Yeah, got a little tied up with some work related affairs yesterday so I couldn't get to this....Sorry
A bonus video so you won't think I am a slacker...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Big Baseball series this weekend
Here is a little bit via the Ole Miss Website.... pretty solid weekend all around for the Rebel faithful. B-Ball in the Final Four of the NIT, Baseball hosting #2 Florida, and Spring Football practice drills begin.. practice is open to the public
#17 Ole Miss (17-5, 2-1 SEC) vs. #2 Florida (17-3, 3-0 SEC)
Oxford, Miss. • O-U Stadium/Swayze Field
March 26-28 • 6:30 p.m./6 p.m./1 p.m.
Radio: Full Ole Miss Radio Network
Announcers: David Kellum and Gary Darby
Television: CSS (Saturday and Sunday)
Announcers: Matt Stewart (play-by-play) and Jay Powell (color)
Live Video: RebelVision (Friday); ESPN360 (Saturday and Sunday)
Live Audio: RebelVision
Live Stats: OleMissSports.com
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UPS:
FRIDAY, 6:30 P.M.
UF - Alex Panteliodis, Soph., LHP
OM - Drew Pomeranz, Jr., LHP
NOTING POMERANZ: Pomeranz enters the weekend with a 3-0 record and is coming off a shutout win at No. 20 Kentucky last weekend. The southpaw leads the SEC in strikeouts (49) and is second in the SEC in ERA with a 1.23 earned run average through 29.1 innings of work. In the win over Kentucky, Pomeranz struck out nine batters and held the Wildcats to only one hit and is averaging more than 10 strikeouts a game in his last four outings, including a season-high 15 against Oakland and 12 against No. 8 Louisville. He was named to the Pitcher of teh Year Award Watch List on Tuesday.
SATURDAY, 6 P.M. (CSS)
UF - Brian Johnson, Fr., LHP
OM - Aaron Barrett, Sr., RHP
NOTING BARRETT: Barrett enters the weekend contest with a 5-0 record on the year and is tied for the league lead in wins with Florida Friday starter Panteliodis. The senior is second in the league in strikeouts (37) behind Pomeranz and holds a 1.69 ERA on the season - fifth best in the SEC. Barrett is coming off a career-long 7.0 innings of work at No. 20 Kentucky in which he fanned seven batters and helped the Rebels clinch the series win in Lexington for the first time since the 2002 season. Barrett has held hitters to a .202 average against and walked 12 batters in his 32.0 innings of work. He was named to the Watch List for Pitcher of the Year on Tuesday.
SUNDAY, 1 P.M. (CSS)
UF - Hudson Randall, Fr., RHP
OM - TBA
REBELS IN THE RANKINGS:
For the sixth straight season Ole Miss opened the year ranked in the preseason polls. Currently, the Rebels are ranked as high as 17th (Collegiate Baseball) and appear in the rankings of all of five of the major college baseball polls.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME:
The home field has been kind to the Rebels during Bianco's tenure as Ole Miss has posted a 247-88-1 record within the friendly confines of O-U Stadium/Swayze Field for a (.737 winning percentage) at home.
REBELS VS. THE SEC:
Ole Miss experienced some success in Southeastern Conference play over the years as Ole Miss is 796-878-11 all time in conference play. The Rebels hold the lead against six teams in the league all-time with series leads over Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
A LOOK AT FLORIDA:
The Florida Gators enter the weekend with a 17-3 record, 3-0 in the season and are ranked as high as second in the nation according to Baseball America. Florida is coming off a mid-week win over Florida Gulf Coast University and a weekend sweep of Mississippi State. As a team, the Gators are batting .319 and have hit 24 home runs with 146 RBI on the season. They are led at the plate by first baseman Preston Tucker who is hitting .382 and has four home runs with 20 RBI. Austin Maddox leads the team with six home runs and 27 RBI. On the mound, Florida holds a 3.77 ERA as a team and is led by sophomore Alex Panteliodis - the Friday starter. Panteliodis holds a 5-0 record and a 1.59 ERA with five walks and 20 strikeouts. As a team, the Gators have struck out 158 and walked only 44 in 179.0 innings of work.
