Omaha Game Thread - MSU v Texas game 3

[msstate7]

James, this is gonna be offspeed... think up the middle/rf

[BayouDawg]

Rowdy has let the team down big time the last 2 games. Would hate for this to be his last time in a state uniform. We know hes better than that.

[Lord McBuckethead]

TA doing TA things.

[maroonmania]

Tanner Allen is still a hitter

Yep, but we need more than one!

[bobtail bob]

Tanner ain’t going out quite.

[BayouDawg]

Tanner is answering the bell tonight.

[msstate7]

Rowdy has let the team down big time the last 2 games. Would hate for this to be his last time in a state uniform. We know hes better than that.

He's gonna make a play tonight

[KOdawg1]

Death, Taxes, Kam James with an 0-2 count

[maroonmania]

Dude's only thrown 40 pitches thru 3 complete. Basically 13 pitches per inning.

[Bulldog1]

Need to hold em here...

[HoopsDawg]

Still mad at that 3-1 Rowdey swing, but Tanner Allen is a PURE hitter.

[BayouDawg]

He's gonna make a play tonight

I hope so. At least we did not waste the lead off double

[msstate7]

That was a good inning. Hold em, bednar

[msugolf]

I?m ready for Go Tro to go

[KOdawg1]

Maybe TA will tie it for us next time around. And then if we hold them, maybe he can give us the lead his 4th AB.

I'm halfway joking, but TA can't be the only one

[Lord McBuckethead]

I am not sure K James understands what he can do as a hitter. Dude hung a breaking ball for a strike. See ball, hit ball man.

[preachermatt83]

Tanner playing like he wants it.

[R2Dawg]

Ridiculous baserunning and Lemons all of a sudden bunts.

Stupid bunt decision, gimmie out to TX

[KOdawg1]

Dude's only thrown 40 pitches thru 3 complete. Basically 13 pitches per inning.

Yeah, but we've got 4 hits on him. I don't mind low pitch counts as long as we put together hits

[BayouDawg]

I am not sure K James understands what he can do as a hitter. Dude hung a breaking ball for a strike. See ball, hit ball man.

Sometimes he looks locked in at the plate and other times he looks scared to death.

[maroonmania]

Geez, we've outhit them 4-1 but down 2-1.

[CadaverDawg]

We will not win tonight without James and Hancock contributing. Period. It's time for 3 & 4 in our order to act like it

[Bulldog1]

Stupid bunt decision, gimmie out to TX

Forsythe is a gimme out...

[TNDawg35]

We will not win tonight without James and Hancock contributing. Period. It's time for 3 & 4 in our order to act like it

I wouldn’t have been against moving Clark up some in the order.

[mparkerfd20]

I?m ready for Go Tro to go

I'll help him pack

[magrooder]

Ump is playing let's squeeze Bednar

[CadaverDawg]

If I ever punch someone in the face, I want them to look like Melendez when he's batting

[Bulldog1]

Bout to mute the tv...

[KOdawg1]

If this is the end of our season, you can thank our pitchers and their walks

[preachermatt83]

Don’t freaking walk ppl

[Bulldog1]

Here we go with the walks again

[Lord McBuckethead]

Bednar throws a strike to Melendez, called a ball. Now he walks again. Ump is really 17n with Bednars rhythm.

[R2Dawg]

Forsythe is a gimme out...

True, But there is a small chance swinging vs bunt with 2 guys right in front of you.

[CadaverDawg]

Here comes a bomb. It's like clockwork for us. 4-1 incoming

[BayouDawg]

If this is the end of our season, you can thank our pitchers and their walks

Absolutely. After not having huge problems with walks for most of the year they picked the worst possible time to start.

[R2Dawg]

Bednar throws a strike to Melendez, called a ball. Now he walks again. Ump is really 17n with Bednars rhythm.

Yes he is.

[msstate7]

Man, F vandy.

[preachermatt83]

This ump has been pretty good tonight. A little right but I think he’s been pretty consistent

[magrooder]

Now the corner is a ball

[maroonmania]

THis ump is crap.

[mparkerfd20]

F Vandy

[Lord McBuckethead]

2nd pitch to Williams. A strike.

[magrooder]

This ump has been pretty good tonight. A little right but I think he’s been pretty consistent

We must not be watching the same ump

[maroonmania]

Guy is very inconsistent on the corner.

[CadaverDawg]

College umps man. These guys are so bad

[KOdawg1]

Wait to nut up there Willy B.

