SBW Game 1 Thread (the return of Stovall)

[CadaverDawg]

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[HereComesTheSpiral]

Why is MacNahmee (sp?) not dh'ing?

[msstate7]

Glad vansau got rewarded for multi-hit night Wednesday.

[CadaverDawg]

Why is MacNahmee (sp?) not dh'ing?

RHP on the mound I guess. Cann rewarded Vansau and got another LH bat in the lineup

[msstate7]

Why is MacNahmee (sp?) not dh'ing?

Vansau was 3-5 Wednesday night. Kentucky throwing rhp?

[GTHOM]

I know Pilk is tonight, Saturday/Sunday starters?

[BeardoMSU]

Saturday/Sunday starters?

Boba Fett and this guy....

https://jgtwo.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/bib_fortuna1.jpg?w=465&h=400

[CadaverDawg]

I know Pilk is tonight, Saturday/Sunday starters?

Saturday starter:

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Sunday starter:

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[BeardoMSU]

Good job Pilk getting out of the jam.

[msstate7]

Come on gridley... make em pay

[msstate7]

Caught a break. 1-0 state

[BeardoMSU]

1-0 State after 1, compliments of a passed ball.

[maroonmania]

Why isn't Macnamee starting? Wasn't he starting to hit the ball really well?

[GTHOM]

Saturday starter:

http://djournal.com/oxford/wp-content/blogs.dir/83/files/2016/07/Steven-22Stingray22-Ray-.jpg

Sunday starter:

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Is that the candy guy on the bottom??

[GTHOM]

Boba Fett and this guy....

https://jgtwo.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/bib_fortuna1.jpg?w=465&h=400

I think both of them died

[msstate7]

Why isn't Macnamee starting? Wasn't he starting to hit the ball really well?

Ehhh, not really... .254/.303/.324

Vansau no better though... .250/.290/.250

Guess we're gonna platoon the two. Really need them, blaylock, or Bragg to hit in the dh spot

[preachermatt83]

Pilk has been fantastic so far.

[maroonmania]

Ehhh, not really... .254/.303/.324

Vansau no better though... .250/.290/.250

Guess we're gonna platoon the two. Really need them, blaylock, or Bragg to hit in the dh spot

Well Poole is at .235 but he may keep a spot based on his defense prowess.

[msstate7]

Well Poole is at .235 but he may keep a spot based on his defense prowess.

Yeah, he's good in RF

[maroonmania]

What is our deal lately with getting picked off while on base. That is suppose to be a pretty rare thing but we are making it a common occurrence.

[preachermatt83]

This hjelle kid is deformed looking

[msstate7]

We are absolutely horrid at getting back on pickoff moves.

[maroonmania]

Just what we need, now Pilk can't find the strike zone.

[msstate7]

Pilk losing command... we in trouble here

[Tbonewannabe]

When he hit that guy in the hand, I thought it was part of the bat. I checked a swing in high school and got hit in the hand and it wasn't a hbp.

[maroonmania]

Well gave up a run strictly on pitching wildness but it could have been worse I guess.

[CadaverDawg]

I hate a damn walk. It's always the free passes that end up scoring. Shit

[msstate7]

Good recovery, pilk

[msstate7]

Tennessee beat Florida

[msstate7]

Everything on the ground

[maroonmania]

Right or wrong, I feel like there is a lot of pressure on us to win this game because our pitching situation is such a crap shoot in the next two games.

[msstate7]

Right or wrong, I feel like there is a lot of pressure on us to win this game because our pitching situation is such a crap shoot in the next two games.

There is. I don't even know what we plan to do tomorrow

[maroonmania]

I'm thinking Jake Mangum will start tomorrow and we will come up with someone else for Sunday. Tomorrow is a full week's rest for Jake.

[msstate7]

I wonder why teams get bent out of shape over bat flips on HRs, but the dances/acting a fool over a double is ok in college baseball.

[maroonmania]

Think I would bunt Stovall here and give Mangum and Rooker a chance to give us the lead.

[maroonmania]

Bad time to K Jake.

