South Alabama Game Thread

[Smitty]

Brown
Vickerson
Collins
Hump
Robson
Rea
Gridley
Holland
Heck

[Smitty]

http://usajaguars.com/watch/purchase.aspx?Live=624&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fusajaguars.com%2Fwatch%2F%3F Live%3D624

Six dollars to watch

[Political Hack]

bunt to open the game.

[Dallas_Dawg]

I'm not paying $6 to watch us bunt and lose

[Dog316]

I'm not paying $6 to watch us bunt and lose

What a great attitude.

[RossDawg82]

Is he being irrational? We are a bad team

[Irondawg]

Somebody still needs to ask cohen the logic behind Robson being 4th or 5th. Old baseball logic says he's a 1, 2, or 9 hitter

[Smitty]

Robson 5 is Ok

Brown Leadoff double to left to the wall

[Smitty]

Damn John!!

Vick two foul sac attempts!! Idiot Cohen

[JohnnyQuid]

Here we go trying to bunt in the first ****ing inning after a leadoff double.

Thank god he failed the first 2 attempts. Single up the middle 1-0 good guys.

[Smitty]

Vick RBI single after our dumbass coach wanted him to ****ing bunt

[JohnnyQuid]

Bats came out hot today 3 straight hits

[Smitty]

Collins single!! 1st and 2nd no outs.

This is how big innings work dumbass John

[Smitty]

Hump singles!! Extra bags taken!

This is a big inning you tried to ruin idiot moron.

2-0. 2nd and 3rd no outs.

[Irondawg]

Smitty - so what is the basis for your approval of Robson in the 5 hole?

[JohnnyQuid]

Sure wish we'd gotten that damn bunt down!!!*** they're imploding a bit now too error , bases jammed

[Smitty]

Robson grounder to 3rd. Hesitates and Robson is safe. Bases loaded.

[Smitty]

Smitty - so what is the basis for your approval of Robson in the 5 hole?

It's not the 4 hole. Could be worse.

[Smitty]

Remember our coach was playing for 1 run here. He will never change.

[JohnnyQuid]

Rea walk 3-0. it sure is nice to score first

[Smitty]

Rea RBI BB

3-0. Our coach preferred 1-0.

[JohnnyQuid]

Gridley walk 4-0 still no outs.

[Smitty]

Gridley walk!!

Big innings!!

4-0 no outs.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Thank God Vickerson ****ed up the bunt. That should be sign from God to Cohen... 5-0 Dawgs now with 2 outs and a runner on 3rd.

[Smitty]

Holland DP 5-0

[Smitty]

Need reporters to do their job.

"John does the big inning make you question that retarded bunt call in the 1st?"

[bobcat91]

Thank God for all you baseball geniuses! How would we ever have gotten to Super Regionals and the National Championship series without you. Please, keep congratulating yourselves for your superior baseball knowledge. Use it when you are coaching your T Ball games you losers.

[Smitty]

Thank God for all you baseball geniuses! How would we ever have gotten to Super Regionals and the National Championship series without you. Please, keep congratulating yourselves for your superior baseball knowledge. Use it when you are coaching your T Ball games you losers.

Seems like we are right and you are mad about that.

[JohnnyQuid]

Thank God for all you baseball geniuses! How would we ever have gotten to Super Regionals and the National Championship series without you. Please, keep congratulating yourselves for your superior baseball knowledge. Use it when you are coaching your T Ball games you losers.

You mad?

[bobcat91]

You mad?

When either of you get to your first College world Series, come back and tell us all about it.

[Smitty]

When either of you get to your first College world Series, come back and tell us all about it.

Ok Mrs. Cohen

[messageboardsuperhero]

When either of you get to your first College world Series, come back and tell us all about it.

Cohen got us to the CWS finals once- therefore he can do no wrong ever and is incapable of possibly improving himself as a coach? Makes sense.***

[JohnnyQuid]

When either of you get to your first College world Series, come back and tell us all about it.

Sorry for having an opinion about a decision in a baseball game on a message board.** stop throwing a fit.

[BulldogBear]

Genius is not required to see the advantage of scoring 5 runs rather than 1.

