Georgia leads Kentucky in the bottom of the fourth, 6-4. Too bad the 17 combined hits from these two teams to this point can't generate more of a breeze for the folks upstairs here.

While we're at it -- how 'bout them low seeds? Narry a top-seeded team caught a win yesterday, from top seeded LSU to fourth-seeded Arkansas. It's a world gone partially mad, as the winners and losers brackets are the exact opposite of what most would have expected. Of course, that's why we play the games...

If you go to the record books you realize that this kind of upset special isn't unusual for day one of the SEC tournament. In the past three years, the lower seeds have posted a 0-2 record on day one. Is the sheer existence of a loser's bracket making top seeds lazy? Overconfident? Lackadasical in the Hoover heat?

Smoke Laval yesterday remarked that LSU's win was a sign of how strong the SEC is, top to bottom. Now, I'm an ACC gal by upbringing, but I'm inclined to agree with him. Alabama's loss didn't look like overconfidence -- it looked like a good old fashioned butt-kicking by Tiger pitcher Clay Dirks. Same with Ole Miss' dominance over Arkansas. And the Rebels didn't just win in on the mound, they won it with their all-around defense in the clutch, which bodes well for their matchup with LSU later today.

After spending the spring immersed in the one-and-done mentality of basketball postseason tournaments, there's something comfortably slow-paced about the double-elimination format. Sure, it doesn't inspire the rabid "Win or Go Home" mentality that we're fed in every other playoff, but I'm interested to see how these teams turn it up once elimination is on the line. So far, neither Kentucky nor Georgia looks ready to pack it in and take it home.

(By the way, in the time it took me to write this post, we're now up to 19 hits on the day. Still 6-4 Georgia, but I do believe I'm beginning to feel a breeze...)