Aug. 23, 2010
AROUND THE WEB MONDAY
- Football: Stokes learns from trip to Africa (Mike Organ, The Tennessean)
- Football: SEC, ACC are deepest. But who has best conference? (Tony Barnhart, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Football: Musburger, Herbstreit break down SEC (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
- Football: Summer coaching surprise doesn’t do VU any favors (Montgomery Advertiser)
IN THE PROS
- MLB: Minor sets Atlanta rookie record for strikeouts (Mark Bowman, MLB.com)
- MLB: Minor strikes out 12, makes adjustment on fly (David O’Brien, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- MLB: Braves’ quotes after Sunday rout (David O’Brien, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- PGA: Snedeker finishes in tie for eighth at PGA event (Associated Press)
- PGA: What they said: Brandt Snedeker (PGATour.com)
- MLB: Braves, Minor – W (2-0), 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB, 12 K (MLB.com)
- MLB: Pirates, Alvarez – 2-for-3 (MLB.com)
VUCOMMODORES NEWS
- Football: Speed big asset to Fugger’s game (David Rutz)
- Football: Game 7 Preview – South Carolina (David Rutz)
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Mike Minor set a Braves’ rookie-record with 12 strikeouts in six innings against the Cubs Sunday. Watch highlights of each K – Click Here
PHOTO OF THE DAY
Who else? (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
QUOTES OF THE DAY
“I think some of the talk should go about Mike Minor. I thought he was just outstanding. I think he’s pitched good in every start he’s had. He had the most strikeouts today, had that curveball working really great. Pumped a lot of strikes. A lot of pitches, but when you strike out guys you’re going to build pitch counts. That’s what happened to him today. But he was pretty much dominating today.” — Braves Manager Bobby Cox on Mike Minor’s performance (Source: AJC.com)
“There were some tough clinical situations there with long, long lines of people waiting to get treated. But at least I was helping in the clinics, and if the people are in a clinic or a hospital and they’re talking to you about it, then they have hope and they have a chance.” — Senior linebacker John Stokes on working at an AIDS clinic in Africa for four weeks over the summer (Source: Tennessean)
TWEETS OF THE DAY
@Braves: Minor’s 12 Ks establishes the Atlanta record for single-game strikeouts by a rookie pitcher. Tied the franchise mark (third time), held by George Brunet (1960 vs. STL) and Bob Sadowski (1963 vs. PIT).
@pgammo (baseball analyst Peter Gammons): Thankfully Braves went with real scouts on Mike Minor (3-0, 19 IP, 22-4 K-BB), not the online ‘experts’ who dsmissed him as a “soft thrower”
@StevenG85: “Many well educated players in the majors now..Drew Storen. @davidprice14 out of Vandy. That guy Mike Minor too” – MASN Nats broadcast
@lbrutledge: Great story by Mike Organ about John Stokes, linebcker at Vanderbilt who spent a month in Africa over the summer http://tinyurl.com/38ojy78
@vandypb: Joe McHale tickets go on sale August 30th! The show will be held at Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium on September 25th at 9pm.
RANDOM VIDEOS OF THE DAY
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SONG OF THE DAY
Oasis “Wonderwall”
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