Game 3 - Beat THEM and win the series

[ScoobaDawg]

Larry dropped from leadoff. Siary on the bump.


1 ss 3 Mershon, David
2 1b 44 Hines, Hunter
3 rf 42 Jordan, Dakota
4 cf 7 Hujsak, Connor
5 lf 38 Chance, Bryce
6 2b 8 Larry, Amani
7 dh 32 O'Brien, Michael
8 c 18 Long, Johnny
9 3b 40 Kohler, Logan


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[Commercecomet24]

Interesting to see how the new lineup goes. Needed to get Larry out of 1 hole.

[Ranchdawg]

I don?t understand why this shuffle in the lineup did not occur earlier. We have all seen Larry struggle for weeks.

[Commercecomet24]

I don?t understand why this shuffle in the lineup did not occur earlier. We have all seen Larry struggle for weeks.

I agree. Larry 3 for last 32 in sec play.

[Bdawg]

I would have at least switched Hines and Hujsak in that order, but it’s long over due for Larry. Hope he responds.

[msstate7]

Wish we had Jordan #2 and Hines #3. Break up the run of rhh

[msstate7]

I would have at least switched Hines and Hujsak in that order, but it?s long over due for Larry. Hope he responds.

That would work too

[Commercecomet24]

This may help Hines(hopefully) Mershon on a lot will open up the right side(since Hines only pulls). Also may get more fastballs with Mershon on and Dakota behind him. I like Hujsak in 4 hole and chance behind him they're our best hitters with risp.

[murphdawg503]

I'd like to see OBrien show us something today. The DH spot is up for the taking and someone needs to take it

[Leroy Jenkins]

Crosss having to call this ass whooping is going to make it sweeter.

[Bdawg]

Hope our big bats arent swinging out of their shoes with wind blowing out

[magrooder]

Jordan beat the throw, good hustle

[msstate7]

I'd like to see OBrien show us something today. The DH spot is up for the taking and someone needs to take it

Might be more beneficial to give a guy a series. Pretty hard to get a spot start and hit sec pitching

[Bdawg]

Crosss having to call this ass whooping is going to make it sweeter.
Promptly start with 2 Ks to pick up where we left off but DJ gets infield single.

[CaptainObvious]

2 K's and 2 balls that dont Get out of the infield. The power surge in the first inning continues for the mighty Bulldog bats!

[magrooder]

Same pitch one ball one strike,

[murphdawg503]

Might be more beneficial to give a guy a series. Pretty hard to get a spot start and hit sec pitching

Agreed

[Commercecomet24]

Same pitch one ball one strike,

You noticed that too! Just terrible inconsistency with umps

[msstate7]

Would it help umps call pitches better if they were in on pitch con also?

[magrooder]

You noticed that too! Just terrible inconsistency with umps

Just have to expect it, I guess

[magrooder]

and Siary gives up the usual homer.

[msstate7]

Watch us get run ruled today. If so, might as well crank up the coaching big board bc lemonis is done

[BuckyIsAB****]

Im so ready for Lemon to go

[msstate7]

Im so ready for Lemon to go

Lose today, and it's all but a formality

[Saltydog]

Siary is a long reliever at best. Guys serves them up HOT.

[StarkVegasSteve]

We have a lot of guys that can throw hard. We have very few that can throw accurately and hit spots.

[Cowbell]

I feel like we watch too many pitches in the middle of the plate

[Cowbell]

We have a lot of guys that can throw hard. We have very few that can throw accurately and hit spots.

I don't think we have many guys that actually throw hard

[BuckyIsAB****]

Ole miss is terrible. And they are making us like it

[KOdawg1]

It's okay guys, we're super duper talented

[CaptainObvious]

As bad as Ole Miss is. Bianco is so much better a coach than Lemonis. Every time one of his pitchers got in trouble last night the Elf trotted out there quickly. And he stole a win against Lemonis on a Saturday game and apparently Saved his best pitcher in Nichols for Sunday.

