Diamond Dawgs

Okay, so for baseball fans like me, you've got to be discouraged. I know there are more than three games in a season, but the way our Diamond Dawgs lost their first game of the year against defending national champs Oregon State is frightening. Up 6-2 in the 7th, the Dawgs lost 10-8. More discouraging, our all-world closer, Joshua Fields, is the one credited with the loss, giving up the lead in the 9th. The Beavers went on to sweep us at Foley Field.

This doesn't bode well. Our next game is on Weds. against Mercer, which should be an easy win. But South Carolina is really good this year, Kentucky and Alabama are the defending SEC co-champs, Clemson always gives us fits...let's face it, the SEC is stacked. Is anyone else concerned like me? Or am I the only one paying attention to Georgia baseball? Your comments -- and hopefully your reassurances -- are VERY welcome.

dapolla, all you need to do is remember last year's finish. UGA came from out of nowhere and exploded their last 11-14 games (can't remember exact #'s but it was an amazing comeback). So just be patient, the DAWGS will make their run again this year before all is said and done.

I know, I know. That's how we always finish in a good year.

For the record, it was 13 games in a row (matching the end of the 2004 SEC championship/CWS season) and 14 of our last 15. Had we swept the season-closing series with Kentucky, we and not they would have shared the SEC Championship with Alabama. I watched the whole thing on GXtra...

I'm not concerned about the losses...it's the WAY we lost. It's like the Braves last year; we won that first game 11-10 and I thought, \"Oh no, this is NOT the way to win ballgames.\" And I was right. Perhaps GatorInGA and I have a lot in common...we hope for the best but expect the worst.

GO DAWGS!!!

hey dapolla, we are going to start calling you \"the Vince Dooley of UGA baseball\". Take heart, the Dawgs will get it worked out.

Hey, anytime I get compared to Vince Dooley, it's a good day.

Mercer on Wednesday...

Go and enjoy, wish I was close enough to go.