UGA blog finds new home
Morning all. As I’ve said a couple of times this week, we’re converting this blog over to a WordPress platform and it will be a permanent move the first of next week.
Those of you who are regulars probably know that I’m not what you’d call techno-wizard when it comes to these things. But from what I understand the technology offered in this new format should make the blogging and commenting experience better for all. Of course, I’ll be learning as we go along, too. But I’m hoping to provide more pictures and video and things like that which should bring the blog more to life.
Of course, this blog is nothing without all you guys so I want to heartily invite (read: beg) you to come over to the new site by CLICKING HERE ON THE NEW ADDRESS and save it in your browsers. As of Monday, Feb. 23rd, this will be the permanent home of the UGA blog you so love or, in the case of some of you, love to loathe. If you’d prefer to copy and paste or just memorize, the new address is: http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/.
See at the new place!
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DEL.ICIO.USAthens regional is college ball at its best
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For those of you that have said to themselves, “Aw, it’s only college baseball, who cares?”…
For those you that live in Atlanta and thought over the last few days, “I would go but it’s too much trouble to drive over to Athens. I’ll catch it on TV”…
For those of you that have reasoned you had something better to do: I’m here to tell you that you’re missing something special going on at UGA’s Foley Field the past few days.
By now, certainly most of you know that Georgia and Georgia Tech are playing at 7 p.m. tonight for the right to advance to the NCAA’s Super Regionals. The Bulldogs, after losing the opener to Lipscomb, came roaring out of the loser’s bracket and beat Georgia Tech last night 8-0 to set up a winner-takes-all game tonight. And, yes, our good friends at CSS will be there to broadcast it into your homes (those of you with cable at least). But never minding for whom one roots. The real treat lies inside the gates at historic old Foley Field.
Let me first preface my remarks with this: I’m not the biggest college baseball fan in the world. There may be some people that do but I don’t get real excited about a regular-season game lasting four hours before being decided 15-13 in 11 innings. But the NCAA tournament — or college playoffs as they might as well be called — is a different animal altogether.
The NCAA regionals I’ve covered over the years have been some of the most exciting events I’ve ever witnessed. They’re so unpredictable and no lead is ever safe. And when it comes to swinging those aluminum bats with a 314-foot porch in right field and 400 to dead center, you can be sure anything can happen. Add to that formula an intense rivalry such is Tech-Georgia and the loser-goes-home dynamic and you can bet there’ll be some crazy atmosphere tonight.
Besides all that, I’ve had the pleasure of sitting the last couple of days next to veteran sportswriter Jack Wilkinson. “Wilkie” has covered thousands of major-league baseball games and countless events over the years but he said he was taken aback by purity of the scene at Foley Field. And he’s right.
Only a few thousand can fit inside the tiny concrete stadium. Rather than bright lights and fireworks and a 200-square foot matrix board, a good mix of classic rock-n-roll, oldies and dance tunes pours politely from the speakers atop the right-center field scoreboard every half-inning. There are no advertisements on the outfield walls, only understated, white-painted graphics of championships gone by. Venders can be heard barking “peanuts” and “ice-cold Coke” and, no matter what happens on any given play, cheers go up in once section of the grandstands or another. With the name of their school stitched proudly across their chests, the players sprint to their positions and back to their respect dugouts every three outs. And regardless of outcome, the teams shake hands in the middle of the diamond at game’s end. With the exception of aluminum bats, it’s how baseball was meant to be played.
Yeah, you can see what happens on TV. But you can’t smell the hot dogs or feel the breeze; you can’t hear the pop of leather or hear “Blue” yell “strike” when the pitch was clearly an inch-and-a-half outside.
I’d say it’s worth cutting out of work an hour or two early, beating the traffic and going to bed a little late. But that’s just me.
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By Chip Towers
June 2, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this
By the way, reserved seat tickets are $12 and general admission is $10. They can be purchased by calling Georgia at 1-877-542-1231 or you can try to buy them at the gate. Scalpers have been out all weekend.
By Barry
June 2, 2008 1:27 PM | Link to this
Great post, Chip—thanks!
By Ben
June 2, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this
THWG
By AltamahaDawg
June 2, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this
If the baseball stadium isn’t inviting enough, just walking around that entire part of campus will shave a few yrs off of you.
