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Yesterday --- Saturday, 5/18/24 --- was my 541st and final telecast on
@Pac12Network
. Here is how I signed off.
#blessed
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The eight schools leaving the Pac-12 field 155 athletic teams. This move (maybe) benefits eight of them. Why are the other 147 getting dragged into this? Isn't there a way to arrange this so that football does its own thing, and the other sports stay in traditional conferences?
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My 15-year-old son is a huge fan of all things OSU. I got a chance to call a dozen
@BeaverBaseball
games this year for
@Pac12Network
... and then got to watch the
#CWS
with him. We soaked in every pitch of the finals. CHAMPS!
#BackThePac
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Tonight, I'll call my first-ever
@trailblazers
game on radio (against the Lakers), filling in for rising star
@travisdemers
, who is himself filling in for the great
@KevinCalabro
(get well soon KC... see you after the All-Star Break). I also have Blazers-Wizards Tue. Can't wait!
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Since the
#CWS
went to its current best-of-3 finals format in 2003, here is the full list of teams to win the tourney despite losing their first game in the Omaha bracket AND game 1 of the finals:
1. Oregon State, 2006
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So, what's more remarkable? Dressel's 17.63, or the fact he won a 50 free by more than a second?
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Want to help longtime Blazers radio announcer Brian Wheeler? Wheels has had some ongoing health issues, and a friend of his (who is also a friend of mine) has set up a GoFundMe page for him.
The details are here:
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Cul-de-sac chalked and ready for the neighborhood's annual July 3rd block party baseball game!
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.
@MLB
's extra-inn. rule was instituted to save time. But those goofy innings with runners on 2nd can be looong, as the wheels turn in both dugouts.
Turns out we're playing gimmicky baseball to save SEVEN MINUTES. Seven! Who doesn't want to be at the park for seven more minutes?
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Saturday is Katie Ledecky's 21st birthday. Will she, on her birthday, break her own NCAA & American records in the 1650? Will she become the first ever to go sub-15 minutes?
@RowdyGaines
and I will have the call Fri & Sat of the NCAA championships on the
@ESPN
family of networks.
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The full list of NCAA D1 players averaging 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal:
1. Tres Tinkle,
@BeaverMBB
(Thanks to
@TheJHooker
and
@collegebb_ref
)
@ROSGO21
and I have the call of Tinkle and the Beavs vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff today at 3p on
@Pac12Network
(1/2)
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In 15 min. I begin my 2000th professional baseball broadcast.
@HillsboroHops
v
@EugeneEmeralds
on
@RipCityRadio620
&
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.
@bolmanutebol
at today's shootaround. Grace & skill at 7'2"... there is no player in college hoops more fun to watch. Your next chance to see him? Tonight at 7p on
@Pac12Network
as
@OregonMBB
takes on a good
@usdmbb
team.
@SteveLavin64
and I have the call.
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A huge crowd honors legendary
@BeaverBaseball
head coach Pat Casey at Goss Stadium in Corvallis prior to their huge game against
@OregonBaseball
.
@Rowe_on_the_fly
and I have the call at 6p on
@Pac12Network
... and we'll be talking with Pat in the bottom of the third.
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It was an honor to work with
@mdhhoops
(and to keep
@travisdemers
' seat warm while he was on TV) the past couple of nights calling play-by-play for the
@trailblazers
on
@ripcityradio
. Good luck the rest of the season!
#goblazers
#ripcity
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My 13-year-old son just said, "The Pac-12 is America's 51st state."
@uscfootball
@rosebowlgame
@Pac12Network
@pac12
#BackThePac
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With apologies to the '39 Tall Firs and the '77 Blazers, Oregon State's back-to-back College World Series titles in '06-07 is the greatest sports story in the state of Oregon's history.
If -- ...
No. I can't even bring myself to say it.
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At noon from Corvallis,
@BeaverWBB
takes on
@CUBuffsWBB
in game one of today's doubleheader on
@Pac12Network
. WNBA champion and former
@UCLAWBB
star
@jordin_canada
and I have the call.
