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  1. You may be right, but in the 2 games the teams have played thus far this season, Carthage's pitching has been more effective overall.
  2. Si Blackshire, who later started at Trinity Valley JC, was the starting QB when Dwight Smith was the RB.
  3. 2 of the 3 years the Dawgs won the state championship, they were in that district (with minor changes this year). It didn't negatively affect them then.
  4. I suspect Carthage and Jasper will be the top 2 teams in that district next fall with Center and Diboll battling it out for the final playoff spot. But good luck to Huntington.
  5. Do you really think it is possible that Huntington will be the Dawgs' only district win?
  6. With its pitching depth this year, Carthage could probably beat anyone in 3A in a best-of-5 or best-of-7 series, but that isn't how the playoffs work. It's possible someone will win a coin flip and play Carthage in a single win-or-go-home playoff game, in which case anything could happen.
  7. Carthage will be the largest school in its district (i.e., will go D1 in the playoffs). If they make the playoffs (and I think they will), Gilmer will go D2 unless Kilgore, Chapel Hill, and Henderson all stay home (and I don't think they all will).
  8. Sounds like an impressive outing for the Hallsville 9th grader. Carthage used 2 JV pitchers against Hallsville.
  9. After beating Kilgore and Marshall Friday to extend its record to 12-0, Carthage lost their 1st game Saturday morning 2-1 to Pleasant Grove. Pleasant Grove was one of the teams that fell to Carthage during the Bulldogs' 12-game winning streak.
  10. Henderson will also be in the mix. They have had good teams in the past, and they have a new coach this year who brings a vast amount of baseball experience - he earned a ring for Arizona the year they beat the Yankees in the World Series - and enthusiasm.
  11. Big problem with this post: Carthage OWNS Henderson in football.
  12. LilEagle, the name-caller. First, "hater" & now "troll". LOL
  13. We all hate "boring", don't we?
  14. Which of Argyle's football stars are on the basketball team?
  15. I listened today to radio interviews from a couple of weeks ago of the two Gilmer kids who signed with Rice this month. They sound like very impressive young men.
  16. Someone needs to inform Dave Campbell (Waco La Vega alum). In the DCTF Winter Edition, Traylor is listed as the "Star Player" for next year's 3rd-ranked Texas 3A team. "The only silver lining in Luke Turner's 2011 injury: key reps for QB Traylor"
  17. He must be a good one to have been named the District Coach of the Year last year with a 2nd place team that finished 3 games out.
  18. PRESS RELEASE (CONTINUED) R: "Did the Tatum Superintendent attend high school at Hardin-Jefferson or Beaumont Westbrook, where the current Executive Director of the UIL was a Hall-of-Fame Basketball coach? Did that connection influence the UIL's decisons regarding the realignment, specifically the boundary between Classes 2a and 3A?" SOB: "To the first question, let me state that Fiddlesticks and LilEagle confessed to having lunch Thursday with 'all of the UIL'. That initially seemed like an AHA moment - one of them is the Superintendent! But then, I recalled that the former had already indicated last Saturday the name of the high school was 'the school of cry me a river.' I remember the thrill when I read that post. You can all imagine my despair when I learned that there is no such school in Texas. I think it's actually located in Massachusetts - or maybe it's Connecticut, I always get those two mixed up." R: "And LilEagle?" SOB: Two days later, on February 6th, LilEagle responded to my post in which I asked, 'What is the truth?' with this: 'www.whatisthetruth.com'. I immediately went to that site and was disgusted by what I found. It was a porn site. So who is it that needs to go to church?" R: "So you concluded the Thursday lunch didn't provide the answer you were looking for?" SOB: "I'm not even sure they went to lunch. They've lost all credibility with me. Their names don't belong with the Bird's in JFK's next book." R: "Please continue." SOB: "lobo1982 provided the next post that I thought provided the answer. On February 7th, he wrote 'He went to Who Cares High'. Thinking he was using a code (WC High), I attempted to verify that the Tatum Superintendent attended Waco Connally High, then West Columbia High, and finally Wolfe City High. At that point, I had run out of ideas...and patience with lobo1982. If you read this, lobo1982, I want you to know that it is stuff like this that kept you from ever getting to sit at the same lunch table in high school as my new friend, Matthew McConaughey." R: "Do you think lobo1982 was following the lead of Fiddlesticks and LilEagle?" SOB: "No doubt. He is a follower, not a leader. I'm through discussing him." R: "I'm beginning to think you haven't found the answer. " SOB: "That is what I was thinking until it hit me right between the eyes. The very next post after the one with the porn site was from Eagle8, the famous - or infamous - post in which he made his generous offer, '(Expletive deleted)...if it'll settle anything I'll e-mail him.' He continues with some stuff I didn't understand, though it sounded complimentary, referring to my 'complex