Game 3 vs Youngstown thread

[CadaverDawg]

Let's start things off with a sweep.

Who do we have in the pen that we expect to throw after James today? Seems like we've used several guys in the first two to get guys innings.

[CadaverDawg]

By the way, Ole Miss just got beat 9-5 by Wright State, so that's always a fun way to start a game thread

[CadaverDawg]

Excited to watch James. Hope he takes another step forward this year

[I seen it dawg]

He's my pitcher that makes the biggest jump. He has great stuff and will be healthy.

[CadaverDawg]

If our gun is 4 mph off, Keegan is 94-95 early

[I seen it dawg]

Shit we got some arms

[CadaverDawg]

Hate the early walk after a K. Free passes drive me insane. Small & Ginn limited walks

[CadaverDawg]

Now a wild pitch. Settle in, Keegan. He's probably all jacked up for his first start

[CadaverDawg]

Backwards K, great spot

[BeardoMSU]

By the way, Ole Miss just got beat 9-5 by Wright State, so that's always a fun way to start a game thread

I bet they don't even make the post season. Might as well pack it in, lol.

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[CadaverDawg]

Hell yeah. Settled in nicely after the walk. 3 K's in the 1st for James!

[CadaverDawg]

I bet they don't even make the post season. Might as well pack it in, lol.

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They played like they were in a postseason game today, haha

[SaintDawg]

im freezing my ass off, but loving it!

[msbulldog]

Well that's 3-K's, pretty good.

[CadaverDawg]

im freezing my ass off, but loving it!

Judging by Keegan's breath that you can see in TV, it looks cold. Are you there? What's the temp?

[BeardoMSU]

They played like they were in a postseason game today, haha

Might as well practice the choke job early in the season, so it's good and ready for when it counts, haha.

[CadaverDawg]

Might as well practice the choke job early in the season, so it's good and ready for when it counts, haha.

Yep, gotta get some early reps in on losing to a 4 seed at home

[msbulldog]

Judging by Keegan's breath that you can see in TV, it looks cold. Are you there? What's the temp?

Talked to my brother earlier, he's there low 40's! damn timely hit.

[SaintDawg]

Judging by Keegan's breath that you can see in TV, it looks cold. Are you there? What's the temp?

my phone says 42 degrees at 425 pm

[Scared_Hitless]

Keegan has a lively fastball that movement should serve him well. Best of all 3 starters so far. Control is gonna be what defines his season.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

if it's that cold why are some players not wearing an undershirt? sounds miserable

[BeardoMSU]

why are some players not wearing an undershirt?

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[CadaverDawg]

Foscue Bomb! 1-0

[BeardoMSU]

Foscue Bomb! 1-0

How many dingers is that for the team?

We keep it up, we'll break fidy this year....

[CadaverDawg]

How many dingers is that for the team?

We keep it up, we'll break fidy this year....

Not sure...2 last night, 1 or 2 game 1 today? So at least 4

[Scared_Hitless]

Halter has struggled so far

[CadaverDawg]

Halter has struggled so far

Yeah he may not be quite ready to start

[MarketingBully]

Did you see that gun Jones has as a catcher?

[CadaverDawg]

Hayden Jones has a cannon!!

[HoopsDawg]

Did you see that gun Jones has as a catcher?

Oh my goodness.

[CadaverDawg]

This guy is making our hitters look silly with that curve

[HoopsDawg]

Halter has struggled so far


Might need to look at L Jordan at 2nd and try some guys at DH. Or maybe Gautreu can work with him on his front side. He's opening up a little early.

[chainedup_Dawg]

Hayden Jones has a cannon!!

