Ok, so Jack Leggett has now not gotten his 1000th win three times. Hopefully, if the team gets swept at Maryland, it will be equivalent to their sweet last year at UVA after which they really got their shit together.

But while Leggett has not achieved his milestone, the rowing team has achieved a nice level of success. Saturday, “[t]he Tigers took on nationally-ranked teams Michigan, Michigan State, and Notre Dame in the varsity 8+, and led the entire 2000m race from start to finish.”

Outstanding.

Jack Leggett’s attempt to record his 1000th career victory fell short last night.

The Western Carolina Catamounts opened things up in the 6th inning and went on to win 6-3.

The next game is on Friday at Maryland.

The baseball team is traveling to Western Carolina tonight in hopes of giving Jack Leggett his 1000th career win. Leggett, if you recall, earned 302 of his 999 wins as the head coach of Western Carolina, where he had the helm from 1983-91.

Good luck to Coach Leggett and the Tigers tonight!

Invest in orthopedic surgeons: Hamlin had surgery for a stress fracture in the foot he didn’t already break, and ManBearPig also had “minor foot surgery.” Hamlin’s injury should mean more reps for DeAndre McDaniel.

Clemson golf is heading into the third and final round of play at the Puerto Rico Classic. They’re currently tied for fourth. It turns out the Clemson golf team doesn’t stop their low scoring on the course; they extend that ethic to the classroom where they averaged a stellar 2.30 last fall. Good work there, men.

Travis Storrer, signed a contract to play with the Chillicothe Paints.

Some guy on FoxSports says that Gaines Adams was the “star of the day” at the NFL combine yesterday. “Basically he made himself a whole lot of money this week, confirming all the positives regarding his athleticism and explosiveness.”

In prior times it was favorable to say that one had pulled a “Homer” when someone did something outrageously stupid. It seems that our own Clemson Tigers are vying for a similar terminology with their past two major sports seasonal performances. As mentioned in THIS ARTICLE Clemson fans are getting used to the “hot out of the gate raising expectations beyond all valid hopes” starts only to reach the “I lost my girlfriend and my dog got hit by a car drunken stupor rage” finishes. From now on it might be said that one can coin the phrase: “You pulled a Clemson” when one does meet their expectations or just flops after a great start. As mentioned in the article, baseball is still early and I hope that they are not cursed as they are #2 in the land right now. Or maybe everyone should just point out that you can’t spell Clemson without LEMON, yeah that hurts.

It’s signing day and I could approximately not care less. For some reason I just don’t enjoy fawning over the life decisions of 18 year old boys.

In other news, I, like the basketball team, have completely lost focus on the basketball season. I can only agree with DFIG that it has quickly turned into a hard court version of the dreadful football season, choc-full of high hopes and bigger letdowns. So instead of paying attention to what’s going on with the team, I have focused my attention on my coffee mug. It’s metal, shiny, and far more pleasing than a catastrophic conference collapse.

And in a further effort to remove my mind from the basketball season, I’ll be embracing the start of baseball season with a road trip. Since there’s no point in waiting an extra week until Clemson’s baseball season starts, me, my shiny coffee mug, and the little woman are going to Athens primarily to watch the 2006 CWS champion Oregon State Beavers. Yes my friends, it is now the season to hear the ping of the bats and to drink tall, cool Budweisers.

It’s almost that time of year. No, I’m not talking about Christmas. Right around the corner is one of my favorite times of year. The look of a freshly cut outfield, the smooth red clay, the crack of the aluminum bat and the girls in sun dresses on a beautiful spring afternoon are almost here. After a slightly disappointing fifth place finish in the 2006 NCAA baseball season the Tigers are ranked yet again. According to this article Clemson is bringing up the preseason number two spot. Making things interesting this season are our friendly chickens to the south, ranked at number three. That’s not all folks, as if the ACC did not want to dominate only basketball in the nation, we’re taking control of the national baseball stage too. Six ACC teams are ranked in the top 13 preseason this year. Can we say powerhouse conference boys and girls? I for one can not think of a better way to get out of the Winter rut than relaxing in right field with my Gnome friends, a burger, and a cold beer. I love the Spring and we have a great one ahead of us.

In what I will file under “good news”, baseball coach Jack Leggett inked a new 5 year deal to stay with the Tigers. It is not official, however until the administration puts it’s stamp of approval on everything. Until that happens, the details are not going to be released. I would file the details under “expensive, damn.”

From what I recall, which may be a mix of truth, rumor, and bad memory, is that Leggett has been trying to get a new contract for over a year. The main sticking point was the compensation of assistant coaches. If true, the biggest changes in pay won’t be Leggett.