Starting Pitcher for Tomorrow Night

[StarkVegasSteve]

Ben Davis will be on the bump tomorrow night.

I will be honest I have no read on what Parker is doing for this one. Are we going to try and bullpen it? Or do they just have that much faith in Davis? I have no idea his splits in terms of ground ball outs and stuff like that. But man IF WE WIN, we are in the driver seat of the damn regional regardless if we win or lose Saturday.

[Quaoarsking]

Strange decision, but it will be brilliant if we win.

[RezDog7]

Or maybe Parker is ready to get it over with so he can find another job. Nothing we can do about it, but I have a feeling these coaches haven't put that much effort in knowing they are all gone likely Sunday.

[basedog]

Gamble for sure, but why not, we got nothing to lose at this point in my mind. Better bring the bats!

[KB21]

It's a big gamble because Davis has been much better in relief than as a starter.

[StateDawg44]

Or maybe Parker is ready to get it over with so he can find another job. Nothing we can do about it, but I have a feeling these coaches haven't put that much effort in knowing they are all gone likely Sunday.

You wouldn't have to put much effort in to do what you've done all year on a Friday night and put Pico out there.

Definitely an odd move but I don't think the coaches just quit all of a sudden.

[Homedawg]

Ben Davis will be on the bump tomorrow night.

I will be honest I have no read on what Parker is doing for this one. Are we going to try and bullpen it? Or do they just have that much faith in Davis? I have no idea his splits in terms of ground ball outs and stuff like that. But man IF WE WIN, we are in the driver seat of the damn regional regardless if we win or lose Saturday.

Handles the running game better than siary

[Homedawg]

Or maybe Parker is ready to get it over with so he can find another job. Nothing we can do about it, but I have a feeling these coaches haven't put that much effort in knowing they are all gone likely Sunday.

This is one of the dumbest post ever. Trust me they don't want to lose.

[cheewgumm]

If he?s on he?s good.

Got at Maddox nasty back up. Nasty.

If not, just pull him pretty quick and he can come back on relief.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Or maybe Parker is ready to get it over with so he can find another job. Nothing we can do about it, but I have a feeling these coaches haven't put that much effort in knowing they are all gone likely Sunday.

I seriously doubt that is the case. These coaches have given everything for these kids and at the end of the day, they are interviewing for a new job. Whether that be with Mississippi State or someone else. Also, people can shit on Jake Gautreau all they want, but he cares for Mississippi State and he cares for those kids. Cheese as well. And I imagine Parker is the exact same. They see something so got to trust them on this one.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Handles the running game better than siary

Then a perfect reason to start him because Northeastern is going to be trying to steal a ton.

[bigbub50]

I think Davis blister early in sec season set him back. He got drilled at Oklahoma and lost confidence. He has had dominant innings here and there. He has also given up walks and gotten drilled. Northeaster is right bat heavy so makes sense to start a righty. Everyone knows they steal but they also walk at a high clip, so we gotta pound the zone. Their average and power numbers are not great.

[No BS Dawg]

This is the only possible way to win the regional, IMO. FSU has two legit front line guys and neither will pitch against B Cookman. We have to have Pico IF we play them. Definite gamble with Davis, but really the only option to win the regional from a starting pitching standpoint. I am crossing fingers he has seen something through scouting Northeastern that gives him confidence putting Davis out there. We shall see, one way or the other. If it works, he is brilliant. If it is a cluster, he is a fool. He will be one or the other by bedtime tomorrow night.

[Cruz]

Assuming we will have to beat FSU twice to win the regional and setting it up to have Pico and Siary start those two. Keeps Ligon fresh too in case we drop one. If we get 4 solid innings from Davis and hit it well, we will be in a good position.

[Tater]

Two paths:

We win - Pico for Winner's bracket, Siary for Champ. He looks like a genius.
We lose - You're playing a swac school. Save Pico and Siary and if you lose to them then you didn't deserve to go further. That sets us up to have Pico v 3 for NE/FSU in elim. Then Siary v 3 for NE/FSU in champ 1. Then it's 4 v 4 in a softball park for all the marbles. This was the only

I think it's the only move to make. If you 2-and-Q without throwing Siary, then you weren't winning anything if Pico can't win vs. any team's P2.

Worst case scenario is Pico vs FSU 1 in G2 or Siary vs FSU 2 in G4. Great spot to be in.

[Todd4State]

I like it!!!!

[StarkVegasSteve]

Like others have said, we needed to think differently because of how well FSU pitches it. I also think we believe we can gorilla ball Northeastern and win a 17-9 type game and maybe we get 5 out of Davis and do not have to blow bullpen arms.

[EdwardDrayton]

Hoo boy, here we go again with the pitching nonsense. Because it's worked so well. *****

[DawgFromOxford]

I like it. Win and you are sitting pretty. Lose and you have your normal weekend rotation to win or go home.

Post season is playing with house money this year. Let it ride

[Todd4State]

Ben Davis dominated a non SEC team in a start. Let's remember that.

[shoeless joe]

This play is to give ourselves the best chance to win a regional…not just to go into Saturday 1-0.

And like someone said this staff is competitive and has pride in their work. This postseason is a job interview with whoever may have an opening. And even without that they’re gonna compete their tails off. And I suspect these players will do the same for these coaches

[Coursesuper]

Ben Davis dominated a non SEC team in a start. Let's remember that.

This is not Queens bro.

[StarkVegasSteve]

This play is to give ourselves the best chance to win a regional…not just to go into Saturday 1-0.

