| "I don't like any other
teams. I don't respect them, their players, their coaches, or their
traditions. I don't admire their grit, their tenacity, their determination
or their will to win. I don't like their fight song, their colors,
their field, their mascot or their mid-inning promotions. I will
pick on their guys if they are fat, skinny, wear excessive amounts of eye
black, don't put the correct amount of bend in the bill of their cap or
wear pants that are too baggy. I will pick on their guys if they
take too long to pitch, too long to bat, make an error, strike out, or
hit a deep fly to the warning track. I will do everything in my vocal
power to get inside their heads and create an advantage for my team.
I will be obnoxious, rude, and mean if I want or need too. If you
do not wear the cardinal and white of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks,
then you are the enemy, and may God put fear into your heart. I want
you to fail. I want you to lose. I want you to crumble under
the weight of my words and evil thoughts.
If you are 5-5 with 5 home
runs, I hate you. If you rob us with a great play, I hate you.
If you pitch a no hitter, I hate you. If you are the greatest player
in the history of baseball, and you play for someone else, I hate you.
This isn't just baseball.
This isn't just America's Pastime. This is COLLEGE Baseball.
Here, it matters."
-Charlie Shields |
