Thursday, July 18, 2013

Men Of Steele

More from Phil Steele's College Football, which has six Dartmouth players on its preseason All-Ivy League team:
First Team 
Linebacker Michael Runger
Safety Garrett Waggoner
Second Team 
Receiver Ryan McManus
Punt Returner Ryan McManus
Running Back Dominick Pierre
Linebacker Bronson Green
Kick Returner Kirby Schoenthaler
Find the full Phil Steele preseason All-Ivy team here.
Speaking of Steele, his Dartmouth page can be found here. Not quite sure – take that back, yes I am sure – how this from the Steele page will be received:
Mascot: Indian, Keggy the Keg & Dartmouth Moose.
Wow.
Penn's toast-tossing now has defeated Florida State's flaming spear and Mississippi State's cow bells in the Sirius XM Nation College Sports Traditions Tournament. Penn will now face West Virginia's "country roads" for a berth in the Final Four. Read all about it here.
Dartmouth Week 5 opponent Bucknell has posted its preseason practice schedule. The Bison will be on the field for the first time Aug. 10. The Big Green doesn't hit the turf until Aug. 28.
The Dartmouth sports publicity department has a look at how seven former Big Green players are faring so far in baseball's minor leagues. LINK

And in The Show, Ed Lucas is batting .269 for the Miami Marlins with 35 hits in 130 at bats. Although he was 0-for-5 in the Marlins' last win before the All-Star break the former Big Green quarterback found a way to get the job done. The headline in the Miami Herald tells you all you need to know:
Giancarlo Stanton, Ed Lucas rescue Miami Marlins in 10th inning win over Nationals  After Giancarlo Stanton homered in the ninth, Ed Lucas beat out a potential double play in the 10th, allowing the winning run to score.