Houston baseball thread

[msstate7]

UL up 3-0 over vandy in 8th.

[Dawg61]

Yea we probably have about an hour before first pitch vs UH

[Bulldog1]

So we're probably looking at another 9:05 start?

[RocketCityDawg]

I hope somebody can come up with the magic link for the video that doesn't reset every 4 minutes.

[msstate7]

I hope somebody can come up with the magic link for the video that doesn't reset every 4 minutes.

I quit watching the ul/vandy game. It was worse than last night

[RocketCityDawg]

I quit watching the ul/vandy game. It was worse than last night

I had better luck last night using my iPad. At least I didn't have to watch that intro every time.

[Coach34]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXZxvxnVMAEeOep.jpg

[RocketCityDawg]

I'm guessing 8:35 start

[Coach34]

Belmont is 6th- Houston must be throwing a Lefty

[Dawg61]

I hope somebody can come up with the magic link for the video that doesn't reset every 4 minutes.

It depends on if the Shriners/Astros feed will show it tonight, I checked it earlier and it's not streaming the Vandy game, hopefully it'll stream our game

[RocketCityDawg]

Belmont is 6th- Houston must be throwing a Lefty

I thought that last night when he was 5th. I was wrong.

[RocketCityDawg]

Where is that feed, Dawg61?

[msstate7]

I thought that last night when he was 5th. I was wrong.
He was. No hits, but 2 walks. His obp is .385... 4th on team and 3rd among those that have played every game

[RocketCityDawg]

He was. No hits, but 2 walks. His obp is .385... 4th on team and 3rd among those that have played every game

I meant. I thought they must be throwing a lefty. They weren't.

[Dawg61]

Where is that feed, Dawg61?

This is the feed that had last nights game on it but they haven't updated it for today's games so not sure if it'll show our game tonight yet

https://www.mlb.com/astros/video/shriners-hospitals-for-children/c-1877918183

[Dawg61]

Just heard we are playing LSU Thursday in SECT for basketball, trying to confirm that right now, beat them we face Tenn

[msstate7]

Just heard we are playing LSU Thursday in SECT for basketball, trying to confirm that right now, beat them we face Tenn

Could we have gotten a worse draw? Lol... those 2 throttled us

[Coach34]

He was. No hits, but 2 walks. His obp is .385... 4th on team and 3rd among those that have played every game

hitting .226

[RocketCityDawg]

Official. 8:35 start

[RocketCityDawg]

hitting .226

But, Coach34, he walks sometimes.

[Dawg61]

Could we have gotten a worse draw? Lol... those 2 throttled us

No reason to lose to LSU, we are a much better team than them imo. We just played like dog shit today. Peters never woke up for the day.

[msstate7]

hitting .226

And Stovall is hitting at .316, but his obp is .333. Walks count. Luke needs to hit better; but if he can get on base at over a .350 clip, that is very valuable

[RocketCityDawg]

No reason to lose to LSU, we are a much better team than them imo. We just played like dog shit today. Peters never woke up for the day.

Agree

[RocketCityDawg]

And Stovall is hitting at .316, but his obp is .333. Walks count. Luke needs to hit better; but if he can get on base at over a .350 clip, that is very valuable

Not in the 5 spot. You gotta drive runs in.

[RocketCityDawg]

And Stovall is hitting at .316, but his obp is .333. Walks count. Luke needs to hit better; but if he can get on base at over a .350 clip, that is very valuable

Also, I don't think ANYBODY is happy with Stovall's production right now, but we know he can do better.

[msstate7]

Also, I don't think ANYBODY is happy with Stovall's production right now, but we know he can do better.

He is hitting .316. That is plenty good enough. He needs to get on base in other ways too though hitting 2nd

[RocketCityDawg]

He is hitting .316. That is plenty good enough. He needs to get on base in other ways too though hitting 2nd

It's not just about numbers. He had like 6 or 7 hits in a row. Other than that and last night's double, not much production.

[Bulldog1]

Could we have gotten a worse draw? Lol... those 2 throttled us

Then IF we get through Tenn, we prob get Florida... ugh!

[msstate7]

It's not just about numbers. He had like 6 or 7 hits in a row. Other than that and last night's double, not much production.

There will be times when you just cannot buy a hit. That is why walks are important. Look at mangum and Stovall... in 82 PAs, they have 3 walks between them; that is 3.7% walk rate. Make fun of luke walking all you want, but he has a 15.4% walk rate (6 walks in 39 PAs). Getting on base helps produce runs

[msstate7]

1st pitch?

