One Pitch At A Time
CSUF lecturer Stacy Bradshaw files this report from Omaha.
Things always look a little brighter in the morning. A cup of coffee and catching up on the Omaha-Heralds "Its the Beaver's by a Hair" article and a father's day piece by Dane Stickney of the World Herald Staff featuring our Tim and Matt Wallach.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10052887
I can't imagine that the Beavers woke up in Omaha on June 18, 2006 after a 11-1 Loss to Miami and believed that they would battle back to win a national championship in 2006.
Titan players and Titan fans have believed through more come from behind victory tales that a mere human can document in a Sunday morning blog. A sentiment frequently echoed on Titan Central, "One pitch at a time", we've collectively witnessed miracles under an Omaha sun powerful enough to erase the memories of an earlier game and bring all focus on the competition at hand (remember the Georgia Tech 7-5 win last year, followed by the Clemson 7-6 victory?).
Wes Roemer and company were warriors last night and right up until the last pitch you really believed that this particular battle was within inches of victory. Being Titan means you get used to a lot of people underestimating (out of ignorance) what Titans are accustomed to ... being champions. A trip to the bookstore to find a 400 page classic on Julius Caesar (Husband Vince declares, "I plan on staying in Omaha for the whole week") staying cool until our next game in three primary places: In the hotel pool, hanging with Titan fans and alumni at the Titan House, or surrounded by local Titan fans that you encounter throughout Omaha. Vince reminds me that he bought and read a book on Cicero during the 2004 Championship Series.
While TNT showed the movie "Remember the Titan's" last night on the television, Sunday morning mass at a local Omaha Catholic Church was just what the doctor ordered to get rid of that terrible hang-over feeling from a loss that you have to let go of so you can remember 'one pitch at a time.' Sacred Heart Catholic Church served up gospel music (in Omaha, NE ) with drums, piano, tambourines and bass guitars. Followed by lunch at a little restaurant on the border of Iowa and Nebraska, "Hollywood Diner", no less.
Today is for recharging and refreshing. Staying cool. Remembering in what we believe. I believe in George Horton. Always have. Always will. Horton takes chances, sets stages, and believes in the talent and capabilities of the young guys that are growing into men right before our very eyes. People ask us all the time if we have kids on the team (no, we reply, we're just crazy alumni fans). So why would we travel to the heartland to watch baseball be played on the grand stage? Because we believe in Titan baseball, one pitch at a time.
Things always look a little brighter in the morning. A cup of coffee and catching up on the Omaha-Heralds "Its the Beaver's by a Hair" article and a father's day piece by Dane Stickney of the World Herald Staff featuring our Tim and Matt Wallach.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10052887
I can't imagine that the Beavers woke up in Omaha on June 18, 2006 after a 11-1 Loss to Miami and believed that they would battle back to win a national championship in 2006.
Titan players and Titan fans have believed through more come from behind victory tales that a mere human can document in a Sunday morning blog. A sentiment frequently echoed on Titan Central, "One pitch at a time", we've collectively witnessed miracles under an Omaha sun powerful enough to erase the memories of an earlier game and bring all focus on the competition at hand (remember the Georgia Tech 7-5 win last year, followed by the Clemson 7-6 victory?).
Wes Roemer and company were warriors last night and right up until the last pitch you really believed that this particular battle was within inches of victory. Being Titan means you get used to a lot of people underestimating (out of ignorance) what Titans are accustomed to ... being champions. A trip to the bookstore to find a 400 page classic on Julius Caesar (Husband Vince declares, "I plan on staying in Omaha for the whole week") staying cool until our next game in three primary places: In the hotel pool, hanging with Titan fans and alumni at the Titan House, or surrounded by local Titan fans that you encounter throughout Omaha. Vince reminds me that he bought and read a book on Cicero during the 2004 Championship Series.
While TNT showed the movie "Remember the Titan's" last night on the television, Sunday morning mass at a local Omaha Catholic Church was just what the doctor ordered to get rid of that terrible hang-over feeling from a loss that you have to let go of so you can remember 'one pitch at a time.' Sacred Heart Catholic Church served up gospel music (in Omaha, NE ) with drums, piano, tambourines and bass guitars. Followed by lunch at a little restaurant on the border of Iowa and Nebraska, "Hollywood Diner", no less.
Today is for recharging and refreshing. Staying cool. Remembering in what we believe. I believe in George Horton. Always have. Always will. Horton takes chances, sets stages, and believes in the talent and capabilities of the young guys that are growing into men right before our very eyes. People ask us all the time if we have kids on the team (no, we reply, we're just crazy alumni fans). So why would we travel to the heartland to watch baseball be played on the grand stage? Because we believe in Titan baseball, one pitch at a time.
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