Rubber Match with aTm.... Official thread

[Will James]

Pinch run DA and steal!

[preachermatt83]

Randolph gets a base hit. runners on the corners.... you can count on it now, Randolph will be catching from here on out.

[maroonmania]

Come on Rea, its time for a bomb!

[preachermatt83]

now Rea is up.. Lets see if he has any balls.

[preachermatt83]

Rea with a hit. runners on 1st and 2nd.. 5-4

[MarketingBully01]

Nice Rea with a RBI single!

[msstate7]

Sorry will. I'm bunting here

[preachermatt83]

don't bunt here.

[preachermatt83]

not with the way Britton has been swinging it.

[preachermatt83]

#buntfail

[Will James]

Bunt fail

How many times....

[MarketingBully01]

I just want us to get about 8 runs here. We need to. We need to take the lead here so Lingo can slam the door on them.

[preachermatt83]

Britton K's. Thanks to 2 #buntfails 1 down

[MarketingBully01]

Lefties will start getting subbed out.

[preachermatt83]

he brings in Armstrong... for freaking Brown..

[Saltydog]

nt

[msstate7]

Bunting was the right call IMO. Britton has to get it down

[preachermatt83]

Lefties will start getting subbed out.

u called it

[msstate7]

Good grief.

[preachermatt83]

and Armstrong K's... 2 down runners still on 1st and 2nd. Cohen can be so freaking stupid sometimes.

[Will James]

Bunting was the right call IMO. Britton has to get it down

Making it the wrong call.

[Saltydog]

nt

[preachermatt83]

and detz looks at strike 1... and strike 2.

[MarketingBully01]

This ump sucks. Strikes inside the other batters box?

[preachermatt83]

detz walked.. Our best hitter up with Bases Juiced.. We will even win it or lose it RIGHT HERE! Watch and see.

[BulldogBear]

All right! Bases loaded. Need some Pirtle Power here!

[msstate7]

Best hitter at the plate with bases loaded.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

Making it the wrong call.

Slow runners on base, you accept one over two, sometimes it bites you, right call

[Will James]

Another rally killing bunt call by The Recruiter

its comical.

[MarketingBully01]

Why swing at that Pirtle? Shit our batters don't know when to work counts against shaky pitchers.

[msstate7]

Damn pirtle. The count is 1-0. Be patient

[preachermatt83]

and Pirtle nubs it to the ss.. crap. going to the 7th down 5-4

[maroonmania]

Come on, I just don't understand that. WHY would Pirtle not force the pitcher to throw at least one strike? A walk plates the tying run!

[MarketingBully01]

I would have let that ball go by even if it was a strike. Nothing you can do with that pitch. Shit shit shit.

[msstate7]

Come on, I just don't understand that. WHY would Pirtle not force the pitcher to throw at least one strike? A walk plates the tying run!

If you swing at 1-0 with bars loaded, you've gotta make solid contact. That was f'n terrible

[MarketingBully01]

Best chance to get ahead there and we blew it. Let's hope we can get another chance like that. Sucks though.

[msstate7]

Best chance to get ahead there and we blew it. Let's hope we can get another chance like that. Sucks though.

2 times we've had seniors up with bases loaded and got zip.

[MarketingBully01]

4 straight balls for a walk. Come on Lindgren!

[MarketingBully01]

Lindgren strikes out the side nothing doing for the Ags, A&M 5-4 going to bottom of the 7th.

[msstate7]

Atta boy heck

[DudyDawg]

Does anyone know Seth Hecks average w no one on. Just wondering

[Bucky Dog]

Please don't bunt yet Cohen

[msstate7]

Normally I'd hit away, but ct can't hit lefties. Bunt

[Bucky Dog]

But then again CT has done nothing this series

[msstate7]

Please don't bunt yet Cohen

Ct hits lefties at about the same average I would (.080)

[Bucky Dog]

Hit and run???

[Will James]

CT bunt fail letting strike one go by

Hey look Cohen another way to move runners besides giving away outs!!

