Not sure if anyone caught the CWS finals press conference with the Coastal and Arizona coaches......they had great things to say about having to go thru Starkville and Baton Rouge, made me feel proud as a State alum....
We are referred to as one of the big boy College Baseball programs in America. AZ coach said playing in Omaha was easy compared to being called a midget by 14,000 MSU fans for the supers.....everyone laughed at that.
I give all the credit to Arizona. They're a winning team with a winning attitude. Saw them finish off Oklahoma State. We had a team that could have beat even a team level with us or better in talent. It takes a lot of good fortune to beat a team that has that extra element of heart that Arizona brought to Dudy Noble. We could have overcome it with some clutch hitting. But we didn't get that, and part of the reason we didn't is that Arizona dug in and made sure.
What I have seen while watching Coastal and AZ play are two teams that are loose and having fun. Even when AZ rolled into Starkville, they were letting it all hang out and enjoying the moment. You can criticize the coaches for wearing their guys arms out, but the fact of the matter is those clubs are playing as a team and getting the job done.
For those of you that seem to think we should be where they are, then you're wrong. I'm not sure if we tightened up when the lights came on for the Supers or felt the pressure of being a national seed, but regardless we didn't take care of business. I think we would have been better served to play on the road for the Supers and not be the one hunted.
I'm pretty sure each of you can acknowledge that as a State fan, when we have a target on our backs and we're in the driver's seat - we tend to fold. As was pointed out in a thread a week or so ago, we have had some great wins. We have also had some heartbreakers because we got caught up in the moment and didn't deliver when it counted.
They have three pitchers and are over using the hell out of them. I don't want them to win based on that premise alone. They have Bannister who they have abused the hell out of and now he is having arm problems but if they clear him (which I'm sure their medical team will be forced to do) they will pitch him tomorrow and you can bet they will pitch Dalbac on Tuesday and have Ming pitch in both games. You might say they are "white hot" but they are completely abusing those pitchers to a point I have never seen in college. We could have easily pitched Graveman that first game of the CWS finals and won that first game 1-0 as I know Graveman would have shut out that lineup. Cohen didn't and we lost the finals. Personally, I am glad we don't have coaches who abuse their pitchers. I'm wondering what those MLB teams are thinking who drafted Bannister and Dalbac and will get them later this summer with dead arms.Quote:
Originally Posted by drunkernhelldawg
they're the last 2 left but absolutely doesn't mean theyre the best teams. more often than not the best team in college baseball doesn't make the championship game - cos that's baseball. like others said it's all about getting hot at the right time
Agree to disagree. The best team in baseball is the team that wins the championship. Period.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnnyQuid
Haven't followed it closely enough to know whether they are damaging the arms. If so, I hope they lose too. The days of coaches throwing out arms should be over. With our knowledge today, it's unacceptable on any level.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarketingBully