Bat Cheaters vs Wahoos Thread

[Pioneer Dawg]

Go Hoos

[Dawg61]

Interesting catcher's gear being sported by UVA C

[Pioneer Dawg]

3 up 3 down for the Bears. Balls not jumping off the sticks so far

[Dawg61]

Mike Papi for UVA can hit, Indians drafted him I think

[Pioneer Dawg]

Ole Miss can't leave the damn infield.

I think they're done when the juice was confiscated. 0-2, thanks for coming out

[Dawg61]

Zero homeruns in Omaha after 3 games. It couldn't be any more obvious they need to go back to the old bats or MLB wood.

[Dawg496]

Chris Ellis is dealing as well. It's not just about UM's tainted bats.

[msstate7]

Zero homeruns in Omaha after 3 games. It couldn't be any more obvious they need to go back to the old bats or MLB wood.

What's the hold up with wood? Too expensive for small conference teams?

[smootness]

Zero homeruns in Omaha after 3 games. It couldn't be any more obvious they need to go back to the old bats or MLB wood.

It's the park. Balls were going out at a decent rate at ULL.

[Dawg61]

What's the hold up with wood? Too expensive for small conference teams?

Bunch of politics involving aluminum bat makers, wood bat makers, MLB and college I'm guessing. People that make a lot of money don't want to lose that money basically.

[Pioneer Dawg]

3 innings, 9 hitters for Los Oso's

[I seen it dawg]

Come on Papi

[Dawg61]

"The park will hold it" as it comes up 40 feet short

[msstate7]

Hey Cohen notice the starting pitching. Please find us some starters that go farther than 2.2 innings

[messageboardsuperhero]

UVA has left five men on base through four innings... Typical Chris Ellis. He leaves more men on base than just about any college starter than I've ever seen- and he usually does it without striking people out (even though he just did there).

[KB21]

UVA has left five men on base through four innings... Typical Chris Ellis. He leaves more men on base than just about any college starter than I've ever seen- and he usually does it without striking people out (even though he just did there).

He will get a wake up call in the pros. Pitchers that tend to strand a lot of runners without striking folks out typically cannot sustain that kind of success.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Orifice can't do shit without his bat. Even fooled the UVA outfielders expecting it to go farther.

[War Machine Dawg]

Part of the problem in Omaha is the wind. Sure, the dimensions are ginormous as we're well aware. But with the way TDA sits, the wind is always blowing in, and it's never a 5 MPH wind. It's always 20+ MPH. Anything that is in the air is getting knocked down. I don't see how changing the ball for an extra 25 feet is going to solve anything. There HAS to be a happy medium between the Gorilla Ball bats and this BBCOR bullshit.

[DWDawg]

Great pitchers dual. Both guys have great stuff

[War Machine Dawg]

Great pitchers dual. Both guys have great stuff

Is that anything like a pitchers' duel? I imagine it's hard as hell to hit with 2 guys throwing to you at the same time.

[Jacksondevildog]

UVA has left five men on base through four innings... Typical Chris Ellis. He leaves more men on base than just about any college starter than I've ever seen- and he usually does it without striking people out (even though he just did there).

This post is spot on. Was about to make the same comment.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Men on 1st and 2nd with no outs... Let's see what creative ways Ellis can get out of this.

[messageboardsuperhero]

And there it is. I have no idea how Ellis gives up so many hard hit balls with runners on, yet gets out of it time after time.

ETA: Well, nevermind. 1-0 UVA.

[I seen it dawg]

They don't get this run home OM scores. The way they've been doing it. Get the ****ing bunt down and the whole inning changes.

[starkvegasdawg]

About time they break through.

[I seen it dawg]

Hell yeah. They are starting to square his ass the third time thru. OM better not have another 9 pitch inning or UVA may get a few.

[messageboardsuperhero]

That should have been so much worse. Chris Ellis once again plays with fire without really getting burned. All three outs were on two hard hit balls.

[I seen it dawg]

Absolutely right. Unreal.