REBELS VS. FLORIDA:
Ole Miss leads the all-time series with Florida 41-40 and split the four meetings with the Gators a year ago. The Rebels took the weekend series 2-1 in Gainesville, but were eliminated from the SEC Tournament by the Gators in day two of action. The two teams first met in 1948 with sporadic contests as Ole Miss held a 15-10 advantage between 1948 and 1980. Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco is 17-9 against the Gators in his time as the Rebel skipper.
HIT STREAKS ON THE LINE:
Ole Miss has several players boasting hit streaks currently, but none longer than junior Matt Smith and freshman Alex Yarbrough. Bothp players have hit safely in six straight games. Yarbourgh is three games shy of tying his season-long of nine games with a hit. Also holding hit streaks heading into the weekend are Zach Miller (4), Kevin Mort (3), David Phillips (2) and Matt Tracy (2). Other players on the roster who hit safely in their last game played include Tim Ferguson, Taylor Hightower, Tanner Mathis, Matt Snyder and Mike Snyder.
MOVING UP THE STRIKEOUT LIST:
Junior pitcher Drew Pomeranz is quickly moving up the list for strikeouts in a career. With 49 strikeouts in 2010, the junior now has 254 strikeouts for his career putting him at seventh all time in program history. The top spot on the list is held by Lance Lynn with 332. Pomeranz needs three strikeouts to move into a tie for fourth place with Scott Bittle at 257 strikeouts.
#17 Ole Miss (17-5, 2-1 SEC) vs. #2 Florida (17-3, 3-0 SEC)
Oxford, Miss. • O-U Stadium/Swayze Field
March 26-28 • 6:30 p.m./6 p.m./1 p.m.
Radio: Full Ole Miss Radio Network
Announcers: David Kellum and Gary Darby
Television: CSS (Saturday and Sunday)
Announcers: Matt Stewart (play-by-play) and Jay Powell (color)
Live Video: RebelVision (Friday); ESPN360 (Saturday and Sunday)
Live Audio: RebelVision
Live Stats: OleMissSports.com
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UPS:
FRIDAY, 6:30 P.M.
UF - Alex Panteliodis, Soph., LHP
OM - Drew Pomeranz, Jr., LHP
NOTING POMERANZ: Pomeranz enters the weekend with a 3-0 record and is coming off a shutout win at No. 20 Kentucky last weekend. The southpaw leads the SEC in strikeouts (49) and is second in the SEC in ERA with a 1.23 earned run average through 29.1 innings of work. In the win over Kentucky, Pomeranz struck out nine batters and held the Wildcats to only one hit and is averaging more than 10 strikeouts a game in his last four outings, including a season-high 15 against Oakland and 12 against No. 8 Louisville. He was named to the Pitcher of teh Year Award Watch List on Tuesday.
SATURDAY, 6 P.M. (CSS)
UF - Brian Johnson, Fr., LHP
OM - Aaron Barrett, Sr., RHP
NOTING BARRETT: Barrett enters the weekend contest with a 5-0 record on the year and is tied for the league lead in wins with Florida Friday starter Panteliodis. The senior is second in the league in strikeouts (37) behind Pomeranz and holds a 1.69 ERA on the season - fifth best in the SEC. Barrett is coming off a career-long 7.0 innings of work at No. 20 Kentucky in which he fanned seven batters and helped the Rebels clinch the series win in Lexington for the first time since the 2002 season. Barrett has held hitters to a .202 average against and walked 12 batters in his 32.0 innings of work. He was named to the Watch List for Pitcher of the Year on Tuesday.
