Charles Fischer

You should have seen the original title that they had… And it goes to show that the majority of the sports world does not realize the level of knowledge that the fans on this forum have!

It is all a matter of perspective. It is over twice the revenue we would have received at the old PAC 12, and there is going to be enormous upside. The bottom line, is that we add a lot to the conference, and they add a lot to us. Works for all!

I cannot take credit, as it was the press release. But I do add the pictures, and I do add the formatting in italics and bolding.

All Phases Shine in Bounceback Win EUGENE, Ore. — It took into April for the 2025 Oregon baseball team to swallow defeat on consecutive gamedays. The Ducks didn’t let the losing streak linger long. No. 15 Oregon (21-8, 9-4 Big Ten) bounced back in a big way Friday, opening a three-game series with visiting Michigan by dominating, 15-2, in a game shortened to seven innings by run rule. The Ducks returned to conference play for the first time since suffering a doubleheader sweep at Ohio State the previous Saturday — Oregon’s first consecutive losses of the season — and after dropping a midweek game at Portland on Wednesday. “Hungry,” UO starting pitcher Grayson Grinsell (5-1) said of the team’s mindset, after allowing two runs across six innings Friday. “Practice yesterday was great. Showed up today, same thing pregame — BP, infield-outfield, everything, guys were hungry. We wanted to get out there and play again.” Along with Grinsell’s superb start, the Ducks played defense behind him that was at times spectacular. And the offense bashed five home runs, including Anson Aroz homering in his fifth straight game and Dominic Hellman hitting his UO record third grand slam of the season. “I'm especially proud of the guys in the mental aspect,” Aroz said. “Obviously the performance is great; the bats were there, the pitching was there. But just how we're spending time at the field, the smiles, the fun — guys aren't stressed. We know we're a good club and what we're capable of when we act the way we need to act.” Grayson Grinsell Mason Neville also homered as part of a 3-for-5 day with three RBIs. He and Hellman each had a homer and a double, with Hellman knocking in five runs on the day. At the bottom of the order, Carter Garate reached base in four straight innings beginning with the third, and came around to score all four times. How It Happened: Oregon’s ace Grinsell took the ball looking to end his team’s losing streak, allowing only a two-run fifth inning that included a solo homer and the only two walks he surrendered. By that point the Ducks had an 8-0 lead already, thanks to Grinsell and his defense. “I mean, he's tremendous,” UO coach Mark Wasikowski said. “He's a great competitor. That's why he gets the accolades, and he pitched well again tonight — Friday night win. Grayson's been a rock for us.” The Ducks managed only Hellman’s first-inning double through two innings. Then, the dam broke. Ryan Cooney led off the third with a home run, Garate walked and advanced to third on a Neville single, and Hellman made it 2-0 with a sacrifice fly. Jacob Walsh then doubled in Neville, the 158th RBI of Walsh’s career to tie Tanner Smith for the UO record. Smith saw another of his records matched moments later, when Aroz homered in his fifth straight game to make it a five-run inning. “It's definitely enjoyable, the fun of that kind of stuff,” Aroz said of his streak. “Celebrating with the team is one of the best feelings in the world. But a lot of the focus on the day leading up is just like, how can I stay in a grove? Once you're in it and you find it, you’ve got to keep doing what you're doing before a game, and kind of priming a swing, just so you can kind of maintain that.” Grinsell nearly found trouble in the fourth after allowing consecutive one-out singles. But the next batter hit a ball to third that Garate fielded before diving to tag the runner from second just before he reached third – which survived a replay challenge. Grinsell got the next hitter, and the threat was ended. “That was an absolute critical play in the game,” Wasikowski said. Oregon continued to bash the baseball in the bottom of the fourth. Parker Stinson led off with his first homer as a member of the program, Garate hit a one-out single and Neville followed with a high fly ball that hit the foul pole in right field to make it 8-0. Dominic Hellman's Grand Slam... The UO offense had Grinsell’s back after Michigan scored twice in the fifth. The first five batters of the inning reached, with Cooney walking to force in one run and Garate taking a pitch off his back side to force in another. Then, with the bases still loaded, Hellman hit a one-out grand slam, Oregon’s fifth of this spring to tie the UO single-season record. Hellman not only now holds the UO single-season record with three himself, that also matches the school’s career record. “If I'm ever in the box and thinking too much about a situation and thinking too much about a swing I want to put on a ball, I just want to make sure I go back to my training,” Hellman said. “Kind of fall back to my training, not rising to the occasion type of thing. Just put a good swing on the ball and free myself up.” The grand slam made it 14-2 through five, and Neville doubled in Garate in the sixth. That gave the Ducks a big enough lead that the conference’s run rule was enforced after Michigan couldn’t score off UO reliever Kellan Knox in the top of the seventh. The Ducks secured their bounceback win after a three-game skid. Now, they’re looking to start a different kind of streak. “You can't get ahead of yourself, think that you're out of it just because you won a game,” Grinsell said. “Gotta come out tomorrow with the same intensity and focus.” On Deck: The Ducks host the Wolverines again Saturday (2 p.m., B1G+).

15-2 Oregon, is the final, as the Run-Rule comes into play after Michigan batted the seventh inning--to no runs with freshman Kellan Knox pitching for Our Beloved Ducks.

15-2 Ducks after six innings, and Grayson Grinsell should be proud of a superb six innings of work. I am a HAPPY CAT Again!

