Game 1 thread

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

3 pitches, 3 strikes. 1 down. Good start for brown

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Brown with another K against the best freshman in country

He is really painting the corners

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

3 up 3 down. 10 pitches. Ump is giving the pitchers the calls.

[bully99]

I'll say it again. That damn Farm Bureau sign behind home plate is just an embarrassment.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Vickerson opens up with a ripped single

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Another rip by detz. First and second for big wes to hit into a DP

[CadaverDawg]

Keep it up, Ennis...thanks

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Rea strikes out. Shocker.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Their catcher is blocking everything

[MetEdDawg]

Anyone know who the hell Brad Pirtle is???? Nice job CSS

[CadaverDawg]

Cohen woulda bunted Wes last year in that situation probably

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Wow. Infield single by pirtle. Bases loaded with 1 out.

I wouldve bunted wes. He is slumping.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

3-1 on heck

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Ball 4. Loaded still. 1-0

Beede looks rattled.
Control issues

[3dawgnight15]

Any way to watch the game other than CSS or physically being there?

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Brown with a dribbler to 2nd. Scores a run.

2-0 dawgs with runners on 2nd and 3rd

Nice friday night crowd

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Passed ball. 3-0 dawgs.

[jbjones]

Ho-Lee Shiat!! 4-0 Dogs!!! damnation....

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Holy shit. Goat randolp hits a 5 foot rocket, beede bobbles it.

4-0 dawgs with runner on first.

Randolph with ugliest at bat ive seen this year

[MetEdDawg]

Wow. Could you have scripted any better of a start?

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Meeting on mound. Beede at 23 pitches.

Bring in ross mitchell!!! Haha

[CadaverDawg]

Unreal. Preston with a cushion

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Inning over. Armstrong grounds out.

4-0 dawgs heading to top of 2nd.

Beede at 27 pitches. Id have lingo in pen, just in case.

[state66]

Thank you Tyler Beede for the 4-0 lead it is much appreciated.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Wow. Could you have scripted any better of a start?

First two hitters got hits, Rea strike out, Don't remember how Pirtle got on, Heck walked in a run, Cody Brown hit a chopper to second to score a run pass ball scored a run, swinging bunt by Randolph scored a run.

ETA: didn't mean to reply to you. Was supposed to be a normal post

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Bloop single. He goes for 2nd. Makes it but I think he was hosed.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

These announcers are clueless. Awful

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Bloop single. He goes for 2nd. Makes it but I think he was hosed.

I thought he had him too

[state66]

You know your grass is looking good when the commentator makes the comment that the WHOLE field is synthetic turf. nope just the baselines, home plate, and foul territory.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

3-2 count

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

He keeps fouling them off

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Ball 4. 1st and 2nd. No outs

[maroonmania]

I thought he had him too

Bang bang play for sure. Stupid decision by the Vandy runner down 4 runs either way but he got by with it.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Vandy shows bunt

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Bunts runners over. 2nd and 3rd. 1 out

Vandy 2nd in sec in bunts

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Hit batter. Bases juiced. 1 out

[maroonmania]

Get Bracewell warm!

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Chopper to rae. 4-1. 2 outs. Runners on 2nd and 3rd

[maroonmania]

Nice escape!

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Fly to left. 4-1 heading to bottom of 2nd.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Britton crushes first pitch to CF

One out

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Left fielders dropped an easy fly. First error of career.

Vickerson on 2nd

[maroonmania]

Man, Vandy looks like the team with all the pressure at the moment. Tight.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Another error by the 2nd baseman on a routine grounder. Detz to first.

5-1

Vandy looks like they got paid to play bad

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Detz gets caught off bag and actually slides into 2nd safe. Wow.

Donkey up

[state66]

Do yall think its the dudy noble atmosphere that has these guys nervous and uncomfortable? The commentator just mentioned this is some of vandys players first time playing here. Ha if so look out the rest of the weekend cause the attendance is gunna double.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

3-0 on donkey

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Rea walks. He is up there looking to walk. He looks like shit at the plate

1st and 2nd. 1 out

Beede at 40 pitches

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Rea out at 2nd

Runners on corners. 2 outs

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Heck ropes a double. Detz scores.
Pirtle dead at home.

6-1 dawgs heading to 3rd

[maroonmania]

Seth Heck has been a HUGE pleasant surprise both in the field AND at the plate.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Pickle sighting in the lounge

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Vandy swings on a 3-0 pitch. Ground out

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Ground out to pitcher.