[msstate7]

No rooker here I wouldn't think

[msstate7]

Gridley needs to snap out of it soon or rooker can forget about getting to hit

[GTHOM]

Gridley in a bad slump

[msstate7]

Gridley in a bad slump

10/34 (.270) in sec play which is solid, but 1/13 (.077) in last 4 sec games

[maroonmania]

Well, so much for Self starting this weekend.

[Activated Alpha]

Update?

[msstate7]

If that won it, we deserve to lose

[maroonmania]

And 2 walks lead to a KY run. So typical of our staff.

[msstate7]

Update?

2-1 Kentucky t7

[msstate7]

i haven't liked Henderson and Cann tonight. Henderson's visits have been disastrous... both led to trouble. I didn't like pulling pilk with 2 outs

[CadaverDawg]

Another shitastic SBW baseball series on the horizon

[msstate7]

Another shitastic SBW baseball series on the horizon

1-5 last 2 years...

[Drugdog]

The damn walks are killing us

[maroonmania]

Wow, way to go Cody! Tie game.

[msstate7]

What a break.

[BeardoMSU]

Holy shit, lol.

[msstate7]

Hope it's just sprained ankle

[maroonmania]

What a break.

I'm just watching live stats. Did the OF make bad play?

[msstate7]

I'm just watching live stats. Did the OF make bad play?

Fell down

[msstate7]

I must be getting old or turning into a liberal (haha) bc I feel sorry for the Kentucky RF. That's got to be a terrible feeling. That said, I'm not willing to give that run back haha

[HSVDawg]

I'm just watching live stats. Did the OF make bad play?

Slipped on the valve cover for the irrigation system. Don't think he got a glove on it, so not sure how they will rule it. It will either be E7 or an inside the park HR.

[maroonmania]

Slipped on the valve cover for the irrigation system. Don't think he got a glove on it. It will either be E7 or an inside the park HR.

Per stats its an inside the park HR.

[msstate7]

Per stats its an inside the park HR.
Yep, it was scored HR

[msstate7]

Another PO. Vansau 2 this week

[maroonmania]

Another freakin' pickoff! Let's just give away all of our outs! Craptastic.

[maroonmania]

Another PO. Vansau 2 this week

Yep, had a guy on with nobody out and gave it away.

[msstate7]

Thank you.

This has been an ugly game

[maroonmania]

Need Belmont to come through here.

[bulldogcountry1]

The most maddening thing is both POs were sac bunt situations, we had no business trying to push it on the bases.

[maroonmania]

Dang, freakin' popup.

[msstate7]

These 2 teams love each other... keep exchanging gifts

[maroonmania]

These 2 teams love each other... keep exchanging gifts

Yea, they tried to give us the lead run and we wouldn't take it.

[HoopsDawg]

Dang, freakin' popup.

2-0 infield pop up. Brutal.

[preachermatt83]

It's Time to sit belmont. He is atrocious at the plate right now and I don't the most un clutch player we have

[GTHOM]

It's Time to sit belmont. He is atrocious at the plate right now and I don't the most un clutch player we have

Shhhh Random will hear you

[msstate7]

God, I hate the strike out/pass balls in college baseball. You may see that once every 2 weeks in MLB and it's once a game in college

[msstate7]

With as much as we get picked off, you'd think we'd actually try and pick off the opponent instead of throwing it over underhanded

[msstate7]

Thank you. I'd have taken 2 strikes hoping for another pass ball/wild pitch.

[msstate7]

Winning time... top of lineup

[maroonmania]

Need to score here with the top of the order. If we don't we may not score for a while.

[msstate7]

Lhp to face mangum... lhp turns mangum into one of our worst hitters. Really wish he'd try to hit lhp as a lefty

[starkvegasdawg]

God, I hate the strike out/pass balls in college baseball. You may see that once every 2 weeks in MLB and it's once a game in college

I know we've benefited from it greatly recently,but I absolutely hate that rule. If you strike out you should not be allowed to run to first.

[msstate7]

Will they leave lhp to face rooker? Please do

[msstate7]

Yikes... that's no strike

[msstate7]

Hit and run here

[msstate7]

Atta boy, gridley. Love the hustle too

[msstate7]

Squeeze, do it

[GTHOM]

Wasted another opportunity there

[maroonmania]

Boy, Cody has his pitch on 2-0. Not sure why he was taking.

