Baseball vs. TAMU, Sat 3/16, 6:30 pm

Gal you always do a great service. Thank you.
Maybe some of the pressure is off the Gators. UF bats absolutely ignited to the tune of 12 hits and 8 runs. They also left 8 on base.
A&M came into the game taunted as one of the best pitching teams in the country. Tops in the SEC. Now the uncertainty is on their shoulders and UF has to feel good about whatever arms they face. Hopefully they stay on fire and we get great pitching. Go Gators….

 

I searched GOOGLE first. What's Earl mean? Thanks

 

Put @WESGATORS in charge of “the facts” of the story of Earl…..

 

No wonder even Acronym finder didn't work!

 

I am excited for my and my family’s first game at Condron today. And since I’ll be there, maybe I can provide some insider notes like, “Kurland took a shortened BP today and then seemed to drink some Gatorade over by the dugout.”

 

Let us know if you see the ghost of Mikey Robertson, or that really tall pitcher we keep hearing about.

 

LOL - Coppola is turning into a legend without throwing a pitch!!

 

Florida Baseball: Betting odds for Gators v Texas A&M Aggies Game 2

 

I, too, have been curious and would like to know.

 

There are many denizens of this forum who know and can explain better than I but I will add the gist of the origin. I am sure one of the folks who know more details can add them and/or correct any facts I have wrong.

As Gal said, this goes back to a game in the 1990s, late 90s as I recall. The visiting team pitcher had the given name of Earl. He was relieved and the next pitcher also had Earl as his surname. The second Earl didn’t last too long and when the visiting manager went out to the mound the Section E Hecklers started chanting “Send in the next Earl.”

Earl is a Gator insider way to refer to the opposing pitcher and certainly adds charm.

 

Great opportunity today Gators—take it to’em!

 

Earl Jones—NEVER heard of him….(George, yes—Earl, uh-nope)

 

It certainly was used.loudly and often in the early days of the Mac, but I vaguely remember it from pre-Mac days. Maybe even one of the many great insults generated from the original rowdies parked next to the LF fence and it's wonderful hill. They offered words of encouragement to opposing left fielders lying prone on that hill.

 

I’m pretty sure the reason it stuck so well is because the first time Gator fans used it the opposing pitcher’s real first name was Earl (unknown to the fans) and the hecklers got off with him so bad it became tradition. WES does know specifics though….

 

Love to beat the Aggies again today