June 22 & 24 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, NE
ESPN
Let's start with a quick interview during game 1 of the College World Series championship series, which defending champion Vanderbilt won 5-1.
The ESPN reporter was in the stands talking to UVA coach Brian O'Connor's father, "Mr. O'Connor", and the first question was 'why do you think he (Brian O'Connor) is so much more relaxed in his second year at the CWS'?
Mr. O'Connor's first two words: "Who, Brian?"
Yeah, Brian!!
Boone Phrases
Another big night for Aaron Boone in the booth:
"North-south action"
"Push the envelope"
"A chance for Jones to wiggle out"
"Climb the ladder"
"Hit a couple balls on the screws"
"That's when Connor Jones...became a dude"
"Little blown tire there"
National champions
In the deciding game of the series, freshman Pavin Smith hit a tying, two-run home run in the fourth, then drove in a go-ahead single to the opposite field in the fifth as the Cavaliers won 4-2 and captured the school's first-ever national title.
* UVA used two southpaw pitchers and both were excellent. Brandon Waddell started on three-days rest and allowed two runs in seven innings, retiring the final 11 batters he faced. Blessed with a two-run lead, Nathan Kirby pitched the final two frames, striking out five with a filthy slider, while giving up just a single.
* It's the first national baseball title for the Atlantic Coast Conference since Wake Forest in 1955. That might as well be 1855. It had been a LONG TIME since the ACC won a national championship in baseball.
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Showing posts with label college world series. Show all posts
Game 159 - Florida vs. Miami (FL)
June 17 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, NE
ESPN
The Gators eliminated their in-state rivals with the long ball and some solid pitching from freshman Alex Faedo. While four players hit home runs - including Harrison Bader (solo) and Buddy Reid (two-run HR) in the top of the first - Faedo allowed just one earned run in five innings and struck out seven as Florida moved on with a 10-3 victory.
We're down to five teams in the CWS and Florida tries again to stay alive when it plays Virginia Friday.
Meanwhile, Miami lost twice in Omaha, both times against the Gators. The Gainesville school scored 25 runs in the two contests and are averaging an incredible 9.7 runs in eight NCAA Tournament games.
If you show him cue cards, he will mumble nonsense
Kevin Costner says things before each of the College World Series games, which ESPN likes to refer to as "narration", and what I like to refer to as "reading off a piece of paper while eating at a barbecue restaurant".
"There's a reason why they make movies about it.
A reason why we watch.
There's a reason why for every 20 year old ballplayer doing this, there's thousands of people of any age who would trade places with him in a heartbeat.
Because in our hearts is where the game lives and we never stop loving the game."
Wow! Now THAT was impressive.
It reminded me of the final scene in Field of Dreams, only if instead of having a catch with his father, Ray Kinsella was picking up turtle poop with two pieces of a cardboard box.
Baseball Phrases
Some good ones from Jon Sciambi & Kyle Peterson this evening.
"Money"
"The flavors of Omaha"
"Gators and Canes, oh my"
"Happy zone"
"Difference maker with the bat"
"His stuff just jumps off the page"
"Little oppo flash"
ESPN
The Gators eliminated their in-state rivals with the long ball and some solid pitching from freshman Alex Faedo. While four players hit home runs - including Harrison Bader (solo) and Buddy Reid (two-run HR) in the top of the first - Faedo allowed just one earned run in five innings and struck out seven as Florida moved on with a 10-3 victory.
We're down to five teams in the CWS and Florida tries again to stay alive when it plays Virginia Friday.
Meanwhile, Miami lost twice in Omaha, both times against the Gators. The Gainesville school scored 25 runs in the two contests and are averaging an incredible 9.7 runs in eight NCAA Tournament games.
If you show him cue cards, he will mumble nonsense
Kevin Costner says things before each of the College World Series games, which ESPN likes to refer to as "narration", and what I like to refer to as "reading off a piece of paper while eating at a barbecue restaurant".