By RxDawg
June 2, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this
Thanks for the info Chip. I actually have the day off. I think I’ll see if I can round up some dawgs and take a trip up.
By minookadawg
June 2, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this
CHIP playing in the same Regional has worked out perfectly for you and the tech beat writer. Here we are, hours away from UGA and gt battling it out one last time. Loser leaves, winner moves on. OUTSTANDING! Y’all got a friendly wager on the outcome? (Maybe loser writes a week long blog for the other guys). I trust either of your professionalism, if put into that situation.
Who will take the mound for the respective schools?
Hopefully, the Diamond Dawgs score a ton of runs tonight. The gt offense WILL NOT be anything close to shut down in this one.
Go DAWGS
P.S. Is it possible to cork an aluminum bat?
By Drew
June 2, 2008 1:55 PM | Link to this
Well, I try to go to as many Georgia baseball games as possible. I’ve only got to make it to the Louisville game so far. But I knew I had to go to this tonight. It took me about 30 times but I finally got through to the ticket office this morning. GO DAWGS!
By CJ
June 2, 2008 1:55 PM | Link to this
Amen!!! I was one of those TV watches fools for the first game and my son begged me to take him up to Athens for the Night Game with Tech last night and my daughter got home and asked too… That was it, we jumped in the car and drove from Duluth to Athens (leaving just before 5 PM). Got up there with no tickets and $20 cash and were just gonna sit on cudzoo hill to watch.
Well, we got up there and found we could still get tix for $10 so I ran up to a nearby ATM and got a few more $$$ and we ended up sitting right behind Home Plate!!!
It was the perfect setting and a perfect game and I am so glad we did NOT watch it on TV and went up there!
Wish we could go tonight too but we have a Hockey Game !!!
By Chip Towers
June 2, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this
This just in: The game is sold out. UGA’s John Bateman just called and told me. That apparently includes Kudzu Hill. But, like I said, scalpers have been out en force this week and there’s some decent perches in the backyards along Morton Avenue… . Those of you that can’t make it I’ll tell you about the breeze and smell of hot dogs tonight!
By Matt
June 2, 2008 2:31 PM | Link to this
What is channel CSS? Anybody know what # that is on DirecTV?
By carolinadawg
June 2, 2008 2:48 PM | Link to this
Matt
CSS is only available on Charter and Comcast cable systems. It is not carried by Dish Network or DirectTV.
By THWG
June 2, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this
I work at Taco Mac down the road and we run on DirecTV, however we do not get CSS. At home, I have Comcast and CSS is channel 45. I would assume that DirecTV doesn’t receive CSS, but I would highly recommend finding somewhere that has Comcast, because this game will be worth it.
By scoreboard
June 2, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this
Matt:
I don’t think DirecTV carries CSS. It is a sports network operated jointly by Comcast and Charter. For that reason, I believe it is carried only (or at least mostly) by those two companies’ cable networks in the southeast.
A buddy of mine got DirecTV a couple of years ago, and he really misses having CSS…
By Chip Towers
June 2, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this
On football, many of you have inquired often about the eligibility of coveted wide receiver prospect A.J. Green. I always refrain from such discussions out of respect to the student-athletes and their individual struggles to achieve admission to college. But, for what it’s worth, Green arrived on campus this week and is enrolled in summer classes, along with most of the 2008 signing class. As far as I can tell there is only one signee that might not make it by August… . In case you missed it, ESPN’s Outside the Lines did a great piece on Green’s high school, Summerville (S.C) winning the state basketball championship. A.J. is interviewed on it a couple of times. Very moving vignette on their late coach who was a fireman among the “Charleston 9” that died fighting a blaze last summer.
By Chip Towers
June 2, 2008 3:34 PM | Link to this
Somebody asked about starting pitchers: Georgia is going to go with either LHP Alex McRee (5-1, 3.75) or RHP Justin Grimm (0-1, 8.90). Tech will start RHP Zach Von Tersch (7-5, 4.14).