[Bucky Dog]

If he bunts him now I will shit.

[TheRef]

Bench Mobb is back...tshirts are wrapped around their heads to make it look like beards.

[Bucky Dog]

There you go Will. He gives up an out!!! That is ridiculous in the 7th inning.

[Will James]

Playing for the tie.. Nice. Dumb bunt

[DudyDawg]

Good bunt by CT horrible effort. Would've at least put some pressure on them by making it close if he would've ran it out instead of jogging

[MarketingBully01]

All we need is a fly ball out to the outfield and this game will be tied.

[msstate7]

There you go Will. He gives up an out!!! That is ridiculous in the 7th inning.

You and will must not pay attention to ct vs lefties. He k's at an alarming rate and pops up the balls in play. Ct is horrible vs lhp

[Bucky Dog]

But even if he strikes out the runner is already at second and scores on a hit most likely. It's the 7th inning, not the ninth.

[msstate7]

We do exactly what pitchers want with runners in scoring position

[MarketingBully01]

How the **** did that happen? Strand a runner at third with one out.

[Bucky Dog]

There you go!!!! It's not the right play to bunt CT regardless.

[Saltydog]

position with 1 or less outs......It's really pathetic......Collins has done nothing the last couple of game but pop up......That AB hurt...........

[maroonmania]

This team just continually fails in important game situations. We shouldn't have bunted once Heck stole second. Doesn't help us to give away an out to move up one base when we are heading toward the bottom of the lineup.

[Will James]

Cohen strikes again..

Its pathetic, it really is. He wants to make it about him. Selfish coaching all the time.

[msstate7]

There you go!!!! It's not the right play to bunt CT regardless.

If ct hit the only difference would've been runner stranded at 2nd. Ct hits sec lhp like my 9 year old nephew

[MarketingBully01]

I swear man. We never work the count against pitchers who just come in and we swing at bad pitches. I swear we have no approach at the plate to speak of. That is the difference between winning and losing these close games. I agree with will here.

[HailState39110]

Pretty dumb there to give up an out to move heck from 2nd to third .

[Saltydog]

getting a hit against a lefty is slim and none. Check his numbers against lefties. It's PATHETIC.

[MarketingBully01]

So here it comes 2 innings left to score one run.

[Bucky Dog]

If ct hit the only difference would've been runner stranded at 2nd. Ct hits sec lhp like my 9 year old nephew

Then pinch hit for him. He could get a hit and score the run or hit a ground or fly ball and move him to third anyway.

[maroonmania]

Looks very much like we are going to lose over that one ball/strike call with Bracewell pitching. We have certainly had numerous opportunities to overcome it but continue to fail.

[msstate7]

Then pinch hit for him. He could get a hit and score the run or hit a ground or fly ball and move him to third anyway.

No problem with that. If ct is up vs lhp though, I bunt

[Will James]

I really hope he gets tossed early every game to restore sanity to our coaching decisions. The Recruiter wins when he gets bailed out by his talent. 2012 all over again. It's frustrating to all because its plain that our coach actively lessens our chances of winning games.

[msstate7]

If the lead gets to 2, good night

[HereComesTheSpiral]

Cohen strikes again..

Its pathetic, it really is. He wants to make it about him. Selfish coaching all the time.

Have you ever worn a pair of cleats in your life?

[MarketingBully01]

What was bull shit was Pirtle not working that pitcher and swinging on the second pitch on a 1-0 count with the bases loaded. That is the difference.

[BulldogBear]

I can see why some argue for the bunt. But, personally, I don't believe baseball has to be complicated and can be easy to overthink. With a man on 2nd and no outs, just play ball. Sometimes you can blow your foot off giving away outs with all the fancy crap.

[msstate7]

What was bull shit was Pirtle not working that pitcher and swinging on the second pitch on a 1-0 count with the bases loaded. That is the difference.

