Weird

[Iwannaplay]

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20090310/SPORTS0402/903100320/1002/sports

I probably wouldn't have wanted a news story printed about this, if I were this kid

[Buzz Killington]

I remember bammer canning a cheerleader that was a former Auburn cheerleader and actually gave a War Eagle in his bammer uniform on national television.  This seems like a similar offense to me.

[Tiger Six]

I remember bammer canning a cheerleader that was a former Auburn cheerleader and actually gave a War Eagle in his bammer uniform on national television.  This seems like a similar offense to me.

Except we need pitching.

[Aubie16]

Except we need pitching.

And Joseph Sanders helps our pitching problem how?

[Snaggletiger]

And Joseph Sanders helps our pitching problem how?

Mrs. Sanders' boy throws a mean dip curve in batting practice.

[Tiger Six]

And Joseph Sanders helps our pitching problem how?

I was remembering the picture and not the words...

I should have said...

"Except we need another power hitting infielder."

[Ranger12]

I would like to know why apparently his favorite school did not offer him a baseball scholly? I mean, if he lives and breathes UAT football and is still that loyal to them after AU gave him a chance to play Div-1 college baseball, then you would have thought if UAT offered a scholly, he would have went there without hesitation. His bio states he was the 2006 5A state player of the year, several All-State teams, Baseball America Top 300 high school players, so you would think UAT would have been pursuing him also. If UAT offered him a spot, did we offer a degree that UAT did not and that is why he came to Auburn? Otherwise you have to wonder if the school he likes told him he was not good enough for them and did not offer him a scholarship.

The article never tells us why he is playing at Auburn instead of UAT, which I think would have been an important note to have included in this story.

[Aubie16]

I would like to know why apparently his favorite school did not offer him a baseball scholly? I mean, if he lives and breathes UAT football and is still that loyal to them after AU gave him a chance to play Div-1 college baseball, then you would have thought if UAT offered a scholly, he would have went there without hesitation. His bio states he was the 2006 5A state player of the year, several All-State teams, Baseball America Top 300 high school players, so you would think UAT would have been pursuing him also. If UAT offered him a spot, did we offer a degree that UAT did not and that is why he came to Auburn? Otherwise you have to wonder if the school he likes told him he was not good enough for them and did not offer him a scholarship.

The article never tells us why he is playing at Auburn instead of UAT, which I think would have been an important note to have included in this story.

From what I have heard, he and his family did not have a very high opinion of Jim Wells and decided it would not be in his best interest to play for him, even though they did offer him a scholarship. He decided a potential future in baseball would be better served playing in for Auburn than for Alabama. I would look at this more as a business decision than a personal decision.

Not that I agree with the decision. I could never decide to play for Alabama over Auburn even if the coaching staff presented what I thought would be a better atmosphere and opportunity than Auburn. But my loyalty runs a lot deeper than some of these guys.

[AUChizad]

The Sanders's are good people.

Bammers, but the tolerable kind.

They are (obviously) Auburn baseball fans, but default all other sports preferences to Auburn.

Additional fun fact: Joe's girlfriend is hot.

[AUChizad]

By the way, his mom Barbara is the one they all shaved their heads for last year, if you remember that news article.