Baseball vs Black Bears thread.........

[Saltydog]

Westburg not in lineup...?."Tweaked" something......Hope it's not a hammy...?...That essentially ended Brandon Turner's career here a few years back.....

[Spectre]

Do all college umpires give 5 inches on both sides of the plate now? It’s pretty awful this season.

[msbulldog]

I'm in, where is everybody? I'm watching on TV now but when the girls come on I'm switching Baseball to my laptop. I wish they didn't overlap, I like to give 100% attention to 1 game at a time.

[TNDawg35]

Had to run to Walmart. I’m here... Keegan looks a lil wild here in the 2nd.

[msbulldog]

Today is the 1 year anniversary of the death of my fraternity brother and very good friend David Cook. David was a lifelong Bulldog Baseball fan and one of the original Left Field Lounge Lizards. He, his brother Jimmy and another friend Pat long had a spot in Left Field from the first time they started renting the spots. That's where I met Pete Young. I am having a can of baseball water in honor of my friend David Cook! Hail State!

[CadaverDawg]

Keegan has to learn to trust his stuff. Every time he gets two strikes he tries to make the perfect pitch, reach back for more, or force them to chase a ball. All that leads to is walks and high pitch counts. Trust your stuff and throw the pitches that got you the first two strikes and make them earn it

[MetEdDawg]

Hopefully Youngstown State can get a win today. Once we beat Maine today, we will have played 6 of our games against teams that are currently winless. That sucks, especially considering how good some of the rest of our non conference is with SE LA, Texas Tech, USM x 3, and Sam Houston State.

[Saltydog]

be a tad bit inflated. Problem is, they aren't. I'm afraid our offense is going to struggle beginning next weekend.

[Cowbell]

It’s time to pump the brakes on wanting to bench Halter. That play he just made was ridiculous.

[HoopsDawg]

KJ has a lot of movement on that 2 seamer. Gunner has a cannon at SS.

[MarketingBully]

be a tad bit inflated. Problem is, they aren't. I'm afraid our offense is going to struggle beginning next weekend.

Every year early this is stated in baseball threads and every year the bats wake up as the weather gets warmer. The difference this year is we have a bad ass pitching staff that can hold its own until the bats wake up. I’d chill a bit on saying our lineup will struggle.

[Dawg61]

Game isn't listed in CrapWatch ESPN

[HoopsDawg]

Every year early this is stated in baseball threads and every year the bats wake up as the weather gets warmer. The difference this year is we have a bad ass pitching staff that can hold its own until the bats wake up. I’d chill a bit on saying our lineup will struggle.

The good news is that Allen and Rowdey aren't hitting at all right now and we are still winning. Have to think those 2 will get it going soon.

[MarketingBully]

Skelton hits a no doubter to left and Dogs up 3-0 going to the top of the fifth.

[MarketingBully]

The good news is that Allen and Rowdey aren't hitting at all right now and we are still winning. Have to think those 2 will get it going soon.

Baseball is a different animal then any other sport. Pitching should be dominating everywhere right now because that is what happens early in baseball. Hitting catches up as season’s go along. That’s true everywhere. As long as we are winning that’s all that should matter. If everything holds up, we should be 16-1 going into the Florida series which imo has to be better then anyone on here thought we would be before the SEC season.

[Cowbell]

James is done.

[Spectre]

James is done.

Awful location there

[magrooder]

James isn't fooling anyone right now.

[TNDawg35]

Damn.... Up 3-0, turn on women’s game and now back and we’re up 3-2. Did James melt or something?

[No BS Dawg]

Somebody make me feel better about our lack of hitting as we get ready to move into SEC play on the road next week.

[Cowbell]

I feel Foxwall/Lemonis May have purposefully left him in to try and work through it.

[TNDawg35]

Somebody make me feel better about our lack of hitting as we get ready to move into SEC play on the road next week.

Seems like we’re trying to pull everything. That and Jake swinging at literally anything close to the plate...