Ct was in same situation in the 2nd. We had their guy on the ropes

[DudyDawg]

Thanks to directv for switching end of msu game to the pregame studio talk show of the ****ing marlins...... Lord. Someone please update

[msstate7]

Thanks to directv for switching end of msu game to the pregame studio talk show of the ****ing marlins...... Lord. Someone please update

That may be a blessing in disguise

[DudyDawg]

Haha may be true, but I would put my bank account on us having a bigger turnout than them.

Sad that I'm not kidding...

[Will James]

Rea was very lazy on that hit

[BulldogBear]

See.... you should just play ball. Banks just put in it play and leads to a Faggie run. Things happen when you put the 17ing ball in play and not overthink what you should 17ing do.

[MarketingBully01]

Ump hosed us there. The guy didn't touch home plate and the ump called him safe. No way he touched home plate. Great block by Randolph.

[Will James]

That's why you don't play for one UNLESS YOU NEED ONE RUN.

Dumber than Joseph Smith. 2012 all over again.

[maroonmania]

I really am jealous of teams who have players that ACTUALLY come through with hits in key situations. We have had so many chances in this game its not even funny but can't get any 2 out RBI hits.

[MarketingBully01]

Tony Walsh sucks ass as an ump.

[MarketingBully01]

These announcers are stupid as hell. How the hell could that guy touch home plate he was completely blocked off?

[DudyDawg]

Update???

[Bucky Dog]

That's why you don't play for one UNLESS YOU NEED ONE RUN.

Dumber than Joseph Smith. 2012 all over again.

THIS^^^^^^

[RougeDawg]

Thanks to directv for switching end of msu game to the pregame studio talk show of the ****ing marlins...... Lord. Someone please update

Dudy, its on 649.

[MarketingBully01]

6-4 A&M in the bottom of the 8th one on and Britton batting.

[MarketingBully01]

Britton out on a fielders choice. Rea at second one down.

[DudyDawg]

Dudy, its on 649.

Not for me. It was on 654 all day in my room and 649 in my roommates. Both are now marlins pregam

[MarketingBully01]

Armstrong grounds out now Detz up 2 down one on.

[RougeDawg]

Dudydawg, channel 649.

[DudyDawg]

Thank you marketing bully

[MarketingBully01]

3 straight ground outs after Rea led off with a single. 1-0 with Right handed lineup and 0-1 and down 6-4 going to the ninth with this Left handed bull shit lineup....good job Cohen...

[MarketingBully01]

Lineup IMO killed us like it did last night. Just really a bunch of shit.

[DownwardDawg]

Lineup IMO killed us like it did last night. Just really a bunch of shit.

We just aren't very good this year.

[msstate7]

If we don't come back, we don't deserve post season. This team needs to be out of their misery. What a garbage team we've become.

[MarketingBully01]

We put ourselves at a huge disadvantage with this lineup crap we do. No one can get comfortable at the plate with us going to different lineups every freaking game.

[msstate7]

We've got too many weaknesses. No starting pitching depth, absolutely zero power, and no clutch hitters

[HereComesTheSpiral]

If we don't come back, we don't deserve post season. This team needs to be out of their misery. What a garbage team we've become.

I would welcome no post season at this point. The team is shit.

[MarketingBully01]

Man Randolph is not a good guy to get guys out at second. They can basically steal at will out there.

[DownwardDawg]

We put ourselves at a huge disadvantage with this lineup crap we do. No one can get comfortable at the plate with us going to different lineups every freaking game.

^^^^This is what drives me crazy. I want to believe we can get it done, but every time I think maybe we've gotten it together, Cohen makes major changes in the lineup. It's frustrating.

[MarketingBully01]

The lineup we used on Thursday would have eaten this A&M pithing up. You take Armstrong out, take Henderson out, even take Collins out then you completely change the order because you don't have Collins in there and put your lead off guy at clean up. Just a bunch of shit overall and this shit shouldn't be happening this late in the season.

[Saltydog]

I got a better chance of getting a hit against a lefty than CT does.

