SECT vs Arkansas Friday Game Thread

[CadaverDawg]

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[CadaverDawg]

Bragg in lineup, thank you for reading ED coach.

[msbulldog]

Dammit Cdawg I hate you had to start this one, I wish it was in the morning.

[CadaverDawg]

Dammit Cdawg I hate you had to start this one, I wish it was in the morning.

I know it brother. I'll still be starting one tomorrow though. #PositiveVibes

[CadaverDawg]

Not sure why he doesn't put Macnamee between Brown & Vansau to split the lefty's, but other than that this lineup is perfect

[CadaverDawg]

I don't like JB on the hill. Woulda started Ford. JB had his chances

[state66]

Finally this lineup.

[Dawg61]

I don't like JB on the hill. Woulda started Ford. JB had his chances

Start Poole on the bump and let him go all 9. **** it it's time for regionals baby let's get the **** outta bham

[msstate7]

Is ark throwing knight?

[Todd4State]

I'll just get this out of my system. **** you Wes Johnson you ****ing piece of midget shit.

[Todd4State]

I feel better now.

[MarketingBully]

Is ark throwing knight?

Yep.

[msstate7]

Yep.

Ouch. Hopefully he's on a limited pitch count

[Dawg61]

I'll just get this out of my system. **** you Wes Johnson you ****ing piece of midget shit.

Haha I support this post 1000%

[MarketingBully]

Ouch. Hopefully he's on a limited pitch count

I think it's dumb for them to pitch him tonight. They won't beat Florida tomorrow if they beat us.

[WPS]

Ouch. Hopefully he's on a limited pitch count

It will probably be pretty low since he pitched Sunday and has been dealing with some arm soreness. Wouldn't be surprised if he only throws around 50-60 pitches and they treat it like a normal bullpen session that he would have during the week.

[MarketingBully]

It will probably be pretty low since he pitched Sunday and has been dealing with some arm soreness. Wouldn't be surprised if he only throws around 50-60 pitches.

Hell if he has soreness isn't it dumb to pitch him period?

[MarketingBully]

Here we go Knight with soreness and having Johnson as his pitching coach...

[Dawg61]

Hell if he has soreness isn't it dumb to pitch him period?

Wes Johnson is their pitching coach

[WPS]

Hell if he has soreness isn't it dumb to pitch him period?

He said it was because he didn't drink enough water lol, he still pitched a good game but hoping it isn't a lingering thing

[The Federalist Engineer]

Start Poole on the bump and let him go all 9. **** it it's time for regionals baby let's get the **** outta bham

JB might get us run-ruled in the 1st inning, but hopefully he surprises me

[MarketingBully]

He said it was because he didn't drink enough water lol, he still pitched a good game but hoping it isn't a lingering thing

Johnson will TJ your staff. Just wait.

[MarketingBully]

Terrible effort by Mangum in center on that line drive.

[MarketingBully]

Why was that throw cut off home? He was dead to rights at home.

[MarketingBully]

Double play gets us out of the inning but 1-0 Hogs. JB throwing strikes but we need better effort on defense behind him.

[msstate7]

I don't care how this AB turns out, this is a really good AB by vansau

[Dawg61]

Vansau has been batting for 20 min

[msstate7]

Uhhh... why is that great by 1b?

[MarketingBully]

We got the run back 1-1 going to bottom of the second.

[MarketingBully]

Uhhh... why is that great by 1b?

The guy hit three home runs last night so they are going to suck his dick all game.

[BuckyIsAB****]

twice today vansau costed us an out

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Did Vansau run to RF trying to go to 2nd on that play?

[RocketDawg]

I'll just get this out of my system. **** you Wes Johnson you ****ing piece of midget shit.

That's offensive to midgets. And I thought this was a safe space .... **

[MarketingBully]

Why is Lovelady catching tonight? Why can't we catch Skelton? We are going to kill Lovelady.

[CadaverDawg]

How we score?

[MarketingBully]

Did Vansau run to RF trying to go to 2nd on that play?

Looked that way.

[MarketingBully]

How we score?

Two straight singles then an error double play scored Hunter Stovall from second.

[msstate7]

Why is Lovelady catching tonight? Why can't we catch Skelton? We are going to kill Lovelady.

He fouled a ball off his knee earlier too. We're pitching JB vs knight... we're almost certainly gonna lose. I really don't like punishing lovelady like this. Give Skelton some work

[BuckyIsAB****]

How we score?


