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Got of the first way better than we deserved it seems

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Out of the first

[KOdawg1]

Man, Foscue is good

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Going to bullpen. 2 on 2 outs top of 3. Game tied at 1

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Brandon Smith on to pitch

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Fly out to deep center. Proud Eagan battled after rough start. Would love some quality innings from guys we need as the season goes on.

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3rd basemen in on grass and Halter big chops one over him for a leadoff single. He needed that for confidence even though that’s a out with 3rd base in

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Nice! 2-1 dawgs

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4-1 Dawgs

[RocketDawg]

Who is the color guy tonight?

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Honestly didn’t hear.

[magrooder]

Just got in from church. Who started on the mound tonight?

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Do I need to put up updates or is everyone good without tonight?

[Dawgcap]

Just got in from church. Who started on the mound tonight?

Eagan. Rough start but held it together which to me was huge

[magrooder]

Thanks.

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Skelton hit in back bottom of 4. 1 in nobody out

[RocketDawg]

Honestly didn’t hear.

I didn't either, and I don't think he's been on before. Does a pretty good job though.

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Hatcher with a 4-6-3 dp

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End of 4. 4-1 good guys. Not especially pretty tonight but efficient so far for a mid week game.

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4-3.

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The rare double play turned by us this year. 13 on the year they say. 2nd tonight

[Turfdawg67]

Do I need to put up updates or is everyone good without tonight?

I would appreciate the updates, thanks.

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Headed to bottom of 5. 4-3 good guys. Gave up a 2 run bomb in the top. Time to rip.

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I would appreciate the updates, thanks.

I will till you don’t need them

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Mangum out on a potential hit up the middle. Good play by pitcher on high chopper. Westburg walks. 1 on 1 out

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Westburg picked off on 3-2. Then Allen doubles to dead center Damn!

[PMDawg]

I swear. I watch a lot of baseball. I never see many pickoffs....unless I'm watching MSU.

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Not smart by Westburg. They threw over previous so they knew he was moving.

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Wild pitch to McNamee. Allen to 3rd

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Fly out to right by McNamee. End of inning. Poor job by Westburg. Can’t have that happen

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Riley Self in to pitch. Top 6

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Backward K

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Single. 1 on

[MarketingBully]

Foscue looking good at second and I think Halter is more of a natural fit at 3rd with that gun he has. Could be the switch shores up this infield. If we get really good fielding ground balls, our pitchers will start to be unhittable since most of them are ground ball pitchers.

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4-6 for out 2 then groundout to Allen to end inning. Headed bottom of 6

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5-6-7 to start bottom

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Leadoff single by Foscue. Nice piece of hitting

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Line out to left center by Rowdey

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Skelton k. Pitching change 2 outs B6

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So where is the baseball chatter tonight?

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Hatcher with line out to 3rd. Hit well. End of 6 4-3 good guys

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Shift on Allen on first base line. Easy 2nd out. Worked well

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Called a hit but may have been error on throw by Halter. 1 on

[MarketingBully]

Called a hit but may have been error on throw by Halter. 1 on

That was a pretty easy dig at first. Allen does our infield no favors on their throws.

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K by Self. 2 ip with 2 hits. Stretch time.

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This game has nothing to be to negative about. 2 good teams battling

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Line out to right by Halter. Mangum up

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Mangum doubles. Dude is amazing. Left center from the left side.

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Mangum to 3rd. Wild pitch I assume

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Walk to Westburg. First and 3rd.

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Allen to dead center!! 3 run shot!! He ripped that one ! 7-3 good guys

[MarketingBully]

It’s very likely we will get to 30 wins this week. How long did it take to get us to 30 wins last year?

[Dawgcap]

It’s very likely we will get to 30 wins this week. How long did it take to get us to 30 wins last year?

We are far from perfect but we are what we are. I’m not worrying about the future and I hope they don’t! I get so irritated with the constant negativity over every play. No one plays the game perfect. Enjoy what we have now

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Heading to top of up up 7-3

[MarketingBully]

We are far from perfect but we are what we are. I’m not worrying about the future and I hope they don’t! I get so irritated with the constant negativity over every play. No one plays the game perfect. Enjoy what we have now

My point is we will very likely be at least 30-7 and if we have a perfect week could be 31-6. That’s about as bad ass as it gets record wise. That’s damn near 1989 record level.

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That shit was bombed. 2 run shot. 7-5.

[mparkerfd20]

7-5 after Self floats one over the plate.

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Gordon into close?

