Rubber match vs Auburn thread

[CadaverDawg]

We need to take care of bidness today boys

[ShotgunDawg]

Cumbest starting at DH

New staff must read ED

[CadaverDawg]

Cumbest starting at DH

New staff must read ED

Awesome. Love his oppo approach. Very Wes Rea-esque

[MetEdDawg]

Good for him. He had that double yesterday and gets a chance to show what he's made of today.

I know Keegan hasn't been great the past few outings, but I feel confident with the way we've hit that we should win today. Our bats have been pretty good this weekend against Auburn, so let Cumbest get a couple ABs and of it doesn't work out let a few others have a go at it.

[ShotgunDawg]

Awesome. Love his oppo approach. Very Wes Rea-esque

It makes sense because he has power. If Gilbert and Cumbest both are going to hit .250, you may as well go with the bigger power guy to make them count

[CadaverDawg]

It makes sense because he has power. If Gilbert and Cumbest both are going to hit .250, you may as well go with the bigger power guy to make them count

I agree. Plus, imo Gilbert has shown he can hit midweek pitching some, but he's never shown much against good competition

[MarketingBully]

Cumbest starting at DH

New staff must read ED

Lol, how many left handed pitchers does Auburn have?

[CadaverDawg]

Lol, how many left handed pitchers does Auburn have?

Bart said they had 8 that threw regularly. Butch is building something good in my opinion. Pitching wins at this level, and Butch seems to be loading up on it. But I hate the nibbling approach they showed yesterday

[MarketingBully]

Bart said they had 8 that threw regularly. Butch is building something good in my opinion. Pitching wins at this level, and Butch seems to be loading up on it. But I hate the nibbling approach they showed yesterday

They’re the opposite of LSU who has no LHP and has all righties.

[West Tn Dawg]

How many hits does Jake have now?

[CadaverDawg]

My espn app isn't working. Updates are appreciated in the meantime

[skadoosh14]

Watching on Watch ESPN. The broadcast keeps restarting after Keegan's first pitch. Is this happening for anyone else?

[CadaverDawg]

Watching on Watch ESPN. The broadcast keeps restarting after Keegan's first pitch. Is this happening for anyone else?

Yes. Thought it was just mine

[CadaverDawg]

Working now, Keegan already in trouble. Not good. He is not the answer on sunday

[msbulldog]

How many hits does Jake have now?

319

[chef dixon]

Lol what a classic KJ inning

[skadoosh14]

Working now, Keegan already in trouble. Not good. He is not the answer on sunday

Agreed. Tough to think of who the answer could be, though. Cerantola? Plumlee?

[msbulldog]

Whew! Damn James.

[CadaverDawg]

Wow he worked out of it! Nice. Still got to have strikes and more consistency out of James as a starter

[CadaverDawg]

Agreed. Tough to think of who the answer could be, though. Cerantola? Plumlee?

That's the problem...I dont know. Maybe give Plumlee a shot

[ShotgunDawg]

Keegan needs to step it up or we've got to find a dependable Sunday starter.

[ShotgunDawg]

I think Mangum beat that out. Give him a hit

[skadoosh14]

That's the problem...I dont know. Maybe give Plumlee a shot

Sure would have been nice if Carter Stewart would have come haha

[ShotgunDawg]

Sure would have been nice if Carter Stewart would have come haha

Ginn as our Sunday guy would've been absurd.

Graham Ashcraft might have been nice as well

[chef dixon]

Agreed. Tough to think of who the answer could be, though. Cerantola? Plumlee?

Not many teams have an answer for Sunday thankfully

[The Federalist Engineer]

Working now, Keegan already in trouble. Not good. He is not the answer on sunday

We survived the 1st but bases loaded and much danger. Jim says that Left Handed Hitters are hitting 318 on him

Not sure a starter can be that vulnerable

[smootness]

Westburg has a massive blind spot on the inside edge of the plate. It's a problem.

[ShotgunDawg]

These people haven't attended a game all weekend

https://i.imgur.com/gf6xn7W.jpg

[ShotgunDawg]

Westburg has a massive blind spot on the inside edge of the plate. It's a problem.

