SLU Baseball 2024

[HoosierPal]

10 hours ago, JMM28 said:

You, as usual, have no idea what you are talking about. Stick to reposting week to month old articles, you loser. 
 

You literally reposted the Google AI (awful) generated response. Leaving out the next paragraph….

However, Title IX also allows schools to separate sports teams by sex, and schools can demonstrate equal opportunity by showing that the percentages of male and female athletes are roughly proportional to the percentages of male and female students enrolled. 

again - title ix is about opportunity. Scholarships. That’s it. Schools aren’t going to fund women’s cross country an equal amount as men’s football. But they use that sport to offset the number of scholarships between men/women. Bum. 

Continue to believe what you want.  If you don't want to learn, I'm okay with that.  Even A Bomb agreed with me that you are wrong. 

Title IX is much more expansive than simply scholarships, as you have twice stated, It protects people from discrimination in educational programs and activities based on sex.  Scholarships is just one element of the Title. The SLU Office of Equal Opportunity and Title iX does more than count scholarships.

Carry on.

[slufan13]

[TheA_Bomb]

1 hour ago, HoosierPal said:

Continue to believe what you want.  If you don't want to learn, I'm okay with that.  Even A Bomb agreed with me that you are wrong. 

Title IX is much more expansive than simply scholarships, as you have twice stated, It protects people from discrimination in educational programs and activities based on sex.  Scholarships is just one element of the Title. The SLU Office of Equal Opportunity and Title iX does more than count scholarships.

Carry on.

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[DOC]

21 hours ago, TheA_Bomb said:

Whining about whining. Leave that to the experts like DOC.

Don't sell me short A-hole. Whining is fine. It's the all-day posters who whine about the same people/things over and over and over — and of course idiotic ideas like your grassroots billboard movement that got me going. I get that your butt hurt over it, but you gotta get me out of your head. Your shrink can't like where this is headed.

[slu92]

[TheA_Bomb]

3 hours ago, DOC said:

Don't sell me short A-hole. Whining is fine. It's the all-day posters who whine about the same people/things over and over and over — and of course idiotic ideas like your grassroots billboard movement that got me going. I get that your butt hurt over it, but you gotta get me out of your head. Your shrink can't like where this is headed.

I did sell you short.  It's genius, you saying the same thing over and over again to demonstrate how annoying it is to read the same stuff over and over.  That's what you're doing right?

[ACE]

Look who is whining about someone "saying the same thing over and over again."  

[OkieBilliken]

Assistant coach Logan Moon hired as Illinois state’s hitting coach.  Probably not a great sign 

[cgeldmacher]

On 6/17/2024 at 3:27 PM, billikenfan05 said:

You can. Baseball got a brand new hitting facility and softball did not. If a donor specifically donates something for baseball, softball is not entitle9 to the same. And vice versa.

I get what you are saying, but I just don't think that SLU would be in a position to say that they're making a major upgrade to the baseball facility, but not to the softball facility without taking some major heat about gender inequity.

There is plenty of space between the baseball field and Olive Compton/walkways. I don't think anyone is expecting any upgrade to extend even to the outer red line below. Mostly just sit in the exact footprint as now, just with real amenities. Hell you could even mix in some dual purpose infrastructure for gameday ops for soccer. 

I mistyped my original statement.  I meant to say the softball field would have to be pushed east.  As far as the baseball field, in the picture you sent (good job, BTW, getting that picture) there would be several of the light standards that would have to be redone if you made big improvements to the stands.  Thus, it doesn't make sense to improve lights and then take them down to do the improvements.

Why not? To avoid drumming up interest and/or donations? 

Because its just the way its done.  We didn't know details about Chaifetz until the money was secured and the plans were all but done.  We didn't know about the O'Loughlin Center until the money was secured and the plans were done.  Same thing with the new soccer building.  No one is complaining about keeping the fans in the loop on any of those projects.  I just think that this is in the works.  All of those project were probably years in the making before they got to the point of a public reveal.  I'm not saying it will be next year or in the next three, but I think upgrading the baseball/softball facilities is coming soon.

 

[OkieBilliken]

Kendall Rogers reports DH is now the lead candidate for Indiana St

[billikenfan05]

27 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said:

 

I’m still not seeing anything here that’s really correct. There’s enough room behind the home plate stands on softball. They should have done all of this in the last decade, it’s a basic thing to have. If It’s not a wow look at me project, ya know it’s not at the top of the list. 

You’re making the assumption that they are deciding to not install lights because they are planning multiple years in advance. In which case why would they not accept the donation with that in mind? Every ounce of historical evidence says that’s not a thing they are proficient at. 
 

