History: Until 2017, the Ivy League awarded their automatic bid to the regular-season champions. In the five tournaments played starting in 2017 (remember, the 2020 and 2021 tournaments were canceled), Princeton and Yale have won two apiece. The other title went to Penn. Three champions entered the tournament as the #2 seed, while two entered as th
Conference Tournament Preview: Pac-12
History: The history is strong but will never be the same and is likely dead after this season. Only two teams (Washington State and Oregon State) were left behind during a mass exodus. Both schools will be affiliate members of the WCC next season, adding extra competition for St. Mary’s and Gonzaga. The Pac-12 ran four tournaments between [&
Conference Tournament Preview: AAC
History: The AAC is in constant churn. In the first year of the league (2013-2014), UConn gave the league instant credibility, using a second-place finish in the conference tournament to catapult them to winning the NCAA Tournament. UConn has since left for the Big East, while Louisville (who won the inaugural tournament – later vacated) is n
History: The league that produced UNLV‘s dominant squads from 1989-1991 is now a collection of California schools + Hawaii. UNLV leads the way with seven conference titles. Amongst current schools, Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara have the most titles (5). Their last NCAA Tournament win was in 2019 when UC Irvine defeated Kansas State in
Conference Tournament Preview: SEC
History: Kentucky has 32 titles. The rest of the conference has 31. The Wildcats haven’t won since 2018. No team has pulled off the SEC Tournament/NCAA Tournament double since 2007 when Florida accomplished the feat for the second straight year. Returning Champion: Alabama The Crimson Tide won their eighth championship. As the #1 seed, they w
Conference Tournament Preview: SWAC
History: The SWAC is traditionally fodder in the NCAA Tournament, but their conference tournament is filled with history. Texas Southern has three straight championships and seven in the last nine years. Their streak of success has allowed them to overtake Southern for the most titles in history (11-9). In 2013, Southern played Gonzaga within six i