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By Bigdawg

June 16, 2008 10:39 PM | Link to this

Stanford. I didn’t see anything from them tonight that was too scary. In the end it really doesn’t matter. The Stanford-Miami game should stress both pitching staff while the Dawgs rest. Great win! Go DAWGS!!!!

By mitbulldawg

June 16, 2008 10:39 PM | Link to this

Number 1?!?!? Doesn’t matter - Diamonddawgs will beat them both again.

By Herschel Talker

June 16, 2008 10:41 PM | Link to this

Duh….Stanford. What kind of a stupid question is that?

By dawgh8er4ever

June 16, 2008 10:41 PM | Link to this

I’m a Tech guy, and I’ve been impressed on the way UGA is playing. I think Stanford may be the better draw for the team. Miami is a very dangerous team. Who knows what’ll happen. I still think UNC is the team to beat.

By bjdawg

June 16, 2008 10:41 PM | Link to this

how bout them DAWGS!! Keep it coming

By Gutrake

June 16, 2008 10:44 PM | Link to this

We DEFINITELY don’t want to face Miami again! Tonight’s game was one of the best I’ve seen—pro or college! Home run or not? I say it was.

By Finchdawg

June 16, 2008 10:48 PM | Link to this

Stanford, no doubt, but it’s nice to know that whoever it is, they’ll have to beat us twice, which will be very difficult to do, and we’ll only have to beat them once to make it to the finals!

By Tyler

June 16, 2008 10:49 PM | Link to this

Great win!!! I love my DAWGS!!!! I think I would rather play Stanford, but bring on Miami too, their fans having really been cocky on the GA’s ESPN board saying that they gave the game to us. In fact, I change my mind, I want to play Miami!!!!!!!

By dawgh8er4ever

June 16, 2008 10:52 PM | Link to this

Gutrake-

It was NOT a homerun. it hit in foul territory on the upper part of the wall pad. An inch higher is a different story and it’s a 3-run homer. Tough luck, but baseball is a game of inches. One inch higher and it hits the foul pole.

By dawgh8er4ever

June 16, 2008 10:54 PM | Link to this

Gutrake-

It was NOT a homerun. It hit in foul territory on the upper part of the wall pad. An inch higher and it’s a 3-run homer. Tough luck, but baseball is a game of inches.

By BigNCDAWG

June 16, 2008 11:14 PM | Link to this

I love this team. They play tough and play to win. I get all kind of nervous in these close games. Sicum DAWGS. Yet another great win.

By ATLDawg272

June 16, 2008 11:14 PM | Link to this

It has to be Stanford. Miami’s pitching staff seems deeper than Stanford’s and we had many more opportunities against the Cardinal. Plus, our higher seeding makes us the home team against them, right?

By Joe

June 16, 2008 11:19 PM | Link to this

I think Stanford is the obvious choice, as they only have one scary bat to Miami’s 4 or 5…I just hope it’s a 20-19 game and both teams use all of their pitchers…

By lawrencevilledawg

June 16, 2008 11:20 PM | Link to this

FOOTBALL is the game of inches, not baseball, no matter what those r-tards on ESPN say. Massanari’s was a home run. It hit right above line on the padding and bounced over. It was fair. Glad the dawgs didn’t lose on that…

By Home Run

June 17, 2008 12:05 AM | Link to this

Stop it on slow motion and pause on the first replay of the Massaneri hit. It should have been ruled a home run, but for all you people biased against UGA, you will have to admit that at worst it is a ground rule double. It hit the padding square in the center of the yellow line (which is like chalk that any part of it is fair) and kicked over to the right of the pole.

Go Dawgs!!!!!!!!!!1

By lamar

June 17, 2008 12:28 AM | Link to this

It was a HOMERUN!! 1st of all, the yellow line is not in the center of the foul & fair line! The yellow line was 6 inches to the left of the middle of the foul pole!! IF IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE, ITS A HOMERUN!! It looked like the check swing call in the miami game with runners on 1st and 2nd for GA and the 3rd base umpire said he went around, WHEN CLEARLY HE BARELY MOVED THE BAT!! OH WELL, WE STILL WON!!! GOOOOOO DAWGS!!!!! National championship in football this year and world series winners!! IT IS GREAT TO BE A BULLDOG!!!

