*****CWS Game 1 vs Auburn Thread*****

[HoopsDawg]

man, everyone pitches Gilbert away b/c they know he has a hard time with plate coverage. Stands too far away from the plate.

[maroonmania]

That's not the same as being cocky. Respect the opponent. We haven't leading up to this one. Same old State. We still probabaly win but we get cocky way too easily.

And call me a bad fan if you want, but I've been around long enough to know that the MSU teams that accomplish the most, especially in post season, are the ones we expect the least out of.

[CadaverDawg]

If we don't start thinking up the middle and away, we will ground out to Holland all damn night.

[msstate7]

Small needs a quick inning

[ShotgunDawg]

Another groundout.

We aren't driving the ball

[Liverpooldawg]

And call me a bad fan if you want, but I've been around long enough to know that the MSU teams that accomplish the most, especially in post season, are the ones we expect the least out of.

Exactly.

[BuckyIsAB****]

That's not the same as being cocky. Respect the opponent. We haven't leading up to this one. Same old State. We still probabaly win but we get cocky way too easily.

What possible effect can people on this message board being cocky about winning a game have to do with the outcome of it. None of us are going to swing a bat tonight.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Can we 17n hit a line drive?

[ShotgunDawg]

If we don't start thinking up the middle and away, we will ground out to Holland all damn night.

Yup

Hopefully the 2nd time though the order will lead to that

[Lord McBuckethead]

If we don't start thinking up the middle and away, we will ground out to Holland all damn night.

Yep. Gilbert just tried to pull the 1st pitch 5 inches off the outside of the plate. Poke that into right, we score with Mangum.

[CadaverDawg]

What possible effect can people on this message board being cocky about winning a game have to do with the outcome of it. None of us are going to swing a bat tonight.

He's an idiot.

#1) messageboard posters not respecting an opponent affects nothing.

#2) MSU is the least cocky fan base in the country. We are accustomed to being let down. Not sure where he pulled the "so quick to get cocky" garbage

[ShotgunDawg]

We?re not in trouble but Small better not throw another fastball right down Broadway on a 1-2 count. That call was dumb.

Small throws a bunch of pitches right down Broadway & guys swing & miss. Not sure how that guy did that

There's a good bit of fluke in that HR.

I think he just guessed. Didn't look right

[ShotgunDawg]

Yep. Gilbert just tried to pull the 1st pitch 5 inches off the outside of the plate. Poke that into right, we score with Mangum.

It's so easy*

[Dawg2003]

There are so many variables in baseball that anyone can beat you once. Admitting that is not being a bad fan. It's just the cold facts. The thing about a tournament is that it doesn't measure how good you are over the season. It measures how good you are over a few weekends or one game.

[KOdawg1]

Finally. An early count groundout for Ethan. I love him, but striking everyone out runs your pitch count up.

[RocketDawg]

Better inning for the pitch count.

[Bdawg]

Nice quick inning. Got to have more of those Small.

[RocketDawg]

Small throws a bunch of pitches right down Broadway & guys swing & miss. Not sure how that guy did that

There's a good bit of fluke in that HR.

I think he just guessed. Didn't look right

He just about fluked it out of the park.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Great inning by Small. Pitched to contact, got out in 8 pitches.

[MarketingBully]

Small throws a bunch of pitches right down Broadway & guys swing & miss. Not sure how that guy did that

There's a good bit of fluke in that HR.

I think he just guessed. Didn't look right

But on 1-2 he had set him up nicely for a breaking ball for strike 3. The fact that Julian hit it out tells you a breaking ball there would have struck him out.