On the Ropes
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I woke up this morning and I checked to see the results of the game between the Brewers and the Dodgers last night. I was absolutely stunned to see that the Brewers hammered LA 6 to 2 to go up 3 games to 0 in the series. I wouldn't have ever called that. I guess it just goes to show you how big of a deal it can be to get hot at the right time. It's not that Milwaukee hasn't been playing well all season, but it seems like in these final months they have really turned on the after burners.
Our niece had a softball game last weekend versus Virginia with her Radford University team. Unfortunately, they fared about as well as the Dodgers have. It was a scrimmage, so no official score was kept, and they played well past the usual seventh inning, but I think Virginia ended up winning something like 22 to 1. The good news is, our niece had a really nice double in the game and that double allowed her to score the first run of the game. I'm really glad that this new coaching staff is seeing her potential and helping her grow into a better player.
It's not that the old coaching staff was bad, but they clearly had their favorites and weren't quite as willing to give our niece the chance she deserved. In addition to that, they changed up her batting mechanics, which clearly wasn't working well for her. We talked to her a while ago, and it seems the new coaching staff is now fixing things and it has been paying off in spades for them.
Our other niece is still playing volleyball for a local community college and it seems they are still struggling a bit which isn't surprising given this is just the first or second year for the program. The good news is, they have finally picked up a few wins through the season after a long losing streak at the beginning. According to the stats, our niece has been able to play in about seven matches so far, which makes sense given she is a freshman. It's really nice to see her building her stat line!
Finally, there were some big shakeups in the world of DI volleyball over the weekend. Four of the top ranked teams in the nation ended up getting some major losses. Nebraska still sits at the top in the number 1 spot undefeated, but Pitt was handed their first loss. Despite that, they still remain in the number 2 spot. Louisville comes in at three, and Kentucky hangs on in the 4th spot.
SMU moves up from sixth to fifth, and Wisconsin jumps from seventh to sixth, despite their loss to Nebraska. Florida falls down to seventh from fifth, and Arizona State jumps up to 8th from 11th. Tennessee moves up a notch from 10th to 9th, and TCU falls from 8th to 10th.
In 11th we have Oregon who moves up from 13th, and Texas tumbles from 9th down to 12th. Purdue climbed to 13th from 16th, BYU from 17th to 14th, and Penn State goes from 18th to 15th.
Stanford falls from 14th to 16th, Kansas crawls to 17th from 19th, and Indiana falls to 18th from 15th. Texas A&M took the biggest fall this weekend moving from 12th to 19th, and Washington holds steady at 20th. Finally, Minnesota also sticks at 21, Michigan State stays at 22, and North Carolina moves from 25th to 23rd. Vanderbilt climbs into the rankings at 24th, and Colorado falls from 23rd to 25th.
Our niece had a softball game last weekend versus Virginia with her Radford University team. Unfortunately, they fared about as well as the Dodgers have. It was a scrimmage, so no official score was kept, and they played well past the usual seventh inning, but I think Virginia ended up winning something like 22 to 1. The good news is, our niece had a really nice double in the game and that double allowed her to score the first run of the game. I'm really glad that this new coaching staff is seeing her potential and helping her grow into a better player.
It's not that the old coaching staff was bad, but they clearly had their favorites and weren't quite as willing to give our niece the chance she deserved. In addition to that, they changed up her batting mechanics, which clearly wasn't working well for her. We talked to her a while ago, and it seems the new coaching staff is now fixing things and it has been paying off in spades for them.
Our other niece is still playing volleyball for a local community college and it seems they are still struggling a bit which isn't surprising given this is just the first or second year for the program. The good news is, they have finally picked up a few wins through the season after a long losing streak at the beginning. According to the stats, our niece has been able to play in about seven matches so far, which makes sense given she is a freshman. It's really nice to see her building her stat line!
Finally, there were some big shakeups in the world of DI volleyball over the weekend. Four of the top ranked teams in the nation ended up getting some major losses. Nebraska still sits at the top in the number 1 spot undefeated, but Pitt was handed their first loss. Despite that, they still remain in the number 2 spot. Louisville comes in at three, and Kentucky hangs on in the 4th spot.
SMU moves up from sixth to fifth, and Wisconsin jumps from seventh to sixth, despite their loss to Nebraska. Florida falls down to seventh from fifth, and Arizona State jumps up to 8th from 11th. Tennessee moves up a notch from 10th to 9th, and TCU falls from 8th to 10th.
In 11th we have Oregon who moves up from 13th, and Texas tumbles from 9th down to 12th. Purdue climbed to 13th from 16th, BYU from 17th to 14th, and Penn State goes from 18th to 15th.
Stanford falls from 14th to 16th, Kansas crawls to 17th from 19th, and Indiana falls to 18th from 15th. Texas A&M took the biggest fall this weekend moving from 12th to 19th, and Washington holds steady at 20th. Finally, Minnesota also sticks at 21, Michigan State stays at 22, and North Carolina moves from 25th to 23rd. Vanderbilt climbs into the rankings at 24th, and Colorado falls from 23rd to 25th.
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