*****CWS Game 1 vs Auburn Thread*****

[CadaverDawg]

Let's go, boys! Take what's yours! Leave your mark on Omaha!!

HailState??!!

[West Tn Dawg]

Hail State!

[Statecoachingblows**]

Hail State! Go Dawgs!

[CadaverDawg]

Do we have a lineup yet?

[Hambone]

Yes everything stayed the same. Halter is the DH

[CadaverDawg]

Yes everything stayed the same. Halter is the DH

Good deal.

[RocketDawg]

ESPN2 has 6:00 on the program guide for our game, but I suppose there's 30 minutes of preliminaries. HailState has 6:30, so presumably that's first pitch.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Hope Halter has a game. Dude pretty much raked it in Juco right?

[bobtail bob]

Good deal.

I think this whiskey would be going down a little smoother if you were being negabully, not saying, just sayinn

[CadaverDawg]

I think this whiskey would be going down a little smoother if you were being negabully, not saying, just sayinn

You're right.

Halter is a liability....don't like him in the lineup. Could hurt us

[Rick Danko]

Praise the lord, go dogs.... a little Vic magic can?t hurt

[Dawg2003]

You're right.

Halter is a liability....don't like him in the lineup. Could hurt us

He's the closest thing to an automatic out we have.

[CadaverDawg]

He's the closest thing to an automatic out we have.

Yep

[cuspid]

You're right.

Halter is a liability....don't like him in the lineup. Could hurt us

I?d rather cumbest honestly, he had his best series against auburn lefties. Don?t understand why we kept giving his at bats to halter. Hope halter goes 5-5 and we can mass sub to get young guys like Cumbest late inning at bats

[ZedFedder]

Halter has been much better lately.

[DawgFromOxford]

Let's do this thing

[ShotgunDawg]

Hopefully Yellawood doesn't buy this one*

[BulldogBear]

What's the crowd like?

[msbulldog]

Praise the lord, go dogs.... a little Vic magic can?t hurt

God and Vic, see the signature.

[magrooder]

Struck him out on four strikes.

[BulldogBear]

1 K. Six to go Ethan.

[RocketDawg]

Struck him out on ball 4.

[ShotgunDawg]

Att boy Ethan

Cut down on the pitch count though. 6

[magrooder]

2 down 2 strike outs

[RocketDawg]

And another one.

[RocketDawg]

Small looking good.

[BulldogBear]

Struck him out on ball 4.

It crossed plate and broke a bit. It was a strike.

[ShotgunDawg]

Ethan is ridiculous

[magrooder]

3 down 3 strike outs

[starkvegasdawg]

What was the ump's issue with Small?

[BulldogBear]

3 Ks in first.

[RocketDawg]

It crossed plate and broke a bit. It was a strike.

Well, maybe, but it was exactly the same spot as the previous pitch that was called a ball. And it was outside the box graphic.

[ShotgunDawg]

Small looking good.

Just needs to get ahead & keep the pitch count down

[RocketDawg]

What was the ump's issue with Small?

Announcer said maybe telling him to watch going to his mouth. I guess no spitballs. **

[starkvegasdawg]

We need to score 23 runs the bottom of this inning and pull Small so he can pitch Tuesday.

[RocketDawg]

Just needs to get ahead & keep the pitch count down


Yeah, but you can't argue too much with 3 strikeouts.

[Bdawg]

Ethan is ridiculous

Been that way mostly all year. Just a stud

[The Federalist Engineer]

Thanks Ethan, Business Trip, Business ****ing trip, Business trip to Omaha, Business ****ing trip To Omaha

[msbulldog]

What was the ump's issue with Small?

Wiping his mouth before the pitch, possible spit ball.

[Bdawg]

So much for seeing a pitch or two. Ha ha

[maroonmania]

Way to work the pitch count there Jake.***

[RocketDawg]

Looks like the cameramen are picking out the babes in the crowd.

[magrooder]

Westy with the single.