[msstate7]

1st pitch?
8:35

[Bulldog1]

Starting at 8:35

[Coach34]

Not in the 5 spot. You gotta drive runs in.

exactly. 5-6 hole has to hit the ball. You wanna walk? Bat 8th or 9th

[msstate7]

exactly. 5-6 hole has to hit the ball. You wanna walk? Bat 8th or 9th

I agree with that. If Luke continues to struggle hitting, but can get on base, he needs to hit down in the order. If he cannot hit or walk, gotta sit him

[Bulldog1]

The worst hitter should bat 7th or 8th IMO, that way you have someone to turn the lineup over to Mangum.

[RocketCityDawg]

There will be times when you just cannot buy a hit. That is why walks are important. Look at mangum and Stovall... in 82 PAs, they have 3 walks between them; that is 3.7% walk rate. Make fun of luke walking all you want, but he has a 15.4% walk rate (6 walks in 39 PAs). Getting on base helps produce runs

I'm not a Luke hater. I would love it if he started hitting. As the pitching gets better, you gotta hit. Guys that make good contact don't walk as much. Luke swings and misses a ton. Pitchers generally need to throw 3 strikes to get him out. SEC pitchers will have no problem doing that. He just has not shown me that he can hit.

[msstate7]

I'm not a Luke hater. I would love it if he started hitting. As the pitching gets better, you gotta hit. Guys that make good contact don't walk as much. Luke swings and misses a ton. Pitchers generally need to throw 3 strikes to get him out. SEC pitchers will have no problem doing that. He just has not shown me that he can hit.

I disagree with guys that make good contact don?t walk as much. The best hitters in the world usually have good walk rates to go with high slugging %

[RocketCityDawg]

I disagree with guys that make good contact don?t walk as much. The best hitters in the world usually have good walk rates to go with high slugging %

We're not talking MLB, and we're not talking the best hitters in the world. We're talking hitters that are facing less than top shelf pitching. Which, in general, is what we've seen so far.

[msstate7]

We're not talking MLB, and we're not talking the best hitters in the world. We're talking hitters that are facing less than top shelf pitching. Which, in general, is what we've seen so far.

Seth beer, JJ schwarz, India, cortez... all high walk, high slugging %

[RocketCityDawg]

Seth beer, JJ schwarz, India, cortez... all high walk, high slugging %

Damn, dude. You're comparing Luke to those guys. Wtf?

[I seen it dawg]

Belmont is 6th- Houston must be throwing a Lefty

Or Ed Cook is coaching tonite

[msstate7]

Damn, dude. You're comparing Luke to those guys. Wtf?

Wut? You said good contact guys do not walk.

[parabrave]

Where is that feed, Dawg61?

Astro.com isn't showing the games tonight.

[I seen it dawg]

Belmont can’t square a ****ing beach ball. He hit a dick high fastball 6 hopper to SS that sounded like he hit it with a foam bat last night on only ball in play.

[msstate7]

Small smoking em

[Bully13]

according to Direct T.V., Ole Miss is playing Houston right now. question: how many times does Ole Miss gets called MSU? by retarded sports media?

[Dawg61]

2 ks 2 outs 0-0 t1

[msstate7]

according to Direct T.V., Ole Miss is playing Houston right now. question: how many times does Ole Miss gets called MSU? by retarded sports media?

Channel?

[I seen it dawg]

****ing 2 out walk then a single in top 1

[I seen it dawg]

We can be really dominant on Friday and Saturday with Pilk and Small

[Dawg61]

Walk single 2 on 2 outs for UH t1

[I seen it dawg]

Lol except for the pitch that was at the bull

[Bully13]

Channel?

674. and God did that pitch suck. "Ole Miss vs Houston"

[I seen it dawg]

No damage. Going to bottom 1 no score

[Bully13]

cougars fail to land any teenagers . no runs.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

I hope somebody can come up with the magic link for the video that doesn't reset every 4 minutes.
From their homepage, rather than watching it from the video feeds on the left/middle of the screen, click on the link in the "latest news" section on the right side of the screen.

[msstate7]

674. and God did that pitch suck. "Ole Miss vs Houston"

What is that channel? Anyone got dish channel?

[RocketCityDawg]

Wut? You said good contact guys do not walk.

Way to read half my post.