Everyone has blind spots. Inside is tough spot to hit, so I'm fine with hit because when the pitcher misses, it's hit hard.

I'd much rather a righty have a hole on the inside than struggle with sliders away

[msbulldog]

Dammit I was sure Jake was going home!

[ShotgunDawg]

Dammit I was sure Jake was going home!

Had to wait to see if the ball was caught

[ShotgunDawg]

Great job by Mac

[ShotgunDawg]

I give Foscue the 3-0 swing

[chef dixon]

Our line up is going to eat this guy alive

[MetEdDawg]

Our line up is going to eat this guy alive

He isn't going more than 1 or 2 innings. He's a reliever. Hasn't thrown more than 45 pitches all year.

[ShotgunDawg]

Such a dis-service to our baseball program
https://i.imgur.com/PoUkLvX.jpg

[chef dixon]

Loud outs are still outs

[msbulldog]

There you go 123.

[msbulldog]

Such a dis-service to our baseball program
https://i.imgur.com/PoUkLvX.jpg

People still coming. Just talked to my brother (season ticket holder) and he is on the way, Church and clothes change first.

[Activated Alpha]

Such a dis-service to our baseball program
https://i.imgur.com/PoUkLvX.jpg

Did someone send you that pic from tv? Because surely you?re at the game yourself

[ShotgunDawg]

Did someone send you that pic from tv? Because surely you?re at the game yourself

Would it matter if I was? I couldn't sit in the chairbacks anyway

[skadoosh14]

Cumbest with a big hit!

[ShotgunDawg]

I think this Cumbest deal is the way to go. He'll get exposed inside a little due to having long arms, but he's our best right handed option vs lefties.

[West Tn Dawg]

Nothing like a message board warrior who never attends any games in any sport calling out people for not going to a game.

[skadoosh14]

Nothing like a message board warrior who never attends any games in any sport calling out people for not going to a game.

He's talking about people who bought season tickets but don't show up to SEC rubber matches - not just the fact that there are empty seats.

[ShotgunDawg]

Nothing like a message board warrior who never attends any games in any sport calling out people for not going to a game.

Our attendance is not the problem. People that have chairbacks not attending games is our problem. Please tell me you understand this simple, elementary concept

[msbulldog]

320 hits for Jake!

[ShotgunDawg]

I think Mangum should have 2 hits today. I think he beat out the first AB when they called an error on the SS

[Mobile Bay]

Lol, how many left handed pitchers does Auburn have?

IIRC they said on the radio yesterday that it was seven. I do remember they have more lefties than RHP.

[ShotgunDawg]

320 hits for Jake!

Should be 321 IMO

[mparkerfd20]

I had no doubt at all Jake was gonna pick up the RBI if they pitched to him. Zero doubt.

[maroonmania]

Mangum is on fire! And that pitch that Westburg hit a mile in the air was begging to be hammered. Left right over the middle of the plate. A shame Westy didn't do more with it.

[skadoosh14]

I feel like we just need 6 from Keegan. If he can do that consistently we'll be alright. That's a big "if" though.

[ShotgunDawg]

I feel like we just need 6 from Keegan. If he can do that consistently we'll be alright. That's a big "if" though.

I'll take 5. Gotta believe between Small & Ginn, the bullpen should get a break in at least 1 of those each week.

[ShotgunDawg]

Keegan's fastball is so straight

[CadaverDawg]

Keegan throwing BP

[mparkerfd20]

Pitching like he is now he'll be lucky to finish this inning

[maroonmania]

Last 2 guys have tagged James pretty good. Now 2-1.

[ShotgunDawg]

Part of this is bad luck. Auburn has yet to lift the baseball & everyone of them has gone where we ain't

[maroonmania]

Dang, if Westburg had been playing normal that would have been a DP. Why was he shaded so far toward 2nd?

