MSU-Vandy Game 2 Thread

[KOdawg1]

I was busy and let you guys down last night.

Not to worry though. Me and my negativity are back.

[KOdawg1]

ROWDY HITS A LEAD OFF TANK

[Skydawg1]

1-0, State already. Rowdy with homerun.

[Bulldog1]

That's a good way to start!

[Skydawg1]

Game is on ESPNNEws and ESPN3

[KOdawg1]

12 pitches, no outs.

That's a great start for us. We need to get him out of the game.

[KOdawg1]

Great approach by Hancock there

[magrooder]

2-0 with no outs men on first and second

[msstate7]

Dubrule almost hit into a DP, but I think that was a really good AB. Lots of pitches, and he ended up making good contact

[msstate7]

Why?

[KOdawg1]

Well that was a dumbass decision.

[magrooder]

Not sure why we are running there. I'd rather not have Skinner lead off the next inning.

[Bulldog1]

Dumb

[Really Clark?]

Blah...don’t like running there. He must of got a bad jump as well

[BeardoMSU]

Well that was a dumbass decision.

No reason to let him get his pitch count too high**

[msstate7]

Our hitter was just late on the the 2nd fastball in a row. You know another fastball is coming... what a horrible decision to run there?

[Bdawg]

Not sure why we are running there. I'd rather not have Skinner lead off the next inning.

Yeah. .215 ain't cutting it.

[Bdawg]

And..... lead off walk by out guy who basically doesn't walk.

[msstate7]

I would not be patient with bednar

[magrooder]

Bednar getting zero close pitches called as strikes

[Really Clark?]

Bednar getting zero close pitches called as strikes

Got a gift on that check swing though

[ZedFedder]

Can’t give them free passes.

[msstate7]

These views are terrible. Can't overturn that

[R2Dawg]

Bednar is struggling. We can't give up the early lead.

[Maroonthirteen]

That dude ain't shit. Next time came at him with fastballs. Chin music. Then 3 down the pipe.

[Bdawg]

Safe to me

[msstate7]

Hopefully we using this as a chance to warm a guy up.

[Activated Alpha]

Bednar is struggling. We can't give up the early lead.

Bring in Sims...half joking

[msstate7]

This is pathetic. Get his scared ass out

[Bdawg]

Bednar not sharp.

[Saltydog]

Bednar pitching scared. Throw some effing strikes and quit *****footing around.

[Maroonthirteen]

Ridiculous. Up 2 runs. Then pitching around everyone. Come on.

[ZedFedder]

Missing arm side.

[Really Clark?]

Big K!!

[msstate7]

Atta boy! Attack

[Bdawg]

Big K. Now get DP

[magrooder]

Good strike out there, now get the double play and score some more runs

[msstate7]

If they hit it, they hit it. Throw strikes though

[msstate7]

Good job. I'm fine with that

[Really Clark?]

Alright...one more out.

[PMDawg]

I'll just never understand pitchers. How can you get gifted a 2 run lead to start the game and then walk the first 2 batters? When you have a lead, just throw freaking strikes. Smh

[magrooder]

I swear our outfield is so iffy it's ridiculous. Almost botched an easy fly ball

[Bdawg]

Jeez. Are the lights screwing with our outfielders?

[Saltydog]

Defensively we have the two worst corner outfielders in the league. It is what it is and it's not good.

[msstate7]

Alright, I see ya. Great response after 2 walks

[magrooder]

Maybe Bednar will settle into the game now.

[Really Clark?]

That’s a way to come back and nut up Bednar

[Maroonthirteen]

Now... that a boy! Came after those last two guys.

[Bdawg]

Defensively we have the two worst corner outfielders in the league. It is what it is and it's not good.

Bout ready to see mule. .215 just isnt good enough

[Really Clark?]

I'll just never understand pitchers. How can you get gifted a 2 run lead to start the game and then walk the first 2 batters? When you have a lead, just throw freaking strikes. Smh

Yeah...this game is kind of hard. Learning to play against pressure at this level takes experience...sometimes you just come out off. Especially having to wait longer than normal

[msstate7]

Can't walk that lead off guy again.