Brown almost took rea's head off throwing to first

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Another weak grounder to heck. 3 up 3 down

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

We've stroked one of the top pitchers in the league tonight. I hope last Saturday was a turning point for us.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Cody brown leadoff walk. Beede at 52 pitches

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Stolen base by brown. Bad throw. Brown to 3rd

Goat randolph at plate. I have low confidence he gets brown home

Randolph was suppose to bunt there. That is why brown was taking off. Randolph missed a ball down the middle trying ti bunt. He is awful

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Randolph watches strike 3

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Armstrong safety squeeze. Brown scores. Armstrong on first.

7-1 dawgs. Id steal armstrong here

[MetEdDawg]

MVP goes to Beede tonight. Crappy PFP and pitches his catcher can't handle.

[state66]

doesnt look like mr 1st rounder has been practicing his fielding lately.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Catchers interference. Britton to first. Armstrong on 2nd.

1 out

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

2nd and 3rd. 2 outs

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Detz walks to load bases for donkey. Here comes another K.

Beede at 72 pitches. Id take every pitch. He is all over the place

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Wes makes me eat it. Ropes single to rf for 2 more runs

9-1 dawgs. Runners on corner with 2 outs. Beede's worst outing of career

[I seen it dawg]

Beede. Friday. Vandy. Will?

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Beede walks pirtle. Bases loaded. 2
Outs.

Notes - detz shaved his head. Pirtle adjusts his johnson more than any player ive ever seen.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Beede hits heck. 10-1

Beede chased after around 90 pitches. We in the bullpen now.

Let brown go as long as he can

[maroonmania]

MVP goes to Beede tonight. Crappy PFP and pitches his catcher can't handle.

He should have taken the 2.5 million.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

He will take a lot more than that this summer

[3dawgnight15]

Agreed. Looks like he keeps checking to make sure it is still there.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Passed ball. rea scores. 11-1

[DownwardDawg]

This is incredible.

[3dawgnight15]

Still don't know the reason he did not go out of HS. First rounder and went to college. Do not see that often

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Hendo pinch hit strikeout on a full count. Bad call. I think the ump is just tired

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Well because he has a degree from vandy and will make the same money. A lot of 18 yr olds want to go to college. I wouldnt advise it but dont blame those that do.

[maroonmania]

Still don't know the reason he did not go out of HS. First rounder and went to college. Do not see that often

Too much of that happens with Vandy. Makes you think they have some kind of sugar daddy program going on up there to make it worth a first rounder's time to spend 3 years in Nashville to HOPEFULLY get drafted in the first round again.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Britton with a nice play. He is our 3rd baseman

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Ground out to pirtle

[bully99]

Ennis quit checking out pirtles Johnson. Holder also shaved his head. Boy does he look different.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Brown hits conde on a 1-2

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Ennis quit checking out pirtles Johnson. Holder also shaved his head. Boy does he look different.

Im not idiot. Anyone who watches us or goes to games knows his hand is in his glove and the other on his dick. ALL game

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Single. 1st and 2nd. 2 outs

[esplanade91]

This past #1 overall pick was the #6 overall pick the year before. I just don't think you can look at people leaving when they do like you used to. The college game/coaching has changed so much, and the reality of you probably not making The Show and the difficulty of you spending 4 years starting at age 27 going back to college is probably a lot louder than it was when 100% of high draft pick high schoolers took the contract. I don't think it's ridiculous on either side. It's a family decision and it's a case by case deal. No black helicopters please.

[dawgs]

This past #1 overall pick was the #6 overall pick the year before. I just don't think you can look at people leaving when they do like you used to. The college game/coaching has changed so much, and the reality of you probably not making The Show and the difficulty of you spending 4 years starting at age 27 going back to college is probably a lot louder than it was when 100% of high draft pick high schoolers took the contract. I don't think it's ridiculous on either side. It's a family decision and it's a case by case situation.

the spending cap on the draft also makes it easier for some of these guys to go to school/go back to school

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Called strike 3 to get out of inning. Brown looking good.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

the spending cap on the draft also makes it easier for some of these guys to go to school/go back to school

I live about 2 blocks from vandy. If you pick the right girl, there is more $$ there than a 1st round contract

[3dawgnight15]

I see it on both sides but a first round pick? All I am saying is that you don't see it often and there aren't as many pros to cons when choosing school over MLB contracts

ETA first round contracts

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Randolp hits one to left field track

[dawgs]

Well because he has a degree from vandy and will make the same money. A lot of 18 yr olds want to go to college. I wouldnt advise it but dont blame those that do.

well if he makes the majors, he'd have to be a CEO of at least a moderately successful corp or develop his own successful startup to make the same $$. i don't know what his signing bonus would have been either, but a 1st rounder if likely getting a couple of million. that's a nice start to building your life even if you don't make it big time.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Vandy looks AWFUL. Messing up routine plays. Dropped foul fly

[MetEdDawg]

This looks nothing like the Vandy I know. Errors, guys defensively running into each other, catcher letting 6 or 7 get by him, balls hit hard, outfielders looking lost. They look awful. I mean that CF was running away from the ball just now on Armstrong's grounder up the middle. I've never seen that before.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Armstrong rips a single up middle. 2 hits for my boy. Wills boy heck looks good too.