SUNDAY, 1 P.M. (CSS)
UF - Hudson Randall, Fr., RHP
OM - TBA
REBELS IN THE RANKINGS:
For the sixth straight season Ole Miss opened the year ranked in the preseason polls. Currently, the Rebels are ranked as high as 17th (Collegiate Baseball) and appear in the rankings of all of five of the major college baseball polls.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME:
The home field has been kind to the Rebels during Bianco's tenure as Ole Miss has posted a 247-88-1 record within the friendly confines of O-U Stadium/Swayze Field for a (.737 winning percentage) at home.
REBELS VS. THE SEC:
Ole Miss experienced some success in Southeastern Conference play over the years as Ole Miss is 796-878-11 all time in conference play. The Rebels hold the lead against six teams in the league all-time with series leads over Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
A LOOK AT FLORIDA:
The Florida Gators enter the weekend with a 17-3 record, 3-0 in the season and are ranked as high as second in the nation according to Baseball America. Florida is coming off a mid-week win over Florida Gulf Coast University and a weekend sweep of Mississippi State. As a team, the Gators are batting .319 and have hit 24 home runs with 146 RBI on the season. They are led at the plate by first baseman Preston Tucker who is hitting .382 and has four home runs with 20 RBI. Austin Maddox leads the team with six home runs and 27 RBI. On the mound, Florida holds a 3.77 ERA as a team and is led by sophomore Alex Panteliodis - the Friday starter. Panteliodis holds a 5-0 record and a 1.59 ERA with five walks and 20 strikeouts. As a team, the Gators have struck out 158 and walked only 44 in 179.0 innings of work.
REBELS VS. FLORIDA:
Ole Miss leads the all-time series with Florida 41-40 and split the four meetings with the Gators a year ago. The Rebels took the weekend series 2-1 in Gainesville, but were eliminated from the SEC Tournament by the Gators in day two of action. The two teams first met in 1948 with sporadic contests as Ole Miss held a 15-10 advantage between 1948 and 1980. Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco is 17-9 against the Gators in his time as the Rebel skipper.
HIT STREAKS ON THE LINE:
Ole Miss has several players boasting hit streaks currently, but none longer than junior Matt Smith and freshman Alex Yarbrough. Bothp players have hit safely in six straight games. Yarbourgh is three games shy of tying his season-long of nine games with a hit. Also holding hit streaks heading into the weekend are Zach Miller (4), Kevin Mort (3), David Phillips (2) and Matt Tracy (2). Other players on the roster who hit safely in their last game played include Tim Ferguson, Taylor Hightower, Tanner Mathis, Matt Snyder and Mike Snyder.
MOVING UP THE STRIKEOUT LIST:
Junior pitcher Drew Pomeranz is quickly moving up the list for strikeouts in a career. With 49 strikeouts in 2010, the junior now has 254 strikeouts for his career putting him at seventh all time in program history. The top spot on the list is held by Lance Lynn with 332. Pomeranz needs three strikeouts to move into a tie for fourth place with Scott Bittle at 257 strikeouts.
Rebs in the Semi's...of the NIT
Yeah, yeah, it's the NIT and not the NCAA Tournament. Big deal. The Rebs are still playing basketball and that sure beats sitting at home. We have a young team and this will be a great benefit for these guys down the road. I bet we make the big dance next season with these guys. Anyway, here is the bit from the Rebel website. .......
For the second time in the last three seasons, Ole Miss is making a trip to the National Invitation Tournament Final Four, held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Ole Miss, a No. 2 seed, will face No. 3 seed Dayton in the first semifinal matchup on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by ESPN2.
A limited number of tickets for the Ole Miss section are available at $45 apiece through the Ole Miss ticket office (662-915-7167).
Fans can also purchase tickets through the Madison Square Garden box office via Ticketmaster (866-858-0008 or ticketmaster.com). Those prices range from $10 to $60. For additional information on Madison Square Garden, visit thegarden.com.