[bobcat91]

Ok Mrs. Cohen

Again, where are your credentials? Where is your titles and trips to the Super Regionals and Omaha? Surely with all this pent up baseball knowledge, there must be happy memories of baseball titles. Cohen isn't going to change his style, so you either live with it or just catch the score.

[Smitty]

Groundout
Single
Fly out
Stolenbase
Walk

1st and 2nd 2 outs

[Smitty]

Again, where are your credentials? Where is your titles and trips to the Super Regionals and Omaha? Surely with all this pent up baseball knowledge, there must be happy memories of baseball titles. Cohen isn't going to change his style, so you either live with it or just catch the score.

Red X. Top right of your screen.

[JohnnyQuid]

Again, where are your credentials? Where is your titles and trips to the Super Regionals and Omaha? Surely with all this pent up baseball knowledge, there must be happy memories of baseball titles. Cohen isn't going to change his style, so you either live with it or just catch the score.

Yea how dare u question anything John Cohen does!!**

Single to score for south Alabama : 5-1

[Smitty]

5-1

Cohen would rather we be tied.

[JohnnyQuid]

Holland boots grounder right at him, 5-2

[Coach34]

Well, Ive got 2 Coach of the year trophies, numerous playoff appearances, and coached in an All-Star game. It's ******* stupid to bunt in the 1st inning after a leadoff hit. Giving the other team the 1st out of the game is retarded and wrong 100% of the time.

[Smitty]

E4

5-2

Glad Vick messes up or we'd be losing

[JohnnyQuid]

Walk to load bases. Brown struggling a bit

[msstate7]

Geez

[Smitty]

BB

Damn this is a bullpen game. With our bullpen. Might need 10. And we are bunting in the 1st WOW

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

You guys need to stop arguing with idiots. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

[JohnnyQuid]

K to end the inning. Whew

[Smitty]

Big K!!

[JohnnyQuid]

4 pitch leadoff walk. pitching change

[Smitty]

4 pitch leadoff walk. pitching change

I bet we bunt

[BulldogBear]

I bet we bunt

Or send a sub if the pitching hand changed.

[JohnnyQuid]

I bet we bunt

He's squaring but surely just showing. Plz. God.

[JohnnyQuid]

Wow we did bunt. I'd say I'm surprised.....

[CadaverDawg]

Dumbass Cohen

[Smitty]

Holy shit!!!!!

2-0 count and we still bunt!!

They get the out at 2nd. ****ing bunt fail ****ing idiot head coach

[messageboardsuperhero]

So. Undeniably. ****ing. Stupid.

[CadaverDawg]

Maybe that Eaves kid was watching Cohen coach*

[Smitty]

Collins K

Brown takes 2nd

[Smitty]

Hump lines a shot off the pitchers glove! Tough break

Nothing doing. **** John Cohen.

[CadaverDawg]

Two innings that are a great example of what bunting vs not bunting does

[messageboardsuperhero]

Boy, I'm so glad we handed them a ****ing out after getting a leadoff man on.

[JohnnyQuid]

Two innings that are a great example of what bunting vs not bunting does

absofreakinglutely

[msstate7]

Cohen is too hardheaded for his own good. It's like he keeps bunting so he won't have to admit his approach is wrong

[Smitty]

Leadoff single for USA

Damnit if we lose by one make that blockheaded moron walk back to Starkville. Cue Todd "5 should be enough to win"

[Smitty]

Who are the reporters there? Tweet them. A lot. We deserve answers for this idiocy.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Leadoff single for USA.

I'm so glad Cohen is going to play for one run all ****ing game- because we don't need to score more runs anyway due to our lights out pen.**

[Smitty]

Grid mishandles it.

1st and 2nd no outs.

Why is Heck at 3rd???

[Smitty]

They rip one we catch a break.

1st and 3rd

[Smitty]

Ross coming in.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Thanks for playing for one run Cohen. We won't need to score any more tonight to win.**

[Smitty]

Would mass booing at DNF do something about it? There were many boos and jeers when we lifted Tatum the other day. Fans are getting fed up.