[West Tn Dawg]

Our attendance is not the problem. People that have chairbacks not attending games is our problem. Please tell me you understand this simple, elementary concept

Elementary concept is don't bitch about something if you're not doing your part.

[smootness]

Why do we continue to leave pitchers in who clearly don't have it?

[CadaverDawg]

Leave him in til we're beat

[ShotgunDawg]

That's 5 ground ball hits in one inning. Absurd.

Same thing happened on Friday night when Auburn won on basically swinging bunts.

Really unlucky

[ShotgunDawg]

Why do we continue to leave pitchers in who clearly don't have it?

because they haven't really hit the ball hard. These are check swing, weak ground ball hits. Terribly unlucky

Keegan has produced no less than 4 ground balls this inning that could've easily been double plays if they were hit a foot or two to either side

[CadaverDawg]

Get his ass out! He's throwing meat! 6 straight hits.

[mparkerfd20]

Keegan is not going to work. We've got to find someone else. Damn we gonna lose a series we should have swept.

[smootness]

Elementary concept is don't bitch about something if you're not doing your part.

The issue is not even fans not going to games, it's the policies we have in place. There are plenty of people there to fill up those seats...and none of them, including Shotgun even if he was there, can actually fill them up.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Man this inning is pissing me off. That's the 6th hit, all BS weak contact crap that just found a hole. 75% of these contacts end in an out but they've strung 6 hits out of them

[maroonmania]

Now 3-2 Auburn. I think all of Auburn's hits have come off of James' breaking ball. Its now 4-2 off an excuse me swing for a hit on another breaking ball. We are going to deeply regret giving away the Friday game I'm afraid.

[smootness]

Got to go with Plumlee on Sundays.

Can not believe we left James in.

[No BS Dawg]

We will not win many Sunday games with James as the starter. Don't know who else to go with, but a change is needed.

[maroonmania]

Man this inning is pissing me off. That's the 6th hit, all BS weak contact crap that just found a hole. 75% of these contacts end in an out but they've strung 6 hits out of them

Well, they all look like line drives in the box score as Auburn now outhitting us 8-3.

[HoopsDawg]

Thank you Butch for the bunt.

[smootness]

We will not win many Sunday games with James as the starter. Don't know who else to go with, but a change is needed.

Plumlee. I know his ERA isn't great but he's pitched better than Keegan. Keegan's BAA is now around .300.

[ZedFedder]

Thank you Butch for the bunt.


Thought the same thing.

[MaroonFlounder]

Keegan always gets barreled up 2nd time thru the order. Even against Maine, he did. He's not a SEC starter, but I guess we are gonna live or die with him on Sundays.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Ultimately James isn't getting it done, but to be fair to him that was incredibly bad luck. Foscue couldn't handle a weak chopper, Westburg couldn't get to a routine grounder, the ball down the line wasn't hit that hard, and a freaking check swing that results in a bloop single. They were not crushing him they just put the ball in play and got lucky

[CadaverDawg]

This would be a bad series loss. Gotta either go Plumlee or feed Cerantola to the wolves, bc Keegan ain't it boys

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Keegan always gets barreled up 2nd time thru the order. Even against Maine, he did. He's not a SEC starter, but I guess we are gonna live or die with him on Sundays.

He didn't get barreled up though, not a single deep fly or line drive was hit that inning. It was all grounders that found a hole and a fluky check swing bloop single

[maroonmania]

Ultimately James isn't getting it done, but to be fair to him that was incredibly bad luck. Foscue couldn't handle a weak chopper, Westburg couldn't get to a routine grounder, the ball down the line wasn't hit that hard, and a freaking check swing that results in a bloop single. They were not crushing him they just put the ball in play and got lucky

True, but his breaking ball is getting tagged pretty hard. He better stay more with his fastball.

[skadoosh14]

Trips me out that Georgia's coach is named Scott Stricklin.

[MaroonFlounder]

He's talking about people who bought season tickets but don't show up to SEC rubber matches - not just the fact that there are empty seats.

