Diamond Dogs Going For De Ja Vu
How do you celebrate the most crazy-ass national championship that has ever happened in the NCAA in any sport? If you're the Fresno State baseball team, you fuck around for the entire season and then start playing good when you're facing elimination. Almost like last year.
In 2008, the 'Dogs got off to their customary good start and posted a mark of 8-12 in the early going. But then they maneuvered their way into the WAC tournament only to face elimination. Then they kicked it into gear and moved on to a regional. Same deal there, and it was on to Omaha. The rest is history and the FSU baseball team roared into 2009 as the national champs.
But last year's team was 47-31 when it was all said and done.
This year's sqaud scrambled their way into the WAC tourney with a mark of 28-27. Like clockwork they lost their first game and had to win out.
They did.
What the hell?
They beat the number one seed San Jose St. Spartans on Friday, then beat Hawaii on Saturday and New Mexcico St. TWICE on Sunday. And last month at this time they couldn't beat their meat. From April 7th till May 2nd, FSU lost 13 out of 17 and fell into the WAC cellar.
Now they've won 12 out of 15 and are headed to a regional. Mike Batesole's a genius. Bob Bennett is writing a poem about how stupid he was to stack his team with awesome players. And Jeff Weaver....well, he's on the Dodgers and he sucks.
But here comes the NCAA's and if the trend keeps up, who knows how shrill Paul Loeffler's voice will get?
In 2008, the 'Dogs got off to their customary good start and posted a mark of 8-12 in the early going. But then they maneuvered their way into the WAC tournament only to face elimination. Then they kicked it into gear and moved on to a regional. Same deal there, and it was on to Omaha. The rest is history and the FSU baseball team roared into 2009 as the national champs.
But last year's team was 47-31 when it was all said and done.
This year's sqaud scrambled their way into the WAC tourney with a mark of 28-27. Like clockwork they lost their first game and had to win out.
They did.
What the hell?
They beat the number one seed San Jose St. Spartans on Friday, then beat Hawaii on Saturday and New Mexcico St. TWICE on Sunday. And last month at this time they couldn't beat their meat. From April 7th till May 2nd, FSU lost 13 out of 17 and fell into the WAC cellar.
Now they've won 12 out of 15 and are headed to a regional. Mike Batesole's a genius. Bob Bennett is writing a poem about how stupid he was to stack his team with awesome players. And Jeff Weaver....well, he's on the Dodgers and he sucks.
But here comes the NCAA's and if the trend keeps up, who knows how shrill Paul Loeffler's voice will get?
posted by Green V Watchdog | 10:55 PM
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