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VolsSportsFan said:
It's almost time for BASEVOLS!
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I’m excited to see if they can get to the College World Series because a winning season is realistic however I don’t want Tennessee to be an inferior Vanderbilt that looks great regular season except repeatedly missing making it to the College World Series.
With high talented players, and a great Manager it’s achievable most seasons for the Baseball Volunteers to get to the Super Regionals, and advance to the College World Series.
 
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Great Caesar salad with grilled chicken that satisfied me.
I can also see the UK Wildcats Arkansas Hogs game, and it won’t be surprising if a good Razorbacks team defeated the Wildcats in the Blue Grass State.
 
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On February 8 in Baseball History...​
  • 1916 - The N.L. votes down a proposal by Charlie Ebbets of Brooklyn to impose a limit of 2,000 seats that clubs can sell for 25 cents. Boston has 10,000 such seats, St. Louis 9,000, Philadelphia 6,500 and Cincinnati 4,000.

  • 1956 - The legendary Connie Mack dies at age 93. After managing Pittsburgh's N.L. club from 1894 to 1896, the former catcher became a prominent figure in Ban Johnson's Western League. Mack was a founder of the American League and its Philadelphia franchise in l901. In 50 years with the Athletics, he won nine pennants and five World Championships - but also finished last 17 times.

  • 1972 - Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces the Hall of Fame selection of legendary sluggers Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues. The duo led the Homestead Grays to nine straight league championships from 1937 to 1945.

  • 1982 - The Dodgers break up the longest-playing infield in major league history by trading veteran second baseman Davey Lopes to the A's for minor leaguer Lance Hudson. Lopes, first baseman Steve Garvey, third baseman Ron Cey, and shortstop Bill Russell had been the starting infielder for Los Angeles since 1974.

  • 1983 - One day after taking a job as director of sports promotions for the Claridge Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, Mickey Mantle is ordered to sever his ties with Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. Mantle joins fellow Hall of Famer Willie Mays as players banned from baseball by Kuhn for involvement with legalized gambling.

  • 1984 - One day after losing Type A free agent Tom Underwood to the Orioles, the A's grab pitcher Tim Belcher from the Yankees as compensation. The number-one selection in the June 1983 draft, Belcher did not sign with the Twins and was available in the January draft. The Yankees signed him on February 2, only to lose him because they had already submitted their list of 26 protected players.

Baseball Birthdays on February 8... ​


Baseball Deaths on February 8... ​

 
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How ironic that LeBrick passes Kareem last night and catches an L to Oklahoma City. Kobe would’ve made damn sure they won that game. He can’t leave my Lakers soon enough.
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I’m very happy that KAJ aka the bald skinny giant decided to congratulate the Akron Hammer for outdoing him for the scored amount of NBA career points.
 
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firestorm said:
I’m excited to see if they can get to the College World Series because a winning season is realistic however I don’t want Tennessee to be an inferior Vanderbilt that looks great regular season except repeatedly missing making it to the College World Series.
With high talented players, and a great Manager it’s achievable most seasons for the Baseball Volunteers to get to the Super Regionals, and advance to the College World Series.
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I don’t get the Tennessee being an inferior Vanderbilt comment.

Sure, Tennessee didn’t make it to the WS but that’s a crapshoot. The Vols won the best regular season conference championship and best conference tournament in all of Baseball in taking the double in the SEC. Ended the regular season a clear number 1. Ole Miss which had an average season won it all. Nobody is gonna say they were a better team than UT. Last year was special and I don’t like downplaying it.

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mad4vols said:
I don’t get the Tennessee being an inferior Vanderbilt comment.

Sure, Tennessee didn’t make it to the WS but that’s a crapshoot. The Vols won the best regular season conference championship and best conference tournament in all of Baseball in taking the double in the SEC. Ended the regular season a clear number 1. Ole Miss which had an average season won it all. Nobody is gonna say they were a better team than UT. Last year was special and I don’t like downplaying it.

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Winning the SEC regular season and tournament is more impressive than winning the NCAAT imo.
 
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firestorm said:
I’m very happy that KAJ aka the bald skinny giant decided to congratulate the Akron Hammer for outdoing him for the scored amount of NBA career points.
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I honestly think Kareem was there for public perception. He was a great Laker but he has had a lot of not so nice things to say about LeBron. I’m sure Jeanie asked him to be there for PR purposes. If I were Kareem I wouldn’t have been there, so he’s a better man than me on that front. Kobe passing Jordan was a bigger deal than this and this was the all-time scoring record we are talking about. That just goes to show what people think of LeBron 🤷‍♂️
 
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