If France is not our Sunday starter

[preachermatt83]

Next weekend the. Somebody needs to inform henderson that he is an idiot. Billingsly is not a Sec starter.

[Bulldog1]

Next weekend the. Somebody needs to inform henderson that he is an idiot. Billingsly is not a Sec starter.

Amen! France over Billingsley.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Billingsley looks like shit today for sure

[Choctaw Dawg]

Next weekend the. Somebody needs to inform henderson that he is an idiot. Billingsly is not a Sec starter.

There is a very large drop in quality between Pilk/Small and Billingsley.

[msstate7]

Next weekend the. Somebody needs to inform henderson that he is an idiot. Billingsly is not a Sec starter.

Why are you so confident France is? JB vs sec competition last season struck out 2 more per 9 and gave up 2 less hits per 9 than France vs cusa. JB only issue was walks... if he cleans that up, he has more upside imo

[preachermatt83]

Why are you so confident France is? JB vs sec competition last season struck out 2 more per 9 and gave up 2 less hits per 9 than France vs cusa. JB only issue was walks... if he cleans that up, he has more upside imo

The eye test.

[BuckyIsAB****]

3-1 count and Skelton fouls out. Thats shitty

[msstate7]

Is the radar here accurate? JB sitting 84-86 on fastball. I really thought he had more than that

[msstate7]

We have hit a few balls hard... but out

[Drugdog]

Score?

[msstate7]

Score?

1-0 Utah valley b3

[BuckyIsAB****]

1-1. Top 4.

Does Vansau have a hit all year? He has fallen off big from last year

[msstate7]

Good play, Alexander

[msbulldog]

Hail State Boys, that is absolutely a gorgeous BB stadium! Damn We Bad!

[msstate7]

Utah valley squaring up JB pretty good this inning

[msstate7]

JB benefited from hard hit balls right at guys that inning.

1-1 b4

[msbulldog]

Need a slammie, Rowdy!

[msstate7]

Skelton is not a good hitter, but he had a great AB to get the walk. Bc of that greatAB, Jordan got a chance and hit a HR

4-1 dawgs

[msbulldog]

YES! YES! YES! YES!

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Skelton is not a good hitter, but he had a great AB to get the walk. Bc of that greatAB, Jordan got a chance and hit a HR

4-1 dawgs

Our 9 hole hitting freshmen seems to be our only hitter with any pop

[BuckyIsAB****]

Rowdy is a beast

[preachermatt83]

We have some really good freshmen.

[Intramural All-American]

Next weekend the. Somebody needs to inform henderson that he is an idiot. Billingsly is not a Sec starter.

Henderson is a pitching coach/interim head coach, and he was an SEC head coach for years.

You are an idiot on a message board.

Maybe we let everyone decide who to listen to, Henderson or preacher...

[msbulldog]

BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[msbulldog]

72 pitches in the 4th for their guy.

[Bulldog1]

Henderson is a pitching coach/interim head coach, and he was an SEC head coach for years.

You are an idiot on a message board.

Maybe we let everyone decide who to listen to, Henderson or preacher...

He got fired, too. Why is that?

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Henderson is a pitching coach/interim head coach, and he was an SEC head coach for years.

You are an idiot on a message board.

Maybe we let everyone decide who to listen to, Henderson or preacher...

His eye test is superior to Henderson's judgement and coaching ability. And his opinion on who we should hire makes Cohen dumb. Go figure

[moss818]

Marsh

[msbulldog]

Next weekend the. Somebody needs to inform henderson that he is an idiot. Billingsly is not a Sec starter.

C'mon Matt!

[preachermatt83]

Henderson is a pitching coach/interim head coach, and he was an SEC head coach for years.

You are an idiot on a message board.

Maybe we let everyone decide who to listen to, Henderson or preacher...

There was a reason Henderson was fired.. and a reason he won't get this job. It prob has something to do with performance,.. so yea let's just trust every decision henderson makes***.

[preachermatt83]

He got fired, too. Why is that?

Boom

[msstate7]

There was a reason Henderson was fired.. and a reason he won't get this job. It prob has something to do with performance,.. so yea let's just trust every decision henderson makes***.

There is a reason why Cohen hired him as pitching coach twice. 5 ip 1 er btw

[msstate7]

He got fired, too. Why is that?

