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Kyle Gibson, the starter from Mizzou that has been projected as high as the second pick by some and...

UribeAuction — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:37:03 -0000

Kyle Gibson, the starter from Mizzou that has been projected as high as the second pick by some and is a consensus top ten in most mocks, may see his status fall. Gibson has a stress fracture in his pitching forearm. During his last outing, his velocity was down and many worried there was an elbow problem. A source tells me that Gibson had an MRI that found the stress fracture, but no damage to tendons or ligaments in or near the elbow. Gibson will be shut down for five weeks, but was said to be planning to shut down for a month even prior to the injury.

BP injury guru Will Carroll on Gibson's arm. I'd have to wager that he's dropped out of the top 15 in the draft at this point, and I have to wonder if he'll at least consider going the Sheppers route and playing independent ball next year to prove that his arm is fine.

K-State challenges secret deal between Prince, former AD Krause

UribeAuction — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:59:53 -0000

K-State challenges secret deal between Prince, former AD Krause

In other news, Ron Prince has called a timeout in an effort to halt the lawsuit.

Scherzer gets first major league win

UribeAuction — Sun, 17 May 2009 06:03:06 -0000

Scherzer gets first major league win

Also, great job by MLB.com on the title. Max Power, he's the man who's name you'd love to touch...but you musn't touuuuch...

Law: Padres like Gibson, Crow

UribeAuction — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:17:24 -0000

Law: Padres like Gibson, Crow

That doesn't mean they'll take either with the No. 3 pick, but San Diego would be a GREAT fit for both—mainly because pretty much anyone can have success at Petco.

@rockmnation kimeh, goose and good leo are hilarious

UribeAuction — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:35:44 -0000

@rockmnation kimeh, goose and good leo are hilarious

Via Kimmie English's twitter. Good work, gentlemen.

Playing out some Big 12 standing scenarios

UribeAuction — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:01:49 -0000

Big 12 baseball standings, to date:

1. Texas 15-8-1 (vs. Texas A&M)

2. Kansas State 12-7-1 (vs. Texas Tech, vs. Kansas)

3. Texas A&M 13-8 (@Texas, @Oklahoma)

4. Missouri 14-10 (vs. Kansas)

5. Oklahoma 12-9 (vs. Oklahoma State in Tula/Oklahoma City, vs. Texas A&M)

6. Kansas 12-9 (@Missouri, @Kansas State)

7. Baylor 10-13 (vs. Nebraska)

8. Texas Tech 9-12 (@Kansas State, vs. Oklahoma State)

9. Oklahoma State 6-13 (@Oklahoma, @Texas Tech)

10. Nebraska 5-19 (@Baylor)

Let's be generous and say Missouri takes two of three from kU this weekend and finishes at 16-11 in Big 12 play.

A&M has a brutal schedule in these final two weeks and would have to go 4-2 to finish higher than Missouri (assuming the tiebreaker goes to MU, as A&M lost two of three in Columbia earlier in the year). OU struggled to salvage a game against kU in a home series last weekend, but if A&M goes 1-2 in Austin they would have to sweep in Norman to finish third in conference.

On the flip side, if OU goes 4-2 down the stretch, they'll finish with the same record but ahead of Missouri by virtue of a tiebreaker. OSU has only won one Big 12 series this year (which was against Missouri), so let's say OU takes two of three. If OU then takes two of three from A&M, Missouri drops to fourth—but not lower. Again, assuming two wins against kU (which is NOT guaranteed—kU jumped back into the Baseball America top 25 this week, coming in at No. 23), even if kU sweeps Kansas State, they couldn't leapfrog Missouri.

And that brings me to this: if Missouri takes the series from kU and then kU sweeps K-State in Manhattan after K-State takes 2/3 from Texas Tech (unlikely that kU sweeps K-State on the road and that K-State doesn't sweep Tech), Missouri could finish second if OU goes 3-3 in their last six games.

While we're on the optimism bandwagon, let's say Missouri sweeps kU and goes to 17-10 in conference. Texas A&M then sweeps Texas and gets swept by OU, putting them at 16-11 in conference. OU somehow drops two of three to OSU before sweeping Tech, putting them 16-11 in conference. K-State takes two of three from Tech and falls flat on their face against kU and gets swept there to finish 14-11-1. And, as a result...Missouri would win the Big 12.

[I feel like that was like The Boy's path to the championship thing from those NCAA tournament previews.]

If we're looking on the negative side, let's say kU takes two of three this weekend to move to 14-10. Missouri would then finish at 15-12 in conference and would have to pray for a K-State sweep to finish above kU in the Big 12 standings. Also, if OU went just 3-3 in their final six, they would still hold the tiebreaker. The same goes for A&M, and likely, if OU is to go 3-3 they'll take 2/3 from OSU and lose 2/3 to A&M. All this would drop Missouri down to sixth in conference (assuming kU steals one from K-State), the lowest spot to which MU could fall.