By GARY
June 2, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this
IT STILL WILL BE ANOTHER GA.TECH CHOKE OR BEING INTIMADATED BY GA. JUST LIKE IN FOOTBALL OR BASKETBALL. HALL HAS PROVEN HE IS NO PLAYOFF COACH, TOO MUCH TALENT, RATED IN TOP 10 EVERY SEASON AND STILL CANT BEAT UGA
By truedawg
June 2, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this
does anybody know what radio station the game will be on?
By Ryan is the next Brady
June 2, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this
Crap I have Time Warner! Geez….
Thank you Chip for confirming what I had been screaming. Never was any concern about AJ. He was qulified last summer. I am in the Lowcountry so I did have a little insight on that. Just that typical Anti-UGA crowd.
Lets just hope Stafford stays one more season so AJ can show off his talent with an exp. QB!
GOOO DAWGS!
By minookadawg
June 2, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this
CHIP 1. Do you expect tonight’s game to be a high scoring slug fest?
By AltamahaDawg
June 2, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this
Chip, we are all waiting for you to predict the 08’ UGA football team results. It’s a real fun game, ask Mark.
By dean
June 2, 2008 4:20 PM | Link to this
I agree with Chip’s assesment. I live in Athens and try to make several games a year. And yes, college baseball can be gruesome to withstand at times but when it comes to regionals and super regionals it is absolutely amazing. I’ve been to many sporting events at all levels and the two regionals (2001 and 2006) were some of the most amazing sproting events I’ve ever witnessed. I really can’t explain it but it really is something special.
By Mark
June 2, 2008 4:23 PM | Link to this
Alta stick to baseball, for now.
By AltamahaDawg
June 2, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this
OK here is a baseball question: With Lipscomb gone, what on earth will we use to predict the outcome of the UGA/GT football game in November?
By Cuz
June 2, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this
I have Knology, guess I will keep updated by the laptop.
Chip, what you stated above is why I would rather watch my minor leauge team play than a Braves game. You can get up close and personal.
Go Diamond Dawgs!
Alt, you crack me up.
By Mark
June 2, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this
Alta this was a baseball forum. Lose the antagonistic remarks. Aren’t you excited about tonight’s ballgame?
By godawg
June 2, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this
Cuz, I have Direct TV cause I live in Tennersee so obviously no CSS. However, the CBS interactive link from the ajc was pretty good last night after I got back from seeing my daughter at AwDarn.
By AltamahaDawg
June 2, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this
relax mark. You obvious didn’t get the joke.
By I Hate You Michael Adams
June 2, 2008 5:13 PM | Link to this
It’s a shame Adams had to screw up kudzu hill as well.
When I was there from 99-03 epic times were had out there all led by the UGA’s greatest cartoonist and legendary heckler, Mack Williams.
Nothing beat skipping classes on weekdays, pulling tubes at the house, and sitting out there with a case of High Life.
By AltamahaDawg
June 2, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this
godawg, I rememebr trying to follow the Ga/FSU game online a couple of years ago in the S.R. That 2 out, ninth inning just hung on the screen for like 10 minutes till the score finally changed to Final -UGA. Agonizing. Better than in the dark however.
By Spike
June 2, 2008 5:23 PM | Link to this
Nice column, Chip. You are right on the money.
By dcdawg
June 2, 2008 5:40 PM | Link to this
Chip, any word on the ajc.com/uga page being available via blackberry? sure would be nice to read the blog and the rest of the page on the road. thanks for the great work.
By NO1DAWG
June 2, 2008 6:47 PM | Link to this
SEVEN
By godawg
June 2, 2008 7:32 PM | Link to this
Dawg Fans,
If you don’t have access to the game you can follow it here on:
CBS GameTracker
It’s better than not knowing at all and so far so good! Go Dawgs!
By Adam
June 2, 2008 7:40 PM | Link to this
Can someone please explain to me why Perno started this guy Grimm? This has to be one of the dumbest moves I have seen in a long time. He’s has two second team all-sec pitchers that are both ready to go and he starts a guy that has given up 29 ER in 29 innings.
By DWG
June 2, 2008 7:46 PM | Link to this
What, and miss all of the action on the AJC “Game Tracker”! Does that thing even work? ESPN has already posted scores and nothing at the AJC. Does Chip go to a pay phone every three innings to call in the score? 3-2 Dawgs so far in the first. Looks like it’s going to be a real pitchers duel.
