In less than 24 hours, Vanderbilt junior third baseman Pedro Alvarez will fulfill a lifelong dream. He will most likely be selected No. 2 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2008 MLB Draft.
Tomorrow will undoubtedly be a special day for not only Alvarez and his family, but also for the entire Washington Heights community, who calls Pedro their native son.
You can read Amy Nelson's story from ESPN.com here.
The cool thing is that one day, maybe soon, VU fans will be watching Price pitch to Pedro in the World Series and we can all say, "Yeah, a few years ago I was sittin' in the stands yelling 'C'm now Petey', 'smoke 'em David', and singing Sweet Caroline to those guys."
And our friends will look at us wondering what the heck we are talking about and why we have have such silly grins on our faces.
With Cutler, Price, Bennet, Pedro, and all the rest of the big crop of Pro Athletes that are coming out and have come out of VU the last few years, the NCC should be doing very, very well!
Jeff Ulmer has to be the happiest guy at VU right now.
Who is your favorite Vanderbilt athlete of recent memory?
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The Sports VU is run by Vanderbilt alum Jarred Amato (man, that's weird to type) and hopefully a few of his dispersed (or is it depressed?) friends.
The Sports VU no longer has unlimited access to players and coaches, but we plan to make up for that with our newfound wittiness and wealth of knowledge that comes from our alumni status (or at least that's what we're telling ourselves).
More likely, we're going to use this site to reminisce about our glorious days as undergrads when waking up before 11 was a challenge and worrying about the Dores' upcoming opponent was our biggest concern. So yeah, be sure to check back often to either console us (if you're old) or laugh at us (if you're young). Either way, it should be a good time. Have any questions or comments? Don't hesitate to e-mail me at jarred.amato@gmail.com. Thanks, and go Dores!
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The cool thing is that one day, maybe soon, VU fans will be watching Price pitch to Pedro in the World Series and we can all say, "Yeah, a few years ago I was sittin' in the stands yelling 'C'm now Petey', 'smoke 'em David', and singing Sweet Caroline to those guys."
And our friends will look at us wondering what the heck we are talking about and why we have have such silly grins on our faces.
With Cutler, Price, Bennet, Pedro, and all the rest of the big crop of Pro Athletes that are coming out and have come out of VU the last few years, the NCC should be doing very, very well!
Jeff Ulmer has to be the happiest guy at VU right now.
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