After 2 singles Vansau hit it hard to first they threw to 2nd got runner out wild throw back to first one run scored, Vansau (worst base runner in the world) tried to go to 2nd
got thrown out so they got a double play anyway

[MarketingBully]

JB has all of his curves working and is touching 90-91 on his fastball.

[MarketingBully]

He fouled a ball off his knee earlier too. We're pitching JB vs knight... we're almost certainly gonna lose. I really don't like punishing lovelady like this. Give Skelton some work

Well he just cost us a guy at first on a strikeout.

[Dawg61]

The guy hit three home runs last night so they are going to suck his dick all game.

Hahaha so true

[msstate7]

Dang... good try

[MarketingBully]

How was that not strike 3?

[Dawg61]

I know it says Nike on the jerseys but I swear Wally World makes all of Arkansas uniforms in every sport cause they are all ugly as shit

[MarketingBully]

Nice got a K anyway. JB has 3 strikeouts in 2 innings going to top of the third 1-1.

[CadaverDawg]

Thanks guys

[CadaverDawg]

JB doing ok?

[Dawg61]

Billingsley got a little filth tonight, 3 k's thru 2

[BuckyIsAB****]

I wanna punch the play by play and know it all tournament guy announcer in the face. They hated the fact that we shouldve beaten UF and those 2 wouldve been crushed had Grid caught that ball

[MarketingBully]

JB doing ok?

**** yeah. He has all three of his curve balls working and his fastball is touching 90-91.

[Dawg61]

Idc Bragg struck out he is infinitely better than Poole in the box, Poole should never play again

[MarketingBully]

Rooker struggling today.

[MarketingBully]

Rooker having an 0-7 day going to the bottom of the third tied 1-1.

[msstate7]

Besides 1 horrible (doesn't do it justice) inning, we have pitched well in this tourney. I feel better about regional next week

[MarketingBully]

Nothing doing with the Hogs and JB up to 4 Ks. 1-1 going to top of the fourth.

[Dawg61]

JB looking sharp after Gordon looked sharp earlier, we might be alright next week after all

[MarketingBully]

Bullshit strike 3 call. Going to bottom of the 4th 1-1

[msstate7]

If vansau is in the batter's box, that's not a strike

[MarketingBully]

Now the ump tightens the zone

[MarketingBully]

If vansau is in the batter's box, that's not a strike

It wasn't a strike about six inches off the plate.

[Percho]

What are they talking about?

[CadaverDawg]

Our bats have been non existent in this tourney

[msstate7]

Our bats have been non existent in this tourney

Pitching for all but an inning has been encouraging though. I say we put em together and win a regional next weekend assuming we aren't in a national seed regional

[Percho]

That extra strike almost paid off.

[MarketingBully]

Nice, JB makes it through 4 tied 1-1 going to top of the fifth.

[CadaverDawg]

Pitching for all but an inning has been encouraging though. I say we put em together and win a regional next weekend assuming we aren't in a national seed regional

Yep

[CadaverDawg]

Bragg looks like a ball player.. Unfortunately it doesn't go beyond looks currently

[HoopsDawg]

Bragg looks like a ball player.. Unfortunately it doesn't go beyond looks currently

He doesn't have enough AB's so his bat is slow. He should have played a ton more in non-conference games. He's one of the few guys on the team with 100+ exit speed off the bat.

[CadaverDawg]

Who's first out of the pen? Cuz they need to be getting loose

[msstate7]

Who's first out of the pen? Cuz they need to be getting loose

Ford or Mahoney or blaylock probably haha

[HoopsDawg]

Who's first out of the pen? Cuz they need to be getting loose

We just have to roll with Bill.

[MarketingBully]

Well that inning sucked. Going to bottom of the fifth 1-1.

[msstate7]

90 on the black... I see you, JB

[Homedawg]

He doesn't have enough AB's so his bat is slow. He should have played a ton more in non-conference games. He's one of the few guys on the team with 100+ exit speed off the bat.

He has no chance against plus velo guys. Didn't in the fall. No different now. As I've said, there's a reason he doesn't play. Who give a shit how far you can hit it in bp.

