There Are...
Days until Michigan opens the season seeking redemption vs Vandy.
Once of the greatest developments of recent Michigan history came from a 3rd generation Wolverine, not to mention the 3rd to play in Omaha.
This is a player who batted .175 his Jr Year, he was a career .252 hitter with 2 HRs and 14XBH in his first 3 years. Bakich didn't write him off, and in 2019 he anchored our lineup and came up HUGE when it mattered most.
In 13 postseason games he had 7 HRs and 17RBIs. One that folklore of Oregon State baseball asserts to be the longest in stadium history. He had 15 HRs all year... 7 in 13 postseason games!!! This guy definitely goes down as one best turnaround stories and one of the most clutch Michigan players of all time, any sport.
Thanks for the memories Jimmy Kerr!
January 30th, 2020 at 9:59 AM ^
Oh yea, almost forgot...
FIRE BAKICH!!!
January 30th, 2020 at 10:21 AM ^
If Bakich doesn't offer Tywone Malone a spot on the team in the next few months, actually fire him.
January 30th, 2020 at 11:09 AM ^
I think you're just saying that to try to get him on the football field more than the diamond.
Which, if it worked, that would be great.
In summation, I support offering this DT a spot on the baseball team and letting him play both sports.
January 30th, 2020 at 11:29 AM ^
Well, obviously I am, but Bakich owes Jim 1. Harbaugh has gotten the baseball team two elite talents in Velazquez and Moten that baseball would not have gotten had they been afforded the opportunity to play football here. Time for Bakich to pay it back.
January 30th, 2020 at 11:20 AM ^
Ty would be huge. Actually, he already is huge.
January 30th, 2020 at 10:19 AM ^
Go Blue!
January 30th, 2020 at 10:42 AM ^
Can't wait to see this year's edition of Michigan Baseball, especially this particular incoming freshman, R J Moten:
January 30th, 2020 at 11:02 AM ^
I’m hoping he lives up to expections too. 2 guys that will make instant impacts are Jimmy Obertop at DH /1B and Steve Hajar is on track to take a starting role on the mound. Both impressed a lot of people in the fall. Rotation will probably be Criswell, Paige and Hajar or Dragnani. People tend to forget about him, he had Tommy John surgery after a freshman all American campaign, so he’s a wildcard.
January 30th, 2020 at 11:31 AM ^
Moten is still in high school. He won't be on the baseball team until 2021. Velazquez is on the team this spring though.
January 31st, 2020 at 6:05 PM ^
Good catch, Doc.
+1 and an imaginary 3 points* to the you!
*the normal 2 plus a made free throw on my foul
January 30th, 2020 at 10:54 AM ^
Agree OP
January 30th, 2020 at 11:02 AM ^
Great post! I got goose bumps. What a great run that was!
January 30th, 2020 at 11:02 AM ^
Kerr caught lightning in a bottle and the team damn near rode that to a title. Also, baseball is fun. The end.
January 30th, 2020 at 11:09 AM ^
scared me.
thought for sure this would be a 'only 212 more days until football!'
go baseball, go blue.
January 30th, 2020 at 11:29 AM ^
Not gonna lie, I thought this was going to be a football countdown. My immediate reactions were:
(a) There are definitely more than 99 days until the season starts, and OP is about to get downvoted into Oblivion for starting before that, and
(b) I am ready to get hurt again. Bring on the season.
January 30th, 2020 at 5:57 PM ^
-1 for stealing that other guy's schtick.
Also, on behalf of us baseball nerds that follow this team every year, I beg the bandwagon fans from last year to lay off the morose bullshit when the season goes as it normally does.