[ShotgunDawg]

Atta boy Westy

[magrooder]

Stolen base. Get him in Tanner!

[VandelayIndustries]

Let's go

[ShotgunDawg]

Atta boy Westy

Looks like we may have something on Owen as far as when he picks & when he throws home

[VandelayIndustries]

2 out magic, let's go

[maroonmania]

We need to get the ball on the ground or on a line. Fly balls aren't going to help us much in this park.

[RocketDawg]

Good MSU crowd there, but we need an accompanying whistler for "Let's go State".

[ShotgunDawg]

Owen is really commanding it early

[CadaverDawg]

Owen is really commanding it early

Yeah, we don't hit that inside fastball well for some reason, and he is painting that inner half. Going to have to turn on a few of those and smoke them down the lf line to make him think twice

[KOdawg1]

Well at least we hit the ball. Put pressure on their defense

[Marvin]

Umpire sucks

[RocketDawg]

4 K's in a row.

[CadaverDawg]

Ump has a pretty tight zone

[RocketDawg]

Umpire sucks

I thought he was doing pretty good, especially relative to what we usually see. Missed that called strike though.

[RocketDawg]

5 in a row.

[maroonmania]

Small always maximizes his pitch count. Hitters rarely make contact so he hardly ever gets a 2 or 3 pitch out. And then he nibbles and runs the count up to 3 balls often.

[magrooder]

5 strike outs

[RocketDawg]

So far Auburn has only put a bat on the ball a couple of times.

[BulldogBear]

5 in a row.
Fixing to be 6!

[Bdawg]

Good gosh. That 1st pitch to the 6th batter Was right down the gut called a ball

[CadaverDawg]

Good gosh. That 1st pitch to the 6th batter Was right down the gut called a ball

How was that not a strike

[BulldogBear]

17. I jinxed it.

[RocketDawg]

Good stop by Gilbert. Made it a close play even double clutching the throw.

[Bdawg]

How was that not a strike

Ump must have gotten a bug in his eye

[ShotgunDawg]

Yeah, we don't hit that inside fastball well for some reason, and he is painting that inner half. Going to have to turn on a few of those and smoke them down the lf line to make him think twice

Nobody hits it. It's just risky because the pitcher has to thread the needle.

[ShotgunDawg]

Only gonna get 5 innings out of Ethan tonight at this pace

[Marvin]

Damn

[VandelayIndustries]

Crap

[magrooder]

Wow that was killed.

[dantheman4248]

well shit

[RocketDawg]

Crap. They figured out how to hit him.

[maroonmania]

Oh well, so much for rolling. :(

[Cooterpoot]

Missed his spot big time

[Bdawg]

That was drilled. Thought he been throwing a lot a fastballs

[HoopsDawg]

How was that not a strike

might have cost us 2 runs. I'm so ready for the K zone to get rid of these clowns behind the plate.

[CadaverDawg]

Just like that a masterful performance turns to shit

[Liverpooldawg]

Can we quit being so cocky now?

[mparkerfd20]

He crushed the hell out of that

[ShotgunDawg]

You've got to be kidding me

[maroonmania]

This ump really squeezing the zone.

[Dawgology]

Well...that’s not a good sign :(

[ShotgunDawg]

Should've gone back with the CB

[Liverpooldawg]

Crap. They figured out how to hit him.

They beat us the last time he started against them.

[msstate7]

42 pitches thru 1.2, and we down 2-0. Not good

[VandelayIndustries]

He's rattled

[ATTILLA THE DOG]

That was drilled. Thought he been throwing a lot a fastballs

that is on gilbert

[CadaverDawg]

They beat us the last time he started against them.

They scored zero on him.

[ShotgunDawg]

This ump really squeezing the zone.

Ethan has to get more ground balls. 40+ pitches through 2 innings is ridiculous

[Cooterpoot]

You guys quit so damn easy

[RocketDawg]

42 pitches thru 1.2, and we down 2-0. Not good

He's run a full count on several batters. Now they're fouling some off.

