Eric Martin: a Marine Corp Pfc's Mother's Day Video

Today's Edition of Eric Martin: The Google Alerts:

Marine Corp Pfc. Eric Martin stationed at Miramar records a video message to his mom for Mother's Day.

DVIDS - Holiday Greetings - Pfc. Eric Martin


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Eric Martin: University of Tennessee Relief Pitcher

From VolunteerTV.com: Vols Fall to Auburn, 12-3

“This team is struggling right now in all phases,” UT head coach Dave Serrano said. “It’s hard to pinpoint what we can do right now, but as coaches we have to stick with the processes that we believe in and these guys have to fight their way out of this.

“If we want to have a chance of reaching our long-range goals we have to come out and fight because to me the season is on the line tomorrow even with three more weekend series to go. We have to get a win on the road and prove some character. I told the team that tough times don’t last, tough people do.”

The Volunteers managed just five hits in the contest with Davis Morgan collecting the team’s only extra-base hit on the day. Freshman Robbie Kidd (2-2) suffered the loss after allowing seven runs on six hits and four walks over the first 3.1 innings.

Fellow first-year Vol Eric Martin did yeoman’s work out of the bullpen for Tennessee, firing a career-high 4.2 innings and striking out two. He entered the contest with just four total innings pitched in his brief collegiate career.

“Eric came in when it could have really gotten ugly,” Serrano said. “It was ugly enough for me but it could have really gotten bad and Eric kind of calmed it down a little bit and allowed us not to go down to the bullpen where we are really light right now in arms. Hopefully that is a shot in the arm for tomorrow.”

After a scoreless first inning, Auburn struck the first blow of the contest as Jay Gonzalez stroked an RBI single in the bottom of the second to put the Tigers up 1-0.

The Vols had a chance to tie the game up in the next frame, putting runners on the corners with just one out after Chris Pierce was hit by a pitch and Nick Powell delivered a one-out single.

Will Maddox then laid down a safety squeeze bunt just out in front of the plate, but Pierce had to hold until the Tigers threw down to first before taking off for home. A perfect throw back to the plate by the first baseman then cut Pierce down for the third out.

The floodgates opened for Auburn after that, as it tacked on two runs in the third and scored six times in the fourth to jump out to a commanding 9-0 lead.

Tennessee finally got on the board in the top of the fifth, scoring a pair of unearned runs. After a leadoff single by Chris Fritts, Jared Allen roped a line drive to center that was misplayed by Ryan Tella for a three-base error that allowed Fritts to score from first. Pierce followed with an RBI groundout on the next pitch to bring in UT’s second run and put the tally on the scoreboard at 9-2.

The Vols had another chance to cut into the Auburn lead in the sixth, loading the bases with two outs. Tiger relief pitcher Cory Luckie came on to strike out Allen to end the threat, however.

AU responded with three more runs in the bottom of the frame on a two-run single by Blake Austin and a solo home run by Zach Alvord to push its lead to double digits at 12-2.

Tennessee got back-to-back singles from Maddox and Zach Osborne to start the eighth inning before scoring their final run of the contest on a 5-4-3 double play.

The Vols will go back to Friday night starter Nick Williams again on Sunday afternoon after he threw just 56 pitches in the series opener. The series finale is set for a 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET start.

For the most up-to-date information about the Tennessee baseball program, visit UTSports.com/baseball and follow @Vol_Baseball on Twitter. To purchase tickets, visit UTTix.com. 

Here is a picture of Eric Martin: The Iowa Bank Robber...

Eric Martin, 34, of Davenport, Iowa 

DOB: 6-28-77

Police: Suspected Iowa City Bank Robber Tried to Pull Loaded Gun on Officers

New Addition to Blog: 'Eric Martin: The Google Alerts'

I was so bored the other day, I added a Google Alert for my name: Eric Martin.

I really can't explain why but these Google Alerts have me anxiously awaiting there arrival. There must be something innate in the human psyche that makes me want to learn about the guys that I share my name with me.

It has been a pretty interesting week for guys named Eric Martin.

Just in the past few days I've been:

• a bank robber that tried to flee the police after he had been arrested causing school lockdown in Iowa
• a high school junior who captained his team to a State Championship in Danvers, MA
• a Congressman that lost an election in York, PA
• a Director of Public Works in Chesapeake, Va that rejected city employees pay increases 
• a Twitter account for @RonnieRust whose child had three back to back seizures
• a Rock Star (Formerly of Mr. Big)  who is going to sing on a Rick Springfield Tribute Album

So I will continue to watch out for my namesakes and see what kind of moments in their life Google captures for Forever in the supposed Black Hole of the GooglePlex.

In the next day or so I am going to add a new section to A Long Island Nerfherder's Blog called 'Eric Martin: The Google Alerts' in the column on the right.

Come back and check out the alerts if you have time.  Or create a Google Alert for your name.

And no, that's not me in the pic.  That's the Rock Star who is singing on the Rick Springfield Album.

I actually went out with girl a few times that  dated him.  He was from Long Island too.

Always Remember...

"Don't Take Any Shit from Anybody!"
                                                        -William Martin Joel