[I seen it dawg]

Bear down here and get them 1,2,3. Keep the momentum. Pun intended

[War Machine Dawg]

Slightly off-topic, but what the hell is all the white stuff that the wind in Omaha has been blowing around?

[I seen it dawg]

Focus focus focus.

[I seen it dawg]

They can make some noise Tuesday afternoon Karl

[messageboardsuperhero]

They're having a tough time hitting Kirby's slider. He just needs to throw strikes these next three innings.

[I seen it dawg]

Nice ****ing play. Do your job in the 7th and you don't see 2,3,4 again. Now let's get something here UVA. Put even more pressure on.

[I seen it dawg]

Kirby is filthy to lefties. That why the overbey walk was so bad. Lee would lead off and it would be 1 out in 7th automatic.

[messageboardsuperhero]

UM gets a gift. That guy was safe.

[I seen it dawg]

Don't slide into first!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jacksondevildog]

Umpire at first just blew that call. Could be huge in the game.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Bears get help from the umps.

In related news the sky remains blue.

[I seen it dawg]

****. Get this guy in. Man on 3. 2 outs

[I seen it dawg]

Ellis is toast

[messageboardsuperhero]

So Ellis gives up a leadoff double. What happens? He gets help from the ump, and strands him without getting a K.

Also, the sky is still blue.

[I seen it dawg]

Shit. To the 7th UVA up 1-0. Huge inning with 2,3,4 for the cheaters coming up

[preachermatt83]

Bears get help from the umps.

In related news the sky remains blue.

#truth

[Jacksondevildog]

If he gets through this inning unscathed, UVA will pull it out.

[Dawg61]

Slightly off-topic, but what the hell is all the white stuff that the wind in Omaha has been blowing around?

from Cottonwood trees I think

[I seen it dawg]

That's embarrassing

[I seen it dawg]

Woodman, Lee, and Bousfield want NO part of Kirby.

[smootness]

Hey Cohen notice the starting pitching. Please find us some starters that go farther than 2.2 innings

I don't disagree with the point, but we were here just last year. Teams were probably looking at us and saying, 'Hey (insert HC name), notice the fantastic arms in the pen. Find us some of those'.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Chris Ellis LOB%

Overall - 79.6%
SEC - 78.6%

[I seen it dawg]

**** yeah 6 pitches!!! Huge.

[msstate7]

I don't disagree with the point, but we were here just last year. Teams were probably looking at us and saying, 'Hey (insert HC name), notice the fantastic arms in the pen. Find us some of those'.

Just think if we had another starter to go with graveman last year. We could be saying we won this thing last year.

[Pioneer Dawg]

I find it hilarious that after their bats are taken they have 1 hit through 7 innings.

[Radddawg]

This kid is dealing... OM hasnt barreled one up the entire game... Love it

[mic]

From the Black Bear dugout.
..."damn these bats suck"......

[Radddawg]

I find it hilarious that after their bats are taken they have 1 hit through 7 innings.

Doesn't matter what bats they use... This kid is gonna throw a complete game 1 hitter.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Chris Ellis LOB%

Overall - 79.6%
SEC - 78.6%

AND he has below average K numbers. It makes no sense.

I'd love to see his BABIP numbers with men on base and compare it to his BABIP with nobody on. Very Shelby Miller circa 2013-esque.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

But Orvis hit a HR during BP

[Pioneer Dawg]

Very Shelby Miller circa 2013-esque.

Timmy Hudson this year.

[messageboardsuperhero]

So Ellis gives up 11 baserunners in six innings, and only gets 3 Ks... And he's only given up 1 run. He's been doing it all year too.

It makes zero statistical sense.

[mic]

But Orvis hit a HR during BP

We'll done..
That was the most ridiculous attempt at a damage control statement in a while

[Pioneer Dawg]

Wasted ****ing AB

[Dawg61]

Timmy Hudson this year.