Bobby Cox did too

[preachermatt83]

Marsh
He looked very solid the other day

[preachermatt83]

There is a reason why Cohen hired him as pitching coach twice. 5 ip 1 er btw

They hitting him hard.

[msbulldog]

There was a reason Henderson was fired.. and a reason he won't get this job. It prob has something to do with performance,.. so yea let's just trust every decision henderson makes***.

Buddy, we are certainly going to trust his judgement the rest of this season! From the looks of it since he took over we are doing Ok!

[Bulldog1]

Bobby Cox did too

Yes he did. Look, I’m not trashing Jacob, I just want to see France in the Sunday spot.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

There is a reason why Cohen hired him as pitching coach twice. 5 ip 1 er btw

Nah man, him getting fired from an SEC school after being there for 8 years means he don't know shit.

[moss818]

He sure did preach. He has some nasty stuff. Been watching baseball all my life, he has great rotation on his breaking ball. Very tough to hit.

[msbulldog]

Ming is doing good with Henderson's recruits. Henderson is who guided us through that 17'ed up season last year, not Cannizaro!

[msstate7]

They hitting him hard.

France faced this same lineup Friday...
1.1 ip 2 h 1 er 1 bb 2 k

[msstate7]

JB leaves... back-to-back doubles 5-2

[msstate7]

McQ struggling... runners on corners 1-out

[maroonmania]

McQ struggling... runners on corners 1-out

Yep, nothing cheap about the contact they are making with McQ's pitches at the moment.

[msstate7]

Wow, McQ almost gave up a tying hr

[maroonmania]

Whew! That was a few feet from being a tying homer.

[preachermatt83]

Need to get a couple of insurance runs

[preachermatt83]

Dang that was a quick 3 outs.

[msstate7]

Dang that was a quick 3 outs.

Way too quick

[msstate7]

Marsh on mound

[Bulldog1]

Marsh on mound

He looked good Tuesday

[The Federalist Engineer]

MQ has regressed, is he the new Vance Tatum? ... Benjamin Button development

[msstate7]

Jake just made an AA play

[preachermatt83]

Wow!!! What a catch mangum

[msstate7]

Lots of pop ups

[preachermatt83]

Marsh's curve ball falls off the table.

[Bully13]

I don't think I had even heard of Utah Valley State. went to check their schedule. this team we're playing ain't that bad folks.

http://gouvu.com/schedule.aspx?path=baseball

[preachermatt83]

Neff looked really solid last time out.

[msstate7]

France in to close

[msstate7]

France at 92 first 2 pitches

[msstate7]

Nice, France

[msstate7]

K by France, but 1-out double

[msstate7]

Weak flyball to RF. Runner still at 3b

[msstate7]

Win 5-3

[Bully13]

wrap it.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Another weekend of good pitching

[tcdog70]

Henderson is a pitching coach/interim head coach, and he was an SEC head coach for years.

You are an idiot on a message board.

Maybe we let everyone decide who to listen to, Henderson or preacher...

Maybe he could give Billingsly a shitty nickname

[Dawg61]

So JB has given up 2 runs last 12ip correct? Sit down Preacher

[msstate7]

So JB has given up 2 runs last 12ip correct? Sit down Preacher

Amen

I kid. I kid

[yjnkdawg]

Next weekend the. Somebody needs to inform henderson that he is an idiot. Billingsly is not a Sec starter.


With all the pitching injuries we faced last year, and Henderson piecemealed a pitching staff together and accomplished what he did with a depleted staff and you call him stupid because he doesn't necessarily do as you, in your infinite wisdom in coaching SEC baseball, thinks he should? Cann didn't know crap about pitching, but Henderson did. Why don't you tell him face to face he is an idiot and you know more about pitching than he does. Most of the time it takes one idiot to call another person an idiot.

[raymond21]

Team ERA will need to be sub 3 in order to win more than 4 series this year. This team can not hit

[msstate7]

Team ERA will need to be sub 3 in order to win more than 4 series this year. This team can not hit

So far... 51 er in 153 ip = 3.00 era

[Saltydog]

on the limb and say this team will finish 6th at best in the West. We'll battle Bama for that spot. Pitching is vastly improved but there's not as much quality depth as some of us thought and hitting is what I expected (shit).