[Bdawg]

Can Skinner not drag bunt!!

[magrooder]

Skinner could have walked on the last two fouls

[Bdawg]

Skinner should have walked now. Lay off high heat please.

[PMDawg]

Yeah...this game is kind of hard. Learning to play against pressure at this level takes experience...sometimes you just come out off. Especially having to wait longer than normal

This isn't his first year pitching. Probably his 10th. He knows how to throw a strike.

[msstate7]

Skinner, I know it isn't easy, but you gotta lay off that high fastball

[msstate7]

That's way outside

[Bdawg]

Screw you ump. Been tight both games till now.

[R2Dawg]

BS call on strike 3.

[msstate7]

Vandy has a great team and a little park, and there are empty seats

[Bulldog1]

Ball 4

[ZedFedder]

That was a crap call. Great AB. Good thing that we are running his pitch count up fairly high already.

[Bdawg]

Jeez. Right now the freaking pipe. Dead hole in our lineup.

[ZedFedder]

Vandy has a great team and a little park, and there are empty seats

And they are in Nashville. No shortage of people.

[msstate7]

Screw you ump. Been tight both games till now.

If that were a strike for bednar, he wouldn't have walked the first 2. That's about how far off the plate he was missing.

[Bdawg]

Holy crap Hatch!!!

[Bulldog1]

Well Hatcher got a hit!

[msstate7]

Throw a fastball golden boy

[Cowbell]

I would have bet my house against Hatcher getting a hit there....

[Really Clark?]

This isn't his first year pitching. Probably his 10th. He knows how to throw a strike.

Your not wrong but you see 32 year old professionals making millions do the same thing. Much less a 20 year old. And he wasn’t all over the place, just amped up and missing arm side mostly. And some were pretty close, closer than the pitch the Ump just struck Skinner out on. It’s not easy and you don’t just throw strikes. Your throwing a particular pitch to location on the edge.

[msstate7]

Dude may be the #1 pick, and he scared of rowdey haha

[magrooder]

Make him pay for that walk now

[Bdawg]

Run that pitch count up baby!!!!

[Bdawg]

Let's go TA

[msstate7]

0-2 after those offspeed, good luck

[msstate7]

That wasn't really fair

[KOdawg1]

50 pitches through 2 innings

[Bdawg]

Tough pitch.

[Really Clark?]

I’ll take him at 50 pitches after 2 innings

[BeardoMSU]

At least his pc is up.

[msstate7]

2 for a strike and then one that dropped below. That was tough

[Cowbell]

50 pitches through 2 innings

I will take it

[R2Dawg]

Dude may be the #1 pick, and he scared of rowdey haha

Ha, Ha appears that way. He should be Rowdey is smokin hot at the plate. No one is hotter right now.

[Bdawg]

That wasn't really fair

Yeah. Tip your cap.

[Maroonthirteen]

Vuck Fandy. Don't like them at all.

[ZedFedder]

Yep, getting the pitch count that high is huge.

[Really Clark?]

2 for a strike and then one that dropped below. That was tough

Yeah, that was filthy

[msstate7]

Need a quick inning to get him right back out there

[R2Dawg]

I will take it

Yeah we gotta get to their pen

[msstate7]

Need to make that 0-2, 1-2 more competitive. Easy takes

[Bdawg]

Vuck Fandy. Don't like them at all.

Oh me either. Especially because of their advantage. Total BS

[Really Clark?]

Nice pitch Bednar!

[msstate7]

Might have got bailed out there

[msstate7]

I like that 0-2 much better

[Really Clark?]

Great movement on his fastball this inning

[Really Clark?]

In the rocking chair

[magrooder]

Vandy not getting good swings against Bednar so far

[KOdawg1]

Bednar's slider is working tonight.

Wasn't working last week.

[msstate7]

I thought bednar was on the ropes early, and he looks like the better pitcher now.

