Happy Memorial Day
It was no surprise that LSU was awarded an NCAA Regional this weekend. They meet both of the NCAA criteria, good ranking and good facility. They were ranked second before winning the SEC Tournament this weekend. Their facility, well, their facility is spectacular. The goal is to stay in the top eight. If you're in the top eight and win your regional, chances are pretty good that you'll also get to host your super regional. I don't think the Tigers will play another road game unless they get to Omaha for the College World Series. The problem is that they've been playing better on the road all year than they have at home.
Below, I offer a picture I took on March 8, 2009 at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge (Site of the NCAA Regional mentioned above). It is now one of my favorites for reasons I'll explain.
Scoreboard
I titled this one Scoreboard because that was my main focus. The player was incidental. Not so any more. He is freshman pitcher, Matty Ott, from Metairie, LA. He is shown here with 0 saves. He has 14 now and is one of the SEC co-freshmen of the year. He is the Tigers' closer and, quite probably, a solid major league prospect. Remember. You saw him here first. :)
Quote of the Day
Thank you for not killing me.
Rachael Rosen, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "LSU beats Vanderbilt, takes SEC championship"
