That type loss is the only thing that bothers me about this team. This is I believe the 4th series this season that they've lost the final game of of a three game series after having won the first 2. Charlie
On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 5:19 PM Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > I hate to be a wet blanket, but losing to Georgia yesterday was like being > hit in the gut with a big, wet, red one! > > > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > PARKS > > 305B Indian Lake Blvd > > Suite 220 > > Hendersonville TN 37075 > > Phone: 615-826-4040 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Shane Ford > *Sent:* Monday, May 14, 2018 4:03 PM > *To:* GatorNews > *Subject:* [gatornews] [SUN]: The Back Nine: Everything school on a big > roll > > > The Back Nine: Everything school on a big roll > > By > > *Pat Dooley* <http://www.gatorsports.com/author/pat-dooley/> (Gainesville > Sun) > > - > > May 14, 2018 > > 1 > <http://www.gatorsports.com/2018/05/the-back-nine-everything-school-on-a-big-roll/#comments> > > 25 > > > <https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gatorsports.com%2F2018%2F05%2Fthe-back-nine-everything-school-on-a-big-roll%2F> > > > > > <http://3boxml133uq12y8y9x34hnqo.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1007358063-MO_CDT_SECSB33.jpg>Florida's > Nicole DeWitt (23) celebrates her three-run home run with her teammates > during the second inning of the semifinals of the SEC Softball Tournament > at Mizzou Softball Stadium on Friday. Florida beat Tennessee 10-2 in five > innings. [Hunter Dyke/GateHouse Media Services] > > *The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend where Florida is probably > trying to figure out where all of these trophies go. And I hope all the > mothers had a special day. I miss mine every minute.* > > *10.* As the athletic director at Mississippi State, Scott Stricklin did > a wonderful job hiring coaches and raising funds to get the Bulldogs’ > overall sports program trending in the right direction. But it’s nothing > like what he walked into when he took the job at Florida 18 months ago. And > this weekend was another illustration both of what Jeremy Foley did in > hiring great coaches and what Stricklin has done to maintain and take > everything a step further (especially with every sport’s infrastructure). > In two days, Florida won an SEC baseball title, an SEC tournament softball > title, the SEC men’s track and field and the women’s track and field (by > 2.5 points, winning it for the first time since 2009) and advanced to the > Sweet 16 in men’s tennis and women’s lacrosse. SEC commissioner Greg > Sankey, who was at softball and track, must have been hearing Gator Chomps > in his sleep Sunday. “It was fun,” said Stricklin, who attended baseball, > tennis and lacrosse. “And the great thing is we have a lot more to go.” > Stricklin also pointed out that the week started out with women’s golf > qualifying for the NCAA finals on Wednesday. It goes to show what my > Twitter peeps know — this is an #EverythingSchool. > > *11.* While baseball has steamrolled its way to the SEC crown and the No. > 1 ranking for most of the season, there is one big concern as we get closer > to the postseason. As this year has evolved, what looked like a deep > Florida pitching staff looks a little more shallow right now. I mean, other > than Brady Singer, Jackson Kowar, Michael Byrne and Jordan Butler, who can > Kevin O’Sullivan trust on the mound? Maybe Tyler Dyson comes back from his > shoulder issue and is the pitcher he was in the regional and College World > Series last year. Maybe freshman Jack Leftwich, who hasn’t been bad, can > stay away from those untimely gopher balls. But in regionals, you need > depth in the pitching staff, especially if Mother Nature takes one of your > pitchers away after two innings and a downpour. OK, maybe I am nitpicking. > Maybe I should shut up and let you enjoy the bling from the weekend. Sorry. > > *12.* In a way, the SEC softball tournament was a microcosm of Aleshia > Ocasio’s career at Florida. She won two games in the circle, one of them a > complete game two-hitter, to get to 20 wins on the season and hit a huge > two-run homer to tie the quarterfinal game against Alabama and set the tone > for the tourney. But she wasn’t the MVP because of Amanda Lorenz, who won > two games with three-run homers, was the right choice. But it’s just the > way it always seems to be for the soft-spoken senior, who is the best > athlete to come through the program. As good as she has been, there’s > always been someone a smidge better. I don’t think she’s complaining. > > *13.