[parabrave]

Bunting on 1st pitch and can't even do that right.

[I seen it dawg]

**** Mangum. 1 out. So tired

[I seen it dawg]

Stovall infield hit

[sandwolf]

What channel is the game on? Can I get it on Comcast or is it just on Direct TV?

[Bully13]

**** Mangum. 1 out. So tired

Mangum got 17'd on a bullshit call. wake the 17 up.

[Dawg61]

Here's the link that won't crash every 4 minutes

https://www.mlb.com/astros/video/shriners-hospitals-for-children/c-1877918283

[I seen it dawg]

Mangum got 17'd on a bullshit call. wake the 17 up.

Eat a ****ing dick. We are even. Can’t touch the ball out of the ****ing box.

[I seen it dawg]

Tanner Allen with another hit Off lefty. Our best hitter.

[msstate7]

Way to read half my post.

?I'm not a Luke hater. I would love it if he started hitting. As the pitching gets better, you gotta hit. Guys that make good contact don't walk as much. Luke swings and misses a ton. Pitchers generally need to throw 3 strikes to get him out. SEC pitchers will have no problem doing that. He just has not shown me that he can hit.?

All the guys I listed are leaders or among leaders in walks on their teams

[Dawg61]

2 on 1 out b1 State batting

[Bully13]

all I can say is that I'm in Ft. Worth and I'm on 674 Direct T.V. maybe I have an advantage since I'm here in N.Texas .

we just got 17'd by the way. that double play sucked ass.

[I seen it dawg]

Well shit. 4-3 double play off bat of Foscue. 0-0

[Dawg61]

Double play, we still suck. 0-0 going to 2nd.

[msstate7]

all I can say is that I'm in Ft. Worth and I'm on 674 Direct T.V. maybe I have an advantage since I'm here in N.Texas .

we just got 17'd by the way. that double sucked ass.

That is fox sw. I do not get that in miss

[I seen it dawg]

I think the 674 prob ends at the ms river. I have it in La. bully13 you’re on play by play. I’m going to drink heavily and curse

[Skydawg1]

looked like he was safe to me.

[I seen it dawg]

That is fox sw. I do not get that in miss

You can cry uncontrollably about false things tomorrow

[msstate7]

I think the 674 prob ends at the ms river. I have it in La. bully13 you’re on play by play. I’m going to drink heavily and curse

From all the *****s, I assume you have already been drinking heavily lol

[msstate7]

You can cry uncontrollably about false things tomorrow

Bird in a tree

My statement pertains to what I quoted about as much as yours to mine

[I seen it dawg]

Let’s go Small that was trash the Off speed. Got t9 be better with those or gonna get lit in conference

[Bully13]

c'moan gilbert , you can do betten that. awful 3-2 pitch.

[Dawg61]

UH 1-0 t2

[I seen it dawg]

2 down. Small has filthy stuff

[Bully13]

nice K. , let's 17 this 9 hole and get some runs

[Bully13]

atta boy Small

[confucius say]

How far away from being ready are breaux and self?

[msstate7]

How far away from being ready are breaux and self?

Self has pitched this year. Not sure what happened after that

[Bully13]

solid contact. these will start to fall. odd's and shit.

[Bully13]

well 17, we just can't hit, would rather look than hit.

[confucius say]

Self has pitched this year. Not sure what happened after that

Yea I remember one inning. Guess just being cautious. Don?t remember breaux at all.

I?d like to see more Barlow. Think he can really help us. France too.

[msstate7]

Yea I remember one inning. Guess just being cautious. Don?t remember breaux at all.

I?d like to see more Barlow. Think he can really help us. France too.

Steakonastick (pretty sure it was him) said Barlow battling an injury too

[confucius say]

well 17, we just can't hit, would rather look than hit.

We really can?t. I?m just hoping our pitching is going to come on. Pilk looked like pilk last night, and small can be dominant. We have to pitch great to have any shot.

[RocketCityDawg]

?I'm not a Luke hater. I would love it if he started hitting. As the pitching gets better, you gotta hit. Guys that make good contact don't walk as much. Luke swings and misses a ton. Pitchers generally need to throw 3 strikes to get him out. SEC pitchers will have no problem doing that. He just has not shown me that he can hit.?

All the guys I listed are leaders or among leaders in walks on their teams

So, you completely ignored my next post?

