Double-header at UT???

■ The Horn fans at hornfans.com seem pretty sure that Friday's game will not actually take place until sometime Saturday or even Sunday as part of a double-header:

ElginHotSausage: It's my worthless opinion that Friday's game should be postponed and play 2 on Sunday when the weather will be great. Tell Mizzou not to get on the plane today.

accuratehorn: It appears very likely that your opinion may not be worthless, as rain the temperature won't rise over 42 until Saturday, and rain is likely through Saturday morning. The game Friday is in doubt, and who knows about Saturday, but hopefully it will happen.

■ Boyd'sWorld.com has begun calculating and posting their RPI and ISR numbers for 2009.

Texas ISR: #6, 125.3

Missouri ISR: #117, 102.6

Texas Strength of Schedule: 82nd

Missouri Strength of Schedule: 80th

Texas RPI: 20th, 0.612

Missouri RPI: 151st, 0.497

My intent is to post MU's weekly updated ISR, RPI and SoS from Boyd'sWorld in the Polls & Rankings feature in the left column here at SimmonsField.com.


■ A blogger at 40acres takes a look at the Longhorns' pluses and minuses:

Pitching continues to be the anchor for this year’s team. The Longhorns have five legitimate weekend starters with only three slots open. Through 13 games Texas sits
at 12-1 with a team ERA of 1.35. Each starter is capable of going seven innings plus, and with closer Austin Wood manning the back end of tight games the Texas bullpen has been untested thus far.

Texas is also receiving great play from their defense. Errors were the Achilles’ heel of last year’s ball club, and so far the work the team put into the offseason has paid
off in spades. With the pitching staff on such a role it is imperative opponents aren’t given free base runners because of poor plays in the field.

The weak link so far has been at the plate. Texas is only hitting .296 with five homeruns through 13 games. Texas is going old school with their approach at the plate. The Longhorns will look to manufacture runs throughout the season because the lineup just doesn’t have anybody who is going to strike fear in opponent’s hearts.

■ Stripes & Seams is of the opinion that Conner Mach has earned the right to be in the lineup every day.