From: Benjamin
A thorough drubbing of a national power like Florida could become a program shaping victory. No longer will coaches who recruit against us be able to sell prospects that the Gamecocks will never win the east or that we are a second tier school. You can win here and they just proved it! The tide has turned. Add to this the disarray that our rival from the northwest is currently experiencing and we have the opportunity to become the dominant in-state school and a SEC power. Note that I said opportunity. We have to seize the day. Do not underestimate clempson's troubles in this. This is the prime time to cement ourselves among the in-state prospects of tomorrow and make them grow up Fighting Gamecock fans. We all grew tired over the years of hearing that this prospect was not considering USC because they grew up a clemmons fan. You can see how beautifully this can work by looking at the lastest class in Ray Tanner's baseball program. Longtime clemmons fan, Tanner English, signs with Yardcocks despite a clempsen offer. We are dominating in-state recruiting, and it can only get better. Use this victory and those to come to bring in a long line of future gamecocks.
The Braves picked up the club option on Alex Gonzalez and Omar Infante for 2011. Nice move. Kenshin Kawakami was optioned to Double A ball this week. $6.67 million is a lot to pay a minor leaguer, but there is no room for him on the Atlanta club and no major league takers. 3 Japanese teams are interested. Keep up the hope that he can return there to open up some salary.
