MSU vs USM - Regional Championship Game FINAL 9:30 Start

[I seen it dawg]

Rileys game.

[confucius say]

Rain looks to be back

[ScoobaDawg]

The light has clicked on the last month. Fun to watch. So much confidence he will have going into the summer.

That's freaking COACHING. My god.. we thought we had something special during the regular season from Cann.. This GUY knows how to win..
We need to keep henderson badly too

[LC Dawg]

HOLY ****!
Haha! Me too. I've got to be at work at 7:00.

[I seen it dawg]

And that was why mstate 7 you didn't take mac and vansau out for the 8th

[ScoobaDawg]

Rain looks to be back


Little system moving in but no more than 5 minutes

[confucius say]

Two more baby!!

[I seen it dawg]

Attaway belmont. 2 to go

[The Federalist Engineer]

One Down

[msstate7]

And that was why mstate 7 you didn't take mac and vansau out for the 8th

Good call.

[Cloak]

Finish this

[confucius say]

One more baby!!

[I seen it dawg]

Attaboy Poole. One more.

[msstate7]

Do not. Do not. Do not!!! Do not put this guy on

[3rdGen]

Feel like Jake from major league should be talking to Self right

[The Federalist Engineer]

See Buzzards...we catch fly balls...learn

[I seen it dawg]

Good call.

Ultimately you want to take them out right after they hit. Worked out for us

[Irondawg]

Deep breaths

[I seen it dawg]

****

[msstate7]

We always go the hard route haha

[LC Dawg]

Let's go Self. Finish it.

[Irondawg]

Well this gets interesting now

[confucius say]

You knew it was not going to be routine or easy with this bunch.

[I seen it dawg]

Can't just pound cutters here. Got to do something else at some point in this at bat.

[I seen it dawg]

Wow that's a strike

[confucius say]

Where did that 0-0 miss?

[I seen it dawg]

Riley has hit freshman wall. Velocity is down

[LC Dawg]

Hail State!
Pass the ****ing cheesecake!

[Cooterpoot]

Unbelievable

[msstate7]

Cann, you the man... Henderson you too

Great job!

[preachermatt83]

Andy Cannizzaro.. Coach of the year. Hands down. What he's done is unreal.

[confucius say]

CHEESECAKE!!
CHEESECAKE!!
CHEESECAKE!!
CHEESECAKE!!
CHEESECAKE!!

[The Federalist Engineer]

BEHOLD! Bulldog Baseball Magic!

[msstate7]

Riley has hit freshman wall. Velocity is down

Hopefully just bc he threw 40 pitches yesterday

[3rdGen]

SUPER SUPER SUPER WE MADE IT TO THE SUPER. HOLY SHIT!!!! That was intense!!!!! Going to ring my bell and smash a beer. Good night Hattiesburg. It was fun, but I'm glad it's over.

HAILSTATE!

[Irondawg]

Wow. This team. Hopefully there is a little more juice left in the tank

[smootness]

Unbelievable.

[LC Dawg]

Remember Eagles. There's no crying in baseball so I don't want to hear your shit.

[Duckdog]

SMTTT

[confucius say]

Good things happen when you challenge hitters and don't walk people.

Now, on to whiny Manieri

[I seen it dawg]

Just wow

[preachermatt83]

Cheesecake!!!!!!

[TimberBeast]

Feed nugget

[Dawgtini]

Dawgs Win! Dawgs Win! Dawgs Win! #HailState

[HoopsDawg]

Wow. Lose first game on the road and win 4 in a row.

[msstate7]

Gotta give it to the OM tv crew. They've been pretty dang professional. No way I would be this cheery calling OM winning a regional

[LC Dawg]

Can't win regional after losing opener - WRONG
Can't win 4 games in 2 days - WRONG
Can't win a Super in Baton Rouge - DON'T BET AGAINST THESE DAWGS.

[I seen it dawg]

Wow

[msstate7]

Wow. Lose first game on the road and win 4 in a row.

Billingsley made this possible.

[I seen it dawg]

Can't win regional after losing opener - WRONG
Can't win 4 games in 2 days - WRONG
Can't win a Super in Baton Rouge - DON'T BET AGAINST THESE DAWGS.

Can't win starting Pilk in game 2..... I just had to! Lol

[I seen it dawg]

Billingsley made this possible.