Sundays are late-arriving church crowds. And what Shotgun doesn't understand is that for several of those empty seats, the owners are there, just walking around the concourse and/or visiting with folks in the outfield lounges. I'm not there today because of an after-church obligation, but I'm usually there, but walking around chatting with fellow fans.

[ShotgunDawg]

Sundays are late-arriving church crowds. And what Shotgun doesn't understand is that for several of those empty seats, the owners are there, just walking around the concourse and/or visiting with folks in the outfield lounges. I'm not there today because of an after-church obligation, but I'm usually there, but walking around chatting with fellow fans.

So the same people walk around & don't sit in their seats every game?

[Homedawg]

So the same people walk around & don't sit in their seats every game?

Lots of people have seats and spots in the lounge both.

[ShotgunDawg]

Lots of people have seats and spots in the lounge both.

I just don't think this is at all the overall issue.

Sure, I bet there are some, but I think this is just a made up excuse

[ShotgunDawg]

I love how Cumbest can go the other way & stay through the ball.

He doesn't have a pretty swing but he's got a chance to hit

[skadoosh14]

Cumbest is killing it tonight!

[parabrave]

That was some good situational hitting there. Good hit Cumbest.

[The Federalist Engineer]

The Maroon and White BO JACKSON! Ties the game with Triple Baby

4-4

[maroonmania]

Cumbest ties it with the triple!

[ShotgunDawg]

If Cumbest can smooth out his stroke & learn to lift the ball, he could be a top 5 round draft pick on the baseball field.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

They let Skelton steal 2nd then Cumbest ropes one

[skadoosh14]

If Cumbest can smooth out his stroke & learn to lift the ball, he could be a top 5 round draft pick on the baseball field.

I'm surprised he wasn't taken somewhere in last year's draft. He has so much untapped potential.

[maroonmania]

Irritating that it took all that to get back even with Auburn's dinking and dunking for 4 runs.

[skadoosh14]

ROWDEY ****ING JORDAN

[maroonmania]

Rowdey with a double for the lead!

[magrooder]

Very good to see Rowdey maybe coming out of his slump

[smootness]

Lots of people have seats and spots in the lounge both.

Isn't that a bit of a problem? You're basically guaranteeing you won't have as many people there.

[MetEdDawg]

Good luck to anyone playing us with the way this lineup is hitting. Rowdey hitting plus getting consistent DH hitting while Skelton continues to hit well.

We roll 1-9 in this lineup folks

[smootness]

Huge response. Great to see Rowdey starting to turn it around.

[CadaverDawg]

Skelton, Cumbest, and Rowdey delivering! Nice

[West Tn Dawg]

ROWDY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Federalist Engineer]

KJ Out and Now Spencer Price In

[maroonmania]

Skelton, Cumbest, and Rowdey delivering! Nice

Good inning though it would have been nice to have gotten Jake up there with 2 on.

[ShotgunDawg]

Skelton, Cumbest, and Rowdey delivering! Nice

Cumbest makes our lineup incredibly deep

[skadoosh14]

Our Sunday pitching scares me for sure, but if Rowdey is back then we're solid 1-9, and (unless A&M's Roa is legit) I don't know of any team with a Sunday starter than can contain them.

[ShotgunDawg]

Our Sunday pitching scares me for sure, but if Rowdey is back then we're solid 1-9, and (unless A&M's Roa is legit) I don't know of any team with a Sunday starter than can contain them.

We do need to figure Sunday out, but everyone is bad on Sunday, so we still have a chance

[skadoosh14]

Time to go the bullpen

[ShotgunDawg]

Awesome Price, Leadoff walk.

Way to seize your opportunity*

[The Federalist Engineer]

We better get Cole Gordon in the game. There is no save opportunity unless we get this game under control right now.

[smootness]

I have no idea what we're doing with our pitching right now?

Price?

This is awful.

[mparkerfd20]

2 batters and they retake the lead. ****

[ShotgunDawg]

This is pathetic

[CadaverDawg]

Our pitching is looking meh outside of our aces suddenly

[maroonmania]

Been better off sticking with James. :(

[MaroonFlounder]

Are we out of pitching?