[Todd4State]

So far... 51 er in 153 ip = 3.00 era

You probably should take out the USM series stats or at least reference those to be fair. Our pitching stats are even better without that shotshow of a weekend.

[maroonmania]

on the limb and say this team will finish 6th at best in the West. We'll battle Bama for that spot. Pitching is vastly improved but there's not as much quality depth as some of us thought and hitting is what I expected (shit).

Yep, likely going to be a rough year in the SEC at the plate. Don't ever remember us ever having to depend on this many true freshman in the same year both at the plate and in the field. They will have to grow up fast for us to have much of a year.

[preachermatt83]

So JB has given up 2 runs last 12ip correct? Sit down Preacher

Neff, France, and marsh all have better ERA and BAA than billingsly

[tcdog70]

Neff, France, and marsh all have better ERA and BAA than billingsly

Stick to Preaching and let Henderson Coach.

[msstate7]

Neff, France, and marsh all have better ERA and BAA than billingsly

JB: era - 2.89, baa = .239, ip = 18.2
Neff: era - 2.92, baa = .227, ip = 12.1
Marsh: era - 1.42, baa = .227, ip = 6.1

Probably worth noting JB has pitched the same inning total as the other 2 combined. JB has also faced usm and shsu... 2 of our better opponents

[preachermatt83]

Stick to Preaching and let Henderson Coach.

Henderson sux

[Homedawg]

Stick to Preaching and let Henderson Coach.

Actually based on his posts here, preaching probably isn't a good idea either....

[preachermatt83]

Actually based on his posts here, preaching probably isn't a good idea either....

Lol!!!

[Todd4State]

JB: era - 2.89, baa = .239, ip = 18.2
Neff: era - 2.92, baa = .227, ip = 12.1
Marsh: era - 1.42, baa = .227, ip = 6.1

Probably worth noting JB has pitched the same inning total as the other 2 combined. JB has also faced usm and shsu... 2 of our better opponents

Thing is we have a lot of good pitchers. Based on how they have performed I'm comfortable with several of them starting if needed and at the same time I can't criticize who we have been starting. Neff has improved a lot since the first of the year and that helps a lot. Marsh may surprise. Pilkington is a first round pick. Small is good and will get better as he continues to heal up. JB is a solid senior who has been through a lot of battles. JP France has looked pretty good for the most part as has Keegan James. Denver has been up and down but is better than last year so far. Neff has been better and is a good relief option. Blake Smith, Cole Gordon, and Riley Self can all close games if needed. We also have some guys that aren't quite 100% back yet- we could be even better by the end of the year. Trysten Barlow should be back soon too.

[preachermatt83]

Thing is we have a lot of good pitchers. Based on how they have performed I'm comfortable with several of them starting if needed and at the same time I can't criticize who we have been starting. Neff has improved a lot since the first of the year and that helps a lot. Marsh may surprise. Pilkington is a first round pick. Small is good and will get better as he continues to heal up. JB is a solid senior who has been through a lot of battles. JP France has looked pretty good for the most part as has Keegan James. Denver has been up and down but is better than last year so far. Neff has been better and is a good relief option. Blake Smith, Cole Gordon, and Riley Self can all close games if needed. We also have some guys that aren't quite 100% back yet- we could be even better by the end of the year. Trysten Barlow should be back soon too.

That's really good news about Barlow. I was really worried about him coming back.

[Todd4State]

That's really good news about Barlow. I was really worried about him coming back.

I'm guessing second half of the SEC season.

[Commercecomet24]

Thing is we have a lot of good pitchers. Based on how they have performed I'm comfortable with several of them starting if needed and at the same time I can't criticize who we have been starting. Neff has improved a lot since the first of the year and that helps a lot. Marsh may surprise. Pilkington is a first round pick. Small is good and will get better as he continues to heal up. JB is a solid senior who has been through a lot of battles. JP France has looked pretty good for the most part as has Keegan James. Denver has been up and down but is better than last year so far. Neff has been better and is a good relief option. Blake Smith, Cole Gordon, and Riley Self can all close games if needed. We also have some guys that aren't quite 100% back yet- we could be even better by the end of the year. Trysten Barlow should be back soon too.

Agreed. The pitching has been pretty dang good and will only get better as guys get on the mound more.