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August 5

AARONCardinal Faithful8/6/26, 3:25 AM

Ohhh gotcha I thought if at any point you went to D1 you were no longer eligible

So silly how every sport has different rules to get to the pros

August 6

CCardsruleFounding Member8/6/26, 11:28 AM

Baseball feels like it's in a weird spot. Especially with 5 for 5 and MLB owners wanting to change the draft rules.

CCardsruleFounding Member8/6/26, 11:34 AM

Was chase Porter just not good? I noticed he ended up going juco as well. I know you liked him from posts over on discord @sillybass

BBrianWithAYFounding Member8/6/26, 1:00 PM

I think 5 for 5 and a change for it to be either enter in high school or after 2 years of college might be the best system in college athletics as far as the big 3 sports go.

sillybassFounding Member8/6/26, 1:42 PM

I don’t think it’s that he’s not good. In 20 games this summer, he slashed .328/.413/.453 in the NWL. Maybe it’s a numbers thing with the JUCO route. D1 baseball is very saturated with players, and Porter has zero experience.

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August 7

sillybassFounding Member8/7/26, 3:12 PM

In Cape Cod news, Brandon Shannon will be the starter for Bourne in game 1 of their division championship series. It should be his last appearance of the summer, as I don’t see him pitching Monday or Tuesday if they advance.

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sillybassFounding Member8/7/26, 4:21 PM

Fun Fact: Sam Skarich, incoming transfer pitcher (thats for you Aaron), has only thrown 40.5% first pitches for a strike this summer.💬 1 reply — view thread

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AB14MODS8/7/26, 4:22 PM

That’s disgusting

BBooneFounding Member8/7/26, 4:23 PM

That mean he’s due come feb/mar right?

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sillybassFounding Member8/7/26, 4:45 PM

The pitching as a whole this summer:
4.69 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 184.2 IP, 178 H, 111 BB, 199 K

That’s not final, because Shannon pitches tonight and Karbowski might still have a game or two.

Still, the pitching has been encouraging.

The hitting on the other hand….

sillybassFounding Member8/7/26, 4:54 PM

The returning position players that played summer ball slashed .242/.325./.348 with 10 homeruns.(edited)

sillybassFounding Member8/7/26, 9:23 PM

Some might cringe at Anthony Karbowski’s (rising sophomore LHP) .346 batting average against. However, out of 44 hits, he has only given up 5 multibase hits. In 32.1 innings, he has issued 18 walks and struck out 36. Zero hit batters and only two wild pitches.
He is scheduled to pitch game 2 of Madison’s playoff series next week.💬 1 reply — view thread

@sillybassFounding MemberSome might cringe at Anthony Karbowski’s (rising sophomore LHP) .346 batting average against. However, out of 44 hits, he has only given up 5 multibase hits. In 32.1 innings, he has issued 18 walks and struck out 36. Zero hit batters and only two wild pitches. He is scheduled to pitch game 2 of Madison’s playoff series next week.

sillybassFounding Member8/7/26, 9:24 PM

All that to say he is throwing strikes and making the batters earn it.

BBooneFounding Member8/7/26, 9:47 PM

Curious what some of the advanced metrics say on his season. .456 BABIP insane bad luck

sillybassFounding Member8/7/26, 9:57 PM

It’s truly crazy. I haven’t seen for myself, but have been told a lot of weak contact that found its way through.
Normally I would have watched every inning, but the NWL switched to FloSports, and I wasn’t paying to stream summer ball.

@sillybassFounding MemberFun Fact: Sam Skarich, incoming transfer pitcher (thats for you Aaron), has only thrown 40.5% first pitches for a strike this summer.

