Charles Fischer

I call it as I see it, and unfortunately was right.

More coming later! ------------------------------------------------ Today we have Grayson Grinsell on the mound, and I will watch with my hand over my face...through slits between the fingers. He can be brilliant, and blowing through batters, and then he suddenly walks two batters, hits another and faces a crisis with bases loaded...and then often gets out of it. He is mentally fragile, IMHO, and things can turn on a dime with him. (Kind of like yesterday with RG Gordon) Afternoon start at Stanford today. #GoDucks Watch ? https://t.co/VUIyWBYJSe Listen ? https://t.co/bxMwp3w2mP Stats ? https://t.co/8fVOgd60xL pic.twitter.com/1V4XMCT0CO — Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) April 20, 2024

19-7 the final.

The inning, the pain, would not end. A terrible, terrible night for Oregon pitchers, as Stanford leads 19-6 after eight innings. Wowsa. Where are my IPAs?

10-7 Stanford after 7.5 innings.

End of seventh inning, down 10-5 with Featherston in relief,

No change after six innings.

Good Gosh, they left Gordon in! 9-5 Cardinal after five innings.

‘Furd now leads 7-5 after four innings. RJ Gordon had a rough inning…a disaster,

Ducks up 4-1 after three innings! Excellent plate discipline, as a number of Oregon batters starting 0-2, made great decisions to walk or get a hit. ‘Furd pitcher has a VERY high pitch count.

After two innings, Oregon leads 2-1. We have had some excellent fielding which prevented more scoring as we caught a base runner between first and second, and a fantastic throw from left field by Chase Meggers to get the runner trying to stretch to second!

Not true. Besides, it is a low bar with me! Charles...are you NOBLE?

I found out that tonight is Stanford's annual "Fireworks Night," and I hope that ends up being the Oregon bats! The Ducks send out RJ Gordon (5-2) 3.58 ERA vs. the 'Furd's Matt Scott, (2-6) 3.93 ERA. I checked the stats on both teams for batting, and here is what I found: Stanford has four batters over .300 with one knocking on the door. Oregon has seven batters over .300 with one knocking on the door. (I need to add that not all of the seven play at the same time) Let's Go Ducks! Double Play!

Great point, as it is a great way to get the message out about how he operates, his values--through these interviews. While John has been critical of Dan as we have at times, (Take the damn points, or he hasn't won the big one yet) he is generally favorable in his writings about Lanning and the Ducks. I think part of that is the affability that Dan has, and while we cannot help but like Dan...the same is true of John's feelings about Lanning. Consider how different that is compared to the confrontational times between Chip and John, or even Cristobal and John. Neither figured out what Lanning has, and this goes to show again that Dan is wise beyond his years.

He actually said that he, "took a pay cut to play in the NFL."

John Canzano is still writing great articles about Oregon, as he has inside access and gives us a ton of information. With that...it is apparent his Bastard Beaver audience is so large that he cannot lose them and focus on the Ducks only. Thus why he publicly acknowledges that Oregon did the fiduciary right thing with going to the B1G, but loves to play OSU as a victim to that pathetic audience, who eat it up. John isn't going to change, and it is a smart strategy for him. I just delete anything he writes about the Bastard Beavers before I even read it. That said, he had some nuggets in todays' article about Our Beloved Ducks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lanning said he saw U2 perform in Las Vegas at the Sphere and we traded family movie recommendations, but I was mostly struck by how grounded, comfortable, and settled Oregon’s coach sounds right now. On recruiting good people who can also play well: “What they do screams so loud I can’t hear what they say. You really get a feel for that when you get around players you’re recruiting. What are they like with the school counselor? What are they like with their family? How do they treat their mom? All those things kind of stick out to us. Not every single guy that we sign on our team is going to be a Boy Scout, but you look for guys who are going to be a great fit for the culture we’re trying to build.” On whether he’s backed away from a player based on the way he treated his mom: “Absolutely, yeah. I think you back away from people based on how they treat people. That’s part of the art of this. There’s a lot of people who are really talented football players.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't care for Jon's suck-up strategy to Bastard Beavers, (he never mentions the 30 million being stolen from each of Pac-12 teams leaving) but he does have further insight into our coach and our team. I will hold my nose, read, and pass along on occasion.

Our Diamond Ducks (26-10) have a series beginning tonight at 6:05 PM against Stanford, and I am wary of a team that could mess up our NCAA Tournament chances. They are 15-19, but have won series against the Huskies, the Cougars and beat the Bastard Beavers in a game just last weekend. The 'Furd, in their Sunken Diamond are good enough to beat Oregon, yet if we play our best--another series is there for the taking. Coach Waz said it well recently, when he acknowledged that Oregon is a "good" team, but not a great team yet. The upside is there, and both the pitching and hitting overall have improved, although certain games we stink it up in a category or two. Below are the current conference standings, and if Oregon can keep winning series--it all sorts itself out. Arizona has Utah, Stanford and Oregon State left to play, while Utah has the Ducks, Arizona, UCLA and USC. We have a shot at the championship, or at least a very high second place that could assure hosting a regional. Gotta win this series!

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Seems like it is more hassle than return....beginning with this post? IMHO anyway...

He is from Torrance, California and is 6'2" 320 pounds. Nose Tackle! (That first name is a little off-putting. Maybe better for the 'Devils and Dilly?)

Holy Toledo! Season Tickers sold out? Two game packages is all that is left....in mid-April?

I am pondering their problems...

Wowsa. This corner is fricken 6'4"...a CORNER! He was the No. 1 JC player in the nation at all positions. The DBs are DEEP baby!

Let that sink in....a FRESHMAN.