The career is winding down - Best Polk led team memory**

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feeds@yuku.com (truthdawg) — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:31:09 GMT

was a mc team... Kind of proves a point doesn't it. We have to dig for recent memories

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feeds@yuku.com (Coach34) — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:49:05 GMT

there are many of us that remember your great moments, albeit from the radio. Listening to Ellis during games taking about Del Bender, You, Mike Kelly, Rick Dixon...are some of my earliest memories...I remember you guys in a regional, I want to say out in Texas?? and on the radio all you can hear as we are about to win it is the crowd chanting "Omaha, Omaha, Omaha"...great times as kid for me...

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feeds@yuku.com (ESPNDawg) — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:28:51 GMT

I don't think Polk led that team.

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feeds@yuku.com (truthdawg) — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:16:31 GMT

travis chapman's clutch hit in the 2000 regional to tie it in the eighth against ndame. I wouldn't point this out, but that is the last hitter we had that could hit for power and average, and always came through.

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feeds@yuku.com (Todd4State) — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:20:30 GMT

Mutt the Hoople wrote:
especially after everybody was all happy when he came back a year later.

I've always said bringing him back was a huge mistake. When they announced that Polk was coming back, I launched into a profanity laced tirade in front of my Mother- which I never do.

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feeds@yuku.com (Bulldog Bruce) — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:01:51 GMT

I guess I am getting too old.

Kind of funny how most of my single item memories happen away from Dudy Noble. Most of my Dudy Noble memories are just about the overall atmosphere at times. Winning SEC Tournament in 79 and losing the SEC Tournament in 1981 even though I hit a go ahead HR off Jeff Keener of Kentucky, who was the best relief pitcher in the SEC that year, are my dominant memories. Ole Miss series in 79 and 81. HR I hit against Alabama off a lefty named Smithson that...

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feeds@yuku.com (JacksonDevilDog) — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:26:56 GMT

I believe Barry Larkin and Chris Sabbo were both on that Michigan team. My college roommate's uncle played on that Michigan team as well.

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feeds@yuku.com (STATEgrad04) — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:23:55 GMT

Mine would have to be several years ago when we went into the final weekend before the SECtourney and we had to sweep om to advance to the tourney and also to keep them from going to the SECT. Sweeping them is always special, but this was extra special.

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feeds@yuku.com (KingBarkus) — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:16:51 GMT

RHobbs9 wrote:

SWFLDawg wrote:

Big Ben McDonald on the mound. We win 1-0 on John Cohen HR that just barely gets over the fence.

There were like 15,000 people there, couldn't see left field for the smoke. I had just turned in my 4th year architecture project and hadn't slept in
3...

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feeds@yuku.com (Mutt the Hoople) — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:14:27 GMT

As Georgia Head Coach, and all the Mississippi State fans booing him. Sorta a sense of irony, especially after everybody was all happy when he came back a year later.

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feeds@yuku.com (RHobbs9) — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:01:41 GMT

SWFLDawg wrote:
Big Ben McDonald on the mound. We win 1-0 on John Cohen HR that just barely gets over the fence.
There were like 15,000 people there, couldn't see left field for the smoke. I had just turned in my 4th year architecture project and hadn't slept in 3 days, so I hope I'm remebering this right.

Sorry SWFL Dawg but we won the Sunday night game 1- 0. It was on ESPN back when they...

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feeds@yuku.com (Coach34) — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:16:20 GMT

BJ Wallace striking out batter after batter in the regional in Starkville and then heading back to College Station for the party and taking on UCLA in water volleyball in the pool. We partied so hard that weekend. I think we scared Scott Ross on that Saturday we drank so much. I hate we lost, but that was a fun damn regional

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feeds@yuku.com (dawgoneyall) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:54:54 GMT

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feeds@yuku.com (jwbigcreek) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:44:26 GMT

Certainly the Master's slam has to be up there (may have to listen to it again tonight). Beatin' Petey Incagvilia's arse in Omaha was nice in 85. Beating CSF in '79 with (I think) a complete game from Kenny Kurz was great. Staying up til 2-3 AM watching us beat UPig in 85 was also good (anybody remember the two controversial calls in that game?). Somebody else mentioned the Michigan game in 85 (didn't they beat our arse on Sunday to extend to Monday?). Barry Larkin was on...

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feeds@yuku.com (megadawgmaniac) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:42:44 GMT

During a Science Fair(?) at The Hump, a few of us snuck over to see what was going on at the diamond. Coach Polk comes up, smoking his stogie, wasn't mad or anything. Politely told us that we didn't need to be there. Even then, I was star-struck. I had something to write on and a pen and asked for an autograph. He obliged.

But it's still second place to the birthday game in '85.

AA - third place would be last year's regional

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feeds@yuku.com (Woof Man Jack) — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:51:17 GMT

I think it was 1985, regional at Dudy Noble, against Michigan I believe. Clark and Palmerio...back to back homeruns.

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feeds@yuku.com (MaxwellSmart) — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:47:01 GMT

abitadawg wrote:
.taking my daughters to their first game at the SR last year and sweating like I have never sweated before.

Same here. Burke Masters walk off was as big as it gets but taking my daughter to Dudy Noble for the first time and watching both days of the SR with her is something I'll never forget.

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feeds@yuku.com (SWFLDawg) — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:10:48 GMT

Big Ben McDonald on the mound. We win 1-0 on John Cohen HR that just barely gets over the fence.
There were like 15,000 people there, couldn't see left field for the smoke. I had just turned in my 4th year architecture project and hadn't slept in 3 days, so I hope I'm remebering this right.

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feeds@yuku.com (abitadawg) — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:27:51 GMT

My memory is a little fuzzy so I can't remember dates and, frankly, some of the facts may be different than I actually remember them but here are mine: my dad taking my brother and me to a Saturday double-header in the early 80s. It was my first game and a big deal. Harold Myles pitched and we sat right behind home plate in the old chairbacks...Will, Raffy, Thigpen, and Brantley...Masters grand slam...watching Frank Thomas play for...

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feeds@yuku.com (DawgTeacher) — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:56:40 GMT

winning at Hoover a few years ago as the last team in on the last day of the regular season. Me and my dad had tickets for the entire tourney whether State went or not and just so happened that the baseball gods shined down upon us for those 4 days. Too many others that run a close race with each other. Sure wish there were some highlights from the 90s...anybody???

The career is winding down - Best Polk led team memory**

feeds@yuku.com (dawgstudent) — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:20:42 GMT