By godawg
June 2, 2008 7:57 PM | Link to this
I don’t understand the Grimm thing. 5-3 Tech. If you go to the link I posted above you can also hear the Tech (I know) broadcast.
Why doesn’t 960 TheRef broadcast on the internet?
By DWG
June 2, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this
Man, rough start. Both teams came to play tonight! Thanks for the link godawg, CBS Game Tracker is great.
By auburn suxs
June 2, 2008 8:05 PM | Link to this
tied up in the bottom of the second 5 all
By auburn suxs
June 2, 2008 8:07 PM | Link to this
6 to 5 dawgs bottom of the second
By Chip Towers
June 2, 2008 8:30 PM | Link to this
Hey guys. We’re not allowed to update the score or give any play-by-play, so says the NCAA. But it’s 6-5 Georgia in the bottom of the second… .
On that note, nobody here in the Foley Field press box was surprised to see Georgia’s 3-0 lead evaporate in the bottom of the first. In fact, we took a few friendly bets before the game on over-under for runs scored in the game. I set the line at 18 runs and immediately drew (friendly) wagers from two of my colleagues. As you could imagine, they were dogging me pretty bad as we stood at eight runs in one inning (now 11 thru two). I was glad to see that goose egg go up last inning… .
Not sure what all you can see on TV but there are people everywhere trying to get a glimpse of the game. It was a sellout, as I told you earlier, so some folks have found some creative perches. The backyard of the house on the corner of Pinecrest and Morton is absolutely packed. Not sure if the guy is charging for parking or admission but he’s making a mint if he is. Meanwhile, you’ve got people sitting inside the tennis complex watching over the right-center field wall, they’re all along the fences down left field and in the outfield corner. There even are people tailgating and watching from the top floor of the Coliseum parking deck. So whatever they give out as the attendance tonight will be lower than the number of actual folks watching… .
Another goose egg in the third. Suddenly I’m not feeling so bad.
By kl
June 2, 2008 8:36 PM | Link to this
2008 Ga wins football GT wins basketball and baseball series. I know u won the sec in both of those but other than football the sec is behind the ACC in all other sports and academics. Sorry for the facts as u sec fans have caught up with Texans in your boasting with nothing to back it!!
By godawg
June 2, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this
Nice clutch hit by Cerione with the bases loaded and nobody out. 8-5 Dawgs! Oops another hit, 2 runs in…10-5 nobody out.
The Tech radio people not liking it!
Listen Here
WOOF!
By auburn suxs
June 2, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this
10-5 DAWGS top of the forth
By BadgerDawg
June 2, 2008 9:10 PM | Link to this
Oh oh…Deeeeeeeeean Weaver
I believe you can get me through the 9th!!!!!!!
By Rabun Dawg
June 2, 2008 9:10 PM | Link to this
Hey guys, how do you get to GBS game tracker?
By auburn suxs
June 2, 2008 9:20 PM | Link to this
12-6 top of the 5th DAWGS
By DWG
June 2, 2008 9:20 PM | Link to this
Poythress HR! 12-6. Go Dawgs!
By ConfusedDawg
June 2, 2008 9:20 PM | Link to this
I don’t know. Can’t find ANYcurrent info. Folks watching, please spell it out for the less fortunate. Thank you!
By LaGrangeDawg
June 2, 2008 9:22 PM | Link to this
Listening to the game, courtesy of the ramblingwreck (since you have to pay at georgiadogs-props to tech), and I have to say these tech commentators are actually doing an excellent, impartial job. Just thought it was worth a mention. Go dawgs!! May the best team win!
By Fort Worth Dawg
June 2, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this
What’s it like Chip? Hot, cool, windy? Quiet, noisy? The lights have to be on and it’s dark. If you can’t do play-by-play then I bet the rules don’t forbid some color commentary.
By godawg
June 2, 2008 9:33 PM | Link to this
Guys,
To listen to the game go to the link I posted above.
Above that I posted the link to CBS GameTrack.
Click on the blue writing.
By LaGrangeDawg
June 2, 2008 9:33 PM | Link to this
Matt Olson representin’!!
ConfusedDawg- As I just mentioned above, you can catch a live audio broadcast (along with the cbs gametracker) at ehem..ramblingwreck, the tech athletics site. Last time I mention it, dawg fans…promise. Go Dawgs!!