[JohnnyQuid]

Gapper. 5-4. Mother****er

[Smitty]

Immediate triple off Ross

Glad we are playing for 1 in the 1st and 2nd you stupid ****ing blockhead Cohen!!!!

5-4

[JohnnyQuid]

5-5. Just damn. nothing easy with this team.

[Smitty]

Roller to 2B scores one.

5-5

**** Cohen

[msstate7]

Would mass booing at DNF do something about it? There were many boos and jeers when we lifted Tatum the other day. Fans are getting fed up.

Probably make it worse. Cohen would probably bunt runners to 2nd with 1 out then

[Smitty]

HBP

[msstate7]

I thought maybe Ross had turned a corner this weekend. Looks like I was wrong. He's terrible with this new ball

[Smitty]

Walk

Holy shit.

[Skydawg1]

Bye, Ross!

[JohnnyQuid]

Hbp and walk. Just let em blow the doors off this bitch guys

[JohnnyQuid]

Outta The inning, that was painful

[Smitty]

4-3 ends it.

Tie game

We've played for 1 both innings

Cohen would have us be down 5-2 AT BEST!

If we are 14th in the sec fire him. This is absurd.

[Smitty]

2 bunt attempts. 2 Buntfails.

Keep that in mind while we STILL blow the league away in bunts. We have so many more fails as well.

[JohnnyQuid]

Robson leadoff single. D
let's bunt with wes**

[Smitty]

Robson Leadoff single.

Rea deep fly out in LF

[Irondawg]

For all the crap we've given the hitting and coaching, the pitching outside the normal SP has been downright terrible most of the time. Maybe Fitts

[Smitty]

For all the crap we've given the hitting and coaching, the pitching outside the normal SP has been downright terrible most of the time. Maybe Fitts

Duh we know they suck. Which makes what we do on offense even more absurd.

[messageboardsuperhero]

Duh we know they suck. Which makes what we do on offense even more absurd.

LOL, that's what's so funny. We all know damn good and well that we don't have the depth in the staff to hold other offenses at bay- so now we're playing for one run more than ever?? So ****ing dumb.

[Irondawg]

I wish we just would have given McCord the ball tonight. He's got to grow up sometime. Use him, then hudson and then young maybe for a inning

[Smitty]

Grid groundout

Holland BB

[msstate7]

I wish we just would have given McCord the ball tonight. He's got to grow up sometime. Use him, then hudson and then young maybe for a inning

Can't pitch Hudson or McCord. Gotta keep running Ross out there to get beat up on

[Smitty]

Ross Leadoff K

[Smitty]

2 down

[msstate7]

Come on Ross.

[JohnnyQuid]

Nice quit inning, needed that. This game was creeping

[Smitty]

Brown single. Damn I bet a bunt is coming.

[Smitty]

Sac bunt holy crap

[Smitty]

Collins grounds out to SS. 2 outs now. Half of which were given away for free

[JohnnyQuid]

I'd hate to be vickerson I'd have to tell cohen to **** off after this game

[I seen it dawg]

I'm glad he's bunting

[Smitty]

Hump HR wow moving the runner helped so GD much!!!!

[JohnnyQuid]

Boom! 2 run shot for reid. We needed a sac bunt to score tho**

[Smitty]

I'm glad he's bunting

Makes sense

[I seen it dawg]

The bunting got the pitcher out of rhythm. Allowed Reid something better to hit.

[I seen it dawg]

If we are gonna do it on the weekends, we need to be doing it now so we can get more proficient at it. Just makes sense.

[HancockCountyDog]

The bunting got the pitcher out of rhythm. Allowed Reid something better to hit.

As someone who pitched, getting an out always calmed me down after a leadoff guy got on. Might just have been me though.

[Smitty]

The bunting got the pitcher out of rhythm. Allowed Reid something better to hit.

Troll

[Smitty]

Leadoff singe for usa

[I seen it dawg]

Troll

Just stick with reporting the game

[Smitty]

If bunting gets the pitcher out of rhythm...We would score a lot more......

[archdog]

Score?

[Smitty]

4-3 DP

[JohnnyQuid]

Score?

