Women's College World Series Open Comment Thread (Game Three): Georgia Bulldogs v. Florida Gators
by T Kyle King on Jun 5, 2010 7:15 PM EDT
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PrintThe big news around the blogosphere today was, of course, Blogs With Balls 3, the sports bloggers convention held in Chicago. I spent more of my day than I would care to admit tracking the event on Twitter, which is where I learned who was on Twitter and how I found out that Spencer Hall got iced. You could even watch the event on television.
Here in Bulldog Nation, though, our televisions are tuned in to the Women's College World Series. The Georgia Bulldogs' first two games have generated a pair of quality comment threads, and I expect tonight will be no exception. (Well, you know, except for the fact that it will be the Red and Black's third evening game in as many nights, and I am worn out from staying up to the very end of both of the first two, and I have a busy day ahead of me tomorrow, what with church and helping my sister-in-law and her family move, but, really, that is neither here nor there.)
Come one, come all, to root on the Bulldogs as they attempt to advance through the loser's bracket and remain alive in the NCAA softball tournament. Join in the conversation in the comments below.
Go 'Dawgs!
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Nice job in the top of the first for the Dawgs.
Now we just need to get something going at the plate early. Take the Gators out of it.
I hate Florida.
Poor coaching vs UCLA
I am appalled that the Georgia coaches could not tell their players how to adjust against the pitcher for UCLA, FOUL BALL,FOUL BALL, FOUL BALL. and to think they get paid to coach
very upsetting in my mind
by sftball coack on Jun 6, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
oh good...i showed up and there was no gamethread
i was a little bummed
but all is good now
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
You can thank vineyarddawg for that.
I checked my DirecTV program guide, and it said “Hawaii v. TBD” at 7:00 and “Georgia v. TBD” at 9:30, so I set the comment thread to pop up at 9:00.
I guess it has something to do with that business with reversing the brackets, but, until I saw vineyarddawg’s fanpost, I didn’t know the game was underway.
Totally my bad . . . although, in my defense, I’ve been up way late the last two nights.
Go 'Dawgs!
excused
i didnt even show up yesterday…then again i get a free pass there, i was fired yesterday for no reason(literally, they didnt give me a reason since ga is an “at will” state) its been a rough weekend
ga beating florida would make it much better tho
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
thanks
yeah its rough. i was never even written up, never late, nothing
at least now i dont have to get up at 4am on friday and saturday mornings
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
Well, dang.
If you’ve been working long enough, there’s always unemployment benefits to tide you over until you find something else, right?
by NCT on Jun 5, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
i had been working long enough
and i filed yesterday. gonna get every penny out of this pathetic company i can
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
Just means we'll have to work that much harder to blow it.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 7:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Dawgs on the board!
Goler goes long and gets a 2-run homer!
Go Dawgs!
Florida delenda est! (Sorry, Kyle)
Not a problem.
The Gators, too, must be destroyed, and, at the moment, the need for their destruction is more immediate.
Go 'Dawgs!
Yeah...
That’s gonna be really sore at best.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 7:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't like to think it...
… but it looks like it’s worse than that. She landed really awkwardly on that leg, and they didn’t even let her try to put weight on it.
Good sportsmanship by the Gators, though.
Oh yeah...
I just meant that even in the best case scenario she’d likely be out for a tournment of this length.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 7:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I hate to say it about a Gator . . .
. . . but you’re right. That was a classy gesture by the Florida coach.
Go 'Dawgs!
Surprisingly, yes.
The Huskies lost to Arizona today. So we’re the only canines left in the tournament.
Don't forget about Smokey!!!
Oh wait, you’re right.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 7:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Juggling again.
This time, I’ve got the dramatic conclusion (boat race) to the Elvis vehicle Clambake on the primary visual entertainment device.
He just proposed to Shelly Fabares ...
… so I reckon it’s time for them to ride off into the sunset.
by NCT on Jun 5, 2010 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
im juggling this game and the white sox game
double baseball-esque events
i will keep yall posted if beckham does anything epic
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
True . . .
. . . but I like the decision to go with Owen at the outset. Two scoreless innings is a lot better than we’ve gotten from our starter in the Series so far.
Go 'Dawgs!
Well I just showed up
because I thought we were playing the late game also.
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
well I sure like
being 2-0 at the bottom of the 2nd and up to bat….
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
Hey podunkdawg!
You might want to go ahead and get the brownies going, because we’re beating Florida today.
Yeah yeah, pessimist and all… I hate Florida.