By Stone Cold Snook

June 17, 2008 12:56 AM | Link to this

At first, I thought it was gone but why does the yellow on to of the padding extend out past the pole in foul territory on the blue wall in the corner. If you look at the foul pole is wider above the padding than the strip on the wall. The ball clraely hits the top of the wall to the right of the pad on the blue wall but the ball is clearly in line with the foul pole and bounces up with the foul pole….SO IT CLREARLY WAS GONE…Look at how much wider the pole is where it meets the padded wall.

I still say the play at 1st was hogg wash becasue his toe was not on the bag,

Too bad we have ESPN and now umps against the DAWGS…..

BRING ON WHO EVER…..GO DAWGS

By No.1Dawg

June 17, 2008 1:32 AM | Link to this

We want Stanford. Better match up at this point. Their team is not as deep and they’ll be taxed after tonight and wed vs Miami. I think that gives us a better shot to advance to the finals.

As for the home run….why did the ball kick to the right like that after it hit the padding? BECAUSE IT HIT THE “FAIR” POLE! THAT’S A HOMER CHILDREN!

By lucky dawgs

June 17, 2008 2:24 AM | Link to this

once again lady fell on the mutts. your luck is about to run out girls.

By lucky dawgs is a nerd

June 17, 2008 2:33 AM | Link to this

lucky dawgs- If we were to win one or two games then yes it might be luck but 8 games. Sorry my friend it is all skill and you are just jealous

By hop

June 17, 2008 3:58 AM | Link to this

great game for the dawgs , this team has all the intangibles working for them.

it seems they are a team of destiny

By Clambake

June 17, 2008 6:43 AM | Link to this

UGA has to be hoping for Miami to lose to Stanford. They are loaded with talent and UGA did it’s part to eliminate them. Never thought I’d say this, but, Go Dawgs!

By HarvinDaMan

June 17, 2008 6:50 AM | Link to this

this is big news in UGA athletics. I guess when you can’t win a National Championship in Football or Basketball, College Baseball is something to get excited about. Well this will last for a few more days. Miami will send them back. Go Gators.

By DawgCrappy

June 17, 2008 6:55 AM | Link to this

lucky dawgs is a ‘neck- I see that UGAy education, or lack thereof, didn’t do much for your grammar and syntax. You’re big Cow College will choke in baseball, as it always does in football.

By gayterman

June 17, 2008 7:37 AM | Link to this

Hey your jean shorts are showing. Gayters don’t look good in green so shut your yap and enjoy that beating that tebow took last year. We’ll be happy to give him another dose this time. All your teams sucked this year so f you.

By BrizDawg

June 17, 2008 7:44 AM | Link to this

Did anybody else notice that the padding on the wall to the RIGHT of the ball flipped up when the ball hit? Several inches of the padding came up off the wall because the button holding it down was loose. There is no way the ball hit the far right part of the padding in foul territory - it had to be over some part of the yellow line, thus being at the very least a ground rule double. Thankfully things worked out anyway and we scored a couple of runs and Fields was able to hold it together long enough to win the game. Go Dawgs!

By the way HarvinDuhMan, what you got to brag about in football or basketball this year? UGA should have knocked TBowtie out of the Heisman race with that embarrassing loss, and I believe the SEC championship rings are on the fingers of the UGA basketball players… By the way, the buzzer just went off so your jean shorts are dry.

By harvinsashemale

June 17, 2008 7:44 AM | Link to this

Yep our teams were so good we got plastered by everyones this year. Our haysman QB got smashed our basesball teams done got whooped and my baskatball team done fell on theys face. Ah wells we always has some crack to smoke.

By D.Ellis

June 17, 2008 7:51 AM | Link to this

First off it was NOT a homerun. No matter where it hits the yellow line and no matter where that yellow line is placed in realtion to how wide the foul pole is…IT STILL HAS TO CROSS ON THE INSIDE OF THE FOUL POLL TO BE CONSIDERED FOUL. But who cares we won….thats all that matters.

As for Harvin DA MAN-This is a big deal…you would think so to if UF was in the CWS and sitting 2-0….but they aren’t….they are at home like you watching UGA with the rest of the nation. Basketball and Football aren’t the only sports with NC’s. However I could see how you would only bring those 2 up since you have recent NC’s in those sports. Bring on the Canes. We’ll send them packing much like Henne sent The Gators packing.

