SB Nation User Blog: TheFakeGimelMartinez

Gillispie Won't Accept Offers From Young Players

TheFakeGimelMartinez — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:20:45 -0000

Gillispie Won't Accept Offers From Young Players

National Association of Basketball Coaches says, "Don't do that anymore" and Billy says, "no prob!"

Matthew Pilgrim Enrolls at UK?

TheFakeGimelMartinez — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:55:03 -0000

Matthew Pilgrim Enrolls at UK?

Hopefully we'll have an official announcement in the morning.

Its Officially Official: Jasper to Transfer

TheFakeGimelMartinez — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:01:01 -0000

Its Officially Official: Jasper to Transfer

I really like Derrick as a player and a person -- given what I've seen of him off-the-court. I really do wish him the best.

Somebody send Coach K the link to this video. And force him to watch it 3 times a day.

TheFakeGimelMartinez — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:07:10 -0000

Mike Riordan is a flopper!by ob33

Somebody send Coach K the link to this video. And force him to watch it 3 times a day.

Thank Goodness! CBS Sportline's Clay Travis Weighs in on Billy Recruiting Young

TheFakeGimelMartinez — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:50:51 -0000

Thank Goodness! CBS Sportline's Clay Travis Weighs in on Billy Recruiting Young

Now I can finally sleep soundly at night, knowing that humorist Clay Travis has written the definitive missive about Billy recruiting young, a month or so after the initial hubbub.

Oh ho ho! I have applied sarcasm to my current writing!

(Seriously, don't get your panties in a wad; Travis takes a nice overwritten shit on us, but its not worth getting pissed off about, or worth adding him to the "List of UK Enemies" list.)

Edit: I want to apologize to frankpos over at CardChronicle.com. I didn't credit him for directing me to the Clay Travis article. Sorry, frankpos!

Wooooo! 'Bama vs. Kentucky Game Thread

TheFakeGimelMartinez — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:29:15 -0000

As the South Carolina/Vanderbilt game wraps up, I figured I'd put out a Game Thread for those of you who want to comment along with the crucial rematch with the Crimson Tide. I'll be listening along with the audio stream, but you may want to watch it on the boobtube. (Remember, my fellow Lexingtonians, that tonight's game will be shown on Fox Sports Network, and not on the Insight channel 17.)

Updated 12:22 AM Saturday: Revenge is a dish best served cold, and it is very cold in Hoover. Kentucky gets spanked 13-4. Kentucky's pitchers got very little help from the defense, which committed several costly errors. Just a bad night for the Wildcats, which ends their SEC Tournament experience this year.

Let's hope the Wildcats can smooth out these problems before the NCAA Tournament.

TrueHoop: Basketball in Iraq

TheFakeGimelMartinez — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:55:27 -0000

TrueHoop: Basketball in Iraq

ESPN's TrueHoop blogger Henry Abbot interviews a member of the 101st Airborne about how the American soldiers play basketball to stay sane. Its a great read.

Beware of the Diamond Girls! UK vs Ole Miss Tonight

TheFakeGimelMartinez — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:16:01 -0000

What you see before you is the most dangerous foe the Wildcats will be facing tonight: the Ole Miss Diamond Girls. After one very late night in Alabama, will our Big Blue Heroes have the fortitude to keep their eyes on the ball? Will the Oxford Sirens sing a spell so powerful that it causes Collin Cowgill to start chasing butterflies in the outfield?

Tune in tonight, Wildcat Fanatics! The game is scheduled to start at 8PM Central/9PM Eastern, but expect the start time to be pushed back. You can watch the game on the CSS cable channel, if you happen to have it. (Those of us who live in the Mecca that is Lexington -- Lexxa? -- can see the CSS broadcast on Insight cable channel 17.) You can listen to an audio streaming broadcast and get live stats at secsports.com, or you can see the ukathletics.com story for more broadcast info.

One note that might have slipped through the cracks today: Cowgill and Sawyer Carroll have been named semifinalists for the national Golden Spikes award. The semifinalists consist of the top 50 collegian baseball players according to USA Baseball. This award nomination along with the other nominations for Cowgill and Carroll highlight how special these two players are, and the remarkable change that Coach John Cohen and his staff has made to UK Baseball.

If you can make it, join your fellow ASoB'ers for some live chatting during the game in the comments.

And I know you all have already clicked on that picture above. Twice. You weak-willed sinners!

ISU Coach McDermott's Reaction to Wesley Johnson Leaving

TheFakeGimelMartinez — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:09:36 -0000

ISU Coach McDermott's Reaction to Wesley Johnson Leaving

A few sour grapes got squashed:

McDermott says he thinks his coaching was the reason that Johnson decided to leave. "You know my job, and I'm not going to appologize for what I do and how I do it -- is to help young people grow on and off the court. And sometimes that involves doing things and saying things that may not be popular with and 18 or 19-year-old. I mean it's no different from my role as a parent. Sometimes you have to put your foot down and they don't understand it, and they don't get it, and you hope they don't take it personal," McDermott say [sic]

McDermott says Johnson didn't handle the coaching well. He says in his opinion, Johnson took some of his coaching personal and could not get passed it. [sic]

Exciting Thursday Morning Baseball! Bama vs. UK

TheFakeGimelMartinez — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:32:56 -0000

Hey, anybody awake? Now that I've gotten my ha-ha's out of the way, I'm catching up with our wonderful Baseball Wildcats. With a late, late start, the Wildcats are currently battling the Crimson Tide in the SEC Tournament. (Get your live stats here!) At the time of this post, 'Bama leads 3 to 2 at the end of the 2nd inning. The Wildcats are the designated home team this game.

If I'm still awake, I'll update this post with the final score. Else, I'll let Tru or Ken clean up the mess in the morning.

Update 3AM Thursday: Kentucky brings the pain, and wins 9 to 3. In his first start of the year, Kentucky pitcher Aaron Lovett gets the complete game, with 3 ER, 8 hits, 2 walks and an amazing 12 strikeouts.

Our victorious team will be facing Ole Miss tomorrow -- er, I mean TODAY -- at 8PM. Well, roughly 8PM. Today's game was supposed to start at 8PM, but was pushed back to 10:45.