BASEBALL: Oregon State vs. North Carolina

I've been waiting for a really good matchup from the College World Series to recommend one here. Being that this is the final game, tonight's meeting of the Oregon State Beavers and the North Carolina Tar Heels must be the one to watch. This year's College World Series has been a lot of fun. You can really tell just how much ESPN's pro announcers enjoy being around these student athletes. Even though it gets far less publicity than the NCAA's football or basketball post-seasons, the CWS in Omaha always seems to be a good show. And I don't think I've ever seen any form of playoffs with so many comebacks, including several of the 9th inning variety.

Oregon State has been the Cinderella of the tourney. They lost their first game against the always strong Miami Hurricanes 11-1. The Beavers then promptly won 4 games in a row to avoid double elimination and reach the final series. On the other hand, North Carolina has been the dominator of this year's competition. They have solid pitching that includes a very strong bullpen. UNC hadn't even lost a game until falling to the Beavers yesterday. In fact, North Carolina probably thought they had it wrapped up until OSU came back from an 4th inning 5-0 deficit to win 11-7 and force a deciding game 3.

My pick: North Carolina. The state is on a roll with the Hurricane's recent Stanley Cup win. The Tar Heels would surprisingly be the first ACC team to win the College World Series since Wake Forest won in 1955.



So that's what I'll be watching. What will you be watching? The college game where you hear those cool ping sounds with each crack of the bat? Or will you tune over to VH1 to check out "Paris' Most Shocking" about hotel heiress Paris Hilton? Looks like even she's confused about how to top that little video of hers.