[confucius say]

Steakonastick (pretty sure it was him) said Barlow battling an injury too

Son of a b****

[Dawg61]

Idk why I thought it was 1-0 it's still 0-0 b3

[msstate7]

Get the run in Stovall

[Coach34]

Poole .294

Belmont .219

[Dawg61]

State 1-0. Now it's 1-0.

[RocketCityDawg]

Poole .294

Belmont .219

Poole is on fire! Haha

[msstate7]

Poole .294

Belmont .219

Poole leads the team in ops. He is not just better than Alexander; he has been better than everyone so far

[RocketCityDawg]

Poole leads the team in ops. He is not just better than Alexander; he has been better than everyone so far

Are you saying Tanner Poole is our best hitter?

[Coach34]

Poole leads the team in ops. He is not just better than Alexander; he has been better than everyone so far

holy lord. Poole is better than Belmont- but Poole is at best our 7th best hitter

[msstate7]

Are you saying Tanner Poole is our best hitter?

No, but his stats so far say he is

[Bully13]

well that kinda sucked. 1-1. bottom of a low number inning. solo shot by the bad guys. lead off. gotta clean this inning up.

[msstate7]

Ops leaders entering game:
Poole 1.025
Allen .944
Mangum .938

[Bully13]

Mangum's D rocks.

[Dawg61]

Did they say Mandumb is the 37th best overall prospect? Does IQ not factor in?

[Coach34]

Magnum wont be a top 10 round draft pick because he has no power and never walks

[I seen it dawg]

Lol @ mandumb

[I seen it dawg]

Ed Cook def coaching. Vansau hitting against lefty and not Macnamee

[Bully13]

Did they say Mandumb is the 37th best overall prospect? Does IQ not factor in?

Stop. that is if you can help yourself which I seriously doubt.

[msstate7]

Ed Cook def coaching. Vansau hitting against lefty and not Macnamee

Good call

[I seen it dawg]

And of course he pisses on one

[Bully13]

atta boy, nice K

[I seen it dawg]

I wish guys doing the game would do just a little homework..Girdley? Pinkleton? ****

[Dawg61]

Stop. that is if you can help yourself which I seriously doubt.

Like you didn't laugh. Sometimes the nicknames pick themselves.

[Bully13]

this is starting to look good. I see a good inning on the horizon.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Did they just say Polk won multiple national championships at State?

[I seen it dawg]

Did they just say Polk won multiple national championships at State?

These guys are as bad as home plate ump last night

[Coach34]

Belmont at .212

[I seen it dawg]

Way to work from a 2-0 to a K Belmont

[Bully13]

there are exactly NO fans at this game. shit's bad. guess a MSU fan in Fort Worth bitching doesn't have a reason to bitch though.

we just k'd at the plate. c'moan Dogs.

[msstate7]

Jim getting annoyed by throws to 1b

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

These guys are as bad as home plate ump last night
Their calling of the actual game is fine. When they start talking about the extra stuff it gets pretty terrible. Lol

[I seen it dawg]

Groundout by Gilbert. 1-1

[msstate7]

Good move by Henderson. Hate to see college coaches stretch good arms out too much

[msstate7]

Only problem with this move is going to France instead of billingsley. Rather start France tomorrow

[RocketCityDawg]

Anybody else lose the stream?

[Bully13]

damn. great pitching.

[Dawg61]

Only problem with this move is going to France instead of billingsley. Rather start France tomorrow

JB gets 3rd in starting rotation one more week. That regional start still doing work.

[Coach34]

9 K's for our pitching thru 5 after 17 last night

[BeardoMSU]

9 K's for our pitching thru 5 after 17 last night

https://i.imgur.com/jSVFK6Y.gif

[Bulldog1]

LA flashing the glove

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

LA made a good play

This board:
https://media.giphy.com/media/nMFXEMuymAKME/giphy.gif

[Dawg61]

Over/under 5 minutes before they mention Shriners Hospital again?

[Dawg61]

Lol at announcer thinking we haven't changed unis in 30 years

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Lol at announcer thinking we haven't changed unis in 30 years

Haven't changed them ever since we were winning all our nattys**

[BeardoMSU]

Lol at announcer thinking we haven't changed unis in 30 years

We should wear these tomorrow...

https://tribwgno.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/iwe44ir.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&w=640

[Dawg61]

We should wear these tomorrow...

https://tribwgno.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/iwe44ir.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&w=640

Those the F%#K TSUN ones? My favorite

[I seen it dawg]

LA made a good play

This board:
https://media.giphy.com/media/nMFXEMuymAKME/giphy.gif

He better make plays since he carries a foam bat to the plate

[Dawg61]

Those the F%#K TSUN ones? My favorite

Haha they are the **** TSUN ones, you can read it in that pic. Please let us wear those again! They're amazing

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

He better make plays since he carries a foam bat to the plate

https://media3.giphy.com/media/nMFXEMuymAKME/giphy.gif

[msstate7]

Get a run

[msstate7]

Good AB, Gilbert

[BeardoMSU]

We still tied?