That was outside though haha

[R2Dawg]

Bednar dealing now. Lets roll.

[ZedFedder]

Whew.

[Maroonthirteen]

Heck yeah. Get em Bednar!

[Bdawg]

I thought bednar was on the ropes early, and he looks like the better pitcher now.

That was outside though haha

Sure was. Ump owed us that one.

[starkvegasdawg]

Need about 3-4 runs right here.

[Really Clark?]

Stay patient and work him again guys

[magrooder]

Leiter getting the outside strike called

[msstate7]

Well boys, he's engaged now. Gonna have to match em, bednar

[Bdawg]

We seem to be patient tonight

[PMDawg]

I know it's hard to hit, but Hancock has become almost an automatic out lately. Need him to get back in the groove.

[Really Clark?]

Nice hit Tanner

[Bdawg]

Good Tanner. More pitches. That was fixing to be waaaay to quick

[magrooder]

Dubrule hbp

[msstate7]

Skinner, lay off the high fastball

[Saltydog]

Hate to say it but I don't think Skinner has a prayer here unless he gets walked.

[KOdawg1]

I like that we're getting guys on base, but we need to do it before it gets to 2 outs

[Bdawg]

Gosh damn Skinner. 1-0 and you after higher heat again. I'm getting sick of his crap.

[Saltydog]

He needs to go to the bench. I'd just as soon have McGowan in at this point. He's better defensively.

[msstate7]

Hate to say it but I don't think Skinner has a prayer here unless he gets walked.

Pretty good contact. I can live with that

[Bdawg]

1-0'count should be auto take for skinner

[Bdawg]

Pretty good contact. I can live with that

I thought it was up a little for a 1-0 count

[KOdawg1]

Skinner needs to take a play out of the Book Of Mangum, and start beating balls into the ground in front of the plate and just beat them out.

[Really Clark?]

Pretty good contact. I can live with that

Yeah, he just got under it a little. Good swing

[msstate7]

I thought it was up a little for a 1-0 count

It was a little high, but he drove it ok to middle/oppo. I'd prefer he lay off that pitch, but 96 is tough

[Really Clark?]

I thought it was up a little for a 1-0 count

It was a strike just below the letters, middle / middle away over the white. Probably the best pitch he would have gotten to swing at in that AB

[Activated Alpha]

This is where I would have the pen getting warmed

[msstate7]

Throw your best fastball

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Rowdy is not very good at CenterFielding....

[Bdawg]

Bednar needs to keep pounding. Don't waste too many. They ain't barreling him up at all.

[Really Clark?]

Work the batter Bednar

[Activated Alpha]

Get someone warmed up

[Really Clark?]

Yes!! Big K Again!

[KOdawg1]

Whew..

Way to battle

[Bdawg]

That a baby!!

[Really Clark?]

Nice glove Lane!

[msstate7]

Need a run or 5

[magrooder]

Out of it! Need to get some dang runs

[Activated Alpha]

Need a run or 5

Need 10 to make my heart comfortable

[PMDawg]

Bednar battling now!

[R2Dawg]

If Bednar can deal thru 6, do we see Sims at 7th or mid relieve till 8th?

[Homedawg]

Can the people who hate the shift just admit it's worked wayyyyyyyy more than it's failed and it's not close.

[Really Clark?]

Take one Lane

[msstate7]

Can the people who hate the shift just admit it's worked wayyyyyyyy more than it's failed and it's not close.

There's a reason that talk of banning it is happening in mlb... it's unbelievably effective

[Really Clark?]

There you go, now battle and fight him off

[msstate7]

I don't know about that

[BeardoMSU]

Thanks for that 1 pitch out, Hatch.

[KOdawg1]

There's your daily Hatcher groundball to the right side.

[magrooder]

Leiter get's a punch out on an outside pitch

[Really Clark?]

Hatcher great hit first time, but why the freak are you swing first pitch breaking ball!!

[Really Clark?]

I don't know about that

It was out but close enough that we have to know he’s getting it tonight

[BeardoMSU]

This ump, lol.

