Game Thread: State vs. LSU (SEC Tournament - Opening Round)

[MaroonFlounder]

Good hit Skelton. What does it say about Anderson that we fill better with Skelton batting than him b/c we just brought in Anderson to pinch run.

Anderson must not can hit a lick.

[KOdawg1]

Hatcher making me look silly tonight. Some good hits this game.

[Dawg61]

LSU owns our asses in baseball. Our buttholes pucker so tight when we see that LSU logo, you couldnt drive a greased nail up our ass with a sledgehammer

True. What was Cohen's record vs them anyone know?

[msstate7]

True. What was Cohen's record vs them anyone know?

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Haha, no idea

[mparkerfd20]

Feed Jake!

[Bulldog1]

#RallyDagws. Let's score some more!

[I seen it dawg]

Good coaching by Brown then sending him. Situational

[MarketingBully]

Let’s keep it coming! Nice Jake!

[msstate7]

This team will not quit fighting.

[Dawg61]

Nice rip Mangum!

[I seen it dawg]

LSU has burnt their DH. If we could tie this thing it becomes huge.

[I seen it dawg]

Bunt here. Slew foot **** coming in.

[msstate7]

Nice rip Mangum!

We gonna miss this kid next season.

[MarketingBully]

This team will not quit fighting.

Yes, and glad we don’t. With Henderson’s pitching management we have to score 8-9 runs a game.

[CadaverDawg]

Bunt here. Slew foot **** coming in.

Yep, may throw it into RF too

[Dawg61]

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Haha, no idea

LSU hated Cohen so it couldn't of been too awful or they just hated him cause of that beaning incident. Probably both.

[MaroonFlounder]

Shit. Take the bunt OFF

[msstate7]

Slide into the glove?

[msstate7]

That hurt

[magrooder]

It was a force out at third

[CadaverDawg]

Botched bunt will cost us the tie

[Bulldog1]

Come on, Stovall.

[msstate7]

He has us swinging at bad pitches. Must be moving a lot

[CadaverDawg]

Stovall looks lost

[MarketingBully]

Not being patient with this guy.

[Dawg61]

Is Peterson cussing at Stovall?

[Bulldog1]

Dang dang dang dang.

[MarketingBully]

That ball gets by Alexander...

[msstate7]

I thought that would be closer at 1b.

[CadaverDawg]

LSU guys just piss me off. Goofy Cajun asses

[BulldogBear]

Lotta work for one run. My confidence is not high at this point.

[CadaverDawg]

I thought that would be closer at 1b.

Shoulda been

[MarketingBully]

Morale of the story. Your bumbling decisions shouldn’t result in 6 runs for the other team. It’s hard to score 6+ runs consistently.

[Bulldog1]

Better figure out some way to keep them at 6 runs.

[Political Hack]

This is a great baseball game. They're both battling.

[msstate7]

LSU guys just piss me off. Our Goofy Cajun daddy asses

Fify

[CJDAWG85]

How many runners have we left on base?

[CadaverDawg]

Stranding runners is the story

[Bulldog1]

How many runners have we left on base?

At least 10.

[robert]

failed bunt hurt...our frosh need work in the off season.

[msstate7]

Shoulda been

Did Stovall stumble or something? SS just sorta lofted it and it beat Stovall by 2-3 steps

[Dawg61]

Peterson just became my least favorite Tiger this year. 2nd place the huge headed twin.

[MarketingBully]

Stranding runners is the story

Three runs score because our pitchers don’t throw or field their position. That’s the story.

[Pit Bull]

Looks like LSU may live to get their dance bid after all. Peterson looks shut down good. Three outs left. I'm not hopeful, but maybe. We should have gotten her done in the top of the 8th. And just left too many men on base all night long. Our luck, LSU goes on to win CWS after almost not making it tonight.

[Pit Bull]

And the dang announcers just loven' them some Tiger ass tonight. Disgusting.

[msstate7]

Praising the kid for hitting a middle middle fastball

[CJDAWG85]

At least 10.

We left 8 through 4 innings.

[Bulldog1]

NOW we have Self up? You've got to be kidding me.