[msstate7]

We still tied?

Yep

[Coach34]

lmao@foam bat. Perfect description

[Percho]

jake got two crappy calls that ab

[BeardoMSU]

jake got two crappy calls that ab

I was just happy he didn't swing at the first pitch**

[parabrave]

9 K's for our pitching thru 5 after 17 last night

And not so good 18 LOB during the same period.

[msstate7]

Tough spot for self

[Steakonastick]

Threw 0-2 pitch down the pipe. Afraid that’s the game.

[msstate7]

Had a bad feeling there. Self has only had 1 inning... high leverage spot.

[Skydawg1]

Thanks LA.

[parabrave]

We still tied?

Not anymore. Guess they know how to hit with RISP.

[msstate7]

Vansau!

[parabrave]

What part of SLIDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE don't he understand. But good hit with a runner on board

[Dawg61]

Vansau what in the hell dude

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Dear god we're so dumb.

[Skydawg1]

I think our Mens BBall IQ is bleeding into the Baseball team

[Coach34]

he took the bat out of Belmont's hands

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Skydawg1]

Dear Vansau, you're in college. Yes you would have been safe in the pros.

[Percho]

To bad IB wasn't in the dugout when he got there!

[RocketCityDawg]

We go full retard when we hit one off the wall. Jeez

[Skydawg1]

We're now about to "Self' implode.

[Coach34]

****ing leadoff walk. Get him out

[Skydawg1]

Lord Jesus

[Dawg61]

Good lord

[msstate7]

Neff is an interesting choice

[Skydawg1]

This shit is over. Way to go Vansau. You freaking idiot.

[Percho]

I would have gone to third even if it loaded the bases.

[parabrave]

Did Van get any slide sign from the 3rd base coach?

[Percho]

Did Van get any slide sign from the 3rd base coach?

Y E S

[Skydawg1]

WHEW

[Skydawg1]

Did Van get any slide sign from the 3rd base coach?Big time..and even got an ear full after the fact. Turns out no harm. Still 2-2 to the 9th after Houston freaked out.

[Coach34]

please put Foam Bat out of his misery

[RocketCityDawg]

How did your stats play out there with a pitcher with a decent breaking ball?

[Percho]

3 I repeat 3 great at bats.

[msstate7]

How did your stats play out there with a pitcher with a decent breaking ball?

Congrats. I know you are happy. Maybe poole and Alexander suck it up all year... that would be great

[msstate7]

Great job, smith.

[Dawg61]

This game going 28 innings

[Percho]

Really a great ball game.

[msstate7]

This game going 28 innings

Nah, we gonna get em here

[RocketCityDawg]

Congrats. I know you are happy. Maybe poole and Alexander suck it up all year... that would be great

I'm not happy. I wish they were better. But neither can hit or lay off of a quality breaking ball

[msstate7]

I'm not happy. I wish they were better. But neither can hit or lay off of a quality breaking ball

Your problem is with Henderson then. I think Henderson realizes we will only win this year by pitching, so he uses our best defenders... Poole and Alexander are in that group.

[parabrave]

Take it anyway you can get it, Comon stoval

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Perfectly executed bunt by Mangum

[Coach34]

Your problem is with Henderson then. I think Henderson realizes we will only win this year by pitching, so he uses our best defenders... Poole and Alexander are in that group.

Henderson needs to go young and quit wasting time

[Dawg61]

Henderson needs to go young and quit wasting time

Young guys haven't practiced bunting enough

[Dawg61]

Dumbass haha

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Houston's determined to out do our idiotic baserunning mistakes

[BeardoMSU]

Well, that was fortuitous, lol...****in' dipshit.

[preachermatt83]

This has been a loooooonnnggg game.

[msstate7]

Win this!

[Dawg61]

Mangum still has his shades on his hat. So does Stovall. Are they worried about them getting stolen in the dugout or trying to pick up chicks outta the zero in the park?