[msstate7]

Crap. Left on left with their best pitcher... squeeze was the call esp with Cody being a good bunter and great speed on 3rd

[HoopsDawg]

Damn. The walks and the inability to do a job with runners at 3rd.

[msstate7]

0-2 goodnight

[maroonmania]

Crap. Left on left with their best pitcher... squeeze was the call esp with Cody being a good bunter and great speed on 3rd

Well that was a gut punch possibly for the entire weekend. Had a chance to win this one in regulation there and save our pitching but couldn't get it done.

[CadaverDawg]

This team can be so damn frustrating

Do a damn job guys

[GTHOM]

That will kill our pitching for the weekend

[MaroonFlounder]

If not for Guys getting picked off base, MSU would have the lead with 3 outs for a WIN.

[msstate7]

That will kill our pitching for the weekend

At least self barely pitched

[msstate7]

If not for Guys getting picked off base, MSU would have the lead with 3 outs for a WIN.

Doubled em up in hits and they have more errors than hits, yet tied

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

Does that 3rd base camera not have a white balance?

[msstate7]

Go get em, price

[HoopsDawg]

I don't mind pitching changes on an 0-2 or 1-2 count but I hate it on a 2-0 count. That's 3 walks issued to the 9 hole hitter.

[msstate7]

Big k. Keep the ball in front of you, josh

[msstate7]

Here we go. Every Henderson visit has led to a rally

[HoopsDawg]

I wish Bragg had about 25 more ABs at this point.

[msstate7]

Unintentional, intentional walk

[msstate7]

I wish Bragg had about 25 more ABs at this point.

I do too. Macnamee and vansau haven't done anything to lock down the DH. I'd give Bragg a start there vs lhp

[msstate7]

Every Henderson visit has backfired tonight.

[GTHOM]

Game, we had our chances in this one

[maroonmania]

If Mangum was playing a straight up CF that's the 3rd out. Why was he shaded well over toward LF?

[msstate7]

Game, we had our chances in this one

SBW is a choke fest for us. No way we win 2 this weekend and I think the sweep is very likely bc we used all of our best tonight

[HoopsDawg]

Skelton is a better defensive catcher than lovelady.

[maroonmania]

Game, we had our chances in this one

Yep, this one is over. Just got screwed over on that play at the plate.

[MaroonFlounder]

Congrats to Mingione. He will leave here with a series win, if not a sweep.

[msstate7]

Skelton is a better defensive catcher than lovelady.

He's (JL) been abysmal back there

[HoopsDawg]

If Mangum was playing a straight up CF that's the 3rd out. Why was he shaded well over toward LF?

No idea against a guy who's throwing 80% curves.

[msstate7]

Cann punched every button right last week. He's been bad tonight though

[maroonmania]

Yep, this one is over. Just got screwed over on that play at the plate.

After seeing the replay it looks like maybe the KY runner's toe did get to the corner of HP ahead of the tag, not that it probably matters at this point.

[GTHOM]

How good are UKs saturday/sunday pitchers

[msstate7]

After seeing the replay it looks like maybe the KY runner's toe did get to the corner of HP ahead of the tag, not that it probably matters at this point.

We aren't scoring 2 off their closer

[msstate7]

How good are UKs saturday/sunday pitchers
Better than ours... by more than a little

[maroonmania]

The stat line on this game is ridiculous. KY has 3 hits and 3 errors yet hold at least a 3 run lead going into the bottom of the 9th.

[msstate7]

Last chance is lovelady, Alexander, and Poole. If each got to hit 3 times vs kentucky's pitcher in the 9th, would they score 1 run? I doubt it

[maroonmania]

We aren't scoring 2 off their closer

We've had multiple chances to score runs with less than 2 outs with some of our best hitters up and NONE of them came through. Major choke job tonight.

[msstate7]

Lovelady got to sit tomorrow

[MarketingBully]

The stat line on this game is ridiculous. KY has 3 hits and 3 errors yet hold at least a 3 run lead going into the bottom of the 9th.

8 walks. Price pitched 11 balls and 5 strikes. Two pitchers came in on 2-0 counts.