Great pitch, great location. Backdoor that thing

[magrooder]

Bednar doing what he can to win the game, need the hitters to step up

[Bulldog1]

Big k now let's hit

[BayouDawg]

Good job will! Had to throw 5 strikes in that at bat.

[msstate7]

Guy is very inconsistent on the corner.

I haven't saw a good college ump yet. I don't think this guy is horrible considering college level umps

[Lord McBuckethead]

Nasty pitch to get that K. Fn ump forcing him to throw 4 swings and misses for the K.

[msstate7]

Hancock gonna square a ball up

[CadaverDawg]

Sure would be nice to get some runs and possibly get Willy out early. And just win period ha

[bobtail bob]

Bednar is fighting these guys tooth and nails. Our batters need to step the f up and help him.

[BayouDawg]

I haven't saw a good college ump yet. I don't think this guy is horrible considering college level umps

I just think he sucks

[maroonmania]

I don't ever really feel like our offense has the advantage with any pitcher. We had 2 runs last night at this time against their ace.

[preachermatt83]

Luke needs to start hitting. Bad.

[BayouDawg]

Hancock gonna square a ball up

He did last time. Just right at someone

[KOdawg1]

Lol if that was Texas batting, it would've been a HR.

Of course...

[msstate7]

Luke needs to hit the weight room. That shoulda been housed

[Lord McBuckethead]

Big k now let's hit
Big inning. We need to force this guy to throw 30 this inning. Just square it up boys. No need to look over the fence and then answer with shitty swings. Just keep the barrel in the zone and drive it.

[preachermatt83]

I’m sick of GoTro.

[Rex54]

Ugly

[BayouDawg]

It would be nice if the wind could blow our pop ups out.

[KOdawg1]

Piss poor LoTan

Not even competitive

[msstate7]

Logan, your dad is denying you right now after that

[Bothrops]

Why are we so shitty at hitting?

[BayouDawg]

Good Lord. Swinging at balls that barely make in to the dirt

[KOdawg1]

Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic.

We have such terrible approaches

[Dawgology]

Our offense is abysmal lmao

[bobtail bob]

Ump is babying this mannequin looking Texas pitcher

[Bulldog1]

Ground ball machine

[CadaverDawg]

Embarrassing at bats

[maroonmania]

6 pitch inning. Our offense just really is just not good enough.

[preachermatt83]

We can’t hit. At all.

[Dawg496]

What are the pitch counts?

[msstate7]

We have 4 hits, 0 walks, and 1 run.
They have 1 hit, 1 walk, and 2 runs.

This is why mlb preaches walks and HRs

[Lord McBuckethead]

Well that 17n sucked. Now we have to watch Lane bat next 8nning and Rowdey is going to come up without runners in scoring position.

[CadaverDawg]

Easy to see why Madden carved us up...we can't hit their #2. Gautreau ain't it, boys. I love him, great recruiter, going to be a great head coach...but outside of our "good two strike approach", we are trash at the plate.

[Irondawg]

Well their guy is doing a really good job of throwing first pitch strikes

We aren?t getting many hitter counts

[CadaverDawg]

Well that 17n sucked. Now we have to watch Lane bat next 8nning and Rowdey is going to come up without runners in scoring position.

Rowdey has been as bad as Lane tonight

[NCDawg]

Does our second baseman ever hit the ball in the air?

[msstate7]

Is cumbest wearing concrete mix for shoes?

[KOdawg1]

Easy to see why Madden carved us up...we can't hit their #2. Gautreau ain't it, boys. I love him, great recruiter, going to be a great head coach...but outside of our "good two strike approach", we are trash at the plate.

Yep. And I've actually been one who has defended him.

But our hitters haven't really improved in any area

[magrooder]

I thought that was gone. Must be nice to have hitters swing the bat through the ball instead of slapping at it.

[BayouDawg]

Great. This just sucks

[maroonmania]

Could Cumbest not have tried to catch that?

[bobtail bob]

We are trying to win this tournament with two good pitchers, a ace hitter in Tanner and some other guys after that.

[Dawg2003]

This team has played above its head, and it might come crashing down tonight.

[ImissCityBagel]

I thought that was a yak.

[KOdawg1]

I thought that was down. Big out. 2 more.

[msstate7]

Could Cumbest not have tried to catch that?

As slow as he was moving, I'm not sure he saw it

[Dawg2003]

Easy to see why Madden carved us up...we can't hit their #2. Gautreau ain't it, boys. I love him, great recruiter, going to be a great head coach...but outside of our "good two strike approach", we are trash at the plate.