[RocketCityDawg]

Good job Blake!

[msstate7]

Get a hit, Skelton

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Man I hope that RF for them has a Renfroe cannon out there. Otherwise that was another baserunning mistake.

[Activated Alpha]

LA and Skelton both can't hit worth a damn

[Coach34]

#FoamBatBelmont

[state66]

Where is hatcher?

[preachermatt83]

How Skelton got recruited by any college is unexplainable. He is absolutely clueless at the plate

[preachermatt83]

#FoamBatBelmont

I will, forevermore, call Belmont ... FoamBat

[msstate7]

Where is hatcher?

Got the night off. Been struggling... leads team in Ks after starting red hot

[tcdog70]

Are we the worst baserunning team on the planet? Not tagging and getting to third is just stupid. Not trying to hit and run Jake and Stovall was also a missed opportunity.

[tcdog70]

Nice play Tanner

[preachermatt83]

Tanner Allen very well be our best player.

[msstate7]

Tanner Allen very well be our best player.

Pilk is our best player

[preachermatt83]

Pilk is our best player

You are an apologist for foambat, ur opinion is unwelcome.

[Dawg61]

Ok bubblegum hat is amazing

[tcdog70]

I have little hope when Belmont, Skelton and Poole walk to,the plate.

[parabrave]

Comon Jake.

[parabrave]

Ok Lets go Hunter

[parabrave]

Just hit it hard and HIGH.

[msstate7]

Please end this game

[msstate7]

Big win

[parabrave]

Thats what you do

[preachermatt83]

Nice to see the guys having fun!!

[tcdog70]

Way to score without a hit. It's not how but how many

[Cloak]

Good win, go Dawgs

[The Federalist Engineer]

You are an apologist for foambat, ur opinion is unwelcome.

That ain’t cool, Henderson keeps playing him, what’s an opinion

[msstate7]

That ain’t cool, Henderson keeps playing him, what’s an opinion

Thanks, but I am used to it.

BTW, here are pilk numbers...

16.0 ip 13 h 3 er 1 bb 23 k
Era = 1.69
Whip = 0.88
K to bb ratio = 23:1

If preacher wants to argue we have a better player than pilk, let him be foolish. The mlb draft will show who is right

[Bulldog1]

Thanks, but I am used to it.

BTW, here are pilk numbers...

16.0 ip 13 h 3 er 1 bb 23 k
Era = 1.69
Whip = 0.88
K to bb ratio = 23:1

If preacher wants to argue we have a better player than pilk, let him be foolish. The mlb draft will show who is right
He's had 3 starts and walked 1 batter total? Dang, that's good!

[msstate7]

He's had 3 starts and walked 1 batter total? Dang, that's good!

Pilk needs to give us more IP per start as the season goes on, but that is the only mark against him so far

[Bulldog1]

Pilk needs to give us more IP per start as the season goes on, but that is the only mark against him so far
Yea. Keep the pitch count down a little more.

[Todd4State]

If Pilkington keeps striking out a ton of hitters then his pitch count is going to get up there a lot of times.

[Bulldog1]

If Pilkington keeps striking out a ton of hitters then his pitch count is going to get up there a lot of times.

Yea, so he'll probably go 5-6 innings max most nights. I'm fine with it as long as our bullpen is decent.

[Todd4State]

And from watching the game last night- France needs to be our Saturday starter. But he is still on camp mode because of his arm injury. Small is in a similar boat- he should be our Sunday guy and he doesn't look quite 100% to me. Need to piggyback Keegan, McQuary, Billingsley, Gordon, etc with those guys.

[Bulldog1]

And from watching the game last night- France needs to be our Saturday starter. But he is still on camp mode because of his arm injury. Small is in a similar boat- he should be our Sunday guy and he doesn't look quite 100% to me. Need to piggyback Keegan, McQuary, Billingsley, Gordon, etc with those guys.

Agree on all. I like Billingsley, but I really like France. He should be in the rotation.

[Todd4State]

Agree on all. I like Billingsley, but I really like France. He should be in the rotation.

Honestly- France looked just about as good as Pilkington last night until he got tired.

[maroonmania]

If Pilkington keeps striking out a ton of hitters then his pitch count is going to get up there a lot of times.

Not only that but if our offense doesn't come around we are not going to give any of our better pitchers much relief because we will never have more than a 2 or 3 run lead at best. We've now gone 4 straight games scoring 3 runs and this last one took 12 innings to get to 3 runs. Not much power in the lineup and we lose runs also by continually making baserunning blunders.

