This is the man I am in love with.... =( Someone actually captured my heart...so why this break from each other?!? What doesn't kill me will only make me stronger. (please keep telling me that so I can stay sane....cuz I swear its just not happening for me.)
Yuh see.... I knew he was a good man. He is smart, he makes me laugh, he is handsome, nice, and a great athlete. He has a good job. He is a good father. Oh...I have a long list of what he truly is....but I'll spare you the sappy details. But he fits the long list (yes...an actual physical list..written with much love) of things I REQUIRE in a man. They aren't optional. They are a must. They aren't things I want to make a man into. They are things he must possess in order to capture my love in the first place. NO fine tuning. Just his personality. Anyways... its him.
But he isn't cocky, conceited, or any sense of the word over-confident. So... I guess without the arrogance, I figured he was JUST a decent athlete. I know he is athletic. But NO... he is actually just a humble GOOD athlete. I didn't even know those guys existed. His humility fooled me into believing he was less than he actually is. Who knew he was like the star athlete of the football team?!?! Damn... Ivy League School. Two of his seasons they were undefeated (I saw the rings, which covered half my middle finger it was so damn big)... and then he made the switch and went to play baseball for the Anaheim Angels for what reason?!?!? Who leaves a sport they are so good at?? Oh right... For Love of the Game. And love is what life is all about...
Yeah...I do love this man.
http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/1994/09/09/Resources/Building.Blocks.Defensive.Backs-2181241.shtml
Issue date: 9/9/94 Section: Resources
BUILDING BLOCKS: Defensive Backs
Andy Meran (Daily Pennsylvanian Sports Writer)
Backs look to shine like line
With a defensive alignment that floats seven players around the line of scrimmage, it is easy to forget the other four defenders on the field. But with that many players aggressively attacking the line, the job of the secondary becomes that much more important.
The Quaker defensive backs know they are the last line of defense. The Penn secondary consists of a mixture of hard hitters and great cover men that should allow the unit to complement the Quakers front seven.
Returning second team all-Ivy senior Jamie Daniels will line up as the left corner, while junior Kevin Allen takes on the right cornerback position. Versatile senior Nick Morris will start at strong safety, and juniors Sheldon Philip-Guide and Dana Lyons will compete for the starting free safety spot.
A major difference between this secondary and the 1993 Quakers is this year's squad has more experience -- a fact that bodes well for a unit that limited opponents to only a 45 percent completion rate a year ago.
"We take great pride in that," Philip-Guide said. "We have confidence in ourselves and as individuals that we can do the job. We have a lot of great athletes."
One of those great athletes is Daniels. The big play cornerback is coming off a season where he led the Quakers with five interceptions. The returning starter, and probably the most consistent back, is an exceptional cover man and the Quakers most experienced defensive back, having started all 10 games last season.
"[Jamie's] a great leader in the secondary," Morris said. "He leads by example. He's a solid player."
So is Daniels' companion on the opposite side of the field. Allen started four games for Penn a year ago and seems more than ready to take on the position full time. The right corner possesses outstanding speed and quickness which allow him to stay with most of the league's best receivers. Allen's ability to make quick breaks on the football allowed him to lead the team in pass deflections last season.
"[Kevin] has really quick feet and is very fast," Philip-Guide said. "He's another good cover man with a year of experience under his belt."
While Allen and Daniels specialize in coverage, Morris takes care of the hitting. The talented strong safety, who even saw action at quarterback and wide receiver last season, has the task of replacing departed first team all-Ivy player Jim Magallanes. Morris knows those are some big shoes to fill, but he feels ready for the challenge.
"We've got to make it be the strength this year," Morris said. "We're pretty big and we're pretty physical. We've got to step it up and make it happen."
The intense competitor took over at safety last season after injuries hampered the original backfield. Morris proceeded to lead the Quaker secondary with 29 tackles and proved to be a physical force in the middle of the field. His 6-foot-2, 209-pound frame makes him an intimidating presence on the field.
"Jim was a leader not only in the secondary, but in the whole defense," Philip-Guide said. "That will strongly be missed. But if anyone's up to the task to take over, it's Nick."
The real strength of the Quaker secondary is its balance. With two great cover men on the outside and the hard-hitting Morris, Philip-Guide and Lyons patrolling the middle, the Penn defensive backfield has the potential to be dominant because of their unpredictability.
The Quakers have enough confidence in their corners to isolate them in man-to-man coverage against the league's best receivers. Penn will mix up these man-to-man alignments with several zone coverages to help keep offensive units off-balance.
And the defensive backs' responsibility will be eased because of the strength of the rest of the defense. If the front seven can apply pressure to opposing quarterbacks, the secondary will play accordingly. Since the cover men know the quarterbacks are not going to be able to hang on to the ball for a long time, they can take more chances, and this should ultimately lead to more big plays.
