March 25 -- THE NEW BALL COACH

Judging from this picture, Florida football coach Urban Meyer could be a third-base coach. Clearly, he's a big baseball fan.

While the Gators faced Oregon in their Elite Eight matchup, Meyer showed up at the Phillies game. And although Florida-Oregon was on TV in the clubhouse after the Phillies' 10-2 win over the Twins, Meyer, who led Florida to a national championship in January, was more interested in mingling with Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Michael Bourn . Later, while Joakim Noah & Co. were still playing, Meyer went on the field and had a catch with his son, Nate.

Little-known fact about Meyer: He was a 13th-round pick of the Atlanta Braves and spent two years (1982-83) in the minors as a light-hitting shortstop, never advancing beyond A-ball.