Insurance companies often refer to natural disasters, such as mammoth hurricanes like Hurricane Andrew pictured at left, as “acts of God” when explaining liability. Those who live in South Florida can attest to how devastating these events are.
As Canes fans we’ve been privileged to see many of God’s finest acts, among them the 2001 national champion Hurricanes football team being perhaps the most devastating of them all.
But slowly and surely, we’re witnessing the birth of another cataclysm, one defined not by the sounds of bodies crunching but by the deafening *tink* of an aluminum bat connecting on a 450 foot home run.
Ironically it seems to take acts of God to beat this particular team. Most recently torrential rain forced a rainout, negating a win. Before that the rotation of the earth caused time to elapse and forced the Canes to board a plane and suffer a loss after only 8 innings. And, back when the season was young, the head coach of the Gators sold his soul to buy a single win against the behemoth that is the 2008 Hurricanes baseball team.
So perhaps the last item was more an act of the devil, but you get the idea. These Canes are seemingly unbeatable, with superior pitching featuring young lefty aces Eric Erickson and Chris Hernandez and an 
absolutely breath-taking lineup highlighted by Yonder Alonso and Jemile Weeks hitting above .400 and really not a weakness at the plate from positions 1 through 9.
The competition has hardly been weak, with strong ACC opponents and a ranked Florida team already among the vanquished. They’ve scored over 10 runs in 7 of their last 9 games, and average over 9.5 per outing. Only a 2-1 win vs. NC State qualifies as a pitchers duel, but it at least shows the Canes are up to the task.
In the months ahead the Canes play top 5 ranked teams FSU on the road and UNC at home while playing a largely challenging schedule. We’ll even see our good friends from St. Mary’s (Ca) on the diamond after eliminating them on the hardwood in the first round of the NCAA tourney.
At the end of all this is the ACC tournament in Jacksonville, and the long road to Omaha. If they can maintain this clip, we will be able to say we saw the baseball equivalent of that monster 2001 UM football team.
This feature was written for Canespace by guest blogger JC.
First! Take that M.H!!!
Posted by: montecarloson22 | March 25, 2008 at 09:03 PM
that's not hail. That's just the homerun balls
Posted by: Loco | March 25, 2008 at 09:04 PM
don't sell yourself short monte, congrats on the top spot
Posted by: Loco | March 25, 2008 at 09:04 PM
86 your a bad man...I was erased...
Posted by: M.H. | March 25, 2008 at 09:07 PM
M.H...I have no idea what U are referring to? Did I miss something?
Posted by: 86Cane | March 25, 2008 at 09:08 PM
lmao, that's what you get for wearing jorts...
Posted by: Loco | March 25, 2008 at 09:09 PM
The feature artcile was written for Canespace by guest blogger JC.
Posted by: 86Cane | March 25, 2008 at 09:10 PM
Tell him Loco, tell him!
Posted by: 86Cane | March 25, 2008 at 09:11 PM
good article JC
Posted by: Loco | March 25, 2008 at 09:12 PM
I wish I would have said something nice about you, at one time,...so I could take it back!
Posted by: M.H. | March 25, 2008 at 09:14 PM
86, where's the name poll? lol
Posted by: Loco | March 25, 2008 at 09:17 PM
bellemy in...game over..
Posted by: M.H. | March 25, 2008 at 09:17 PM
JC nice job.
Maybe write a couple more over the season?
peace
Posted by: solarcane | March 25, 2008 at 09:23 PM
MH you must empathise with pb quite a bit.
peace
Posted by: solarcane | March 25, 2008 at 09:25 PM
I must say we needed a game like this to come back to reality and don't take NO TEAM LIGHTLY. I don't care how bad their record is Miami have to play every game like we are playing in the WORLD SERIES. Every team is looking to knock us down. Morris should keep all his starters in to start every game. NO Exceptions.
Posted by: mr troutman | March 25, 2008 at 09:25 PM
86, where's the name poll? lol
Posted by: Loco | March 25, 2008 at 09:17 PM
POLL IS UP! VOTE HERE, VOTE OFTEN...
Posted by: 86Cane | March 25, 2008 at 09:27 PM
6-4 Canes top 8
Posted by: Cane Since 1982 | March 25, 2008 at 09:28 PM
M.H....it is time for the JORTS dynasty that you created to come to an end. U are truely a legend in Cane blogland, but it is time to just let go of the jorts claim to fame. Time for a new one, something to do with "visors"..
pb? who's pb???