* I stayed up (hey, 10 o’clock is late for me) to watch the softball > selection show and it was pretty predictable. Every SEC team got into the > tournament. Again. So if the seeds hold Florida will play an SEC team in > the Supers for the third straight year. What are you going to do? It was > interesting that Missouri made the field despite not making the SEC > Tournament after being swept by Florida. The Tigers spent $5,000 to get out > of a doubleheader against Wichita State, which made the field as well, and > instead played Arkansas Pine-Bluff to make sure they finished above .500, > an NCAA requirement for at-large selections. Not saying Mizzou wasn’t > worthy, just wondering what kind of message that sends. > > *14.* OK, so now we’re done with The Players in May and hopefully the > winds of March will make the course more difficult. It is still a special > event that drew huge crowds. I have said before that The Players is > basically the fifth Beatle. You can argue about who the fifth Beatle is and > you can argue about other non-major tournaments being as big a deal as The > Players. But I believe the tournament is fifth and George Martin is fifth. > You can have Pete Best and Billy Preston and Brian Epstein, I’ll take a guy > who was there from the start, played on early albums and came up with > suggestions for songs. In other words, I don’t think there is any question > that The Players and George Martin are fifth. Of course, the problem is > that there are only four majors and four Beatles. And if the Beatles were > majors (am I taking this too far?): > > • Paul McCartney is the Masters. Elegant and beautiful. Paul could write > the soundtrack to the Masters. > > • John Lennon is the U.S. Open. Hard and edgy and brilliant. > > • George Harrison is the British Open. No Beatle was more British than > George, right down to his teeth. > > • And Ringo is the PGA. Underappreciated. > > *15.* Let’s all gather around and listen to the Cavs get buried on talk > shows after their Game 1 performance against Boston. I came out of a movie > to see that the game was already over in the third quarter (what was more > boring — the back nine at The Players or the fourth quarter of that game?) > But let us all remember that a series isn’t one game and LeBron James isn’t > done in the playoffs until he decides he is done. Just a warning. > > *16.* One more thing about Florida’s wonderful week of sports — is there > a more underrated coach on this campus than track and field’s Mike > Holloway? The sport doesn’t get the attention of some of the others and he > never seems worried about it, he just keeps winning championships. Mouse is > as good as it gets. And, by the way, if Florida’s dominant weekend wasn’t > enough, former UF golfer Tyson Alexander won the PGA Tour Latin America > event in Costa Rica. (Not to mention Al Horford’s performance for the > Celtics on Sunday). > > *17.* The Tweet of the Week comes from former Ole Miss football player > Jerrell Powe — “Well @NCAA — I heard from you every single day for 3 years > as you tried to stop me from being the 1st in my family to go to college … > I graduated today and didn’t hear word 1 from you or anyone in your > organization. That says it all doesn’t it?” Powe was denied eligibility > three times in three years before being cleared by the NCAA. We can debate > the efficiency of America’s most hypocritical organization, but congrats to > anyone who fights through the mess to get his or her degree. > > *18.* There are a lot of places where the interest in the college sports > teams have ebbed by now. Not here. We’re heading into an exciting stretch > of sports so I have this playlist ready for the inevitable rain delays: > > • “Time Will Tell” by Gregory Alan Isakov. > > • “l Will Be Blessed” by Ben Howard. > > • “The Ocean” by Noah Grunderson. > > • The Mumford and Sons version of “Someone Saved My Life Tonight.” > > • And for an old one, “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying” by Gerry and > the Pacemakers. > > *Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 <352-374-5053> or at > [email protected] <[email protected]>. And follow at > Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley <http://Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley>.* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel > (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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