brain'. And then there it was. As I mentioned earlier, sometimes one misses what one needs to see when scanning. I had concentrated on the offer, when it was something else in that post that was most important. Eagle8 admitted, without using any fudge words like "apparently" (refer to the Bird's courageous statement), that "the UIL set it at 449 because...our superintendent got hooked up by some buddy within the UIL.'" R: "So did the Superintendent go to Hardin-Jefferson or Beaumomt Westbrook?" SOB: "I DON'T KNOW AND I DON"T CARE. HE MAY HAVE MET THE UIL DUDE AT BUNA JUNIOR HIGH FOR ALL I KNOW. ALL THAT MATTERS IS WHAT CAME OFF LILEAGLE'S KEYBORAD ON FEBRUARY 6TH AT 5:50 PM." R: "That is it?" SOB: That, dear ones, is it." R: "Thank you, you SOB." SOB: "Why was 'you' used twice?" R: "You don't need to know. Everyone else understands." NEVER TO BE CONTINUED
  19. PRESS RELEASE (CONTINUED) R: "What is the answer to The Question? We are ready to learn your findings." SOB: "I know everyone is wanting the answer now, but recognizing that nothing else will be read after the answer is revealed, I want to make sure to give some special recognition to a couple of posters." R: "More political incorrectness or name-calling examples?" SOB: "No, I'm serious here. Special recognition is deserved for Eagle8. He offered early on to personally e-mail the Superintendent to get the answer to The Question. It is true that he later reneged on his offer, but I'm sure he had his reasons. We need to focus on the fact that there was a period of time this week when he was willing to go above and beyond." R: "It appears you are ending in a positive manner." SOB: "And there is more. As previously stated, Matthew McConaughey (aka Stinger1) gave many of us the courage to make public our questions about the realignment results with his 'smell a big ol rat' comment. And yesterday, he created a separate thread for this matter, using the catchy name 'Bev vs Tatum Posters So we can keep it in 1 thread'. Thanks, Stinger1. It's amazing how far you have come since those days in Longview. I dare say you are in a small minority of people who advanced so far in life after his parents divorced and remarried several times." R; "Anything else before we get to what we came for?" SOB: "Well, I mentioned this earlier, but I didn't spend the time on it that it deserves then. Special recognition also to Tatum_DirtyBird." R: "But isn't he the one who wrote so insensitively about the half-person at Westwood?" SOB: "We are all human. Even I made a mistake yesterday." R: "You're kidding." SOB: "You know me better than that. I don't kid. Yesterday, I wrote that Tatum lost a district game to Harmony with the Overstreet kid - he is headed to THE University in the fall, Stinger1 - at QB. Of course, everyone knows he wasn't able to play that week due to the weakness of the opponent...I mean, due to injury." R: "How could you make such a mistake?" SOB: "As I said, we're all human. Anyway, I want everyone who reads this to stop and think about the courage the Bird exhibited to be the first in Tatum to publicly acknowledge to all in East Texas that "Apparently, we payed the UIL off.' If only JFK were still alive. And I refuse to dwell on his spelling error." R: "JFK?" SOB: "Yes, he authored the Pulitzer Prize winning Profiles in Courage." R: "Well, there seems to be some question about that." SOB: " Even if someone else wrote it using his name, the point is that the book was written and the Bird - Tatum_DirtyBird - belongs in it." R: "Can we finally have the frickin' answer to The Question?" SOB: "I thought so until just a second ago when I cleverly brought up the name 'JFK'. That reminds me of something else." R: "What is that, for gosh sakes?" SOB: "There are obviously some posters who are overrating my capabilities. For example, several days ago, LilEagle wrote 'I bet Bev knows who shot JFK!' I want LilEagle and everyone else to know that I, too, am a human being who makes mistakes and who has his limitations. (Although I do know who shot JFK, I cannot reveal it out of fear for his - or their - safety.) " R; "OK. Now?" To be continued
  20. PRESS RELEASE (CONTINUED) R: "Are you about ready to reveal the answer to The Question?" SOB: "I am. That question is whether the Tatum Superintendent was a high school student/player for the man who is now the Executive Director of the UIL, which is the decision-making body when it comes to realignment, of which Tatum was the big winner last week. And I want to say that I was correct in my original assumption." R: "Remind us what that was." SOB: "The original assumption was that the people of the small town of Tatum know everything about everybody in their town. And indeed, the Tatum posters indicated from the very start that they know everything about their Superintendent. Without my even asking, Eizek provided his annual salary, the length of his contract and its expiration date." R: "That was generous." SOB: "Oh, there's more. I hadn't even mentioned the football coach, and Old Hat came through with the information that the Superintendent makes less than the football coach.' R: "I find that hard to believe." SOB: "Initially, I did, too. But then, I thought about what THE University of Texas pays Mack Brown, and surely that's more than his boss is paid. So, if that's the