Perfect day at the plate including a homer.

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we are going to need all the luck we can get this year
this from 1979 shows early stages of New Wave.....a 4runner
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Sunday AM update:

Nothing specifically new this morning, and we'll continue tracking this one all day. Martin's plan has been to announce today (no specific time according to him) and to do so with a video release.

Although South Carolina's multi-day visit seemed to go very well (Martin called it extraordinary) there's still no firm sense on his intentions as far as which way he's leaning. It was classified to us as "50/50".

That can sometimes point the other direction.

We'll keep working on it today and pass along anything we hear.

Original Saturday update:
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Martin just wrapped up a multi-day visit to South Carolina that he deemed extraordinary.

He's headed home now, and his plan has been to commit tomorrow, August 1.

South Carolina and Virginia Tech are the finalists, with a video announcement planned on Twitter and Instagram tomorrow.

Martin and defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey have talked basically daily since Martin picked up an offer last month in camp.

Everyone has a go to restaurant in Columbia that they go to for a cheap eat that's not a Chick-Fil-a, McDonalds, etc... Under $10, what's your go to restaurant and go to meal there?

Stumbled across this yesterday. I don’t watch a lot of TV or Netflix but we recently finished Longmire and I was looking for something else to start. I’ve always liked Jason Bateman. The first 20 min or so seemed slow but then the story changed rapidly and I am intrigued. Looking forward to this show.

Which ones come to mind?

I’d say Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders in my lifetime. It’s too bad Bo got hurt. He would have gone on to have an amazing career. Deion is still the only person to play in a World Series and a Super Bowl.

Welcome to another edition of Gamecock Central Braves Baseball ⚾️ Chat 💬 . I am your host @Pfunk Cock along with a plethora of regular participants in the chat. Does anybody remember the makeover show craze. Unsuspecting members of the audience would be selected to either change their hairstyle, clothing choices etc. Major League Baseball’s version is somewhat less personal and more personnel 😎😎. That is writing Brothers and sisters and you get me for for the price of my overflowing love for you😎😎. Ok stop blushing and back to business as I have to complete this pregame before all the Chat Fam blows up my DM’s. We have been shouting from the rooftops for the Braves to make moves to help the floundering offense and acquire a proven bullpen arm to secure leads . We have had many blown leads and blown saves that is a direct cause of our deficit in the division standings. The Braves have gotten excellent pitching since the All Star break but are just treading water because of a lack of clutch hitting and unspectacular defense in left and center. Heredia has done a yeoman’s job on Ce tee but within the last week games have been lost because of balls hit over his head on center. He gives his all but is just not really well suited to play every day. Here are the moves that were made.

Last week the Braves acquired Joc Pederson from the Cubs. He has been a replacement for Acuna in right for defense and also leads off the batting order. The next move was to grab catcher Vogt from Arizona and he has been a very pleasant surprise on offense and he also handles the pitching staff very well. Today the Braves managed to acquire 4 players in exchange for Bryse Wilson and Pablo Sandoval and Alex Jackson from the 40 man roster, and a few minor leaguers who for the most part were not really considered front line prospects. In exchange for those players the Braves brought back the much loved Adam Duvall, power left hand outfield bat Rosario and a right hand thumper Jorge Soler to help ignite the offense. They also acquired a very good reliever in Richard Rodriguez from the Pirates. A very good day and promising moves to try to get over the hump in the win column and overtake the pretenders to the throne once and for all. These are not marquee names but the Braves do not need more marque names. They just needed to supplement what they have already to finish this season and try to mount a late season surge that the fanbase have been waiting on for half the season. Will these moves be enough? Who knows for sure but it at least lends hope to a fanbase that is just itching for a punchers chance to win this thing.
Tonight the Braves celebrate Hank Aaron and will have ceremonies all weekend as they wanted to include the Brewers who were also and integral part of his storied career. The Braves will throw a resurgent Touki Toussaint tonight as he faces the first Place Brewers from the Cetral Division. This team has surprised everyone with their stellar play and stranglehold of the central division race. They will throw a hit pitcher of their own as Corbin Burnes takes the hill tonight for them. He has an exceptional 2.12 era and is a strikeout pitcher. Heredia and Toussaint have never faced him and really no one in the Braves lineup has seen him more than 5 times and that is Pederson who is 1-5 with that one being a homer. Swanson is 3-3, Vogt 1-1 and Albies is 1-1. Not a lot of data to truly predict an outcome . Itbis also the same with Toussaint and the Cubs. He has only face 4 of the Brewers hitters and has yet to allow a hit. Again limited data so what we have here is a lot of unknowns as the teams did not face each other last season and from two years ago the lineups have changed. Without further adieu the starting lineups.

