Chansky’s Notebook: An Old Nemesis Roars Back

Posted Jun 21, 2018
Mike Fox should lobby for baseball to be seven innings. Because eight has not been a good number for his Tar Heels in the College World Series — and for long before that. In his eighth trip to Omaha as a player and coach for Carolina, Fox’s team was sent home by eighth innings. If it wasn’t for Oregon State, the Tar Heels could have been playing for their third NCAA title. (Chapelboro.com)

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