Yeah, that was friggin insane. I looked away and only saw the ss catch it and wait on the runner. Thought wow, he got a horrible jump then saw the replay, bahahaha nope! Holy crap

[CadaverDawg]

Yeah, that was friggin insane. I looked away and only saw the ss catch it and wait on the runner. Thought wow, he got a horrible jump then saw the replay, bahahaha nope! Holy crap

It was a frozen rope right on target. If he can hit at all he'll take the starting job soon with that gun

[chainedup_Dawg]

It was a frozen rope right on target. If he can hit at all he'll take the starting job soon with that gun

If he can hit at all it should be his tomorrow! And it was on a pitch he had to backhand scoop

[CadaverDawg]

Allen is 6-10 this weekend

[CadaverDawg]

Macnamee has dumped some flares into RF today for quite a few ribbies

2-0

[I seen it dawg]

Hopefully Skelton is the backup by april

[The Federalist Engineer]

Yeah he may not be quite ready to start

If Landon or Rowdey Jordan can play 2b, we got other options to put out there. Hatcher, Cumbest, etc

MLB wants Halter as a pitcher

What happens next should be heads we win, tails we win

[I seen it dawg]

Macnamee has dumped some flares into RF today for quite a few ribbies

2-0


Yeah that one should have been a F9

[CadaverDawg]

Foscue heating up! 3-0 Dawgs on a rbi double

Hitters are adjusting to the junk

[I seen it dawg]

We are doing what we are supposed to do this wkd. Good,to get going and capitalize on weaker pitching.

[I seen it dawg]

Love Landon Jordan. Seems really confident at the plate

[chainedup_Dawg]

I didnt get to see any of the game yesterday, did Rowdey struggle last night? In the at bats I've seen he hasnt looked good at all.

[BeardoMSU]

If we hold on to win, that'll be a great start to the season as compared to last year's.....just keep Lemonis away from any weekend strange, and we're good to go.**

[HoopsDawg]

Foscue heating up! 3-0 Dawgs on a rbi double

Hitters are adjusting to the junk

Foscue has changed his body more than any player on the team. Looks like he's been hitting the deadlifts and squats.

[I seen it dawg]

I didnt get to see any of the game yesterday, did Rowdey struggle last night? In the at bats I've seen he hasnt looked good at all.

No diff from last yr. Doesn't look good at times and next thing you know hes hitting .330

[Scared_Hitless]

All I know is it is nice to look like a team of grown men again. I loved our teams the last few years but avg 5'6 160 looks to be in the past.

[I seen it dawg]

Foscue has changed his body more than any player on the team. Looks like he's been hitting the deadlifts and squats.

Damn sure has. Rowdey been in weight room too. Upper body filling out.

[BeardoMSU]

All I know is it is nice to look like a team of grown men again. I loved our teams the last few years but avg 5'6 160 looks to be in the past.

Agreed.

[chainedup_Dawg]

No diff from last yr. Doesn't look good at times and next thing you know hes hitting .330

True. In the first game his swings and body language made it seem like he wasn't seeing the ball well at all

[I seen it dawg]

Love Hayden Jones behind the plate. Obviously has the rocket arm but really receives well. He's not chasing pitches all over the pace and stealing strikes. He's calm.

[I seen it dawg]

All I know is it is nice to look like a team of grown men again. I loved our teams the last few years but avg 5'6 160 looks to be in the past.

Amen

[I seen it dawg]

Halter could be a perfect 9 hole guy

[TNDawg35]

Love Hayden Jones behind the plate. Obviously has the rocket arm but really receives well. He's not chasing pitches all over the pace and stealing strikes. He's calm.

I agree. Skelton looks to jittery back there at times. He costs us strikes on a few occasions. Hayden looks smooth and is lightning quick with a .colt for an arm. He needs to hit the ball better, and I think he would sqeeuze Skelton out of the starting spot.

[Drugdog]

Can anyone post the throw out with Jones. I missed it.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Halter could be a perfect 9 hole guy

If he looks like 9 hole guy vs YSU - then he'll be mauled by SEC pitching

Is this the Tanner Poole sequel?

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Allen is so good

[The Federalist Engineer]

Tanner Damn Allen - the player Mainieri says Cannizzaro snaked from LSU

[parabrave]

All I know is it is nice to look like a team of grown men again. I loved our teams the last few years but avg 5'6 160 looks to be in the past.

You should've heard what J Brantley said on the radio earlier today. When asked what surprised him the most when he got to the majors he replied how big everyone was. He said everyone was 6'2or bigger and he was only 5'10 or lose to that.