[msstate7]

Surprise me dawgs... get a rally going

[confucius say]

Squeeze, do it

I was listening on radio and was saying same thing

[MaroonFlounder]

Congrats to Mingione. He will leave here with a series win, if not a sweep.

[msstate7]

I was listening on radio and was saying same thing

It was obvious to me. Kentucky's closer is unbelievable

[HoopsDawg]

Lovelady got to sit tomorrow

Stovall was the player of the year in high school as a catcher. Put him there.

[MarketingBully]

SBW curse

[msstate7]

Stovall was the player of the year in high school as a catcher. Put him there.

Put someone that isn't on a conveyor belt to the backstop

[msstate7]

SBW curse

I said I wouldn't be back this season to watch em on SBW after the turds they've had the last 2 years

[confucius say]

8 walks. Price pitched 11 balls and 5 strikes. Two pitchers came in on 2-0 counts.

Due to him throwing 2 plus innings Wednesday prob. Was not sharp.

[Todd4State]

Put someone that isn't on a conveyor belt to the backstop

That's part of the problem. Skelton isn't a lot better right now than Lovelady defensively. We're almost as thin at other positions as we are at pitcher.

[Shake 'n Bake]

I hate we pitched price, he was completely gassed Wednesday. WE can't afford to have him give down.

[Todd4State]

We've had multiple chances to score runs with less than 2 outs with some of our best hitters up and NONE of them came through. Major choke job tonight.

We do some things really well. But then we are AWFUL at other things. There isn't an in between for our players.

We walk too many people, we strike out too much, and then we have to be leading the country in guys picked off of first base and strikeout/wild pitches.

[maroonmania]

Rooker is probably the best hitter in college baseball right now but with the rest of what's around him if we make a regional and it ends there its been a successful year given the shape this team is in. We don't have enough arms an we only have about 3 or 4 real hitters in the lineup. Tough to do anymore than just make postseason with that recipe. We did a lot of little things right last weekend to sweep OM but tonight the little things were not done well and we lose. Our margin for error to win against quality SEC opponents is razor thin.

[msstate7]

That's part of the problem. Skelton isn't a lot better right now than Lovelady defensively. We're almost as thin at other positions as we are at pitcher.

How many pass balls tonight? 4 wild pitches and some of those lovelady should've stopped

[Todd4State]

I hate we pitched price, he was completely gassed Wednesday. WE can't afford to have him give down.

I hate that someone thought it was a great idea to play a two game midweek series in the middle of SEC play. It probably screwed us tonight at least to a degree. Someone other than Price has to step up. Riley Self come on down?

[msstate7]

Usm 15
FIU 4

Pretty sure Tuesday was a sign that I failed to see. We have been playing above our heads and regression in progress.

We need a win tomorrow really bad

[Todd4State]

How many pass balls tonight? 4 wild pitches and some of those lovelady should've stopped

Too many. I would be all for a change there but the fact of the matter is there really aren't very many options. It has been a problem all year. I can't get too pissed about it because like I said there aren't very many options and there are none that have proven to be better. I don't want Stovall back there with his hamstring issues. Honestly as long as they're putting out a satisfactory effort and if they have a winning season and go to a regional- which I still think we will probably- I'm fine with that from this team.

[msstate7]

Too many. I would be all for a change there but the fact of the matter is there really aren't very many options. It has been a problem all year. I can't get too pissed about it because like I said there aren't very many options and there are none that have proven to be better. I don't want Stovall back there with his hamstring issues. Honestly as long as they're putting out a satisfactory effort and if they have a winning season and go to a regional- which I still think we will probably- I'm fine with that from this team.

I agree. A regional is a good season. Can't afford to get swept this weekend.

[Todd4State]

Usm 15
FIU 4

Pretty sure Tuesday was a sign that I failed to see. We have been playing above our heads and regression in progress.

We need a win tomorrow really bad

Or maybe that's what they get for going all in on our two game series. I've heard conflicting information about that. Still you can't compare baseball scores or scores for any sport. USM beat us and then lost to Ole Miss the other night. Of course we swept Ole Miss.

[Todd4State]

I agree. A regional is a good season. Can't afford to get swept this weekend.

