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Let’s Get Weird Again—All World All Time Best Song Competition: Jackson?

Oh no, they’re turning me loose to try to figure out the WordPress editor. WHAT AM I DOING? (panics, runs into door facing) As a reminder of how all this started, feel free to click on the first Global Song Competition post in which we determined “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” was Australia’s best ever contribution to […]

Vanderbilt in Hooverville Game 2 vs. The Gainesville Jorts

Down 4-1 after 5 innings, things weren’t looking great in Hooverville for Corbs and The Diamond Dores. The bats and a beefed up Alex Kranzler were not ready to go home, however, and a 4 run 6th followed by a 3 run 8th powered us to an 8-5 win over The Wedding Jerseys. This makes […]

Friday Game Thread vs. The South Cackalacky Game Penises

An easy win like last night’s 9-1 beatdown that was never in doubt just twists the knife on the series loss to Missourah (spits). Anyway, we play another one tonight. …and there was much rejoicing. On the Mound Friday @ 6:00pm on SECN+ Vanderbilt #46 Fr. RHP Tyler “The Minstrel” Baird (0-5; 4.81 ERA) vs. […]

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Sunday Rubber Match Game Thread vs. Missourah (spits)

Even though we won late last night in extras, the season is probably cooked. Still, win out from here, take a few in Hoover, and it’s a maybe. We likely won’t have deserved the bid, but I doubt they’d want to set a precedent keeping SEC teams with .500 conference records out. Is this me […]

Series Preview and Friday Game Thread vs. Missourah (Spits)

Friday at 6pm CT on SECN+, Saturday at 4pm CT on SECN+, and Sunday at 1pm CT on SECN+. First things first (I’m the realest), we absolutely have to sweep the final two SEC series against Missourah (spits) and The South Cackalacky Game Penises, otherwise we will need to win the SEC Tourney in Hooverville […]

Tuesday BRING ME MAH BARREL! Game Thread vs. Louisville

5pm CT on ESPN2. I very much would like to type a long anti-Louisville rant, so as to get you fired up for this game, but this season has beaten us half to death with a sack full of doorknobs, and I just don’t have it in me anymore. Luke Smith, however, is still human […]

Friday Game Thread vs. The Ramajama Gumps

*Update: I didn’t notice until now that the game had been moved up and is already in progress. I was at work, like I imagine nearly all of you were, as well. I’ve never been done with a Diamond Dores team in the Tim Corbin era. After last night, I’m close. I’ve always been team […]

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Series Preview and Thursday Game Thread vs. The Ramajama Gumps

Thursday at 6pm CT on ESPN2, Friday at 6pm CT on SECN+, and Saturday at 1pm CT on SECN+. After letting a potential season-altering series win over Tejas slip through our fingers, the Diamond Dores head to Gumpland for a much needed road series (potentially season saving) victory. It’s… a lot. And we won’t be […]

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Tuesday Game Thread vs. MTSU

3:30pm CT on SECN+. On the Mound Tuesday @ 3:30pm SECN+ Vanderbilt #45 Fr. RHP Connor “The Canadian” Hamilton (1-0; 4.28 ERA) vs. MTSU ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The Lineup See you in the comments.

Sunday Rubber Match Game Thread vs. The Tejas Long Fedoras

One day after being run-ruled, a stud freshman just beginning to stretch out his arm and some bullpen guys shut out the dominant Tejas Long Fed-offense. It was a beautiful thing. Today, we get a chance to take a really tough series. On the Mound Sunday @ 12:00pm on ESPN2 Vanderbilt #88 Fr. RHP Wyatt […]

Saturday Game Thread vs. The Tejas Long Fedoras

7pm CT on SEC Network. Well, that was disgusting. Always a great Friday when your Ace gets run-ruled at home. Anyway, puke, rally, and win today’s Johnny Wholestaff game to force a rubber match tomorrow. Please. And thank you. On the Mound Saturday @ 7:00pm on SEC Network Vanderbilt #¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Johnny Wholestaff vs. Long Fedoras […]

Series Preview and Friday Game Thread vs. The Tejas Long Fedoras

Friday at 6pm CT on SECN+, Saturday at 7pm CT on SEC Network, and Sunday at 12pm CT on ESPN2. The Tejas Long Fedoras (#4) ‘26 Record: 30-8 (11-6 SEC). The Long Fedoras opened the season 16-0 in OOC play, but since conference play started, have come back to Earth a bit. In OOC play, they ate […]

Sunday Rubber Match Game Thread vs. The Wedding Jerseys

Some wins are fun. Yesterday morning’s 8-7 scrape job was not one of them. Still, a road series win remains possible today, and we’ve got Ice Town on the mound. On the Mound Sunday @ 12:00pm on SECN+ Vanderbilt #88 Fr. RHP Wyatt “Ice Town” Nadeau (1-2; 5.15 ERA; 11.54 K/9) vs. #48 Jr. LHP […]

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Saturday Game Thread vs. The Wedding Jerseys

10am CT on SEC Network. I was saying Boo-urns at the end of that one. Corbs is going with the “fuck it, try anything else” strategy of giving the ball to this year’s presumptive closer, Miller Green. Seeing as he’s only thrown for 2 IP following injury this year, this is likely an opener only. […]

Tuesday Game Thread vs. The David Lipscomb University Improperly Pluralized Bisons

6pm CT on ESPN+. Just got home from work… let me put this up now and then edit, so you have something to comment on. On the Mound (I’m guessing…) Tuesday @ 6:00pm ESPN+ Vanderbilt #45 Fr. RHP Connor “The Canadian” Hamilton (1-0; 4.07 ERA) vs. Improperly Pluralized Bisons ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The Lineup See you in […]

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Saturday Rubber Match Game Thread vs. The OK Boomers

Tough to plate 11 and lose, but that was last night’s game. The good news is we planned for a Johnny Wholestaff affair, whereas the Boomers used their 2nd best starter. Wyatt “Ice Town” Nadeau needs to win the Mayoral election on the mound today for us to take this much needed home series. On […]

Bowling Semifinals: Vanderbilt vs. Wichita State

Hey everyone, I noticed there wasn’t a post up for the bowling semis vs. Wichita State, so I fixed that glitch. Comment away. Here’s the link to watch it. Winner faces the unstoppable force that is Jacksonville State tonight at 6pm (I think… can’t remember the time precisely).

Friday Game Thread vs. The OK Boomers

Mancino Man was weasing the juice late in last night’s game, and all but singlehandedly turned a pitcher’s duel into a 10-5 blowout win for the Diamond Dores. In addition to Mancino Man’s 2 dongs, a double, and 6 RBI, The Brode Man and The Hulk had a pair of doubles in the 4th, Hulk […]

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