Posted by: 86Cane | March 25, 2008 at 09:29 PM
Baseball... Radio
For those who want to listen all baseball games live go to: UM radio, The Voice
Disable blocking
http://wvum.org/
click on listen live...Presto!
Posted by: Cat Five | March 25, 2008 at 09:30 PM
Thanks for the updates CS82
Posted by: Loco | March 25, 2008 at 09:31 PM
You will never stop the JORT revolution...remember what happened to King Louie XVI!!!!!
Posted by: M.H. | March 25, 2008 at 09:35 PM
8-4
Posted by: M.H. | March 25, 2008 at 09:46 PM
k gang I'm out
vote
CaneSawMassacre
it's solar powered
Go CANES!
peace
Posted by: solarcane | March 25, 2008 at 09:47 PM
Typepad ate my scoring post
Posted by: Cane Since 1982 | March 25, 2008 at 09:47 PM
CaneibalLector
Posted by: Cane Since 1982 | March 25, 2008 at 09:49 PM
You will never stop the JORT revolution...remember what happened to King Louie XVI!!!!!
Posted by: M.H. | March 25, 2008 at 09:35 PM
let them eat cake? lol he was the one who got guillotined right?
Posted by: Loco | March 25, 2008 at 09:50 PM
M.H....I can stop it here if I have to, but I don't want to do that, trust me.
But I am asking you to do it out of good sportsmanship and in a good natured Cane manner. I'll even say PLEASE!
Posted by: 86Cane | March 25, 2008 at 09:52 PM
10-4 Canes
bottom 8
Hurricanes set a school record with 6 consecutive games scoring double digit runs.
Posted by: Cane Since 1982 | March 25, 2008 at 09:54 PM
Canes 2001 championship team:
http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/061601aaa.html
Posted by: 86Cane | March 25, 2008 at 10:07 PM
CANES WIN CANES WIN
10-5 Canes
Canes (18-2, 7-1 ACC)
tomorrow night @ 6:00 against Bethune Cookman
Posted by: Cane Since 1982 | March 25, 2008 at 10:09 PM
1982....thanks, good work! GO CANES!!!
Posted by: 86Cane | March 25, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Always fun to watch the Canes make history like they did again tonight.
Night all catch you in the morning
Posted by: Cane Since 1982 | March 25, 2008 at 10:15 PM
These guys are mashing. No doubt about it...I played vs. P David Gil (Columbus), Lazaro Gutierrez (Brito), & Greg Lovelady (Palmetto) when I played at Southwest....they were all on the 2001 NC team....
Posted by: Carlos | March 25, 2008 at 10:20 PM
N E one with a rivals acct, please answer. Who moved to TE? and what wash Randy saying about naming the starting QB
Posted by: True Cane | March 25, 2008 at 10:20 PM
it is true, this baseball team is something special. im sitting here in richter 'studying' for chem, but as you all can guess i had gametracker up keeping watch. hopefully ill be able to make it out next week :-( anyway, 2008 seems a lot like 1999, when we won a baseball championship and our football team was built into perfection.
Posted by: reggaebob | March 25, 2008 at 10:28 PM
football team was starting to be built into perfection***
the 1999 football season didnt happen, i dont know what all these people say when some old guy named 'bobby' had a perfect team.....
Posted by: reggaebob | March 25, 2008 at 10:29 PM
N E one with a rivals acct, please answer. Who moved to TE? and what wash Randy saying about naming the starting QB
Posted by: True Cane | March 25, 2008 at 10:20 PM
I dont have a rivals account but maybe i can help...
Adderly got switched to TE and Randy is still saying we wont know til the week before the first game at the earliest who is starting
Posted by: Loco | March 25, 2008 at 10:32 PM
reggae, you're doing a great job studying. Just as good as one as I'm doing studying for my sports injuries test tomorrow. The office is a fairly funny show though...
Posted by: Loco | March 25, 2008 at 10:33 PM
LOL @ Bobby Bowden's program. Look at one of their alumnus, Antonio Cromartie, had to say about the state of affairs at Free Shoes University:
"Personally that's one reason why I don't come back to Florida State. What goes on here, how they treat former players, alumni that's played here. How they treat us, that's one reason. The only reason I'm here (today at Pro Day) is because of my God brother.
http://www.wctv.tv/sports/headlines/16833416.html
This would never happen at the "U".