By scdawg

June 17, 2008 7:55 AM | Link to this

The ball was above the yellow stripe bringing the pole into play. The ball was within the confines of the pole therefore,in bounds (fair ball). In baseball on the line is in bounds, whereas in football on the line is out of bounds.

By BrizDawg

June 17, 2008 8:02 AM | Link to this

Actually, if a ball HITS the foul pole it’s a home run, and if a ball hits the chalk of a line it’s in fair territory, so it DOES make a difference where the yellow line is.

We would have had a better view of the thing if ESPN didn’t have five cameras trained on Massanari’s wife. OK, so she was Miss Nevada and she’s pretty, but there’s an intense ballgame going on and I want all cameras ON THE GAME. Zoom in on her between innings or something.

By areyouserious?

June 17, 2008 8:08 AM | Link to this

Are you serious? This is the dumbest question you’ve ever come up with. Miami is the #1 team in the country — of course UGA would rather play Stanford.

By KansasDawg

June 17, 2008 8:09 AM | Link to this

The bulldawg nation is on a roll.

By terryn

June 17, 2008 8:13 AM | Link to this

Go Dawgs! Being a Lipscomb grad, I’m behind y’all all the way.

By Bob

June 17, 2008 8:40 AM | Link to this

Stanford obviously.

There is a flaw in the way the horizontal yellow line on top of the wall extends past the foul line. Further, the outside of the foul pole should be in line with the outside of the foul line, which it isn’t.

I’m glad that the next batter drove in two runs because I think the umpires made the right call. The NCAA needs to fix that flaw.

By paul murry

June 17, 2008 8:53 AM | Link to this

i say let josh fields pitch the whole game…WHY NOT????

By Don

June 17, 2008 9:02 AM | Link to this

I left the bar after the 6th inning and missed the bad home run call. Just watched it on ESPN. It hit the top of the wall on top of the yellow foul line and clipped the foul pole. The foul pole is slightly behind the wall. That is a home run. I had the benefit of pausing the video at the time it hit the wall and foul pole and the umpire had to make a real time judgement. Tough one to make on the field but it was a home run. In hindsight it is no big deal as they one the game. Go Dawgs!

By Todd Green

June 17, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this

The Dogs are the team to beat. The question is who will we play… Not sure if any of them really want to face the BaseGogs again.

By Hmmmm!

June 17, 2008 9:29 AM | Link to this

While I am obviously glad Ga. won it was not a homerun and the slow motion look at it proved it. It looked like a home run on TV because of the angle of the camera shot. If you had of been looking at it from home plate you would have seen the the little wall pole and big foul pole are accurately lined up and that the ball hit foul of “Both” poles. The announcers were showing their geometrical ignorance unfortunately.

By The Tree

June 17, 2008 9:30 AM | Link to this

Go Stanford Cardinal! Your ATL alums are rooting for you! Stanford is the owner of the Director’s Cup which is presented annually to the best all-around athletics program in the nation. For 14 consecutive years Stanford has won the trophy. Arguably the best combination of academic and athletic success. UGA placed tenth in this year’s competition. Points are awarded for places finished in ten sports for men and ten sports for women per school. www.nacda.com Top Ten for 2007-08 1 Stanford (points)1419.00
2. Michigan 1061.00 3. UCLA 1048.00 4. California 1044.00 5. Ohio State 1017.25 6. Texas 974.50 7. Florida 972.75 8. Penn State 961.00 9. Arizona State 918.50 10. Georgia 890.00

By Fear The Tree

June 17, 2008 9:33 AM | Link to this

Go Stanford Cardinal! Your ATL alums are rooting for you! Stanford is the owner of the Director’s Cup which is presented annually to the best all-around athletics program in the nation. For 14 consecutive years Stanford has won the trophy. Arguably the best combination of academic and athletic success. UGA placed tenth in this year’s competition. Points are awarded for places finished in ten sports for men and ten sports for women per school. www.nacda.com Top Ten for 2007-08 1 Stanford (points)1419.00
2. Michigan 1061.00 3. UCLA 1048.00 4. California 1044.00 5. Ohio State 1017.25 6. Texas 974.50 7. Florida 972.75 8. Penn State 961.00 9. Arizona State 918.50 10. Georgia 890.00