The Ole Miss Alumni Association is hosting a pre-game pep rally Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. at Legends at 6 West 33rd Street, which is 1.5 blocks east of Madison Square Garden. The event will be held again Thursday should the Rebels advance to the championship game.
The Rebels boast a 24-10 record and have beaten Troy, Memphis and Texas Tech to advance to the semifinals of the 73rd annual NIT. The 24 wins are tied for the second-most in school history. Andy Kennedy's four-year total of 85 wins is one shy of the school record by an Ole Miss coaching staff and could be matched by a win in New York.
Ole Miss and Dayton have met only once before, with the Flyers claiming a 72-70 home win in an early-season tournament in December 1980.
The winner of the Ole Miss-Dayton semifinal game will square off with the North Carolina-Rhode Island winner in Thursday's championship game at 7 p.m. ET. The championship will be shown on ESPN.
The Rebels also made a semifinals appearance in 2008 when they lost to eventual NIT champion Ohio State.
For the second time in the last three seasons, Ole Miss is making a trip to the National Invitation Tournament Final Four, held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Ole Miss, a No. 2 seed, will face No. 3 seed Dayton in the first semifinal matchup on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by ESPN2.
A limited number of tickets for the Ole Miss section are available at $45 apiece through the Ole Miss ticket office (662-915-7167).
Fans can also purchase tickets through the Madison Square Garden box office via Ticketmaster (866-858-0008 or ticketmaster.com). Those prices range from $10 to $60. For additional information on Madison Square Garden, visit thegarden.com.
The Ole Miss Alumni Association is hosting a pre-game pep rally Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. at Legends at 6 West 33rd Street, which is 1.5 blocks east of Madison Square Garden. The event will be held again Thursday should the Rebels advance to the championship game.
The Rebels boast a 24-10 record and have beaten Troy, Memphis and Texas Tech to advance to the semifinals of the 73rd annual NIT. The 24 wins are tied for the second-most in school history. Andy Kennedy's four-year total of 85 wins is one shy of the school record by an Ole Miss coaching staff and could be matched by a win in New York.
Ole Miss and Dayton have met only once before, with the Flyers claiming a 72-70 home win in an early-season tournament in December 1980.
The winner of the Ole Miss-Dayton semifinal game will square off with the North Carolina-Rhode Island winner in Thursday's championship game at 7 p.m. ET. The championship will be shown on ESPN.
The Rebels also made a semifinals appearance in 2008 when they lost to eventual NIT champion Ohio State.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
The Misadventures of Doe and Terry
I am sure that throughout life we all encounter certain individuals that really make us realize that there are some truly odd folk out there. Well, Doe and Terry are no different. I first met these two cats nearly a decade ago and it has been that long since I have seen them or heard from them. Actually quite glad for that last part. I really don't think it would be in anyones best interest to formally associate with people of this brain power. Doe and Terry were dishwashers that I formally "supervised" at a former job. It goes a little like this..............
I was 25 years old. Fresh out of a rather well known four year institution, not prison, but some of the same routine, college. I was employed with a group of people that had opened a restaurant a few hours North of my current location in the big city of Memphis. I had just done a 6 month internship with the guys, learning about there food, wine, service style, etc... I wasn't sure if I was ready to make the jump to the big leagues like this, but I was enthusiastic about actually being employed in a field that I had some experience in. Nonetheless, it would be a challenge, as I would be assuming the roles of management in a assistant position. Really no way to clear cut a job description other than solve problems, do what needs to be done, and be nice. Easy enough I suppose when you are mid twenties and think you know it all. We had a dynamic group of personalities on staff. Waitstaff from all types of backgrounds, beliefs, attitudes, egos, problems, dependencies, etc..I had no responsibility over any kitchen personnel, but had a good relationship with them. Kitchen guys are easy to get along with once you get the lingo down and maybe buy them a few beers. Another area that is important in any foodservice are the dishwasher,...... potscrubbers, moppers, sweepers, dish bitches.... whatever you want to call. That was Doe and Terry.