Starting Lineup Braves
Pederson RF
Albies 2B
Freeman 1B
Riley 3B
Duvall LF
Swanson SS
Vogt C
Heredia CF
Toussaint RHP

Starting Lineup Brewers
Wong 2B
Adames S
Narvaez C
Escobar 3B
Tellez 1B
Garcia RF
Taylor LF
Bradley CF
Burnes RHP

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Brook Benton as a youngster sang in his Methodist Church choir there in Lugoff, S.C. until after graduating H.S. there - he eventually years later made a successful breakthrough in NYC singing the following #3 hit ("It's Just A Matter Of Time") that was orginally written for Nat King Cole...

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Another one of the greats from Clemson. Say no more.

As a Columbia business owner I would like to have a customer cookout, and have some players come in and sign autographs. Is this within the boundaries of this new rule..? Obviously pay them for their time. Probably should have thought of this earlier because of camp coming up, but may wanna do in the future.

I have my e tickets on my phone, but does anyone know anything about the parking passes. Will they mail paper ones like we had two years ago. Thanks

This guy is the best in the business at preseason predictions for all the power five schools. He has a record for having the most accurate college football predictions and more than any other in the person in that space. He has a digital magazine that takes into consideration the late roster changes which other physical copies can’t because they have to have them printed so early in the year. He has a heisman trophy vote and I think also on the All Americans. This is his 10th year. Check him out.

Side note is I heard him say that Dabo Swinney doesn’t like to use the transfer portal. He did not add many players and didn’t take advantage of it like a lot of other top teams did in this first year of it.

Just wanted to share info about this guy. This is his College Football Playoff prediction. He has UNC over Clemson winning the ACC and Georgia winning it all and beating Bama in the SEC Championship.

This is one of the nicest places I’ve been in world. It is the Club Med of Turkey when you think of Club Med. Whitewater rafting there is amazing too. Probably never would have thought of this place if the Navy hadn’t sent my ship there a number of years ago.

Terrible wildfires ravaging the area now. Sad.

I heard something about something.

Probably a stupid question but I was noticing all the signage is in English. Anyone know why?
Leaderboards, names on the back of golf caddies, etc.
I would have thought I would see more stuff in Japanese.

Harris at 4. Could be fair when you anticipate him sharing carries this year. But don’t agree with the Kentucky guy above him.

Texas and OU don't make the conference stronger... in fact, they water it down.

Texas hasn't been good in a long time.
OU has won their conference a lot recently and made it to the CFP, only to get waxed. They are the only Big12 team to make the CFP, and haven't won a game.
Last year, Iowa St. won the Big12 regular season.
Last year, the ACC put 2 schools in the CFP, the SEC put 1. That would have been the same if Texas and OU were in the SEC. And that CFP money would have been split between more schools.
They are big schools with big fan bases, but they do not enhance the quality of play in the SEC.
They put a bigger strain on the travel budgets of non-revenue sports, and make everyone get to play cross-division opponents even less often.

probably an unpopular opinion but as usual, I'm right

It seems that the league (and its predecessors) have a knack for catching everyone else flat footed.

As most everyone knows, the SEC originated by 12 schools breaking away from the Southern Conference. What many don’t know is they announced that decision at the SoCon annual meeting in Knoxville.

Predating that was in 1921 when Bama, Auburn, Georgia, S. Carolina, Tenn and Vandy abruptly bolted to SIAA to help form the SoCon.

In 1981 Oklahoma and Georgia sued the NCAA over broadcast rights.

Roy Kramer becomes commish in 1990 and immediately moves for expansion due to an obscure rule change from 1987 that allows for a championship game in leagues with at least 12 members. Roy Kramer also fathered the BCS in 1998.

Mike Slive quietly responded to the shouting of the Big 10 and PAC 12 expansion talk by pulling A&M and Mizzou barely over a month apart. The winner of the last realignment.

Now Sankey is doing his thing.

It just seems to me that the SEC is the Goldman Sachs of college football. Always a step ahead. Like it’s in the DNA.

Maybe I’m way off base, but that’s my take.

Not sure mine is funny but it’s all that comes to mind.

Late 90s. Had a buddy who was older and a bartender and back then there was a booklet that bars had that helped spot fake IDs. We quickly figured out Vermont had the least telltale signs. Just so happens another buddy was from Vermont.

Several IDs and some digital modifications later, we were set. Worked in Columbia like a charm.

Head down to Athens in 98 to go to the game and hang out with some old high school buddies in school there.

Friday night we go out in Athens. All the UGA guys just roll right in. The two of us on the Vermont thing got eyeballed. Bouncer pulls out Georgias version of the ID book, IDs check out and he says, “y’all must be Gamecocks, we don’t see much Vermont around here.”

Next morning we go to Shoneys for breakfast buffet. The UGA boys put a handle of Evan Williams in the center of the table and the server says, “you boys want some Coca-Cola for that?” No IDs necessary at Shoneys.

Wish I could remember the bar. Coldest beer I ever had.

TOS has us getting 5 star DL Xzavier McCleod in their predictions. Am I the only one that hasn’t been paying attention to this development?! He’s 6’4” 300. He’s as important as Delp in my opinion.