[maroonmania]

This is why I'm personally not crazy about a Wednesday game ahead of an SEC weekend. Guess we are going to pitch Gordon 2 innings here.

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My point is we will very likely be at least 30-7 and if we have a perfect week could be 31-6. That’s about as bad ass as it gets record wise. That’s damn near 1989 record level.

Wasn’t pointed at you at all.

[MarketingBully]

Wasn’t pointed at you at all.

Oh I know I was just marveling at our record...:)

[Dawgcap]

This is why I'm personally not crazy about a Wednesday game ahead of an SEC weekend. Guess we are going to pitch Gordon 2 innings here.

This win makes as much sense as a potential loss this weekend. Win a game when you have to is my thought. This is a big win to get.

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Oh I know I was just marveling at our record...:)

This is a key win. I’m thinking you think the same way as I do. We are damn good but we aren’t top 5 in the country good right now. We have won some this year in spite of ourselves but we have a lot of improving to be a CWS type team.

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Big strike out by Gordon. 1 out top of 9

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Another K. 2 down

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Walk

[Dawg2003]

I'm kind of frightened to see what comes out to pitch on Saturday and Sunday.

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Gordon closes it. Fly out to left center. Mangum with the catch 7-5 good guys! Final

[MarketingBully]

I'm kind of frightened to see what comes out to pitch on Saturday and Sunday.

The key with Gordo is his curve ball. If he can throw that 12/6 for strikes it sets everything else up.

[CadaverDawg]

Really good midweek W. Hail State

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I'm kind of frightened to see what comes out to pitch on Saturday and Sunday.

Why? We will be fine. You have to close this game out tonight against a really good team. Take a W when you can. Close game close it out. And if we are gonna make a run in postseason we better have a few closers ready to go.

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Really good midweek W. Hail State

Huge win. Beat a good team while not playing great.

[MetEdDawg]

List of SEC teams that haven't lost a midweek game yet:

Mississippi State

End of list folks. Don't underestimate the fact we've taken care of business in all the games we should have out of conference except game 1 against USM. Shows our depth of talent and consistency.

Got to keep taking care of business on SEC weekends.

[Homedawg]

Gordon threw low 30's in pitches. He can go again Friday

[Randolph Dupree]

Been with some clients all night and didn't get to follow the game, what did Jake do tonight (hits)? Really hoping he gets to break the record at home...

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By the way the first non melt sports thread in awhile.

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Been with some clients all night and didn't get to follow the game, what did Jake do tonight (hits)? Really hoping he gets to break the record at home...

Had a double. Walk

[Todd4State]

List of SEC teams that haven't lost a midweek game yet:

Mississippi State

End of list folks. Don't underestimate the fact we've taken care of business in all the games we should have out of conference except game 1 against USM. Shows our depth of talent and consistency.

Got to keep taking care of business on SEC weekends.

This is true. And now we only have two sub 100 RPI teams left on the schedule- Texas Southern and Memphis. If we win those two at home we've avoided having any bad losses on the schedule.

[Todd4State]

This is as others have said a good win for us.

And now we have Alabama. Meaning I'm expecting us to have to play a DH and that it's going to be a way harder series than it should.

[Dawgcap]

This is as others have said a good win for us.

And now we have Alabama. Meaning I'm expecting us to have to play a DH and that it's going to be a way harder series than it should.
Agreed but it was imperative we get this W tonight. You have to throw Gordon to insure a W.

[Randolph Dupree]

Agreed but it was imperative we get this W tonight. You have to throw Gordon to insure a W.

Agree. I THINK Price is ready to go, so we may be ok in a DH situation.

[Todd4State]

Agreed but it was imperative we get this W tonight. You have to throw Gordon to insure a W.

No question. I don't have an issue throwing Gordon either. It doesn't affect his availability for the weekend at all either.

[Todd4State]

Agree. I THINK Price is ready to go, so we may be ok in a DH situation.

Price should be able to go one.

Leibelt can go 2 at least. Barlow is a one inning guy or is best used that way. But he can go multiple games. Self can go one. Colby White can go one. And oh yeah- Cole Gordon can go 2-3 if needed. Really the key is Plumlee and Small eating innings. If they can do that plus adding Ginn back to rotation it will make us really difficult to beat and just make our bullpen deeper. That's six guys out of the pen and most can go multiple games on the weekend. And I'm not really counting Keegan James at this point since I expect him to start Sunday.

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Price should be able to go one.

