Tales from the Heart of Huskerland

One of my favorite things about college baseball is how the majority of people at the College World Series don't understand how teams make the College World Series. "What do you mean there's a 64 team playoff? I thought this WAS the playoff!" College baseball is a weird, obscure, off the beaten path sport that not everyone understands and I love it. In Omaha many believe the college baseball season begins in Mid-June when the CWS starts and ends just two weeks later. But the select few who've joined this little cult we call college baseball fandom understand what a hidden gem of a sport it is. The initiated know college baseball is so much more than a scorching two week social event in June where you show up, take a few selfies, eat a hot dog & then leave in the 5th inning. We exist everywhere, though you might not always see us. We're perfectly capable of pretending it's a perfectly normal Monday at work when deep inside we're walking on ...