[OldFatDog]

I would welcome no post season at this point. The team is shit.

Well, **** you. If that is your attitude, you are much shittier than this team.

[msstate7]

Well, **** you. If that is your attitude, you are much shittier than this team.

That's pretty shitty

[MarketingBully01]

And sure, we have 12 hits but because of the order we have our guys in weird positions with runners on base. You put that lineup out there we had Thursday in that order and this is a different game. Last nights would have been too and we probably are looking at a sweep instead of struggling to take 2 .

[msstate7]

Come on dogs.

[RougeDawg]

Not for me. It was on 654 all day in my room and 649 in my roommates. Both are now marlins pregam

649-2 is working for me

[msstate7]

1 down. 2 outs and need 2 runs

[MarketingBully01]

Man, Pirtle should have beaten that ball out. One down we are down to our last two outs.

[msstate7]

2 down

[maroonmania]

We have to have the lowest runs to hits ratio in the SEC. Requires 3 to 4 hits for us to just get one run.

[MarketingBully01]

Shit. This sucks ass.

[msstate7]

We're a terrible team

[Will James]

We're a terrible team

But we shaved

[msstate7]

We have to have the lowest runs to hits ratio in the SEC. Requires 3 to 4 hits for us to just get one run.

No power. No hr power. No gap power. Nothing but singles

[MarketingBully01]

This might just suck us down a notch when we were wanting momentum. Changing the lineup was the difference in this series. I will stand by that. The two lefties they put in went 1-14 over the two games. That really screwed us.

[maroonmania]

Dang CT, where was that hit when the bases were loaded.

[msstate7]

But we shaved

I laughed

[DownwardDawg]

What has happened this inning for those of us relying on this thread?

[OldFatDog]

That's pretty shitty

I can't really argue with that. But he out-shitted them with that comment.

[msstate7]

What has happened this inning for those of us relying on this thread?

Fail -- what the '14 diamond dogs do best

[DownwardDawg]

I can't really argue with that. But he out-shitted them with that comment.

Yeah, I don't care how bad we suck, I still want to make a Regional.

[Bucky Dog]

This might just suck us down a notch when we were wanting momentum. Changing the lineup was the difference in this series. I will stand by that. The two lefties they put in went 1-14 over the two games. That really screwed us.

This is what it has been all season. Players need to develop momentum and consistency knowing when and where they will be in the lineup. Cohens philosophy also should be questioned a few times during this series.

[Saltydog]

now. Just so many disappointments all the way around. Woodruff, Holder, Detz, Bradford, Rea. Lindgren and Armstrong are the only players to significantly improve.

[Bucky Dog]

now. Just so many disappointments all the way around. Woodruff, Holder, Detz, Bradford, Rea. Lindgren and Armstrong are the only players to significantly improve.

Yet Armstrong doesn't start.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

Well, **** you. If that is your attitude, you are much shittier than this team.

Well **** you too.

[Bucky Dog]

So is it final?

[msstate7]

So is it final?

Yes.

[blacklistedbully]

But wait...the baseball experts on here told us how we'd turned the corner due to our sweep of a good Mizzou team. I was pilloried by some of them because I simply cautioned against premature celebration until we showed what we could do versus TSUN and TAMU.

It was supposed to be obvious to any of us how much better we were now, how much better our approach, attitude, etc.

Baseball experts, am I now allowed to be concerned about our hosting possibilities?

[BankerDog]

Rea and Detz have improved? Seriously. Rea is just now hitting with three series left in the year. Detz is on and off. Woodruff pitched one good game his freshman year.

We need to start evaluating our players better. Because if what I think is right, Thompson taking the majority of the scholly money and using it for these pitchers, we need to be careful. Thompson needs to evaluate his pitchers better and Cohen his hitters better.

For people to have said this team was going to be better then last year's was ridiculous to begin with. We lost two of our best pitchers and our two best hitters.