LOL
since the boys moved out, a pan of brownies lasts a WHOLE LOT longer……i still have brownies from last night.
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
i even bought brownie batter after the other night
all that talk about it had me craving them
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
Bought brownie batter?!
Real men bake from scratch.
by NCT on Jun 5, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't even
bake brownies from scratch – too much trouble, usually when I want brownies I want ’em right now…and the 30 min cooking time is even too long to wait.
All my other baking is from scratch.
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
good thing im a woman
and i could if i wanted to, just takes too long
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
exactly!
i can bake brownies from scratch, but I choose not too….
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
i do all my other baking from scratch
cookies and bread and such
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
I didn't mean to impugn anyone's cooking.
I rarely bake, actually. And that I bake at all arguably makes my “real men” comment a little silly.
by NCT on Jun 5, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't know anyone
who makes brownies from scratch.
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
Here’s the recipe for the best brownies you’ve ever eaten (besides podunkdawg’s of course), and it’s from Georgia alumnus Alton Brown, no less.
he gave the graduation speech this year, so i would hope so
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
That doesn't necessarily mean anything.
Bill Gates has spoken at college graduations, and he never received a college degree. Many famous actors and actresses didn’t graduate, too, but get invites to speak at schools.
The Athens Banner-Herald says he received his drama degree in 2004.
I was pretty sure he didn't finish before becoming famous.
Good that he came back.
by NCT on Jun 5, 2010 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
It occurs to me, oneloyaldawg . . .
. . . that, in the game one comment thread, when you mentioned Gordo, I may have written something gender-specific like “a fellow has to have his priorities.”
Mea culpa for the erroneous (if implicit) assumption. I certainly would never intentionally levy the ultimate insult against a woman by mistaking her for a man, even on the internet. Truly my bad.
Go 'Dawgs!
im used to it
most people assume that a girl could not be as into sports or know as much as i do about them as a guy would. i tend to take being called a guy a compliment. girls are crazy.
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
by oneloyaldawg on Jun 6, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Wonder if we're going to get some of those illegal pitch calls
The Florida pitcher’s foot sure is slidin’ a good bit.
This is the same pitcher that got something like 400 illegal pitch calls against UCLA.
Ok, maybe it wasn’t 400… but it was enough to rattle her and get them to take her out very early.
I'd prefer it if we could keep scoring.
Two runs isn’t going to be enough to win this game.
Go 'Dawgs!
I don't watch a lot of softball
I don’t watch any softball, really, except for last year’s and this year’s postseasons. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to batters running at the ball when they swing.
It's too girly.
If baseball players did that, fights would break out every inning. They’re already a third of the way to the mound by the end of the pitch.
that might be fun
like mixing baseball and hockey
inning penalties for fighting
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
i'm really liking
Ms. Shlopey
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
I wish Owen had gotten a glove on that one.
I hate knowing one baserunner brings the tying run to the plate.
Go 'Dawgs!
Wiggins has her mojo back
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 7:58 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Simply repeat my mantra...
We’re Georgia… We’ll take what we can get.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 8:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah . . .
. . . but it’s good that vineyarddawg is worrying.
I feel better knowing he feels worse.
Go 'Dawgs!
On the plus side . . .
. . . maybe tankertoad made the same mistake I did and thought our game was at 9:30.
Nothing would please me more than to have him tune in late and discover our game is already done.
I’m not going to use the “W” word.
Go 'Dawgs!
Absolutely.
I still refuse to allow for the possibility that Florida is going to eliminate us from the WCWS, but I am getting worried.
I feel a T-Shirt design coming on:
Dawgsports.com: Strength Through Negativity
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 8:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
fly balls are
wayyyyyyyyyyyy better than line drives and hr’s :)
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
Good news, indeed.
Of course, she’s usually our catcher, so I imagine it’ll be a while before she’s out playing in the field.
Sandberg looks to be ok...
But that was still a vicious looking sprain.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 8:08 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'm watching this game with my seven-year-old son . . .
. . . and he just pointed out the silly bands on Sandberg’s right wrist.
They’re really big with the young people (including first-graders), in case you don’t know.
Go 'Dawgs!
Is there anything more ridiculous and obnoxious than the Gator Chomp?
I submit that there is not.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 8:10 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
only the gator chomp while the band plays theme from jaws
JAWS IS A SHARK
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
Anybody have a scuba tank we could throw in Albert's mouth?
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 8:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Look at the pieces of felt falling from the sky!
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 8:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Also . . .
. . . it’s about a 30-year-old movie.
