The Cal baseball team got slapped hard by Sacramento State today at Evans Diamond. 12-6. Damn. I can easily say that this was the worst I’ve ever seen the Bears play in my three years covering them. Five errors by Cal and only four earned runs out of 12 for the Hornets. See tomorrow’s article in the Daily Cal for the down and dirty.

But for now, here are a few notes. (Click here to read more…)

It’s the call you never want to make as a reporter. But it’s the one you have to.

Wins and losses are easy. Slumps and streaks are pieces of cake. They’re so easy sometimes that I’ve had the story written before the game is even over. Simple, formulaic and predictable. There’s always a final score, comforting statistics. Always some place to take refuge.

But not when you have to make that call to ask about a dead teammate. (Click here to read more…)