[BulldogBear]

Uphill battle now but I think we're gonna get to this guy.

[maroonmania]

Last 2 batters have hit balls very hard off of Small.

[ShotgunDawg]

that is on gilbert

Gilbert made a diving stop. Can't expect him to make that play

[Liverpooldawg]

They scored zero on him.

So what. We still lost the game. That's the bottom line.

[Quaoarsking]

Can we quit being so cocky now?

No. Real fanbases expect to win.

[CadaverDawg]

42 pitches thru 1.2, and we down 2-0. Not good

Yep, we're in trouble. From 5 straight K's to being in trouble at the snap of a finger

[CadaverDawg]

So what. We still lost the game. That's the bottom line.

You're a douche.

[West Tn Dawg]

Now lets turn it around! Middle pick us up!

[VandelayIndustries]

that is on gilbert

Uh no, that was a tough play, Small missed his spot big time on that HR

[Cooterpoot]

We’ll score a few tonight. Small missed a spot. We’ll get it back.

[mparkerfd20]

45 pitches thru 2. You cocky ****ers need to calm it. This ain't good .

[CadaverDawg]

Ethan has to get more ground balls. 40+ pitches through 2 innings is ridiculous

Yep, but living up in the zone doesn't lead to grounders

[Bdawg]

that is on gilbert

That fastball middle in wasn't on Gilbert

[RougeDawg]

We will score some on this guy. He is throwing urine balls. Just have to stay patient.

[Maroonthirteen]

Gilbert made a diving stop. Can't expect him to make that play

Yeah. That was helluva stop. Great play. It just so happens the Auburn dude could get down the line too.

[RocketDawg]

Gilbert made a diving stop. Can't expect him to make that play

Agree. It's a long throw from 3rd too. He did OK.

[Quaoarsking]

45 pitches thru 2. You cocky ****ers need to calm it. This ain't good .

No, the Chicken Littles need to cool it. What do all championship-level fanbases have in common? They expect their teams to win. Our team deserves a fanbase like that.

[ShotgunDawg]

45 pitches through 2 innings.

Not ideal. We're going to need 4 out of the pen tonight. At least

[dantheman4248]

R-E-L-A-X

sucky play for sure. But we haven’t even bat this half inning.

[MarketingBully]

Yep, we're in trouble. From 5 straight K's to being in trouble at the snap of a finger

We’re not in trouble but Small better not throw another fastball right down Broadway on a 1-2 count. That call was dumb.

[maroonmania]

I've had a bad feeling ever since I saw we were going to have to go through basically nothing but SEC teams to win the CWS. We've been dominant against non-SEC teams but only so-so against good SEC teams this year.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Ethan has to get more ground balls. 40+ pitches through 2 innings is ridiculous

Im not gonna argue with a guy that has had they year he's had. He's a strikeout pitcher. He's been doing this all year long. I think its a good idea for him to work down more but he just doesnt

[Lord McBuckethead]

Yeah, Small already half way through, in only 6 outs. He needs to mix both the tempo and the dang pitch selection. Yeah he struck out 5 in a row, but I would have taken 3 of those 2nd pitch fly outs.

[Maroonthirteen]

We are going to get to ears. Just be patient.

[RocketDawg]

Rally has started.

[Mjoelner34]

Yeah. Lets see that arm now.

[VandelayIndustries]

Nice. Come on Rowdey

[msstate7]

Will Holland has a freaking cannon

[Dawgology]

We still look relaxed. What doesn’t need to happen is this team get frantic. Settle down. Play ball.

[maroonmania]

We’re not in trouble but Small better not throw another fastball right down Broadway on a 1-2 count. That call was dumb.

We are definitely in a bit of trouble. The average run total of winning teams in round 1 so far has been 3 runs.

[DownwardDawg]

We are smoking the ball. We’ll score several tonight.

[magrooder]

Way to go Skelton! That's hustling

[Bdawg]

Let's answer back here with something!!!