"There's a reason why they make movies about it.
A reason why we watch.
There's a reason why for every 20 year old ballplayer doing this, there's thousands of people of any age who would trade places with him in a heartbeat.
Because in our hearts is where the game lives and we never stop loving the game."
Wow! Now THAT was impressive.
It reminded me of the final scene in Field of Dreams, only if instead of having a catch with his father, Ray Kinsella was picking up turtle poop with two pieces of a cardboard box.
Baseball Phrases
Some good ones from Jon Sciambi & Kyle Peterson this evening.
"Money"
"The flavors of Omaha"
"Gators and Canes, oh my"
"Happy zone"
"Difference maker with the bat"
"His stuff just jumps off the page"
"Little oppo flash"
Games 157 - TCU vs. LSU
June 14 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, NE
ESPN
TCU is back in the College World Series for a second consecutive season for a reason: the Horned Frogs are good. TCU got seven innings of one-run ball from Preston Morrison (who won for the first time in nine postseason starts) and rolled to a 10-3 win in the series opener for both teams.
But that's enough of that, let's get to the nonsense.
First some more Baseball Phrases/regular nonsense phrases from Aaron Boone:
"Baseball acumen"
"He was totin' around second base"
"Bucket list item"
"Just kind of gooses it over there"
"He was mowing"
"Cruise control"
Other assorted silliness:
* "Umpire cam" & "ump cam" were said once each
* Jon Sciambi to Boone, top 9: "I know you're a big gum guy."
Aaron Boone: a big gum guy.
ESPN
TCU is back in the College World Series for a second consecutive season for a reason: the Horned Frogs are good. TCU got seven innings of one-run ball from Preston Morrison (who won for the first time in nine postseason starts) and rolled to a 10-3 win in the series opener for both teams.
But that's enough of that, let's get to the nonsense.
First some more Baseball Phrases/regular nonsense phrases from Aaron Boone:
"Baseball acumen"
"He was totin' around second base"
"Bucket list item"
"Just kind of gooses it over there"
"He was mowing"
"Cruise control"
Other assorted silliness:
* "Umpire cam" & "ump cam" were said once each
* Jon Sciambi to Boone, top 9: "I know you're a big gum guy."
Aaron Boone: a big gum guy.
Game 155 - Arkansas vs. Virginia
June 13 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, NE
ESPN
Virginia got its College World Series started with a 5-3 victory, thanks to a pair of late runs and dominant work from the bullpen.
Kenny Towns ripped a go-ahead double in the top of the eighth and a two-out single from Ernie Clement in the ninth made it a two-run game. Any lead was safe with Josh Sborz pitching. The right-hander was outstanding in five one-hit innings of relief, striking out five.
Daniel Pinero was also great, picking up three hits and three stolen bases for a Virginia team that was national runner-up a year ago.
Baseball Phrases
Play-by-play man Jon Sciambi
"He's the quarterback out there on defense"
"Quasi-closer"
Commentator Aaron Boone
"You sell out for the fast ball"
"Sandwich pick"
"Side-to-side action"
"Playing with house money" (said twice)
"It might've been a skosh off the outside edge"
ESPN
Virginia got its College World Series started with a 5-3 victory, thanks to a pair of late runs and dominant work from the bullpen.
Kenny Towns ripped a go-ahead double in the top of the eighth and a two-out single from Ernie Clement in the ninth made it a two-run game. Any lead was safe with Josh Sborz pitching. The right-hander was outstanding in five one-hit innings of relief, striking out five.
Daniel Pinero was also great, picking up three hits and three stolen bases for a Virginia team that was national runner-up a year ago.
Baseball Phrases
Play-by-play man Jon Sciambi
"He's the quarterback out there on defense"
"Quasi-closer"
Commentator Aaron Boone
"You sell out for the fast ball"
"Sandwich pick"
"Side-to-side action"
"Playing with house money" (said twice)
"It might've been a skosh off the outside edge"
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