way they do things at THE University of Texas, I guess Tatum could do it that way, too." R: "What else?" SOB: "LilEagle wrote that 'He is a very nice man.' And 'he was voted most popular and had a bunch of friends.'" R: "Important." SOB: "Yes, if he wasn't nice, his former high school coach/teacher who is now at the UIL probably wouldn't listen to his whiny pleas regarding favorable treatment for Tatum in the realignment." R: "Is that about it?" SOB: "I've saved the best for last. LilEagle not only informed me that the Superintendent was nice, he also provided me the valuable information that 'our Superintendent's great-great grandfather once dated the 3rd cousin twice removed of the great granddaughter of who is in charge of the realignment.'" R: "Was that helpful" SOB: "No, but it showed a willingness to help. With that kind of cooperation, I knew that the answer to The Question would be coming shortly." R: "And that answer is?" To be continued
  21. PRESS RELEASE (CONT'D) R: "What is the next thing you learned that you want to share?" SOB: "There are several - this isn't a blanket indictment - but there are several posters from Tatum who resort to name-calling when they get upset or frustrated." R: "Nouns or adjectives?" SOB: "Both." R: "I guess you have some examples of what you are referring to?" SOB: "You mean more examples." R: "Yes. There was the use of the noun 'hater'." SOB: "In addition, Tatum Dirty_Bird called me a "hermit" last week." R: "His name has come up before..." SOB: "He is one of the politically incorrect." R: "Oh yes, writing about using the Half-o-Kid as a...never mind." SOB: "blesseddaily called me a 'pot stirrer' earlier this week. Is that bad"? R: "Based on the name of the person who called you that, I don't think it was a compliment." SOB: "Committed called me a 'Nev'. I'm not sure what that is. I was thinking it might be the abbreviation for Nevada, but that doesn't make sense. I'm not really a gambler. I've decided it belongs in the same category as 'hater'." R: "Both nouns. Any adjectives?" SOB: "Fiddlesticks called me 'clueless'. I saw that movie. Who was that pretty blonde that played the part?" R: "You're getting off-track. Have you ever before been called these names - and adjectives?" SOB: "I don't think so. I haven't experienced a lot of name-calling in my life. My mother made me take piano lessons in the 7th grade in order to get to play football. The deal was supposed to be that I wouldn't have to play in any recitals. Somehow, I ended up playing in recitals every time I learned a new song. In the final recital of the year - and the final recital of my career - I played the introduction flawlessly, and then completely forgot the next part. So, just as I had been taught, I proceeded to the next part that I could remember. It was the close, which was identical to the opening." R: 'Sir, again I must ask you to get to the point." SOB: "Oh, yeah. Name-calling. The next day at school, everybody was standing out front. I walked up, and one of the guys who had also played in the recital the night before called me 'Maestro." R: "Sounds traumatic. So you were accustomed to name-calling by East Texans?" SOB: "Exactly. By the way, I once met a real maestro, Van Cliburn. He is from Kilgore, you know. He and I were both pallbearers at a funeral there. But I guess all of these politically incorrect East Texans won't be impressed by this; they'll be joking about it, telling gay jokes." R; "I think it is definitely time to proceed to the next area." To be continued
  22. PRESS RELEASE (CONT'D) SOB: "I would next like to talk about all of the encouragement I received over the past few days from fellow posters." R: "You mean you finally have something nice to say?" SOB: "Oh my, yes. I probably should have planned this better and started out with the positives. I don't want my fellow posters to get the wrong impression of me." R: "I imagine those impressions were formed long before this interview began." SOB: "I'll ignore that. I have received so much encouragement that I can't cite all of it. It would take too long; I'm a busy man, you know." R: "As indicated by all of the time you spend writing on smoaky.com." SOB: "I'm not sure I like the direction you're taking." R: "Remember, stay positive." SOB: "Yes, here goes. From Eagle8, 'Just let the kids play their sports...Do your own research...shut up, quit trolling...and have a nice day.' And '...get the info and...go watch some basketball.'" R: "Very encouraging." SOB: "And there's more from Eagle8. Just this morning, he wrote, "...your opinion...means so much to me." R: And I've been told you were afraid the encouragement of some was getting out of hand." SOB: "My name has caused confusion throughout my life." R: "What, 'SOB'?" SOB: "No, that's just an acronym that I'm allowing you to use. I've never been called that before tonight." R: "Never?" SOB: "Well, you caught me again. Let me rephrase. I'm not usually called SOB, but it has happened a few times before." R: "Imagine that." SOB: "Anyway, my name is an old family name. I've never run across any other male with my name, though I had a college classmate tell me that she was from Memphis, where the mayor - or maybe it was the former mayor, that was a long time ago - was named Bev." R: "Where is this headed?" SOB: "Yet another poster referred to me as 'she' today. That got me to thinking that perhaps I needed to make sure that confusion over my name wasn't going to cause some problems on down the line." R: "What in the world are you talking about?" SOB: "What I'm talking about is that I had been communicating quite regularly with these politically incorrect, semi-educated East Texans over a period of several days, and I thought it was time to go back and review very closely what was being communicated.. Sometimes one doesn't catch things one should when scanning, as I had been doing. I'm having to sneak peeks at the posts while at work, you see." R: "What did this review reveal?" SOB: "It revealed a great deal. One of the posters had written, '...how intelligent you are.' '...love in your heart.' 