DaveH wrote, in part..
>                                                 ...  But Bates is doing
>his stretch run thing.  He's really coming on.  ...
 
And I would name Bates as one of the top players for BU, with playing
some of his best games against Maine!
 
There's one Maine native that would have been wonderful in a Maine
uniform!  :-)
 
cheers,
wayne