[msstate7]

Our pen vs our bench hitters would be interesting. I'm not sure which group is worse

[KOdawg1]

Pathetic baseball team led by a pathetic coach

[Saltydog]

We're going to get mashed today.

[BuckyIsAB****]

We are not any good

[BuckyIsAB****]

I posted it after Air Force. He has got to go.

[No BS Dawg]

Launchpad Siary as my son calls him. Long way to go, but I just have this sinking feeling the season has started to slip away. Lemonis is riding out this season and will be unemployed. He cannot get gone fast enough. Take chesseburger and Guenowhere with him. Throw bank at Parker to keep him. Anybody coming in would be a fool to not retain him.

[CaptainObvious]

They are about to run away and hide!

Let this be a lesson. Do everything within your arsenal to win the first 2 in an SEC series. Even if it means knocking your 3 & 4 spot batters heads together and tell then if they don't start hitting opposite field you will bench then and let the damn bat boys play!

[BuckyIsAB****]

Lemonis would be a good coach if he had multiple years of generational talent

[Ranchdawg]

I?m just getting madder by each inning. I?m tired and a lot of yard work to do. I might listen on the radio. But I can?t watch this crap show and this is squarely on you Lemonis.

[Activated Alpha]

I don?t care what the outcome is today. We are not a good baseball team. 3 years running

[Cowbell]

Ole miss is terrible. And they are making us like it

That may be true but maybe you should post more when we are looking good

[msstate7]

Hey Hines and Kohler, hit the ball, not each other

[magrooder]

Kohler needs to run away from pop ups

[BuckyIsAB****]

That may be true but maybe you should post more when we are looking good

Hahahahahahahah. Dude I have been here for years. Why is it about me? I do have a life and a job. The fact you are worried about when I post tells me you may need some more to worry about other than this

[msstate7]

Make em pay

[StarkVegasSteve]

I don?t care what the outcome is today. We are not a good baseball team. 3 years running

I mean what did you guys expect. He wasted an insanely talented team in 19 due to bad managerial skills, he got saved in 2020 when COVID cancelled the season because we would have been bad. Try as he might in 21, and boy did he try, he could not stop two multigenerational talents in Bednar and Sims and two really good college players in Allen and Jordan from a national championship. And now everyone has seen what we got in 22 and 23.

He has never been a good coach no matter what some of you told me in 21.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Why can we not teach people to bunt when they shift. Kohler could have a double if he would drop one down the 3B line. Instead he strikes out looking.

[Cowbell]

We need a hitting coach no doubt

[Saltydog]

Coincidence that Kohler begins with a "K", I think not.

[magrooder]

Why can we not teach people to bunt when they shift. Kohler could have a double if he would drop one down the 3B line. Instead he strikes out looking.

I agree. Why can they not just punch it down the line? I know it's not easy, but if you practice it a little you can do it

[HoopsDawg]

Slide Johnny

[StarkVegasSteve]

Bench Johnny Long please. He has less than zero baseball sense. Then again, no one on our team has baseball sense.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Long is an idiot.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Should have been a 2 RBI double but meathead has no baseball sense.

[magrooder]

Hines doubles with a RBI 3-1

[WSOPdawg]

Bench Johnny Long please. He has less than zero baseball sense. Then again, no one on our team has baseball sense.

He has got to be the most aloof player we've had in a long time. Should be 3-2, great job Johnny!!!

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Long cost us a run by standing around 20 feet behind the second base bag while the game is being played. Then standing there while they tag him out.

[Cowbell]

Hahahahahahahah. Dude I have been here for years. Why is it about me? I do have a life and a job. The fact you are worried about when I post tells me you may need some more to worry about other than this

You are only here when the narrative fits you for both football and baseball

[KOdawg1]

Kohler is the worst hitter I've ever seen

[Cowbell]

We may be out of pitching

[StarkVegasSteve]

He has got to be the most aloof player we've had in a long time. Should be 3-2, great job Johnny!!!

But he “plays hard” and he probably cusses so our fans think that is cool.

