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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Monday, June 9, 2008
Dogs-Miami Saturday on ESPN
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Good news for Georgia baseball fans. The NCAA and ESPN has slotted the Bulldogs’ game against No. 1-ranked Miami for the prime spot in the Saturday lineup — 7 p.m, Eastern time on ESPN.
And what’s not to like? The Bulldogs, one of the hottest offensive teams in the land, going against perennial college baseball powerhouse Miami (52-9). The Hurricanes, coached by for Georgia Tech coach Jim Morris, are making their 23rd appearance in the College World Series, compared to No. 6 for Georgia (40-23-1).
You could say it’s a tough draw for the Dogs, getting Miami. But the CWS doesn’t reshuffle the teams after they get to Omaha. So Georgia as the 8 seed gets Miami as the first. If there are upsets at the other spots — and Stanford over 5-seed Cal State Fullerton is the only one so far, so be it, they figure.
It sounds like a coach’s cliche but there really is no easy route in the CWS, one of the more raw competitive event you’ll ever see. The Dogs traditionally have drawn some powerhouses and they’ve come out OK. They’re 6-9 in the CWS with three two-and-outs and one national championship.
I was there when Georgia won it all in 1990. The Dogs beat Mississippi State 3-0 in the opening game and that was considered a tough draw. Then they got Stanford three times in a row, beating the great Mike Mussina two times. Finally they knocked off a powerful Oklahoma State squad 2-1 in the final. If I remember right, that was the first time the championship was decided without double-elimination, which the previously unbeaten Cowboys remind folks of often.
In 2001 Georgia lost to 2 seed Southern Cal and 8 seed Tennessee. In ‘04 the Dogs went 2-2 against 2 and 8 seeds Arizona and Texas and they got No. 1 Rice and No. 4 Oregon State in back-to-back in ‘06.
As coach David Perno said, “whoever you get out there is going to be difficult.” And he’s right. I can guarantee you Miami is saying that about drawing the Dogs.
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