'I can just picture you rubbing your...with that smile...'" R: "That doesn't necessarily mean that..." SOB: "I know it doesn't necessarily mean that he was...well, that he was confused about my gender. But I wasn't going to take any chances. I told him right then and there that 'I'm a man. I'm 40'." R; "40?" SOB: "And then some. I added that - 'and then some'." R: "And who was this poster?" SOB: "I hate - hmmm, maybe I am a hater - I hate to keep citing the same inidividual, but it was Eagle8." R: "Did he respond?" SOB: "Yes, he said he thought I was a cross dresser." R: "Can we go on to something else?" To be continued Friday
  23. PRESS RELEASE (CONT"D) SOB: "Next, I must comment on my disappointment in the results of the education system in Tatum." R: "Why do you say this?" SOB: "The spelling and grammar I have seen displayed on this website over the past few days has been atrocious." R: "How can you say this is confined to Tatum?' SOB: "You're correct. I'm referring mainly to Tatum posters, and it is true that some of them may have received their education - I'm wincing as I say that word - elsewhere. So let me amend my previous remark. I am very disappointed in the results of public school systems throughout East Texas." R: "Again, I request some specific examples." SOB: "Those who have been following the separate thread that Stinger1 set up yesterday are already aware of one of them. It was so hilarious that I had to comment on it at the time." R: "OK, let's hear about this hilarious misspelled word." SOB: "LilEagle wrote, 'For as I am concerned, Bev is not worth the time anymore.' He wrote it just like he says it, I guess - "for" instead of "far". R: "Hilarious indeed. I can't wait to hear the next one." SOB: "The next one I'll cite isn't spelling, it's parts of speech." R: "Sounds like more hilarity to me." SOB: "I don't mean to pick on one individual, but it was LilEagle again. He gave me some advice yesterday, writing 'I would suggest you go to Church and get some love in your heart and quit being a hater.'" R: "Did you repond, or did you promptly leave for Wednesday night prayer meeting?" SOB: "I responded by writing of my disappointment that the thread had deteriorated into name-calling." R: "And this is leading to a problem with knowing the parts of speech?" SOB: "Exactly. LilEagle's response was 'Have not called any names.' I inquired of him if 'hater' didn't qualify. His response was 'I was using it as more of a description than a name.' There you have it; he thinks 'hater' is an adjective instead of a noun." R: "Once again, I see your point." SOB: "I just hope BigEagle didn't see this." R: "I agree. What do you have next for us?" To be continued
  24. PRESS RELEASE (CONT'D) SOB: "Before I reveal the answer to the question that has been on the minds of sports fans all over East Texas, I want to first say that I learned a great deal more than the answer to one question over the last week. I would like to share some of these." R: "How much did you learn?" SOB: "I could probably come up with a dozen or so different areas in which I learned information that I think would be appropriate to share at this time." R: "Well, let's get started." SOB: "One of the first things I learned - and it wasn't a surprise - is that East Texans, or maybe I should confine this to East Texas males, are not into the PC thing." R: "Do you have any examples?" SOB: "I have a perfect example - maybe I should call this two examples. In the way of background, it was revealed on the website that Tatum will actually be the 2nd largest school in Class 2A. They turned in an enrollment of 448. Palestine Westwood turned in 448.5." R: "And how does this relate to your politically incorrect accusation?" SOB: "'Accusation' is a word that I have had thrown in my direction quite a bit lately. And once again, that isn't the proper word. This is fact." R: "Well, excuse me." SOB: "On February 2 at 11:49 AM, Tatum Dirty_Bird referred to the enrollment difference between Westwood and Tatum as follows, 'I wonder if that Half-o-Kid will be playng ball? They could use him as a kicking tee...'" R: "No, surely not." SOB: "Oh, yes. And I mentioned there are two examples. buckeyebob responded early that afternoon, not with a reprimand, but with the following, 'Or 1st base in BB.'" R: "I think everyone can agree with you on that one. Those gentlemen, and I'm using that term very loosely, expressed a complete lack of sensitivity toward half-people. What's next?" To be continued
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