They all made it possible

[The Federalist Engineer]

So...do we start Gordon vs Lange in Game-1?....Not No, but Hell No

[smootness]

Gotta give it to the OM tv crew. They've been pretty dang professional. No way I would be this cheery calling OM winning a regional

Eh, they seemed happier when Southern did something than when we did. The call of the insane error that led to the 2 GW runs sounded like a routine play in the 2nd.

[confucius say]

We got some decisions to make. Don't pitch Pilk against Lange, throw him against Poche. Will we play super regional starting Friday or Saturday?

[MarketingBully]

What a team guys! What a team. 40 wins in his first year as a head coach period and we aren't done yet!

[I seen it dawg]

Holy ****ing cheesecake. Just keep eating that gravy

[smootness]

We got some decisions to make. Don't pitch Pilk against Lange, throw him against Poche. Will we play super regional starting Friday or Saturday?

No, you throw Pilkington Game 1. You don't concede anything.

[msstate7]

They all made it possible

Of course they did, but JB giving us that complete game was aces

[Todd4State]

Hail State! Winning never gets old!

Too bad those USM fans who came over here to talk "friendly smack" are going to be nowhere to be found. We just beat one of their best teams in their history with basically six pitchers and about 14 less players on our roster. I hope they enjoyed this before Cann gets a full roster because it's not going to be pretty.

Great win by the Bulldogs and great heart and leadership from the coaches and the seniors.

Now let's go to Omaha!

[I seen it dawg]

I'll let y'all know the pitching decisions tomorrow after I get some rest.

[confucius say]

So...do we start Gordon vs Lange in Game-1?

Hell no. Your starters are JB, Pilk, and DM. Prob in that order if it starts Saturday. Maybe switch JB and DM if it starts Friday.

[HoopsDawg]

Billingsley made this possible.

For sure. He might be our game 2 starter vs LSU.

[I seen it dawg]

And enjoy watching the first 2 games next year berry from the bus. While we whip your ass again.

[blacklistedbully]

Awesome job, Diamond Dogs!

[confucius say]

No, you throw Pilkington Game 1. You don't concede anything.

Im not conceding anything. I'm playing matchups.

[msstate7]

Eh, they seemed happier when Southern did something than when we did. The call of the insane error that led to the 2 GW runs sounded like a routine play in the 2nd.

Yeah, that's true. I just know how much dick hates state and I thought it hid it relatively well. I think the guy has real potential to call games

[Cloak]

Hell of a game for a final

[MarketingBully]

Billingsley made this possible.

JB was awesome today. If he could learn another secondary pitch like say a change up to go with his 12/6 curve and fastball he could be a great Saturday starter.

[Dawgowar]

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Winning....it's just better than losing.

[Todd4State]

We got some decisions to make. Don't pitch Pilk against Lange, throw him against Poche. Will we play super regional starting Friday or Saturday?

With the state of our pitching staff- I agree. I don't announce it until the last minute if I'm Cann and I go with McQuary and then follow up with Pilkington and Billingsley. And it's not really conceding- I've seen things happen where a guy will have the game of his life like Anthony Reyes did in Game one of the 2006 World Series.

[smootness]

Hell no. Your starters are JB, Pilk, and DM. Prob in that order if it starts Saturday. Maybe switch JB and DM if it starts Friday.

I go Pilkington, Plumlee, and Billingsley. McQuary isn't ready.

[Todd4State]

JB was awesome today. If he could learn another secondary pitch like say a change up to go with his 12/6 curve and fastball he could be a great Saturday starter.

If things work out like I hope- he will be a badass midweek starter. However things rarely work out how I would like them to.

[Commercecomet24]

Never doubt this bunch or coaching staff!

#HailState

[MarketingBully]

I think Gordon will rebound and give us great innings from the pen in the super. He seems to do better out of the pen.

[BeardoMSU]

Yeah, that's true. I just know how much dick hates state and I thought it hid it relatively well. I think the guy has real potential to call games

TBH, I think Dick does an excellent job of calling games.

[Bdawg]

Billingsley made this possible.

Very true. I thought we had a chance after what he did

[msstate7]

I go Pilkington, Plumlee, and Billingsley. McQuary isn't ready.