Randolph needs to play at william carey

[War Machine Dawg]

Randolph needs to play at william carey

He really is Cohen's boy. I have no clue why he's still playing. You can't give me a good enough reason for him to be starting over Collins.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Britton HBP. 1st and 2nd.

One out

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Vickerson flys out on full count hit and run

Reliever almost up to 30 pitches

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Detz strikes out.
Leave 2 stranded

First inning we didnt score

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Leadoff single by vandy

[CadaverDawg]

Armstrong rips a single up middle. 2 hits for my boy. Wills boy heck looks good too.

Randolph needs to play at william carey

Haha Randolph is just awful. Why is Collins not starting? Injured? If not, boneheaded

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Infield hit. 2 on. No out

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Another dribbler infield single. Bases loaded. No outs

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Fly to cf. Runner tags. 11-2

Runners on corners. 1 out. Need a dp. Havent turned one today.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

6-4-3

11-2 going to bottom of 5th

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Rea walks to lead off on 4 pitches

I think the farm bureau sign is screwing with the vandy pitchers

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Pirtle with a rip. 1st and 2nd.
No outs

We look great at the plate. Guess we hired a hitting coach bully99

Best part of this game is your dumbass not commenting

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Heck drills one to left. You know wes aint scoring.

Bases loaded. No outs

[MetEdDawg]

I like Seth Heck more and more every time I see him. Good all around baseball player that's going to be very very good for us.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Id DH garner or humphries here. I like hendo but want a salami here

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Pitching change. That guy threw 43. He is done this weekend too.

If real deal throws well tomorrow, we have our whole pen sunday

[maroonmania]

This umpire is ready to go home. His corners are getting ridiculous.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

This ump has a strike zone the size of coach34s ass. How anyone has walked is beyond me

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Hendo with a single to right.
Drives in a run

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Randolph sac fly to right.

He still sucks

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Armstrong ropes one right at cf. Sack fly. 14-2.

2 outs. Runner on first

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Bunky Britton Ks to end inning

Maroons 14
Nerds 2

Heading to 6th....

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Fly out then a single. 1 out

[esplanade91]

well if he makes the majors, he'd have to be a CEO of at least a moderately successful corp or develop his own successful startup to make the same $$. i don't know what his signing bonus would have been either, but a 1st rounder if likely getting a couple of million. that's a nice start to building your life even if you don't make it big time.
Being a career major leaguer is probably harder than any other sport to do, so if he's part of the 99% of 1st rounders who doesn't spend more than a couple games in The Show I disagree. Minor league players make like 40 grand TOPS. He was probably offered a lot to sign, yes, but let's talk about how much is removed for taxes and where 50% of the remainder would go (money, ho's, cars, clothes). A business degree from Vandy with an A-B average with the name recognition he gets from alumni will get him $150,000/yr by the time he's 30 if he puts even a little bit of effort into it. I just don't think it's as black and white as people try to make it sound. If he genuinely loves baseball and it's not about the money, he has a better shot statistically of being a major leaguer if he goes to college. If it is about the money, again, he has a better shot at being a major leaguer if he goes to college... AND he will have a fall-back degree*.

* yes I realize 1st round contracts come with a free degree, but going back to college later in life with potentially a wife and family is a commitment.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Fielders choice at 2nd. Almost dp

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Ground out. Bottom of 6th

Brown at 86 pitches. Hope he can go 2 more

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Coach34 with a nice snag

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Detz called strike 3. This ump is awful. 8 inches off plate

Even commentators saying how bad it is

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Donkey going yard here

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Donkey walks. 3 walks for donkey

8 walks for vandy pitchers. That is insane with this guys strike zone

[State82]

Ground out. Bottom of 6th

Brown at 86 pitches. Hope he can go 2 more

Sterling performance tonight. Hats off to him.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Pirtle flies out to end it

going to 7th

[MetEdDawg]

It's 14-2, he took a fastball off the knee, and this game has been going on for 2 1/2 hours and we are only in the bottom of the 6th. You either adjust and swing at balls or you take it and keep your approach knowing the circumstances have adjusted the home plate umps strike zone and you might get caught looking. I'm cool either way, but if I'm a head coach I tell my players to eat that shit and get caught looking. Don't ever change your approach at the plate when you are up big to adjust to a bad ump.

