From: Matthew
Major League Baseball recently released their top 50 prospects fro 2011. Good news for the Braves is that they took three of the top 21 positions. RHP Julio Teheran was 10th, 1B Freddie Freeman 17th, and LHP Mike Minor 21st. In Teheran, the league's 2nd ranked right hander, along with Arodys Vizcaino and Randall Delgado, the Braves possess three of the game's top young pitching prospects. He capped his impressive 2010 campaign by logging a 3.38 ERA and limiting opponents to a .204 batting average after his promotion to Double-A Mississippi.
Other players of note are Yankee catcher Jesus Montero at #9, only because he is on my fantasy team. Former Tarheel 2B Dustin Ackley is #5, while fomer Vol catcher J.P. Arencibia is #48. A duo of former Gamecock commits make an appearence with Royal catcher Wil Myers at 16 and Astro pitcher Jordan Lyles at 31. Lonnie Chisenhall, who wore the Garnet and Black for half a season, holds down the #36 position for the Indians.
Braves
Friday, January 28, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Southbound and Down
From: Austin
Southbound and down
Load it up and truckin
We gonna do what they say can't be done
We got a long way to go and a short time to get there
We're southbound, SEC Championship here we come!
Hats off to Coach G.A. Mangus who has opened up I-95 as the recruiting road for the Gamecocks. This supports the theory that the Gamecocks should recruit North/South as the easternmost SEC team. By doing so, the competition switches from all the other SEC schools to the ACC and Big East and the Gamecocks become the SEC voice in the region. Coach Mangus will bring 3 of the top New Jersey prospects down I-95 to Columbia and with former Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio getting the Temple job, Mangus is now the top northeast recruiter in the Southeastern conference. Here are some videos of Sheldon Royster and Tanner McEvoy
Royster Announcement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNLfRITMDvk
Royster Interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kXNxzXvA0I
McEvoy interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R-0r9GoCwU
McEvoy highlights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy33UoH0axQ
Load it up and truckin
We gonna do what they say can't be done
We got a long way to go and a short time to get there
We're southbound, SEC Championship here we come!
Hats off to Coach G.A. Mangus who has opened up I-95 as the recruiting road for the Gamecocks. This supports the theory that the Gamecocks should recruit North/South as the easternmost SEC team. By doing so, the competition switches from all the other SEC schools to the ACC and Big East and the Gamecocks become the SEC voice in the region. Coach Mangus will bring 3 of the top New Jersey prospects down I-95 to Columbia and with former Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio getting the Temple job, Mangus is now the top northeast recruiter in the Southeastern conference. Here are some videos of Sheldon Royster and Tanner McEvoy
Royster Announcement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNLfRITMDvk
Royster Interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kXNxzXvA0I
McEvoy interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R-0r9GoCwU
McEvoy highlights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy33UoH0axQ
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Barbeque Pig
From: Benjamin
Another night and another huge win for the Gamecock basketball squad. Really, Arkansas is a big win? Absolutely, and here's why: 1) The Hogs had just beaten Alabama, a team that is proving to be the best of the west. 2) Bruce Ellington, Damontre Harris, Malik Cooke, and Brian Richardson all missed significant action with foul trouble. Unlike in the past, when the starters went out the lead increased. 3) Defense, defense, defense. We are among the many who have moaned and groaned about the poor defensive efforts of Horn's previous squads. This team is different. They are scrappy. Scrappy teams are energetic and fun to watch!
Who can say enough about Sam Muldrow. The senior big man controls the paint like Dikembe Mutombo. Ramon Galloway will receive lots of praise for his 21 points, but his defense on Arkansas sharpshooter, Rontei Clarke, was equally impressive. Clarke, a 40% 3 point shooter on the year, was held to 1 of 7 from the floor. The coaching was stellar as well. The team continued to be successful offensively out of a timeout, and Coach Horn's switching Lakeem Jackson to defending Hog point guard Julysses Nobles really shut down their offensive at a point when it was really clicking. Kudos to an all around well played game.
Here is a video of Galloway's monster dunk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--cXIWu1Xec
Another night and another huge win for the Gamecock basketball squad. Really, Arkansas is a big win? Absolutely, and here's why: 1) The Hogs had just beaten Alabama, a team that is proving to be the best of the west. 2) Bruce Ellington, Damontre Harris, Malik Cooke, and Brian Richardson all missed significant action with foul trouble. Unlike in the past, when the starters went out the lead increased. 3) Defense, defense, defense. We are among the many who have moaned and groaned about the poor defensive efforts of Horn's previous squads. This team is different. They are scrappy. Scrappy teams are energetic and fun to watch!
