Go Gators!! Let The New Era Begin!!

Before we get into Gator football let’s talk about ...

It was a very enjoyable evening last night at Yankee Stadium, The House That Greed And Ego Built. Excellent weather and a great pitching duel.

The Yankees won 3-2 behind yet another stellar outing from rookie Ivan Nova, who improved his record to an amazing 15-4. His start was kinda rocky, giving up 2 runs, but in the third inning the tieing runs came on an unlikely homer from Brett Gardner. Unlikely because Gardner isn’t a power-hitter. The go-ahead run came in the 5th.

In the bottom of the 9th Mariano Rivera had a 1-2-3 inning and we now lead the AL East.

One weird thing==>none of my buddies were in their usual seats. I guess they had begun a Labor Day vacation. You know, for Billi Pod just being in The Big Apple is a vacation unto itself ... oh well ...

What about today, you are no doubt breathlessly asking? Well ...

In the name of fair and unbiased reporting Billi Pod must admit that he

will be a sports-couch-potato today. Yes ... there he said it ... a couch-potato ... gasp ... first ...

1:05==>YANKEE/TORONTO with Bartolo Colon on the mound for The Bronx Bombers ... and then ...

7:00==>GATORS/FLORIDA ATLANTIC @ The Swamp.

I learned late late last night that the game would be carried locally on ESPNU. Dammit it to Hell, I already had a ticket to an Off Broadway show for Saturday evening, but ...

No way could I miss seeing our first game under our new coach Will Muschamp and our new offensive coordinator Charlie Weis.

So, this morning Billi Pod gave his ticket to a theater-buddy.

Some interesting Gator info for you loyal and faithful readers who aren’t “in the know” Gator-wise ...

The Gators haven’t lost a season opener since 1989.

Muschamp is a defensive coach, but the Gators love offense. That’s why he hired offensive coordinator Charlie Weis.

Weis is considered one of the best offensive minds in the game.

Weis has installed a pro-style attack much more suited for our senior quarterback John Brantley.

There has been a great deal of secrecy about this team so everyone is really looking forward to the beginning of a new era for The Gator Nation in The Swamp.

So, there you have it ... Billi Pod’s justification for being a couch-potato today.

Before you become too judgmental, please remember that he has two sports passions: The Yankees and The Gators.

Will probably post the entertainment stats for August 2011 sometime between the games. That’s OK ... just hold your applause.

GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!

Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”