[BuckyIsAB****]

You are only here when the narrative fits you for both football and baseball

Ok

[somebodyshotmypaw]

But he “plays hard” and he probably cusses so our fans think that is cool.

Yep. And for those that think he plays hard, explain why he is walking around 30 feet from the bag instead of hustling back.

[StarkVegasSteve]

We may be out of pitching

There is no may, we are out of pitching. They planned for this. That is why they held Nichols.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Yep. And for those that think he plays hard, explain why he is walking around 30 feet from the bag instead of hustling back.

Does not fit their narrative so it does not count.

[Saltydog]

So, we burned so much of our pen yesterday that we're having to count on a lefty specialists to eat up some innings. That's how thin our staff is. Only have Gavin Black, Dotson and Holcombe left.

[msstate7]

So, we burned so much of our pen yesterday that we're having to count on a lefty specialists to eat up some innings. That's how thin our staff is. Only have Gavin Black, Dotson and Holcombe left.

You throw em again today. This is our season

[KOdawg1]

It's insane some of these dudes get to play in the SEC.

Cheatham wouldn't be a good pitcher at Holmes CC, much less the SEC

[StarkVegasSteve]

It's insane some of these dudes get to play in the SEC.

Cheatham wouldn't be a good pitcher at Holmes CC, much less the SEC

Never understood why we kept him. He should have been processed in 22.

[msstate7]

It's insane some of these dudes get to play in the SEC.

Cheatham wouldn't be a good pitcher at Holmes CC, much less the SEC

Lemonis is the nick Saban of college baseball recruiting. That's why we hired him

[StarkVegasSteve]

What exactly is our strategy today?? Hope they 17 up and hand us the game? I am being honest. Like I have no clue what the plan was today.

[msstate7]

Delete?

[TopDawg]

What exactly is our strategy today?? Hope they 17 up and hand us the game? I am being honest. Like I have no clue what the plan was today.

Plan? What's that?

[BuckyIsAB****]

What exactly is our strategy today?? Hope they 17 up and hand us the game? I am being honest. Like I have no clue what the plan was today.

Show up hope we hit enough solo home runs to win. Pray the talent we do have bails us out. Basically what it has been for 2 and half years running

[KOdawg1]

Bunch of clowns

[StarkVegasSteve]

Show up hope we hit enough solo home runs to win. Pray the talent we do have bails us out. Basically what it has been for 2 and half years running

As stupid as that sounds you are right. That basically has been our plan for two years.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Look at that, another Larry error.

[magrooder]

Larry acts like he doesn't want to be out there.

[Saltydog]

He doesn't want to be out there anymore than we want him out there.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

That play by Larry was unreal. A routine grounder and we don’t get an out.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Midweek lineup:

C: Powell
1B: Hines
2B: Mershon
SS: Cupp
3B: Chester
LF: Chance/Downs
CF: Hujsak
RF: Jordan
DH: Downs/Chance

[StarkVegasSteve]

I will give Cheatham credit, he got no help but got out of that without allowing a run.

[msstate7]

I haven't saw this many pop ups since little league practice

[magrooder]

I guess we're hitting those pop ups hoping the sun gets in their eyes.

[Brobi-wan]

Truly believe if we lose today Lemo’s pink slip is signed

[KOdawg1]

So talented

[StarkVegasSteve]

At least Holcombe can find the zone now.

[Brobi-wan]

Holcombe needs a therapist.

[sandjunky]

Lol

[Quaoarsking]

All 3 of our fans who wanted Lemonis back are dumbasses. If Selmon had just listened to the overwhelming majority of our fanbase, we'd have 10 or more conference wins right now.

[msstate7]

Truly believe if we lose today Lemo’s pink slip is signed

There's no doubt. He's 100% done, and it really will take a lot of the sting out of this loss. I haven't wanted a coach gone this bad since Moorhead

[StarkVegasSteve]

Truly believe if we lose today Lemo’s pink slip is signed

It was signed when we lost to Air Force game 2. You could see we still did not have a closer and it has cost us 6 or 7 games this year so far.

