July 26, 2012
PRESS RELEASE
THE DRU NETTLES SHOW
ONE OF FOUR DENHAM SPRINGS HS MEMBERS OF THE LHSAA HALL OF FAME IS FEATURED ON THIS WEEK’S THE DRU NETTLES SHOW (6PM-7PM, THURSDAYS, COX 4; REPLAY: FRIDAY MORNING, 10:30AM—11:30AM, COX 4.)
FORMER DENHAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND HEAD FOOTBALL COACH BUTCH WAX WILL BE A GUEST ON THIS WEEK’S PROGRAM. WAX WAS DRU NETTLES FOOTBALL COACH AT DENHAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.
JACKETS HEAD BASEBALL COACH MARK CARROLL WILL ALSO APPEAR ON THE PROGRAM. CARROLL SERVES AS THE JACKETS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR.
SPEAKING OF THE FOOTBALL—BASEBALL COMBINATION, SENIOR BRYCE DUGAS, WHO IS A 2-SPORT ATHLETE FOR THE JACKETS WILL BE INTERVIEWED ON THE DRU NETTLES SHOW.
STANDOUT LOCAL GOLFER, DR. GAYLE SANCHEZ MAKES AN APPEARANCE. SANCHEZ HAS PLAYED IN 2 UNITED STATES OPENS IN HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER.
THE MAN WHO HELPS KEEP THE PEACE AT YELLOW JACKETS STADIUM ON FRIDAY NIGHTS AND ALSO ACCOMPANIES THE JACKETS ON THE ROAD, DENHAM SPRINGS CITY MARSHALL JERRY DENTON, WILL ALSO BE ON THIS WEEK’S PROGRAM.
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THE DRU NETTLES SHOW IS CO-HOSTED BY DENHAM SPRINGS HS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/HEAD FOOTBALL COACH DRU NETTLES AND LONG-TIME JACKETS PBP ANNOUNCER/PRODUCER JON FINE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DRU NETTLES SHOW, PLEASE VISIT JONFINEPRODUCTIONS. COM OR LIKE THE DRU NETTLES SHOW ON FACEBOOK:/THEDRUNETTLESSHOW.
LESS KANDI
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AFTER HOURS
Late-Night Musings From A Former LSU Beat Writer
By Carl Dubois, Sports Editor, (McMinnville, Oregon) News-Register
THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY, Ore. — The demolition of Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha began Wednesday. Watching the images online, I couldn’t help but think about the day they began tearing down the original Alex Box Stadium. Seeing the look on the face of Skip Bertman, who knew intellectually it had to be done but was nonetheless emotionally invested in his 18 seasons of coaching at the Box, was a powerful moment. So was watching pieces of the Box go falling to the ground.
If you paid much attention to LSU baseball from 1986 on, I don’t need to tell you about the highlights the Tigers made at Rosenblatt. You know the big storylines, and you probably know a lot of the little details too. This is After Hours 96, which immediately makes me think of Warren Morris and the dramatic finish of the ’96 College World Series. But you were way ahead of me on that one, right? A lot of you can probably tell me exactly where your tailgating spot was, nailed down to the most precise GPS location possible. So, yes, they’re tearing down Alex Box North, and it isn’t just a sad time for LSU fans. It’s a sad time for college baseball fans.
The first two College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park are in the books, so most college baseball fans said goodbye to Rosenblatt in 2010, when South Carolina won the first of its back-to-back national championships in the last CWS played at the old ballpark. But until now, you could make that drive down 10th and see Rosenblatt still standing there, and you could walk around the block and describe a typical game day there, with stops at Zesto and the different souvenir stands. You can still do that, of course, but you can no longer point to an intact Rosenblatt and see the scoreboard, the main gates, and have it come alive in your memory and maybe even before your eyes. It’s going, going, gone. They’re tearing down Rosenblatt.
It’s another reminder that nothing lasts forever, not even the most dramatic extra-inning game. Baseball loves to seduce us with one big thing that separates it from other major sports, and that’s the absence of a clock. (No, I’m not counting the pitch clock). What we eventually realize is that time keeps ticking, and stadiums grow old, as do we. Not to go all James Earl Jones on you, a la Terence Mann in “Field of Dreams,” but for those of us with a connection to LSU baseball, it’s about more than just a baseball field in the Midwest. Heck, maybe even some of you have memories of seeing Rosenblatt and the “Field of Dreams” cornfield in Dyersville, Iowa, on the same day or the same week during a visit to Omaha for the College World Series one year. I know a few LSU fans who did just that, even having a catch on the field made famous by the movie.
As long as there is video, Rosenblatt and LSU’s best moments there will live. They will live in the memory of those who remember them, even if some of the details are fuzzy. The latest memory, introduced Wednesday, is one we’ll probably choose not to remember so vividly, if at all. Watching the beginning of the end, the start of the demolition, will have to take a distant backseat to thousands of pitches, swings of the bat, roars of the crowd, and all of the little things that made baseball at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium so special and so uniquely Omaha.
See you next week.
THE WIZARDRY OF OS
If you are reading this article looking for a long in depth opinion of the Penn State penalties you might as well stop reading at the end of this paragraph. I said in the beginning that I felt these crimes were best handled by law enforcement. It just doesn’t feel like this area is in the NCAA’s jurisdiction. Maybe I still feel that way because the NCAA doesn’t have clear by-laws on this matter, but I am having a difficult time wrapping my brain around this one. I do think the NCAA’s jurisdiction needs to be defined. Regardless, the 60 million dollar fine makes sense to me as long the money is used to help educate, rehab, and prevent these types of horrible circumstances.
Back on the local scene, the Saints open training camp this week. I have read some articles this week about the top 10 stories headed into training camp. Considering all that happened this off season, the training camp figures to be rather dull… and that is a good thing.
The biggest personnel decisions are between the fourth wide receiver, third and fourth cornerbacks, backup defensive ends, and kicker. I am guessing there are around 26-29 other NFL teams that wish their personnel decisions were at those positions.
The most interesting stories will start at the top at stay at the top. Every detail of training camp has been mapped out for months, and includes Sean Payton’s input. Nevertheless, you can’t plan for when the team needs a surprise day off or a kick in the rear. How well does Joe Vitt have a pulse on the team and push those buttons?
I have full confidence that Steve Spagnuola is going to have a huge impact on the defense, and the defense will be improved. I only have two questions, and I doubt they will be answered in training camp. How quickly does the defense jell and learn the new system? Will he be able to unlock the play making abilities of young players such as Junior Gallette and Martez Wilson or will they simply be solid role players?
The bottom line is that the Saints are in a great position heading into training camp considering all that has gone wrong since Jimmy Graham scored against the 49ers with a minute and a half left in the NFC Championship Game. Hopefully, they will rally around the events of the off season, stay injury free, and be ready to go for the regular season.
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