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Hopefully Youngstown State can get a win today. Once we beat Maine today, we will have played 6 of our games against teams that are currently winless. That sucks, especially considering how good some of the rest of our non conference is with SE LA, Texas Tech, USM x 3, and Sam Houston State.

If I remember right, Maine's RPI is in the 160s despite being winless

[TNDawg35]

Welp, now my stream on SEC+ just went out...

[HoopsDawg]

Foscue absolutely crushed that ball. He is seeing it so well right now.

[HoopsDawg]

The good news is that Allen and Rowdey aren't hitting at all right now and we are still winning. Have to think those 2 will get it going soon.

Tanner gets a 2 out hit which leads to 3 runs.

[MarketingBully]

Somebody make me feel better about our lack of hitting as we get ready to move into SEC play on the road next week.

We?re up 6-2 now and Foscue has 5 homers and Skelton has 4 homers on the season? Shouldn?t that ease your mind just a little bit?

[ScoobaDawg]

Foscue absolutely crushed that ball. He is seeing it so well right now.

6-2 dawgs

[mparkerfd20]

6-4 now. Weve walked in 2 runs already. Bases still loaded for Maine. 1 out.

[HoopsDawg]

3 walks, a HBP, and a single and it's 6-4. Bases still loaded, 3rd pitcher of the inning coming in. Brandon Smith coming in.

[Choctaw Dawg]

Well we’ve forgotten how to throw strikes and it’s 6-4 with bases loaded for Maine. 1 out and smith pitching

[TNDawg35]

It looks like Lemonis is fixing to explode!! He looked pissed walking out there as I would be also... This is plum ridiculous

[MetEdDawg]

Lemonis is pissed right now. Plumlee and Eagan combined for 3 walks and an HBP so far this inning.

He also seemed pissed at the 3B umpire on that botched check swing call

[dantheman4248]

Like a third of our games have had double digit runs. That’s inflated stats for you.

[MarketingBully]

Now our pitchers aren’t hitting the strike zone. This is getting ridiculous. 6-4 bases loaded and one out top of the sixth.

[mparkerfd20]

Smith had yet to throw a strike. 6-5

[mparkerfd20]

When we lose this game it's gonna undo all the good up to this point RPI wise.

[HoopsDawg]

another damn walk. 6-5. Brandon Smith's 1st walk of the year.

[Choctaw Dawg]

We’re tied with two outs and Barlow now in

[HoopsDawg]

felt like we should have turned 2 but only get 1. 6-6. 4th pitcher of the inning coming into the game. Barlow.

[HoopsDawg]

S.O.B, infield single. It's 7-6 Maine. Threatening to win their first game of the season.

[HoopsDawg]

S.O.B, infield single. It's 7-6 Maine. Threatening to win their first game of the season.

1 ball has left the infield and they have scored 5 runs. 10th man of the inning up.

[Saltydog]

They have a team ERA of about 8.5...?.

[MarketingBully]

Embarrassing inning for our pitching staff.

[HoopsDawg]

excellent job of manufacturing a run. Rowdey steals 2 bases. And then Jordan steals 2nd base where if we don't it's a routine DP. 7-7

[MarketingBully]

And just like that we are tied again 7-7. I like Lemonis’s aggressiveness.

[MarketingBully]

Tied 7-7 going to top of the seventh. Pitchers just throw strikes please.

[PMDawg]

Our hitting approach is going to lose us a lot of winnable games this year. Maine throws like 10 balls in a row so we tell our guy to swing on the first pitch?

[Saltydog]

rather he's just making weak contact when he is hitting it...?..

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

rather he's just making weak contact when he is hitting it...?..

Yea that was a horrendous AB

[MarketingBully]

Our hitting approach is going to lose us a lot of winnable games this year. Maine throws like 10 balls in a row so we tell our guy to swing on the first pitch?

Yep that’s why we are 14-1 right now. We’ve lost some winnable games.

[HoopsDawg]

Yep that’s why we are 14-1 right now. We’ve lost some winnable games.

Tenn is undefeated. Are they the best team in the country? It's fair to question our hitting. 0 runs in 10 innings vs USM. That game was definitely winnable.