[BuckyIsAB****]

He better be done

[Saltydog]

Holcombe, LOL. He's garbage.

[CaptainObvious]

I see C34 and Homedawg waiting to see if State comes back and wins it in the 9th before chiming in today. Meanwhile Lemonis and Gotro in the dugout playing switch. Sticking their thumbs up their ass and then sticking it in their mouths. 👄

[Brobi-wan]

I am just really tired of State sports not really being good at anything. I buy my season tickets and pay my bulldog club dues, but it feels like forever since I’ve watched a competent State team. Hoping this team pulls it together.

[CaptainObvious]

Y'all do know that Jay Powell coached Mason Nichols. I'm sure he saw this coming!

[StarkVegasSteve]

I see C34 and Homedawg waiting to see if State comes back and wins it in the 9th before chiming in today. Meanwhile Lemonis and Gotro in the dugout playing switch. Sticking their thumbs up their ass and then sticking it in their mouths. ��

He will tell us how hard it is to win on the road in the SEC, which it is. However, we had this series won and bad management caused us to lose it. Simple as that.

[Bdawg]

How many down the gut have we taken this weekend??

[civildawg]

Someone revive the coach hot board. Time for Lemo to go

[Quaoarsking]

I hope we do come back and win, and it wouldn't change my opinion that I've held for over a year that Lemonis should have been fired last May, and should be fired this May regardless of how the season plays out.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Done attempting to watch this. I would rather focus fully on the Masters

[Leeshouldveflanked]

This weekend about does it for Lemonis and company.

[Bdawg]

Clown show now.

[CaptainObvious]

It is a freaking Sunday game. State has 1 freaking run in 2 freaking hits. If my Braves or Rangers draft any of these knuckleheads on our roster, I'll change damn MLB teams right then and there. They all suck! Jordan, Hines, LittleSak, Larry and his other brothers Larry Curley and Moe, and throw in Shemp for good measure! Crap they are so bad they couldn't hit a damn Bourbon Street Whore!

[msstate7]

OM picking on long is kinda funny

[msstate7]

Since long's stupid antics last night, it's 8-1 OM

[Brobi-wan]

Apathy

[Leroy Jenkins]

Feels like we are conceding. Coaches and players.

[WSOPdawg]

OM picking on long is kinda funny

Johnny's dumba$$ery brought it on himself.

[Saltydog]

All you Lem apologists still want to keep him?

This was a huge series and this team blew it. 7-8 after today and with road trips to Upig and VU doesn't bode well for this team. IF you were to win 2 from Auburn, Mizzou and Bama we would have 13 SEC wins. That likely seals Bucket Boy's fate.

Plus, we're gonna suck ass next year so might as well cut bait after the last out is made.

[Pancho]

and I was hoping butch would tank at auburn so cohen could hire lemo away.......

[StarkVegasSteve]

and I was hoping butch would tank at auburn so cohen could hire lemo away.......

We just need to hire Justin Haire and call it a day. It is a very simple process. Do not waste your time with Vitello. Butch nor Mingione would be better than Haire so just hire him and be done with it.

[KOdawg1]

17 this team

[CaptainObvious]

A whole lot of "Don't Give 2 Shits" starting to bubble up from this team. I think they see the "Here we go again Year 3!"

Auburn will dang sure win 1 and maybe 2. Missouri might curbstomp this bunch!

State still has a chance to win only 10 this year which would be 1 better than last year I guess. Sigh....

[msstate7]

After about 5-6 games this season, I knew this team stunk. Somehow I let a series win over a horrible lsu team trick me. This team has always stunk. We will never not stink again as long as lemonis is here. He's the problem. He's a tumor on our program, and if we don't remove him soon....

[CaptainObvious]

Hell, I'd swap coaches in these two dugouts right now and Stste would immediately get better coaching by 200%.

