We WINNING the 'SHIP Game Thread - Part 1

[I seen it dawg]

Here it is boys. Our time has arrived and today is step 1 of 2. We win today and Giro shows out aGAIN. 6-1.

[Political Hack]

I just hope they stay lose throughout the series. Also need the bench to steal the show with the bench mob. That's a great story line. Our folks should do a better job pushing it nationally.

[I seen it dawg]

Lets go muther****ers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[I seen it dawg]

****ing no fastballs ammo?? Jesus mix it up a little

[LiterallyPolice]

Same strategy we had against Indiana. Also, I think the base hit to center was a fastball...

[mparkerfd20]

I hate these announcers already. You'd think this pitcher was God himself.

[maroonmania]

Looked like both hits in the first came on balls out of the strike zone. Have to give UCLA credit for that. It always seems Fitts gives up a run through a walk or wild pitch. Could have been worse though in the first, good job by Fitts to get our with just the one run. And as I type this UCLA again has their leadoff guy on. Not good.

[I seen it dawg]

I think we get this guy second time thru

[msstate7]

I think we get this guy second time thru

He grooved a fastball to renfroe and hunter k'd on it. We'll hit em

[maroonmania]

I think the first base ump just saved us a run. Whew!!

[LiterallyPolice]

..... Aaaaannnnnndddd once again the umps blow a call at first. Thank God it was in our favor.

[msstate7]

Wes those are hittable

[maroonmania]

Its early but we aren't doing ANYTHING with this UCLA pitcher at this point. We are going to have to be very patient.

[msstate7]

Ct gonna be easy out. He's a pop up machine

[msstate7]

87 and right there. Wtf!

[mstate68]

Well that ain't good

[maroonmania]

And UCLA gets the leadoff man on again.

[mstate68]

Gotta get the bats going.

[Coach34]

we got to get some pressure on them- too much struggling for us in the field

[maroonmania]

We are definitely living dangerously with all the baserunners we are allowing UCLA. Got to get it going on offense a little bit and square up a ball. Everything we've hit so far has been either a weak ground ball or a lazy fly ball.

[LiterallyPolice]

I think we're playing tight. Hopefully we can relax here soon and play some ball.

[LiterallyPolice]

Man. This ump has a high strike zone. No calls at the knees. Not to our advantage.

[maroonmania]

Well at least Porter and Ammarati hit the ball fairly hard. If we don't get the UCLA pitcher's pitch count up a little he will have no trouble going 8 innings to get to their closer.

[mparkerfd20]

I think we kill this guy 2nd time thru lineup

[maroonmania]

Dang, was that Rea's bad shoulder? The one he had to have surgery on?

[mparkerfd20]

Gonna lose this one if Rea is out

[msstate7]

What a dumb play by ammo

[maroonmania]

What a dumb play by ammo

Well if he would have made any kind of decent throw he had the out. It may have gone foul but I don't think so.

[mparkerfd20]

Game over

[maroonmania]

Well we've got a MAJOR uphill battle now. We will have to score 3 times what anyone else has been able to score on UCLA in a game in the CWS just to TIE.

[mstate68]

If our bats can't find a way to get going this thing is over

[Drugdog]

Indians awoke.

[maroonmania]

We may not be quite as sharp tonight but UCLA is very good. And hey Frazier, how about taking a pitch every now and then.

[maroonmania]

Dang Renfroe, how do you totally miss that pitch?

[maroonmania]

Dany, CT swings at ball 3.

[msstate7]

Ct!!! Should be 3-1

[msstate7]

All the sudden that pitch count getting high

[maroonmania]

Good job CT. If we'll be patient we can get this guy in trouble.

[msstate7]

Huge at bat by ct

[msstate7]

No porter! Lay off that pitch

[msstate7]

Dang! We're squaring him up some now. May not be over

[maroonmania]

Big opportunity to tie the game there. Wish Trey could have got that one a little more on a line.

[msstate7]

That was a long inning for their pitcher. Need quick 1 here and get em back out there

[Coach34]

Big opportunity to tie the game there. Wish Trey could have got that one a little more on a line.

he crushed that SOB- it hung up because it didnt have any topspin

[msstate7]

he crushed that SOB- it hung up because it didnt have any topspin

Plus they had him played perfectly. They scout well

[I seen it dawg]

Maybe not the 5th but we get him in 6th

[msstate7]

This guy won't last long. We're getting to em

[msstate7]

There you go hendo

[msstate7]

Thank you ucla for making Adam take 1

[msstate7]

Adam has to get on top of the ball

[maroonmania]

We've got to get the ball down either on the ground or low line drives. Even hitting the balls hard, if they are up in the air, like Porter and Ammo did get you nada in this park.

[maroonmania]

We are just snake bit right now.

[mstate68]

We just can't catch a damn break

[mparkerfd20]

Mother**** that's a hit 9 out of 10 times. Lucky ass bastards

[msstate7]

We're hitting this guy now. We'll see their bullpen

[mstate68]

How is their bullpen?

[I seen it dawg]

IT'S COMING

[maroonmania]

Mother**** that's a hit 9 out of 10 times. Lucky ass bastards

Doesn't seem to be many holes in that defense anywhere. Everywhere we hit it there seems to be a defender waiting.

[msstate7]

How is their bullpen?