[MarketingBully]

NOW we have Self up? You've got to be kidding me.

Lol I could have gone all night and not heard that. Wtf is Henderson thinking? Odds are good the score stays 4-0 if he puts Self in with two on in the fifth.

[Bulldog1]

Lol it's a circus.

[CadaverDawg]

Could we make more stupid mistakes? Damn. Shit is hard to watch at times

[I seen it dawg]

Again...why in the hell are we picking there. Mental midget.

[msstate7]

When we get home tonight, work the pitchers making throws to the bags.

[BulldogBear]

In my best Higgins voice...

Oh. My. God.

[Dawg61]

NOW we have Self up? You've got to be kidding me.

Hendo wants a full 8 days off before regionals. It's not a bad strategy as we have only 4 pitchers worth a damn this year.

[Bulldog1]

Henderson for COY. **

[MarketingBully]

Go to Self please.

[CadaverDawg]

Glad Self is available for tomorrow....oh wait.

[Dawg61]

Gordon isn't one of them

[mparkerfd20]

Oh well go home, beat off and wait.

[MarketingBully]

There’s the 8 runs...Cole Gordon sucks I’m sorry.

[msstate7]

Cole Gordon for a 2nd inning = we surrender

[Cooterpoot]

Please name the new coach tomorrow!

[I seen it dawg]

Well we get a long rest to flush this horseshit

[Political Hack]

This game is becoming less great.

[BulldogBear]

It's like I'm watching little league

[robert]

Crank the bus, Everette.

[CadaverDawg]

Why would we wait on Self if he has been available? If you're going to throw Pilk, then by God try to win the damn game.

[msstate7]

Glad Self is available for tomorrow....oh wait.

You wanted this, right? I've gotta admit I do not wanna continue bc Henderson will turn a little blister problem into a huge problem for small

[I seen it dawg]

You're two hitters late henderson putting a guy on

[Dawg61]

This game is becoming less great.

Lol I hate LSU more in baseball than football. Think they're the only team I can say that about. I hate them a lot in football.

[maroonmania]

There’s the 8 runs...Cole Gordon sucks I’m sorry.

A lot of his pitches have no movement. Some of them I believe I could even hit.

[MarketingBully]

Glad Self is available for tomorrow....oh wait.

The people who praised Henderson should just watch this game over and over again on why he shouldn’t be here next year in any capacity. We sat out best reliever who was hot and didn’t put him in the game. He has shut down stuff and his cutter was working along with his secondary pitches. If you relieve Pilk with Self, no way in hell do they score anywhere near this amount of runs.

[Bulldog1]

Well we get a long rest to flush this horseshit

Can we flush the coach too?

[CJDAWG85]

Our pitching staff tonight has cost us 5 runs on boneheaded decisions. Every damn time you’re ready to say **** it and end this season, they suck you back in.

[Bulldog1]

I'm so mad I feel tempted to go back and bump every Henderson thread from the last 3 months.

[HoopsDawg]

Why would we wait on Self if he has been available? If you're going to throw Pilk, then by God try to win the damn game.

that's a great fckn question. if Self was available, he should have been brought in about 3 innings ago. damn.

[CadaverDawg]

You wanted this, right? I've gotta admit I do not wanna continue bc Henderson will turn a little blister problem into a huge problem for small

I wanted to punt the whole game, BUT once dipshit decided to throw Pilk, I thought we were playing to win. But then we sit on Self all night while France and Gordon float softballs up there and Blake Smith is smoking Fools in the head? So dumb. Makes no sense, but why am I surprised

[MarketingBully]

One pitch now retired 19 in a row...

[Cooterpoot]

Hendo gonna Henblow

[I seen it dawg]

I'm so mad I feel tempted to go back and bump every Henderson thread from the last 3 months.

You're late

[The Federalist Engineer]

Bright side, rest is good. We don't have a deep pitching staff, this tournament is a two game trap if you win this game.

We would be pitching Hatcher and Leibelt by game 3

[CadaverDawg]

that's a great fckn question. if Self was available, he should have been brought in about 3 innings ago. damn.

Yep

[robert]

One pitch and Self retires LSU in bot of 8th.