The most likely scenario I see is OU switching places with A&M by taking two of three from OSU and A&M, keeping Missouri in fourth with kU staying in sixth. Still, the possibility exists for Missouri to finish anywhere from first to sixth, so these last two weeks are going to be very interesting.

Okay, so here's how it goes:

Missouri finishes first if: MU sweeps KU, Texas goes 1-2, K-State goes 3-3*, and OU goes 4-2 (which means A&M goes 4-2) OR MU takes 2/3 from KU, Texas goes 0-3, K-State goes 2-4, OU goes 3-3, and A&M goes 3-3

Missouri finishes second if: MU sweeps KU, Texas goes 2-1, K-State goes 3-3*, OU goes 4-2, A&M goes 4-2 OR MU takes 2/3 from kU, K-State goes 2-4*, OU goes 3-3, and A&M goes 3-3 (note: if MU loses 2/3 from kU, it would require K-State to go 1-5 and thus mean that kU could go no less than 4-2, meaning they would leapfrog Missouri in the standings)

Missouri finishes third if: MU sweeps KU, Texas goes 2-1, K-State goes 5-1, OU goes 4-2 OR MU takes 2/3 from KU and two of the four happen: Texas goes 0-3, OU goes 3-3, A&M goes 3-3, K-State goes 2-4* OR MU takes 1/3 from KU and OU goes 2-4, A&M goes 2-4, and KU goes 2-4

Missouri finishes fourth if: MU sweeps KU, Texas goes 2-1, K-State goes 5-1* and OU goes 6-0 OR MU takes 2/3 from KU, Texas goes 1-2, K-State goes 4-2*, and either OU or A&M goes 5-1 OR MU takes 2/3 from KU and three of the four happen: Texas goes 0-3, OU goes 3-3, A&M goes 3-3, K-State goes 2-4* OR MU takes 1/3 from KU and one of the four happens: OU goes 2-4, A&M goes 2-4, KU goes 2-4 OR MU goes 0/3 against KU and OU goes 1-5 and A&M goes 1-5

Missouri finishes fifth if: MU takes 1/3 from KU, and three of the four happen: K-State goes 3-3, OU goes 3-3, A&M goes 3-3, and KU goes 3-3 OR MU gets swept by KU and two of the three happen: K-State goes 2-4, OU goes 2-4, A&M goes 2-4

Missouri finishes sixth if: MU takes 1/3 from KU, K-State goes 3-3, OU goes 3-3, A&M goes 3-3, and KU goes 3-3 OR MU gets swept and K-State goes 2-4, OU goes 2-4 and A&M goes 2-4

*I'm not entirely sure how K-State's winning percentage will play out with the tie and the cancelled game against OSU. To be honest, I'm in class and really don't want to delve into all that math, so there's a chance that K-State might require one less win for Missouri.

Also, another caveat: my brain hurts right now and I very well may have missed something in one of these scenarios. Regardless, it's interesting that MU can finish anywhere from first to sixth—so these next two weeks will be very interesting

Saunders is taking that same approach to his first crack at the NFL. He might only have three days,...

UribeAuction — Mon, 04 May 2009 05:27:57 -0000

Saunders is taking that same approach to his first crack at the NFL. He might only have three days, and a total of five walk-throughs and practices – to impress the Buccaneers, but he wants his Sunday to be better than his Friday.

"It's all on my shoulders," he said. "If I just do the right things, regardless of what team it is, if it's this team and they decide I'm a good fit or it's another team, I'm just trying to get better every practice and try to be the best receiver I can be."

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' official website on Tommy Saunders.

Baseball wins again, win streak at 6

UribeAuction — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:27:19 -0000

Baseball wins again, win streak at 6

The Johnny Wholestaff "Scooter" hybrid got the job done today—Hicks has been money down the stretch lately.

This team is really starting to fire on all cylinders. Tepesch will try to make it back-to-back Big 12 series sweeps tomorrow.

MLB.com scouting report on Trevor Coleman

UribeAuction — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:23:19 -0000

MLB.com scouting report on Trevor Coleman

Interesting that they're talking about Coleman with his numbers generally pretty low across the board. He had offensive success in his first two years at MU, so it seems like it would make sense for him to stick around for another year, but I guess this is something else to keep an eye on come draft day.

Texas Tech/Mizzou game three livethread: Mizzou goes for series sweep

UribeAuction — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:41:52 -0000

Texas Tech

Rueda 2B

Reed LF

Kenworthy SS

Richburg 1B

LeJeune DH

Ashby CF

Berry 3B

Totten RF

Mayo C

Karns P

Missouri

Holt 2B

Lollis RF

Senne LF

Folgia CF

Coleman C

Mach, K 3B

Gray 1B

Ampleman DH

Liberto SS

Tepesch P

The wind isn't blowing out as hard as it's been early in the series.

Tepesch's ERA is up to 6.92 this year. This would be a huge start to get him turned around, especially against a pretty good lineup that Tech features.

A win for Missouri puts them up two games on Tech in the Big 12 standings. A loss would put both teams at 10-11 with six games to go.