Re: It doesn't get any better than this folks. Yeah that was very touching, my wife broke down, but I held it in. :redface:
Here's a youtube clip showing the LSU team's reaction as Coleman strikes out the last Texas batter (dogpile, etc). It also shows Coach embracing his father, and the interview with him shortly after that--He is visibly emotional while talking about his father, and about how proud he is to be the coach of LSU YouTube - LSU Baseball 2009 CWS vs Texas
The sight of father and son embracing was very powerful; I was definitely touched with the feeling of a lump in the throat.........
I loved it all but that was my favorite part. I lost my dad at a young age and really enjoyed the coverage of that hug. It really doesn't get any better than that!
From 2:28 on, I can watch 100 times and tears fill my eyes. Can't be prouder of and happier for a class coach like CPM. :geauxtige :geaux: :geauxtige :geaux:
That moment was really awesome. I got choked up a bit. I thought of my dad who played baseball at LSU back in the 40s. He and my mom, also an LSU alum, celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. I talked to him twice to tell him what a great anniversary gift the Tigers gave them. We share such a love of LSU and baseball though few words were exchanged the message was quite loud. It was great.
Gradin, I have to admit I cried the first time I saw him live hugging and kissing his Dad. I hit rewind and watched it again and cried again. What a blessing to have the coaches we have at LSU right now. We might not always agree on their moves but it seems the collective group has the kids best interest at heart. That's good to see.
As great as it is for us to all live vicariously through the success of the LSU program, the greater satisfaction is seeing a man who has worked his entire professional life toward a goal and finally achieving it. That the sacrifices the family of a coach makes by constantly being uprooted to move on to better positions have been rewarded. His family spent 11 years (I think) of their lives in Indiana and just picking up and moving to a new town isn't easy on a family. I'm glad to see it paid off and I hope the Maneri's don't move again for a long time...if ever.