[CadaverDawg]

Allen 13 RBI's in 2.5 games! Gotta be a record of some kind

[parabrave]

Allen is so good

Nice to see a hitter who knows what to do when there are players in scoring position. HIT THE DAM BALL

[ShotgunDawg]

Halter could be a perfect 9 hole guy

He'll hit .230-.250 ish but at least he's got some power. He's not a good hitter, but can hit some Doubles and about 5-7 HRs. That is fine for the 9 hole so long as he plays good defense. I can handle below average hitter so long as they can collect extra base hits and at least offer you the chance of changing a game.

[I seen it dawg]

I agree. Skelton looks to jittery back there at times. He costs us strikes on a few occasions. Hayden looks smooth and is lightning quick with a .colt for an arm. He needs to hit the ball better, and I think he would sqeeuze Skelton out of the starting spot.

Lol you were saying

[ScoobaDawg]

STROKED IT. nice first hit for hayden

[BeardoMSU]

This lineup crushes it.

[I seen it dawg]

If he looks like 9 hole guy vs YSU - then he'll be mauled by SEC pitching

Is this the Tanner Poole sequel?

I'm not looking at him vs ysu..we don't play ysu all yr. I'm looking at him as a guy that could fit in well with our lineup in the 9 hole...for the season.

[I seen it dawg]

He'll hit .230-.250 ish but at least he's got some power. He's not a good hitter, but can hit some Doubles and about 5-7 HRs. That is fine for the 9 hole so long as he plays good defense. I can handle below average hitter so long as they can collect extra base hits and at least offer you the chance of changing a game.

He's already showing he's ok trying to go other way and take what's given. That tells me he can hit in the 9 hole and not act like he's hitting cleanup.

[I seen it dawg]

If he looks like 9 hole guy vs YSU - then he'll be mauled by SEC pitching

Is this the Tanner Poole sequel?

What does tanner Poole have to do with halter?

[HoopsDawg]

Catch a barrel Hayden Jones, wow.

[I seen it dawg]

I've seen enough....unless Hayden Jones is baffled next wkd by much better pitching then he should be the starter behind the plate

[TNDawg35]

Lol you were saying

Hell he got robbed the first time by the 1st baseman. Keep it up and make them play him over Skelton.

[CadaverDawg]

I've seen enough....unless Hayden Jones is baffled next wkd by much better pitching then he should be the starter behind the plate

I agree. Not like he's battling Pudge Rodriguez...this should be an easy call for Lemo.

[CadaverDawg]

We're whipping ass & Mangum & Rowdey haven't gotten going yet. Could be a fun year

[I seen it dawg]

I agree. Not like he's battling Pudge Rodriguez...this should be an easy call for Lemo.

Except for Krueger we've spent so long with catchers that couldn't hit and also didn't play defense. This kid can defend. And it looks so far he's not scared at the plate. He hits 220 in sec it will be fine. Over that which I think he can do is gravy.

[I seen it dawg]

6-0 and cruising in the 6th in the cold. Liable to see some let's get this game over with ABs rest of the way.

[MarketingBully]

I don’t think there’s been a kid robbed more of extra basehits this weekend then Foscue.

[CadaverDawg]

I don’t think there’s been a kid robbed more of extra basehits this weekend then Foscue.

No doubt. Foscue has the worst luck at the plate. Gets robbed a lot, and is a victim of some pretty bad strike calls too going back to last year. That being said, he is tattooing the ball so far. I hope he has a big year...looks like he has put in the weight room work

[The Federalist Engineer]

You should've heard what J Brantley said on the radio earlier today. When asked what surprised him the most when he got to the majors he replied how big everyone was. He said everyone was 6'2or bigger and he was only 5'10 or lose to that.


What does tanner Poole have to do with halter?

ShotgunDawg has gotten into my head about Halters hitting - let's give him a chance

Note - Even our own radio guys commented on some issues with his approach that even YSU indentified very quickly - jay Powell I think

[CadaverDawg]

I missed that inning except for the K to end it....how'd they load em up, and on who? Who is #46 that got the K to end it?

[ShotgunDawg]

ShotgunDawg has gotten into my head about Halters hitting - let's give him a chance

Note - Even our own radio guys commented on some issues with his approach that even YSU indentified very quickly - jay Powell I think

Halter is fine. He has a pull emphasis, heavy front foot drifting lower half that causes him to pull off the ball. He'll turn on some this year & hit 5-7 HRs, but doesn't possess the lower half stability to be a good hitter against pitchers that can effectively change speeds.