But the backs don't want to just follow in the footsteps of the front seven, they want to create their own.
"We want to strike fear in our opponents just like our front seven does," Philip-Guide said.
And all signs seem to indicate the Quaker secondary is capable of doing just that.
http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/1998/10/08/Resources/Football.Bounces.Past.Rams-2169580.shtml
Football bounces past Rams
The fans filing into Franklin Field on Saturday afternoon anticipated a blowout. For much of the first half, they got one.
What the 10,529 stunned witnesses did not expect to see was underdog Fordham score 24 unanswered points to grab a 24-7 second-quarter lead.
The Penn football team's first-half free fall, however, turned into a bungee jump, as Penn (3-0) snapped back just before it was too late. When the manic marathon ended, Penn led 34-30 and was still unbeaten.
Senior quarterback Jim McGeehan's 11-yard touchdown strike to sophomore wideout Miles Macik with 4:56 left to play provided the final margin of victory. Even Houdini would have envied the Quakers' narrow escape from defeat.
The game-winning march began at the Fordham 40, but the Quakers were quickly retreating. A holding penalty and a sack forced Penn into a second down and 33. Sophomore running back Terrance Stokes carried for eight yards to make it third and 25. Then McGeehan found Macik for 20 yards, the longest of the sophomore's school record-tying 12 catches on the afternoon. On fourth and five, McGeehan spotted sophomore Matt Tonelli over the middle for seven yards, the tight end's only catch of the day. Six plays later, the Quakers had their first lead since 7-0.
Until Macik's touchdown, the Penn defense had piggybacked on the offense's effort, as Fordham quarterback Joe Moorhead and flanker Calvin Hargrove dissected the Penn defense five times for 185 yards. On Fordham's possession following Macik's go-ahead touchdown, Moorhead uncorked a bomb from the Fordham 46. Hargrove and Penn safety Sheldon Philip-Guide jumped for the ball. Hargrove appeared to have his hands on it, but Philip-Guide ripped the ball away as the two fell to the ground inside the Penn 10.
"We always knew that we could come back," Stokes said. "You have to have confidence."
Moorhead was very confident in his first start. He threw for 181 yards in the first half on only seven completions and connected on touchdown passes of 48 and 34 yards to Hargrove and Randy McKee. The pass to McKee followed the most bizarre play of the season. Penn cornerback James Daniels picked off a Moorhead pass, only to fumble the ball forward on the return. The fumble bounced off the turf before hitting an official's foot and careening backwards. McKee recovered and was celebrating in the endzone one play later.
"I have been in coaching as a head coach for 12 years," Penn coach Al Bagnoli said. "I am trying to think back if there has ever been a game like that with so many crazy things happening, and I honestly cannot."
The touchdown gave Fordham a 17-7 lead. On Penn's next possession, Rams linebacker Ryan Reinert returned Penn tailback Joe Allen's fumble 37 yards to score and the Quakers were in trouble, trailing 24-7.
Before the half, McGeehan and Macik connected on four straight passes, including a 12-yard touchdown to narrow the gap to 10 with 57 seconds remaining in the opening half. The Quakers had a chance to close the gap further after recovering a Fordham fumble at the Fordham 16 only 29 seconds later, but the offense sputtered and senior kicker Andy Glockner's 42-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left as the half ended.
"Their kid [Moorhead] got a little confidence early, and as soon as that team got some confidence they really became a difficult team to play," Bagnoli said.
The difficulties continued in the third quarter. An apparent touchdown pass from McGeehan to Stokes was called back due to an illegal procedure penalty. After a blocked Penn field goal attempt, Moorhead led the Rams 73 yards on just four plays. The 22-yard touchdown strike to flanker Shawn Harris gave Fordham a 30-14 lead, but the extra point was blocked by Quakers defensive lineman Brent Ruhkamp. It was the last pass Moorhead would complete all day, and the only one in the entire second half.
McGeehan's one-yard scramble closed the gap again, but a failed two-point conversion left Penn down by 10 points entering the final quarter.
A Daniels interception, his third of the game, set up a 30-yard burst by Stokes to pull Penn within three. The Fordham defense showed no ability to stop Stokes all afternoon as he carried 31 times for a career-high 192 yards. The offensive line opened up some gaping holes for Stokes, and he usually picked the right one to burst through. Stokes' success running the ball on draw plays prevented the Fordham defense from zeroing in on McGeehan when Penn fell behind.
"They couldn't stop the run nor the pass," Stokes said.
The Penn defense just couldn't stop the pass. The defensive line smothered the Rams' running game, allowing just 35 yards on 33 carries.
The minor league baseball stats....
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/Fielding/P/Sheldon-Philip-Guide.shtml
And the majors draft..... 1st pick in 50th round....
http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?Pos=OF&year_ID=1997&draft_type=junreg
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