That time Don Brown coached baseball
April 15th, 2018 at 12:44 PM ^
The fact he can make the transition from Dr. Blitz to Donny Baseball so seamlessly speaks well of his leadership ability, which is clearly off the charts.
No catcher would dare try to block home plate against a Don Brown baseball team. You just don't do it...
Great read, thanks for posting. I knew he did well the one year he coached baseball, but I had no idea it was a historic type season that put Yale baseball on the map. Finding and hiring Don Brown is probably Harbaugh's best coaching move at Michigan.
Probably? Who is even a close 2nd?
I don't mean best staffing decision, I mean the best thing he's done period, including landing Rashan Gary.
What is even a close 2nd?
Landing 1 recruit is relatively meaningless from a program perspective. I think getting Rudock for 2015 was a better coaching move than landing Gary, just because the impact of the QB position.
While this story is clearly true, Don Brown is the kind of man who is very reminiscent of Paul Bunyan. Tall tales will start to develop, and it will be very hard to separate fact from fiction. That is a testament to the legend that he is quickly becoming.
Great story but some of the facts are in error.
In May 1981 Yale faced off against St. John's in an NCAA Regional game. Ronnie Darling pitched for Yale, Frank Viola for St. John's.
Darling threw a no hitter through 11 innings before giving up a single in the 12th. That single led to St. John's only run, which came on a double steal. Viola scattered 7 hits across 12 shutout innings for the win.
Some people suggest it was the greatest college baseball game ever. Debatable but certainly an amazing performance.