Between the Gators using the “Jaws” theme and the Yellow Jackets using the old Budweiser jingle, our use of “Krypton Fanfare” is positively contemporary.
Go 'Dawgs!
well florida fans
aren’t exactly known for stellar iq’s see rep what’s her name
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
yes,
yes I am.
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
i feel like the rest of the defense can just sit down...
Wiggins will get it
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
I've got an idea.
Maybe it’ll help if I enjoy a little bit of Firefly Sweet Tea Bourbon. Worth a try, right?
by NCT on Jun 5, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Come-from-ahead loss?
I don’t care if I have to cause a rupture in the fabric of space-time itself, stop time, travel to OKC, dress like a girl, get into a softball uniform, and pose as Alisa Goler to win the game myself…
We are not losing to Florida on this day.
I hate Florida.
I'm with you . . .
. . . which is why I’m doing my part.
You know as well as I do that, the minute I begin to believe, all will be lost.
If I remain completely pessimistic at all times and tankertoad stays locked in a lead-lined room with no access to television, radio, or internet, we have a chance.
Go 'Dawgs!
I'm, um, only assuming tankertoad is locked in a lead-lined room.
I am, however, able to account for my whereabouts at all times today, including the time at which tankertoad allegedly went missing. Assuming, of course, he did. Which I by no means assume.
Go 'Dawgs!
True.
I hate Florida too much to concede defeat, though I am still as pessimistic as possible during the game.
That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it…
… right up until the third out in the bottom of the 7th inning (if you know what I mean).
beckham jsut made a nice play in the field
caught the ball while barely touchign 2nd(didnt get that out) and then flipped to 1st in time
didnt get credit for it tho
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
Why is the third baseman (woman?) wearing a mouth piece?
If you get hit square in the face with a softball, molded plastic isn’t gonna do much.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 8:22 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
This game is moving right along.
I think we’re getting close to the point at which we may want to have Arevalo warming up in the bullpen.
Go 'Dawgs!
That's nothing.
Watch this:
I think we’re getting close to the point at which all the Florida starters suffer minor injuries that sideline them for the next hour and a half.
Go 'Dawgs!
i think were gettign close to the point that florida drowns in oil cancelling all florida sporting events forever
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
I really liked this Landon Donovan SportsCenter "yellow/red card" commercial...
… the first 35 times they showed it. It was very clever. Now, it’s just getting a little old.
I like the contrast in our pitching staff.
Owen is always upbeat, Arevalo is always focused and intense, both convey confidence in entirely different ways.
Also, neither of them looks creepy like that spooky-looking Ivy Renfroe.
Go 'Dawgs!
I knew two runs wouldn't be enough to win this game.
It’s time to get some offense going.
Go 'Dawgs!
Is Willie Martinez helping out in the bullpen?
He’s in OK you know. Nobody can give a game away like Willie.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 8:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
no, but i bet Reshad Jones shows up lost
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
?
he is?
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
well crap
don’t get my hopes up!!!!
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
jk
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
I knew you were in the building when the tying run crossed home plate!
Get out of here!
Go 'Dawgs!
You're right.
If it was Willie the center fielder would be running around in foul territory looking confused.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 8:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You know, they allow you to use your glove to catch a ball.
Scott Lakatos had to teach the fielders that after Willie.
Go 'Dawgs!
FYI - i tried every bit of vodoo and superstition I have except
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
… except locking yourself in a dark room and never watching a Georgia athletics event on live TV again?
its true, everytime i pay attention, something bad happens. its not fair.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
Life isn't fair. Get the hell out of here!
I’ll tell you all about it afterward, I promise.
Go 'Dawgs!
Me likey.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 8:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
What is up with the baserunning errors tonight?
I agree with the announcer, that had to be a squeeze/hit-and-run, but still… all of these errors at third are costly.
It's my wife's fault that we didn't get more.
After Wiggins scored, my wife said, “I don’t want to jinx it by saying something positive . . .” and I interrupted her to say, “Then don’t.”
Then the runner on third was picked off. I said, “See? Don’t express positive thoughts, and, if possible, don’t even think them.”
Then the batter popped up, and my wife said, “I’m going downstairs.” I said, “Stay there.”
I’ll apologize later, but, damn it, this is Georgia playing Florida.
Go 'Dawgs!
Thanks, both of you.
Obviously, I say these things to her in a joking tone, but we’ve been together for over fifteen years, so she’s used to it by now.
Go 'Dawgs!
