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CTV out doing work!

As superintendent, I get the chance to meet successful people from across Knox County, and on Tuesday I helped welcome a special visitor to Bonny Kate Elementary.

University of Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello has done an amazing job since joining the Vols in 2017.

Last season, the team set a school record with 57 wins and Coach Vitello was named the national Coach of the Year.

Anyone who watched the team could see their talent at the plate and in the field.

But Coach Vitello said their most important traits are grit and determination, and that the key to success is hard work – even when things get tough.
 
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On October 28 in Baseball History...​
  • 1953 - Red Barber resigns from the Dodgers broadcast booth and takes a job with the rival New York Yankees.

  • 1954 - Major league owners vote down the sale of the Athletics to a Philadelphia syndicate. A week later Arnold Johnson buys a controlling interest in the Athletics from the Mack family for $3.5 million and moves the team to Kansas City.

  • 1958 - Construction began on the new ballpark for the Giants in San Francisco. The rocks in the area resembled candlesticks.

  • 1981 - The Los Angeles Dodgers, behind Pedro Guerrero's five RBIs, beat the New York Yankees, 9-2, to win the World Series in six games.

  • 1961 - Ground is broken for the Flushing Meadows stadium, the future home of the New York Mets.

  • 1979 - George Steinbrenner announces that Billy Martin is fired (again) as a result of his barroom fight with a marshmallow salesman. Dick Howser is named to replace Martin.

  • 1989 - The Oakland Athletics completed a sweep of San Francisco in the World Series with a 9-6 win over the Giants.

  • 1995 - The Braves won their first World Series since moving to Atlanta with a 1-0 win over Cleveland in Game 6. Tom Glavine and Mark Wohlers combined on a one-hitter and David Justice homered in the sixth inning.
 
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VolPack22 said:
On October 28 in Baseball History...​

  • 1953 - Red Barber resigns from the Dodgers broadcast booth and takes a job with the rival New York Yankees.

  • 1954 - Major league owners vote down the sale of the Athletics to a Philadelphia syndicate. A week later Arnold Johnson buys a controlling interest in the Athletics from the Mack family for $3.5 million and moves the team to Kansas City.

  • 1958 - Construction began on the new ballpark for the Giants in San Francisco. The rocks in the area resembled candlesticks.

  • 1981 - The Los Angeles Dodgers, behind Pedro Guerrero's five RBIs, beat the New York Yankees, 9-2, to win the World Series in six games.

  • 1961 - Ground is broken for the Flushing Meadows stadium, the future home of the New York Mets.

  • 1979 - George Steinbrenner announces that Billy Martin is fired (again) as a result of his barroom fight with a marshmallow salesman. Dick Howser is named to replace Martin.

  • 1989 - The Oakland Athletics completed a sweep of San Francisco in the World Series with a 9-6 win over the Giants.

  • 1995 - The Braves won their first World Series since moving to Atlanta with a 1-0 win over Cleveland in Game 6. Tom Glavine and Mark Wohlers combined on a one-hitter and David Justice homered in the sixth inning.
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1995 David Justice scored the only run in that WS game. I remember it like yesterday.
 
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On October 28 in Baseball History...​

1995 - The Braves won their first World Series since moving to Atlanta with a 1-0 win over Cleveland in Game 6. Tom Glavine and Mark Wohlers combined on a one-hitter and David Justice homered in the sixth inning.
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Former Vol RHP Greg McMichael on that Braves team.
 