Hudson has a .97 whip this year

[Pioneer Dawg]

Hudson has a .97 whip this year

And since you are a Giants fan you know that he's gotten out of EVERYTHING with runners on base this year

[Dawg61]

"drills this one to centerfield" as it gets caught 50 feet from being a homerun

[Pioneer Dawg]

****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! **** **** **** **** ****

[Dawg61]

And since you are a Giants fan you know that he's gotten out of EVERYTHING with runners on base this year

yea he has a 1.81 era but with a whip of less than 1 he's not exactly letting a bunch of guys on base

[Dawg61]

WOW what a great catch by Bousfield

[messageboardsuperhero]

Helluva play. That's all you can say about that.

[starkvegasdawg]

99/100 times that ball drops.

[Dawg61]

99/100 times that ball drops.

In Lafayette

[I seen it dawg]

Kirby needs to K orifice to clamp the throat tighter.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

Helluva play. That's all you can say about that.

No, you can say ****ing dammit what the shit

[War Machine Dawg]

WOW what a great catch by Bousfield

Insane play. Gotta give it to 'em on that one.

[Pioneer Dawg]

yea he has a 1.81 era but with a whip of less than 1 he's not exactly letting a bunch of guys on base

No doubt, he's turned into Greg Maddux when it comes to walks. But his ERA is due to that statistical luck when runners get on.

82% LOB
.257 BABIP

.186 BABIP with runners on.

If I owned him in fantasy I'd be selling

[War Machine Dawg]

Dammit, can't be walking the leadoff guy, especially with just a 1-run lead. Dammit!

[Pioneer Dawg]

Orvis out of the game

Even announcers say don't bunt here... and announcers love them..

I hope they bunt.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Maine made a CWS?

[messageboardsuperhero]

Make them hit the damn ball. Unbelievable.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Holy shit. Come on man.

[Pioneer Dawg]

More Bear-Ump collusion.

That was a ****ing strike

[Dawg61]

Not sure how many double plays Hudson has gotten hitters to hit into but with him being a sinker ball pitcher and with the Giants being very good with infield defense Hudson has been an absolute steal for them this year. Factor in the pitchers park and Hudson might be able to pitch 4 more years there. Rumor today is that the Giants are going after Samardjiza hard right now, not sure if that means Lincecum or Vogelsong to the pen. Will be interesting. Giants are also after Price and Zobrist supposedly maybe Chase Utley. Trade deadline will be fun this year. But back to this game lol

[Pioneer Dawg]

They cant do anything on their own. They have to fix/scheme/cheat their way to all accomplishments.

[Dawg61]

Maine made a CWS?

Haha what? No way

[HereComesTheSpiral]

Come on Hoos

[I seen it dawg]

And the runner was hosed. Should be 2 fn outs with none on. Now they bunt them over and that jackhole overbey will hit a bleeder for 2 runs.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Haha what? No way

Last 1-hitter in Omaha was against Maine

[Pioneer Dawg]

Damn 3B needs to stay put on that

[War Machine Dawg]

Damn damn damn. Damn. These bastards are about to win this shit.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

If there is ever a time to have 2014 mississippi state hitting, now is the time

[I seen it dawg]

Squeeze please

[War Machine Dawg]

F me.

[messageboardsuperhero]

And UM ties it without getting a ****ing hit. The luckiest team in America.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Damn umpire given run there.

[I seen it dawg]

****!!!! Hung the slider. Shitty pitch. Tie game

[HereComesTheSpiral]

Shit

[Pioneer Dawg]

First pitch to Woodman, right down the middle... Ball

[War Machine Dawg]

Leadoff walks kill. Every ****ing time. The BearSharks can't hit without the juiced bats and they're about to comeback and win this shit. Unbelievable.

[I seen it dawg]

First pitch to Woodman, right down the middle... Ball

It was bottom of the zone and the catcher pancaked it out of the zone. Ball.

[messageboardsuperhero]

UM- 1 run on 1 hit. Two men LOB.
UVA- 1 run on 7 hits. Ten men LOB.

The luckiest team in America.

[GreenheadDawg]

And UM ties it without getting a ****ing hit. The luckiest team in America.