14-2 Oregon after five innings! Grinsell gave up two runs to Michigan, so Our Beloved Ducks come out and score six in the inning. Dominic Hellman hits a GRAND SLAM that clears the visiting team bullpen area and goes into the parking lot! Whew!

OMIGOSH! 8-0 Ducks after four innings! The Michigan pitcher had a good ERA of 3.74 coming into this game, but Our Beloved Ducks have been hammering him. So sweet, as this team NEEDS it! You don't hit the foul pole every day...

The Pride of Portland, Ryan Cooney got it going...

5-0 Ducks after three innings. Boy it was a pitchers duel to start, and Grayson Grinsell has continued to keep the Wolverines scoreless, but the warmer 65 degree air warmed up the Oregon bats. Two home runs in the third inning, as Anson Aroz has hit dingers in five games straight now. Whew!

Final stats are at the end of the thread...and there a ton of them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0-0 after one inning, as both starting pitchers look good. Grayson Grinsell had a rough start to the season, but has recovered and brought his ERA down to 3.46 and we need great pitching today. I know...I am a glutton for punishment, or... I Might as Well Face it....I'm Addicted to DUCKS!

In Softball, there four B1G teams ranked with Nebraska and Ohio State on the lower end of the top-25, while Oregon and UCLA are much higher. I have not checked, but I would bet that golf and tennis will probably be dominated by West Coast teams as well…

In the first poll for Outdoor T&F...USC is No. 2 for the Men in the nation, and for the Women the Trojans are No. 1, so I think they may win the B1G Championships as well...

There are 28 sports that the B1G competes in, and thus far the championships have been completed in 17 of those sports. Teams from the former Pac-12 of Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA have won SEVEN of those 17 championships thus far, with Our Beloved Ducks winning four of them. With eleven more championships to go in the academic year...the west coast teams, especially UCLA, will prosper in the spring sports. Will the former Pac-12 teams end up winning more B1G titles, than any other set of four original B1G members? Either the West-Coast-Four are a new Pain-in-Their-Side, or "Adding Prestige to the B1G?" The only ranked B1G teams in Baseball are UCLA and Oregon... You're OUT, Bruin!

Think of it Beavis, you are mediocre in a Group-of-Six Conference!

Everything they accuse us of, they have done… They say, ”we sued the Pac 12 for survival!” My response is, “yes, and Oregon left the Pac 12 for ultimate survival, as being in one of the super two conferences is crucial in today’s environment.” They say, “Oregon destroyed the Pac 12!” In my response is, “Oregon State has destroyed the Mountain West… How are you any different?” Answer? They are the same, only on a much smaller scale! 😅 Jabba is right…the PIG2 are settling into their true niche, not the falsely elevated and overpaid position they had in the original PAC-12.

I am pulling for that to happen, and if not--the suggestion of the Chargers or the Broncos would be good too! Or the Lions? Sewell on the right side, and Conerly on the left?

"I wonder if Oregon State and Washington State just built a conference they're not going to be competitive in." "So far, the results have not been great. They haven't been bad, either. They've mostly been mediocre." "...those schools could have just built a new Pac-12 they won't be very competitive in with regard to winning regular conference championships."

This article is a HOOT! Credit DanLduck for finding it and passing it along...you gotta read this! Did Oregon State, Washington State build a Pac-12 they're not good enough to compete in? NEVADASPORTSNET.COM The easy thing for Oregon State and Washington State to do during the latest wave of conference realignment was a reverse merger with the Mountain West. The Be

My fellow Duck-Buddies of both genders...above is a "money" article, where an entity in Europe wrote the article and inserted a link for a gambling site. For all the work I do to "improve" the article--I get paid a fee that I use to pay the bills of both FishDuck sites. I find the article interesting because it exemplifies how hard it is to write for the FishDuck audience. That article was written for the general public, and by someone who does not really know CFB, but relied on AI and their own homework to create an article that is adequate for the web, but not for our specific audience. Is there anything in the article that is new, that a savvy Duck fan here would NOT know? Nope. I usually do not accept guest articles for this reason, but they offered a hefty fee and I have site bills to pay--so I accepted it and had to do a boatload of work on it. Even then, it is NOT up to FishDuck standards compared to writers such as Jon Joseph, Alex Heining, David Marsh, Darren Perkins, Jordan Ingram...and of course--yours-truly. It is really hard to add something in an article that this sophisticated Oregon audience does not already know, or discussed already. I know the writers are often pinched for "what to write about" because it is not just the topic, but how can we add value to the reader? We try very hard, and the article above shows us all that FishDuck writers generally succeed in providing new information, or a new angle to consider in a topic. Tough work for these writers, and done...for FREE! When I see a FishDuck Writer...

Your "editor" always learns so much from your articles! I about choked when I read about the Sopranos connection.

7-6 Portland is the final. Stokes choked...as he gave up a hit, walked another, hit a batter, and then hit another batter for the winning run. Oregon is getting everybody's best shot right now, and we have to pull it together...

6-6 after eight innings. Whew! Oregon's closer Cole Stokes got it done with a runner on third...now onto the ninth! Cole Stokes

6-6 after seven innings, as a Garcia fast-ball got sent yard. SCO-DUCKS! P.S. There are no videos provided on "X," so none to offer tonight.

6-5 Ducks after six innings. Anson Aroz hit a sweet two-run homer, and Santiago Garcia pitched Portland out of there, after a 1-2-3 side. His ninth home run!