Posted by: Carlos | March 25, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Carlos...where have U been? We missed you! What's up in your corner of Canedom?
Posted by: 86Cane | March 25, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Canes Basketball = Good
Canes Baseball = GREAT
Canes Football = ???
Posted by: 86Cane | March 25, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Another 10 run performance. GO CANES!
*TINK*
Some links and info to go along with my article:
Baseball America pegs the ACC the country's second best baseball conference behind the SEC
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/08ABCA.pdf
Baseball America writer says Canes are ACC best but Florida isn't meant to last:
"arty from Wilmington asks:
Aaron, Of the current top 25, in your opinion, based on remaining schedule, who is most likely to fade down the stretch? Conversely, which team outside the top 25 do you see making a run at some point to join the poll? Thanks
A:
Aaron Fitt: Florida's schedule down the stretch is brutal: at Kentucky, Georgia, at South Carolina, at Alabama, Vanderbilt. If the Gators survive that, they will be a regional team for sure, but it's going to be tough. As for other teams, I expect Tulane to make a run to get back into the rankings."
"Q: Raymond Linares from Miami asks:
What do you think are Miami's cahnces to making it to the world series? Arw they the best team in the ACC?
A:
Aaron Fitt: I think the Hurricanes have a very good shot to get back to Omaha. For me, they are easily the best team in the ACC. UNC has more pitching depth, but Miami's frontline pitching has been more consistent, Miami's better defensively, and its lineup is much more dangerous. Florida State's pitching is suspect, in my mind."
It also seems most of our competition for the title will come from outside the ACC this year. Arizona State is loaded and Arizona was highly regarded but they are swooning (they lost tonight also). Missouri apparently has the best pitching in the country.
But overall, Miami was voted the #2 program since baseball switched to a 64 team tournament (behind Texas, though apparently Rice has since surpassed Miami and UT in this poll, making us #3)
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/features/263134.html
Posted by: JC | March 25, 2008 at 10:46 PM
I went to the game today, couple of things...
Kyle Bellamy is a stud. He's got some money pitches.
Looks like Swasey got this baseball team juiced up. 6 straight games w/10+ runs, that's a record.
football players in attendance: JMcKenzie(big fan of the survey), OFranklin, Kayne, Cook, R.Gordon, and Lamar Thomas. OFrank said to watch out for Gunn and that the center position isn't an issue.
Posted by: aqua | March 25, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Nice job JC, nice poll 86 - he definitely needed a new blog name
Posted by: CanesgirlNC | March 25, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Aqua...nice report! When do you officially go back "on the scene" and get us some interviews?
Always good to see you round the 'Space.
Posted by: 86Cane | March 25, 2008 at 10:52 PM
86,
not much chief....you going to the Spring Game? my vote for the name = Lector. :)
one thing on my mind since last week...I know we are supposed to try and keep it civil but those writers over at ITU are just bush league. I don't know who cries more like if they're on a myspace comment war, Rudy Chromat or Chris Stock.
Posted by: Carlos | March 25, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Carlos...yeah, I'll be at the Spring Game with OcalaCane for the blog here. 9 AM what is that? Leaving Orlando at 6 AM. Be there when I can.
Look for the Canespace banner. I have a T-shirt with your name on it. See you there.
Posted by: 86Cane | March 25, 2008 at 11:00 PM
That's too bad, I may actually be leaving at 6 to go up to orlando to play FSU in rugby... hopefully we just get to play the tridents locally instead so maybe i get to go to the scrimmage
Posted by: Loco | March 25, 2008 at 11:04 PM
is this the shirt, 86? LMAO
http://www.foulmouthshirts.com/funny-t-shirts/funny/WARNING-THIS-SHIRT-MAY-CONTAIN-AN-ASSHOLE-T-shirt.htm
Posted by: Carlos | March 25, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Yeah... im really ticked i may have to miss the spring game to pick up my mother from the airport. seriously american airlines, why do you schedule flights midday...
Well anyway i can always count on the 'space to give me every detail :-)
Posted by: reggaebob | March 25, 2008 at 11:15 PM