[skadoosh14]

Our pitching is looking meh outside of our aces suddenly

Suddenly?

[ShotgunDawg]

Are we out of pitching?

Not even close. Just got to find someone to perform

[maroonmania]

Price's location is awful. This is the best we have left?

[smootness]

Our pitching is looking meh outside of our aces suddenly

Yeah, definitely not as much depth as it looked initially.

We're still deeper than most, but I'm questioning if we're truly at the top of the country.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Better pull PRICE before this is a 10 run inning.

[skadoosh14]

Are we out of pitching?

White and Cole can pitch, but we need to get to the 6th for that.

[No BS Dawg]

I am really beginning to question our coaches in regard to some of their pitching decisions.

[MaroonFlounder]

It was a short stay in the top 5 of all the rankings.

[ShotgunDawg]

Price looks done. Stuff is terrible

[maroonmania]

Get him out of there NOW!

[ShotgunDawg]

I am really beginning to question our coaches in regard to some of their pitching decisions.

Like what?

[smootness]

So frustrating to me that we used Liebelt for 2 yesterday in a game we pretty much had, and then throw Spencer Price in a close game we really need to win.

[The Federalist Engineer]

It was a short stay in the top 5 of all the rankings.

We don't have Top-5 pitching after Small and Ginn, that's without a question

[ShotgunDawg]

Until Price's stuff comes back in the bullpen, I wouldn't pitch him against anyone but a SWAC team

[maroonmania]

Going to Price there could ultimately cost us the game. He was terrible. 2 runs, 1 still on and nobody out. We hardly pitch him non-conference and now we think he is ready to face SEC hitters?

[smootness]

We need to let Smith go as long as he can. Then bring in Barlow, then Spring. Quit messing around.

[99jc]

So frustrating to me that we used Liebelt for 2 yesterday in a game we pretty much had, and then throw Spencer Price in a close game we really need to win.

Keegan James and Price need to only pitch in mid-week games from now on.

[skadoosh14]

Going to Price there could ultimately cost us the game. He was terrible. 2 runs, 1 still on and nobody out. We hardly pitch him non-conference and now we think he is ready to face SEC hitters?

I want to win this game of course, but I don't mind Lemonis throwing guys in to see if they'll sink or swim at this point in the season.

[smootness]

Going to Price there could ultimately cost us the game. He was terrible. 2 runs, 1 still on and nobody out. We hardly pitch him non-conference and now we think he is ready to face SEC hitters?

That's my point. If we absolutely have to have Price pitch in an SEC game, then use him yesterday when we're up 8-2 or 15-2. Don't use him in a 1-run game in the 4th.

[ShotgunDawg]

At least Smith has some movement on his pitch

[smootness]

Like what?


Why pitch Liebelt 2 innings yesterday?

[maroonmania]

We are going to need double digit runs to win today.

[ShotgunDawg]

Why pitch Liebelt 2 innings yesterday?

Because he needed the work as well. It's not like he's been steller either

[smootness]

Holy crap

[WSOPdawg]

17!!! What the hell has happened to our bullpen?

Self, Barlow, White, Gordon are available that I can think of.

[maroonmania]

This is ridiculous.

[ShotgunDawg]

Auburn can't miss a gap or hole today.

Their BABIP is almost .1000

[ShotgunDawg]

Complete garbage job by our bullpen. Those guys MUST step up

I think I'd bring in Gordon to try & calm this down

[maroonmania]

At this rate Auburn will have 25 hits on the day.

[mparkerfd20]

Our coaching staff has gone full retard.

[Dawg2003]

I said last week that we had 2 lock down starters, and we are piecing it together from there.

[ShotgunDawg]

Unreal. They can't miss a hole

[CadaverDawg]

This is why they all matter, MetEd....we might be 3-3 shortly.

[Skydawg1]

We're gonna pay dearly for that Friday night loss.

[smootness]

Good gosh, what a joke

[ShotgunDawg]

Our coaching staff has gone full retard.

Like how?