[MarketingBully]

Tenn is undefeated. Are they the best team in the country? It's fair to question our hitting. 0 runs in 10 innings vs USM. That game was definitely winnable.

So you’re saying we should be undefeated right now? We also beat Texas Tech and Sam Houston State in very close games. It’s baseball. It takes some time for the bats to come around. If we do lose today, it won’t be because of our bats. 7 runs against a winless team is more then enough to win the game.

[HoopsDawg]

So you’re saying we should be undefeated right now? We also beat Texas Tech and Sam Houston State in very close games. It’s baseball. It takes some time for the bats to come around. If we do lose today, it won’t be because of our bats. 7 runs against a winless team is more then enough to win the game.

LOL, no, not at all. I'm saying exactly what I said in my previous post, it's ok to be a little concerned about our hitting.

[Spectre]

Good call - never take the bat out of a .400 hitter’s hands.

[HoopsDawg]

Good call - never take the bat out of a .400 hitter’s hands.

yeah, gutsy move. 2 bunts and the single by Mangum. 8-7. Gordon will probably pitch the 9th.

[Saltydog]

Gordon not able to locate......

[mparkerfd20]

Whew lucky to win worse pitching performance of the year.

[HoopsDawg]

whew, scoreless streak is over but we get the win.

[CadaverDawg]

10-0 or 9-8, a W is all that matters.

[chainedup_Dawg]

How in the world did we get out of that? K and DP?

[TNDawg35]

Man y’all are all stuck on RPI. this early RPI means jack shit. RPI will take care of itself come SEC time. Always does...

[MarketingBully]

Gordon not able to locate......

Welp we didn’t and we are 15-1 now. That ump’s strike zone was iffy at best for Gordon in the ninth. Should have won 9-7 but hopefully we got all of our walks and wildness out in this game.

[HoopsDawg]

10-0 or 9-8, a W is all that matters.

yep. 15-1.

[MarketingBully]

10-0 or 9-8, a W is all that matters.

Exactly but more importantly we already have wins over Texas Tech, a series win against USM, and a win against ECU. We are 15-1 and I doubt seriously anyone before the season said we would be 15-1 at this point.

[HoopsDawg]

How in the world did we get out of that? K and DP?

3-2, F9, 6-3.

[Todd4State]

Exactly but more importantly we already have wins over Texas Tech, a series win against USM, and a win against ECU. We are 15-1 and I doubt seriously anyone before the season said we would be 15-1 at this point.

I know I didn't. May be good that this happened this weekend so that we can make some corrections before Florida.

[HoopsDawg]

I know I didn't. May be good that this happened this weekend so that we can make some corrections before Florida.

True. UF, AU, LSU, and UT to start it off, wow. AU has a stud on Friday and Saturday.

[Dawgcap]

Lemonis takes this w and now has some extra motivation to cure any over confidence by the players. A ugly win is always better than a good loss!

[MarketingBully]

True. UF, AU, LSU, and UT to start it off, wow. AU has a stud on Friday and Saturday.

And we don’t?

[somebodyshotmypaw]

This was our worst pitching performance as a team. We threw 177 pitches. Maine only threw 127 pitches. We hit a batter and walked 7.

Let's beat Grambling then whip the Gators.

[State82]

A ugly win is always better than a good loss!

You said it!

[I seen it dawg]

Pitched it like absolute horseshit and still scraped out a win. Timely 2 out runs and big hits from our 2 srs. Signs of a good team. As stated earlier better this Sunday than next wkd. Great timing and win.

[Dawg2003]

Well be fine. If you play enough games, you're bound to have a bad one. It's encouraging that we still won with a bad pitching outing.

[maroonmania]

This was our worst pitching performance as a team. We threw 177 pitches. Maine only threw 127 pitches. We hit a batter and walked 7.

Let's beat Grambling then whip the Gators.

We do seem to be way too aggressive at times at the plate. Of course Mangum has been that way his whole career so I wouldn't expect anything to change from him now.