#Pac12Hoops
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The
@HillsboroHops
played their first-ever game eight years ago tonight. Since then -- despite an 8-25 start over their first 33 games in that first year, 2013 -- they have the highest winning percentage in all of minor-league baseball.
#AllHoppedUp
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It's been awhile since I organized the closet. I had no idea I had so been given so my polos for my broadcast gigs over the years.
@Pac12Network
,
@NBC
,
@NBCOlympics
,
@ESPN
,
@SECNetwork
,
@ROOTSPORTS_NW
,
@HillsboroHops
. (And these are just from the last 10 years or so.)
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The view from my perch at Moda Center as I prepare for my second of two games filling in on
@trailblazers
radio. Tonight at 7pm on
@RipCityRadio
, the Blazers meet the Wizards for the second time in 12 days. Pregame with Mike Lynch at 6pm!
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Even by
@HillsboroHops
standards, this current stretch is remarkable. Yes, they're the winningest team in the NWL since they began play in 2013, but this is the first time they've ever won 12 in a 14-game span.
#AllHoppedUp
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Today I was early for the basketball shootarounds at Gill Coliseum. For about 30 minutes, I was the only one there. There's something both haunting and pure about being in an arena alone, especially one with so much history.
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See the fire raging in the Boise foothills? Maybe 3-4 miles from Memorial Stadium.
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As an outsider, can I ask one question before you leave? Did you all, as a group, sit down together --- just the players, no family members or other advisors --- to discuss the decisions you’re making?
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And finally, in this players-only conversation I hope you had, did anyone bring up the idea that Beaver Nation, with everything happening right now, NEEDED you? That you had a chance to be a shining light through dark times?
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This
@HillsboroHops
postseason run is incredible. In 3 of their 4 wins, they haven't scored before the 8th inning. In 2 of the 4 wins, they never led until the game was over. And then tonight's utterly ridiculous drama. Whew. A 2-1 series lead. One win to go.
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So, SEVEN of 62 players to play in this year's
@MLB
All-Star Game -- 11% -- played at Ron Tonkin Field:
David Bednar, PIT (2016)
Emmanuel Clase, CLE (2018)
Ty France, SEA (2015)
Ian Happ, CHC (2015)
Julio Rodriguez, SEA (2021)
Dansby Swanson, ATL (2015)
Jose Trevino, NYY (2014)
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.
@OregonMBB
fans should relax. Doesn't
#DanaAltman
ALWAYS figure something out?
"Memories... light the corners of my mind. Misty water-colored memories... of the way the Ducks were. Scattered pictures .... "
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Vin wouldn't like it -- he'd say, "no one wants to hear about me, talk about the game" -- but, sorry, Vin, tonight's
@HillsboroHops
broadcast will be dedicated to you. In 1993,
@JakeTrout
arranged for me to sit next to Vin for two days at The Skins Game golf tourney. (1/3)
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With the
@Pac12Network
's signal going dark tonight at midnight, here again is my farewell from last month. For 12 years, it was an incredible place to work.
Yesterday --- Saturday, 5/18/24 --- was my 541st and final telecast on
@Pac12Network
. Here is how I signed off.
#blessed
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Emotional moment for yours truly, using the home run call of my good friend, the late, great
@steveklauke
. For three decades the voice of the
@SaltLakeBees
, and for seven decades a person of class and honor. He loved his family and baseball, in that order.
Miss you Steve.
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.
@OregonMBB
is a
#1
, and
@OregonStateMBB
is in the tourney. A great day for the state of Oregon and the
@Pac12
.
#BackthePac
@Pac12Networks
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Did you discuss the notion that in today’s crazy world of college athletics, you had a chance to be *different*? To be loyal, a quality that is in short supply these days?
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Hillsboro, Oregon: Walkoff City, U.S.A.
Seven walkoff wins in 22 home games this year. 47 over nine seasons, far and away the most in the league. The Tonk is truly a magical place.
(And yes, that *was* fun to call.)
How many times do we have to tell you this?!