Who can say enough about Sam Muldrow. The senior big man controls the paint like Dikembe Mutombo. Ramon Galloway will receive lots of praise for his 21 points, but his defense on Arkansas sharpshooter, Rontei Clarke, was equally impressive. Clarke, a 40% 3 point shooter on the year, was held to 1 of 7 from the floor. The coaching was stellar as well. The team continued to be successful offensively out of a timeout, and Coach Horn's switching Lakeem Jackson to defending Hog point guard Julysses Nobles really shut down their offensive at a point when it was really clicking. Kudos to an all around well played game.
Here is a video of Galloway's monster dunk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--cXIWu1Xec
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Marcquis Roberts and Rory Anderson videos
From: Elliott
Here are some videos of the new commitments:
Announcement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5aPU-d325o
Roberts talks about decision: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STUm47lbpMA
Anderson talks about decision http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-cpyBmZ9pA
Here are some videos of the new commitments:
Announcement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5aPU-d325o
Roberts talks about decision: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STUm47lbpMA
Anderson talks about decision http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-cpyBmZ9pA
I can't drive 55
From Cole:
What do the Red Rocker, Sammy Hagar, and the clempson tiger basketball team have in common? 55. Hagar hit it big with "I can't drive 55," while the tiger basketball team has lost 55, count em 55 straight times at UNC. The magnitude of this should not be underestimated, as the tigers have brought some mighty talented teams into the DeanDome over the years. Coach Brad Brownell has the team playing very well lately, but they could not overcome the large gorilla on their back. Maybe next year? Where have I heard that before?
Should be a good recruiting week for the Gamecock football team. High School teammates Marcquis Roberts and Rory Anderson got the momentum going moments ago with their dual announcement. The New Jersey pipeline built by coach G.A. Mangus will hopefully add two more travelers tomorrow. This all leads up to the biggest weekend of the year for official visits. Recruiting is definitely looking good.
The huge road win for the Fighting Gamecocks at Florida should pay dividends for years to come. The young Gamecocks have appeared to be a Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde squad thus far, and this is to be expected for such a young team. A road win ignites confidence and gives the team something to build on, especially since they survived the big Gator counter punch in the second half. The player most impacted by the win should be freshman forward, Damontre Harris. Harris helped the Gamecocks get out to a huge lead in the first half with 8 points and stellar defense on the Gator big men. If he is able to continue this level of play, the team may actually have a chance against the more physical teams on the schedule (Tennessee).
What do the Red Rocker, Sammy Hagar, and the clempson tiger basketball team have in common? 55. Hagar hit it big with "I can't drive 55," while the tiger basketball team has lost 55, count em 55 straight times at UNC. The magnitude of this should not be underestimated, as the tigers have brought some mighty talented teams into the DeanDome over the years. Coach Brad Brownell has the team playing very well lately, but they could not overcome the large gorilla on their back. Maybe next year? Where have I heard that before?
Should be a good recruiting week for the Gamecock football team. High School teammates Marcquis Roberts and Rory Anderson got the momentum going moments ago with their dual announcement. The New Jersey pipeline built by coach G.A. Mangus will hopefully add two more travelers tomorrow. This all leads up to the biggest weekend of the year for official visits. Recruiting is definitely looking good.
The huge road win for the Fighting Gamecocks at Florida should pay dividends for years to come. The young Gamecocks have appeared to be a Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde squad thus far, and this is to be expected for such a young team. A road win ignites confidence and gives the team something to build on, especially since they survived the big Gator counter punch in the second half. The player most impacted by the win should be freshman forward, Damontre Harris. Harris helped the Gamecocks get out to a huge lead in the first half with 8 points and stellar defense on the Gator big men. If he is able to continue this level of play, the team may actually have a chance against the more physical teams on the schedule (Tennessee).
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Triple Double
From: Austin
Darrin Horn's rebuilding season got off to a 1-0 conference start last Saturday after a thunderous comeback upset possibly the league's best team, Vanderbilt. Should we expect the young team to grab some momentum and become a player in the race for the SEC title?
So you're saying there's a chance. No, there is pretty much zero chance.
The SEC in basketball is comparable to the ACC in football this season, awful. Much to the Gamecocks' detriment, all of the good teams are in the Eastern Division. Four or five victories over western opponents and two or three wins versus the east could lead to an 8-8 record, an excellent result with this much youth.
To do this the amazing disappearing/reappearing man, Sam Muldrow, will have to play with the same passion and intensity that he showed against Vandy. How does a player put up the second triple double in the program's history (with blocked shots for pete's sake) and just a week before go invisible versus BC? It has to be comfort. Muldrow can be a dominating player, but appears to go to sleep in random games. Most of his big games versus good teams are against SEC competition, not quality non-conference ones. This has to be that Muldrow is comfortable knowing he can bang with those guys. Sam does like to shoot the three ball a little too much, but often gets the Bill Vernau (don't shoot, don't shoot, great shot!) response from the crowd. Bruce Ellington made the 6 threes, but Sam Muldrow created the intensity the team needed to know they could win. This is huge for such a youthful team. Which Sam will show at Bama tonight?