By Rabun Dawg
June 2, 2008 9:34 PM | Link to this
LaGrange Dawg, what station are you picking up? We, up here in the Mts, can’t find a thing, and the AJC is not helping one bit!
By GameTrackin' Dawg
June 2, 2008 9:34 PM | Link to this
Raybun and Confused:
Click on either link provided by GoDog. One is for audio, the other is for GBS GTracker.
By Jonathan
June 2, 2008 9:36 PM | Link to this
Chip, Who is currently cheering, GT fans or UGA fans?
By godawg
June 2, 2008 9:38 PM | Link to this
Here are the links again:
Click on this text to listen on Tech Radio
You have to register but it’s free and only takes a second.
Click on this text to follow the game on GameTracker
I’m doing both. Of course the GameTracker is behind the radio but I like to be able to see the player stats.
12-6 Go Dawgs!
By Ron
June 2, 2008 9:41 PM | Link to this
12-6 UGA top 6th. 1 on, 1 out.
By LaGrangeDawg
June 2, 2008 9:42 PM | Link to this
Rabun Dawg- I just checked (for the heck of it) at the tech athletics site, ramblingwreck.com, and you can register for their free audio broadcast. Hope this helps!
By KRB
June 2, 2008 9:44 PM | Link to this
What happened to Dean Weaver?
By LaGrangeDawg
June 2, 2008 9:45 PM | Link to this
godawg just did all the work for me- thanks godawg!
By godawg
June 2, 2008 9:46 PM | Link to this
Now the punishment begins! 15-6!
By Ron
June 2, 2008 9:47 PM | Link to this
Pulled him. 13-6 UGA top 6, 2 out
By Ron
June 2, 2008 9:47 PM | Link to this
Pulled him. 13-6 UGA top 6, 2 out
By auburn suxs
June 2, 2008 9:48 PM | Link to this
15-6 DAWGS in the 6th
By AltamahaDawg
June 2, 2008 9:49 PM | Link to this
Here is all the game tracker you need to know: we are kicking their a*.
By Ron
June 2, 2008 9:49 PM | Link to this
15-6 UGA t6, 2 out.
By BadgerDawg
June 2, 2008 9:50 PM | Link to this
LaGrange, you can only charge for something that has value. I am paying for the Dawgs and I also fully undersatnd why Tech doesn’t do the same. They can’t.
By Ron
June 2, 2008 9:52 PM | Link to this
15-6 UGA B6, 1 Out.
By godawg
June 2, 2008 9:52 PM | Link to this
KRB,
Weaver got hit in the right (pitching hand) wrist on a ball hit back to the mound. Hope he’s OK for the Super.
By DWG
June 2, 2008 9:52 PM | Link to this
15-6 UGA bottom of the sixth.
AJC gametracker is ridiculous. Why even have that on your site. They even have the Dawgs listed as the home team.
By Ron
June 2, 2008 9:54 PM | Link to this
Dawgs turn DP. 15-6 UGA t 7.
By LaGrangeDawg
June 2, 2008 9:56 PM | Link to this
BadgerDawg, LOL! Good Call! GO DAWGS!
By KRB
June 2, 2008 9:57 PM | Link to this
So Weaver is not injured? I saw where he only faced one batter. Sorry, I am following gametracker not actually watching/listening to the game.
By reebok
June 2, 2008 10:01 PM | Link to this
Typical Tech choke job. They only need to take 1 of 2 and don’t even compete in either game. Pathetic.
By godawg
June 2, 2008 10:01 PM | Link to this
We’re playing the keystone cops! ROTFLMAO! 16-6.
By Rabun Dawg
June 2, 2008 10:05 PM | Link to this
godawg, I am alittle slow,old age! But I got it!! Thanx, and GO DAWGS11
By Ellijay Dog
June 2, 2008 10:07 PM | Link to this
you can go to georgiadogs.com click on the regional tab or links and listen to the game called by the Dawgs…man are they having some fun.. Go Dawgs
By godawg
June 2, 2008 10:07 PM | Link to this
KRB,
You need to click on the link above and listen to the game. It’s gotten hilarious. 6 errors. Danny Hall just dropped his pen walking to the mound. They can’t field for $$hit.