[CadaverDawg]

Better pump the brakes on this team if THIS is our SEC bullpen

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Every ground ball they hit is finding the hole

[skadoosh14]

How many innings is Gordon good for?

[BuckyIsAB****]

Auburn can hit and our bullpen has been worrisome for a few weeks now

[smootness]

This is unbelievably bad. Did anybody on our pitching staff show up today?

[ShotgunDawg]

Every ground ball they hit is finding the hole

We've been extremely unlucky.

Our pitching has been terrible, but it hasn't been as bad as it appears

[smootness]

Auburn can hit and our bullpen has been worrisome for a few weeks now

Auburn is not a great hitting team.

[No BS Dawg]

Auburn is one of the worst hitting teams in the conference and they are owning us today. Why the hell did Price ever step on the field in a one run rubber game match in SEC play?! Sheesh...

[maroonmania]

Going to be 1st and 2nd with no outs. What an implosion. In hindsight we would have been MUCH better off staying with James.

[mparkerfd20]

Like how?

Like none of those 3 pitchers should have been given the chance to **** up like they have.

[MaroonFlounder]

17!!! What the hell has happened to our bullpen?

Self, Barlow, White, Gordon are available that I can think of.

I would not send Riley Self out there.

[skadoosh14]

This is tough to watch

[ShotgunDawg]

Like none of those 3 pitchers should have been given the chance to **** up like they have.

Why shouldn't they have been given a chance?

How did our coaches know that Auburn was going to get 12 ground ball singles?

[maroonmania]

We are leaving stuff right in the middle of the plate.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Another one.

[skadoosh14]

I would not send Riley Self out there.

Welp, he's warming up.

[ShotgunDawg]

We are leaving stuff right in the middle of the plate.

And they are hitting ground balls in the infield.

[ShotgunDawg]

Another ground ball single

this is one of he damndest thing I've ever seen

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Another one.

Another one

[99jc]

17 this im done till the women play tonight

[MarketingBully]

This is embarrassing period...

[maroonmania]

I hate black uniforms!

[smootness]

At some point somebody has to make a play defensively. Obviously a lot of these are just finding holes, but there have been a few within reach.

What a choke job for such a big game.

[WSOPdawg]

Price & smith pitch to 8 batters a fail to record a SINGLE OUT!!!!

Way to NOT do your jobs, guys, way to not do your jobs.

[MaroonFlounder]

Riley pitches to contact since coming back from injury. This is not good.

[CadaverDawg]

This ones over, and Cole is a no show. Great job bullpen and coaches. This series loss hurts.

Like I said the other day, any time a MSU team is favored to do good and ranked high, be prepared for disappointment

[Mobile Bay]

Better pump the brakes on this team if THIS is our SEC bullpen

Yep. We won't make it out of the regional if all we have are two pitchers and some guys who throw batting practice.

[maroonmania]

Why don't we go ahead and go to Cole Gordon? He hasn't pitched all weekend and if we don't minimize the damage here we are going to be totally out of the game.

[smootness]

This is why games like Game 3 last week and Game 1 this weekend are so important. Because sometimes you have games where you just don't have it. You have to win every game you have a chance to win.

[ShotgunDawg]

BABIP on ground balls in MLB is about .245 every year.

Auburn has to be at about .900 today

[maroonmania]

Another ground ball single

this is one of he damndest thing I've ever seen

True but those balls have been blistered through the infield, they aren't dribbling through.

[CadaverDawg]

Price and Self are no longer SEC guys, Foxhall. Wtf?

[smootness]

Why don't we go ahead and go to Cole Gordon? He hasn't pitched all weekend and if we don't minimize the damage here we are going to be totally out of the game.

Because White is our 8th inning guy and Gordon is our 9th inning guy and we don't entertain anything else.

[CadaverDawg]

This is why games like Game 3 last week and Game 1 this weekend are so important. Because sometimes you have games where you just don't have it. You have to win every game you have a chance to win.

Yep

[ShotgunDawg]

True but those balls have been blistered through the infield, they aren't dribbling through.