I remember the first day,....I went around to the back because I wanted to make sure I knew everybody, so I went to introduce myself and Doe just looked at me with glazed eyes and said, "man, everybody just calls me doe....ok, Doe, how are you? Aight....". At this point, I was trying to figure out if his name was like dough or Doe, so I just settled for the deer reference and didn't bother asking for a proper spelling. I was pretty sure that the interest would be lost as the headphones were blaring some strong Snoop Dog. Anyway, Doe, was a little out there to the point of being rude. Didn't really show anyone any respect, rocked the Sox cap to the side and as I mentioned, had the headphones up all the way regardless of whether they were on his ears or not. Well, Terry was a little more formal... A gentleman of sorts. Missing several teeth and loved to show that off as it seems he smiled all the time. Pretty sure anybody could get along with Terry. He was a mans man....liked fishing, drinking, chasing women and trying to dodge child support payments. Solid makeup of an individual.
So first night of officially being open and the place is jumping. There was a great deal of buzz about the place, so there was nothing soft about this so called soft opening. It was shittin and gettin...four deep in the bar....full dining room... turning over tables left and right....just straight up rockin. I approached the pass, as the kitchen was open to the dining room so the action was right there in front of you. Can't really curse out loud if your a kitchen guy, but it was probably so loud that nobody would have heard it. The head chef/boss is expediting orders and putting the finishing touches on plates before they make the trip to the diners. He looks at me and says,"@#%&!$# dishes are stacked up in the back and we are running out of plates.....deal with this"....So I did,..... I went to the back to dishland to see what the problem was, praying the dish machine wasn't broken or something to that effect. I get back there and there is no Doe washing dishes. I look across the way and Terry is working his tail off. He looks at me and I mouth, were is Doe. He just shrugs his shoulders like man, how the hell am I supposed to know that. I am 20 skillets deep in 160 degree water, burning my damn arms off. It was a mess in dishland and the servers kept bringing the dirty back. So, I thought, let me check out back and see if his car is here. Kinda didn't want to do so considering it was around 8:30 at night and there could have been someone back there waiting to attack. Safety first ya know,.... but I cracked the door open and sure enough, there was Doe, hanging out, leaned up against the side of the building....smoking. I approached him and said, Doe, what the heck are you doing? Doe said, man, I'm on break. I was like, break, there is no break at this point in the evening. We still have a full seating of customers waiting and we are trying to feed this seating...We need clean dishes...your job remember....wait, what the f@#k? Are you smoking a joint? Yeh man, calms my nerves and shit....Doe, that is illegal....You, me and this place could get in some serious trouble for that...you need to get rid of that stuff right now. Doe was like, nah man, its cool. This is Memphis baby. I was sorta confused at this point. Kinda thinking he was right, but then my senses gathered me and I told him that he has got 1 minute or you can stay out here as long as you like because I am going inside and you are fired. Kinda changed his tune and he mashed out the end of his roach and put it back in his box of Kools and came back in. He had his work cut out for him after that. Doe washed dishes consecutively for the next 4 and half hours. It was like 2 am when he got done. Terry did all the other cleaning because he got done much quicker than Doe. When he left that night/morning, I was thinking, he probably isn't coming back to this job. Not with all this stress and no mind clearing time. He did. There will be more on these cats at a later date. This is not embellished in any way, as these stories need no embellishing. Dishwashers are some interesting people.
I was 25 years old. Fresh out of a rather well known four year institution, not prison, but some of the same routine, college. I was employed with a group of people that had opened a restaurant a few hours North of my current location in the big city of Memphis. I had just done a 6 month internship with the guys, learning about there food, wine, service style, etc... I wasn't sure if I was ready to make the jump to the big leagues like this, but I was enthusiastic about actually being employed in a field that I had some experience in. Nonetheless, it would be a challenge, as I would be assuming the roles of management in a assistant position. Really no way to clear cut a job description other than solve problems, do what needs to be done, and be nice. Easy enough I suppose when you are mid twenties and think you know it all. We had a dynamic group of personalities on staff. Waitstaff from all types of backgrounds, beliefs, attitudes, egos, problems, dependencies, etc..I had no responsibility over any kitchen personnel, but had a good relationship with them. Kitchen guys are easy to get along with once you get the lingo down and maybe buy them a few beers. Another area that is important in any foodservice are the dishwasher,...... potscrubbers, moppers, sweepers, dish bitches.... whatever you want to call. That was Doe and Terry.