7-5 us

[Smitty]

2 out double

7-5 Dawgs

[Smitty]

1-3 ends the frame.

Cohen would have us down 5-3

Winning in spite of John again

[Smitty]

Rea walk

[Smitty]

Gridley not squaring around!!! Progress!!

[War Machine Dawg]

Gridley not squaring around!!! Progress!!

Rea is running. His ass is too slow to bunt over.

[Smitty]

4-3 moves the runner

Again the runner was moved WITHOUT an automatic out. It is possible.

[Smitty]

Rea is running. His ass is too slow to bunt over.

See last game of 2012. Twice. Failed.

[Smitty]

Holland 3U

Big boy to 3rd

Heck 3U

7-5 going B5

[Smitty]

Leadoff single again for usa

[Smitty]

Thanks for the bunt!! Dumbasses. Lead runner out at 2nd.

Really stupid coaches in college.

[JohnnyQuid]

2 run bomb 7-7.

[Smitty]

Home run.......

7-7

Would be 7-3 if Cohen had his way.
Thanks Ross for 3 great years.

Holy ****ing shit

[War Machine Dawg]

2 run bomb 7-7.

They needed the bunt to score.***

[Smitty]

I suppose the bunt got Ross out of rhythm***

[Smitty]

3 outs

3 bunt attempt by us. Cue Todd saying "well 7 should be enough to win"

It's not about who to blame. It's about maximizing your chances. We know the pen is hot garbage. We can't give anything away offensively. We suck. Cohen sucks.

[BulldogBear]

Just checked back in. Sheit. Sure glad we got that sac bunt down in the 1st.

[Smitty]

Brown fly out.

Vick is set free!!!

[War Machine Dawg]

Brown fly out.

Vick is set free!!!

Cohen will have him drag bunt to try for a hit. "You don't get to swing the bat tonight."

[Smitty]

F6

2 down.

4th AB should have the guy figured out but NOOOO he was bunting every time

[I seen it dawg]

Just get it all out. It's ok to cry.

[Smitty]

Collins walk

RHP coming in

[Smitty]

Hump K

7-7 going to B6

[War Machine Dawg]

3 outs

3 bunt attempt by us. Cue Todd saying "well 7 should be enough to win"

It's not about who to blame. It's about maximizing your chances. We know the pen is hot garbage. We can't give anything away offensively. We suck. Cohen sucks.

http://i.imgur.com/cuCPKY3.gif

[msstate7]

In case anyone is wondering... I don't like Ross pitching this inning. Hope I'm wrong

[Smitty]

1 out double for usa

[Smitty]

Levi Mintz in

[I seen it dawg]

I don't like pitching Ross at anytime. His haircuts and pants stuffed in his socks aren't so cool when you pitch like hammered hot dogshit.

[I seen it dawg]

This game is humbling enough as it is. No need in making it harder by having an attitude you are too cool for it.

[blacklistedbully]

Look, we all agree that Cohen bunts WAY, WAY, WAY too much and WAY too early. Do you still feel like it's necessary to bitch about it nearly every single AB???

I'm not sure which irritates me more, Cohen bunting in poor situations or you constantly bitching about it, non-stop! We get it Smitty/WJ, truly we do. There is not a soul on this board who does not know your opinion on the matter. Do you think you could pretty-please just stop bombarding every freakin' baseball thread with your incessant bunt-bitching?

[Smitty]

Mintz = Jordan Walden motion

[msstate7]

Mintz = Jordan Walden motion

Can he throw 97-99 too? Haha

[Smitty]

Look, we all agree that Cohen bunts WAY, WAY, WAY too much and WAY too early. Do you still feel like it's necessary to bitch about it neatly every single AB???

I'm not sure which irritates me more, Cohen bunting in poor situations or you constantly bitching about it, non-stop! We get it Smitty/WJ, truly we do. There is not a soul on this board who does not know your opinion on the matter. Do you think you could pretty-please just stop bombarding every freakin' baseball thread with you bunt-bitching?

Game thread bitch. Others have started 3 threads about it. It's the most obvious tonight. Everyone BUT you is talking about it. Go away.

