I'll admit I've never been around 'Bama fans, but I ask two questions: 1) Do they burn couches in the streets a la WVU? 2) Do they throw batteries and lighter-heated nickels on the court/field?
I have to say that Alabama fans are perhaps the BEST fans I have come across when traveling to away games.
Two Press Conferences on Friday Video - 1 PM - State of Baseball Video - 2 PM - CWS Coaches The coaches press conference last year was pretty good.
gotcha, man. it'll be a competitive game, that's for sure. :thumb: i'm looking forward to see how/if ranaudo handles them. likewise, i hope we can get some offense and minimize mistakes. i'm not knocking jmitch, but i'd seriously think hard about starting landry over mitchell. not only because he's a lefty, but because i think his bat is just plain better. mitch cannot hit a breaking ball to save his life. plus he Ks a lot. he has speed on the base pads, but he's been taking too many chances. i'd rather someone fly out with a runner on base than someone strike out in the same situation.
Mitchell's base running has been a little sloppy as of late. He sometimes relies too much on his speed (he's got a lot of it, granted) and just makes some bone headed plays. I really haven't had much opportunity to see Landry this year, outside of the first game. What happened with him? I'm confident Ranaudo can keep the game close, at the very least. I wouldn't be surprised to see UVA put up a run or two early, but I think if we can get to their bullpen by the 6th, we will be able to eat through a 2 or 3 run lead, IF they can put one up.