New Anthony Parker Article, and some JL comments

[Bravesguy]

Oh and PS- thanks for keeping threads about poker off the board

One of the top poker players who was in the WSOP is Jason Newburger, who played baseball at Bradley and claims to be an assistant baseball coach at Bradley.

http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:KGm9E4Py_mAJ:www.inside-edge-mag.co.uk/pokerlife/pokernews/2431/2007_world_series_of_poker.html+%22Newburger+is+a+college+baseball+coach+at+Bradley%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

http://www.pokerplayermagazine.co.uk/pokerlife/pokernews/2431/2007_world_series_of_poker.html

http://www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles/64192/jason-newburger.htm

http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=4460

However, that's certainly news to people at Bradley, as he is not listed anywhere as being on the coaching staff.

http://www.bubraves.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3400&KEY=&SPID=1506&SPSID=19413

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=19412&SPID=1506&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=264322&Q_SEASON=2005

[mike radigan]

One of the top poker players who was in the WSOP is Jason Newburger, who played baseball at Bradley and claims to be an assistant baseball coach at Bradley.

However, that's certainly news to people at Bradley, as he is not listed anywhere as being on the coaching staff.

Call his bluff; i.e. all in!

[daPAWW1]

It takes some initiative!

Biff - great post! If the PJS sports writers are only 'part time' then I give them a base on balls but if they are 'full time' they really don't show much initiative. Or maybe they're time is split writing obits and reading this message board!

[tornado]

Not to argue, but Bradley basketball is the biggest sports item in Peoria. It is followed by more people and generates more interest than any other local sport. If there was a Dave Reynolds article today, for example, covering the new players who have arrived on campus for the summer session, I'd bet more people would read it than read any other article in today's sports section. People are starved for information about Bradley and the new players, which is why a site like this is so popular, even in the off season (how many millions of hits per month?).
Last summer, Dave did a series of articles covering summer basketball topics, and I enjoyed them a lot. Why none this summer? Are the reporters too busy? The coaches can finally talk freely about their recruits now that they have enrolled, so why hasn't the PJS gotten an interview with the coach about them or with the players themselves.
There are 2 new coaches on the staff, yet if there has been anyone from the PJ Star that has bothered to take a few minutes to interview Alvin Brooks, or Steve Merfeld, I must have missed it.
Does anyone care about some long-drive contest that the PJS devotes half their front sports page to today? And yesterday, the headline article in the sports section was about an old, washed up Riverman player, Jean-Guy Trudel who was signed by St. Louis and shipped to Peoria...big deal, is it hockey season?
My point is that if they can waste the time and resources on rather insignificant sports topics like these, why not report on Bradley basketball, which is bigger than any of these things. The PJS has access to things that the rest of us will never have, like the summer workouts and the new incoming recruits. And we are dying to hear some news about them. Does it take a press release from Bobby Parker (like it did with the schedule, when it was known for days prior to that) for the PJS to get off their butts and write something? Is there any wonder that newspapers like the PJ Star are losing readership? They are completely out of touch with their readership. They would rather write articles insulting the readers, than give them the news they want.
They would be smart to hire some of the people who run this site to produce regular reports. Just my opinion.

Biff-- just re-read your post....excellent.
Maybe somewhere on the full page or two of Nascar news they could find some space to do a report similar to what Lee Hall is doing.

[basketball nut]

great posts and have enjoyed reading all of them. I am one that reads more then writes but if you want to know anything about BU BB you have to get it here. Then we see an article by KW saying how great it was growing up around the fieldhouse and how lucky he was getting to meet all of these coaches and all the people & players he has met and all the great games he got to go to. I guess since they are not at the filedhouse anymore that maybe they are not as great as they once were. As head of the sports dept. one would think that he would be pushing for these type of articles about BU and the upcoming season as it is the #1 thing playing in, not only P-town but all of Central Illinois.
Keep up the great work on the board and we will all know a lot about BU BB

[tornado]

Thanks bbn,
I have actually decided I am going to help remedy this situation.
No joke....I have takent he afternoon off and am going up to the Hilltop, and I'm going into the Fieldhouse and Haussler and see what I can learn and/or observe.
I got the idea last night as I was searching for my kids after the fireworks downtown, and ran into David Collins and Theron Wilson.
They seemed amazingly open to talking with people, but I didn't have time to stop and interview them.
If I learn anything I will let our fine Bradley followers in on it.

[tornado]

Thanks bbn,
I have actually decided I am going to help remedy this situation.
No joke....I have takent he afternoon off and am going up to the Hilltop, and I'm going into the Fieldhouse and Haussler and see what I can learn and/or observe.
I got the idea last night as I was searching for my kids after the fireworks downtown, and ran into David Collins and Theron Wilson.
They seemed amazingly open to talking with people, but I didn't have time to stop and interview them.
If I learn anything I will let our fine Bradley followers in on it.

I went up to campus yesterday, and it's pretty dead.
I saw a couple of players, but very few were working out, and only a couple of the womens players were on the court shooting around.
Most of the players are home for the 4th and then the weekend, but a few are staying in town.
I saw several of them, including David Collins eating at Buffalo Wild Wings, they seem to be enjoying themselves.
I'll keep trying to catch 'em when I can get up to campus.
There is an event in August that introduces the players to the higher level supporters,
and I will definitely try to find a way to get a report from there.