Jan. 24, 2007
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It’s great to be a Commodore as we head into the ’07 season, with two of the nation’s top players residing on the same roster. CSTV.com’s Josh Cooper tells us how David Price got his groove back on the mound, while third baseman Pedro Alvarez turned down one Green Monster, for another. CSTV.com also provides a breakdown of where Vanderbilt is in their preseason bracket.
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
by Josh Cooper, Special to CSTV.com
It’s hard not to see the kid in David Price every time he picks up a baseball. Always smiling, always effervescent, the 6-foot-6 left handed Vanderbilt ace looks younger than his 21 years with his seemingly oversized straight brimmed hat and goofy grin. But when he rears back with his left arm and lets the ball fly straight into the catcher’s mitt at 95-miles per hour, Price suddenly becomes very adult to anyone standing in the batters box. Read More
ALVAREZ HITS ANOTHER GREEN MONSTER INSTEAD
by Josh Cooper, Special to CSTV.com
Pedro Alvarez always wanted to hit home runs in Fenway Park. Growing up a Red Sox fan, the lifelong New Yorker idolized the likes of Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz. And in the summer of 2005, he got his wish when the Red Sox brought him in for a pre-draft work out. That was when the 6-foot-2 215-pound left handed hitter from Washington Heights started nailing bombs over the right field wall. The Red Sox drafted him in the 14th round, offered him nearly a million dollars, but ultimately, Alvarez decided to trade the dream of hitting off one green monster for another. Read More
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PRESEASON BRACKET
by Eric Sorenson, Special to CSTV.com
Read Eric Sorenson’s projections of where Vanderbilt falls in the preseason baseball brackets. Read More