DON’T LET THE HOPS TRAIL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
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.
@RaeganBeers
,
@LilyHansford
,
@AdleeBlacklock
,
@timea_gardiner
,
@taliavono
,
@donovynhunter
, and
@martha_pietsch
. Following up. And with a screenshot, so it’s all in one place. 🙂
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Great article by
@BlazerFreeman
on
@BeaverBaseball
's Wade Meckler. I enjoyed telling Wade's story yesterday on
@Pac12Network
. Thanks Joe!
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.
@jaysonst
, get this: in the Northwest League last night, the
@HillsboroHops
had four baserunners in one inning after just ONE pitch had been thrown. Bottom 11, inning begins with runner on second. First-pitch triple, then back-to-back intentional walks. Four runners, one pitch!
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The greatest sportscaster ever. And a huge influence on my life.
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After the
@HillsboroHops
celebrated their 1st title in 2014, I found this note on the clubhouse wall, and hung it in my home office. The next year, my daughter texted me this photo of it a few hours before the Hops won their 2nd title. Now, 4 years later, she sent it again today.
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Did you talk about the family that you’ve all said you have at Oregon State, and that you’re unlikely to get anywhere else? Did you discuss the fact that you have a chance to win a national championship together next year?
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Today at 2PM on
@Pac12Network
, former Stanford All-American Kyla Bryant (
@kygymnastics
) makes her broadcasting debut, as
@StanfordWGym
is at Haas Pavilion to battle
@CalWGym
in The Big Meet. Cal is
#7
in the nation, Stanford is
#22
, and both teams are undefeated.
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Did you know... that 110 Major League Baseball players have played at Ron Tonkin Field since it opened in 2013? The full list is here.
#AllHoppedUp
@HillsboroHops
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Had a great time working with
@CoachNBurton
on Saturday for the
@BeaverFootball
game vs.
@VandalFootball
on
@Pac12Network
. Solid all-around play for OSU.
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This pretty much sums up every swim telecast
@amyvandyken
and I have ever had. And we unveil our next act tonight on
@Pac12Network
.
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Look, if you’re getting six figures to jump elsewhere, I get it. You need to make your money while you can. We’d all probably do the same thing. But if, on the other hand, this is about the uncertainty of next year, strength of schedule, or anything else, this doesn’t make sense.
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It's that time of year again! I've got the cul-de-sac chalked and ready for our annual July 3rd neighborhood block party and baseball game.
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You guys KNOW how talented
@L_Hurd
is... but do you realize how hard-working he is? In Vegas for on-site coverage of
@pac12
tourney Wed/Thu, to PDXfor
@trailblazers
win over Warriors on Fri, back to SF for
@Pac12Network
studio show/selection show Sat & Sun... and he's KILLING it!
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I've been watching baseball without the extreme shift all season, and I can tell you this: you won't miss it. Middle infielders still shift, as far over to the bag as they can. By May of next year, you'll barely think about it. No one will be saying, "I really miss the shift."
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.
@LieutenantDans7
just became the 2nd
@HillsboroHops
ever with a 5-hit game. You really should be listening: 620AM,
http://t.co/vZKQiD0hq2
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I never, ever retweet things like this. But this is worth it.
I've watched this GIF at least 100 times now, cry-laughing the entire time.
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Tonight --- for the first time in 19 months --- I get to call a baseball game. (
@BeaverBaseball
at
@OregonBaseball
, 7p on
@Pac12Network
. A huge series between two Top-25 teams with legitimate Omaha aspirations.) Think I can remember how to do it?
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Master of the basepaths:
@HillsboroHops
catcher Nick Dalesandro had the highest CS rate in the High-A West League. He nailed 44% of base-stealers (22x50), 10% better than the next-best catcher.
Dalesandro also led the league in stolen bases. He swiped 33.
Get that?
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Hangin' with the star today at
#TheTonk
, 10am-noon for Drive-Thru Sports Weekend.
