Game 2 thread

[Smitty]

Heck
Brown
Rea
Holland
Hump
Spruill
Robson
Lovelady
Vickerson

[confucius say]

Still no Collins. He must be not well.

[msstate7]

This is very close to a must win imo. This team's confidence has to be nil

[JohnnyQuid]

Can't be worse than game 1

[Drugdog]

This is very close to a must win imo. This team's confidence has to be nil

So is mine.

[Smitty]

There's Cody Brown almost going deep. Who has sacrificed in the 1st 2 of the last 3 games.

[I seen it dawg]

Rea expecting breaking ball. Frozen on fastball.

[Treemydawg]

Rea expecting breaking ball. Frozen on fastball.

Maybe smitty is really Cohen ****

[coastratdog]

[QUOTE=Smitty;346055]There's Cody Brown almost going deep. Who has sacrificed in the 1st 2 of the last 3 games.[/QUOT WHY r u so excited about a long out?

[msstate7]

[QUOTE=Smitty;346055]There's Cody Brown almost going deep. Who has sacrificed in the 1st 2 of the last 3 games.[/QUOT WHY r u so excited about a long out?

It was a double

[messageboardsuperhero]

Hey, at least we only left one runner in scoring position that inning.**

We left 15 runners on base last game... 15 in 9 innings.

[coastratdog]

My bad.i'm not watching the game. Only relying on what u post.

[RossDawg82]

Basketball almost killed me, this certainly will

[Smitty]

Robson can't hit

[I seen it dawg]

Robson expecting breaking ball. Frozen on fastball.

[msstate7]

Robson can't hit

Can smith play cf?

[Smitty]

Robson expecting breaking ball. Frozen on fastball.

Terrible approach to sit/time up breaking ball. Expecting it though and going oppo, totally different.

[msstate7]

Maybe we need to bunt even more

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

Ha! We're really going to be in trouble when the field dries out and we can't use the mud to our advantage.

[Smitty]

Seth Heck is squaring around. Cohen has lost his mind

3-1 count after a Vickerson steal. If we bunt here.... Walk. Was squares around. Cohen saved from himself.

Don't bunt brown almost went deep!!!!

[Smitty]

Hell yes look what swinging the MF bat does

[Smitty]

Holy shit Wes

[messageboardsuperhero]

Hell yes look what swinging the MF bat does

I'm with you on not bunting Cody Brown... But showing bunt and slashing brought about that double because the 1B was out of position.

[Jacksondevildog]

What the hell are we doing taking the bunt off? We don't need doubles. We need down angle reads off of the bunt!

[I seen it dawg]

Terrible approach to sit/time up breaking ball. Expecting it though and going oppo, totally different.

You're an idiot

[messageboardsuperhero]

Humphreys has to have the shittiest luck I've ever seen. He knocked the cover off that ball, but right at 3rd baseman.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Rea has saved our ass numerous times defensively today.

[engie]

Rea has saved our ass numerous times defensively today.

Every day.

We're going to miss the hell out of him at 1B defensively...

[Smitty]

Vick needs to play vs rhp

[engie]

Anyone else notice the difference in the dugout this game? None of the goofy bs...

A real talk happened between these two games...

[Smitty]

You're an idiot


Rent free

[messageboardsuperhero]

Up 3-0 but we're still leaving tons of runners on... Hope that doesn't bite us in the ass.

[engie]

Up 3-0 but we're still leaving tons of runners on... Hope that doesn't bite us in the ass.

Sexton boutta go 8 IMO...
I don't trust a single staff member to close out a 3 run lead at this point though...

[messageboardsuperhero]

How many sawed off Texas leaguers are they going to get today?

[messageboardsuperhero]

Sexton boutta go 8 IMO...
I don't trust a single staff member to close out a 3 run lead at this point though...

Our starters have been borderline elite this year, but our pen has been a dumpster fire the past two weeks. It's the opposite of the last two years.

[Smitty]

Baserunning......

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

Anyone else notice the difference in the dugout this game? None of the goofy bs...

A real talk happened between these two games...

I've noticed this in several games and I was really starting to get annoyed at it. I understand the rally caps and being kids and all that, but we were taking it to an extreme. When I saw us blow a lead the other day against Western Ky. and half the team put their uniform tops on backwards I was hoping Cohen would put an end to that. I want the guys to have fun and all that, but I also want us to look professional while doing it. I also wish Cody Brown would quit with slinging the snot off his nose after hitting a double. That looks bush league as well.