[MarketingBully]

Self has retired 19 in a row. 19. But when it mattered most we didn’t pitch him.

[Zildjan]

Pitchers are killing us in a variety of ways tonight. Several runs from two poor fielding decisions.

Well, Henderson's last shit show.

[BulldogBear]

I'm kind of wondering why I came home early from work to watch this. Also could have caught up on some Netflix with Mrs. BB. Cest la vie. Cest la baseball?

[Cooterpoot]

Bring on Schlossnagle

[Cloak]

Smart me wants to lose this game. Only helps our odds in the big tourney. Diehard me wants us to win.

[MarketingBully]

Smart me wants to lose this game. Only helps our odds in the big tourney. Diehard me wants us to win.

We won’t win shit if Henderson doesn’t pitch our best guys.

[BulldogBear]

Smart me wants to lose this game. Only helps our odds in the big tourney. Diehard me wants us to win.

No me ever wants to lose these 17ers. Ever.

[msstate7]

Smart me wants to lose this game. Only helps our odds in the big tourney. Diehard me wants us to win.

I've been chill all night. We've got pretty much all of our pen guys a little work. Best thing for us is to not let Henderson wear our pen down the next few days. I certainly don't want small out there tomorrow on short rest with a blister issue. Regroup, and win someone's regional

[Dawg61]

I wanted to punt the whole game, BUT once dipshit decided to throw Pilk, I thought we were playing to win. But then we sit on Self all night while France and Gordon float softballs up there and Blake Smith is smoking Fools in the head? So dumb. Makes no sense, but why am I surprised

I think you have to throw Pilk cause if you don't and you lose he will have 12-13 days rest in between starts.

[Quaoarsking]

Smart me wants to lose this game. Only helps our odds in the big tourney. Diehard me wants us to win.

I ran the numbers a couple years ago and found no correlation between Hoover results and Regional results.

[BulldogBear]

Stranded 13. Felt like 130.

What a classic choke job.

[Bulldog1]

Let's hear it.

[msstate7]

I ran the numbers a couple years ago and found no correlation between Hoover results and Regional results.

We have a short staff and play a ton of freshmen. I think rest benefits both of these

[MarketingBully]

I've been chill all night. We've got pretty much all of our pen guys a little work. Best thing for us is to not let Henderson wear our pen down the next few days. I certainly don't want small out there tomorrow on short rest with a blister issue. Regroup, and win someone's regional

What would make you think Henderson would change his decision making? You go to Self first sign of trouble and what do we do? France, Neff, Gordon, then Self. We aren’t making it out of someone’s regional unless we average 8-9 runs. We have to score that many otherwise Hendersoning causes us to lose. It’s just fact this year.

[I seen it dawg]

Mental softness from pitchers cost us this game.

[Dawg61]

I ran the numbers a couple years ago and found no correlation between Hoover results and Regional results.

Maybe it has more of an effect in SR and CWS than regionals

[MarketingBully]

I got nothing. Bring on the new coach.

[msstate7]

What would make you think Henderson would change his decision making? You go to Self first sign of trouble and what do we do? France, Neff, Gordon, then Self. We aren’t making it out of someone’s regional unless we average 8-9 runs. We have to score that many otherwise Hendersoning causes us to lose. It’s just fact this year.

We just won 4 straight sec games before this one. We'll be ok or we won't... if we bow out next weekend, get our new coach in and talking to recruits/current players pre-draft.

[Homedawg]

What would make you think Henderson would change his decision making? You go to Self first sign of trouble and what do we do? France, Neff, Gordon, then Self. We aren’t making it out of someone’s regional unless we average 8-9 runs. We have to score that many otherwise Hendersoning causes us to lose. It’s just fact this year.
Ok what? While the Henderson bashing is fine and has been earned to a degree, but France has been our best bullpen guy all year. We went to him. You just type to hear yourself talk. France didn’t get it done. But he did what he should have done considering

[Bdawg]

Guess we giving some arms some work tonight to get ready for the regional. That's all I got for ya.

[Dawg61]

Hendo wanted the extra rest for regionals.

