UAPB Game Thread

[I seen it dawg]

Let's go mental midgets!!!

[I seen it dawg]

Attaboy Jake. Go right at people. Went 3-2 to 3 hole and grooved a fastball. Nothing cute. Let's swing the bats and get some runs.

[I seen it dawg]

Got to believe we go Jake as long as he can then bring Gordon in. Move Rooker to first, Poole to right and Jake back to center. Keep Jakes bat in the lineup as long as possible.

[GTHOM]

What cant Jake Mangum do

[I seen it dawg]

Atta oh Jake. Leadoff double.

[I seen it dawg]

Hustling out of the box

[Smitdawg]

Got to believe we go Jake as long as he can then bring Gordon in. Move Rooker to first, Poole to right and Jake back to center. Keep Jakes bat in the lineup as long as possible.

Shouldn't have to do that. Since Mangum is listed as the Pitcher/DH, I am fairly sure he can be replaced on the mound and still be in the batting lineup as the DH.

[Smitdawg]

3 run bomb for Gridley!

[msstate7]

Atta boy, gridley.

[I seen it dawg]

Boooooommmmmm grid 3 run bomb. But he can't hit 3 hole or play short for us

[I seen it dawg]

Shouldn't have to do that. Since Mangum is listed as the Pitcher/DH, I am fairly sure he can be replaced on the mound and still be in the batting lineup as the DH.

Yeah but they said he wasn't listed as DH but then the graphic showed he was. Guess we will find out in a bit. I assumed they would DH him and just let him hit. Keep Of intact

[I seen it dawg]

Rook Ks. 1 out

[hailstate17]

Boooooommmmmm grid 3 run bomb. But he can't hit 3 hole or play short for us

Don't you know, he had one bad weekend. That means He sucks***

[I seen it dawg]

Like Cody in the 5 spot.

[Smitdawg]

Like Cody in the 5 spot.

I agree. If he can continue to get some clutch hits and raise that batting average up a bit more, at least to around .300, he would be a big help in protecting Rooker.

[EngDawg]

Is Jake getting to bat or can I go on a rant about how stupid the Designated Hitter rule is?

[GTHOM]

Whats the weather like for fayetteville this weekend

[Smitdawg]

Is Jake getting to bat or can I go on a rant about how stupid the Designated Hitter rule is?

He is batting. He led off the inning with a double.

[Smitdawg]

4-0 Dawgs going into the top of the 2nd inning.

[msstate7]

Don't you know, he had one bad weekend. That means He sucks***

Gridley is killing it right now. Looks to have more pop too. Hopefully he can carry it into sec games. Here's last year's stats for gridley...

Vs OOC -- .379 (39 of 103)
Vs sec -- .232 (26 of 112)

[EngDawg]

He is batting. He led off the inning with a double.

Well the Designated Hitter is stupid anyway. If we didn't have it then the other team's pitcher would have to strikeout 3 to 4 time wereas we would have one of the top hitters in the SEC. I'm not 100% sure, but I think it was Osama Bin-laden that invented it, or maybe it was Hitler or Lenin...

[Smitdawg]

Mangum gets them 1-2-3 in the 2nd.

[Perpetual Underachiever]

What cant Jake Mangum do

Nothing. You'll seem him in the slot and at CB this fall as well.

[I seen it dawg]

Nothing. You'll seem him in the slot and at CB this fall as well.

He'd prob knock your dick off

[I seen it dawg]

Gridley is killing it right now. Looks to have more pop too. Hopefully he can carry it into sec games. Here's last year's stats for gridley...

Vs OOC -- .379 (39 of 103)
Vs sec -- .232 (26 of 112)

#agenda

[msstate7]

#agenda

Lol... I want gridley to kill it this year bc we aren't doing anything if he doesn't hit. He looks to have added some extra base power and I was wrong about that. I want him to keep proving me wrong

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

How long does Mangum go? I can't imagine us running his pitch count up too high..

[I seen it dawg]

Come on grid can't hit a ground ball to short in that situation.

[Smitdawg]

Alexander reaches on a throwing error by the SS, then steals 2nd. Gridley grounds out to the SS.

Rooker follows with a RBI double! 5-0 now with 1 out.

[RocketDawg]

How long does Mangum go? I can't imagine us running his pitch count up too high..

Think I heard either Bart or the other guy say maybe 60 pitches.

[msbulldog]

He'd prob knock your dick off

Is there any doubt, even a small man that comes that fast is like a bullet, pure physics.

