Charlie Sheen takes BP with Georgia Tech’s baseball team
Charlie Sheen announced his arrival in Atlanta via Twitter: "I'm extremely honored that CNN has changed it's name to 'Charlie News Network'" (Special photo)
Charlie Sheen almost hit a home run in Atlanta on Thursday.
No, we’re not talking about his “Violent Torpedo of Truth” show scheduled for Thursday night.
#WINNING (Sheen) showed up to work out with Georgia Tech’s baseball team for nearly three hours on Thursday afternoon. It was arranged after ex-major leaguer Todd Zeile contacted Tech baseball coach Danny Hall.
“He was very engaging, about as nice you he could be,” Tech spokesman Dean Buchan said. “He interacted with our players and coaches. I think he had a good time in the batting cage. He came close to hitting one out. He hit about six right up to the wall, but couldn’t quite punch it over.”
Sheen wasn’t done after BP. He grabbed a mitt and took some ground balls and fly balls in the field.
Before leaving, Sheen gave some high fives, took pictures and chatted briefly with several Tech baseball players. We’re not sure yet what was said, but it had the players smiling and laughing.
Then Sheen, ever the showman, saw that around 100 people had gathered around the field to watch him. Sheen walked outside to the crowd, engaged in conversation, and took tons of pictures that will be showing up on Facebook at any minute.
Earlier in the day, Sheen announced his arrival in Atlanta on Twitter: “Just arrived in Atlanta! I’m extremely honored that CNN has changed it’s name to ‘Charlie News Network’ for the next 24 hours!! epic!”
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UGA fans are so ....
April 21st, 2011
8:51 pm
Why am I not surprised that D A shows up to troll!
Bond Rating
April 21st, 2011
8:51 pm
GT’s team look like a bunch of white folk. Racists.
Pedro Cerrano
April 21st, 2011
8:54 pm
Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come.
East Cobb Jacket
April 21st, 2011
8:56 pm
Mark Crisp – loosen up, old man. I graduated from GT in the mid-70’s and I have to admit that this does put a grin on my face. Don’t know you, MC, but I would wager that if EVERYTHING in your life is not completely to your liking, then your face assumes an expression as if your shoes were 2 sizes too small. Loosen up, old bean. The next day is right ahead of you. Enjoy and appreciate it. Otherwise, go pound sand.
Ric Flair
April 21st, 2011
9:01 pm
Love how the Doggies got prudish overnight. Athens sure has changed. I am sure Damon Evans would have approved, give me a break.
aaron
April 21st, 2011
9:01 pm
Did he snort the baselines?
Someone continues to remain obsessed with GT....
April 21st, 2011
9:01 pm
Not only does D A DoubleU G have OCD when it comes to GT but in his 8:48PM post he now shows delusions of grandeur. What can you say about a post that contains this gem:
“I am always ashamed to have you Techies living and studying in my state of Georgia…… ”
We are all – Techies, Dawgs, Barners, Tree Killers, Vols, Seminoles, et al – living in D A DoubleU G’s “state of Georgia”.
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
9:01 pm
Charlie Sheen is in town to display and attempt to glamorize his pathetic lifestyle.
And he goes and hangs out with the Tech baseball team as a PR stunt.
This is truly embarrassing for Tech.
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
9:03 pm
Any word on if Matt Skole and Charlie Sheen are going out drinking tonight??
GTBob
April 21st, 2011
9:06 pm
I am always ashamed to have you Techies living and studying in my state of Georgia…… today is an exceptional day to say the least.
I used to to think Charlie Sheen was crazy but even he has never claimed to have his own state.
LydiasDad
April 21st, 2011
9:12 pm
Embarassing. Should have kicked him off campus. How many co-eds did he harass?
LydiasDad
April 21st, 2011
9:12 pm
Anybody see all the GT baseball shirts on American Idol last night?
you can't fix stupid
April 21st, 2011
9:13 pm
@D A … “Charlie Sheen is in town to display and attempt to glamorize his pathetic lifestyle”.
And you’re smothering these blogs with your drivel in an attempt to glamorize yours.
Give it a rest dude … so you hate GT, we get it … move on. Seriously … move on.