Good

[maroonmania]

Man it just kills our offense when we don't get anything at all from Renfroe.

[msstate7]

Doesn't seem to be many holes in that defense anywhere. Everywhere we hit it there seems to be a defender waiting.
Good scouting

[Coach34]

3-15 in the CWS for Renfroe

[msstate7]

3-15 in the CWS for Renfroe

If he would cut down on his swing, he would be so much better. Hr's will come if he makes good swings. He doesn't have to try

[msstate7]

That was hittable rea

[msstate7]

Don't use Ross or holder if we're losing

[maroonmania]

If he would cut down on his swing, he would be so much better. Hr's will come if he makes good swings. He doesn't have to try

He has been underneath the ball all night. He swung underneath the ball on both of his strikeouts and then a little less underneath for the high pop out to LF.

[msstate7]

He has been underneath the ball all night. He swung underneath the ball on both of his strikeouts and then a little less underneath for the high pop out to LF.
Which is exactly what ucla wants. Gotta be smarter and more patient

[maroonmania]

Good scouting

Some of it maybe but most of their guys just appear to be in their normal positions and that's where we are hitting the ball.

[msstate7]

Walks are pretty high. Need to get a bb or 2

[maroonmania]

That was a killer DP there.

[msstate7]

That was a killer DP there.

Cohen has to tell em don't drag bunt on 0-0 count. Just get it down

[msstate7]

That was a killer DP there.

Probably shoulda bunt anyway

[sandwolf]

That was a killer DP there.

Yep.....that may have been the dagger to the heart right there.

[mparkerfd20]

That inning ended it. Just not our night. Gotta fight off the elimination now

[maroonmania]

Henderson has grounded into more DPs than anyone we have. Agree, bunting on the third strike would not have been a bad idea but there's always the chance he actually would have gotten a hit I guess.

[msstate7]

Henderson has grounded into more DPs than anyone we have. Agree, bunting on the third strike would not have been a bad idea but there's always the chance he actually would have gotten a hit I guess.

Yeah I said bunt anyway in hindsight.

[msstate7]

Big inning. Their closer is tough to pick up on with that arm slot

[Bully13]

losing to left winged anti american liberals sucks cock

[msstate7]

losing to left winged anti american liberals sucks cock

I agree.

[maroonmania]

Dang, we need to do something this inning. We will see the submariner next inning.

[sandwolf]

Well.....here he comes.

[msstate7]

Well.....here he comes.

If nothing else, we're making em use their closer for a 5 out save. We'll get a good look at em.

[mparkerfd20]

Game set match

[maroonmania]

If nothing else, we're making em use their closer for a 5 out save. We'll get a good look at em.

Well crap, he just got 2 of those outs with 2 pitches.

[msstate7]

Well crap, he just got 2 of those outs with 2 pitches.

Yeah uh that sucked

[maroonmania]

Almost no way for us to win when we get ZERO hits from Frazier, Renfroe and Rea combined.

[mparkerfd20]

I just wanna know who's the bastard that went to Omaha and jinxed us?

[Bully13]

we are done. it was a good run. proud of what we did. but this is over. ****..

[msstate7]

Who we start tomorrow

[maroonmania]

We may have no choice now but to start Graveman on short rest. Can't save him until Wed when there may be no Wed.

[Bully13]

our first legit chance is getting ready to go up in smokes to dick smokers.. nice.. this bites

[maroonmania]

Dang, Girodo is at 120 pitches.

[sandwolf]

We may have no choice now but to start Graveman on short rest. Can't save him until Wed when there may be no Wed.

How many pitches did he throw on Friday?

[msstate7]

Uhhhh Wes is really slow

[maroonmania]

How many pitches did he throw on Friday?

Around 75.

[sandwolf]

Lets go Frost!

[msstate7]

Really wish we could get this to adam

[sandwolf]

Why the **** is Ammo always ducking around up there at the plate?

[msstate7]

Please walk robson. Please!

[maroonmania]

Seems weird to stick the freshman Robson in in this spot.

[sandwolf]

If we can just get frazier to the plate.....

[msstate7]

If we can just get frazier to the plate.....

Gonna be tough

[maroonmania]

Apparently the only way to beat this bunch is 1-0.

[maroonmania]

If we can just get frazier to the plate.....

I don't think the matchup thing was the way to go there. Henderson has been pretty clutch so we should have let him hit there.

[mparkerfd20]

Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid decision to put Robson in there

[maroonmania]

Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid decision to put Robson in there

I agree but Cohen is going to do what Cohen is going to do.

[msstate7]

Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid decision to put Robson in there

Had we left porter in we coulda pinch hit frost for hendo

[I seen it dawg]

Ammo as usual ****s up enough to really hurt us and Hendo trying to be a ****ing hero and drag bunt killed us. We didn't execute for shit when we had to. I said in a post awhile back that the key to winning is just playing against the game and not worrying about who they play. We played UCLA and worried our asses off about what they were going to do to us instead of just playing the game. UCLA just played the game. The same ****ing boring ***** ass playing the game...that keeps them winning. I would trade in a heartbeat right now. We got to nut up tomorrow and get it to Wednesday.

[FlabLoser]

We tried too hard, too worried, too over-coached with the pinch running and pinch hitting.

And couldn't find any gaps.