[RougeDawg]

But wait...the baseball experts on here told us how we'd turned the corner due to our sweep of a good Mizzou team. I was pilloried by some of them because I simply cautioned against premature celebration until we showed what we could do versus TSUN and TAMU.

It was supposed to be obvious to any of us how much better we were now, how much better our approach, attitude, etc.

Baseball experts, am I now allowed to be concerned about our hosting possibilities?

Hosting is out of the question unless we go 7-2 over the final 3 series. That would be 3 series wins, including one sweep.

[Todd4State]

Two key moments in the game for me:

1. When we threw the ball down the middle of the plate and the umpire calls it a ball and then the guy gets a hit that drives in two runs.

2. When we left Bracewell in too long.

We are scoring some runs now- but we have to pitch better/manage the staff better. Fitts pitched well. Lindgren struggled yesterday in game one, which forced us to use Holder in game one. Ross had a bad game, Gentry pitched well. And today Preston was coming back and didn't look sharp and then we left Bracewell in too long. Lindgren pitched well today and Holder did OK. I think Woodruff did OK as well.

If we can pitch it just a little bit better, we are going to be OK.

[Todd4State]

But wait...the baseball experts on here told us how we'd turned the corner due to our sweep of a good Mizzou team. I was pilloried by some of them because I simply cautioned against premature celebration until we showed what we could do versus TSUN and TAMU.

It was supposed to be obvious to any of us how much better we were now, how much better our approach, attitude, etc.

Baseball experts, am I now allowed to be concerned about our hosting possibilities?

Weren't you the same guy that posted about how it wasn't nice to throw things in people's faces even though you weren't mentioned in the post on Weds? I guess some people can take it better than others.

Enjoy celebrating our loss. Greatest fans in America.

[Todd4State]

Hosting is out of the question unless we go 7-2 over the final 3 series. That would be 3 series wins, including one sweep.

I might be wrong, but I think we have to do even better than that probably. Like 8-1 or maybe even win out.

[UMCDawg16]

But wait...the baseball experts on here told us how we'd turned the corner due to our sweep of a good Mizzou team. I was pilloried by some of them because I simply cautioned against premature celebration until we showed what we could do versus TSUN and TAMU.

It was supposed to be obvious to any of us how much better we were now, how much better our approach, attitude, etc.

Baseball experts, am I now allowed to be concerned about our hosting possibilities?

What are you talking about? Who cares if people thought we had turned the corner? Its good to see we had some positive people. You on the other hand, are no better than these "baseball experts" you want to call out, evidently. By being "cautious" you were doing the same thing everyone else was, stating your opinion. Everyone has an opinion and a lot of people were being optimistic about this team, obviously not you though. You really make a dick of yourself coming on here being a smart ass to everyone who were being positive toward this team. So you happened to be right. Feel better now?

[HailState39110]

No way we host . Take the goggles off . We are a solid 2 seed in Lafayette so let's get our shit together between now and the end of the season and try and make a run to a Super. No way this team goes to the CWS . Too many holes...

[C222]

Weren't you the same guy that posted about how it wasn't nice to throw things in people's faces even though you weren't mentioned in the post on Weds? I guess some people can take it better than others.

Enjoy celebrating our loss. Greatest fans in America.

Yes. Yes he was.

[msstate7]

I might be wrong, but I think we have to do even better than that probably. Like 8-1 or maybe even win out.

8-1 for this team = my chances of winning lottery.

[Todd4State]

Yes. Yes he was.

I thought so.

[Bucky Dog]

Two key moments in the game for me:

1. When we threw the ball down the middle of the plate and the umpire calls it a ball and then the guy gets a hit that drives in two runs.

2. When we left Bracewell in too long.

We are scoring some runs now- but we have to pitch better/manage the staff better. Fitts pitched well. Lindgren struggled yesterday in game one, which forced us to use Holder in game one. Ross had a bad game, Gentry pitched well. And today Preston was coming back and didn't look sharp and then we left Bracewell in too long. Lindgren pitched well today and Holder did OK. I think Woodruff did OK as well.