I remember the first day,....I went around to the back because I wanted to make sure I knew everybody, so I went to introduce myself and Doe just looked at me with glazed eyes and said, "man, everybody just calls me doe....ok, Doe, how are you? Aight....". At this point, I was trying to figure out if his name was like dough or Doe, so I just settled for the deer reference and didn't bother asking for a proper spelling. I was pretty sure that the interest would be lost as the headphones were blaring some strong Snoop Dog. Anyway, Doe, was a little out there to the point of being rude. Didn't really show anyone any respect, rocked the Sox cap to the side and as I mentioned, had the headphones up all the way regardless of whether they were on his ears or not. Well, Terry was a little more formal... A gentleman of sorts. Missing several teeth and loved to show that off as it seems he smiled all the time. Pretty sure anybody could get along with Terry. He was a mans man....liked fishing, drinking, chasing women and trying to dodge child support payments. Solid makeup of an individual.
So first night of officially being open and the place is jumping. There was a great deal of buzz about the place, so there was nothing soft about this so called soft opening. It was shittin and gettin...four deep in the bar....full dining room... turning over tables left and right....just straight up rockin. I approached the pass, as the kitchen was open to the dining room so the action was right there in front of you. Can't really curse out loud if your a kitchen guy, but it was probably so loud that nobody would have heard it. The head chef/boss is expediting orders and putting the finishing touches on plates before they make the trip to the diners. He looks at me and says,"@#%&!$# dishes are stacked up in the back and we are running out of plates.....deal with this"....So I did,..... I went to the back to dishland to see what the problem was, praying the dish machine wasn't broken or something to that effect. I get back there and there is no Doe washing dishes. I look across the way and Terry is working his tail off. He looks at me and I mouth, were is Doe. He just shrugs his shoulders like man, how the hell am I supposed to know that. I am 20 skillets deep in 160 degree water, burning my damn arms off. It was a mess in dishland and the servers kept bringing the dirty back. So, I thought, let me check out back and see if his car is here. Kinda didn't want to do so considering it was around 8:30 at night and there could have been someone back there waiting to attack. Safety first ya know,.... but I cracked the door open and sure enough, there was Doe, hanging out, leaned up against the side of the building....smoking. I approached him and said, Doe, what the heck are you doing? Doe said, man, I'm on break. I was like, break, there is no break at this point in the evening. We still have a full seating of customers waiting and we are trying to feed this seating...We need clean dishes...your job remember....wait, what the f@#k? Are you smoking a joint? Yeh man, calms my nerves and shit....Doe, that is illegal....You, me and this place could get in some serious trouble for that...you need to get rid of that stuff right now. Doe was like, nah man, its cool. This is Memphis baby. I was sorta confused at this point. Kinda thinking he was right, but then my senses gathered me and I told him that he has got 1 minute or you can stay out here as long as you like because I am going inside and you are fired. Kinda changed his tune and he mashed out the end of his roach and put it back in his box of Kools and came back in. He had his work cut out for him after that. Doe washed dishes consecutively for the next 4 and half hours. It was like 2 am when he got done. Terry did all the other cleaning because he got done much quicker than Doe. When he left that night/morning, I was thinking, he probably isn't coming back to this job. Not with all this stress and no mind clearing time. He did. There will be more on these cats at a later date. This is not embellished in any way, as these stories need no embellishing. Dishwashers are some interesting people.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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