I made my wife live through 2 years of my Georgia sports craziness
Before I’d propose. She knew what she was getting. Anytime she complains about something, I just remind her that sometimes we have to live with the consequences of our decisions.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 8:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'd like to consider that a good omen . . .
. . . but, for the sake of the Bulldogs, I’ll assume Gordo is using up all of Georgia’s good mojo.
Go 'Dawgs!
he is barely over the mendoza line
and no one scored anyways
the sox hate winning
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
larry munson should call this game
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
If feeling good about the Bulldogs' chances was something of which I was capable . . .
. . . while a Georgia game remained in progress, I would be feeling pretty good right now.
Go 'Dawgs!
Fortunately, I have numbed myself to all feelings of hope . . .
. . . so my unflagging certainty that doom is inevitable, and will come in the most excruciating manner possible, opens the door for the rest of you to think we have a shot, however remote.
As long as tankertoad doesn’t turn on a television, radio, or computer, of course. Then we’re totally screwed.
Go 'Dawgs!
Excellent.
I remain resolved that, while I am not feeling optimistic, we will not be losing to Florida on this day.
I hate Florida.
How does that old song go?
1 out of 365 ain’t bad?
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 9:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The Sporting Gods aren't fooled by your cunning use of hypotheticals...
If we lose this game, you have blood on your hands (It also goes without saying that TT will be bathing in said metaphorical blood)
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 9:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Defense wins championships!
I love a good cliche.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 9:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
My wife just came back upstairs.
She asked if she could turn on the lights in the living room. (I had the lights off because our son was watching the game with me, but I wanted him to be able to fall asleep, which he did; I carried him to his room and put him to bed during the commercial break.)
I told her we had the lead with the lights out, and I didn’t want to mess with things.
The lights remain off.
Go 'Dawgs!
DAMN GOOD DAWGS!
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
Tebow is crying somewhere
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
For that, tankertoad . . .
. . . I forgive you for two and a half years of bad mojo.
Only not really.
Go 'Dawgs!
I feel bad for Enea...
But watching a crying Gator with eye black streaming down their face just never gets old.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 9:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
that was my exact thought RC
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
While this comment thread wasn't as long as the last two . . .
. . . it was at least as much fun, and it made up in quality what it lacked in quantity.
The lights are back on in my living room and the glow has been restored to my heart.
My thanks go out to all of you for your presence, participation, and patriotic faith in the Bulldogs.
Go 'Dawgs!
A reasoned analysis...
… must conclude that we’re going to lose again tomorrow to the Vols, but I’m going to have a celebratory beer on this one tonight.
(Did I mention how I feel about Florida?)
This switched bracket thing is confusing me...
… I’ve only got a business degree after all.
Georgia will be playing UCLA tomorrow, not Tennessee. Of course, this increases our chances of losing to 100%, since the Bruins will be pushed to victory by the memory, and possibly supernatural intervention, of John Wooden.
I choose to believe that UCLA will throw both games...
As a collective apology for the gift that was Jim Harrick.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
by RedCrake on Jun 5, 2010 9:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Please, everyone, express your gratitude to vineyarddawg . . .
. . . who alerted me to the fact that I was wrong about the time of our game. (My bad, but DirecTV told me wrong.) Had it not been for him, the comment thread would have opened at 9:00, after most (though not all) of the fun was done.
I appreciate the positive attitude of samxrm and oneloyaldawg. I appreciate the pessimism of tankertoad and RedCrake. I appreciate the cognitive dissonance of vineyarddawg, which turned out to be right this evening.
I guess what I’m trying to say is . . . God bless us, every one!
Go 'Dawgs!
we all do our part
most important part is that no matter how we go about it, we all do it out of undying love for our Dawgs
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg. How Sweet it is!
Glad to do my part.
Sometimes, it’s a team effort… glad to be able to help tonight.
Just to add a little more cognitive dissonance, I really hope that Georgia advances to the WCWS final to play Hawai’i, and then loses horribly in two straight games, thereby breaking the bad mojo Georgia athletics has been under ever since the Dawgs did the football equivalent of beating up the poor little kid that lives at the end of the street in the 2008 Sugar Bowl.
Although vineyarddawg already noted this above . . .
. . . it bears repeating that, according to the bracket, we play UCLA at 1:00 tomorrow, then again tomorrow night if we win the first game.
As I mentioned in the main posting, I’m helping family move tomorrow, so I won’t be here for the comment thread for the afternoon game, and I may miss part of the nightcap if that proves to be necessary.
Carry on without me, and, as always . . . go ’Dawgs!
Go 'Dawgs!
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