Darrin Horn's rebuilding season got off to a 1-0 conference start last Saturday after a thunderous comeback upset possibly the league's best team, Vanderbilt. Should we expect the young team to grab some momentum and become a player in the race for the SEC title?
The SEC in basketball is comparable to the ACC in football this season, awful. Much to the Gamecocks' detriment, all of the good teams are in the Eastern Division. Four or five victories over western opponents and two or three wins versus the east could lead to an 8-8 record, an excellent result with this much youth.
To do this the amazing disappearing/reappearing man, Sam Muldrow, will have to play with the same passion and intensity that he showed against Vandy. How does a player put up the second triple double in the program's history (with blocked shots for pete's sake) and just a week before go invisible versus BC? It has to be comfort. Muldrow can be a dominating player, but appears to go to sleep in random games. Most of his big games versus good teams are against SEC competition, not quality non-conference ones. This has to be that Muldrow is comfortable knowing he can bang with those guys. Sam does like to shoot the three ball a little too much, but often gets the Bill Vernau (don't shoot, don't shoot, great shot!) response from the crowd. Bruce Ellington made the 6 threes, but Sam Muldrow created the intensity the team needed to know they could win. This is huge for such a youthful team. Which Sam will show at Bama tonight?
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Awards Piling up for Gamecock Baseball
From: Benjamin
You would expect the defending National Champions to get some preseason love from the media, and that is the case with the 2011 YardCocks. Junior centerfielder and reigning CWS MVP, Jackie Bradley Jr., is ranked the #6 college prospect for the June MLB draft by Baseball America. Redshirt sophomore closer, Matt Price, comes in at #45. There was some talk about moving the Sumter native to the rotation, but at this point he is expected to remain the closer. Both are also Louisville Slugger Pre-season All Americans. Every team that Coach Tanner has taken to the CWS had a big time stopper, so keeping Price in that role is a big deal. We expect Michael Roth to move into the rotation, possibly on Sunday. This would allow a right hander to throw on Saturday in between the lefty Roth and projected Friday starter, Tyler Webb. Roth could then be used in spot duty on Friday for a lefty lefty matchup or two, much in the way Scott Barber was used to close on Friday and start on Sunday in Tanner's early years.
What can be said about basketball? A young team will take its lumps, and anyone who grew sleepy watching Dave Odom's teams dribble around halfcourt for 25 seconds each possession appreciates Coach Horn's uptempo play. However, can we play some defense please! I admit to not watching a whole lot of basketball this season, but I can count on one hand the times we threw it into the post in the games I watched. Where is Tony Kitchings when you need him? Give us a post presence. The freshmen have tremendous potential and not to sound like a broken record, but we will never maintain a consistent high level of play without better free throw shooting. 61% as a team this year. 61% with no one guarding you. Lakeem Jackson is a whale of a defender but is a bench warmer at the end of tight ballgames since he shoots 45%. This is after an off-season of intense free throw practice. Young teams need support and some confidence boosting wins. Hopefully, the dreadfully poor SEC will provide just that.
You would expect the defending National Champions to get some preseason love from the media, and that is the case with the 2011 YardCocks. Junior centerfielder and reigning CWS MVP, Jackie Bradley Jr., is ranked the #6 college prospect for the June MLB draft by Baseball America. Redshirt sophomore closer, Matt Price, comes in at #45. There was some talk about moving the Sumter native to the rotation, but at this point he is expected to remain the closer. Both are also Louisville Slugger Pre-season All Americans. Every team that Coach Tanner has taken to the CWS had a big time stopper, so keeping Price in that role is a big deal. We expect Michael Roth to move into the rotation, possibly on Sunday. This would allow a right hander to throw on Saturday in between the lefty Roth and projected Friday starter, Tyler Webb. Roth could then be used in spot duty on Friday for a lefty lefty matchup or two, much in the way Scott Barber was used to close on Friday and start on Sunday in Tanner's early years.
What can be said about basketball? A young team will take its lumps, and anyone who grew sleepy watching Dave Odom's teams dribble around halfcourt for 25 seconds each possession appreciates Coach Horn's uptempo play. However, can we play some defense please! I admit to not watching a whole lot of basketball this season, but I can count on one hand the times we threw it into the post in the games I watched. Where is Tony Kitchings when you need him? Give us a post presence. The freshmen have tremendous potential and not to sound like a broken record, but we will never maintain a consistent high level of play without better free throw shooting. 61% as a team this year. 61% with no one guarding you. Lakeem Jackson is a whale of a defender but is a bench warmer at the end of tight ballgames since he shoots 45%. This is after an off-season of intense free throw practice. Young teams need support and some confidence boosting wins. Hopefully, the dreadfully poor SEC will provide just that.
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