By Cardinal, the color not the bird

June 17, 2008 9:35 AM | Link to this

Go Stanford Cardinal! Your ATL alums are rooting for you! Stanford is the owner of the Director’s Cup which is presented annually to the best all-around athletics program in the nation. For 14 consecutive years Stanford has won the trophy. Arguably the best combination of academic and athletic success. UGA placed tenth in this year’s competition. Points are awarded for places finished in ten sports for men and ten sports for women per school. www.nacda.com Top Ten for 2007-08 1 Stanford (points)1419.00
2. Michigan 1061.00 3. UCLA 1048.00 4. California 1044.00 5. Ohio State 1017.25 6. Texas 974.50 7. Florida 972.75 8. Penn State 961.00 9. Arizona State 918.50 10. Georgia 890.00

By JP

June 17, 2008 9:40 AM | Link to this

Stanford. I don’t think Stanford could beat Georgia twice, but Miami has the power game and the pitching depth to spoil the party.

As for the home run and the conspiracy theories… give it a rest. There are no outfield umpires at the CWS. That guy called it correctly as the field is layed out. The thing you can see is that the ball was right of the yellow line on the outfield fence. How many replays did the ump get to see before calling it? Pretty good job considering the answer is none. The real problem is how the field is marked, with any part of the foul pole being fair, yet the line below it doesn’t cover the width of the pole. That needs to be rectified.

By Clay

June 17, 2008 10:17 AM | Link to this

It doesn’t matter which team the Dawgs play, they just need to stay focused and outplay them like they did the first time against both teams. Go Dawgs!

By JDW

June 17, 2008 10:57 AM | Link to this

Hey Cardinal, you pump yourself up over the directors cup if you want but any overall sports trophy that gives equal weight to womens lacrosse and football has a serious flaw.

By MJ in Miami

June 17, 2008 11:12 AM | Link to this

You want no part of the Canes again! We have some payback waiting for GA once we take care of Stanford. GA was lucky to win in game 1 but it won’t happen again. I want GA again and I cannot wait to play them again. Payback is a bi*ch!!!

By Small Storm

June 17, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this

Miami is overated. They are lucky they did not lose to Fla State - looks to me the closer has the Yipps.

By UGA VII in '08

June 17, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this

You don’t want Miami again. We gave away the game to you last time. It’ll be clean old fashioned revenge this time around!

By Stanford, simply the best

June 17, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this

Go Stanford Cardinal! Your ATL alums are rooting for you! Stanford is the owner of the Director’s Cup which is presented annually to the best all-around athletics program in the nation. For 14 consecutive years Stanford has won the trophy. Arguably the best combination of academic and athletic success. UGA placed tenth in this year’s competition. Points are awarded for places finished in ten sports for men and ten sports for women per school. www.nacda.com Top Ten for 2007-08 1 Stanford (points)1419.00 2. Michigan 1061.00 3. UCLA 1048.00 4. California 1044.00 5. Ohio State 1017.25 6. Texas 974.50 7. Florida 972.75 8. Penn State 961.00 9. Arizona State 918.50 10. Georgia 890.00

By Cardinal Rule

June 17, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this

No UGA, no UF on this top ten list.. Schools with the most NCAA Championships (as of Spring 2007)

Total Men’s Sports Women’s Sports Number of NCAA Championships: UCLA: 100 Stanford: 94 Southern California: 84 Oklahoma State: 48 Arkansas: 41 LSU: 40 Texas: 39 Michigan: 32 North Carolina: 32 Penn State: 32

By Nearing 100 Championships!

June 17, 2008 12:51 PM | Link to this

NCAA Championships Total Men’s Sports Women’s Sports as of Spring 2007

UCLA: 100 Stanford: 94 Southern California: 84 Oklahoma State: 48 Arkansas: 41 LSU: 40 Texas: 39 Michigan: 32 North Carolina: 32 Penn State: 32

By BigDawg 2002

June 17, 2008 5:30 PM | Link to this

Harvin better be the man the way Florida plays defense. DAWGS beat the Gators for the 2nd year in a row in football. We win the SEC Tournament in basketball and Florida is left out of the NCAA Tournament. Then, we beat Stanford/Miami to beat the Comeback Tigers in the Championship series.

GO DAWGS, Gator Hater.

By biff

June 17, 2008 10:04 PM | Link to this

Hey sTanford, make like a tree and leave. You lost, worry about Miami, they’re pi ssed.