Troy Game Thread

[confucius say]

Board is dead for such a huge game. Wake the hell up!

Mangum
Rowdy
Allen

Luke
Stovall
Foscue

Mac
Gilbert
Vansau

[Bulldog1]

We need this one!
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[Pit Bull]

Yep.....it would hurt much more to lose this one than to win it.....but we need to get to 30 wins in a bad way. I'd donate a $100 bucks to MSU Baseball if they beat UF at least 2 out of 3. I really don't like Sulky Sullivan and wouldn't want him to be our new coach either. The Gators are blessed to be in a state where baseball is played year round. Most coaches could do as well as he could with that kind of talent surrounding you.

[confucius say]

Radio sounds like jim is in a tunnel talking into a plastic cup

[msbulldog]

So is France the Sunday starter?

[Pit Bull]

Radio sounds like jim is in a tunnel talking into a plastic cup

Jim says we're up 2-1 early.

[Pit Bull]

Denver McQuary pitching.....looks like Billingsley was scratched and Denver inserted. Top of 3rd.

[Bully13]

2-1 good guys. looks like we just gotta double play. going to the bottom of the 3rd up 2-1.

[starkvegasdawg]

3-1

[Bully13]

Now we up 3-1 due to Mangum Manguming.

[Bully13]

we suck at stealing.

[Bully13]

We bouts to whoop Troy's Asss. which makes the "concern" thread irrelevant..

[Skydawg1]

Some #Hendersoning going on.

[BeardoMSU]

4-4

[TNDawg35]

Some #Hendersoning going on.

Care to elaborate?

[Jarius]

Care to elaborate?

We have used about 4 pitchers in 6 innings in a must win game because Henderson is too stupid to realize it's not just a normal midweek game.

[Bulldog1]

Score?

[jbjones]

Score?

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[Bulldog1]

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Edit: Damnit...meant to preview. 6-4 Dawgs.

Thanks! 7-4 now!

[Skydawg1]

We have used about 4 pitchers in 6 innings in a must win game because Henderson is too stupid to realize it's not just a normal midweek game.THIS is what I was saying.

[msstate7]

Nice job, Gordon

[Dawgbite]

3-1

I finally looked at the tickets for the Florida series, I don't have thusday tickets but I have a pair of chair backs for Friday night. PM me if you want them.

[msstate7]

Unbelievable

[Skydawg1]

####HHHHEEEENNNNDDDDDEEEERRRRSSSSOOONNNNIIIIINNNNG GGG

[HoopsDawg]

Wow, bringing in Self out of nowhere.

[MarketingBully]

Unbelievable

Yep looks like our bullpen is going to give us another L. This is the one area Henderson should have been good at.

[msstate7]

If you gonna get a guy some action for the first time in a long tine, t9 in tie game with runners on corners and 1 out is perfect time

[MaroonFlounder]

Officially Out of pitching. Disaster.

[Bulldog1]

We're going to mess around and lose if we're not careful.

[BeardoMSU]

Self pitching. Tied at 7 top9.

The shitting of the bed has commenced...

[msstate7]

We're going to mess around and lose if we're not careful.

I'd say we could lose easily while being careful now.

[BeardoMSU]

Now 8-7 Troy. They've scored 4 in the inning....Jesus

[Bulldog1]

The coaching staff must not recognize how big of a game this was.

[MaroonFlounder]

I said 3-run lead was not good enough. Was hoping I was wrong

[Todd4State]

I hope the bus just leaves Henderson in Hoover. Why extend a pitcher who is coming back from arm soreness to start the inning? Just idiotic.

[Skydawg1]

Top of the order up...offense better get it done or we're watching from home in a few weeks.

[MaroonFlounder]

This season I find myself expecting to lose mid-week games to teams not in the SWAC

[MaroonFlounder]

Troy is a good team. 36-15 record. Close losses to Aub and FSU

[BeardoMSU]

Way to go Jake....1 ****ing pitch.