[CadaverDawg]

Thanks for the updates tonight Ennis. Superstition say you must continue til we lose again.*

Hope Preston keeps rolling tonight. He's been incredible

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Flyout to left

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Britton with a dandy at 3rd.
If he could just hit a little, we could be something.

Groundout to rea. 1-2-3

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Heading to the stretch as the bulldogs are putting a dong whoopin' on the dores

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Leadoff walk by heck. Heck on base all 5 at bats

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Hendo with another rip. 2nd and 3rd, no outs

[MetEdDawg]

Time to run through pitching. Would really like for them to have to use another arm tonight.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Goat randolph with a single. 15-2

Runners on corners

We probably wont score again all weekend

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Another bullshit called strike 3

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Henderson scores on grounder to 2nd by bunky britton.

Runner on 2nd with 2 outs and Midnight City hannibal lecter is up

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Passed ball. Runner to 3rd

16-2 dawgs on 12 hits

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Vickerson crushes one up the middle.
Pitcher slings his glove up and makes a lucky catch.

Heading to top of 8th

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Heck with MLB play. Our left side of infield went from shit to best in sec.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Bunky britton with ANOTHER nice play

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Infield single.
Pirtle couldnt get the throw in time

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Brown finishes the 8th with 104 pitches as bunky britton needs to change his name to Mega-Maid

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Detz goes down looking again. This guy is on 53 pitches. So we toasted 3 pitchers tonight

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Donkey with another rip. 2 singles and 3 walks after looking like ray charles the first at bat

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Pirtle doubles to left. donkey baaaaaarely makes it to 3rd. Haha

[bully99]

Why are the starters still in.

[MetEdDawg]

Ok I'm all for being aggressive, but I don't like us being up 16-2 and having Rea go to 3rd on it. I know it's Vandy and anything can happen, but to me unless something is in a gap, guys need to be going one base at a time. Just my personal opinion.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Heck rips ones to left. Guy lays out for it. Rea scores

Heck is looking good. 17-2 dawgs

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Robson dh'ing

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Robson flies out to center.

Heading to the 9th.

[bully99]

Thought Robson was out for year. Somebody needs better information.

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

I was about to say we should put woody in to get confidence.

Hell, cohen did it. Can woody hold a 15 run league?

Gavin collins in as well

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Bunky with yet another nice play

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Base hit up middle

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Dribbler to rea.
2 outs. Runner on 2nd

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Strikeout wild pitch

runners on corners

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

Woody closes it out

Wrap it. 17-2 dawgs win.

Bulldogs score in every inning but 4th and 6th.

[Bully13]

Woody closes it out

Wrap it. 17-2 dawgs win.

Bulldogs score in every inning but 4th and 6th.

"if you do my homework, I'll let you catch a pass"

this was a great thread, no way they take the next 2... tonight was a mental beatdown for the nerds

might be a sweep...
great job Dogs

[State82]

Nice job on the play by play and updates, Ennis. Thanks.

[DownwardDawg]

Great job on the updates ennis. This site is da bomb!

[Esmerelda Villalobos]

May do it tomorrow. It worked tonight.

[DanDority]

Great job on the updates ennis. This site is da bomb!

Couldn't agree more! Much better than last weekend!

[I seen it dawg]

Friday. Loss. Vandy. Will?

[MarketingBully01]

Ok I'm all for being aggressive, but I don't like us being up 16-2 and having Rea go to 3rd on it. I know it's Vandy and anything can happen, but to me unless something is in a gap, guys need to be going one base at a time. Just my personal opinion.

As I recall Vandy didn't give a shit when they were crushing us in the SEC tourney last year and we won the same way they beat us last year through errors and shakey pitching. Kind of funny how karma works. I would say get as many runs as you damn well can. Great job tonight! Beating the #3 team in the country 17-2 feels pretty good.

[I seen it dawg]

Uhhhhh Will? Never lose on Friday?

[MzTerry]

I'll say it again. That damn Farm Bureau sign behind home plate is just an embarrassment.

You're a ****ing embarrassment

[I seen it dawg]

You're a ****ing embarrassment

Nail on head.

[MarketingBully01]

Why are the starters still in.

We win 17-2 and you are complaining about this? You complain about the advertisement sign? Give me a break dude. Trust me, when you win a game 17-2 there is nothing to complain about. We just embarrassed the #3 team in the country. Please please please enjoy the win for once....

[I seen it dawg]

He's a ****ing moron. He can't help himself.