I think Weaver was hurt. They took him out right after he was hit.
By LaGrangeDawg
June 2, 2008 10:08 PM | Link to this
BadgerDawg- Now I think I would actually pay to hear the dejected tone coming from the tech announcers. A bit of schadenfeude, I suppose. :) Hope it holds up!
By Ron
June 2, 2008 10:09 PM | Link to this
18-6 UGA t 7
By DWG
June 2, 2008 10:09 PM | Link to this
Matt Olson: 5 for 6 - 3 rbi, 4 runs scored, including the single that just put us up 18-6. Go Dawgs!
By Fort Worth Dawg
June 2, 2008 10:10 PM | Link to this
Taunting tip: If you make fun of us for losing to Lipscomb, then make sure you beat us (otherwise, you come off looking worse than Lipscomb). 18 — 6 Is there a mercy rule?
By LaGrangeDawg
June 2, 2008 10:12 PM | Link to this
Schadenfreude (as opposed to shadenfeude) that is. This is getting ugly by the way-18 to 6!!
By KRB
June 2, 2008 10:12 PM | Link to this
Matt Olson has 5 hits, GA Tech has 9, seriously why doesn’t Tech recruit pitchers? Book your hotels in Athens, NC State fans.
By godawg
June 2, 2008 10:14 PM | Link to this
Tech radio announcers are saying they need a “special rally” to save this one. Ya think?
LMAO.
By those poor things
June 2, 2008 10:16 PM | Link to this
to make this day even better, yunel escobar just hit a walkoff bomb for the braves. at least tech has joe hamilton
By Ellijay Dog
June 2, 2008 10:17 PM | Link to this
18-6 top of the 8th
By ConfusedDawg
June 2, 2008 10:20 PM | Link to this
Thanks for the links godawg. I am no good with CPUs and was having trouble finding the GTracker. Thanks for your assistance.
By Bug Blaster
June 2, 2008 10:27 PM | Link to this
Did somebody say zucchini?
By godawg
June 2, 2008 10:29 PM | Link to this
Glad to help! Happy it’s turned out so well. WOOF!
By quaildawg
June 2, 2008 10:29 PM | Link to this
Ga Tech Baseball…better known in these parts as the “One Inning Wonders” All those stats, that high ranking and where and what did it get you? Five runs in one inning and a nice trip back to the ATL!!! BTW-Congrats on another stellar season Jackets!!! 40 Wins is quite an accomplishment.
By LizDawg
June 2, 2008 10:29 PM | Link to this
Just like football! (SIAR,B!) Just like basketball! Just like baseball!
How sweet it is to be a Dawg 365x7x24!
By "Lipscomb" is an omen!
June 2, 2008 10:32 PM | Link to this
This looks about over…congrats!
Maybe this fall we can talk about uGa winning the BS title…LOL!
By AltamahaDawg
June 2, 2008 10:42 PM | Link to this
“Lipscomb is an Omen!” indeed. Actually that did turn out to be true. Without that loss, I really don’t think the Dawgs would have woken up and prabably wouldnt have been able to beat tech out of this regional. That’s what you were talking about, right sport?
By godawg
June 2, 2008 10:47 PM | Link to this
All over but the crying. 18-6!
Sic the Wolfpack!
By Fort Worth Dawg
June 2, 2008 10:48 PM | Link to this
I admit I gave up on Perno’s Dawgs when they lost to Lipscomb. No we are two wins away from the College World Series. Go Dawgs!
By AltamahaDawg
June 2, 2008 10:51 PM | Link to this
I give you a lot of credit for coming back in here tonight. Good job.
By something like that....
June 2, 2008 10:53 PM | Link to this
buLL is an “oman” also…LOL
By Tech Whooper
June 2, 2008 11:04 PM | Link to this
It just never gets old does it? Sorry, Jackets, there are great people in your number, but it is too much fun watching this.
By shane #1
June 2, 2008 11:11 PM | Link to this
GO DAWGS!!! College baseball playoffs are longer than the NHL or NBA. I am still for a football playoff, but I think maybe a “plus two” at the most. How many teams go to Omaha?
By Mark
June 2, 2008 11:12 PM | Link to this
Yo Alt, sorry if I was a little harsh earlier. How bout dem GA BULLDOGS?!