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What’s the gist? TIA
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From the NCAA

Media Center 10/27/2022 6:14:00 PM

Council introduces proposals related to official visits, coaching limits
If approved in January, prospects will not have limit to official visits
The Division I Council Thursday introduced several proposals into its legislative cycle at the recommendation of the Modernization of Rules Subcommittee, including recommended changes to coaching limits and recruiting visits. The Council is expected to vote on these proposals in January. If approved, most of the changes will take effect July 2023. Additionally, members approved a recommendation from the Student Athlete Experience Committee to introduce legislation into the Council's legislative cycle that would bring mid-year softball transfer rules in line with those in baseball. The Council introduced the proposal for an April vote and, if approved, an effective date of August 2023.
The Council also approved a request from the Football Oversight Committee to make adjustments to the football recruiting calendar, effective immediately.
Official and unofficial visits
If the recruiting proposal is adopted in January, prospects will no longer have a limit to the number of official visits they can make to NCAA member schools. Prospects would be limited to one official visit per school, unless there is a head coaching change after an official visit, in which case prospects would be able to complete a second official visit to the same school.
Schools would be permitted to cover travel costs, transportation, meals and reasonable entertainment for up to four individuals accompanying a prospect on their official visit. Those guests could include family members, their high school or club coach, or any other individual who helps the prospect with the college decision-making process.
During unofficial visits, schools would be permitted to provide complimentary admissions to a home athletics event to prospects and up to four guests.
Coaching limits
The proposals for coaching limits would remove the voluntary coach designation and proportionately increase countable coach limitations so that schools can maintain the comparable number of coaching staffs. In FBS football, graduate student coaches would be redefined.
Another proposal would increase the number of permissible countable coaches in baseball, softball and ice hockey to five.
The Council also will consider allowing schools to employ two individuals in basketball who could provide tactical or technical instruction to student-athletes but would not recruit off-campus.
 
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From the NCAA

Media Center 10/27/2022 6:14:00 PM

Council introduces proposals related to official visits, coaching limits
If approved in January, prospects will not have limit to official visits
The Division I Council Thursday introduced several proposals into its legislative cycle at the recommendation of the Modernization of Rules Subcommittee, including recommended changes to coaching limits and recruiting visits. The Council is expected to vote on these proposals in January. If approved, most of the changes will take effect July 2023. Additionally, members approved a recommendation from the Student Athlete Experience Committee to introduce legislation into the Council's legislative cycle that would bring mid-year softball transfer rules in line with those in baseball. The Council introduced the proposal for an April vote and, if approved, an effective date of August 2023.
The Council also approved a request from the Football Oversight Committee to make adjustments to the football recruiting calendar, effective immediately.
Official and unofficial visits
If the recruiting proposal is adopted in January, prospects will no longer have a limit to the number of official visits they can make to NCAA member schools. Prospects would be limited to one official visit per school, unless there is a head coaching change after an official visit, in which case prospects would be able to complete a second official visit to the same school.
Schools would be permitted to cover travel costs, transportation, meals and reasonable entertainment for up to four individuals accompanying a prospect on their official visit. Those guests could include family members, their high school or club coach, or any other individual who helps the prospect with the college decision-making process.
During unofficial visits, schools would be permitted to provide complimentary admissions to a home athletics event to prospects and up to four guests.
Coaching limits
The proposals for coaching limits would remove the voluntary coach designation and proportionately increase countable coach limitations so that schools can maintain the comparable number of coaching staffs. In FBS football, graduate student coaches would be redefined.
Another proposal would increase the number of permissible countable coaches in baseball, softball and ice hockey to five.
The Council also will consider allowing schools to employ two individuals in basketball who could provide tactical or technical instruction to student-athletes but would not recruit off-campus.
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Gotcha. Thanks.
 
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Notes from scrimmage:

Been busy traveling for my sister's wedding and daddy daycare kicked my butt before I left. I'll post my full notes in the morning. But Hollis Fanning, Bradley Gagen, Shawn Scott, JJ Garcia all pitched. Zane Denton hit a BOMB, Offense got the better of some pitching, freshman outfielder Reese Chapman had two impressive hits, Logan Chambers hit a 3-run homer, Dylan Dreiling had a two-run single.
Really competitive, productive scrimmage. A lot of energy.
-Ben Mc
 
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