SLU athletics is not worried about it will be perceived pursuant to title 9, they are worried about how announcing something would look to the rest of the University they are spending on athletics. If they were worried about how things look as it pertains to title 9 they would be big swinging d!ck about successfully bringing Field Hockey back to campus.

You’re making guesses about future improvements. I’m not guessing. 

 

[billikenfan05]

40 minutes ago, OkieBilliken said:

Kendall Rogers reports DH is now the lead candidate for Indiana St

Welp, Godspeed DH. 

[thetorch]

Are we sure this isn't trade compensation for Schertz?

[OkieBilliken]

2024 #1 starting pitcher Jackson Holmes signs with Missouri State.   He was the first Billiken to enter the portal

[OkieBilliken]

Good lord, Dayton loses their best hitter Edward Yamin to LSU.   In a span of a couple of days UD has lost their best two players to marquee SEC teams.  They still haven't replaced their head coach who resigned to take an assistant position at Vandy.  I have seen no rumors about who Dayton might be interested in, but they don't have much of their very solid team left.   Its really crazy how many teams have lost double digit players when their coach departs.   Dayton has lost 15.   Indiana State 23.   If DH does end up with the ISU job,  he will have to live in the portal.   

[cgeldmacher]

19 hours ago, billikenfan05 said:

Welp, Godspeed DH. 

If we lose Hendrickson and the reason is primarily our failure to upgrade facilities, then this was a failure regardless of whether or not there are plans to upgrade at a later date.  Just want to make that clear.

[billikenfan05]

1 hour ago, cgeldmacher said:

If we lose Hendrickson and the reason is primarily our failure to upgrade facilities, then this was a failure regardless of whether or not there are plans to upgrade at a later date.  Just want to make that clear.

It will be very interesting, and telling, to see what happens if Hendrickson takes the ISU job. I would say if he takes that job, it's a good indication that he felt the basic improvements needed on the baseball stadium were not imminent. I just don't see Hendrickson leaving SLU and St. Louis, a school and city he's openly expressed his love for, where he's been for 17 years to start all over if there's solid indication that improvements are coming. Now if he leaves and plans for improvements to the field begin to take shape, I would say that could indicate a few things. Among them: 

1. That May had no intention of bringing the field up to A10 standards while Hendrickson was in the position and that there has been a deeper disconnect between AD and Manager. 

2. That May truly took Hendrickson for granted, not realizing how badly lagging the facilities are and that part of hiring a qualified coach would need to include bringing the field up to par or better.

Those two points are a bit of speculation, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to let a coach who has made such a commitment to the university and city over the last 17 years, to walk away because of facilities and then turn around and upgrade them once he leaves. This isn't hating, dumping, sh*tting on May, it's just logic. As Trilly Donovan says: sometimes the best gets are the ones you already have. 

I think it goes without saying that I truly hope that Hendrickson does stay and both he and Connoyer get "upgrades" sorely needed for the BSC. I desperately want to be able pat Chris May on the back for this. 

[TheA_Bomb]

Here's everything you need to know. 

The A10 is not a baseball power conference. 

SLU's baseball facilities aren't to the standard necessary to host the conference tournament. 

SLU baseball suffers not being able to get home field advantage in the conference tournament.

[OkieBilliken]

Indiana State finally hired a new Athletic Director today.   I assume they will be naming a new baseball coach pretty quickly.  

[BillTheCat]

1 minute ago, OkieBilliken said:

Indiana State finally hired a new Athletic Director today.   I assume they will be naming a new baseball coach pretty quickly.  

It will happen today.

[OkieBilliken]

3 minutes ago, BillTheCat said:

It will happen today.

ummm...bad news I assume???

[BillTheCat]

3 minutes ago, OkieBilliken said:

ummm...bad news I assume???

I don’t know the answer to that, but the timing of a decision is apparently today.

Not sure I would use the term ‘bad’, but potentially very, very different.

Hope everything works out for the best for all parties involved.  

[OkieBilliken]

7 minutes ago, BillTheCat said:

I don’t know the answer to that, but the timing of a decision is apparently today.

Not sure I would use the term ‘bad’, but potentially very, very different.

Hope everything works out for the best for all parties involved.  

Dont even know how to process that.......

[BillTheCat]

1 minute ago, OkieBilliken said:

Dont even know how to process that.......

Well - DH expects to be able to tell his players one of two things today.  

….and I hope everything works out great for everyone involved, and I think it will.  
 

[OkieBilliken]

Portal news:  Very solid freshman infielder Graham Mastros enters the portal.    Tough loss.   He struggled towards the end of the year but had a very nice freshman season.