Sam Strasner

Director of University Relations, Football and Basketball Radio Play-by-Play, Arkansas Tech University

[Sam Strasner @SamStrasner]

@BryanTweed16 In some ways, it would be great to touch the green grass of home one more time. But time passes. Things change. You can move with the changes or become consumed by them.

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@BryanTweed16 You'll never get more out of it than you put into it.

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@mdowneyATU Y'all just resist that instinct to take the couches out front and light them on fire. :)

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Enough to bring a tear to the eye of @mdowneyATU. (And I respect that). #Home

[ESPN @espn]

SING THAT SONG, WEST VIRGINIA!

What a moment in Morgantown. This is why we love college baseball ❤️

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@STAAtalent Repeating the same words or phrases too often. Gotta keep the language churning and fresh.

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As I was saying...if you are the Alabama equipment manager and you are reading this, time to find some white or crimson or something uniforms.

#WCWS

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Two-run home run Texas Tech. Red Raiders lead 4-2 in the fifth.

I don't believe in curses, but (a) I don't recall a team ever winning a game wearing anthracite and (b), if I was Alabama, I'd do a quick change before game two.

#WCWS

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Cool looking little storm rolling in from the north side of Russellville at about 8 p.m. Monday, June 1.

#ARWX

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Two-run home run Texas Tech. Red Raiders lead 4-2 in the fifth.

I don't believe in curses, but (a) I don't recall a team ever winning a game wearing anthracite and (b), if I was Alabama, I'd do a quick change before game two.

#WCWS

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Either the #Knicks will get their first title since 1973 or the #Spurs will give Pop one more for the road/formally begin the Era of Wembanyama. Either way, the #NBAFinals will deliver a great storyline.

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Well, they've fooled around and let Ronnie get hot. Not a good idea. #Braves

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

🚨 NOT A REPLAY 🚨

@ronaldacunajr24 has homered AGAIN!

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They have several @QuikTrip convenience stores. I could go for a couple more on Interstate 40 between Henryetta and Weatherford.

[Andrew Anderson @uscfan981]

Say something nice about Oklahoma.

[Arkansas Tech Sports @ATU_Athletics]

NEWS | Arkansas Tech announces 2026 Athletic Hall of Fame class #FightOn

https://t.co/BmjmEMeSS4

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@Super70sSports

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Walter Sillers Coliseum at Delta State University is one of the best and most historic basketball venues in the United States.

[Andrew Anderson @uscfan981]

Say something nice about Mississippi.

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That play in the booth by @CJNitkowski is evidence of why us invaluable play-by-play guys generally roll with a former player to serve as security. Protect @BrandonGaudin at all costs. #Braves

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The amount of golf that would be played if marriage suddenly ceased to exist would be staggering. Perhaps unmanageable. On second thought, maybe we just stick with this societal structure.

[Zack @EliteGolfDad]

@BryanTweed16 I had an entire weekend to myself a couple years ago and played 126 over three days. That’s gotta be up there for me.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

Super Sky Point to Bob Horner. He was the NL Rookie of the Year and an All-Star but if you were around back then you know he was more than that. Much more. He was a fixture in the homes of millions of us through the miracle of cable television during those epic childhood summers that seemed like they’d never end.

I was a fan for over 40 years but had never met Bob until I interviewed him last December about Dale Murphy’s Hall of Fame case. As you’d expect, Bob was a fierce advocate for his fellow Fulton County basher. How could he not be? They were Murph and Horner. Horner and Murph. The Hall and Oates of the Launching Pad.

You know, these sky points all suck to write but this one hurts more than most. The four-homer game, the bad perm, Chief Noc-A-Homa waiting by his teepee for another Horner long ball. I have tweeted a lot about Bob Horner through the years and it’s because he represents to me, and I suspect many of you too, something far bigger than baseball: WTBS coming out of the magic box on top of my 400-pound Zenith, cool air coming through my bedroom window after another afternoon of Wiffle Ball, and Rick Mahler (probably) toeing the rubber at about 7:05 while hoping to keep the Braves in it with smoke and mirrors long enough for Horner and Murph to do some damage. And me sprawled out on green and yellow shag carpet in Kentucky paying 100 times more attention to Skip Caray, Ernie Johnson, and Pete Van Wieren than any of my teachers.

Farewell, you sweet slugging bastard. Tell St. Peter you brought your glove for the hot corner and to write you into the cleanup spot. #RIP

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@readswithravi "Late Innings" by Roger Angell.

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@coachwwest @tommyreamon Don't sweat it. Just makes the lane wider for people with the courage to unabashedly pursue their passion with the understanding that the only validation that matters is that which comes from within.

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Watching Ethan McElvain pitch for @RazorbackBSB reminds me so much of former #Braves reliever A.J. Minter. They could be brothers.