It is what is.

He's athletic, will play above average defense, & turn a shit ton of double plays because he has crazy arm strength. He's solid. He's a better hitter than Foambat FWIW

[The Federalist Engineer]

I missed that inning except for the K to end it....how'd they load em up, and on who? Who is #46 that got the K to end it?


Halter is fine. He has a pull emphasis, heavy front foot drifting lower half that causes him to pull off the ball. He'll turn on some this year & hit 5-7 HRs, but doesn't possess the lower half stability to be a good hitter against pitchers that can effectively change speeds.

It is what is.

He's athletic, will play above average defense, & turn a shit ton of double plays because he has crazy arm strength. He's solid. He's a better hitter than Foambat FWIW

We need to pin the ED ScapeGoat 2019 thread somewhere, the candidates are already shaping up:

(1) Skelton's job already being challenged
(2) Halter getting mentioned even on a 2 for 3 night
(3) who threw that dirty inning question by Cadaver

This is good first three games, better than last year- Lemonis is apparently not texting and driving the titanic

[msbulldog]

We need to pin the ED ScapeGoat 2019 thread somewhere, the candidates are already shaping up:

(1) Skelton's job already being challenged
(2) Halter getting mentioned even on a 2 for 3 night
(3) who threw that dirty inning question by Cadaver

This is good first three games, better than last year- Lemonis is apparently not texting and driving the titanic


Great post! +1

[I seen it dawg]

Barlow is 46. We need him and Eagan to be able to lock down the lefty roles out of the pen. We missed that last yr.

[I seen it dawg]

Come on Westburg you got to hold your ground a little longer. At 7-0 i almost sit at home esp with 2 outs

[I seen it dawg]

Nice play by Foscue. B8 7-0

[Percho]

Team falling apart, already?????

[HoopsDawg]

Barlow is 46. We need him and Eagan to be able to lock down the lefty roles out of the pen. We missed that last yr.

seems pretty clear who our top 10 pitchers are.

[HoopsDawg]

Has Gilbert gotten an AB this weekend? Pretty suprised b/c he swung a good bat this fall and spring.

[CadaverDawg]

We need to pin the ED ScapeGoat 2019 thread somewhere, the candidates are already shaping up:

(1) Skelton's job already being challenged
(2) Halter getting mentioned even on a 2 for 3 night
(3) who threw that dirty inning question by Cadaver

This is good first three games, better than last year- Lemonis is apparently not texting and driving the titanic

Ha, no I was hoping Barlow had a good inning, bc reliable LHP is needed on the roster this year. Wondering if he had walked those guys, or what. Glad y'all are taking notes though...Gene would be proud

[I seen it dawg]

Wasted AB by Tanner. He has to grind that at bat and get that run home from 3rd with less than 2 outs.

[I seen it dawg]

Has Gilbert gotten an AB this weekend? Pretty suprised b/c he swung a good bat this fall and spring.

He did. Flew out i believe.

[HoopsDawg]

Has Gilbert gotten an AB this weekend? Pretty suprised b/c he swung a good bat this fall and spring.

Gilbert in at catcher.

[HoopsDawg]

He did. Flew out i believe.

ok, thanks.

[I seen it dawg]

I really like we got Jones out of the game after catching 6 innings. If he's gonna be the guy we dont want him hitting the wall end of April. (Footnote Ari text conversation)

[HoopsDawg]

So Peyton Plumlee vs UAB midweek? Anyone know the status of Macleoud?

[Howboutdemdogs]

I have to admit that the new Dude is awesome. We just might have one hell of a team this year.

[trob115]

Impressive stuff overall by the bullpen. If Barlow can get some control , he will be a big piece. Eagan looked good.

[HoopsDawg]

I have to admit that the new Dude is awesome. We just might have one hell of a team this year.

We will have a much better feel after next weekend but great start. We have been spoiled by Hunter Stovall over there at 2nd base the last couple of years.

[Todd4State]

So Peyton Plumlee vs UAB midweek? Anyone know the status of Macleoud?

I suspect that we will start Tyler Spring against UAB. Just a guess on my part. MacCloud is rumored to have mono and may redshirt or be out awhile.