Actually, it wouldn't kill us. It would hurt- I'm not going to pull a Bjork and say it's a good thing. But if we get swept we're still 6-6 and then we still have Alabama and Georgia on the horizon and only four OOC games left including one with Valley next week. Their RPI is higher than ours so it shouldn't hurt us too much from that standpoint. It would be about like getting swept by Texas A&M last year.

[msstate7]

Actually, it wouldn't kill us. It would hurt- I'm not going to pull a Bjork and say it's a good thing. But if we get swept we're still 6-6 and then we still have Alabama and Georgia on the horizon and only four OOC games left including one with Valley next week. Their RPI is higher than ours so it shouldn't hurt us too much from that standpoint. It would be about like getting swept by Texas A&M last year.

May not kill us with rpi, but a 1-4 week can't be good for the psyche of this team. Most of our lineup, save mangum, rooker, and gridley has to be struggling with confidence right now.

[Homedawg]

Our sweep of ole miss was fools gold. We have too many automatic outs and one legit starter. If we make a regional cann should be coach of the year with the circumstances he's faced.

[HSVDawg]

May not kill us with rpi, but a 1-4 week can't be good for the psyche of this team. Most of our lineup, save mangum, rooker, and gridley has to be struggling with confidence right now.

This year is going to be very up and down. No way around it. We just have to keep battling and hope we work our way in as a 3 seed somewhere.

[whosyourdawgy]

Well, that was a shitty way to lose a baseball game. 3 hit the #10 team in the country but give up 8 walks and I lost count of the passed balls/wild pitches. Our pitching these next 2 games will be interesting to say the least

[HSVDawg]

Our sweep of ole miss was fools gold. We have too many automatic outs and one legit starter. If we make a regional cann should be coach of the year with the circumstances he's faced.

+1.

[Todd4State]

May not kill us with rpi, but a 1-4 week can't be good for the psyche of this team. Most of our lineup, save mangum, rooker, and gridley has to be struggling with confidence right now.

Meh. That's just how baseball is. No one is going to be firing on full cylinders for 14 weeks in a row plus the postseason. Heck, we allowed three hits tonight and basically gave the game to them. That's a lot easier to fix than not having the talent to win. I don't expect to score a ton of runs off of anyone's Friday night guy. If they're tired- that's not going to affect their psyche and we basically get next week off with Valley coming in. Then we get past South Carolina and then hopefully finish the season strong. Even at the college level they aren't going to get too high or too low over a win or a loss.

[GTHOM]

Usm 15
FIU 4

Pretty sure Tuesday was a sign that I failed to see. We have been playing above our heads and regression in progress.

We need a win tomorrow really bad

You are as up and down as the team is sometimes haha

[msstate7]

You are as up and down as the team is sometimes haha

It's exhausting haha

[maroonmania]

I hate we pitched price, he was completely gassed Wednesday. WE can't afford to have him give down.

I know Pilk had thrown 111 pitches but when he got pulled he had only given up 1 hit for the entire game and had a man on first with 2 outs. Wish we had at least tried to see if he could have finished off the inning before pulling him. He still seemed to have good stuff. As you said, as much as Price threw Wednesday it was asking a lot of him to come back in again last night.

[Todd4State]

I know Pilk had thrown 111 pitches but when he got pulled he had only given up 1 hit for the entire game and had a man on first with 2 outs. Wish we had at least tried to see if he could have finished off the inning before pulling him. He still seemed to have good stuff. As you said, as much as Price threw Wednesday it was asking a lot of him to come back in again last night.

Pilkington has to not walk so many hitters. That's what knocked him out of the game. We shouldn't have pitched Price in hindsight.

[maroonmania]

Pilkington has to not walk so many hitters. That's what knocked him out of the game. We shouldn't have pitched Price in hindsight.

Agreed but our entire staff seems to have that problem. Riley Self came in after Pilk and immediately walked the next hitter to put the lead runner into scoring position before giving up a single to tie the game. Just seems if Pilk could have finished off that inning and at least started the next we wouldn't have had to use so many pitchers last night. Now we've already pitched Self, Barlow and Price again. Self and Price were both ineffective and you wonder how fresh either of them actually were last night.