[gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: Baseball rivalry: Florida vs. Vanderbilt?

I can vouch for this rivalry with Vanderbilt.  They do hate us.

I got a lot of reaction all day yesterday from the out-of-the-closet Vanderbilt fans I know.

They come out whenever Vanderbilt wins something.  That's kind of like the 13 year cicadas.  Not very often.  :  )

 

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Baseball rivalry: Florida vs. Vanderbilt?

Vanderbilt's Will Toffey celebrates at home plate after scoring a run that gave the Commodores the short-lived lead against Florida last Friday at McKethan Stadium. Florida defeated Vanderbilt 4-2.

Matt Stamey/The Gainesville Sun

By Pat Dooley
Gainesville Sun sports columnist

Published: Monday, May 16, 2016 at 2:38 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, May 16, 2016 at 2:38 p.m.

The Back Nine comes at you after a wonderful weekend with just a little bit of sports happening around the country.

10. I've been around the block a few times, dragging feral cats in my wake and chewed gum on my shoes. I've seen a lot of things in a lot of sports. But I have never seen anything like the Vanderbilt baseball dugout this weekend. It was beyond chippy. It was like a softball dugout. Where were the Twizzlers? Maybe the Commodores were trying to fire themselves up. Maybe they really don't like Florida. Whatever the reason, the series felt as intense as a Super Regional. Here was an example — after Florida's 4-2 win on Friday night, as fireworks were shooting off behind them, the Vandy players stared intently at the Florida dugout like they were "Children from the Corn". It was creeping me out. I used to think FSU or Miami was Florida's biggest rival and one of them still might be. But there's no question Florida is Vanderbilt's biggest baseball rival. Take a chill pill, guys.