I've never seen anything like it in my life. Things just go their way

[Dawg61]

Damn Wacha was throwing gas for aTm, glad they were Big 12 back then

[I seen it dawg]

Leadoff walks kill. Every ****ing time. The BearSharks can't hit without the juiced bats and they're about to comeback and win this shit. Unbelievable.

No truer words. Post season magnified.

[I seen it dawg]

Just because Greenwood comes in flailing around like an idiot does not mean he is throwing heat Karl. It's 89

[messageboardsuperhero]

UVA is the better team and deserves to win this game. They have just run up against the luckiest team on the planet.

[messageboardsuperhero]

UVA ropes a ball, but it of course finds a glove.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Who's on the bench?


http://collegebaseballcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Sikes-Orvis.png

This guy

[HailState39110]

I think OM could win this game with 1 hit . Amazing

[I seen it dawg]

Even their scrubs are first grade douchebags. Ball find the new 1b glove twice, he almost didn't catch the pop up and he comes in the dugout like he made the play of the year.

[Dawg61]

Spurs win title and none of us give a shit lol

[I seen it dawg]

I think OM could win this game with 1 hit . Amazing

Certainly set up to.

[Homedawg]

Maine made a CWS?

This shows two things, one, you are under 30, which we knew. And two, you didn't read the book about Maine making it to the cws, which honestly disappoints me. Books are your specialty.

[msstate7]

I hope this game goes 17 innings with Virginia winning.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

I think OM could win this game with 1 hit . Amazing

I think that goes in guiness under the what the **** section

[Pioneer Dawg]

This shows two things, one, you are under 30, which we knew. And two, you didn't read the book about Maine making it to the cws, which honestly disappoints me. Books are your specialty.

Still living rent free in your head

[I seen it dawg]

Spurs win title and none of us give a shit lol

Title for what?

[msstate7]

Spurs win title and none of us give a shit lol

I've hated the nba since jonathon bender

[msstate7]

I've hated the nba since jonathon bender

I've also hated the mcdonalds game

[War Machine Dawg]

NO WALKS

[Pioneer Dawg]

I searched the keyword "Will James" by user Homedawg and there is 5 pages worth of posts... Damn.

UVA wins it here.

[I seen it dawg]

Please win this game off super douche greenwood. Hopefully with him throwing a ball over the 1b head with 2 outs

[I seen it dawg]

I searched the keyword "Will James" by user Homedawg and there is 5 pages worth of posts... Damn.

UVA wins it here.

Luckily Will James no longer exists on this board.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Luckily Will James no longer exists on this board.

Yeah someone threw a temper tantrum and banned him

[I seen it dawg]

Temper tantrums aren't usually permanent

[War Machine Dawg]

PLEASE WALK HIM.

[War Machine Dawg]

LEADOFF WALK!!!!! Make 'em pay, Wahoos.

[Pioneer Dawg]

PLEASE WALK HIM.

Yes!

They'll probably bunt here.

[I seen it dawg]

Launch the bunt into right greenwood

[War Machine Dawg]

Yes!

They'll probably bunt here.

As much as I hate it, they probably should. You're only playing for 1 to win.

[War Machine Dawg]

Launch the bunt into right greenwood

And they did, but Head Case kept it together. Dammit.

Ok, hit wins it! C'mon, Cavs!

[Pioneer Dawg]

As much as I hate it, they probably should. You're only playing for 1 to win.

This guy gets out and they can walk Papi. I wouldve hit away

[RougeDawg]

How many runs has OM scored with no hits in this tourney? Never seen anything like it at this level of baseball.

[War Machine Dawg]

Ok, kid. 3-1. Crush this shit.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Late on 88... Weak shit.

Papi up, will likely be walked.

[War Machine Dawg]

Dammit. How do you miss that pitch? UVA is going to f around and lose this shit.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Pitch to him! Hell yeah!

[msstate7]

Late on 88... Weak shit.

Papi up, will likely be walked.

Should be walked. Please bite Bianco here

[Dawg61]

Come on Big Tall Lanky Papi

[War Machine Dawg]

Pitch to him! Hell yeah!

And now they're pitching around him after getting ahead 0-1. WTF?