[JohnnyQuid]

Mintz = Jordan Walden motion

I like it... got a little hitch in it

[Irondawg]

It shows how little we trust anyone else on our staff that ross started this inning. Are the rest of the guys really that bad?

[War Machine Dawg]

Look, we all agree that Cohen bunts WAY, WAY, WAY too much and WAY too early. Do you still feel like it's necessary to bitch about it nearly every single AB???

I'm not sure which irritates me more, Cohen bunting in poor situations or you constantly bitching about it, non-stop! We get it Smitty/WJ, truly we do. There is not a soul on this board who does not know your opinion on the matter. Do you think you could pretty-please just stop bombarding every freakin' baseball thread with your incessant bunt-bitching?

You realize even guys like ISID have started to loudly criticize Cohen's excessive bunting, right?

[msstate7]

It shows how little we trust anyone else on our staff that ross started this inning. Are the rest of the guys really that bad?

Ross has given up the highest BA on the team except for maybe gentry

[DudyDawg]

I guess we know the answer to whether or not this ball will affect ross.

[Smitty]

Failed pickoff. Man on 3rd

[I seen it dawg]

Game thread bitch. Others have started 3 threads about it. It's the most obvious tonight. Everyone BUT you is talking about it. Go away.

Yeah but how about moving your incessant bitching to one of the other three threads. And just report the game if you would be ever so kind. I don't like the bunting either but he's right, everybody know and you aren't driving your point home to any larger degree by continually bitching.

Type the game action then when you feel like bitching about bunting just choke one of your serf dolls until the urge goes away. Everybody's happy.

[War Machine Dawg]

I guess we know the answer to whether or not this ball will affect ross.

So much for that "best pitcher in MSU history" bullshit. Power arms, Cohen.

[blacklistedbully]

Game thread bitch. Others have started 3 threads about it. It's the most obvious tonight. Everyone BUT you is talking about it. Go away.

Not everyone destroys every damned baseball thread with constant whining like you do. It's not even that you're wrong, rather that you whine and whine and whine and whine. You do it so much, it defines your entire MB persona, and dilutes your message.

I'm really irritated by Cohen bunting early and too often as well, but am borderline hoping to see him do it all game long just in the hope your head will explode. You're a classic case of the protester who may have a great point, but alienates a ton of people from your cause because your methods are so obnoxious.

[Smitty]

K ends it!!

[I seen it dawg]

You realize even guys like ISID have started to loudly criticize Cohen's excessive bunting, right?

I've never liked all the bunting. But this year he has taken it overboard. I want a new coaching staff.

[Smitty]

Robson still can't take that pitch oppo.

4-3

[I seen it dawg]

Ross has given up the highest BA on the team except for maybe gentry

Left and right gascans.

[CadaverDawg]

We might as well bring a church league slow pitch softball pitcher in there instead of Ross with these new seams.

New Seams = Ross's Kryptonite.....Actually......New Seams = Butch's Kryptonite.

Our staff of below average pitchers that have learned how to add sink, has lost it's sink and is now just a below average staff.

[Smitty]

Wouldn't be as widely understood as the massive problem that it is without my efforts since 2012.

I report you decide.

[preachermatt83]

The two most underutilized pitchers we have is Hudson and Mintz... both should pitch more.

[Smitty]

Rea backwards K down the middle

[Smitty]

We might as well bring a church league slow pitch softball pitcher in there instead of Ross with these new seams.

New Seams = Ross's Kryptonite.....Actually......New Seams = Butch's Kryptonite.

Our staff of below average pitchers that have learned how to add sink, has lost it's sink and is now just a below average staff.

Very VERY good observation

[War Machine Dawg]

We might as well bring a church league slow pitch softball pitcher in there instead of Ross with these new seams.

New Seams = Ross's Kryptonite.....Actually......New Seams = Butch's Kryptonite.

Our staff of below average pitchers that have learned how to add sink, has lost it's sink and is now just a below average staff.

It makes sitting Dakota Hudson all that more frustrating. Sure, he may be wild. But at least he's running it up there at 95+. Teams like USA don't see heat like that too often, so dare them to hit it.

