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Preview of the Miami (OH) and Cincy midweek games..

Both Miami (OH) and Cincy will enter the game with losing records with Miami at 14-21 and Cincy at 16-18. We beat Miami (OH) and Cincy by scores of 15-2 and 7-0, respectively, back in March at Bart Kaufman.

Old time television memories.

I was born in 1972 and grew up in the Detroit suburbs. Here are some things I remember.

One of the UHF stations would show an afternoon movie and there was an actual host for the show. Bill Kennedy.

Channel 9 CBC out of Windsor would go off the air at night. Go to test pattern.

Locally-produced daily talk shows (“Kelly and Company”).

WDIV, channel 4, the NBC affiliate, came up with its own one-episode sitcom, “Hamtramck,” about Polish-Americans in said city.

“Johnny Sokko,” “Ultraman,” “Deputy Dawg.”

Going to the sitter’s house after school, in the basement rumpus room, alone, ending up absolutely shattered after watching the “Twilight Zone” in which the earth is being fried by the sun - and the terrible, terrible twist at the end of the story. Also, the lady was in a slip for most of the time and her painting started to melt!

I loved “I Love Lucy.”

George Kell and Al Kaline were the announcing team for the local Detroit Tigers broadcasts.

EDIT. Count Scary.

B1G stats as of 4/18/22...

It appears that the stats they have are current through the weekend's games and I might also add that teams have played anywhere from 31 to 36 games (IU at 34 games), so when you look at totals and not percentages, we have to keep in mind the number of games played. In the three major categories we are 9th in batting (.274), 13th (last) in pitching (7.14 ERA), 5th in fielding (.975). In pitching, we lead in hit batters at 67 and it's not even close. We are tied for the most WPs at 45, although Iowa which also has 45 has played two fewer games, so they actually lead in that category. We are tops in issuing walks at 197 and it's not even close, and we lead the league in giving up ERs. On the positive side, we are 2nd in the B1G in registering Ks. We have some players represented in the top ten leaders in hitting with Ellis still 1st in HRs and he is 5th in RBIs, Whalen is 3rd in SBs, while Doanes is 5th in walks, just to name three. We also have representation in some of the other top ten batting categories. When it comes to pitching, we are represented in the top ten of some of the negative categories such as Brehmer and Perkins being 1-2 in hit batters, and Kraft is also in the top ten in that category. When it comes to individual pitching, I might point out that there is obviously a disparity in the innings pitched by pitchers when you are looking at just totals in each category.

I might add that it is interesting that our opponent this weekend in Nebraska is last in batting while we are last in pitching. Also, our opponent this past weekend in Rutgers, is 1st in all three major categories of batting, pitching and fielding.

Based On This Year's Numbers, Here's Some High School Players To Keep An Eye On For The Next Few Years

Flory Bidunga Sophomore Center (Kokomo)- 17 PPG 13 RPG 5 BPG
Isaac Andrews Sophomore Guard (Wapahani)- 22 PPG 6 RPG 4APG
Nolan Swan Sophomore Guard (Tipton)- 16 PPG 5 APG 2 SPG
Albert Schwartz Sophomore Forward (Lafayette Central Catholic)- 8 PPG 7 RPG 1 APG
Gavin Carpenter Freshman Guard (Tipton)- 9 PPG 4 RPG 5 APG
Josiah Ball Freshman Forward (Maconaquah)- 10 PPG 4 RPG 1 APG
Gavin Betten Freshman Forward (Manchester)- 18 PPG 10 RPG 2 BPG
Chase Konieczny Freshman Forward (South Bend St Joseph's)- 15 PPG 7 RPG 2 APG
Aaron Fine Sophomore Guard (Noblesville) 13 PPG 2 APG 2 SPG
Josiah Gustin Sophomore Forward (Pendleton Heights) 10 PPG 6 RPG 2 BPG
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