[msstate7]

That guy's good, but why intentionally walk a guy with no one on? Anyone short of Barry bonds on roids, I pitch to them

[msstate7]

Worked out though... atta boy, JB and atta boy, Jake

[CadaverDawg]

We're playing with Fire leaving it up to JBill. But kudos to him so far. Can we please snap out of this funk at the plate? Pitching has been encouraging, we need to see some of that mid year offense to give us a spark heading into Regional play

[CadaverDawg]

That guy's good, but why intentionally walk a guy with no one on? Anyone short of Barry bonds on roids, I pitch to them

Bc 1 swing may beat us

[msstate7]

Bc 1 swing may beat us

And we may walk 3 in a row at any min too. It worked out though, so good call

[CadaverDawg]

Rooker's guessing. How did he not swing at a 3-1 fastball down the middle? He acted shocked. Quit overthinking shit

[CadaverDawg]

Mangum hasn't learned a thing. Swings at shit swings at shit swings at shit swings at shit

[CadaverDawg]

Wow Rooker & Mangum 0-15 today

[BeardoMSU]

Wow Rooker & Mangum 0-15 today

Hopefully they're getting this shit out of their systems....

[CadaverDawg]

Hopefully they're getting this shit out of their systems....

We won't win many more if they don't snap out of it. Are the coaches scared to tell a guy that's won the SEC batting title that he needs to quit swinging so damn much and develop an approach? Everyone has figured him out. Adjust or you'll hit .250 next year.

[CadaverDawg]

Like I said, playing with Fire. This ones on our hitters...specifically Rooker, Mangum, Gridley, Cody

I'm disappointed in our offense. Our pitchers have stepped up for the most part

[msstate7]

We won't win many more if they don't snap out of it. Are the coaches scared to tell a guy that's won the SEC batting title that he needs to quit swinging so damn much and develop an approach? Everyone has figured him out. Adjust or you'll hit .250 next year.

Mangum in the 3-hole has not been good

[CadaverDawg]

Mangum in the 3-hole has not been good

Nope. May ought to move him to #9

[CadaverDawg]

JBill's lost it. Better make a move right this second

[LC Dawg]

That dude just smashed that ball.
I hope they are limiting Knight's pitches and he leaves soon because he is owning us.

[msstate7]

Outstanding, JB...

[CadaverDawg]

Stovall
Rooker
Gridley
Cody
Macnamee
Vansau
Bragg
Lovelady
Mangum

We're just gonna have to have guys step up at this point. You can only juggle the lineup so much ha

ETA: I hate the lineup I just typed...I'm just frustrated with Mangum

[CadaverDawg]

I give Billingsley shit, but he pitched his ass off tonight

[MarketingBully]

JB did as well as he could. Mangum/Rooker 0-15 won't win many games doing that.

[msstate7]

Mangum - S
Gridley - R
Rooker - R
Cody - L
Stovall - R
Vansau - L
Macnamee - R
Lovelady - R
Alexander/Bragg/Poole

[MarketingBully]

That dude just smashed that ball.
I hope they are limiting Knight's pitches and he leaves soon because he is owning us.

Them getting cute and pitching Knight tonight will send their ass home tomorrow.

[MarketingBully]

Jolly going to walk his third in three batters. Just doesn't compete.

[msstate7]

Them getting cute and pitching Knight tonight will send their ass home tomorrow.

It'll lock up a regional in Fayetteville though

[MarketingBully]

It'll lock up a regional in Fayetteville though

That's already locked up.

[MarketingBully]

Get Jolly out of there.

[CadaverDawg]

Our pen is shit

[CadaverDawg]

Why aren't we giving Ford a shot?

[MarketingBully]

Poole catches that.

[msstate7]

Lol... did vansau just run into the ball 10 feet away from the ball?

[msstate7]

Why aren't we giving Ford a shot?

Cann loves jolly for some reason

[MarketingBully]

That's why we need that speed in this park. Poole catches that ball.

[CadaverDawg]

Jolly is like the baseball equivalent of the little white dudes that take the basketball court for the last :45 seconds of a 30 point win

[HoopsDawg]

Can't believe we didn't have a longer leash with billingsly.

[CadaverDawg]

Jolly might as well be a pitching machine

[MarketingBully]

Poole catches that one too. You have to have the glove there. Having Vansau in RF is a joke.

[msstate7]

I haven't seen a pitcher for us besides maybe Mahoney less effective than jolly.

[CadaverDawg]

Name the pitchers you feel at least some confidence in that we have available heading into Regionals:

Pilk
Gordon
Plumlee
Self
Price

[msstate7]

Not even mad... we need to get home anyway. A win and Cann may do something dumb like pitch self tomorrow. I just wanna see rooker and mangum have a couple good ABs and get our butts back to Starkville

[MarketingBully]

I don't care how many times Poole strikes out. Vansau cost us two runs on two catches Poole makes.

[HoopsDawg]

Poole catches that one too. You have to have the glove there. Having Vansau in RF is a joke.

I don't think Poole catches either one. Those balls were ripped off the wall.