[Smitdawg]

Blaylock with a 2 run single. 7-0 now

[msstate7]

I think blaylock is gonna be special

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Think I heard either Bart or the other guy say maybe 60 pitches.

That's about what I would have guessed.

[Perpetual Underachiever]

That's 6, yes 6, stolen bases and we're still in the 2nd inning.

[Smitdawg]

Going to the 3rd inning now, 7-0 Dawgs. I believe we have 6 stolen bases through 2 innings. I do like the aggressiveness on the basepaths, even though we have gotten thrown out a few times this season.

[msstate7]

That's 6, yes 6, stolen bases and we're still in the 2nd inning.

I hope we get some of this out of system tonight. We should've been thrown out some. I don't know arkansas' catcher, but I'm guessing he's better than this guy

[Smitdawg]

That's 6, yes 6, stolen bases and we're still in the 2nd inning.

I still don't believe Rooker being 10-11 on the season in stolen bases. I never would have guessed that before the season started.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

I don't know arkansas' catcher, but I'm guessing he's better than this guy
You're really going out on a limb there. Haha

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Does anyone know how hard Mangum is throwing?

[Smitdawg]

5 Ks now for Mangum. He sets them down in order again. 7-0 going to bottom of 3rd.

[msstate7]

Does anyone know how hard Mangum is throwing?

Low 90s... well he was Sunday

[Smitdawg]

Bart and Matt were saying his fastball was around 87-88 tonight.

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

5 Ks now for Mangum. He sets them down in order again. 7-0 going to bottom of 3rd.

Geezus what can't this kid do?

[Smitdawg]

Bomb for Poole! 8-0

[msbulldog]

I still don't believe Rooker being 10-11 on the season in stolen bases. I never would have guessed that before the season started.

It's all in being aggressive and knowing how to lean and first step, Canny is teaching them well.

[msstate7]

I don't see mcnamee playing over Poole right now. Poole is the much better defender with more pop. Poole does k too much, but he can drive the ball

[The Federalist Engineer]

Is Mangum already legend status, I say yes.... Jody Hurst is not my all-time CF for MSU anymore, Jody still awesome

[Smitdawg]

This UAPB team is not a good fielding team.. How did they win one against Alabama this past weekend?

[msbulldog]

Is Mangum already legend status, I say yes.... Jody Hurst is not my all-time CF for MSU anymore, Jody still awesome

I predict Mangum will leave MSU in the same echelon as Clark, Raffy and Pete Young.

[Eric Nies Grind Time]

Alabama is very bad this season. Their schedule has been terrible and they are only around .500.

[msstate7]

One thing I really like about gridley is he's money with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs. He gets the run in

[Smitdawg]

I predict Mangum will leave MSU in the same echelon as Clark, Raffy and Pete Young.

I really like his hussle as well. He popped a pitch into the outfield, but kept running hard and when the centerfielder dropped the ball, Mangum was already standing on 2nd base.

[Smitdawg]

9-0 MSU going to top of 4th. Mangum out as pitcher. Andrew Mahoney in now. Mangum didn't allow a baserunner in 3 innings. Mangum will remain the DH.

[I seen it dawg]

Let's go throw strikes. 9 to ****ing nothing

[I seen it dawg]

This is the ****ing shit I'm talking about. Throw ****ing strikes. It's 9-0 and 12 degrees. Nobody is gonna hurt you ****. Looks like Henderson is getting in his ass a litttle.

[I seen it dawg]

Sonofabitch. This is mental midget shit

[Activated Alpha]

Take mangum out who didn't allow a baserunner. Bring in a pitcher who has allowed two without a hit....typical

[I seen it dawg]

Get somebody up in a damn hurry. Can't watch this shit I don't care how low we are on pitching.

[I seen it dawg]

Take mangum out who didn't allow a baserunner. Bring in a pitcher who has allowed two without a hit....typicsl

I doubt seriously jake was ready to come out and throw 80 pitches. Up 9-0 guys have to come in and pump fastballs down the middle. Walking guys is unacceptable.

[I seen it dawg]

Huge strikeout. Get a 2 ball and go in and regroup

[I seen it dawg]

Start throwing balls, then concentration starts to go. Skelton with a passed ball.

[I seen it dawg]

Now double play is out of order. Terrible baseball started by the pitcher not competing and throwing strikes.

[I seen it dawg]

Double and just like that it's 9-3

[Smitdawg]

Ok, time to find another pitcher.... Mahoney walks a pair, then gives up a hit to load the bases. Then a passed ball and a double score 3........

