Some Friday linkage while wondering if this garb being sported by Virginia Tech's baseball team is the worst-looking uniform ever ... or the best-looking uniform ever.
Evidently the ensemble is borrowed from the old Houston Astros threads:
And people either absolutely loved 'em or absolutely hated 'em. Not much middle ground there.
Some links...
Speaking of those Hokies, they beat Georgia Tech earlier this morning thanks in large part to 15 strikeouts for Justin Wright.
When he was finished, at 12:10 a.m. Friday, Wright simply walked off the mound, toward Domecus, and nodded. His Virginia Tech teammates streamed out of the dugout and surrounded him, celebrating a 6-2 win over Georgia Tech in the ACC baseball tournament – and one of the most dominant pitching performances in school history.
Wright faced 34 batters in nine innings, seven over the minimum. He gave up two hits (both solo home runs), those two runs and two walks – all admirable numbers, but none more so than the 15 Yellow Jackets he struck out, including several on a curveball that hooked just the way he wanted.
“That was probably the best starting performance I’ve seen at this level in my coaching career,“ said Hokies coach Pete Hughes, whose career dates to 1990.
Speaking of that 12:10 end time: That's another issue I have with not just baseball, but tournament baseball. The threat of interminable games late at night is a bit of a turn-off.
A quick VT basketball link: Looks like Seth Greenberg has finally gotten the message after all these years and is beefing up his non-conference schedule.
Greg Wallace of the Independent-Mail has an off-day story on Clemson's baseball team, and evidently the Tigers weren't talking yesterday. The one quote in this piece came immediately after Wednesday night's defeat to N.C. State.
Phillip Merling's arrest was the topic of this Miami Herald columnist, who says human nature hasn't really changed much across time.
What amazes is that the ever-certain glare of notoriety -- the idea no misstep goes unseen anymore -- has not noticeably changed athlete comportment for the better.
The Phillip Merling of the 1950s likely could have struck his pregnant girlfriend undetected, unpunished. What stuns you into incredulity is that the Merling of 2010 was dumb enough to think he could do the same, or simply didn't care. Beyond the turpitude in such a crime, was even a sliver of thought given to football consequences?
Pete Iacobelli of AP has a story on Clemson's golf team as it preps for the NCAA golf championships.
The Greenville News shows some love to Clemson's rowing team, which might or might not deserve it given the fit pitched by its coach after coming in second in the ACC championships.
Mistuh College Football wonders whether the BCS is supposed to be fair.
Looks like Clemson isn't the only school whose athletics department gives millions of dollars back to its university. Georgia is handing over a big chunk of its revenues, too.
UGA President Michael Adams told the board that he's grateful for the gift.
"I want to thank the association for its support to the university in what I think is the toughest 18 months the university has had financially since World War II," Adams said.
"I think the relationship with those two sides of the house is as strong as it's been in my 13 years here," Adams added.
After watching last night's riveting game between the Lakers and Suns, one observation:
Ron Artest isn't, uh, all there.
LW
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