[KOdawg1]

This ump is giving Jack Leiter calls because his name is Jack Leiter

[msstate7]

He got rowdey with rowdey never swinging... he carved you up that time, rowdey

[KOdawg1]

75 pitches through 4...

[starkvegasdawg]

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the ball have to be over the plate to be a strike?

[Bdawg]

Delete

[Homedawg]

This ump is giving Jack Leiter calls because his name is Jack Leiter

Yeah. That's 3 of them for sure. Close. But not strikes.

[msstate7]

It was out but close enough that we have to know he’s getting it tonight

I'm fine with our bottom order guys taking that 3-2 though. No shot at that pitch... hope he calls ball

[msstate7]

Delete

He gave bednar at least 1.

[Percho]

I'm fine if what is strikes for them are strikes for us.

[Maroonthirteen]

This ump is giving Jack Leiter calls because his name is Jack Leiter

Yep. Ump wants to show everyone his punch out too.

[Really Clark?]

I'm fine with our bottom order guys taking that 3-2 though. No shot at that pitch... hope he calls ball

True...gives us 5-7 pitch AB’s and I’m good as well.

[Bdawg]

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the ball have to be over the plate to be a strike?

Last time I checked. Bout 3or 4 for leiter. Only 1 for Bednar

[CadaverDawg]

If Hatcher is going to hit a buck twenty, the least he can do is work this dude's pitch count up. What in the ever loving hell was he swinging at the first pitch for when Leiter has 70 pitches in the 4th? Get a clue, Hatch, come on brother

[Bdawg]

He gave bednar at least 1.

Agree. Only 1. 3 or 4 for Leiter.

[KOdawg1]

Should've been strike three

[BeardoMSU]

Bush league. Holy shit.

[Really Clark?]

Come on Ump!! That was there!! Freak

[Bdawg]

And now missed for Bednar.

[msstate7]

That's great stuff by Bednar. Had em struck out, and regrouped

[Really Clark?]

Not hurt but damn blue

[KOdawg1]

He's being an ass now

[KOdawg1]

Great job Bednar.

17 that ump

[Really Clark?]

Will making some money tonight! Way to go!!

[msstate7]

Man, I was so dumb to say get pen ready in 1st. Holy crap, he's bringing it

[Activated Alpha]

Man, I was so dumb to say get pen ready in 1st. Holy crap, he's bringing it

Same. He?s kept us there. Just need our offense to score more runs. Doubt 2 will do it

[msstate7]

How you give him that on 3-0?

[Activated Alpha]

Surprised the ump didn?t call that ball in the dirt a strike

[msstate7]

That was high.

[Really Clark?]

How you give him that on 3-0?

I don’t know. It’s pretty bad. Not crazy but be the same both ways

[msstate7]

Holy shit

[msstate7]

That's a hanger, and he missed it

[starkvegasdawg]

The ump must have his eyes closed and just guessing when he hears the pitch hit the glove.

[Activated Alpha]

How many pitches you think Leiter has in him?

[msstate7]

The ump must have his eyes closed and just guessing when he hears the pitch hit the glove.

Yeah, I don't really buy into umps screwing us intentionally. I just think college umps suck

[KOdawg1]

How many pitches you think Leiter has in him?

110-120

[msstate7]

How many pitches you think Leiter has in him?

If he were my son, 110

[KOdawg1]

LET'S GO

[Activated Alpha]

Damn Hancock. We can?t afford you getting cold

[msstate7]

That was huge.

[magrooder]

Logan Tanner!!!

[KOdawg1]

LoTan just blew a kiss at the Vandy football team.

Love it

[Really Clark?]

Tanner!! You beautiful bastard!!

[msstate7]

That's the pitch that James missed. 2 hangers this half inning. He getting tired

[BeardoMSU]

Logan ****ing Tanner!

[Bdawg]

Hell yes!!! Shot!!!!

[Really Clark?]

2 good swings on breaking balls tonight for Tanner

[msstate7]

So how many innings can sims give us?