[I seen it dawg]

Clown show now.

[msstate7]

Yikes

[Smitdawg]

9-4 now. Skelton airmails one to 3rd trying to throw out a runner trying to steal....

[I seen it dawg]

Get this ****ing guy out of here

[Smitdawg]

Finally get out of the inning. We better have someone else ready to pitch next inning.

[I seen it dawg]

9-4. Mahoney comes in and shows why he doesn't deserve to pitch. Compete! You've got to come in and compete. Up 9-0 and refuses to throw strikes without lobbing it over the plate. Terrible performance.

[Activated Alpha]

I doubt seriously jake was ready to come out and throw 80 pitches. Up 9-0 guys have to come in and pump fastballs down the middle. Walking guys is unacceptable.

Oh I agree about taking out Jake. I really don't like him pitching since he's vital to the success of our team. I think it's embarrassing that our center fielder who hasn't pitched against collegiate athletes consistently shut out a team without allowing a baserunner, but we bring in a pitcher who we recruited for SEC talent struggled to get out of the inning after allowing 4 runs.

[BeardoMSU]

I just heard "Fat Bottom Girls" being played in the stadium. Was that entire thread the other day bullshit, or what?

[msstate7]

I just heard "Fat Bottom Girls" being played in the stadium. Was that entire thread the other day bullshit, or what?

It's edited to "...fat bottom girls and boys make the..."***

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

I doubt seriously jake was ready to come out and throw 80 pitches. Up 9-0 guys have to come in and pump fastballs down the middle. Walking guys is unacceptable.
80 pitches would have been the absolute most I would have guessed for him. We used him as much as we should have considering it's 35 degrees.

Mahoney is bad...I don't understand why we signed him back after he transferred

[Smitdawg]

Skelton with a RBI single up the middle to extend lead back to 10-4.

[BeardoMSU]

It's edited to "...fat bottom girls and boys make the..."***

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to msstate7 again.

Good...that should appease all those classic-rock hating snowflakes***

[The Federalist Engineer]

If Poole plays a senior year, he will be a beast ... he just needs time

[Smitdawg]

Mangum robbed of a hit by the 3rd baseman on a diving catch. 10-4 Dawgs heading to the 5th.

[I seen it dawg]

Oh I agree about taking out Jake. I really don't like him pitching since he's vital to the success of our team. I think it's embarrassing that our center fielder who hasn't pitched against collegiate athletes consistently shut out a team without allowing a baserunner, but we bring in a pitcher who we recruited for SEC talent struggled to get out of the inning after allowing 4 runs.

It is embarrassing

[I seen it dawg]

Let's go Mahoney. Struggle thru this shit and save the pen.

[Smitdawg]

Mahoney does a better job in the 5th, striking out 2 and only giving up one baserunner. Still 10-4 going to bottom of 5th.

[msstate7]

I know it's a swac team we're playing, but I don't like that steal of 3rd there. That's not smart if you ask me. If rooker does that this weekend and gets thrown at 3rd to end the inning, I'll be hot

[I seen it dawg]

That turf is embarrassing

[The Federalist Engineer]

Good to see Cyr pitch a clean inning, we need this guy to be good - if he survived Mini Me, he owes the baseball gods a great season

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

I know it's a swac team we're playing, but I don't like that steal of 3rd there. That's not smart if you ask me. If rooker does that this weekend and gets thrown at 3rd to end the inning, I'll be hot
I've yet to even hear of a pick off attempt or pitch out or anything from them. If they aren't going to try to keep us from stealing bases we might as well take them. I wouldn't expect us to be half this aggressive against a real baseball team..

[RTO Dawg]

Good to see Cyr pitch a clean inning, we need this guy to be good - if he survived Mini Me, he owes the baseball gods a great season

Good time to get Mahoney out and keep any confidence he has left...

[Activated Alpha]

Really wish they would take that slow pitch curveball loving ****er out. I was enjoying our hit parade

[chef dixon]

Not relevant, but we've been out scored 25 to 1 in the 9th inning this season

Granted most our games are at home in wins

[trob115]

Mangum and Cyr have both looked good tonight. I hope Cyr can keep improving moving forward. We will need him as this season progresses.

[Turfdawg67]

That turf is embarrassing

Me? Just kidding. Not watching, what's wrong with it? Weather has been crazy, so you gotta be lenient on grass managers.

[TNDawg35]

Gotta have our nightly drama started by what else, but a damn hit batter....