[sandwolf]

I don't like pitching Ross at anytime. His haircuts and pants stuffed in his socks aren't so cool when you pitch like hammered hot dogshit.

Yep, its like he makes a conscious effort to look like complete trailer trash. I could ignore it when he was good......not so much anymore.

[I seen it dawg]

Wouldn't be as widely understood as the massive problem that it is without my efforts since 2012.

I report you decide.

Yeah nobody would have ever guessed we bunt too much without you pointing it out.

[Smitty]

Ross opponents BA coming into tonight was .302... .429 in league play. Gross.

[preachermatt83]

It makes sitting Dakota Hudson all that more frustrating. Sure, he may be wild. But at least he's running it up there at 95+. Teams like USA don't see heat like that too often, so dare them to hit it.

^^This

[I seen it dawg]

Rea backwards K down the middle

Damn using that 2 strike look breaking ball approach. Got him again.

[blacklistedbully]

You realize even guys like ISID have started to loudly criticize Cohen's excessive bunting, right?

So have I. He clearly does bunt too much and too soon. I'm just saying the constant repetitive bitching about it in every game thread, and every at bat from Smitty is even more annoying than Cohen over-bunting. Too much whining.

[DudyDawg]

It makes sitting Dakota Hudson all that more frustrating. Sure, he may be wild. But at least he's running it up there at 95+. Teams like USA don't see heat like that too often, so dare them to hit it.

Agreed. If we are gonna walk people and let them smash us, might as well do it at 95. At least then your strikes aren't batting practice fastballs

[Smitty]

Yeah nobody would have ever guessed we bunt too much without you pointing it out.

The WHY it's so bad. Numbers and results. I've converted many.

[CadaverDawg]

It makes sitting Dakota Hudson all that more frustrating. Sure, he may be wild. But at least he's running it up there at 95+. Teams like USA don't see heat like that too often, so dare them to hit it.

Excellent point. We need more Dakota and less Ross. What the hell is wrong with McCord? And Young? Send their asses out there so we can quit watching the Ross Mitchell soft toss experiment. At least Hudson, McCord, and Young can pop the mitt

[Smitty]

Wannabe Lindgren out there now

[Dallas_Dawg]

Again, where are your credentials? Where is your titles and trips to the Super Regionals and Omaha? Surely with all this pent up baseball knowledge, there must be happy memories of baseball titles. Cohen isn't going to change his style, so you either live with it or just catch the score.

This board allows for opinions, Jean

[Smitty]

K ends it. This lefty looks legit wish we had him.

[I seen it dawg]

The WHY it's so bad. Numbers and results. I've converted many.

YOU haven't converted shit. You are as arrogant as some in our baseball program. With no knowledge to justify it.

[Smitty]

1 out single for usa

[Smitty]

Passed ball good lord.

Man on 2nd.

[CadaverDawg]

Anybody know how to change the "KC Royals" to "Mississippi State Bulldogs" in this image?....

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GO2R47A3lGo/T7_nRvqgjOI/AAAAAAAAEyc/wshfugR7RDw/s1600/royals-bunting.jpg

[RougeDawg]

It makes sitting Dakota Hudson all that more frustrating. Sure, he may be wild. But at least he's running it up there at 95+. Teams like USA don't see heat like that too often, so dare them to hit it.

There are more mid 90's guys out there than one would expect.

[Smitty]

Heck lines out to right center

[Coach34]

wonder if Vickerson told him no way in hell he is bunting 4 times

[Smitty]

Brown single

Rooker PH

[JohnnyQuid]

LOL and now pinch hitting for vickerson. What the ****. Lefty right matchup bullshit. And rooker at that. I hate that shit. Hope it works out

[smootness]

The WHY it's so bad. Numbers and results. I've converted many.

Oh please. You've simply regurgitated the stats you've read.

You're mostly right, but everyone knows sac bunting in most situations is stupid.

I just didn't realize how much we were doing it.

[SapperDawg]

Can someone post a score and inning?

[JohnnyQuid]

Can someone post a score and inning?

7-7 top 8

[Smitty]

Rooker deep F8

Brown tags from 1st

[CadaverDawg]

7-7 in the 8th

****ing ISID needs to get off his ****ing *** and start updating the ****ing score***

(This is going to have to become a routine for us, I seen it. Your thread the other day was just too good.)