[BankerDog]

The fact Lemonis kept Cheatem, Auger, Holcombe, Chester, and Simmons is enough to be fired itself. He has been too nice to guys while running off some guys who could actually play. He and his boys GoTro and Cheese just recruit base off potential they see at one showcase. GoTro hasn?t turned down jobs?they?ve probably seen him screw around with enough people?s approach to realize he isn?t that good of a coach- see Forsythe at OSU, Alford this year, Kyte at Rice, etc etc

[BankerDog]

and I was hoping butch would tank at auburn so cohen could hire lemo away.......

Half our fans want Butch because ?He?s one of us!?

[ScooterDog]

But why are we playing so badly? These players need a good a$$ chewing IMO.

[Brobi-wan]

Forget Butch. Get a real coach.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Do we fire him now or wait? I mean I know we are going to wait til seasons end but really what is the reason? We all know where this is headed. Why not just go ahead and get a head start on identifying who we want to go after, Haire, so that at seasons end we can have a hire and an announcement in place so that we do not lose any time in recruiting.

[msstate7]

Do we fire him now or wait? I mean I know we are going to wait til seasons end but really what is the reason? We all know where this is headed. Why not just go ahead and get a head start on identifying who we want to go after, Haire, so that at seasons end we can have a hire and an announcement in place so that we do not lose any time in recruiting.

No chance in hell we fire him now, but it would make my day if I were wrong

[Saltydog]

He's better than what we have and sans this year has done a good job. Auburn could give two shits about baseball but for him to have done as well as he's done until this point was a pretty damn good run for them.

[murphdawg503]

Pinch hitting a lefty vs a lefty just goes to show Lemonis is a baseball genius. Such a pioneer for the new age of baseball!

[StarkVegasSteve]

No chance in hell we fire him now, but it would make my day if I were wrong

Oh I agree we won’t but honestly what would be the harm in doing it. You get rid of Lemonis and Cheeseborough automatically, so that takes out two problems. Geautrau would stay and be the interim out of all likelihood. At the end of the year you would try to keep Parker, which will not happen without giving him the head job, and you move on.

[msstate7]

Lemonis continues to use DH/ph young hitters without the platoon advantage. It continues to fail every damn time, but he persists

[Saltydog]

And Mershon kills the rally on 3 pitches. . . . . .

[KOdawg1]

Mershon has been ass today.

[Bdawg]

Not even competitive Mershon! Watched the best pitch then swing at 2 bad pitches. I’m sick of the chest bump with 2 strikes. We look stupid cause all we normally do is get out with 2 strikes

[msstate7]

This team is a mirror image of their trash coach

[Cowbell]

Mershon has been ass today.

He was due honestly but unfortunately nobody is picking up his slack

[magrooder]

two more runs and we can go to the house.

[msstate7]

Too bad long tapped out before we get run ruled.

[Bdawg]

Ripping our bullpen

[Saltydog]

Maybe the Citadel has an opening but the Gene Chizik clone has to go.

[Bdawg]

About to get 10 runned in the 7th

[BeardoMSU]

A run rule to end the series would be fitting. Just an absolute disaster.

[magrooder]

14-2 way to tough it out guys**

[Saltydog]

Lol.......Absolutely effing pathetic..........

[Bdawg]

Wow Forsythe. One pitch dong!!

[ScoobaDawg]

Well. That was just embarrassing.

[Bdawg]

At least the masters looks competitive

[Brobi-wan]

Bye, Lem! Thanks for the ring!

[DAWG1903]

The baseball that MSU is and has been playing for three years now is not up to the MSU standard. This is a coaching problem fellas, or a tremendous lack of coaching. We need new life!

[BankerDog]

Lemonis continues to use DH/ph young hitters without the platoon advantage. It continues to fail every damn time, but he persists

He is a prototypical Double A ball manager but the problem is-he isn?t a Double A ball manager.

[Ranchdawg]

The baseball that MSU is and has been playing for three years now is not up to the MSU standard. This is a coaching problem fellas, or a tremendous lack of coaching. We need new life!

Total agree! This is pathetic. This is not the way M over S plays ball. We are a very proud storied tradition of baseball. This has been waded up and thrown in the garbage by one person and only one person Lemonis!