The Front Nine comes at you as I get ready to settle in for some serious TV time this weekend. What’s that honey? Yard work? Aw, drat. 1. I could go all day talking about how jealous the national media is of Tim Tebow and you know these guys are …
Read More »Gators Baseball Visits No. 1 Arkansas for Final Regular Season SEC Series
No. 9 Florida Gators baseball is on the road against the top-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. The Gators and Razorbacks will wrap up their regular season in this weekend’s series before heading to the SEC Tournament. Pitching Matchups Game 1 | Tommy Mace (5-0, 4.40 ERA) v. Patrick Wicklander (4-1, 1.93) Game …
Read More »Florida Athletics Moving Toward Normal Operation
After a year of mask wearing, physical distancing and limited stadium capacity, Florida Gator sports will begin to return to pre-pandemic conditions. The recent announcement from the Center for Disease Control regarding mask wearing for fully vaccinated people has led some communities to begin changing COVID-19 restrictions. On Monday, the …
Read More »Gators Baseball Takes on Georgia in SEC Weekend Series
The No. 9 Florida Gators baseball (33-15, 15-9 SEC) welcomes the Georgia Bulldogs (28-18, 11-13 SEC) to Florida Ballpark for their final home SEC weekend series. After a tough 6-1 midweek loss to Stetson on Tuesday night, the Gators will look to tighten things up against a conference opponent. Both …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 7
The Front Nine comes at you with the full knowledge that Sunday it will officially be Bob Dooley Invitational week. It’s kind of like Masters week without the Champions Dinner. 1. We were talking about this on the Tailgate the other day – who are the third best teams in …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine May 3rd
The Back Nine comes at you after another weekend on the road and some and, yes, I feel pampered. And poor. Now it’s time to pour myself into the 26th Bob Dooley Invitational (May 15). 10. So, the NFL Draft finally is over and the SEC once again flexed its …
Read More »Florida Gators Baseball Tops No. 2 Vanderbilt Commodores
Florida Gators baseball (30-13) took the series with a 5-3 win over No. 2 Vanderbilt on Sunday evening. A 11-8 win on Saturday evened the series, setting up an all-or-nothing game 3. Freshman Hunter Barco had an impressive start on the mound. The left hander finished the day with seven …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine April 30
The Front Nine comes at you after an interesting night watching the NFL Draft and getting ready for a big baseball weekend. 1. One thing that was interesting about that first round where Alabama dominated is that it feeds into the notion that things are never going to change as …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine April 26
The Back Nine comes at you after a pretty sweet weekend weather-wise in our village and some good family time. I almost felt fully retired. 10. I’m sure many of you are eager to get to Thursday night to see where Kyle Pitts is drafted and certainly to see if …
Read More »Florida Gators Baseball Take Series Over Auburn Tigers
Florida Gators baseball claimed the series over the Auburn Tigers in Game 3 on Sunday afternoon, 6-4. The Gators started off the series with a 4-2, game one victory on Friday night. After rain postponed the Saturday game, Sunday turned into a doubleheader consisting of two seven-inning games. Auburn came …
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