The University of Cincinnati received verbal commitments from their 19th and 20th commitments for the 2009 class. 

Dakotah Tyler S 5-10/199/4.38

Chris Williams CB 5-10/185/4.65

Chris Williams is from Winton Woods High School.  He is ranked as a 4 star recruit by rivals.  That would make him the first four star recruit to ever commit for the bearcats. 

Also signifigant is the fact that he's from Cincinnati.  Williams becomes the 5th player from Cincinnati so far, and the 11th from the state of Ohio. 

Kelly is also doing well in the state of Indiana, landing 4 commitments in the last two weeks from the Hoosier state. 

I was watching the US Open with my dad a couple of weeks ago.  It was during this time that I had a revelation concerning Adam Dunn and the question marks concerning his resigning, trading or letting him walk at the end of the year.  For all the stats you can throw back and forth on either side of the debate to make your argument, there's certain stats that are undeniable. 

Stat wise, Dunn is an enigma.  He's unlike just about any other player who has ever played the game.  Rarely does a player come along with his power, his patience at the plate and his high number of strikeouts. 

You know what you're going to get out of Dunn.  Proponents of his tell you that he's still young and just coming into his prime, yet it's hard to think that if he hasn't changed anything regarding hitting the other way or not taking so many strikes while waiting for the perfect pitch in his 8th year that he'll ever change it. 

But it goes beyond his strikeouts, his lack of range in the outfield or his failures with RISP that explain my reasoning as to why I don't want Dunn back next year. 

While watching the US Open a couple of weeks ago, you can see that Tiger has something that other golfers don't, that not many athletes posess, and what you just can't teach someone to have. 

Tiger is a winner.  He hates to lose.  Tiger is what he is not just through talent, but effort, workmanship, dedication.  It's not by coincidence that he's the best golfer in the world, perhaps in history.  It's because it's a choice to him.  He is the hardest working golfer on the planet, because losing to him is something he cannot stand.  There is a big difference in this world between wanting to win and insisting on it, and Tiger made his choice a long time ago. 

You can cite other examples about guys with this type of mentality.  Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Joe Montana, etc...guys that bring that extra something to the table when it's all on the line.  To quote Roy Macavoy from "Tin Cup", "This is a defining moment.  And when a defining moment comes along you either define the moment, or the moment defines you." 

I don't think Dunn has that type of mentality.  I'm not saying that he enjoys losing, or doesn't care.  I'm saying that the guy has had the same weaknesses for practicular his entire 8 year career, and it just doesn't seem to be important enough to him to dedicate himself to fixing them. 

Maybe Dunn has been on some bad teams.  Maybe the 8 years of losing have taken a toll on him and make him seem like he doesn't care although he really does.  I'm not sure.  What I do know is that regardles of what players are around him or who the manager is, Adam Dunn should worry about Adam Dunn.  After all, could you ever imagine Michael Jordan not practicing hard just because the team around him wasn't any good? 

I've often believed and am known to say that the most important quality in a person is heart.  It's the one stat you'll never see while watching a sporting event but often has the biggest impact on the outcome.

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