[RougeDawg]

Need to score one here. Would be a momentum shift.

[Quaoarsking]

We are definitely in a bit of trouble. The average run total of winning teams in round 1 so far has been 3 runs.

That has nothing (well, almost nothing) to do with our game. There have been plenty of slugfests in Omaha over the years.

[magrooder]

A passed ball would be awesome.

[KOdawg1]

Can't leave a runner on 3rd for the 2nd straight inning

[CadaverDawg]

Dammit. Losing to Auburn (6th in the West), would suck. Halter ain't getting him in

[ShotgunDawg]

We can't lift the baseball today

[Liverpooldawg]

No. Real fanbases expect to win.

That's not the same as being cocky. Respect the opponent. We haven't leading up to this one. Same old State. We still probabaly win but we get cocky way too easily.

[msstate7]

Nice AB... finish it, halter

[ShotgunDawg]

How do you swing & miss at that pitch on 3-1?

[magrooder]

Need Gilbert to pick us up right here.

[RocketDawg]

We are definitely in a bit of trouble. The average run total of winning teams in round 1 so far has been 3 runs.

But we're used to playing Auburn this year. Can't say that for the other teams that have played so far. Of course, Auburn is used to playing us too.

[msstate7]

That was one hell of an ab

[dantheman4248]

First two innings we’ve gotten a man to 3rd. Got him at 30+ pitches. Not gonna strike everyone out. The bats will come. Only first time through the lineup.

[Cooterpoot]

We keeping pulling the damn outside breaking pitch and rolling it.. Got to do better.

[HoopsDawg]

man, everyone pitches Gilbert away b/c they know he has a hard time with plate coverage. Stands too far away from the plate.

[maroonmania]

That's not the same as being cocky. Respect the opponent. We haven't leading up to this one. Same old State. We still probabaly win but we get cocky way too easily.

And call me a bad fan if you want, but I've been around long enough to know that the MSU teams that accomplish the most, especially in post season, are the ones we expect the least out of.

[CadaverDawg]

If we don't start thinking up the middle and away, we will ground out to Holland all damn night.

[msstate7]

Small needs a quick inning

[ShotgunDawg]

Another groundout.

We aren't driving the ball

[Liverpooldawg]

And call me a bad fan if you want, but I've been around long enough to know that the MSU teams that accomplish the most, especially in post season, are the ones we expect the least out of.

Exactly.

[BuckyIsAB****]

That's not the same as being cocky. Respect the opponent. We haven't leading up to this one. Same old State. We still probabaly win but we get cocky way too easily.

What possible effect can people on this message board being cocky about winning a game have to do with the outcome of it. None of us are going to swing a bat tonight.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Can we 17n hit a line drive?

[ShotgunDawg]

If we don't start thinking up the middle and away, we will ground out to Holland all damn night.

Yup

Hopefully the 2nd time though the order will lead to that

[Lord McBuckethead]

If we don't start thinking up the middle and away, we will ground out to Holland all damn night.

Yep. Gilbert just tried to pull the 1st pitch 5 inches off the outside of the plate. Poke that into right, we score with Mangum.

[CadaverDawg]

What possible effect can people on this message board being cocky about winning a game have to do with the outcome of it. None of us are going to swing a bat tonight.

He's an idiot.

#1) messageboard posters not respecting an opponent affects nothing.

#2) MSU is the least cocky fan base in the country. We are accustomed to being let down. Not sure where he pulled the "so quick to get cocky" garbage

[ShotgunDawg]

We?re not in trouble but Small better not throw another fastball right down Broadway on a 1-2 count. That call was dumb.

Small throws a bunch of pitches right down Broadway & guys swing & miss. Not sure how that guy did that

There's a good bit of fluke in that HR.

I think he just guessed. Didn't look right

[ShotgunDawg]

Yep. Gilbert just tried to pull the 1st pitch 5 inches off the outside of the plate. Poke that into right, we score with Mangum.