If we can pitch it just a little bit better, we are going to be OK.

Todd, you can't say you agree with bunting CT in the 7th, can you?

[Todd4State]

8-1 for this team = my chances of winning lottery.

Yep. Doesn't look good. And six of those are on the road. We just need to get as high of a seed as possible. If you get into the postseason anything can happen.

[Todd4State]

Todd, you can't say you agree with bunting CT in the 7th, can you?

Correct me if I'm wrong- but I think Texas A&M had a left handed pitcher in the game at that point. CT's batting average against LH pitchers is .067 and actually now lower. We ended up getting Heck to second and then the bunt got him to third with only one out, which to me is a good situation to score a run. Especially with a pitcher that is wild. I like the odds of CT getting a bunt down better than him getting a hit because of that stat above. Gavin has to get the ball to the outfield deeper- and that was the key there and then we had two outs with our walk-on catcher.

So, I think we made the right moves in that case, but we just have to get the ball a little bit deeper in the outfield than we did.

But when you consider CT's splits- it makes me think that we should maybe sit him against LH pitchers.

[MarketingBully01]

Two key moments in the game for me:

1. When we threw the ball down the middle of the plate and the umpire calls it a ball and then the guy gets a hit that drives in two runs.

2. When we left Bracewell in too long.

We are scoring some runs now- but we have to pitch better/manage the staff better. Fitts pitched well. Lindgren struggled yesterday in game one, which forced us to use Holder in game one. Ross had a bad game, Gentry pitched well. And today Preston was coming back and didn't look sharp and then we left Bracewell in too long. Lindgren pitched well today and Holder did OK. I think Woodruff did OK as well.

If we can pitch it just a little bit better, we are going to be OK.

I agree add in Pirtle letting a wild pitcher off the hook by swinging at a bad high off speed pitch on 1-0 to get them out of a bases loaded jam. Don't know why he swung at that pitch. There was nothing you could do with that one but pop it up. Our seniors came up in big positions today and CT and Pirtle let us down.

[MarketingBully01]

I believe Cody Brown and Vickerson were 1-14 in the last two games Todd. If we stay with the lineup we had in Thursday both for game 2 and 3 I bet we take 2 out of 3.

We should have taken Bracewell out when he gave up those two quick hits not after their best hitter hits a two RBI single with the bases loaded. I agree with you there Todd.

[DownwardDawg]

8-1 for this team = my chances of winning lottery.

So you're sayin there's a chance?!?!?!

[MarketingBully01]

I'm afraid yesterday may come back to haunt us. I sure as hell hope not.

You were right.

[Will James]

We should have taken Bracewell out when he gave up those two quick hits not after their best hitter hits a two RBI single with the bases loaded.

Bingo a left handed hitter at that. We have a pretty useful weapon that happens to be left handed that we decided to wait on.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

But wait...the baseball experts on here told us how we'd turned the corner due to our sweep of a good Mizzou team. I was pilloried by some of them because I simply cautioned against premature celebration until we showed what we could do versus TSUN and TAMU.

It was supposed to be obvious to any of us how much better we were now, how much better our approach, attitude, etc.

Baseball experts, am I now allowed to be concerned about our hosting possibilities?

Congrats on being right, you're so awesome!!!!!!

[Will James]

I can say that if you aren't as frustrated with Cohen and the lineups/coaching decisions that lead to a higher chance of failure as some of us then its quantifiably you who does not care about winning as much.

[Todd4State]

I agree add in Pirtle letting a wild pitcher off the hook by swinging at a bad high off speed pitch on 1-0 to get them out of a bases loaded jam. Don't know why he swung at that pitch. There was nothing you could do with that one but pop it up. Our seniors came up in big positions today and CT and Pirtle let us down.

I agree with you on that too. That was a big moment as well. Also in that same at bat, he almost got hit by the first pitch, and of course he does that and the game is tied.