Corvallis has been sunny and happy these past few days. In a rematch of last year, our baseball team played North Carolina in the finals of the College World Series. Unlike last year where the Beavs repeatedly survived elimination game after elimination game, this year they sailed through the tournament. They only trailed one inning and won a record 4 games by 6 runs or more. Not bad for a bunch of boys from a small NW school. Here's a few photos to highlight the run...

I was able to go to the second super regional game we hosted versus Michigan. The Beavs performed quite admirably and dispatched the Wolverines fairly easily. This was all the more satisfying since I am now contractually obligated to despise Michigan (this is another hint about the job offer E alluded to below...).


2006 dog pile

2007 version

Our Mayor...can't you see why he won in a landslide?

Team with trophy

Lastly, I return to the doc tomorrow to get the pins removed from my wrist. So, here's a robo-arm thumbs up in what I hope is the final day with my full brace. After 2 months in this thing, I think I get a slimmed down version tomorrow and will actually be able to use my elbow again. Three chears for elbows!