For those who always associate the word “pirateâ€Â with the internet, news that real-life pirates had hijacked a ship on the high seas near Somalia was a bit of a shock.
Now it appears that real pirates are hitting home, as a new book by former Fresno TV anchor Dan Taylor titled, “The Bulldog Mutiny,â€Â is set to be released in June. It details, among other things, the apparent sentiment against Captain Batesole by pitching coach Mike Mayne and a shoving incident involving outfielder Trent Soares during the historic rise the team made at last year’s College World Series (CWS).
Who knew such evil underpinnings lurked in the midst of the greatest run in CWS history? Who could guess that Mike Batesole̢۪s understated personality masks a violent nature which led players to overthrow his regime?
How exciting! How scandalous! But, as the great Lee Corso says, not so fast my friend. There are a few minor problems with all of this.
Namely, there was never an actual mutiny.
Dictionary.com defines mutiny as “revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.â€Â Obviously, whether or not the team liked Batesole, they never actually staged a revolt (though that truly would have been a “historic riseâ€Â).