A Possible Solution to the Aluminum v. Composite Bat Controversy in College Baseball
As you may recall, FisheriesDawg called our attention to the fact that the Athens Banner-Herald’s John Kaltefleiter publicly questioned whether the Diamond Dogs were disadvantaged by having to use N...
Physics Professor Addresses Aluminum v. Composite Bat Controversy (Part II)
After recently addressing the question whether Fresno State had an advantage due to the bats the W.A.C. champions used during the College World Series in reply to a FanPost by FisheriesDawg, I contact...
Physics Professor Addresses Aluminum v. Composite Bat Controversy (Part I)
Following Georgia’s loss in the College World Series finals, I took a look at whether Fresno State had the benefit of better bats and cited the research of Daniel A. Russell, an associate professor ...
Did Bad Bats Deprive the Diamond Dogs of an N.C.A.A. Title?
During the open comment thread for the final game of the College World Series, Hunker Down Dawg asked: What is with only warning track power? We need to use their bats. Hunker Down Dawg’s c...
In Defense of David Perno
Last Thursday, The Realist left a critical comment regarding David Perno’s stewardship of the Georgia baseball program. Because this lengthy comment (which he described as an "essay") raised a numbe...
Thumb Wars: ESPN Examines Steve Detwiler's Place in History
[Fade in.] Mike Tirico: Welcome back! We’re wrapping up ESPN’s coverage of the College World Series with this special retrospective look at the Cinderella season of the Fresno State Bulldogs, t...
Fresno State 6, Georgia 1
After Monday night’s elation gave way to Tuesday night’s dejection, I omitted from my postgame report on the second outing of the College World Series finals any hint of cleverness or levity, decl...
Thanks for a Great Season, Diamond Dogs
The College World Series is done and, like all playoffs, it could end only in one of two ways: (1) disappointment or (2) a national championship. While, unfortunately, it was the former result rath...
College World Series Game Six Open Comment Thread
Welcome back to your College World Series open comment thread, Bulldog Nation! The Diamond Dogs won the first game of the College World Series finals but dropped the second outing of the best-o...
Fresno State 19, Georgia 10
There will be no pictures in the account that follows, nor will there be funny captions or other attempts at humor, cleverness, glibness, or levity. Whatever ability I had to laugh was battered out of...
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