[Skydawg1]

on the corners with 1 out...Tanner with a hit.

[BeardoMSU]

Runners on the corners. 1 out. Lets get this done Luke!

[MarketingBully]

Troy is a good team. 36-15 record. Close losses to Aub and FSU

Are you serious?

[HoopsDawg]

pretty bad when I'm wondering if we should pinch hit for our 4 hole.

[BeardoMSU]

Are you serious?
#silverlinings
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[Leroy Jenkins]

You know when its a good time to bring a guy, who hasn't thrown in a game in a month and a half, in to pitch? Answer: With the lead runner on 3rd and 1 out.

[HoopsDawg]

Good AB Luke, draws a walk after being in an 0-2 hole.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Tied game.

[Bulldog1]

Let's win this!

[BeardoMSU]

Rowdy with a sacfly to tie it!

[msstate7]

pretty bad when I'm wondering if we should pinch hit for our 4 hole.

I'm one of Luke's only fans (lol), and no way he should be 4th. Bat him 7-8th, and tell him to swing for fences

[Leroy Jenkins]

I'm one of Luke's only fans (lol), and no way he should be 4th. Bat him 7-8th, and tell him to swing for fences

One of my favorite sports sayings..."swing hard in case you hit it"

[BeardoMSU]

Way too many extra inning games, lol...

Be nice if we could just win in 9

[HoopsDawg]

I'm one of Luke's only fans (lol), and no way he should be 4th. Bat him 7-8th, and tell him to swing for fences

Yeah, he was having a rough 0-4 night and his ave has dropped to .219, but he drew a walk. Only bench guys we have are Hatcher, Westburg and Anderson.

[maroonmania]

I hope the bus just leaves Henderson in Hoover. Why extend a pitcher who is coming back from arm soreness to start the inning? Just idiotic.

Agree Smith should not have been brought back in for a game this critical. The killer in the 9th was Smith/Neff walking 2 of the first 3 batters. If we don't do that then Troy does not make the comeback.

[msstate7]

Maybe self can be useful this weekend. Good inning

[HoopsDawg]

We need to win it here b/c we are out of pitching. I guess we have Marsh and Liebelt.

[msstate7]

Henderson, little free advice... get macnamee in 4-hole this weekend

[msstate7]

Good win.

[Bulldog1]

Leadoff double by Mac. Got to knock him in here!

[BeardoMSU]

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[maroonmania]

Boy, this team certainly lives on the edge.

[HoopsDawg]

Henderson, little free advice... get macnamee in 4-hole this weekend

Yeah, you could swap those 2 and be fine. Need to figure out who is our best DH among Hatcher, Vansau, Anderson and Westburg.

[Bulldog1]

Henderson, little free advice... get macnamee in 4-hole this weekend

Absolutely. I read on sps that Luke is 3-29 since batting cleanup.

[Dawgcap]

We have a limited staff based on a 3 game series this weekend. Is coaching the problem or do we at some point question the players or better yet the team we are playing?? We are limited with pitchers for a mid week game. Is it always the coaches fault?

[Skydawg1]

Whew, thanks Troy! ** CL Headline

[BeardoMSU]

Absolutely. I read on sps that Luke is 3-29 since batting cleanup.

Wow....that's.....not good

[BuckyIsAB****]

Holy shit we made that a lot harder than it had to be.

But I think we are postseason bound boys. Well done. Just keep winning

[msstate7]

All 3 games on tv this weekend

[Bulldog1]

All 3 games on tv this weekend
And next weekend vs. Florida! Now we don't have to worry about WatchESPN being down for the first 3 innings of the game for the rest of the year.

[HoopsDawg]

All 3 games on tv this weekend

6 huge games left. Got to find a way to go 3-3. If Self can give us another arm out of the pen that would be huge.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Starters have to give us quality outings this weekend.

