2023 College Baseball - Tallon's Mounded Circle

Monbo Jumbo

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This is the 2023 College Baseball thread for all things college baseball.

I have a rooting interest in James Francis Tallon.

Here's a few things to know about James.

D1baseball dot com notes his "elite spin" and "advanced command." They have him pre-season #5 impact freshman in the ACC and #43 in top 100 relievers in the oountry (only a handful of freshman on the list.)

In the dugout, his fastball is called "the invisiball." His coach calls him "special" and his teammates' nickname for him is censored here for blasphemy.

I call him family. He's my sister's grandson.

 
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Monbo Jumbo said:
This is the 2023 College Baseball thread for all things college baseball.

I have a rooting interest in James Francis Tallon.

Here's a few things to know about James.

D1baseball dot com notes his "elite spin" and "advanced command." They have him pre-season #5 impact freshman in the ACC and #43 in top 100 relievers in the oountry (only a handful of freshman on the list.)

In the dugout, his fastball is called "the invisiball." His coach calls him "special" and his teammates' nickname for him is censored here for blasphemy.

I call him family. He's my sister's grandson.

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That fastball has some serious carry. Just explodes on the hitter.
 
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RedOctober3829 said:
One of my former players’ brother is a potential first round pick. OF Travis Honeyman of BC. Kid is a stud player who took off on the Cape this summer.
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BC just took out #3 Tennessee in Knoxville tonight. 9-1 record. Might have something special here.
 
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RedOctober3829 said:
Their schedule has been pretty light to this point. Best wins are last night and Rutgers last weekend. But, we'll see what they're about this weekend when they are in Blacksburg to play #10 V Tech in the ACC opener.
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Definitely light so far but this team has legit talent, seemingly moreso than the Frelick teams from a few years ago. Honeyman can flat out rake.
 
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RedOctober3829 said:
I would think the new facility has a big hand in recruiting. That is a palace when it comes to Northeast baseball.
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Agreed. Tons of talent in NJ where I live. BC should be able to get its fair share there along with (hopefully) most of MA/CT. There's a lane to be pretty solid here.
 
Ale Xander

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Great facility
Free parking
No tickets needed
El Pelon next door

what’s not to like
 
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BigSoxFan said:
Agreed. Tons of talent in NJ where I live. BC should be able to get its fair share there along with (hopefully) most of MA/CT. There's a lane to be pretty solid here.
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There's just not much in terms of P5 programs in the Northeast so they should be able to do well. Rutgers was terrible for a while until last year despite all the talent that is in NJ. BC should be able to keep the local talent home because of that. Some will undoubtedly go south to premier programs if they're that good. My area on Long Island has produced a good amount of big P5 talent lately(kids at Miami, Clemson, South Carolina, UNC, Wake off the top of my head) but the mid-majors find enough talent to be good as well. Same for programs like Bryant and Northeastern in New England.
 
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One of the responses to this tweet said it best: The ump could have, justifiably, thrown the player out of the game for the way he reacted to the previous pitch (called strike). But Blue decided to basically throw his umping career away. Horrible, horrible decision on his part. I've never seen anything like it.
 
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Yeah he was clearly pissed about getting shown up and decided he was going to get retribution.

I don't even know why the Southland said he's suspended, you can't bring a guy back with a fuck up that high profile. Just let him go.
 
Dave Stapleton

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Well … BC sweeps the double header against #10 VTech to win the series after beating #3 Tennessee last week. BC opens the season at 12-2!
 
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BC wins another road series against a ranked ACC squad (FSU). Still need to overcome the preseason and historical bias as they should be top 15 after beating a highly ranked Tennessee and series against both FSU and VT. Need to continue to prove themselves.

Roger Williams transfer Chris Flynn is quite a story with a 5-0 record and 0.91 ERA. Was also named ACC pitcher of the week.

Big game against a solid Northeastern squad followed by another tough ACC series against NC St
 
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Dave Stapleton said:
BC wins another road series against a ranked ACC squad (FSU). Still need to overcome the preseason and historical bias as they should be top 15 after beating a highly ranked Tennessee and series against both FSU and VT. Need to continue to prove themselves.

Roger Williams transfer Chris Flynn is quite a story with a 5-0 record and 0.91 ERA. Was also named ACC pitcher of the week.

Big game against a solid Northeastern squad followed by another tough ACC series against NC St
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8lgNCApaiY



Can't wait for May (and, /ducks, hopefully June)
 
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