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(I write a back-page column for Mississippi Sports Magazine, a widely distributed publication with a growing circulation that publishes six times a year. What follows is my column for the May/June issue. People who join the 200 Club, which is a lifetime membership to your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, receive a free, […]
There’s an old saying that nothing comes easy in the post-season, but the NCAA baseball committee went a little overboard with Mississippi State. John Cohen, who came to the C Spire Ferriss Trophy luncheon with one black eye (the result of a freak accident) last week, must feel like he has another shiner today. Yes, […]
(The Mississippi Press Association is syndicating a weekly Rick Cleveland column that runs in several Mississippi newspapers, weeklies and dailies. Those interested should contact Monica Gilmer at mgilmer@mspress.org … What follows is last week’s column.) Mark Twain, the great American humorist and writer, once called golf “a good walk spoiled.” While I hesitate to quibble […]
Hard to believe it has now been almost a full two months since the Atlanta Braves came through Pearl on March 30 and turned Trustmark Park into what appeared the smallest ballpark in existence. Remember? First, the A-Braves launched several batting practice baseballs into the parking lot far beyond the left field fence and the […]
A crowd of approximately 125 baseball fans watched on three big screens at the Millsaps Leggett Center, cheered throughout and then groaned at the end Friday morning and early afternoon. Jim Page’s Millsaps Majors, playing in the Division III College World Series for the first time in school history, lost 2-1 in 10 innings to […]
(From Rick Cleveland: Many readers surely have read Michael McCann’s work in Sports Illustrated or on SI.com. McCann is director of the Sports Law Institute at Vermont Law School, a visiting professor at University of New Hampshire School of Law, and the distinguished visiting Hall of Fame Professor of Law at Mississippi College School of Law. No […]
Hunter Renfroe, Mississippi State’s slugging junior outfielder from Crystal Springs, Monday was named the 10th winner of the C Spire Ferriss Trophy, which goes to the most outstanding college baseball player in Mississippi. “It’s the greatest honor of my baseball career,” said Renfroe afterwards. “It was an honor to be on the platform with […]
One tweeter says: “Bobby Wahl, undefeated for year, obvious choice for Ferriss Trophy.” Another chimes in: “Not a State fan, but Hunter Renfroe should win in a landslide.” Those are just a sampling. No matter who wins the trophy named for Boo Ferriss next Monday, there will be disappointed fans. Such is the nature of […]