@HillsboroHops
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RHP Brennan Malone, a 1st-round pick by the D-backs this year (33rd overall), has joined the
@HillsboroHops
. Get this: there are more than 170 minor-league teams across the country. When he makes his debut, FOUR of the top 34 picks this year (12%) will have played for the Hops!
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Want to read about the
@HillsboroHops
' title-winning game last night? Here you go:
#AllHoppedUp
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My view from the press box as the team with the most championships in history (
@USC_Baseball
, with 12) opens a three-game series against the team with the most championships this century (
@BeaverBaseball
, with 3). I have the call NOW on
@Pac12Network
(Pac-12 Oregon regional).
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Guess how many Major League Baseball players have played at Ron Tonkin Field in Hillsboro since 2013...
The answer? 176.
33 for the
@HillsboroHops
, and 143 as opponents. You want to see a lot of future big-leaguers in the Portland area?
#TheTonk
is the only place to do it.
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(1/) My usual preface: I'm an independent who has voted Republican probably 3/4 of the time, and my overall interest in politics normally registers just above zero.
Well, not this year. Like everyone else, it has my attention. And I am utterly appalled by the Republican Party.
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So, just what does today’s announcement that the
@HillsboroHops
are officially part of the new structure in minor league baseball mean? I don’t work in the team offices, so I don’t know for sure, but I can help unpack a few things. (1/16)
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Ready to go for Game 1 of a huge
@pac12
baseball series between
@StanfordBSB
and
#4
@BeaverBaseball
. Airtime NOW on
@Pac12Network
(Pac-12 Oregon regional)
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Hey, it's BASEBALL today on
@Pac12Network
! From the newly renamed T-Mobile Park in Seattle,
@kevinstocker6
and I have a doubleheader: at 3p,
@BeaverBaseball
v.
@CoastalBaseball
... then at 7p
@UW_Baseball
v.
@GopherBaseball
.
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Working tonight with a legend, P.J. Carlesimo, as
@OregonMBB
takes on
@CUBuffsMBB
, 7p on
@Pac12Network
.
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Happy Holidays Hops Nation! As my gift to you, I present to you “Hillsboro Hops History & Records 2013-2019,” an 82-page guide that includes everything you need to know about the
@HillsboroHops
and their remarkable seven-season history. (Keep reading…) (1/3)
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Yep. Good for the ump. Part of this is on that team's coach. When I coached youth baseball, I made it clear to my players' families in no uncertain terms that they were NEVER to say anything to the umpires. In 7 years, they barely made a peep, & when they did, they heard from me.
Good for the umpire. There’s a reason there’s a shortage of officials.
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Wait, what? You *didn’t* have that players-only meeting? Well, if not --- and if the ink isn’t yet dry on your contracts with other schools --- then please do.
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Coach P.J. Carlesimo and I have the call of tonight’s conference opener between
@WSUCougarMBB
and
@OregonMBB
. Airtime 7:30 on
@Pac12Network
. N’Faly Dante expected to play for the Ducks. And last time out, the Cougs hit 19 threes!
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A simple solution to
@MLB
’s extra-inning debate: play two more innings of regular baseball, and if the game is still tied, place the runner on second starting in the 12th inning. You see, the runner on second actually makes most extra-inning games last *longer*. (A thread.) (1/)
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So happy to be working with my good friend
@amyvandyken
for -- I can't believe this -- our 10th year together calling the
@pac12
swim & dive championships on
@Pac12Network
. The last day of the 4-day women's meet is tonight at 6p on most regionals. The men's meet is next Wed-Sat.
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Get this: there have been 14 walkoff wins in the entire Northwest League this year. The
@HillsboroHops
have HALF of them. Yep. Seven. (The others: Boise two, Eugene two, Everett two and Tri-City one.)
#AllHoppedUp
#HoppiestPlaceOnEarth
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Came in from airport. Happiness is: the rare chance to attend an
@HillsboroHops
game as a fan with family & friends.
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With my friends
@RowdyGaines
,
#CynthiaPotter
and
@DanielleTrotta
for Day 3 of the
@NCAA
women's swimming & diving championships. Airtime 5pm Eastern/2pm Pacific on
@ESPNU
and the ESPN app.