[I seen it dawg]

Can we not afford a coach at first. I know they don't do shit but maybe a coach would have reminded him...don't get picked ****ing off!!!!

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

Any update on Paul Young? We could use another good arm if our bullpen is going to perform like it has the last 8 games.

[messageboardsuperhero]

I've noticed this in several games and I was really starting to get annoyed at it. I understand the rally caps and being kids and all that, but we were taking it to an extreme. When I saw us blow a lead the other day against Western Ky. and half the team put their uniform tops on backwards I was hoping Cohen would put an end to that. I want the guys to have fun and all that, but I also want us to look professional while doing it. I also wish Cody Brown would quit with slinging the snot off his nose after hitting a double. That looks bush league as well.

I agree some of the shit needs to stop, but Cody Brown can do whatever the hell he wants after he hits a double, IMO.

[Smitty]

We give up bombs

[messageboardsuperhero]

Home runs are the ONLY knock on Sexton this year.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Leave them loaded aGAIN. We've stranded 25 runners in 15 innings... Unreal how un-clutch we are.

[engie]

Fitts for 4 -- Sexton till it's over...

Or even better Fitts for 4 -- Tatum until it's over.

I never understood moving him to the pen -- just hoped he would prove me wrong...

[msstate7]

Fitts for 4 -- Sexton till it's over...

Or even better Fitts for 4 -- Tatum until it's over.

I never understood moving him to the pen -- just hoped he would prove me wrong...

I'd like to see him start a clean inning. Fitts obviously can't strand inherited runners

[Smitty]

Fitts for 4 -- Sexton till it's over...

Or even better Fitts for 4 -- Tatum until it's over.

I never understood moving him to the pen -- just hoped he would prove me wrong...

what we need is Laster in the pen and McCord to own the midweek. Our starters should give us 2 quality starts per weekend with Laster picking up the slack in the off start

[I seen it dawg]

Wish in one hand and shit in the other. See which one fills up first

[messageboardsuperhero]

what we need is Laster in the pen and McCord to own the midweek. Our starters should give us 2 quality starts per weekend with Laster picking up the slack in the off start

Yep. McCord needs to step up so we can move Laster to the pen for weekends.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Good to see Hump drive a RH breaking ball.

[War Machine Dawg]

Leave them loaded aGAIN. We've stranded 25 runners in 15 innings... Unreal how un-clutch we are.

But Engine, Todd, ISID, and MsStateBaseball say we'll be better on offense. We just need more time. 6 ****ing years isn't enough for Croom, er, Cohen.****

[Smitty]

I condone a Robson bunt. There, all you people who say I never approve.

[msstate7]

We need a big hit here. Get some confidence back

[messageboardsuperhero]

Bama might defend the bunt worse than any SEC school I've ever seen.

ETA: And I'm sure the wet surface doesn't help.

[chef dixon]

No reason to not sweep Alabama. Their pitching staff has begged us to score runs in just about every inning today.

[msstate7]

Bama might defend the bunt worse than any SEC school I've ever seen.

ETA: And I'm sure the wet surface doesn't help.

They have one hell of an 8th inning offense though*

[Smitty]

Squeezing our best hitter with 2 runners in scoring pos

[DudyDawg]

Will never understand trying to bunt w the bases loaded. 4 force plays. Let them swing wtf

[Smitty]

Good thing we ****ed with Seth Hecks AB....

[Saltydog]

and no outs and already one strike on the batter and then k's on a pitch in the dirt. That's freaking horrible. That's how shitty we are at the plate.

[C222]

Good thing we ****ed with Seth Hecks AB....
.

[engie]

But Engine, Todd, ISID, and MsStateBaseball say we'll be better on offense. We just need more time. 6 ****ing years isn't enough for Croom, er, Cohen.****

Yep. 8th nationally in runs. 2nd in OBP. Top 50 in Avg. Fire everybody!1!!1

Please keep going down this road...

[chef dixon]

That was so eerily similar to B7 earlier today. Exact same scenario heading T8.

[messageboardsuperhero]

13 stranded in 7 innings in this game. Currently at 28 through 16 innings today. I didn't even know it was possible to be that bad.

[Saltydog]

nt

[msstate7]

Hopefully bama bunts these 2 over**

[Smitty]

Yep. 8th nationally in runs. 2nd in OBP. Top 50 in Avg. Fire everybody!1!!1

Please keep going down this road...