It's so easy*

[Dawg2003]

There are so many variables in baseball that anyone can beat you once. Admitting that is not being a bad fan. It's just the cold facts. The thing about a tournament is that it doesn't measure how good you are over the season. It measures how good you are over a few weekends or one game.

[KOdawg1]

Finally. An early count groundout for Ethan. I love him, but striking everyone out runs your pitch count up.

[RocketDawg]

Better inning for the pitch count.

[Bdawg]

Nice quick inning. Got to have more of those Small.

[RocketDawg]

Small throws a bunch of pitches right down Broadway & guys swing & miss. Not sure how that guy did that

There's a good bit of fluke in that HR.

I think he just guessed. Didn't look right

He just about fluked it out of the park.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Great inning by Small. Pitched to contact, got out in 8 pitches.

[MarketingBully]

Small throws a bunch of pitches right down Broadway & guys swing & miss. Not sure how that guy did that

There's a good bit of fluke in that HR.

I think he just guessed. Didn't look right

But on 1-2 he had set him up nicely for a breaking ball for strike 3. The fact that Julian hit it out tells you a breaking ball there would have struck him out.

[Cooterpoot]

We just need to wait on better pitches here.

[RocketDawg]

Is the Auburn pitcher Tubberville's son? **

[ShotgunDawg]

Small bought himself another inning with that last one

[maroonmania]

Just getting very little from Mangum these days. Not barreling much up.

[ShotgunDawg]

Another groundball

[ShotgunDawg]

Just getting very little from Mangum these days. Not barreling much up.

He's very jumpy. Not seeing the ball

[BulldogBear]

We just need to wait on better pitches here.

Yes, for goodness sake. We've been discussing all week hiw we need to be patient. Mangum just swung at 3 or 4 balls.

[Cooterpoot]

We’re rolling over the breaking pitch trying to pull it.

[ShotgunDawg]

I thought Westburg's hit was gone

[Dawgology]

Flashbacks of last year. Stranded runners with plinkers to the shortstop and pop flys to the warning track. Ugh...

[Liverpooldawg]

What possible effect can people on this message board being cocky about winning a game have to do with the outcome of it. None of us are going to swing a bat tonight.

Message boards are a reflection of the total mindset, at least at MSU. They have always been a pretty accurate reflection. Not once has anyone even entertained the possibility that we might lose tonight. We still probably find a way, but anyone associated with MSU for many years could have foreseen this. We were cocky.

[maroonmania]

Long fly ball outs are not going to get it done in this park.

[Bdawg]

Dang. Fly balls don't get it done

[KOdawg1]

This pitcher is not that good. Our approach is just bad

[West Tn Dawg]

Yes, for goodness sake. We've been discussing all week hiw we need to be patient. Mangum just swung at 3 or 4 balls.

And took a strike right down the middle.

[MarketingBully]

Why aren’t we getting to this shit head. He’s not good. This approach reminds me of the SEC tourney. This Owen kid isn’t good this year but yet our guys can’t hit him.

[BulldogBear]

If this is 2019 CWS version of Mangum we're not gonna win it. Hopefully can avoid 0-2.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Small throws a bunch of pitches right down Broadway & guys swing & miss. Not sure how that guy did that

There's a good bit of fluke in that HR.

I think he just guessed. Didn't look right

No fluke in that homer. Small gave him the exact pitch he was looking for. Anything else and dude would have K'd

[ShotgunDawg]

Bats need to wake up

[MarketingBully]

This pitcher is not that good. Our approach is just bad

Yep. He’s not good at all. Makes me pissed off that a mistake pitch is the difference right now and Small did it.

[maroonmania]

Dang. Fly balls don't get it done

We just don't have many guys with the raw power to get it out of this park. If we start lining some balls into the gap this is going to be a loss.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Message boards are a reflection of the total mindset, at least at MSU. They have always been a pretty accurate reflection. Not once has anyone even entertained the possibility that we might lose tonight. We still probably find a way, but anyone associated with MSU for many years could have foreseen this. We were cocky.