[CadaverDawg]

I don't care how many times Poole strikes out. Vansau cost us two runs on two catches Poole makes.

Dude

[CadaverDawg]

Not even mad... we need to get home anyway. A win and Cann may do something dumb like pitch self tomorrow. I just wanna see rooker and mangum have a couple good ABs and get our butts back to Starkville

Yep

[Activated Alpha]

I don't care how many times Poole strikes out. Vansau cost us two runs on two catches Poole makes.

We care when he strikes out or hits into a dp when we have bases loaded....

[HoopsDawg]

Name the pitchers you feel at least some confidence in that we have available heading into Regionals:

Pilk
Gordon
Plumlee
Self
Price

I still like Denver and Bill is good one time thru the order.

[MarketingBully]

I don't think Poole catches either one. Those balls were ripped off the wall.

He robbed a guy of a homerun yesterday and is the fastest guy on our team. He catches both of those balls. You're wrong on this one.

[HoopsDawg]

I really don't get pulling bill. He was by far our best option.

[CadaverDawg]

He robbed a guy of a homerun yesterday and is the fastest guy on our team. He catches both of those balls. You're wrong on this one.

No he's not wrong, man. Good grief. The one Poole robbed was a high fly...the ones over Vansau were piss seeds.

[msstate7]

JB has earned a spot coming out of the pen next week. He showed good velocity (90) and an offspeed pitch he can throw for strike.

Game 1: pilk
Game 2: Gordon
Game 3: McQ

Bullpen: plumlee, JB, price, self

God help us if we need someone else

[BuckyIsAB****]

Trey Jolly would get lit up in city league baseball right now

[HoopsDawg]

He robbed a guy of a homerun yesterday and is the fastest guy on our team. He catches both of those balls. You're wrong on this one.

You aren't very rational in game threads. We can just agree to disagree

[MarketingBully]

We care when he strikes out or hits into a dp when we have bases loaded....

3-0 should have been enough of a lead for Self and Price to close the game. If your closer can't come in and close a game with a 3 run lead it's on the closer.

[msstate7]

I really don't get pulling bill. He was by far our best option.

Hopefully it was just to keep his confidence up. Really hope Cann didn't think jolly gave us a better chance to win

[CadaverDawg]

Ok, Vansau back to DH.

[LC Dawg]

Name the pitchers you feel at least some confidence in that we have available heading into Regionals:

Pilk
Gordon
Plumlee
Self
Price
I don't have confidence in Price right now.

[MarketingBully]

Don't play Vansau in RF. Please DH him.

[MarketingBully]

Ok, Vansau back to DH.

Shit at this rate if I'm Arkansas just hit it to RF.

[msstate7]

Ok, Vansau back to DH.

If bragg is gonna play, you go Cody in left and mac in rf.

[HoopsDawg]

Don't play Vansau in RF. Please DH him.

With Bragg going 0-2 with 2 Ks, you will get your wish.

[CadaverDawg]

Funny how the ball seems to find our weakest link, haha. Vansau looks lost, and every damn ball is headed his way, lol

[CadaverDawg]

With Bragg going 0-2 with 2 Ks, you will get your wish.

Yep. Poole will start every game going forward...but we gotta bunt his ass damn near every time

[HoopsDawg]

If bragg is gonna play, you go Cody in left and mac in rf.

Very True.

[CadaverDawg]

If bragg is gonna play, you go Cody in left and mac in rf.

Yep.

[msstate7]

With Bragg going 0-2 with 2 Ks, you will get your wish.

Still think mac in rf, Cody in LF, and Alexander at 3b is better option. There really isn't a good option.

This game is over though, so why not give Skelton a look at 3b?

[CadaverDawg]

Still think mac in rf, Cody in LF, and Alexander at 3b is better option. There really isn't a good option.

This game is over though, so why not give Skelton a look at 3b?

Yep, Skelton should be in. Give Lovelady a break

[MarketingBully]

Funny how the ball seems to find our weakest link, haha. Vansau looks lost, and every damn ball is headed his way, lol

He misplayed three balls which allowed about 3-4 runs. He is not a RF.

[Bothrops]

I want Rooker to get the triple crown, then I'm ready to put this season to sleep. This team has proven enough to me, it's time to rest, recruit and let time sort out the rest.

[CadaverDawg]

He misplayed three balls which allowed about 3-4 runs. He is not a RF.