Spring training don't correlate

[cbrunt29]

Two on and no outs to begin the 8th. Can we just skip the 8th inning completely?

[messageboardsuperhero]

We got lucky there.

[msstate7]

We got lucky there.

They got lucky in the 8th inning first game. I won't apologize

[chef dixon]

I like Cohen's strategy here to just roll with the guy that's getting it done. Watching the bullpen gate open and seeing Fitts run out has started to elicit my gag reflex.

[msstate7]

Nice bounce back. Still stranding too many, but a good win

[jbjones]

Good Win! Way to go DAWGS!

[chef dixon]

Awesome job Sexton.

[C222]

Smitty is pissed.

[Smitty]

Need Sexton to go 9 tomorrow too

[engie]

Spring training don't correlate

Yet that's one of the main things you've always beat your chest about...

That ain't spring training numbers -- that's RIGHT NOW. NATIONALLY. People need to chill out. We keep getting 20 people on base -- the runs are going to come. It's in the bullpen that I'm having trouble seeing the light come on...

[dawgs]

Yet that's one of the main things you've always beat your chest about...

That ain't spring training numbers -- that's RIGHT NOW. NATIONALLY. People need to chill out. We keep getting 20 people on base -- the runs are going to come. It's in the bullpen that I'm having trouble seeing the light come on...

What's our SoS though? That's the point. Citing to these national rankings sound great until you start to consider to context of the numbers. Our basketball team would've been among the best in the country statistically if they played junior high teams every game, but that's not taking into context our competition versus that of a lot of other teams we rank ahead of.

[engie]

What's our SoS though? That's the point. Citing to these national rankings sound great until you start to consider to context of the numbers. Our basketball team would've been among the best in the country statistically if they played junior high teams every game, but that's not taking into context our competition versus that of a lot of other teams we rank ahead of.

Nice bit of hyperbole you pieced together there...

Be sure to let me know when we fall out of the top 50 in the vast majority of the hitting categories.

There are certainly details and parts of our hitting that need improvement. But we've got a bunch of people that seem to have turned off baseball in 1998 and just turned it back on right now. The overarching freak out, especially in regards to something we've been well above average at overall, is a pretty funny right now...

[Smitty]

That ain't spring training numbers .

I was referring to our spring training schedule

[dawgs]

Nice bit of hyperbole you pieced together there...

Be sure to let me know when we fall out of the top 50 in the vast majority of the hitting categories.

There are certainly details and parts of our hitting that need improvement. But we've got a bunch of people that seem to have turned off baseball in 1998 and just turned it back on right now. The overarching freak out, especially in regards to something we've been well above average at overall, is a pretty funny right now...

Top 50 for your cutoff isn't all that great. But get back to me if we are still in the top 10 of multiple major offensive categories at the end of the season after our SoS has skyrocketed. It's not hyperbole to say national rankings right now are not really relevant because of our SoS, and that we'll know more about our true offense in a month or so after 4-5 sec weekends.

[I seen it dawg]

But Engine, Todd, ISID, and MsStateBaseball say we'll be better on offense. We just need more time. 6 ****ing years isn't enough for Croom, er, Cohen.****

Hell we are better on offense. Unless the stat nerds can prove me wrong.

[engie]

Top 50 for your cutoff isn't all that great. But get back to me if we are still in the top 10 of multiple major offensive categories at the end of the season after our SoS has skyrocketed. It's not hyperbole to say national rankings right now are not really relevant because of our SoS, and that we'll know more about our true offense in a month or so after 4-5 sec weekends.

Top 50 is inside the top ~ 18%. That's pretty good. Especially when we are only consistently starting 2 likely non-returners -- which is why I predicted on the front end that this was going to be a transition year for us -- and that's exactly what it's going to be in spite of letting the streak to start the season get to me there for a minute.

In a month -- this is going to be a better hitting team than it is right now. When you are getting the number of guys on base that we're consistently getting -- it's a matter of time before you start getting those runs in. If I'm wrong and the offense falls off a cliff -- I'm sure you'll be sure to let me know...

[Homedawg]

2 years ago will james, smitty, dawgs wanted Alex detz at the plate instead of adam Frazier, now the douche bag wants us to not strikeout, take walks, hit the first good pitch, etc....we have a moving target......