WHY AREN'T YOU PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO THE FRESNO STATE BASEBALL TEAM?

by WCT, The Ship of Fools

Well, okay, I know the answer to that question. Its because you ignore College Baseball for the most part, right? I know. So do I. But I think it is about time that the sports world got behind the Bulldogs.

At the risk of sounding cliche, Fresno State in baseball this year is the ultimate Cindarella. The Bulldogs are theoretically a bigger longshot than Boise State was against Oklahoma a few years back in football, and everyone was behind the Broncos. FSU is a bigger longshot than 2006 NCAA Basketball Tournament darling George Mason, and the Bulldogs are in the final game, not just the Final Four like Mason was.

Fresno was a number 4 seed in their four-team region, and is the first team in NCAA history to make it to Omaha as a #4, let alone the final series. The had to go 4-0 in elimination games during the tournament, and beat four teams ranked in the top 11. Now they have a chance to win the National Championship if they can beat #8 Georgia, and their two 2008 first-round draft picks.

Granted, 99% of the time, College Baseball is pretty unwatchable. The scores resemble beer league softball scores, and its hard for purists to take baseball seriously when it is played with aluminum bats. But this year's series has been an exception, thanks to the FSU Bulldogs' miracle run. Tonight, Fresno, a team that was barely over .500 and came into the Tournament as the equivalent of a #16 seed in the Basketball Tournament, takes on Georgia for the National Title. Do yourself a favor, and watch the game, and cheer for the FSU Bulldogs. Lord knows there is no other meaningful sports going on right now (more on that later this week).