You didnt think they would lose the first game with all that talent, did you?
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What!!!
Whoa! What a comeback!
WoooHooo!! We stayed up last night until they postponed until noon and then tried again at noon only to find it moved to 3. By then, he was in warm ups.
Glad they pulled it out!
Glad they pulled it out!
That FRESHMAN has been getting better with every AB this last month.Another #1 pick?
That sucked ! Damn weather prevented a Fullerton win last night 
Blame it on perfect game!
PG ?
Originally Posted by proudhesmine:
PG ?
It was a joke.
Vandy , lucky it rained....
How exciting. Goliath had a rabbits foot in its back pocket.
I believe if it doesn't rain , outcome would have been different. Eshelman kid was cruising, but, that's baseball. Nice shot by Vandy kid.
Let the record show that the game was not stopped by rain.
It it was stopped... In mid count... with a man on... Due to a lightning strike... Eight miles away.
Atrocious!
Originally Posted by fenwaysouth:
How exciting. Goliath had a rabbits foot in its back pocket.
I've been a Vandy fan my whole life (dad is a huge Vandy fan). So long before Corbs started building his empire. You have noooo idea how funny it is to hear someone refer to that tiny school in the juggernaut SEC as Goliath. Especially since Vandy is a third the size of Fullerton. They have always been much more of a David. I guess that just further adds to Corbin's legacy that he's changed the perception so much.
Scotty83,
Agreed. They are Goliath in college baseball & academics but still David in just about everything else in SEC athletics. I have two very good friends who played tennis there (many years ago), and they've told me of the *ss whoopings they got in the SEC every year. Credit goes to Corbin and the AD for building a national champion. From all indications, they run a program the way it should be run.
However, it is hard to cheer for someone who is lucky AND good. Sorry, Vandy fans but if mother nature intervenes and saves you from an almost certain loss, that is a gift from the Baseball Gods. Acknowledge it and cherish it. UVA is another lucky and good team....they've got two rabbits feet in their back pockets. There are individuals on UVA that I know and follow very closely, and I (secretly) cheer for. It could be a repeat matchup of the "lucky and good ones" in the finals. We'll see this week.
if Vandy had lost this game they would still be coin flip to make the finals...aside from the the fact the black / wt pin uniform is down right freakin ugly they are very very tough! I don't have any particular interest in them other then they are fun to watch.
Originally Posted by Scotty83:
Originally Posted by fenwaysouth:
How exciting. Goliath had a rabbits foot in its back pocket.
I've been a Vandy fan my whole life (dad is a huge Vandy fan). So long before Corbs started building his empire. You have noooo idea how funny it is to hear someone refer to that tiny school in the juggernaut SEC as Goliath. Especially since Vandy is a third the size of Fullerton. They have always been much more of a David. I guess that just further adds to Corbin's legacy that he's changed the perception so much.
Well, there is the $4+ billion endowment, the SEC football money, etc. vs. Fullerton, with no football, no sports revenues to speak of, and a commuter state school with extremely limited financial resources....
Originally Posted by like2rake:
Originally Posted by Scotty83:
Originally Posted by fenwaysouth:
How exciting. Goliath had a rabbits foot in its back pocket.
I've been a Vandy fan my whole life (dad is a huge Vandy fan). So long before Corbs started building his empire. You have noooo idea how funny it is to hear someone refer to that tiny school in the juggernaut SEC as Goliath. Especially since Vandy is a third the size of Fullerton. They have always been much more of a David. I guess that just further adds to Corbin's legacy that he's changed the perception so much.
Well, there is the $4+ billion endowment, the SEC football money, etc. vs. Fullerton, with no football, no sports revenues to speak of, and a commuter state school with extremely limited financial resources....
hahaha true but vanderbilt tends to spend their money on research and less on sports than most schools. I wouldn't be suprised if they had one of the lowest baseball budgets of any school in the tournament. Maybe with the exception of Corbin's salary but it wasn't that big when he got there and I'd say he's earned any raises he's gotten. Their big advantage is the academic standard to get into Vandy in the first place is higher than the NCAA standard to receive academic scholarships. So basically Vandy can have 35 on a full monetary ride. Something Corbin seems to have taken advantage of better than other high academic schools.
It was a great finish to the Vandy game...but I HATED to see the Cal State pitcher not be able to finish his gem on Sunday......always hate it when a game has to be finished the next day due to weather, especially when a pitcher is on a roll. Vandy did what it had to do, but I don't think you would have had the same finish if the Cal State starter was able to continue his Sunday domination.
Back foot I agree and I'm a huge Vandy fan. I would have rather they lost than see that kid not get to finish what he started. Now I would prefer he got to complete his game and Vandy found a way to come back but yeah I agree, I hate the kid didn't get a shot to finish it.
I'm officially a person who wants Vandy to do poorly. I was trending but...bam, I've arrived. And it wasn't the heinous black and gold pinstripe uniforms!