I know thats a pretty easy thing to say but this one more than ever. Hopefully Self is ready now

[Todd4State]

We have a limited staff based on a 3 game series this weekend. Is coaching the problem or do we at some point question the players or better yet the team we are playing?? We are limited with pitchers for a mid week game. Is it always the coaches fault?

I don't think it's "always" the coaches fault. Honestly, I think one of the biggest culprits is the S&C because a lot of our guys look tired and have had nagging injuries and things like that.

It depends on the situation but a lot of these players- Smith, Self, Neff, Keegan, and etc. have performed well at times this year and appear to be fading. That tells me the ability is there on their part.

I do think that Henderson puts them in bad positions sometimes. Like trying to extend Smith who has been injured and then bringing in Neff with two on and no outs. Smith should have been pulled after he walked the first batter and really shouldn't have been out there at all. And I don't know what to make of the Riley Self situation other than his Mom said he was healthy and he looked good tonight...so I'm not sure why Henderson has been holding him back if that is indeed the case.

And then there is JP France. If he is going to be our Andrew Miller type long relief guy he needs to be closing in situations like tonight. IF Smith is healthy- and he did look better until he got tired, and Self is indeed healthy there is no reason why France shouldn't be our third starter right now. Hopefully Neff gets back into a groove again soon.

[BeardoMSU]

And next weekend vs. Florida! Now we don't have to worry about WatchESPN being down for the first 3 innings of the game for the rest of the year.

Or being subjected to that radio broadcast again. WTF happened tonight, btw? Was Jim using a hamster wheel for his wattage?

[Dawgcap]

Seriously we won a mid week game with limited pitching but damn tell me how you win this game with the staff available? Not defending the coaches but we won a game against a team mid week with a short staff, so what’s your call?? Lineup changes, pitching decisions? Just wondering?

[Todd4State]

Holy shit we made that a lot harder than it had to be.

But I think we are postseason bound boys. Well done. Just keep winning

Yep. Huge win tonight. RPI presently at 34 as I type this with RPI 15 on the road and RPI 1 in Starkville. I think we find a way to get in as well. We really need to win the series this weekend to make our lives easier. That would put us at 29 wins and on the bubble with 13 SEC wins. 14 is probably the magic number for us to feel really good about SEC wins. 13 wins and I think we need to do some work in the SEC Tournament to make us feel good about ourselves.

[HoopsDawg]

Starters have to give us quality outings this weekend.

I know thats a pretty easy thing to say but this one more than ever. Hopefully Self is ready now

If Self is ready, then we can go Pilk, Small and France the rest of the season and that's a strong Weekend staff. Just need all 3 to go at least 6 innings every start. That's not asking too much from those guys. Then we can find 9 innings total from Self, Smith, Billingsley, Gordon, and Neff.

[Dawgcap]

I don't think it's "always" the coaches fault. Honestly, I think one of the biggest culprits is the S&C because a lot of our guys look tired and have had nagging injuries and things like that.

It depends on the situation but a lot of these players- Smith, Self, Neff, Keegan, and etc. have performed well at times this year and appear to be fading. That tells me the ability is there on their part.

I do think that Henderson puts them in bad positions sometimes. Like trying to extend Smith who has been injured and then bringing in Neff with two on and no outs. Smith should have been pulled after he walked the first batter and really shouldn't have been out there at all. And I don't know what to make of the Riley Self situation other than his Mom said he was healthy and he looked good tonight...so I'm not sure why Henderson has been holding him back if that is indeed the case.

And then there is JP France. If he is going to be our Andrew Miller type long relief guy he needs to be closing in situations like tonight. IF Smith is healthy- and he did look better until he got tired, and Self is indeed healthy there is no reason why France shouldn't be our third starter right now. Hopefully Neff gets back into a groove again soon.

Always love your thoughts and I agree for the most part. He has a limited amount of players mid week while also looking for weekend and postseason so I think he hopes to burn innings and also fish for the final piece to win in the tournament. At the end of the day these guys are called to produce. So will some won’t but I think he is seeing who has the balls under pressure. And yes he’s still trying to win.

