[LAX] Road Trip for Cornell/Duke QF?

[Josh '99]

[Q]Al DeFlorio Wrote:
LaxPower calculates SOS, I believe, using the LaxPower rankings, which are calculated very differently from the RPI-based SOS used by the NCAA.  I'm certainly not saying the latter is better (beating Hopkins and losing to Sacred Heart gets you the same RPI as losing to Hopkins and beating Sacred Heart), just very different.[/q]And from having discussed this ad nauseum during hockey season, we all know that RPI isn't exactly a perfect way of measuring SOS.

Which isn't to say that Duke hasn't played some tough teams, because obviously they have, and unlike Towson they've actually BEATEN a number of them.

[Jordan 04]

Pedro moved back to Sunday vs. Yankees.

Looks like I'll be skipping Princeton in favor of the trip to Shea, and I'll hope for a small miracle that'll allow me to see the Red in Philly next week.

[GJK24]

Anyone think Pedro is going to be thrown at?

Now that he's in the NL, I've noticed he doesn't throw at people's heads as often, in fact, he's stopped that practice altogether.  But remember last year when he threw at Sheffield's head, the year before (Karim Garcia in Game 3, with the Don Zimmer debacle), and the year before that (Jeter, Soriano both went to the hospital in the same game after being hit by Pedro pitches.)

If they throw at him, I hope they throw at his cortisoned hip.

[Tub(a)]

[Q]GJK24 Wrote:

 Anyone think Pedro is going to be thrown at?

Now that he's in the NL, I've noticed he doesn't throw at people's heads as often, in fact, he's stopped that practice altogether.  But remember last year when he threw at Sheffield's head, the year before (Karim Garcia in Game 3, with the Don Zimmer debacle), and the year before that (Jeter, Soriano both went to the hospital in the same game after being hit by Pedro pitches.)

If they throw at him, I hope they throw at his cortisoned hip.[/q]

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I can certainly make it to West Conshy during next hockey season!  Count me in on any Del Val game gatherings.

[Greenberg \'97]

[Q]Hillel Hoffmann Wrote:



It is likely that there will be a NO RE-ENTRY policy for these games. If you wanna check out the Maryland-Georgetown game that starts at noon, you probably won't be able to leave Princeton Stadium and then re-enter for the Cornell game.


Edited 1 times. Last edit at 05/16/05 09:43AM by Hillel Hoffmann.[/q]

They did stamp hands at Schoellkopf last year.  I don't know if that was an NCAA decision or ours, but we could at least stretch our legs during the 90 minutes between games.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

The goal is to keep you inside the stadium where the only choice is to buy souvenirs or food.  It's all about the $$.

[Ken \'70]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/05/19/winning.red.ap/index.html

[Jim Hyla]

[Q]Ken '70 Wrote: www.cnn.com

 [/q]See the thread about this.::rolleyes::

[ben03]

[Q]Hillel Hoffmann Wrote:

Semi-related news for Delaware Valley lacrosse fans: Cornell lax legend Mike French, a Philly area resident and co-founder/owner of the Philadelphia Wings, has partnered up with some friends and relatives to open up a lacrosse bar (!) in West Conshohocken, PA. It's called Baggataway something or other. Looks like we'll have a new preferred gathering place in the future.[/q]
FYI on a history of the bar name:

"Among Native Americans, there were many versions of what we now call lacrosse. Players in some tribes used two sticks, one in each hand. Women and men sometimes competed together on the same teams, but women had their own form of the sport in some areas.

The Cherokees called the sport "the little brother of war" because it was considered excellent military training. A team consisted of hundreds, even thousands, of players, often an entire village or tribe, the goals were often miles apart, and a game might last as long as three days. Since most players couldn't get anywhere near the ball, they concentrated on using the stick to injure opponents.

The Six Tribes of the Iroquois, in what is now southern Ontario and upstate New York, called their version of the game "baggataway" or "tewaraathon". It was much more organized than in most areas of the country. There were 12 to 15 players per team, and the goals were about 120 feet apart.

According to most accounts, the first Europeans to see baggataway being played were French explorers who thought the stick resembled a bishop's crozier--la crosse, in French--so the sport was given a new name. However, the French played a form of field hockey that was called jeu de la crosse, and that's a much more likely origin of the name."

[jtwcornell91]

So, is anybody going to the early game, or tailgating early, or what?  I'm in town already, and I have to check out by 11am, but I'm not sure how excited I am about getting to the statdium at noon for a game not involving Cornell.

Anyone who wants to make contact tomorrow, PM or email me for my cell number.

[peterg]

[Q]jtwcornell91 Wrote:

 So, is anybody going to the early game, or tailgating early, or what?  I'm in town already, and I have to check out by 11am, but I'm not sure how excited I am about getting to the statdium at noon for a game not involving Cornell.

Anyone who wants to make contact tomorrow, PM or email me for my cell number.[/q]

From what I hear, there will be an official tailgating spot, with a tent set up by CU people, along with a number of unofficial ones as well.  Sorry I don't have any details beyond that, but I'm sure if you are there by noon, you'll find lots of Cornll activities.  People will be starting as early as 9:00 I'm told.

Lacrosse crowds are notoriously good tailgaters, so I would be surprised if there was a no re-entry policy.