Aug. 9, 2010
AROUND THE WEB – MONDAY (Previous: Sunday, August 8 | Saturday, August 7)
- Vanderbilt allows fans to attend football practice (Bryan Mullen, The Tennessean)
- Vandy, Caldwell can’t afford to play it safe (David Climer, The Tennessean)
- Former Vanderbilt star continues quick rise to majors (Jeff Lockridge, The Tennessean)
- Music mix adds to stretching, weight sessions (Mark Wheeler, The City Paper)
- Minor faces hot Houston offense in debut (Chris Cox, MLB.com)
- Glavine impressed with Minor (Guy Curtwright, MLB.com)
- Vanderbilt throws annual party for fans (Ms. Cheap, The Tennessean)
- Alex ready for U.S. Women’s Amateur (Greg Mattura, NorthJersey.com)
- Rays ace still has room for improvement (Stan McNeal, Sporting News)
- Pirates Box Score: Alvarez 1-for-4, RBI (30) (MLB.com)
VUCOMMODORES NEWS
- Football: Intensity level spikes upward Sunday (Larry Leathers)
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Caldwell’s post-practice press conference on Sunday – Watch Video
A couple of notes:
1) Caldwell stated that the quarterback competition has been tremendous so far between Larry Smith, Jared Funk and Jordan Rodgers. Caldwell said he’d consider playing more than one QB depending on their performance. “Whatever we need to do, we’ll do it. That’s kind of my philosophy… If you’re not getting the job done, another one goes in.”
2) As Leathers mentioned in his practice recap, camp was a lot more physical Sunday. “The emotions were flying,” Caldwell remarked, “and it’s been very competitive. Nothing leaves the field, so I’m not too upset about that.”
3) When asked if Jamie Graham will see time on offense, Caldwell said the versatile junior is locked in at cornerback at the moment. “But, if we need him to catch a ball, we’ll put him out there and sling it down the field. It would be foolish not to use him, if we’re not getting it done (on offense).”
PHOTO OF THE DAY
(Photo Credit: George Walker IV, The Tennessean) 
Thanks to Coach Caldwell, Commodore fans had their first opportunity in years to watch preseason practice. If you didn’t make it to the John Rich Practice Facility yesterday, no worries. You have one more chance – tonight at 6 p.m.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“My heart was beating pretty fast. I was a little nervous just to see how everybody was going to react. I walked in and everybody was congratulating me and were happy with me. Everybody is being pretty cool around me. It’s a pretty good feeling to walk into a clubhouse like that.”
— Braves rookie Mike Minor on his arrival at Atlanta’s Turner Field on Saturday
REMINDER OF THE DAY
Speaking of Minor… you can watch his much-anticipated MLB debut with the Braves on SportSouth at 7:05 p.m. CT tonight. Minor will face the Astros at Minute Maid Park, the same site as his first collegiate appearance in 2007 vs. Baylor (recap)
TWEET OF THE DAY
@GREGuthrie tweeted: “Vanderbilt has become this baseball factory!” Karl Ravech on Baseball Tonight
RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY
I’ve been hooked on The Cosby Show reruns on TV Land. Parents will understand the following clip.
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