[War Machine Dawg]

Come on Big Tall Lanky Papi

+1

[War Machine Dawg]

They'll walk him now. Dammit.

[TheRef]

Bear picking a winner

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqOHtscCMAAIGei.jpg

[Pioneer Dawg]

Bwahahahahahaha idiots!

[messageboardsuperhero]

HELL YES!!!!!!!!

[War Machine Dawg]

HELL YES!!!!!!

[RougeDawg]

Greenwood is getting in their kitchen on 88 mph in hitter's counts. Unbelievable.

[Dawg61]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

[msstate7]

Bianco is the dumbest man alive

[I seen it dawg]

Hahahah stupid muther****ers!!! Way to go Bianco you ****ing idiot. Eat shit greenwood.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Fire Biancooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!11! 11!!1!!!!!1111!!!!1!!11111!!!!

[hacker]

yESssSSssSSs

[CadaverDawg]

What happened? Not watching

[messageboardsuperhero]

I'm glad the Greenwood douche gave up the walk off.

[Pioneer Dawg]

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/rofling.gif

[Dawg61]

Good lawrd that is just stupid hahahahahahahahahahha the guy got picked 38th overall for a reason

[I seen it dawg]

Beer shower that cocksukers

[messageboardsuperhero]

HELL YES!!!!!!

We had the same idea...

[starkvegasdawg]

Omaha...ole miss altering hitting apparatuses. Have to play legal and get one miserable hit.

[Pioneer Dawg]

What happened? Not watching

1st base open and only run that matters on second... Bianco pitches to the best hitter in the ACC instead of an OBVIOUS walk and he drills one to deep CF winning the game

[I seen it dawg]

What happened? Not watching

Man on 2nd first base open with 2 outs and papi up. Bianco chooses to pitch to him and he hits a fn laser beam for game winning hit

[Dawg61]

What happened? Not watching

Bears threw to top 3 hitter in the nation with first base open and man on 2nd. Papi gaps a double on them for the win in the bottom of the 9th.

[I seen it dawg]

Fire Biancooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!11! 11!!1!!!!!1111!!!!1!!11111!!!!

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Lifetime extension

[State82]

Bianco has lost his mind. I love it!

[RTO Dawg]

1st base open and only run that matters on second... Bianco pitches to the best hitter in the ACC instead of an OBVIOUS walk and he drills one to deep CF winning the game

That was stupid...

[blacklistedbully]

Gotta love it! One hit wonders. Hmmm, perhaps those bats made a difference?

[I seen it dawg]

They are starting to crucify Bianco postgame. The U should have a post game presser

[Pioneer Dawg]

The U should have a post game presser

Good call

[Harrydawg]

I can't believe when he got behind in the count, they still came at him.......

[Schultzy]

That's just dumb baseball. The only runner that matters is on 2nd with two outs and their best hitter at the plate, throw it off the plate with a 3-2 count and hope you get the call or start over with the next batter with the force in place.

I can't believe they threw to him!

[I seen it dawg]

When I flipped it the bald guy was ripping Bianco for letting their best player beat them. Late inning managing 101.

[I seen it dawg]

That situation was so simple. Walk papi, bring in short, go after 2 leftys.

[I seen it dawg]

Presser now!!!

[TheRef]

OM's top players went 0-for-17

[I seen it dawg]

Bianco sounds stupider than his fn decision was. How in the **** did he get them here.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Bianco sounds stupider than his fn decision was. How in the **** did he get them here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_rolling

[I seen it dawg]

Bianco made his decision even dumber with the way he answered the question about not pitching around papi. The smartest guy up there is the Freshman Robinson

[I seen it dawg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_rolling

Ba du bum

[TheRef]

Michael Bonner
@MikeBBonner
Bianco: The reason the pitch count was so low was because we didn’t get any hits.

10:30pm ? 15 Jun 2014 ? Twitter Web Client

[I seen it dawg]

OM's top players went 0-for-17

Well shit ref they only got 1 hit. The whole team was 1-26

[Homedawg]

Still living rent free in your head

Coming from a guy that spent hours to look up shit about me , that I proved all bs, i laugh. I've forgotten more baseball than you'll ever know. But thanks for playing.

