Back to the Devils. Frankly, last year's Devils looked pretty similar to this year's Beaver squad and only a couple of late-season wins kept the Devils out of the conference history books. The Devils made such an impression on everyone last season that the pundits really went out on a limb and picked the Devils to finish 9th in the conference before the season started. Well I hope those same pundits go ahead and eat their proverbial crow by casting their vote for Herb Sendek as Pac-10 2008 Coach of the Year.All indications say that the Devils should get into the NCAA Tournament. The Devils finished 9-9 in what many have labeled as the best conference in the nation. That ties them for 5th place with Oregon and puts them ahead of the 8-10 University of Tucson who will likely need to win the Pac-10 tourney outright to get into the NCAAs. Enjoy your first NIT appearance since the 1980s kitty fans.
On to the Astros. Really the only thing I have been able to observe this spring is that their pitchers seemed to be "happy" about getting shelled. Twice in the last week, I have seen stories by the Houston Chronicle's kiss-up beat reporters that characterize Astros' pitchers as being "pleased" or "happy" with their lackluster outings. Here are a couple of examples of what I'm referring to:
"Although he would have liked better results, Woody Williams was pleased with the way he felt after giving up five runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts over 2 2/3 innings today against the Cleveland Indians."
"Overall today was what I was looking for," Chacon said. He apparently was "looking" to give up two runs in three innings.
Really glad to see these guys setting the bar so high and having tremendous confidence that our offense can put up a 10-spot or more every game.
Speaking of the offense, Miggy Tejada is batting .200 with one RBI this spring. Nice. I guess that potential indictment isn't weighing heavily on him at all.
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