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My view last night for the
@HillsboroHops
' packed house vs. Eugene. Come make your own memories soon at Ron Tonkin Field.
#AllHoppedUp
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A long thread about the
@HillsboroHops
. I’ll try to explain a few things.
Tomorrow, Tue 5/4/21, the Hops will play their 1st game in 601 days, since Wed 9/11/19, when they won the league title. Much has changed in the world since then, and much has changed in the league. (1/11)
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It's the
@HillsboroHops
vs.
@TC_DustDevils
, a rematch of the 2015 NWL Championship Series. Game one Saturday 7:05PM at Ron Tonkin Field!
#AllHoppedUp
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EPIC second set in Minneapolis, won by 15-seed
@OregonVB
41-39. Now even with 2nd-seeded
@GopherVBall
1-1. I'm watching. You? On ESPN3.
#Pac12VB
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Andrew Saalfrank (
@Ballfrank_23
) made 25 relief appearances for the
@HillsboroHops
last year. He just entered Game Two of the
@DBacks
' Wild Card Series in Milwaukee, with the bases loaded, 1 out and Arizona leading 5-2.
Ground out. Ground out. To the top of the 9th.
#AllHoppedUp
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Matt Richert alongside yours truly for the final game of the season, as the
@HillsboroHops
are on the road against the
@EverettAquaSox
. Airtime NOW on Rip City Radio 620. As always on the last day, be sure to stay tuned for my final sign-off.
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Had a great time this morning representing
@Pac12Network
and
@HillsboroHops
at the
#LaddAcresElementary
career fair. Maybe a future sportscaster or two in the bunch!
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The great
@BarleytheHop
at the Hillsboro Independence Day Parade.
#Americana
#AllHoppedUp
@HillsboroHops
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Just wrapped up a 16-events-in-30-days stretch: TV play-by-play for eight days of
@pac12
swim championships, Pac-12 men's & women's basketball, and a Pac-12 wrestling dual; and radio play-by-play fill-in for the
@trailblazers
. What a blast!
#blessed
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This happened three days ago. Why does it seem like three weeks?
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My man
@jordanrkent
is such a nice guy, he wears a halo. He and I have the call of today's
#13
@OregonMBB
game against a tough
@HawaiiMBB
team. Airtime 4p for the third game of today's quadrupleheader on
@Pac12Network
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A thread about former
@BeaverBaseball
pitcher Kevin Abel (
@Kabel_23
). You remember him, right? As a freshman in 2018, he tossed a complete-game shutout in the deciding game of the College World Series, flashing three big-league pitches. (1/)
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The latest
@HillsboroHops
History & Records guide will be on sale starting tomorrow (Friday) at the team store at Ron Tonkin Field!
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The
@Athletics
have hired Pacific Coast League broadcaster
@JDoskow
-- after 22 years at Triple-A -- to be part of their play-by-play team. I love it! However, it’s all too uncommon. The PCL is chock full of people ready for the bigs. (1/)
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Plus three on other postseason rosters:
OF Daulton Varsho (Jays)
LHP Colin Poche (Rays)
RHP Jhoan Duran (Twins)
That's 15 former
@HillsboroHops
playing in MLB Wildcard Series, starting today.
7.2% of players in Wildcard Series are former Hops!
Count em' up:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 former Hops on the roster 👀
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What a week! After gymnastics last Monday, I spent 4 days calling the
@Pac12
women's swim champs with the great
@amyvandyken
. Today, I get to call BASEBALL at the updated P.K. Park (2PM,
@Pac12Network
). Next, it's *back* to Seattle for the *men's* swim champs Wed-Sun.
#blessed
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.
@OregonVB
’s
@Brookeyy_5
is the *only* player in the nation averaging 4 kills, a .280 hitting % & 3.1 digs/set. Add her serving efficiency, passing (a 0.62 perfect pass % in a *two-person* serve-receive) and leadership, and she’s arguably the best player in the country. (1/2)
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