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Berry deserves one more chance

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Matt Barker

Jaamal BerryRight: Former Palmetto High School standout Jaamal Berry. (Miami Herald Photo)

As reported by the Miami Herald yesterday, Ohio State recruit Jaamal Berry was arrested early Thursday morning after he was pulled over by Miami-Dade Police (Crockett and Tubbs?) for running a red light, and the officers found roughly 28 grams of marijuana in his car.

Berry, who just turned 18 and was driving a silver Nissan Altima, had bought the cabbage and was going to smoke it up with friends. The question is, how much of the herb did Berry have in his car…

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Tags: Sweater Vest Digest - OSU Football

Live Blogging: OSU vs. Georgia, Part II

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Matt Barker
No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs



Date: Sunday, May 31
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET (approx.)
Place: Dick Howser Stadium – Tallahassee, Fla.
TV: ESPNU with Clay Matvick and Kyle Peterson.
Radio: WTDA-FM 103.9 in Columbus with Frank Frass and Bob Spears…

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Tags: The Diamond Mind - OSU Baseball

Live Blogging: OSU vs. Marist

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Matt Barker
No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. No. 4 Marist Red Foxes



Date: Saturday, May 30
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET (approx.)
Place: Dick Howser Stadium – Tallahassee, Fla.
TV: ESPNU with Clay Matvick and Kyle Peterson.
Radio: WTDA-FM 103.9 in Columbus with Frank Frass and Bob Spears…

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Tags: The Diamond Mind - OSU Baseball

Live Blogging: OSU vs. Georgia

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Matt Barker
No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs



Date: Friday, May 29
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET (approx.)
Place: Dick Howser Stadium – Tallahassee, Fla.
TV: ESPNU with Clay Matvick and Kyle Peterson.
Radio: WTDA-FM 103.9 in Columbus with Frank Frass and Bob Spears.
NCAA Tournament History: Ohio State is making its 19th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and is 40-37 all-time. The Buckeyes have advanced to the College World Series four times, and won a national title back in 1966. Ohio State’s last NCAA Tournament appearance was in 2007.
Georgia is making their 10th appearance in the NCAAs and is 45-26 all-time. Last year, the Bulldogs were runner-up in the College World Series, and won national championship back in 1990….

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Tags: The Diamond Mind - OSU Baseball

NCAA preview, Big Ten recap

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Matt Barker

Rich PoythressRight: Georgia first baseman Rich Poythress leads the Bulldogs batting .370 with 21 HRs and 77 RBIs. (UGA Photo)

The No. 3-seed Ohio State baseball team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and was placed in the Tallahassee Regional to take on the second-seeded Georgia Bulldogs, Friday afternoon. First pitch at Dick Howser Stadium is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised on ESPNU.

The Bulldogs enter Friday’s contest with a record of 37-22 overall…

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Tags: The Diamond Mind - OSU Baseball

Live Blogging: OSU vs. Minnesota

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Matt Barker
May 23 | Huntington Park | Columbus, OH
FINAL
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Tags: The Diamond Mind - OSU Baseball

Live Blogging: OSU vs. Indiana

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Matt Barker
May 22 | Huntington Park | Columbus, OH
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Tags: The Diamond Mind - OSU Baseball

Buckeyes wore their rally caps

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Matt Barker

Media CredentialsRight: My media credentials to the Big Ten baseball tournament before I dribbled penne pasta on it, getting a nice tomato sauce stain above my name. (Matt Barker Photo)

After spending the first day as a credentialed media representative, shaking hands with the likes WSYX’s Anthony Rothman while chatting it up the Dispatch’s Bob Hunter and Mark Znidar, most of it was actually spent watching college baseball. Three games in one day and the nightcap was a gem.

Nearly 5,000 fans made their way through the gates at Huntington Park…

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Tags: The Diamond Mind - OSU Baseball

Live Blogging: OSU vs. Illinois

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Matt Barker
May 21 | Huntington Park | Columbus, OH
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Tags: The Diamond Mind - OSU Baseball

Scouting the tournament

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Matt Barker

Derek McCallumRight: Second-seed Minnesota is led by junior infielder Derek McCallum, who has a .401 batting average. (File Photo)

In the battle for the Big Ten regular season conference crown, just two games separated the league champion from the fourth-place team.

Ohio State won the conference title with an 18-6 Big Ten mark, while fourth-place Illinois concluded the league portion of the slate at 16-8.

Sandwiched between the Buckeyes and Illini were second-place Minnesota (17-8), and third-place Indiana (16-7), indicating that the tournament championship is up for grabs among the top four teams…

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Tags: The Diamond Mind - OSU Baseball

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