Dude stop. We get it, he's not a good RFer, but you acting like Vansau cost us a bunch of runs is silly. He didnt

[msstate7]

Next week, Cody brown has to hit behind rooker. Cody almost always gives us a good AB and has pop to make you pay for pitching around rooker. Jake's singles don't scare a pitcher when contemplating whether to pitch to rook

[HoopsDawg]

Damn. We don't even let Bragg get his 3rd AB. Oh well, that's the last we see of him this year. Nice hit Cole.

[HoopsDawg]

Still think mac in rf, Cody in LF, and Alexander at 3b is better option. There really isn't a good option.

This game is over though, so why not give Skelton a look at 3b?

Agree on both.

[CadaverDawg]

Damn. We don't even let Bragg get his 3rd AB. Oh well, that's the last we see of him this year. Nice hit Cole.

If you can't hit a fastball, Cann says you can hit the pine

[msstate7]

Really wanna see price get 1 inning. Game is out of hand so no pressure... we really need him

[HoopsDawg]

If you can't hit a fastball, Cann says you can hit the pine

Yeah but it's tough when u haven't had an AB in weeks.

[MarketingBully]

I'm encouraged by JB's performance and I liked our starting pitching this tournament. The bottom line though is we won't win any games with Mangum and Rooker going 0-15 and Price and Self pitching like they did today.

[MarketingBully]

Really Gridley? Swinging at that?

[msstate7]

I'm encouraged by JB's performance and I liked our starting pitching this tournament. The bottom line though is we won't win any games with Mangum and Rooker going 0-15 and Price and Self pitching like they did today.

Self is fine. A bunch of MLB relievers struggle when they pitch 3 days in a row.

[msstate7]

Yeah but it's tough when u haven't had an AB in weeks.

And it's knight on the mound

[CadaverDawg]

I really hope the poor at bats and terrible pitch selection isn't something that continues with Cann teams beyond this year. Nothing helps a pitcher like a bunch of guys that swing at tons of balls out of the zone. Gridley just struck out and only saw 1 ball near the zone

[MarketingBully]

Gridley striking out which we needed him patient at the plate. He needed patience. Would have loved to see Rooker up with the bases loaded.

[LC Dawg]

Gridley striking out which we needed him patient at the plate. He needed patience. Would have loved to see Rooker up with the bases loaded.
You gotta think our guys know this is over. Even if we were to win this game in some freakish way we have pretty much no one that can pitch tomorrow.
I'm not saying they are intentionally tanking it but it's been a long frustrating day and going home is probably in the back of their minds.

[MarketingBully]

Hey Hoggettes you aren't running on Lovelady there. Skelton really should play more. I know he is a freshman but he has an arm to throw ppl out, he is good defensively and is a better hitter then Lovelady.

[MarketingBully]

You gotta think our guys know this is over. Even if we were to win this game in some freakish way we have pretty much no one that can pitch tomorrow.
I'm not saying they are intentionally tanking it but it's been a long frustrating day and going home is probably in the back of their minds.

I get it but you still have to have a competitive at bat. Gridley just swung at balls in the dirt with Rooker on deck.

[MarketingBully]

Is Rooker really going to pitch?

[BuckyIsAB****]

Rooker in the bullpen warming up?????

[msstate7]

Is Rooker really going to pitch?

Dumb. We aren't gonna pitch him in a contested game and the draft is in June.

[msstate7]

This out would be a better spot for price

[HoopsDawg]

Dumb. We aren't gonna pitch him in a contested game and the draft is in June.

really dumb. nothing good can come from this. Should let Price get some work.

[LC Dawg]

This is just silly.

[HoopsDawg]

This is just silly.

It's fun and games until he takes a liner off the ankle.

[msstate7]

He's throwing 79-81. What's the point of this?

[LC Dawg]

The sad thing is that our starting 1st baseman didn't have our worst pitching performance of the day.

[MarketingBully]

Some fun and games there. I really like Coach Cann. Once he gets his guys in we will really be in business.

[MarketingBully]

The sad thing is that our starting 1st baseman didn't have our worst pitching performance of the day.

That would be good golly Miss Jolly. Or as we like to call him BP Jolly.

[LC Dawg]

Well, this has been a crappy day. Some rest should do these guys a lot of good. There were actually a couple pitching performances today that are encouraging. We've got to start hitting the ball again. We all want Rooker to win the triple crown so I hope he comes back strong in the regional.

[Activated Alpha]

Canny better be the elite recruiter we expect him to be. I want to to wipe the smug faces off of LSU and Florida players forever

[BuckyIsAB****]

I think we win a regional next week

[MarketingBully]

I think we win a regional next week

If we get the efforts we got from our starting pitchers, we have a chance.