Day Two in Baton Rouge - From the Bird's Nest

[BirdofParadise]

My kids obviously hate me LOL

http://espn1420.com/day-two-in-baton...he-birds-nest/

[SlickRick]

Wish I had seen that shirt Jay....would have acquired a few of them!

[Zeebart21]

My kids obviously hate me LOL

http://espn1420.com/day-two-in-baton...he-birds-nest/

There ya go!! The respect is now mutual. Every now and then you get a pizzant like t-LSU, but otherwise, all good.

Z

[raoul]

I was also at Omaha and got along very well with LSU fans. In fact, the guy who had the tickets for our seats also furnished LSU folks with seats near ours. Everyone was congenial and friendly for the whole time. (Of course, we didn't play the Tigers and got sent home before we could.)

[CajunSaint08]

http://espn1420.com/day-two-in-baton...he-birds-nest/

"I LOVE THE EVENT STAFF AT ALEX BOX STADIUM: The folks at the gate. The guys running the elevator. The woman keeping the hot dogs and nachos plentiful in the press box. I love them all. Always smiling, always helpful, always personable. Our event staff at the Tigue is top notch as well. But here, you have to have a LOT of them. They’ve been well trained. And, it’s consistent. Every time I’ve been to the new Alex Box. The first people you meet have a lot to do with your first impression. LSU gets it."......
"THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT–The final words from the “Voice of the Tigers” Jim Hawthorne as he signed off in his final game at Alex Box Stadium. Jim was recognized during the ESPN broadcast for his years of covering LSU baseball. The man is making his 17th trip to Omaha. Charles Hanagriff reminded the audience that LSU coach Paul Manieri told Jim before the season the Tigers would take him to Omaha one last time. That’s one heckuva way to go out and it couldn’t happen to a better guy. I admire and respect him as a fellow broadcaster and even more as a man. Very. Classy. Individual."

Almost sounds like Jay's pimping for the LSU gig! Don't leave us Jay.

[BirdofParadise]

http://espn1420.com/day-two-in-baton...he-birds-nest/

"I LOVE THE EVENT STAFF AT ALEX BOX STADIUM: The folks at the gate. The guys running the elevator. The woman keeping the hot dogs and nachos plentiful in the press box. I love them all. Always smiling, always helpful, always personable. Our event staff at the Tigue is top notch as well. But here, you have to have a LOT of them. They’ve been well trained. And, it’s consistent. Every time I’ve been to the new Alex Box. The first people you meet have a lot to do with your first impression. LSU gets it."......
"THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT–The final words from the “Voice of the Tigers” Jim Hawthorne as he signed off in his final game at Alex Box Stadium. Jim was recognized during the ESPN broadcast for his years of covering LSU baseball. The man is making his 17th trip to Omaha. Charles Hanagriff reminded the audience that LSU coach Paul Manieri told Jim before the season the Tigers would take him to Omaha one last time. That’s one heckuva way to go out and it couldn’t happen to a better guy. I admire and respect him as a fellow broadcaster and even more as a man. Very. Classy. Individual."

Almost sounds like Jay's pimping for the LSU gig! Don't leave us Jay.

LOL. I did not apply.

[jllanclos]

LOL. I did not apply.

You'd be run out of the interview with the first question.

"What's that university in Lafayette called?"

[ZoomZoom]

LOL. I did not apply.

Lol..."Louisiana" would be a deal breaker...

[Cajun90]

I like Hawthorne. There are a lot worse than him but I remember years ago when he was calling a baseball game and there was a fly ball. Jim gets this excitement in his voice and you can tell he thinks it is gone. Something along the lines of - That ball is... its deep!.... then a pause and he says....caught in shallow left field. Never said anything about getting fooled on it and the game went on. I had to laugh about it and I'm sure he probably did later.

[jllanclos]

I like Hawthorne. There are a lot worse than him but I remember years ago when he was calling a baseball game and there was a fly ball. Jim gets this excitement in his voice and you can tell he thinks it is gone. Something along the lines of - That ball is... its deep!.... then a pause and he says....caught in shallow left field. Never said anything about getting fooled on it and the game went on. I had to laugh about it and I'm sure he probably did later.

Jay did the same thing (in reverse) on Trossclair's walk off for the SBC title. LOL

"Well, he sorta popped it up and it's kinda in the air high and stuff WAIT A MINUTE HOLY CRAP IT'S A HOME RUN WE WON!" (loosely paraphrased, with some stuff about lunchmeat and automatic transmission at the end)

Come to think of it, those weren't similar at all. Hmmm...

[Cajun90]

Jay did the same thing (in reverse) on Trossclair's walk off for the SBC title. LOL

"Well, he sorta popped it up and it's kinda in the air high and stuff WAIT A MINUTE HOLY CRAP IT'S A HOME RUN WE WON!" (loosely paraphrased, with some stuff about lunchmeat and automatic transmission at the end)

Come to think of it, those weren't similar at all. Hmmm...

Don't remember the game but Jay did have one somewhat similar this year and that was the first time I've heard him do that. As fans we do it all the time. Just fun to hear it over the air.

[jllanclos]

Don't remember the game but Jay did have one somewhat similar this year and that was the first time I've heard him do that. As fans we do it all the time. Just fun to hear it over the air.

In fairness, Jay admits if he misjudges a ball and I sure as hell can't see it.