Ok

[Bdawg]

I thought Westburg's hit was gone

Thought it had a chance too. Sounded good

[ShotgunDawg]

No fluke in that homer. Small gave him the exact pitch he was looking for. Anything else and dude would have K'd

Agree. Just saying that guys don't normally barrel up Small even when they know the pitch. I think he guess the location as well. It felt fluky

[Dawgcap]

So is it on the hitting coach or players? Or maybe because it’s just 3 innings?

[MarketingBully]

Auburn is a shit team. This is embarrassing.

[ShotgunDawg]

So is it on the hitting coach or players? Or maybe because it’s just 3 innings?

Nobodies fault. It's early

[Lord McBuckethead]

Long game. Geuaxtreux is about to go ballistic and will us to 4 runs next frame.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Somebody said in another thread today that the bats havent been good away from home. We are staring it right in the face again. I hate to worry in the 3rd inning but this looks a lot like Hoover

[ShotgunDawg]

Thought it had a chance too. Sounded good

Yeah, not sure what happened there

[BulldogBear]

We need to settle down and work this guy. If we do it'll start raining Texas Leaguers about 4th or 5th.

[maroonmania]

Bats need to wake up

Bats have really not been that good for a while. Been forever since our offense has scored double digit runs. Every game has been 5-7 runs. We did get the 8 runs against Stanford off the late 3 run Mac homer but even games where we get 15+ hits we aren't getting a ton of runs.

[ShotgunDawg]

Somebody said in another thread today that the bats havent been good away from home. We are staring it right in the face again. I hate to worry in the 3rd inning but this looks a lot like Hoover

We were swinging & missing in Hoover. We're making contact, but just rolling over

[West Tn Dawg]

They working him big time! They know they need to get him out of the game.

[ShotgunDawg]

Bats have really not been that good for a while. Been forever since our offense has scored double digit runs. Every game has been 5-7 runs. We did get the 8 runs against Stanford off the late 3 run Mac homer but even games where we get 15+ hits we aren't getting a ton of runs.

I'll sign up for 5-7 runs right now

[KOdawg1]

That's a strike

[BuckyIsAB****]

I'll sign up for 5-7 runs right now

We win the game easy if we score 7 runs. If you average 5-7 runs a game you are probably going to win a lot of games

[Scared_Hitless]

Auburn is a shit team. This is embarrassing.

Shit team that made the CWS good grief

[maroonmania]

Should have been a K. Hate teams that just constantly beg for a walk.

[Bdawg]

Message boards are a reflection of the total mindset, at least at MSU. They have always been a pretty accurate reflection. Not once has anyone even entertained the possibility that we might lose tonight. We still probably find a way, but anyone associated with MSU for many years could have foreseen this. We were cocky.

I try not say much negative to people but this just sounds really stupid to me.

[ShotgunDawg]

That's strike 3

[KOdawg1]

That a boy.

[magrooder]

543 double play

[BulldogBear]

Great DP! Good job!

[Dawgcap]

Nice play Gilbert

[ShotgunDawg]

Ball don't lie. Needed that

[starkvegasdawg]

Small not getting the high strike.

[Cooterpoot]

Mangum has been pressing the last 1/3 of the season. His plate discipline has reached garbage level. Butch is feeding us breaking balls away and we haven’t adjusted at all.

[magrooder]

This ump sucks.

[KOdawg1]

I wish they'd leave the K zone up there so that America can see how bad this ump is missing

[Maroonthirteen]

Anything above the belt is a ball. On lefties.... Ankle high outside corner.... strike

[Marvin]

Mother****ing umpires

[magrooder]

Billy Hayes needs to go sit in the fn stands.

[HoopsDawg]

This ump is a fckn clown.

[Liverpooldawg]

Auburn is a shit team. This is embarrassing.