By minookadawg
June 2, 2008 11:17 PM | Link to this
CHIP, when I asked you if tonight’s game was gonna be a high scoring slugfest, I NEVER expected 18 runs…..by ONE TEAM.
GO DAWGS! WHO IS NEXT?!!
By minookadawg
June 2, 2008 11:19 PM | Link to this
CHIP how many rounds of beer does Knobler owe you, since the Diamond Dawgs beat gt 2X in 2 Days?!
By CrazyDawg
June 2, 2008 11:25 PM | Link to this
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKIN’ ABOUT!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
GO DOGS!! SIC EM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU’RE EITHER A DOG, OR DOG FOOD!!!!!
WAY TO WRECK tech!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Chip Towers
June 2, 2008 11:39 PM | Link to this
POSTGAME NOTES: As you might imagine Georgia was well represented on the NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament team. They had six players, led by right fielder Matt Olson, who was named the regional’s MVP after going 15-for-20 (.750) in the last four games. Also on the squad were Gordon Beckham, Rich Poythress, Ryan Peisel, Bryce Massanari and Nick Montgomery… . Charlie Blackmon and Jason Haniger made it for Tech… .
This is an incredible stat: Dogs now are 15-0 in elimination games at Foley Field… . They are 6-2 vs. Tech in NCAA regionals since 2001… .
Just got the schedule for the Super Regional versus N.C. State — Friday at noon (ESPN), Saturday at noon (ESPN2), Sunday at 4 p.m. (ESPN)… . Tickets go on sale Thursday at 8:30 a.m. You can call 1-877-542-1231 or go to www.georgiadogs.com.
By minookadawg
June 3, 2008 12:00 AM | Link to this
CHIP
1.How crazy was it at Foley Field when the last out was recorded?
2.Since the Super Regional starts Fri…I guess I’ll wait till Thurs/VERY early Fri to ask who the starters are.
3. How do the players and coaches feel about this HUGE victory, with a MARATHON left to run?
Thanks for your time and GO DAWGS!
By Richard
June 3, 2008 2:08 AM | Link to this
No.1Dawg..I’m awaiting your sophomoric response.
By ChadE
June 3, 2008 2:15 AM | Link to this
Mr. kl, I believe your trade school education has failed you. You have been misinformed on the statistics. UGA beat “tech” in basketball, and now we have also beaten “tech” three out of five times in baseball. You cannot possibly argue that the acc is ahead of the SEC in the sports that matter, i.e. football, and basketball. When Florida has won the last two out of three basketball national titles. And I can’t remember the last time the SEC did not win the National Championship in football. It is clear that no one on this site is “boasting,” and you have labeled yourself yet another whiny techie who is in denial about UGA’s continued athletic prowess. GO Dawgs.
By AltamahaDawg
June 3, 2008 7:44 AM | Link to this
Yo mark, not a problem. How bout em!
By David
June 3, 2008 8:41 AM | Link to this
Here’s why college baseball fails to really grab my attention:
1-Too many games, too few pitchers….hence a joke game like last night. The good HS pitchers go pro, then the late bloomers turn into the ace and/or closer and then you are pitching the rest who are average and overwhelmed by good college hitters.
2-Aluminum bats….too many texas leagers that should’ve been outs.
3-DH…not enough strategy, stealing, moving runners.
I am glad for the Dawgs and will root for them, but it’s just not real baseball.
By godawg
June 3, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this
5:42. Time for Tech to hang up their cleats.
By AltamahaDawg
June 3, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this
I wonder if 3 Rivers jacket is still humming that catchy little tune?
By Gen Neyland
June 3, 2008 1:17 PM | Link to this
Congrats to the Dawgs…and good luck on out towards Omaha.
By Lapdog
June 3, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this
For a scary minute there I thought you said, “…good luck on out towards Obama.” The atmosphere in Athens all 4 days was great. I don’t know why we all still get so excited by beating Tech, it has become routine. I guess because they hate us so much and we love to see the dejected looks on their faces when they loose to us again. Our Tech friends still have hope and still talk big, but they know their athletics will never challenge us. They still look down their noses at Georgia people and claim to be superior to us academically. Tech is a great school for certain things, but so is Georgia. Let’s be good winners and console our Yellow Jacket buds.