[SapperDawg]

7-7 top 8

Word.

[Smitty]

Oh please. You've simply regurgitated the stats you've read.

You're mostly right, but everyone knows sac bunting in most situations is stupid.

I just didn't realize how much we were doing it.

Read? It's OUR numbers that I calculated. Dunce. And everyone doesn't know that. Their names are Todd and John.

[RougeDawg]

The two most underutilized pitchers we have is Hudson and Mintz... both should pitch more.

What's deal with Hudson? Does he not have any other pitches he can consistently throw for strikes. If this is the case I can see why he's doesn't pitch much. Most hitters prefer a guy throwing hard over someone mid to upper 80's especially if his other pitches aren't consistent. You can take a no stride, throw hands approach and let the pitcher provide all the power. No stride prevents a disconnect from lower and upper body, maximizing strength and also prevents the eyes from dropping during stride. If you stride and don't get foot down early enough against any pitcher you lose a ton of power. Thus no stride against a higher speed ball can be hit for power with less movement in swing. One characteristics of the better 2 strike hitters is no stride.

Either way how many outs have we given away on bunts? From others' posts it sports Vick has given USA an entire inning himself.

[War Machine Dawg]

Rooker deep F8

Brown tags from 1st

We moved a runner without bunting? Is that legal?

[CadaverDawg]

What's deal with Hudson? Does he not have any other pitches he can consistently throw for strikes. If this is the case I can see why he's doesn't pitch much. Most hitters prefer a guy throwing hard over someone mid to upper 80's especially if his other pitches aren't consistent. You can take a no stride, throw hands approach and let the pitcher provide all the power. No stride prevents a disconnect from lower and upper body, maximizing strength and also prevents the eyes from dropping during stride. If you stride and don't get foot down early enough against any pitcher you lose a ton of power. Thus no stride against a higher speed ball can be hit for power with less movement in swing. One characteristics of the better 2 strike hitters is no stride.

Either way how many outs have we given away on bunts? From others' posts it sports Vick has given USA an entire inning himself.

SEC hitters seem to be quite fond of the Ross Mitchell 70 mph soft toss this year, so I'd at least like to see if Hudson could go an inning without getting shelled, like Ross. I agree with your point in most cases, but Hudson can't possibly do worse than Ross is, yet we keep running his ass out there because of what he did last year. Typical of our coaching staff these days actually.

[War Machine Dawg]

SEC hitters seem to be quite fond of the Ross Mitchell 70 mph soft toss this year, so I'd at least like to see if Hidson could go an inning without getting shelled, like Ross.

SEC hitters? Hell, he just got shelled by Sun Belt hitters. BP speed without movement is, well, BP.

[CadaverDawg]

Rumor going around the stadium is that Vickerson got yanked because he walked up to Cohen, ripped his shirt open, and had this on...

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[msstate7]

SEC hitters seem to be quite fond of the Ross Mitchell 70 mph soft toss this year, so I'd at least like to see if Hudson could go an inning without getting shelled, like Ross. I agree with your point in most cases, but Hudson can't possibly do worse than Ross is, yet we keep running his ass out there because of what he did last year. Typical of our coaching staff these days actually.

Coming into this game teams were hitting Ross at .302 avg

[Smitty]

Mintz K

[CadaverDawg]

Coming into this game teams were hitting Ross at .302 avg

Over .400 in SEC play

[Smitty]

Coming into this game teams were hitting Ross at .302 avg

SEC hitters are .429 in 8+ IP

[Smitty]

3 outs. Going to 9

[msstate7]

Over .400 in SEC play

That's crazy.

Ross was a great pitcher for us, but he's done.

[smootness]

Read? It's OUR numbers that I calculated. Dunce. And everyone doesn't know that. Their names are Todd and John.

No, I get that you've calculated numbers from our team, which I appreciate.

My point is simply that the understanding that sac bunting generally hurts you is now conventional wisdom in most baseball circles. You didn't come up with this idea on your own.

[CadaverDawg]

That's crazy.

