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2023 predictions include a big year for Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello

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February
Tennessee sells out baseball season opener at Lindsey Nelson Stadium despite 35-degree weather.

April
Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin complains to umpires that Tennessee pitchers are throwing the ball too hard.

June
Tennessee starting pitchers don’t allow a run in four NCAA Tournament games as the Vols qualify for their second College World Series in three years.

Tennessee fans celebrate CWS championship by breaking into Neyland Stadium, stealing the goal posts, and tossing them into the Tennessee River.

July
Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello gets married.

2023 predictions: Big year for Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello
 
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mad4vols said:
2023 predictions include a big year for Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello

Excerpts:

February
Tennessee sells out baseball season opener at Lindsey Nelson Stadium despite 35-degree weather.

April
Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin complains to umpires that Tennessee pitchers are throwing the ball too hard.

June
Tennessee starting pitchers don’t allow a run in four NCAA Tournament games as the Vols qualify for their second College World Series in three years.

Tennessee fans celebrate CWS championship by breaking into Neyland Stadium, stealing the goal posts, and tossing them into the Tennessee River.

July
Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello gets married.

2023 predictions: Big year for Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello
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On December 26 in Baseball History...​
  • 1906 - NL umpire and future HOF'er Hank O'Day suggested that the batter's box be outlined with white rubber strips rather than chalk, making it impossible for hitters to erase the lines.

  • 1919 - Although it will not be officially announced until January, the Yankees buy Babe Ruth from financially pressed Harry Frazee, paying $100,000 (one-fourth cash, plus $25,000 a year at 6 percent) plus guaranteeing a $300,000 loan with Fenway Park as collateral.

  • 1934 - Matsutaro Shoriki, head of Yomiuri Newspapers, announces the official formation of Japan's first professional team, the Tokyo-based Yomiuri Giants. The team is made up of players signed to compete against the American all-star team. Professional league play, with six teams, does not begin until 1936.

  • 1990 - The Senior Professional Baseball Association folds in the middle of its second season when the Fort Myers Sun Sox franchise collapses due to a financial dispute among club owners.

  • 1995 - The Associated Press selected Cal Ripken, Jr. as the top sports story of the year, followed by the death of Mickey Mantle.
 
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