FUNGOMAN JOURNAL

Gentlemen, the road to the College World Series begins again for the 69th year. More than ever before, baseball folks will be able to follow college baseball in all its glory. With more than 675 baseball games scheduled last year on ESPN platforms (which there are so many), you're sure to catch the games you want to see this year. ESPN will be posting a baseball airing schedule any day now. In the meantime, we have a number of pre-season rankings to debate over. So, rather than digging through a dirtpile of links and stats, how bout we just put them all together in one post at your disposal? We've got the 2016 rankings, schedules, rule changes, and statistics you'll want to check out for this year's race to Omaha. Check it out.

When I think back on my childhood, I remember it spent at the ballpark. And I can remember my first Major League game like it was yesterday. And the baseball music that accompanied so many of these moments. But what I loved the most, were the sounds I heard. The crack of the bat. The thump of a strike. The roar of a sea of people. The boos. The ump's call: strike three. The silence before the pivotal moment. That is what we want to talk about in today's blog: BASEBALL MUSIC. The musical notes that take us right back to the ballpark. Read on to hear the songs of baseball that mark the times. And your childhood.

"I'd like to be remembered. I'd like to think that someday two guys will be talking in a bar and one of them will say something like, 'Yeah, he's a good shortstop, but he's not as good as ole Ripken was' " (source). Guess what folks, we're still talkin' about him. He still holds the record, and in this game that counts for alot. You may or may not agree that he was the best, and that's fine, but let's open the conversation and take a good look at the best defenders to play the position of shortstop to date. And why don't we throw in some drills to give to your shortstops while we're at it?