By RAMBLE ON!!!
June 3, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this
Dear Fleabags,
Congratulations on your victory and advancement. That was quite a display of hitting to be sure. Although watching GT get behind every hitter 2-0 certainly helped the cause, I’ll give credit where it’s due, your bat’s had our pitchers trying to be too cute. Oh yea, THWG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By AltamahaDawg
June 3, 2008 8:45 PM | Link to this
Ramble on, good man.
By bite me, lapdog
June 3, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this
thwg
By Carter the Short-Timer
June 4, 2008 9:08 AM | Link to this
“Making it oh, so sweet for most of the 3,518 fans inside the park and the hundreds of others outside, it came against archrival Georgia Tech, 18-6 Monday night. For those counting, and surely all those in red and black who can are, Georgia has a 6-2 record against Tech in the NCAA tournament this decade.”
Jeez, I crack myself up.
Toodles, poodles!!
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By santa3247
June 6, 2008 3:27 AM | Link to this
Hi,I’m Seong-Ho,Yoon living in Jinhae City southkorea now.
AJC.com brave bulletin I can’t write from yesterday now.
Something fraude exist I sensed and I want to send messege to people of Atlanta Braves.
I didn’t meet and talk with any people of USA from past to now for important things.
I didn’t receive any money from people of USA. Keep in mind.
Babylon now can threathen my families and relatives freely. Keep in mind.
May the force of Messiah be with you
P.S:P.S: Below is my blog’s some article
Freemason
Theseday it is easy for you to read articles about freemason ruling whole world in the web. But, really speaking, this is trick of the most malevolent Babylonian living in korean peninsla for the purpose of imputating their sins to freemason and the original culprit are Baylonian whose language is korean.
And what is Freemason?
[18Century passport of Freemason]
The painting upper direction was in the passport of Freemason in 1785. Look presicely.
In top-most, the world Justice exist. God is Conscience and Justice sense.
In the below, Someone’s face is painted like Sun, and the middle of his forehead is wide, dark eyebrow, nose a little wider than the white, and you can find this face is something like Asian. Yeh Solomon, Osiris, Messiah,Lion’s face.
In the below again, Isis and another wife exist, and in center of both located Pheonix which means the guardian of Isis.
In the left side, Pyramid is and in right You can catch the flags of Judah’s 12tribe.
The sentence of script I can’t read for this word I don’t know well. ^*^
After all, this Freemason meant that people who didn’t forget Solomon and waited Osiris, and they were connected with Judah’s 12Kingdum. They knew so well about reality theeseday I am writting over the world.
[Article about Messiah]
And upper document someone wrote I think you need to contact, but never easily you could meet with them I think. But, they don’t know this fact “Allah is Messiah” and they would be people of Judah. The good people have to hand in hand with them, and you can’t trust people who don’t want to meet and help me, if they would avoid me they must be slave or descendant of not Judah but Israel. Person who can’t talk about Neutron and Resonance Schumann would be like witches and wizards who can’t tell “Voldmort” and you can’t trust them all and unbelievable. Originally Freemason pursuited the whole kinds of Justice about history, laws, economy, etc, and Freemason who chase Common Sense Babylon made must be slave or hyperjesus.
This Freemason was started to be fully attacked by Neutron from 1880’, so they caught the information about Neutron by intelligence office, they informed this secret to Judahs’ 12tribe’s Kingdums, World War1,2 were occurred by very this information You exactly have to know I think. Freemason informed the King of Japan and Japan invaded korean peninsla and southchina, but the insufficient information couldn’t defend themselves from implanting spy, therefore Implanted inslaved bosses of Japan attacked Hawai Island by the order from Babylonian who was living in north china and southafrica.
If Freemason would dislike the war about Babylon, that is proof of inslavery, because they were people who named Atomic Bomb to Neutron Clear Bomb. This fact the kings of Judah’s 12tribe couldn’t tell a nation for poor scientific knowledge, and they didn’t want to make nation to be horrified.
Mr.Obama is Freemason 32th degree I found article about him theseday. And he quit Jesus Religion. This fact is enormous hope to the good people in Asia around.
May The Bright Morning Star be with you Real Freemason ^*^