[I seen it dawg]

Michael Bonner
@MikeBBonner
Bianco: The reason the pitch count was so low was because we didn’t get any hits.

10:30pm ? 15 Jun 2014 ? Twitter Web Client

Bianco corn holed that whole presser. Not only is the moment too big for his team he is woefully equipped for something this big. He can't handle this scene.

[Pioneer Dawg]

Ole Miss hasn't won a game in Omaha since 1969.

They went 0-2 in 1972

1-2 in 1969

0-2 in 1964

2-2 in 1956

So this makes Ole Miss 3-9 in Omaha with no HINT of success since their first appearance in 1956!

[Pioneer Dawg]

We had as many wins in Omaha last season as the Bears have in their entire history

[Homedawg]

Ole Miss hasn't won a game in Omaha since 1969.

They went 0-2 in 1978

1-2 in 1969

0-2 in 1964

2-2 in 1956

So this makes Ole Miss 3-9 in Omaha with no HINT of success since their first appearance in 1956!

Who did they play in 1978? Must've been bad book info, bc it wasn't in the cws!

[Pioneer Dawg]

Who did they play in 1978? Must've been bad book info, bc it wasn't in the cws!

Leave it to nitpicking Homedawg to ruin the glorious schadenfreude with his bullshit. Go dig a hole clown

[TheRef]

Who did they play in 1978? Must've been bad book info, bc it wasn't in the cws!

That was the last time they went to the CWS...so yes....that was in the CWS.

[messageboardsuperhero]

OM's top players went 0-for-17

Well damn man, the entire team went 1-30something. And it wasn't like balls were finding gloves- UM barreled up almost nothing all night.

[I seen it dawg]

Well damn man, the entire team went 1-30something. And it wasn't like balls were finding gloves- UM barreled up almost nothing all night.

1-26. They hit 1 ball hard and it was the pissrod line out by Bortles

[Pioneer Dawg]

That was the last time they went to the CWS...so yes....that was in the CWS.

It was a typo.. Supposed to be '72. Don't mind Homedawg he's a worthless waste of space.

[Acid mouth]

1-26. They hit 1 ball hard and it was the pissrod line out by Bortles

That was the only ball that any of their players squared up and it was a routine fly. This is the type of hitting that I expected to see from the bears throughout the season. They should be making flight accommodations to come home Tuesday night. Epic failure

[War Machine Dawg]

Man on 2nd first base open with 2 outs and papi up. Bianco chooses to pitch to him and he hits a fn laser beam for game winning hit

On a 3-2 count, we should add. I probably woulda walked him outright, but I understand trying to get him at 2-2. But once you go full, just IBB him and make someone else beat you. Damn.

[War Machine Dawg]

So, the BearSharks get ONE hit and look like total shit with the new bats? I'm shocked. Shocked, I say.**

[I seen it dawg]

On a 3-2 count, we should add. I probably woulda walked him outright, but I understand trying to get him at 2-2. But once you go full, just IBB him and make someone else beat you. Damn.

That situation is so big there shouldn't have been a strike thrown. No reason to even screw with Papi in that spot. You can't leave that to players there. Should have been 4 pitchouts then go to the pen.

[War Machine Dawg]

That situation is so big there shouldn't have been a strike thrown. No reason to even screw with Papi in that spot. You can't leave that to players there. Should have been 4 pitchouts then go to the pen.

Which is why I said I'd probably have walked him outright. Make literally anyone else on UVA beat me, just not him.

[Schultzy]

That situation is so big there shouldn't have been a strike thrown. No reason to even screw with Papi in that spot. You can't leave that to players there. Should have been 4 pitchouts then go to the pen.

^^^

[TheRef]

The butthurt from them if they lose Tuesday will be so strong!