[MarketingBully]

Gotta have our nightly drama started by what else, but a damn hit batter....

We did it to ourselves. Why take Cyr out there? Let him finish the game. Dumb dumb dumb.

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

Yeah, you do but you're NEVER lenient on the guys that sell them the chemicals.....what you think 67?

[Activated Alpha]

This is looking more and more like our 2015 team

[MarketingBully]

This is looking more and more like our 2015 team

I'd agree there but the biggest issue on this team is obvious. You never can expect 7 Tommy John surgeries. Mini-me left our pitching staff in shambles.

[BankerDog]

Way to go, Alexander. If you listened to some on here you would think he was elite.***

[msstate7]

We've got to develop some pitching depth. Florida shut out the #1 team in the country tonight. Om has given up 2 runs in their last 49 innings. Lsu's Friday Saturday combo is freaking nasty. In short, to wins games in the sec this year, we're gonna have to shut teams down with our bullpen and win close, low scoring games

[msstate7]

Way to go, Alexander. If you listened to some on here you would think he was elite.***

Lol... elite defenders never get errors

[Activated Alpha]

Im calling it. We will lose every SEC game in the 9th inning...

[DownwardDawg]

Did we lose?

[Smitdawg]

Ugly 9th, but Dawgs win 11-8.

[basedog]

Now the season begins.

Regardless who we beat or how we win being 12-6 with 5 in a row is ok with limited talent on the mound.

Young team learning how to win plus they never give up which is great Thing!

[maroonmania]

Now the season begins.

Regardless who we beat or how we win being 12-6 with 5 in a row is ok with limited talent on the mound.

Young team learning how to win plus they never give up which is great Thing!

Yep, apparently our team never gives up and never allows the opposing team to give up.

[MarketingBully]

Yep, apparently our team never gives up and never allows the opposing team to give up.

Losing 7 pitchers would make any team's pitching staff and bullpen shit. Unfortunatley, that is just where we are.

[basedog]

Yep, apparently our team never gives up and never allows the opposing team to give up.

You mad? Mangum may give us another arm. Im glad we played tonight, they probably get tomorrow off and get ready for a big road weekend.

Btw, The error in the ninth by Alexander made the finish look bad. Ford deserved better from his pitching.

[Mjoelner34]

Im calling it. We will lose every SEC game in the 9th inning...

Nah. If our 9th through 4th hitters can put up 15 runs a game, we'll be fine.**

[Shake 'n Bake]

We just played 5 games in 5 days missing:
1. Ethan small
2. Noah Hughes
3. Hayden Marze
4. Ryan Rigby
5. Blake Smith
6. Kale Breaux
7. Riley Self
8. Jared Padgett
9. Keegan James
It's gonna be ugly and we're gonna have to piece a lot of games together, but I do think we can win some games despite all the injuries.

[Todd4State]

It is what it is and I'm glad we won. 12-6 is better than some other SEC teams right now. Time to rest up and go kick some ass.

[basedog]

We just played 5 games in 5 days missing:
1. Ethan small
2. Noah Hughes
3. Hayden Marze
4. Ryan Rigby
5. Blake Smith
6. Kale Breaux
7. Riley Self
8. Jared Padgett
9. Keegan James
It's gonna be ugly and we're gonna have to piece a lot of games together, but I do think we can win some games despite all the injuries.

What a list!

[basedog]

It is what it is and I'm glad we won. 12-6 is better than some other SEC teams right now. Time to rest up and go kick some ass.

This team will be up and down. i like how they compete, not always pretty especially pitching but they play hard and don't give up.

[maroonmania]

You mad? Mangum may give us another arm. Im glad we played tonight, they probably get tomorrow off and get ready for a big road weekend.

Btw, The error in the ninth by Alexander made the finish look bad. Ford deserved better from his pitching.

Mad? Why would I appear mad? Because I just stated a fact? It is what it is at this point. We claw back if we are behind but its also obvious that we are going to give an opposing team every chance in the world to come back in the 8th or 9th inning mostly through our guys not attacking the strike zone and gifting our opponent with free base runners through walks and HBP. I understand that we are way short on pitching depth but I am sort of amazed that even our second line pitchers are so ineffective closing out games against the likes of Ark PB, Morehead St and the like.

[tcdog70]

APB had a couple of guys that could rake. The Catcher and a Dude that was hitting well over 400. They had a good approach and could drive the ball oppo. Jake pounded the strike zone and He might be a big help on the Mound.