Leibelt can go 2 at least. Barlow is a one inning guy or is best used that way. But he can go multiple games. Self can go one. Colby White can go one. And oh yeah- Cole Gordon can go 2-3 if needed. Really the key is Plumlee and Small eating innings. If they can do that plus adding Ginn back to rotation it will make us really difficult to beat and just make our bullpen deeper. That's six guys out of the pen and most can go multiple games on the weekend. And I'm not really counting Keegan James at this point since I expect him to start Sunday.
I remember everyone railing on Gordon last year. I even posted here that if you want confidence in a pitcher you have to trust them in tough situations. We have a few Big time pitchers that will excellent if we trust them in tough situations. Don’t get me wrong we may have growing pains with them but trust from a coaching staff will pay off if they have the talent.
Good pitchers can become great if they are trusted. But some will fold. It’s up to our coaches to find the talented and make them mentally strong

[Todd4State]

I remember everyone railing on Gordon last year. I even posted here that if you want confidence in a pitcher you have to trust them in tough situations. We have a few Big time pitchers that will excellent if we trust them in tough situations. Don’t get me wrong we may have growing pains with them but trust from a coaching staff will pay off if they have the talent.
Good pitchers can become great if they are trusted. But some will fold. It’s up to our coaches to find the talented and make them mentally strong

Gordon struggled and was pretty inconsistent until the regionals last year. I can't blame our fans for any criticism of him there. They also praised him when he stepped it up as well.

Our bullpen to be honest has been somewhat inconsistent on the year. I think a lot of that is because of a lack of a Sunday starter which has caused us to use the bullpen more and maybe overexposed some guys some. If we can find a Sunday starter that can consistently go 5-6 IP to go with Small and Ginn that's when our depth will really shine through. Could be Plumlee.

[Dawgcap]

Gordon struggled and was pretty inconsistent until the regionals last year. I can't blame our fans for any criticism of him there. They also praised him when he stepped it up as well.

Our bullpen to be honest has been somewhat inconsistent on the year. I think a lot of that is because of a lack of a Sunday starter which has caused us to use the bullpen more and maybe overexposed some guys some. If we can find a Sunday starter that can consistently go 5-6 IP to go with Small and Ginn that's when our depth will really shine through. Could be Plumlee.
Wasn’t being critical of our fans, that’s kinda what fans do, I was praising a coaching staff who ran him out there when his confidence was fragile and they let him know they believed in him. I get irritated with fans with a short fuse who rail on a player but I respect a coaching staff who sticks and believes in a player. Our fans will slam our bullpen, and for the immediate results, but I expect a coaching staff to believe in them when it seems crazy if they have the goods to deliver.
Rowdey and Tanner probably appreciate that this year like Gordon did last. If it were up to our fans they shouldn’t have played much after their slumps. The problem is that if you don’t trust talented players having a tough time what does that say to talented players in a good spot. They end up pressing after a couple of failures. Baseball is a true sport of failure

[Todd4State]

Wasn’t being critical of our fans, that’s kinda what fans do, I was praising a coaching staff who ran him out there when his confidence was fragile and they let him know they believed in him. I get irritated with fans with a short fuse who rail on a player but I respect a coaching staff who sticks and believes in a player. Our fans will slam our bullpen, and for the immediate results, but I expect a coaching staff to believe in them when it seems crazy if they have the goods to deliver.
Rowdey and Tanner probably appreciate that this year like Gordon did last. If it were up to our fans they shouldn’t have played much after their slumps. The problem is that if you don’t trust talented players having a tough time what does that say to talented players in a good spot. They end up pressing after a couple of failures. Baseball is a true sport of failure

I think there is a disconnect with some posters on this board with Rowdey, Tanner and those that want them to sit.

Most of the posters on here just wanted them to sit to get some rest and refocus and then go back into the lineup rather than bench them permanently . That's different than wanting a player off the team or something like that. I guess it's because there were some people on here that were very vocal about LA needing to sit out for the season and basically saying that he wasn't any good. Anyway- most of us realize that we're dealing with human beings here who need to rest and refocus at times because if you just "trust that a guy is going to work out of his slump" you can sometimes just make things worse and delay the recovery period. It's not a personal thing. It's not an I don't trust the coaches thing. It's the opposite. It's to help everyone.


As far as the bullpen- if a player isn't performing in a particular game I think it's OK to say so. We shouldn't be slapping players on the back because they struck out four times or gave up three home runs in an inning. We should as fans have some standards. You can still tell someone that they didn't do a good job and at the same time be supportive of them. At any rate I doubt the players care very much about what the fans have to say about them good or bad. And definitely not as much as some of our fans would like to believe that they do.