There are times when fame holds no sanctuary, and when irony and awkwardness become as one and inseparable. That’s how I met my first true hall-of-famer face to face…the great Stan Musial! In one of the most popular baseball stories ever on Press Pros, an encore of this nostalgic story from columnist Greg Hoard.
For years the NFL had a good thing going and then simply took it too far. They ran their stick in the ground and broke it off. Announcers who fear silence, and factoids with no bearing. Try to understand. I’m just tired of it all.
To know him was to love him…unless you had to interview him. Greg Hoard shares one of his absolute best memories of his thirty years covering baseball, and baseball nostalgia. His one and only (un)forgettable moment with the one and only Harry Caray…in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
If you grew up with baseball cards, the story will bring a smile to your face. Once upon a time, in the heyday of Topps, Bowman and Fleer, the competition for cardboard talent at the local store and ball diamond was as intense as the pennant race. Classic baseball card nostalgia from columnist Greg Hoard.
First ‘Granny’, first as a Buckeye…The dugout exploded to greet Noah West, who’s first OSU home run – a grand slam in the eight – was the cherry on top of the Buckeyes’ comeback win over Purdue. Read more on the game from Greg Hoard in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
This one had about everything: a hallmark win for Coach Greg Beals, a new record for closer Seth Kinker and some things you just generally don’t see. The Buckeyes snap Purdue’s nation-leading win streak and there were fireworks…all kinds of them. Read the latest Press Pros inside feature on the baseball Buckeyes.
This time they could not find a way to climb back in a game…and an uncharacteristic performance by Ryan Feltner made it all the more difficult and all the more worrisome. The Buckeyes drop their final tune-up game before Purdue in questioning fashion. Read more in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Ohio State got a shaky performance from reliever-turned-starter Griffan Smith, but rode home on the sturdy performance of its bullpen…Kyle Michalik…Austin Woodby…and then Seth Kinker.
They looked dead on arrival entering the ninth, trailing Minnesota by three runs. But Noah McGowan’s mad dash and dive for home plate with the winning run salvaged the day and prevented the Buckeyes being swept in the series. Read more about the exciting finish from Greg Hoard…in today’s inside feature.
Mistakes cost the Buckeyes another loss and tarnished a solid start by Ryan Feltner. Now, an effort to salvage a win in Sunday’s finale against a very tough Minnesota team. Read more from Greg Hoard in our latest Press Pros Buckeyes update.
Minnesota came out to have one of their best nights of the season…while the Buckeyes had one of their worst. In the end, an 11-1 defeat in game one of the weekend series. But, “It’s only one game.” Read more in the latest Buckeyes baseball update on Press Pros.
Cluster of Buckeyes…They mobbed Noah McGowan (center, right) after his 12th inning double scored Kobie Foppe with the winning run to take the weekend series from #8 Indiana. Read more about the surging Buckeyes in today’s Press Pros inside feature by Greg Board.
Fightin’ For The Series…Ohio State coach Greg Beals and umpire Mike Martin go chin to chin over a disputed call on a caught fly ball in the fourth inning. Beals said yes, Martin said no, but the Buckeyes came back to win anyway. Read more about the game on Press Pros.
No. 8 Indiana played clean baseball, got solid pitching and help from the Buckeyes to take the series opener at Bill Davis Stadium Friday night. The Bucks were not “straight-up beaten”, in the words of starting pitcher Connor Curlis, but they lost nonetheless and need to square things today.
The people who know Buckeye reliever Seth Kinker the best are those whom he’s won over with his attitude for efficiency and effectiveness. They depend on him…and they can’t seem to say enough.
Ohio State tuned for a monumental series this weekend with #8-ranked Indiana by smacking Youngstown State. Everyone played, and a lot of people contributed…just what Greg Beals had in mind.
Buckeyes debut an all new infield and a new man in center, and amidst all this Jake Vance adds to his growing reputation. OSU tunes up before heading to Penn State. Read more in the latest Buckeye update on Press Pros.
‘Mac’ Attack…Noah McGowan flashes a smile – his seventh inning home run proved to be decisive in Sunday’s 15-14 slugfest win for the Buckeyes. Their Big Ten opening weekend was a success, thanks to 22 hits in the finale. Read more in the latest baseball update on Press Pros. (Feature Photo by Julie McMaken Wright)
It was another scratch and claw game for the Buckeyes with key plays and moments throughout, but the biggest may have belonged to freshman Griffan Smith in his ‘Big’ debut. Read abouit the clash of the ‘Big Ten titans’ from Greg Hoard in today’s baseball feature.
The Buckeyes struck early, but a familiar nemesis came back to haunt. A disastrous fifth inning helped Nebraska stage the late comeback and win in the Big Ten opener at Bill Davis Stadium. Read more in the latest baseball update on Press Pros.