I really don't like any order vs their guys. We're gonna have to really swing the bats

[LC Dawg]

And enjoy watching the first 2 games next year berry from the bus. While we whip your ass again.
Yeah, I thought about that when he was getting tossed. That's hilarious.

[Dawgtini]

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Winning....it's just better than losing.

+1

[The Federalist Engineer]

In this Regional....

(1) Lovelady was a warrior and he kept the pitching staff (except Gordon) level headed
(2) Cody Brown was clutch and offensive MVP
(3) Gridley was great defensively throughout and was great batting until USM games
(4) Pilk was our ace stopper when we needed him
(5) Billingsley saved his best game for a great moment
(6) Price was a warrior to come back when coach thought he could not
(7) Self is becoming big time

[Commercecomet24]

I can't wait to see what Cann can do with a full roster! Hell we might go undefeated!

[BuckyIsAB****]

Pilk, Billingsley, and DM is who I would go with

[LC Dawg]

Now I can't sleep. I wish I had some cheesecake.

[Goldendawg]

Great job! Never give up on this team! Hail State! Just texted my 80 year old Bulldog Mom who couldn't stay up this late with news of the win and she thanked me for the news even at 1:00 AM. Hail Mom! Hail State!

[Todd4State]

I go Pilkington, Plumlee, and Billingsley. McQuary isn't ready.

Sigh. No. Plumlee needs to stay in the pen and piggyback McQuary. We go with McQuary 3-5 depending on how wild he is, and then bring in Plumlee. That allows us to rest Price and Self. We throw Pilkington against Poche and hope for the best. And then hope Billingsley stays hot and we outslug them.

It may not work but shit- we're a short handed team going on the road and we have to be a little unconventional to give us a better chance sometimes.

[Cloak]

Billingsley made this possible.


They all made it possible

Both are true. Without Billingsley pitching how he did, it would of made the final much harder. Great win.

[Commercecomet24]

I don't know about the rest of y'all but this team is my favorite of all time no matter what else happens this year! This team has girodos the size of a mountain!

[The Federalist Engineer]

TBH, I think Dick does an excellent job of calling games.

I did not want to mention this, but Cross and Delucci did a good job. This may hate us, but did good.

[Bdawg]

And enjoy watching the first 2 games next year berry from the bus. While we whip your ass again.

I was thinking the same thing when he got tossed!!!

[sandwolf]

Gotta give it to the OM tv crew. They've been pretty dang professional. No way I would be this cheery calling OM winning a regionalI have heard Cross call a bunch of our games and he has been extremely good and professional every time.

[Dawg61]

our bullpen was gigantic tonight only giving up 2 runs after the first!!

[I seen it dawg]

One thing is Billingsley shouldn't be available until game 3 if we are Fri-sun. Maybe game 2 if sat-mon

[I seen it dawg]

our bullpen was gigantic tonight only giving up 2 runs after the first!!

Yep. Stayed away from all the free shit

[Todd4State]

I can't wait to see what Cann can do with a full roster! Hell we might go undefeated!

We'll go 54-1 because the umpires will inevitably screw up a call in the LSU series that costs us a game.

But yeah- 40 wins and SR appearance in year one after taking over in November and pretty much missing the fall and then having a significantly shorter roster to work with- that's impressive no matter what. He gets another pass from me next year- he only recruited a few guys that will be freshmen next year so really this summer is his first class where he has a significant impact. And we're going to play a ton on the road next year with I'm assuming 22 home games and 6 neutral site games- Governor's Cup and USM in Pearl, probably a game in Biloxi, and then the three in the Houston Tournament. So, 2019 will be really his first "normal" year and by then the new ballpark will be open and the team will be mostly his recruits.

[confucius say]

Sigh. No. Plumlee needs to stay in the pen and piggyback McQuary. We go with McQuary 3-5 depending on how wild he is, and then bring in Plumlee. That allows us to rest Price and Self. We throw Pilkington against Poche and hope for the best. And then hope Billingsley stays hot and we outslug them.

It may not work but shit- we're a short handed team going on the road and we have to be a little unconventional to give us a better chance sometimes.

Yep.

[Todd4State]

One thing is Billingsley shouldn't be available until game 3 if we are Fri-sun. Maybe game 2 if sat-mon

Totally agree.