[MarketingBully]

Ok what? While the Henderson bashing is fine and has been earned to a degree, but France has been our best bullpen guy all year. We went to him. You just type to hear yourself talk. France didn’t get it done. But he did what he should have done considering

Self was who we went to first on Thursday when we had to have the win on Thursday. What did he do? He shut down Florida’s lineup for three solid innings. You go to Self. He is fully healthy and our best reliever.

[MarketingBully]

Self is our best reliever period. He has swing and miss stuff and would have been very effective in that park with his cutter and secondary pitches. He has retired something like 19 in a row. You go with Self period.

[Homedawg]

Self was who we went to first on Thursday when we had to have the win on Thursday. What did he do? He shut down Florida’s lineup for three solid innings. You go to Self. He is fully healthy and our best reliever.

It wasn’t the bottom of the fifth either. Have you paid attention all year? Any? Hell we had half the board begging for us to start France. He’s been good wasn’t tonight. Wasn’t the wrong decision. But carry on

[The Federalist Engineer]

I love this team for regionals. You have two legit starters and we have a healthy Riley Self. The freshmen are hitting and it's like this team earned a 2nd life to the season.

I sort of hope we get a #2 seed at a National Seed so we can snake hosting a Super Regional. We play better against the best teams. If we get lucky like Texas A&M last year we get to host Davidson or something like that in a Starkville Super Regional

[Homedawg]

Self is our best reliever period. He has swing and miss stuff and would have been very effective in that park with his cutter and secondary pitches. He has retired something like 19 in a row. You go with Self period.

Self doesn’t have a secondary pitch. He has a hell of a cutter, that’s it.

[Bulldog1]

Henderson said postgame that he thinks that Jordan Westburg could possibly be available for the regional.

[MarketingBully]

Self doesn?t have a secondary pitch. He has a hell of a cutter, that?s it.

Yes he does have a secondary pitch and that?s why he has been unhittable once he?s gotten healthy. He has been working on a slider and changeup and has been throwing them this year.

[KOdawg1]

I love this team for regionals. You have two legit starters and we have a healthy Riley Self.

We have one legit starter and another that was legit at one time but is now burnt out and good for 4-5 innings.

[Homedawg]

Yes he does have a secondary pitch and that?s why he has been unhittable once he?s gotten healthy. He has been working on a slider and changeup and has been throwing them this year.

He gets guys out w a great cutter. That’s why he throws it 98% of the time.

[MarketingBully]

He gets guys out w a great cutter. That’s why he throws it 98% of the time.

http://www.cdispatch.com/sports/article.asp?aid=65995

[HoopsDawg]

We have one legit starter and another that was legit at one time but is now burnt out and good for 4-5 innings.

Meh to this post. We have Pilk/Self in Game 1 and then Small/France in Game 2. That's good enough to go 2-0 in a regional and gain a huge advantage.

[CJDAWG85]

Not if we play as sloppy as tonight combined with leaving a small village on the bases.

[msstate7]

Meh to this post. We have Pilk/Self in Game 1 and then Small/France in Game 2. That's good enough to go 2-0 in a regional and gain a huge advantage.

Wanna see who we match up with, but I think we match up ok with most teams.

[MarketingBully]

Meh to this post. We have Pilk/Self in Game 1 and then Small/France in Game 2. That's good enough to go 2-0 in a regional and gain a huge advantage.

Except for tonight which Self made a cameo.

[MarketingBully]

Meh to this post. We have Pilk/Self in Game 1 and then Small/France in Game 2. That's good enough to go 2-0 in a regional and gain a huge advantage.

If we do that tonight, Pilk/Self, we would have been playing tomorrow.

[msstate7]

Liked the move Gautreau made with Luke. Closed em up... first AB was a good walk, 2nd AB he got carved up for a K, but the 3rd (LD to SS) and 4th (LD to LF) were nice even if outs.

I really like Gautreau

[I seen it dawg]

He reads twitter

[Commercecomet24]

Meh to this post. We have Pilk/Self in Game 1 and then Small/France in Game 2. That's good enough to go 2-0 in a regional and gain a huge advantage.

This. And if you get the good Billingsley you got a great chance in game 3 as well.

[Bulldog1]

Still waiting...