Diamond Notes: Weekend stumble hurts A&M's postseason prospects

A little Monday afternoon scatter-shooting from my back-studio office, while sippin’ on Topo Chico and jamming out to Chris Stapleton’s newly released album (It's very, very good. “Up to No Good Livin’” is the best song on the record – has a Merle Haggard feel to the track)…

The SEC and postseason implications

• The margin between winning and losing series has been razor thin across the SEC. One pitch here, one hit there. One web gem here, one defensive blunder there.