[Acid mouth]

Bianco should appeal the game under the pretense that illegal bats are good for the game

[Todd4State]

Brief history lesson- Maine was one of the top programs, and was probably the premier program in New England in the 1980's. Bill Swift used to pitch for them before going on to a nice career in MLB. Their coach was a guy named John Winkin and he is a HOF caliber coach. We played them in a regional in 1991 I think and beat them.

[Todd4State]

What was Bianco's reasoning for pitching to Papi?

[msstate7]

What was Bianco's reasoning for pitching to Papi?

Didnt want to run up greenwood's pitch count****************

[BeardoMSU]

We had as many wins in Omaha last season as the Bears have in their entire history

Yeah, but according to them, they're not "that far behind us" in baseball....lol. #delusion

[CadaverDawg]

I gotta admit, I didn't watch any of the game tonight, but just watched the highlights. Holy shit, Bianco. Just like he walks out to the mound with his arms stuck way out like he's swole...he must also think he's got a big set of nuts, because his cocky OM attitude bit him in the ass against the ACC's best. Well Mikey, you're nuts are small and you got Papi'd squared in em tonight. Congrats.

[Todd4State]

I gotta admit, I didn't watch any of the game tonight, but just watched the highlights. Holy shit, Bianco. Just like he walks out to the mound with his arms stuck way out like he's swole...he must also think he's got a big set of nuts, because his cocky OM attitude bit him in the ass against the ACC's best. Well Mikey, you're nuts are small and you got Papi'd squared in em tonight. Congrats.

He is kind of weird. I remember last year at the Governor's Cup when he knew we had the better team and were probably going to kick their butts- which we did, he made the umpires and Cohen all come out to home plate after the initial meeting to go over something. Cohen just walked away and shook his head. You could tell that he was real anxious and tense.

And then it may be just me, but when Ellis tried to catch that ball with his bare hand, it kind of seemed like Bianco just wanted to kind of be out there to take it all in.

[I seen it dawg]

What was Bianco's reasoning for pitching to Papi?

Part of it he actually explained why he shouldn't have pitched to him. Some shit about 3 leftys in a row and it's a tough spot. Uhhhh bring the lefty in you've had warming up for 20 minutes. Also said Greenwood has been good for us all year and felt like he could get it done, blah, blah. He basically talked himself in a circle and made it even more convincing that he shat himself. Oh and also said they did it earlier and McCarthy hurt them. Said Massie had already been out there whatever that meant.

Sounded like...."I didn't know what to do so I stayed in the dugout. Greenwood is so wigged out I was scared to take him out for fear of him slapping me and I didn't want to interrupt Allen who was taking his mask off and barking between every pitch. I had already went out once and put in a lefty so I didn't think they would fall for it again so I left the lefty in the pen I had warming up just for the 3 leftys in that spot. It is just so hard to think and make a decision in such a tough spot in the game and such a big moment that I just decided to keep my stubby ass in the dugout and hope Papi would hit a laser beam into someone's glove."

[Todd4State]

Part of it he actually explained why he shouldn't have pitched to him. Some shit about 3 leftys in a row and it's a tough spot. Uhhhh bring the lefty in you've had warming up for 20 minutes. Also said Greenwood has been good for us all year and felt like he could get it done, blah, blah. He basically talked himself in a circle and made it even more convincing that he shat himself. Oh and also said they did it earlier and McCarthy hurt them. Said Massie had already been out there whatever that meant.

Sounded like...."I didn't know what to do so I stayed in the dugout. Greenwood is so wigged out I was scared to take him out for fear of him slapping me and I didn't want to interrupt Allen who was taking his mask off and barking between every pitch. I had already went out once and put in a lefty so I didn't think they would fall for it again so I left the lefty in the pen I had warming up just for the 3 leftys in that spot. It is just so hard to think and make a decision in such a tough spot in the game and such a big moment that I just decided to keep my stubby ass in the dugout and hope Papi would hit a laser beam into someone's glove."

As far as McCarthy- walking both Papi and McCarthy wouldn't have been a terrible decision. Their fifth hitter had struggled and then you get him out and you get the bottom of the order for the 10th. It certainly would have been less questionable than what happened.