About half & half

[ShotgunDawg]

Price and Self are no longer SEC guys, Foxhall. Wtf?

Both are bad athletes. Their stuff was never sustainable anyway

[maroonmania]

Because White is our 8th inning guy and Gordon is our 9th inning guy and we don't entertain anything else.

Not sure the 8th and 9th are going to mean much today.

[DownwardDawg]

This is why games like Game 3 last week and Game 1 this weekend are so important. Because sometimes you have games where you just don't have it. You have to win every game you have a chance to win.

Yes. Losing that Friday night game was a killer.

[maroonmania]

We got an out!!!!!

[ShotgunDawg]

True but those balls have been blistered through the infield, they aren't dribbling through.

Either way, in MLB the batting average on ground balls is .246 every year.

Our pitching has been terrible but it's been poor luck as well

[maroonmania]

Well, maybe we got an out. It looked like he was out.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

This is why games like Game 3 last week and Game 1 this weekend are so important. Because sometimes you have games where you just don't have it. You have to win every game you have a chance to win.

Yep

[msstate7]

Either way, in MLB the batting average on ground balls is .246 every year.

Our pitching has been terrible but it's been poor luck as well

Yeah college infielders are just as good as mlb

[ShotgunDawg]

The biggest problem I see with our bullpen is that we have very little uniqueness.

Price, Self, & Smith are essentially the same person. Leibelt is better, but again very similar.

If I was to blame our coaches for one thing, it's that they keep giving Auburn the same look. Put in a lefty or something to mix it up

[ShotgunDawg]

Yeah college infielders are just as good as mlb

Agree, but it's still bad luck. The college BABIP rate is likely around .280 or so

[maroonmania]

How many challenges do you get? I haven't seen Lemonis challenge an out call all year.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Yep. We won't make it out of the regional if all we have are two pitchers and some guys who throw batting practice.

You are always the first to pile on. Never fails

[maroonmania]

KJ wasn't hit nearly as hard by Auburn as any other pitcher we've put out there today.

[MaroonFlounder]

And now the errors

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

Halter makes a good play then promptly makes up for it on the next play.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Y'all sure are quick to give up on a team that has proven time and time again to never count them out. That said, our bullpen has to be better. The sky isnt falling on our bullpen yet but its close. They havent been good for a few weeks now. There were red flags against Maine

[maroonmania]

I really wish Hunter Stovall had stayed for his SR year. He could have REALLY helped us and I don't ever see him as a MLB player anyway.

[smootness]

Ok, offense. Time to go off.

[ShotgunDawg]

Halter makes a good play then promptly makes up for it on the next play.

Tough play

[maroonmania]

Well that was EMBARRASSING

[NCDawg]

Stupid looking black uniforms are a jinx.

[MaroonFlounder]

I really wish Hunter Stovall had stayed for his SR year. He could have REALLY helped us and I don't ever see him as a MLB player anyway.

In baseball, you gotta strike while the iron is hot. He would prove nothing by coming back. It's selfish to want guys to return if draft eligible. Stovall got some good feedback by scouts and he went. I hope he does well.

[msudawg1200]

Stupid looking black uniforms are a jinx.

We clinched the CWS berth in black last year.

[maroonmania]

Y'all sure are quick to give up on a team that has proven time and time again to never count them out. That said, our bullpen has to be better. The sky isnt falling on our bullpen yet but its close. They havent been good for a few weeks now. There were red flags against Maine

Not sure what your definition of "giving up" is but yes, we COULD come back and win but I would like to know the probability of winning an SEC game where you give up a 7 run inning. To even have a chance today we are probably going to have to score more than we did yesterday.

[State82]

We are getting some insight into who we really are this weekend. Good but nowhere near the #2 team in the nation at present. Top 10-12? Possibly. But not #2. Much, much room for improvement.

[maroonmania]

In baseball, you gotta strike while the iron is hot. He would prove nothing by coming back. It's selfish to want guys to return if draft eligible. Stovall got some good feedback by scouts and he went. I hope he does well.