Why were people so high on Gautreau at one point? Was it just because of that miracle run in 2018?

[maroonmania]

We are trying to win this tournament with two good pitchers, a ace hitter in Tanner and some other guys after that.

I'll be honest. I'm amazed we are this far with what we have. Obviously now that we are where we are I want to win it but we have had a bunch of guys underperform from expectations this year.

[magrooder]

I guess it's time for the obligatory wild pitch/passed ball with the runner on third

[Bulldog1]

Cmon don't let this guy score.

[msstate7]

I guess it's time for the obligatory wild pitch/passed ball with the runner on third

Shut yo mouth

[maroonmania]

As slow as he was moving, I'm not sure he saw it

Almost like he thought it was going out.

[KOdawg1]

It was a good year boys

[Rex54]

Get Sims loose

[NCDawg]

I'll be honest. I'm amazed we are this far with what we have. Obviously now that we are where we are I want to win it but we have had a bunch of guys underperform from expectations this year.

You are correct. We are not a very good hitting team.

[bobtail bob]

Ump calling that same fastball a strike for Texas

[Dawg2003]

Easy to see why Madden carved us up...we can't hit their #2. Gautreau ain't it, boys. I love him, great recruiter, going to be a great head coach...but outside of our "good two strike approach", we are trash at the plate.


I'll be honest. I'm amazed we are this far with what we have. Obviously now that we are where we are I want to win it but we have had a bunch of guys underperform from expectations this year.

That's been my feeling for awhile. This team has played above its head, but that doesn't last forever. Hopefully, it will last a little longer though.

[preachermatt83]

Told y’all. It’s over. Was over when they got 2

[magrooder]

Ump calling that same fastball a strike for Texas

All night long

[maroonmania]

So in 4.2 innings Bednar and Hootie gave up the exact same number of runs. Guess it would not have mattered who we pitched expect Bednar will go further.

[Rex54]

We should've brought in Sims not Parker ****ing Jack Sparrow Stinnett last night!!!

[bobtail bob]

Ump forced him to throw it there

[ImissCityBagel]

We need some swagger. Team seems too calm.

[msstate7]

Need to answer here. I'm not terribly worried yet, but it's getting time

[Rex54]

So in 4.2 innings Bednar and Hootie gave up the exact same number of runs. Guess it would not have mattered who we pitched expect Bednar will go further.

Except one of them would be on 4 days rest in the finals.

[Lord McBuckethead]

It was a good year boys

This game is not over. We just need an attitude adjustment in the damn dugout.

[BayouDawg]

If we had any semblance of an offense being down 3-1 against their number 3 wouldnt be so bad.

[R2Dawg]

Told y’all. It’s over. Was over when they got 2

Yall have short memories. We were down 0-4 just two games ago in a no hitter. Chill out folks.

[KOdawg1]

Good piece of hitting Brad

[Rex54]

Do you PH Hatcher for Lane?

[Lord McBuckethead]

Told y’all. It’s over. Was over when they got 2

Bull crap. We got this. If the ump would stop forcing bednar directly over the plate

[msstate7]

If Clark reaches, do you consider PH?

[KOdawg1]

This game is not over. We just need an attitude adjustment in the damn dugout.

Oh, I wasn't saying it was.

I'm just saying it was a good year, regardless.

[BulldogBear]

We're gonna have to win with bats the rest of the way, including this one.

Cumbest!

[BayouDawg]

Hell yes brad! Bottom of the order is doing something.

[CadaverDawg]

We need some swagger. Team seems too calm.

I worry we're taught too much to never get high or low. We sleepwalk too much. Should have come out with our hair on fire tonight, but we act like this is a midweek game. No emotion, no give a shit, terrible approaches at the plate...as if we are in game 1 of a non conference regular season series

[Bulldog1]

Man Cumbest really needs to give up football and focus on baseball

[preachermatt83]

Bet we don’t score cumbest. Who wants to bet?

[Rex54]

If Clark reaches, do you consider PH?
You have to..

[maroonmania]

Except one of them would be on 4 days rest in the finals.

Hootie WILL be on 4 days rest IF we even make the finals.

[BayouDawg]

If Clark reaches, do you consider PH?

You show bunt and if they walk the fielders into his shirt pocket again you swing away

[msstate7]

You have to..

Little early, but I wouldn't argue

[Rex54]

Pinch hit!

[Lord McBuckethead]

Come on Clark. Get it in play.