[Goldendawg]

I did get tired of Cross telling us that Delucci was a former All American at UNM. One time was sufficient. I guess he had to get them as many plugs as possible and can't help himself.

[msstate7]

One thing is Billingsley shouldn't be available until game 3 if we are Fri-sun. Maybe game 2 if sat-mon
You know we'll get fri-sun bc lsu is rested. NCAA will give lsu every advantage they can

[I seen it dawg]

You know we'll get fri-sun bc lsu is rested. NCAA will give lsu every advantage they can

I'm actually ok with that. We have momentum let's play as soon as possible.

[The Federalist Engineer]

I'm going to say this and it's stupid...but LSU has been the Hottest team in the SEC and America for about 5 weeks. I think they need to come back to Earth and we are going to steal 2 games in Baton Rouge.

We are going to pull an Arizona on their ass. We've got noting to lose and they (Lange, Poche, etc) will be counting their money and draft status next week.

I can already see Mangina crying on ESPN about the draft distracting his players and how they let him down.

[ScoobaDawg]

Wow


Exactly... you can't say enough about this TEAM.
Amazing.
and gives me the biggest chills what Cann can build us into...

[ScoobaDawg]

And enjoy watching the first 2 games next year berry from the bus. While we whip your ass again.

This is a great point.. I can't wait for that to be talked about for 2 days...

[BeardoMSU]

I guess sleeping is out of the question....might as well keep drinking.

[msstate7]

I'm going to say this and it's stupid...but LSU has been the Hottest team in the SEC and America for about 5 weeks. I think they need to come back to Earth and we are going to steal 2 games in Baton Rouge.

We are going to pull an Arizona on their ass. We've got noting to lose and they will be counting their money and draft status next week.

I know our pitching staff is much better suited for super regional play than regional

[Commercecomet24]

We bout to give lsu hell,boys!

[Todd4State]

You know we'll get fri-sun bc lsu is rested. NCAA will give lsu every advantage they can

I don't give a shit when we play them. Tell me when and where and I'll be there.

[MarketingBully]

I think we should move Gordon back to the pen to piggy back off Billingsly. You would have Plumlee piggyback McQuary as you guys noted. We already have Pilk and he usually goes deep in games but you could put in Jolly when he gets it to seventh or eighth. Then use Self/Price as needed. We should have enough pitching for Super Regionals and CWS b/c of the spacing between games. The key will be throw strikes and be patient at the plate hitting wise. We did a great job of that the first game tonight and then late in the second game. What's interesting is if we can make it to CWS we could have a shot. Arizona and Coastal Carolina didn't have much more pitching then we have. They just got hot at the right moment. Winning 4 games in 2 days to me is a start to getting hot. If I'm not mistaken, Arizona had to do the same thing we did today to get through the Lafayette regional last year. Just saying...

[BuckyIsAB****]

I don't give a shit when we play them. Tell me when and where and I'll be there.

Can you imagine anything sweeter than going down there and beating their ass at the box in the supers

[Todd4State]

Can you imagine anything sweeter than going down there and beating their ass at the box in the supers

Aside from winning a National Championship- no.

[ScoobaDawg]

I guess sleeping is out of the question....might as well keep drinking.
It is so far.... Don't try talking to a USM fan right now though lol

[confucius say]

Can you imagine anything sweeter than going down there and beating their ass at the box in the supers

Just to see the look on PM's face when Cann spanks that butt would be glorious.

[ScoobaDawg]

Aside from winning a National Championship- no.

Exactly. I think Cann finishes the Job John started. We win out first NC in any team sport

[ETDawg]

6% chance of winning Regional...what do those folks say now!

[WSOPdawg]

6% chance of winning Regional...what do those folks say now!

USM fans: "Son-of-a bitch!!! Mutha-17n Hail damn State! They truly are the flagship of the state."

LSU fans: "Son-of-a-bitch, we gotta play Hail damn State??? Oh, crap, this not gonna end well for Minieri."

[Quaoarsking]

6% chance of winning Regional...what do those folks say now!

It was 23%, but still a great accomplishment

http://boydsworld.com/data/fieldprobs2017.html

[ScoobaDawg]

Oh what a night. It feels damn good to have some things go our way in sports finally.
Now enjoy the hell out of today thru Friday. We got business to take care of still but the last two days are special games in MSU baseball history