Taco
April 21st, 2011
9:14 pm
Worm, black kids don’t play much baseball these days. That is sad but true. Charlie Sheen is an actor, this whole thing is a big skit for publicity. Can you say Jauquin Phoenix? It is not like he slipped into the locker room and stole all the player’s iPhones or something.
Reggie Ball for Heisman
April 21st, 2011
9:14 pm
Maybe Sheen should hang out with the football team so they can start “winning”
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
9:15 pm
Just imagine if he visited UGA………..
oh how you Techies would call us “classless and a bunch of druggies”
Worm
April 21st, 2011
9:22 pm
Taco, Name one BLACK player Danny Hall has on scholarship or has EVER had on scholarship?
hey....
April 21st, 2011
9:29 pm
think i know what DA stands for!
K
April 21st, 2011
9:29 pm
Lighten up folks!
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
9:34 pm
pathetic.
simply pathetic.
A self description from a blogger....
April 21st, 2011
9:35 pm
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
9:34 pm
pathetic.
simply pathetic.
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
9:41 pm
just one Techie,
PLEASE state one. single. reason. that this gives off a good message about/from Georgia Institute of Technology.
just one.
LizellaJacket
April 21st, 2011
9:46 pm
Worm,
Tech has Deandre Smelter from Macon on scholarship right now.
Someone is incredibly obsessed about GT and what GT fans think....
April 21st, 2011
9:48 pm
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
9:41 pm
just one Techie,
PLEASE state one. single. reason. that this gives off a good message about/from Georgia Institute of Technology.
just one.
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D A DoubleU G – Now you are resorting to pleading for attention from Techies – You really do need to get professional help.
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
9:49 pm
Not a single one can come up with anything.
My point here is done.
you can't fix stupid
April 21st, 2011
9:50 pm
Dear UGA: please keep your dog “D A DoubleU G” on a leash … he keeps defacating in our yard.
barneyb
April 21st, 2011
9:52 pm
Does anyone else find it disgusting that Georgia Tech would permit this?
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
9:56 pm
What have i said that is “stupid”??
I am denouncing that GTU would allow Charlie Sheen to be around it’s students, and stating my opinion that it is an embarrassment to the University System of Georgia.
All I ask is one Techie to state a GOOD reason why this was indeed a good idea.
And i get nothing in response…..
Someone is incredibly obsessed about GT and what GT fans think....
April 21st, 2011
10:00 pm
D A DoubleU G, by his own admission, is a current UGA student with time on his hands. And what does he spend his Thursday evening doing? Is he down at the local bar drinking beer and watching the NBA on TV? Visiting the local sorority and hitting on the members? Visiting a club?
None of the above – he’s spending hours posting on a blog about Charlie Sheen visiting GT.
I’d say it’s sad but D A DoubleU G put it best in an ealier post
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
9:34 pm
pathetic.
simply pathetic
GTdude
April 21st, 2011
10:01 pm
Mark Crisp,
I think it was just in good fun. Do you withdraw all your support if the guys are hangin to the left all day when you expect them to hang to the right?
get a life
Someone is incredibly obsessed about GT and what GT fans think....
April 21st, 2011
10:04 pm
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
9:56 pm
What have i said that is “stupid”??
I am denouncing that GTU would allow Charlie Sheen to be around it’s students, and stating my opinion that it is an embarrassment to the University System of Georgia.
All I ask is one Techie to state a GOOD reason why this was indeed a good idea.
And i get nothing in response
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Shouldn’t that be “the University System of my state of Georgia” – I do believe that you laid claim to the entire state in your 8:48PM post
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
10:06 pm
Still waiting for a response with a reason why this was a good idea.
You know if it was at UGA the Techies would be ALL OVER IT.
Someone is incredibly obsessed about GT and what GT fans think....
April 21st, 2011
10:10 pm
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
10:06 pm
Still waiting for a response with a reason why this was a good idea.
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Now D A admits that he is completely obsessed with GT and he still has grandious delusions – he is staying on this blog string waiting for an answer. He obviously doesn’t realize that people on here give a fig about answering him.