[magrooder]

Way to go Brad and Clark!!

[KOdawg1]

You gotta PH Hatcher here. HAVE TO

[preachermatt83]

Poor baserunning

[R2Dawg]

Nice hit by Clark

[Rex54]

Hootie WILL be on 4 days rest.

Exactly! Not Bednar

[magrooder]

That's an inning killer

[Rex54]

Lemonis you ****stick

[R2Dawg]

Great double by 9 hole again

[Bulldog1]

And here comes forsythe.

[preachermatt83]

Forsythe is so so so so bad

[KOdawg1]

That's on Lemonis. 17ing killer

[msstate7]

That would be the last bat forsthye got for me tonight.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Alright Lane. Get the ball in play to the outfield grass. 17n nut up time.

[Rex54]

Hatcher goes yard there... damnit!!

[Bulldog1]

So predictable. At least we got the run back

[bobtail bob]

Forsythe with two outs

[Saltydog]

UT will take that all day long. Freaking Forsythe. He's just not good folks.

[R2Dawg]

And Rowdey with a big hit after double play. That is why we lose if we do.

[CadaverDawg]

Forsythe is just so damn bad

[maroonmania]

Should have just tried to sac bunt with LF again I guess. Then the game would be tied.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Lemonis not sending Clark pitch 1 was retarded.

[BayouDawg]

Good job! 3 hits in the inning too bad Forsyth hit into the damn DP

[ImissCityBagel]

wtf

[magrooder]

Why not bunt forsythe again, at least you have runners on second and third with one out

[R2Dawg]

Go yard Tanner

[Lord McBuckethead]

Tanner Allen, time for a double to the wall.

[Coldsleeve Jr.]

Can bednar just bat so we can DH Forsyth? Would be a tie game if he could just not hit into dp every bat of his life

[R2Dawg]

Why not bunt forsythe again, at least you have runners on second and third with one out

Actually what I was thinking too in that case.

[msstate7]

I think I'd try to steal here

[mparkerfd20]

Forsythe, my dead grandma hits better than you.

[maroonmania]

We have 7 hits now but only 2 runs because we have hit into DPs.

[msstate7]

Run

[magrooder]

I think I'd try to steal here

If he's thrown out you lead off with the Tanner.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Get one more hit and this guy is gone.

[preachermatt83]

Cmon Tanner

[msstate7]

Allen, take that pitch

[Lord McBuckethead]

If he's thrown out you lead off with the Tanner.

Yep.

[Rex54]

You HAVE TO pinch hit for Lane there. Inexcusable

[preachermatt83]

Tx will score 2 here

[magrooder]

He swung at a couple of bad pitches that at bat

[preachermatt83]

You HAVE TO pinch hit for Lane there. Inexcusable

Why? So that leggett gets to bat the rest of the game? He can’t hit either.

[R2Dawg]

We should be ahead but aren't, MSU way - the hard way.

[KOdawg1]

piss poor game management there.


Why the hell would you have Forsythe swing away without at least sending Clark in motion? Should've done that or PH for him. Should be a tied game right now.

[BulldogBear]

Should have just tried to sac bunt with LF again I guess. Then the game would be tied.

Yes. That was a head scratcher.

[BayouDawg]

7 hits and 2 runs to show for it. They have 3 runs on 3 or 4 hits

[msstate7]

That looked like an AB by a guy that has no confidence in his team mate that follows him. Can't say I blame him

[bobtail bob]

Not only did Forsythe ruin his at bat but also the next two. I seen enough of this dude the last two months

[CadaverDawg]

Should have been a big inning, but Lane the offensive drain ruined it yet again

[R2Dawg]

Why? So that leggett gets to bat the rest of the game? He can’t hit either.

Not sure it can be any worse. Just get one out instead of two is improvement.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Well if Lane hadn't hit into a double play, Allen just would have. Maybe, the alignment would have been different.

Either way, Lane needs to come through for us at some time.

[Bothrops]

Man Cumbest really needs to give up football and focus on baseball

I think he will, but wish we could see him at receiver one more season.

[preachermatt83]

If we can hold them here we have GOT to get 2 or 3 and then go to sims

[SilentSteel16]

Yes hindsight is 20/20. Hit and run with Lane there may have worked but how many times has he swung through a pitch. And Cumbest did a great job baserunning there. You can’t go to third on contact the balls we hit so far seem to float. Cumbest did right there.

[msstate7]

We gonna tie it next inning if bednar holds em

[preachermatt83]

I think he will, but wish we could see him at receiver one more season.