AARONCardinal Faithful8/7/26, 10:40 PM

Thank you sir 😁

AARONCardinal Faithful8/8/26, 12:32 AM

The reds annoy me

sillybassFounding Member8/8/26, 2:51 AM

Brandon Shannon annoys me lol💬 1 reply — view thread

@sillybassFounding MemberBrandon Shannon annoys me lol

sillybassFounding Member8/8/26, 2:55 AM

So many uncompetitive pitches. He goes from pounding the zone, to not even landing a “get it over strike”

August 8

BBooneFounding Member8/8/26, 3:36 PM

How involved are the coaches in summer ball?

Louisville coaches

AB14MODS8/8/26, 3:36 PM

None

They can go visit players but they aren’t allowed to do coaching of any of their current players

Now if they are on campus that’s a different story

BBooneFounding Member8/8/26, 3:39 PM

Thought that was the case but wasn’t sure. Thanks

August 10

sillybassFounding Member8/10/26, 5:59 PM

Anthony Karbowski, rising Sophomore LHP, will be the game 2 playoff starter for Madison tonight.
This should be the final SummerCard appearance of 2026. Just in time for the Fall semester.💬 1 reply — view thread

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August 11

@sillybassFounding MemberAnthony Karbowski, rising Sophomore LHP, will be the game 2 playoff starter for Madison tonight. This should be the final SummerCard appearance of 2026. Just in time for the Fall semester.

sillybassFounding Member8/11/26, 4:18 AM

And…he got pulled after 2.1 innings 3 hits 3 runs 3 walks 2 wild pitches 1 K.

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AARONCardinal Faithful8/12/26, 2:04 AM

@sillybass you’re the only person I can think to ask what the significance is of this.

https://x.com/barstoolhubbs/status/2087333841451036991?s=46&t=BnnpsJsRp-D22BapQH0jiw

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@AARONCardinal Faithful@sillybass you’re the only person I can think to ask what the significance is of this. https://x.com/barstoolhubbs/status/2087333841451036991?s=46&t=BnnpsJsRp-D22BapQH0jiw

sillybassFounding Member8/12/26, 3:16 AM

It has no significance to me. However, I think they are speculating that Skenes is injured? Don’t really follow MLB anymore, other than former Cards.💬 1 reply — view thread

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@sillybassFounding MemberIt has no significance to me. However, I think they are speculating that Skenes is injured? Don’t really follow MLB anymore, other than former Cards.

AARONCardinal Faithful8/12/26, 9:29 PM

I know it doesn’t, just didn’t know with your advanced understanding of baseball. What correlation this could be and why they’d still be letting him pitch this year if it’s “bad”💬 1 reply — view thread

AB14MODS8/12/26, 9:30 PM

Either that or he’s just got a case of “dead arm”

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But I’d assume if he was hurt they’d be shutting him down asap considering he’s their entire franchise💬 1 reply — view thread

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@AARONCardinal FaithfulI know it doesn’t, just didn’t know with your advanced understanding of baseball. What correlation this could be and why they’d still be letting him pitch this year if it’s “bad”

sillybassFounding Member8/12/26, 11:52 PM

Thank you for the kind words, but I can’t make a claim of understanding baseball any deeper than that of an overly obsessed fan.

From my outside observations over the years, pitchers lose mph due to injury, mechanics, or fatigue (dead arm like AB14 said).

It’s possible he was pulled out of sheer panic (over abundance of caution is probably a better term) and they have no clue.

I just don’t know.

DocOwner8/12/26, 11:55 PM

humble

@AB14MODSBut I’d assume if he was hurt they’d be shutting him down asap considering he’s their entire franchise

AARONCardinal Faithful8/13/26, 12:09 AM

That’s what I would think, granted it’s twitter’s algorithm but I feel like I’ve seen talk of this what seems all season but here he is trotting out there every 5 days. Would’ve thought they’d try to get something corrected if he’s truly hurt. Weird is all. Appreciate everyone’s insight.

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Today

BBooneFounding Member12:35 PM

Dan was on 939 this morning to start hr 2 if anyone wants to go back and listen. I missed the first half but he mentioned scrims vs Miami OH and EKU

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