RambleOn84
April 21st, 2011
10:11 pm
Somebody is incredibly obsessed with DA DoubleU G…….
BIOMASS
April 21st, 2011
10:14 pm
Sheen isn’t that stupid, apparently. The Institute of Technology has people of sufficient IQ in the chem labs to make whatever drug the dope fiend wants.
He could have gone over to Athens and witnessed the finer points of lawn mowing or mud analysis. His loss.
Black eye for Tech, anyway you slice it.
RambleOn84
April 21st, 2011
10:14 pm
I’ll answer you DA,
It was a horrible idea. We actually see eye to eye on this. I don’t care for Charlie Sheen, and I certainly don’t care for the message he is out on the road preaching at the moment.
I think this was an irresponsible move by Coach Hall.
I would personally like an explanation as to why this took place, and for somebody at Georgia Tech to acknowledge that this may not have been the best PR move.
Good answer??
Butwadduino
April 21st, 2011
10:15 pm
I’ll take the bait, DA. As I said before, this was a nice diversion for the team which they appear to have mildly enjoyed. That’s why it was a good idea. Other than that, its a non-event. You’re desperate to make it something more than it is, but you come off looking like a droopy-eyed, armless child. In your case, can’t is the cancer of happen.
D A DoubleU G
April 21st, 2011
10:16 pm
Thanks Ramble,
Somebody on here is capable of discussing the topic without going all ad hominem and attacking me for denouncing a move made by my rival school.
Shock
April 21st, 2011
10:18 pm
Sounds like the guy is headed in the right direction. He’s gone from hanging with porn stars to hanging at places with 2 total girls that might could get jobs at the Cumberland Ave. Hooters.
suwaneedawg
April 21st, 2011
10:19 pm
Great job by Tech. Let a drug addict, alcoholic, can’t keep his kids because he lives with 2 porn stars, guy take batting practice with your team. Hey, maybe lady ga ga will come to town and you can get her in the cage next. Keep up the great work with your AD.
Boz
April 21st, 2011
10:27 pm
This is great news for athletes at Tech! Now they can snort all the cocaine they want, hang around with porn stars in public, and shoot off automatic weapons, and it’s all perfectly OK! Maybe Paul Johnson could invite Pacman Jones to practice to toss around the old pigskin.
Mark Richt
April 21st, 2011
10:34 pm
As a Dawg fan, I’m embarrassed.
Jase
April 21st, 2011
10:36 pm
D A Doubledouche – Good Reason #1: Addressing the GT players, Charlie said “Fight until you can’t fight no more. You are going to lie down and bleed awhile. You are going to get up; fight some more. You are never a looser until you quit trying.” Charlie made many references to a “straight and narrow path of life.” He also mentioned the importance of not spending any free-time in the Clarke County jail, otherwise known as the UGA student-athlete dormitory.
Your wait is over. Your welcome. From a fellow University System of Georgia alumnus.
Michael Adams Apple Small Penus
April 21st, 2011
10:37 pm
We would never tolerate the UGA campus being infected like this. Please sir, may I have another.
Sting Time
April 21st, 2011
10:38 pm
I too agree with a lot of the Dawg fans on here…..
This was a really, really bad idea.
Coach Hall needs to be called in for some splanin’
Herschel Wank A Lot
April 21st, 2011
10:42 pm
I’m in great shape.
Boz
April 21st, 2011
10:44 pm
If we could somehow contact Bobby Dodd, I wonder what he would have to say about this. Being a part of athletics at Georgia Tech used to mean you were a part of something worthwhile. Now it just means you’re a publicity-seeking moron.
706 > 404
April 21st, 2011
10:54 pm
Exactly what was said multiple times already……
If this happened at UGA, Georgia Tech affiliated people would act like it was one of the most disgusting, vile, inappropriate acts that could have taken place.
But it was at Tech, so they think it’s “neat”.
JohnC
April 21st, 2011
10:55 pm
Embarrassing. Coach Hall, what were you thinking??
mobebetter
April 21st, 2011
10:58 pm
It just shows how bad Ga. Tech’s pitching is if DOPE HEAD can hit on to the wall!