And like someone said this staff is competitive and has pride in their work. This postseason is a job interview with whoever may have an opening. And even without that they’re gonna compete their tails off. And I suspect these players will do the same for these coaches

Hell the players are competing for spots on next years roster at this point. Outside of Ace Reese, everyone else is expendable

[RezDog7]

This is one of the dumbest post ever. Trust me they don't want to lose.

I didn't say he wanted to lose. But, if I'm about to get fired, my give a shit might go out the window.

[KOdawg1]

If we win with Davis, we're set up very well for the rest of the regional.

If we lose... going to be a tough hill to climb but it would've been anyway.

[The Federalist Engineer]

This is the most non-Ron Polk thing ever.

Polk would toss Pico for 5, Williams for 3, and close with Davis

Then probably lose to Florida State 2 times

I like it

[StarkVegasSteve]

This is the most non-Ron Polk thing ever.

Polk would toss Pico for 5, Williams for 3, and close with Davis

Then probably lose to Florida State 2 times

I like it

It could only be a Ron Polk thing if we were the one playing Bethune Cookman and he threw Pico.

[Cooterpoot]

I just don't care. Win, great! Lose, O'Connor!
Hope it works out for Parker & Geaut

[Cowbell]

I like the move myself. How many Friday night ball games did our hitting let us down on. If we are gonna lose, at least we don't use up one of our good pitchers doing it. If our bats come out alive and then we can have a quick hook on Davis and
Use good relievers behind him. We will have to play 4 games most likely so good way to start it.

[Commercecomet24]

To win tournaments at some point you have to gamble with pitching. If it works look like a genius. I've had those gambles work and not work for me, but I've won doing it way more than I lost!

[CaptainObvious]

Only way State wins this Reguonal is to go 3-0

[Cowbell]

To win tournaments at some point you have to gamble with pitching. If it works look like a genius. I've had those gambles work and not work for me, but I've won doing it way more than I lost!

As we know too well, post-season is all about whose bullpen decides to grow a pair.

[Tater]

Only way State wins this Reguonal is to go 3-0

We have the bats to win 3-1 or 4-1 as well. It's a softball field. We put 20 on OU the last time we were here. Rally Banana back on board

[State82]

To win tournaments at some point you have to gamble with pitching. If it works look like a genius. I've had those gambles work and not work for me, but I've won doing it way more than I lost!
Absolutely

[basedog]

To win tournaments at some point you have to gamble with pitching. If it works look like a genius. I've had those gambles work and not work for me, but I've won doing it way more than I lost!

We can Hope Davis can give us 4 or 5 innings. But we got to swing the bats.

[DEDawg]

Love this move. Let?s go win it all

[Todd4State]

This is not Queens bro.

It's also not Oklahoma or Texas.

[Todd4State]

To win tournaments at some point you have to gamble with pitching. If it works look like a genius. I've had those gambles work and not work for me, but I've won doing it way more than I lost!

It does seem to work more often than not. I think you have to just really know your players and the match ups and also maybe be willing to concede a game to win.

And the reality is this- we're not going to leave this tournament without pitching Pico. If we lose to Behthune Cookman- let's be honest here- we weren't winning this regional anyway even if we had Tarik Skubal on our team.

[Todd4State]

This is the most non-Ron Polk thing ever.

Polk would toss Pico for 5, Williams for 3, and close with Davis

Then probably lose to Florida State 2 times

I like it

But hey! Paul Maholm shut down Middle Tennessee State or whoever the four seed was.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Free Shoes University is throwing their Saturday guy today.

Jaime Arnold is their Ace and likely 1st rounder, top-5 picks ... saved for MSU

[EdwardDrayton]

Free Shoes University is throwing their Saturday guy today.

Jaime Arnold is their Ace and likely 1st rounder, top-5 picks ... saved for MSU

<chuckle> Gotta love the Ol' Ball Coach. He's a hoot. Crazy that he's eighty years old now.

[msudawg1200]

We have the bats to win 3-1 or 4-1 as well. It's a softball field. We put 20 on OU the last time we were here. Rally Banana back on board

They actually put 20 on us and beat us 20-10. We put 13 and then 8 on them to win the regional.

[Tater]

They actually put 20 on us and beat us 20-10. We put 13 and then 8 on them to win the regional.

Memory is bad in my old age. I just remember teams that scored 8 and 10 losing in games we played. Thanks for the gut check.

11 runs tonight.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Or maybe Parker is ready to get it over with so he can find another job. Nothing we can do about it, but I have a feeling these coaches haven't put that much effort in knowing they are all gone likely Sunday.

I can’t imagine any competitive individual thinking that way, in any profession. I will give maximum effort at my job until my last minute. I would hope these coaches would do the same. If they don’t, then they were part of the problem along. When you are getting paid, and you are competitive, you give the effort. I would be disgusted at any grown man, in any profession, having that attitude. But I’ve seen it happen in the business world, and I don’t think much of those folks.

[The Federalist Engineer]

I can’t imagine any competitive individual thinking that way, in any profession. I will give maximum effort at my job until my last minute. I would hope these coaches would do the same. If they don’t, then they were part of the problem along. When you are getting paid, and you are competitive, you give the effort. I would be disgusted at any grown man, in any profession, having that attitude. But I’ve seen it happen in the business world, and I don’t think much of those folks.

Parker and Goat are about to become big stars for any job if they can snag this regional. They are erasing any association with Lemons failures and writing their own story of the season. They are more invested in these results than anyone.

Parker is a Midwestern guy, he can walk into any big 10 HC job with his resume.

[Pancho]

who is going to fire their HC next week to hire him?

[Quaoarsking]

who is going to fire their HC next week to hire him?

Missouri?