[Todd4State]

Seriously we won a mid week game with limited pitching but damn tell me how you win this game with the staff available? Not defending the coaches but we won a game against a team mid week with a short staff, so what’s your call?? Lineup changes, pitching decisions? Just wondering?

I think starting JB with a short leash was a good idea and then following him with McQuary was also a good idea. McQuary pitched pretty well and we had a three run lead so with a limited staff we probably should have tried to get at least one if not two more innings out of him. Instead we pull him after two and burn Keegan. And on top of that Keegan didn't get the job done. But if you keep McQuary in and he is pitching reasonably well- and I know he wasn't lights out but he was holding his own- it helps your limited bullpen. It's one of those moves that doesn't appear to be bad at first but that move was a big reason why we ran out of pitching tonight and were fortunate to win the game. Don't have a problem with pitching Cole. I was fine with bringing in Blake Smith with a lead and he looked good for an inning. But extending a guy coming back from a sore arm is not a good idea. Start Neff, France, or heck even Self with a three run lead. And if I did bring out Smith to start the inning he HAS TO be pulled after he walks the first guy. And yes, I know France threw over 100 pitches combined this weekend but he threw 61 his last outing and had two days of rest. If we're not going to start him- he needs to close. I would not have used him more than one inning and if he looked tired I would have pulled him out pretty quickly though.

[Todd4State]

Always love your thoughts and I agree for the most part. He has a limited amount of players mid week while also looking for weekend and postseason so I think he hopes to burn innings and also fish for the final piece to win in the tournament. At the end of the day these guys are called to produce. So will some won’t but I think he is seeing who has the balls under pressure. And yes he’s still trying to win.

I don't doubt that Henderson is trying to win. It's crazy for anyone to say that. I just think he's a poor manager.

[basedog]

Shake the batting order up, please move Belmont to 7th, move Mac up for sure. Mac is hot and has improved a lot since mid season.

[Skydawg1]

Shake the batting order up, please move Belmont to 7th, move Mac up for sure. Mac is hot and has improved a lot since mid season.Problem is Mac never stays hot.

[basedog]

Problem is Mac never stays hot.

Who would u want to see at the plate right now, Belmont or Mac? Mac has been damn good the last couple of weeks, he had a terrible 1st half of the season. I think he has confidence and will be a decent hitter from here on out. Strike outs are way down. Just saying.

[Dawgcap]

I don't doubt that Henderson is trying to win. It's crazy for anyone to say that. I just think he's a poor manager.

I don?t doubt that about you and I agree based on the results he may manage poorly but all I?m saying is if he managed correctly do we get the desired results? Players still have to produce and opponents make decisions based on different situations.

[Todd4State]

I don?t doubt that about you and I agree based on the results he may manage poorly but all I?m saying is if he managed correctly do we get the desired results? Players still have to produce and opponents make decisions based on different situations.

My opinion has always been if something doesn't go right I want to at least be able to say that the move was a logical move. If we bring in our closer and he blows the game- that isn't on the manager. The reality is if you make the right moves you are going to win and have more success over the long run. If you have a manager that makes a questionable move it's going to be magnified even more if it doesn't work out.

[Ari Gold]

Absolutely. I read on sps that Luke is 3-29 since batting cleanup.

He hasn?t been much better wherever he has been. ( average wise)
But yes we have to get that kid out of the 4 hole and top of the order.
Hit him 7-9 maybe it takes some pressure or something off him.

[Dawgcap]

[QUOTE=Ari Gold;931403]He hasn?t been much better wherever he has been. ( average wise)
But yes we have to get that kid out of the 4 hole and top of the order.
Hit him 7-9 maybe it takes some pressure or something off him.[/QUOTEand w

[ScoobaDawg]

Good win.

Well at least someone posted something relevant in this thread. glad I didn't come look for any game info..

[ScoobaDawg]

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