[Todd4State]

Not only that but if our offense doesn't come around we are not going to give any of our better pitchers much relief because we will never have more than a 2 or 3 run lead at best. We've now gone 4 straight games scoring 3 runs and this last one took 12 innings to get to 3 runs. Not much power in the lineup and we lose runs also by continually making baserunning blunders.

Our baserunning is Little League bad. The first thing I would do when we got back to Starkville would be to emphasize that aspect of the game because we kill ourselves being stupid.

[I seen it dawg]

Our pitching is gonna be fine if not great as year goes on I think.

FoamBat ain’t ever sitting unless he gets dinged up so there’s that. I’d like to see Vansau as everyday RF bc he adds pop. Macnamee and Hatcher platoon at DH for awhile unless Hatcher is just so lost without Cann as I think he really connected there. Play Allen everyday at 1b. I think we will be serviceable at C.

Between FoamBat, catcher and if we play too much Poole (who I like bc he does a lot of little things and plays great def) we end up with about 6.5 hitters in our lineup. Will be a delicate balance of defense and trying to scrounge out runs. Prob see a lot more defense on fri/sat and try to add some offense on Sun. At least until we find a steady Sun guy (France).

[Bulldog1]

Our pitching is gonna be fine if not great as year goes on I think.

Yep. These guys are about to start finding their stride on the mound.

[tcdog70]

We have speed but don't use it. Poole stealing second won the game. Why did we wait till the 12th to run? We had perfect chance to hit and run with Jake and Stovall but didn't. We don't have Rooker to win it so we must be more aggressive with our speed.Poole needs to bunt at least once a game.Jordan is a player.

[Todd4State]

We have speed but don't use it. Poole stealing second won the game. Why did we wait till the 12th to run? We had perfect chance to hit and run with Jake and Stovall but didn't. We don't have Rooker to win it so we must be more aggressive with our speed.Poole needs to bunt at least once a game.Jordan is a player.

I agree. We probably don't run as much because we turn it into a circus half the time.

[Todd4State]

I would just go young.

C- Skelton/Gilbert
1B- Hatcher
2B- Stovall
3B- Foscue
SS- Westburg
LF- Jordan
CF- Mangum
RF- Anderson
DH- Allen

[Bulldog1]

I would just go young.

C- Skelton/Gilbert
1B- Hatcher
2B- Stovall
3B- Foscue
SS- Westburg
LF- Jordan
CF- Mangum
RF- Anderson
DH- Allen
I like it. Why is Jordan Anderson not getting any playing time?

[Coach34]

FoamBat = the Brandon Holloway of Baseball

[The Federalist Engineer]

FoamBat = the Brandon Holloway of Baseball

He more like the Derek Taite, the whole stadium would howl at Derek.

[Coach34]

He more like the Derek Taite, the whole stadium would howl at Derek.

Taite at least set a school record. FoamBat is Holloway- shouldnt start and should just be a situation player

[I seen it dawg]

We have speed but don't use it. Poole stealing second won the game. Why did we wait till the 12th to run? We had perfect chance to hit and run with Jake and Stovall but didn't. We don't have Rooker to win it so we must be more aggressive with our speed.Poole needs to bunt at least once a game.Jordan is a player.

Henderson is Cohening I’m afraid.

[Dawg61]

This game thread gave us FoamBat and Mandumb. Never forget.

[preachermatt83]

Our pitching is gonna be fine if not great as year goes on I think.

FoamBat ain?t ever sitting unless he gets dinged up so there?s that. I?d like to see Vansau as everyday RF bc he adds pop. Macnamee and Hatcher platoon at DH for awhile unless Hatcher is just so lost without Cann as I think he really connected there. Play Allen everyday at 1b. I think we will be serviceable at C.

Between FoamBat, catcher and if we play too much Poole (who I like bc he does a lot of little things and plays great def) we end up with about 6.5 hitters in our lineup. Will be a delicate balance of defense and trying to scrounge out runs. Prob see a lot more defense on fri/sat and try to add some offense on Sun. At least until we find a steady Sun guy (France).

Great post

[Pit Bull]

Every game in Houston was 1.5 to 2 hrs. late on their start time. They had their timing systematically wrong the whole way. But most of us didn't care as we just sat around watching Vandy or KY. Kinda fun watching them play.