Ross was a great pitcher for us, but he's done.

Yep, need to quit wasting time with him and start giving those innings to a guy that will be here next year.

[Smitty]

Hump backwards K right down the shoot.

[I seen it dawg]

7-7 in the 8th

****ing ISID needs to get off his ****ing *** and start updating the ****ing score***

(This is going to have to become a routine for us, I seen it. Your thread the other day was just too good.)

Ha! I'm not listening. I'm depending on the serf to do the game thread. Mixed in with his love of bunting.

[Smitty]

Robson hit off the SS

[msstate7]

Swing the bat

[I seen it dawg]

Hump backwards K right down the shoot.

Dammit! 2 strike breaking ball approach again. I'm so confused.

[Smitty]

Fat boy nice single to RF

1st and 2nd 1 out

[CadaverDawg]

Why would we hit Reynolds for Gridley?

Hope it works out.

[Smitty]

Luke Reynolds PH

[Smitty]

Why would we hit Reynolds for Gridley?

Hope it works out.

Matchupzzz!!1!!!1!111!

[CadaverDawg]

Matchupzzz!!1!!!1!111!

Now Gridley's glove is out of the game. Not surprised

[Bucky Dog]

Let's bunt! That's the ONLY way we can win!***

[CadaverDawg]

Please walk him so he doesn't hit into a DP

[CadaverDawg]

Whew. We overcame another move by the meddler there

[Smitty]

Reynolds single off the pitcher!

Bases juiced. Holland up

[Smitty]

Now Gridley's glove is out of the game. Not surprised

You kidding me. Heck to short for the gold glove of Spruill to man the hot corner!!

[CadaverDawg]

Good grief, Holland.

[JohnnyQuid]

*******it holland. bases loaded 1 out K. nice. ****

[Bucky Dog]

Squeeze

[cbrunt29]

Bases loaded

[Smitty]

Holland K...............

Heck up. He's due

[CadaverDawg]

You kidding me. Heck to short for the gold glove of Spruill to man the hot corner!!

If I see Spruill go in, we deserve to lose.

[msstate7]

Situational hitting is little league level

[Smitty]

Heck 6-3

[cbrunt29]

We're garbage

[JohnnyQuid]

nothin'.

[Tbonewannabe]

So is Britton hurt or did Cohen hear him say "f@ck bunting" and bench him?

[CadaverDawg]

How typical is it that when we are scoring runs early in the game, we have Brown, Mitchell, and the clown patrol giving up runs left and right....but when Mintz comes in and starts throwing up zeros, we can't score shit.

[cbrunt29]

Situational hitting is little league level
So is our coaching

[CadaverDawg]

So is Britton hurt or did Cohen hear him say "f@ck bunting" and bench him?

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[Smitty]

If I see Spruill go in, we deserve to lose.

Haha well he's there

[Smitty]

Guess Reynolds can't play 3rd anymore.

[msstate7]

Haha well he's there

And we're gonna lose right here

[Tbonewannabe]

We practiced all weekend how to sacrifice fly and now we get a runner on 3rd and strike out. Makes sense.

[CadaverDawg]

Haha well he's there

Glad we have Spruill and Holland's hot bats int he lineup for extra innings, instead of Gridley's bat and glove.**

#Meddler

[CadaverDawg]

Haha well he's there

Glad we have Spruill and Holland's hot bats int he lineup for extra innings, instead of Gridley's bat and glove.**

#Meddler

[Smitty]

F5 1 down

[JohnnyQuid]

#Meddler

lol.

[Tbonewannabe]

At least Spruill caught the pop up.

[CadaverDawg]

Mintz has bigger stones than the rest of our bullpen combined.

[Smitty]

2 down

[sandwolf]

Mintz has bigger stones than the rest of our bullpen combined.

Yep. Big SO there.

[cbrunt29]

How is USA from an Rpi standpoint?

[War Machine Dawg]

Mintz has bigger stones than the rest of our bullpen combined.

But he's not good enough for SEC play.***

[CadaverDawg]

At least Spruill caught the pop up.

He'll catch a few errors and a few strike outs looking too if you keep watching.