I just see Stovall as a good college level player. Don't expect to ever see him do much in pro ball but at least he got his signing bonus I guess.

[ShotgunDawg]

Gotta chip away

[ShotgunDawg]

We are getting some insight into who we really are this weekend. Good but nowhere near the #2 team in the nation at present. Top 10-12? Possibly. But not #2. Much, much room for improvement.

Nope. We are really good.

You haven't seen everyone else play to make that statement. We are absolutely a top 5 team

[HoopsDawg]

I really wish Hunter Stovall had stayed for his SR year. He could have REALLY helped us and I don't ever see him as a MLB player anyway.

That would have been unreal.

[ShotgunDawg]

We can win this game if we can get a pitcher to do his job

[CadaverDawg]

I'm worried that our best option for Sunday starter and/or long relief is currently our closer. Not a good thing

[HoopsDawg]

We can win this game if we can get a pitcher to do his job

Go Self has long as he can go, then go Barlow, then go Gordon.

[ShotgunDawg]

Just let Self throw cutters.

[ShotgunDawg]

I'm worried that our best option for Sunday starter and/or long relief is currently our closer. Not a good thing

We'll figure it out.

Hopefully Cerantola will get it together

[Lord McBuckethead]

Well screwing around Friday has cost this team a series. Better be the last time we do that.

[ShotgunDawg]

Another ground ball hit

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Gosh those black uniforms are ugly.

[maroonmania]

Auburn now got something going in the 5th with 2 outs. Geez.

[ShotgunDawg]

Self just threw a slider in the other batter's box.

That is just trash awful & zero concentration

[ShotgunDawg]

Ump missed strike 3

[maroonmania]

Thing that impresses me about Auburn's hitters is they hardly ever swing through a pitch. Even ones that break down in the dirt. Very difficult to strike them out when they swing.

[ShotgunDawg]

Thing that impresses me about Auburn's hitters is they hardly ever swing through a pitch. Even ones that break down in the dirt. Very difficult to strike them out when they swing.

That's in large part because we are throwing pitchers that don't have swing & miss stuff.

All the guys we've thrown are sinker ballers & sinker ballers don't get swing & miss

[MaroonFlounder]

Now the strike zone widens

[ShotgunDawg]

That's a fantastic job of base running by Skleton

[smootness]

Great base running, that was big. Come on!

[ShotgunDawg]

Atta boy Halter

[smootness]

Yes! We are still in this.

Somehow, we are still in this.

[maroonmania]

Now we have some ground balls finding holes. 11-8 now.

[smootness]

Why hold Rowdey there? He would have scored easily.

ETA: Nevermind. Stupid scoreboard.

[ShotgunDawg]

Unpopular opinion here, but Halter isn't much a difference from Stovall. May even give us more power as the season progresses

[ShotgunDawg]

Why hold Rowdey there? He would have scored easily.

1 out with Mangum up

[maroonmania]

Why hold Rowdey there? He would have scored easily.

ETA: Nevermind. Stupid scoreboard.

He wasn't held, he scored.

[smootness]

1 out with Mangum up

Yeah, but you still shouldn't hold him there.....so good thing we didn't haha

But yeah, a ground ball in that situation, and you don't get the run in.

[ShotgunDawg]

wipe the slate clean & pretend it's 3-0

[maroonmania]

Boy, overaggressive there by Jake swinging at ball 3. Looked like Jake was on the way to being walked.

[ShotgunDawg]

Auburn is actually doing a good job of getting fly balls

[MaroonFlounder]

Take pitches. This particular Aub lefty is wild

[ShotgunDawg]

Boy, overaggressive there by Jake swinging at ball 3. Looked like Jake was on the way to being walked.

Yeah, but I'm good with Jake just being Jake.

Don't want him thinking up there

[ShotgunDawg]

Not sure if the ball hit him or the catcher's glove hit him

[ShotgunDawg]

BOOOM

[mparkerfd20]

One things for damn sure. This team absolutely refuses to quit.

[maroonmania]

Boy, now I really wish Jake had walked.