No they aren't, they got here. Bad teams don't get here. They are hot as a firecracker right now.

[MarketingBully]

With this umps strike zone? Why the hell are we swinging at anything Owen is pitching?

[maroonmania]

This ump is ridiculous.

[BulldogBear]

OMG!!!!! That's a 17ing strike all day. Not even questionable by a Dixie Youth ump.

[Bdawg]

This ump sucks.

I must agree

[MarketingBully]

No they aren't, they got here. Bad teams don't get here. They are hot as a firecracker right now.

Bull shit. They are not good. We aren’t playing well.

[Randolph Dupree]

Ump needs to get a new prescription for those glasses

[ShotgunDawg]

This umpire is a butcher

[Bdawg]

Small ain't making 6 innings with this damn ump

[West Tn Dawg]

Even the announcers are saying he is getting squeezed!

[Lord McBuckethead]

Empire screwing small. Not owen, cause our guys are dribbling early pitches.

[Dawgology]

Yeah there are a lot of BS ball calls here. Good grief

[Cooterpoot]

AU came in taking pitches and the ump has helped them a lot.

[chef dixon]

Why would auburn even swing at this point

[Liverpooldawg]

No, the Chicken Littles need to cool it. What do all championship-level fanbases have in common? They expect their teams to win. Our team deserves a fanbase like that.

You haven't been closely associated with a championship level program I see. I have. You don't have a clue.

[Marvin]

Ethan needs to give us 115

[lastmajordog]

Umpire *****

[Dawgcap]

I said last night baseball is decided by the players and the home plate ump. Ridiculous to allow one man to change a game when those calls can be guaranteed for the most part

[MarketingBully]

Empire screwing small. Not owen, cause our guys are dribbling early pitches.

We are ****ing swinging at everything!!! Just let him start getting his pitch count up. Just let a bunch of damn balls go by.

[Marvin]

Every AB a full count

[maroonmania]

We win the game easy if we score 7 runs. If you average 5-7 runs a game you are probably going to win a lot of games

Problem is, whatever you are scoring in most college parks, you can cut that in half for TD Ameritrade. We will lucky to get to 4 or 5 tonight.

[RougeDawg]

I said last night baseball is decided by the players and the home plate ump. Ridiculous to allow one man to change a game when those calls can be guaranteed for the most part

Better watch out complaining about the home plate ump around here.

[KOdawg1]

Ethan isn't gonna make it to the 6th

[CadaverDawg]

Typical State....no expectations last year, we finish 3rd....high expectations this year, we lose to the worst team in the CWS with our Ace on the hill.

[BulldogBear]

We are ****ing swinging at everything!!! Just let him start getting his pitch count up. Just let a bunch of damn balls go by.

Yep. We are too aggressive at the plate tonight. We are trying to win pretty when we need to win ugly.

[maroonmania]

Small continuing to average at 20 pitches/inning. He will be gone after 5.

[RougeDawg]

Never heard this bunch of announcers so quiet. They seem to be baffled by the umpire.

[KOdawg1]

Get someone warmed up

[VandelayIndustries]

This is no good

[Marvin]

This is on Ethan. You can’t throw this many balls.

[bobtail bob]

Everything we are doing seems rushed almost impatient. Kids are amped up and pressing.

[Dental Dawg33]

Ethan needs to give us 115

He’s on pace to make 5 innings even at that pitch count.....no bueno

[KOdawg1]

This is on Ethan. You can’t throw this many balls.

To be fair, he should've been out of the inning 15 pitches ago

[maroonmania]

Typical State....no expectations last year, we finish 3rd....high expectations this year, we lose to the worst team in the CWS with our Ace on the hill.

Bingo, seen it too often. I didn't say a word before this game. Bad karma.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Bad strike zone caused ethan 15 pitches this inning alone. No shit 15 pitches. Not calling that down the middle strike. Now another hitter to add to that.

[sleepy dawg]

This is on Ethan. You can?t throw this many balls.

Hes got no zone to throw in.