[CadaverDawg]

Hell yeah, break these bastards!

[CadaverDawg]

So how many innings can sims give us?

3?

[Bdawg]

That's the pitch that James missed. 2 hangers this half inning. He getting tired

James got to quit being Joboo!!

[HoopsDawg]

So how many innings can sims give us?

2. 3 might be a stretch. Get to the 8th.

[Activated Alpha]

So how many innings can sims give us?

Depends on if their fake ass turf can support Sims nutsack. Not sure if it can last 3 innings

[KOdawg1]

Get two more from Bednar. Let Preston Johnson go for an inning. Hand it to Sims for 2

[msstate7]

2. 3 might be a stretch. Get to the 8th.

Hopefully bednar can get us thru 6

[BeardoMSU]

**** this ump.

[HoopsDawg]

Hopefully bednar can get us thru 6

that would be great

[Activated Alpha]

Who would you bring for relief just in case?

[magrooder]

Heads up double play by Dubrule

[msstate7]

Rather he throw it to lane, but it worked

[BeardoMSU]

Scotty! Nice DP.

[Bdawg]

Awesome play!!

[KOdawg1]

Heads up play by Dubrule to slap the tag there. Let's get some more runs.

[msstate7]

Will leiter pitch this inning?

[Really Clark?]

We got the call!

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

If Leiter always gets 6 more inches in every direction than the other team's pitcher then it makes sense why he's so good.

[KOdawg1]

New pitcher. Let's tag him

[msstate7]

Is this a white flag guy?

[Activated Alpha]

Is this a white flag guy?

Hope so

[KOdawg1]

Is this a white flag guy?

8 BBs in 9 IP.. makes you wonder

[msstate7]

Please do not swing away on this guy

[chef dixon]

His first two pitches were strikes but called balls but hell we will take it

[Activated Alpha]

Please do not swing away on this guy

Our hitters do have the tendency to make opposing pitcher look like Nolan Ryan

[magrooder]

Good start with the new pitcher

[msstate7]

That looks pretty good

[msstate7]

Don't like sac bunting up 3

[chef dixon]

This pitcher is shook

[msstate7]

Swing away

[Activated Alpha]

Don't like sac bunting up 3

Don?t mind with forsythe or Hatcher. Turn it over for rowdy and tanner

Then again Hatcher is an auto out. Never mind. Doesn?t matter with the throw away

[Really Clark?]

Oh yeah...give us one

[msstate7]

I hope Corbin using this guy leads to us being able to save sims

[KOdawg1]

Have to have a productive out there.

[magrooder]

That was a terrible at bat by Forsythe

[Saltydog]

Terrible execution by Forsythe. We really needed to get that runner over to 3rd.

[Really Clark?]

Crap...Ball 4 Lane. Not close

[KOdawg1]

I expected nothing less

[magrooder]

Don't let this guy off the hook, crap

[Percho]

Worst inning

[Really Clark?]

Why not PH with a RH batter for Hatcher...I just can’t understand that. No sense

[KOdawg1]

Wasted opportunity. Forsythe and Hatch have to do better

[Percho]

EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Saltydog]

Damn, let'em off the hook there.

[Activated Alpha]

Just sacrifice forsythe and Hatcher every time they get up to bat. At least move the batter over

[msstate7]

That's a wasted opportunity. They used a guy they don't usually use in sec play, and we couldn't make em pay. Now they get to hang around and save better arms.

[Homedawg]

Why not PH with a RH batter for Hatcher...I just can’t understand that. No sense

Bc we are up 2 and we don't have a guy to play first as good as him. Simple.

[msstate7]

That's gotta be it.

[KOdawg1]

Can't give him a walk there. Make him earn it

[msstate7]

Can't give him a walk there. Make him earn it

Will they run here? I'm fine with em trying

[Activated Alpha]

Johnson or Harding?

[Maroonthirteen]

Dude doesn't swing. Throw strikes. Do not walk him. Ever.

[msstate7]

Don't like letting him face top of lineup again