He’s been moved to defense

[Dawg2003]

I don't know if I've ever seen someone as bad as Forsythe at this level.

[Bothrops]

Well if Lane hadn't hit into a double play, Allen just would have. Maybe, the alignment would have been different.

Either way, Lane needs to come through for us at some time.

Lane needs to be put on roids this off season and get mean.

[msstate7]

Yes hindsight is 20/20. Hit and run with Lane there may have worked but how many times has he swung through a pitch. And Cumbest did a great job baserunning there. You can’t go to third on contact the balls we hit so far seem to float. Cumbest did right there.

No way I hit and run with a hitter like lane.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Leggett is better. It is like the Cumbest thing all over again.

[msstate7]

Need to have a lhp and rhp up at all times right now

[maroonmania]

Exactly! Not Bednar

If we somehow make it I will be willing to bet we pitch MacLeod, then Hootie on 3 days rest, then Bednar on 3 days rest. We don't have anyone else and there is no tomorrow. The rest of our pitchers suck ass as starters. MacLeod does too right now but he is still our best hope.

[preachermatt83]

That a boy Logan

[SilentSteel16]

Forsythe is a stud defensively, yes he is lost right now offensively but y’all need to chill with he sucks. This kid is a true freshman starter at one of the premier programs in the country.

[Bothrops]

He’s been moved to defense

That's what I know. WR is his only play on the gridiron.

[preachermatt83]

No way I hit and run with a hitter like lane.

Lol. NEVER!

[Lord McBuckethead]

No way I would allow my runner at first to get into an automatic double play without moving.

[SilentSteel16]

Leggett is better. It is like the Cumbest thing all over again.

If Legget was better he would be starting

[BayouDawg]

No way I hit and run with a hitter like lane.

I tell him to leave the bat on his shoulder. A strikeout would have been better

[BulldogBear]

Awright.

Gotta generate runs.

[msstate7]

Forsythe is a stud defensively, yes he is lost right now offensively but y’all need to chill with he sucks. This kid is a true freshman starter at one of the premier programs in the country.

I like his glove, but id PH if his spot comes up with a runner on while we trailing

[KOdawg1]

Good outing Willy B.

Let's hand it over to Sims, hope he holds them, and hope we can find a way to score two. We're starting to hit their guy, so he won't be in their long

[BayouDawg]

Whew I thought that was gone

[Bulldog1]

We gonna tie it next inning if bednar holds em

Hope so - here we go

[msstate7]

I tell him to leave the bat on his shoulder. A strikeout would have been better

Probably best plan

[Lord McBuckethead]

Lol. NEVER!

I can open up my scorebook and tell you how many times he has grounded out to 2nd and short over he last 30 at bats.... if you guys want.

[maroonmania]

Our 3 thru 6 hitters are all hitless so far.

[BeardoMSU]

Will has done his job. Now time for the rest to wake tf up.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Good outing Willy B.

Let's hand it over to Sims, hope he holds them, and hope we can find a way to score two. We're starting to hit their guy, so he won't be in their long

Keep Bednar pitching until another runner gets on.

[preachermatt83]

Get the lead here!!!! Then go to sims

[Lord McBuckethead]

If we somehow make it I will be willing to bet we pitch MacLeod, then Hootie on 3 days rest, then Bednar on 3 days rest. We don't have anyone else and there is no tomorrow. The rest of our pitchers suck ass as starters. MacLeod does too right now but he is still our best hope.

Mac is due a great outing.

[msstate7]

James looks bad

[CadaverDawg]

It's so frustrating to get another solid outing from a starter, but our offense craps the bed again. Can we please learn to hit

[preachermatt83]

I can open up my scorebook and tell you how many times he has grounded out to 2nd and short over he last 30 at bats.... if you guys want.

Yea, and while your at it let us know how many times he’s swung and missed

[BayouDawg]

James laid off the breaking ball. Twice
It?s a damn miracle

[KOdawg1]

MAKE THEM PAY FOR A LEADOFF WALK; LORD KNOWS THEY WOULD MAKE US PAY

[maroonmania]

Good AB by KJ to get the walk.

[msstate7]

James looks bad

And then he turned in a great PA

[Lord McBuckethead]

Big time walk. Good fight James.

[maroonmania]

Please don't hit into a DP!

[KOdawg1]

This is it. This is our chance

[Lord McBuckethead]

Bednar has thrown damn 10 balls like that today called for a ball.

[Bulldog1]

Got to bring this run home

[Lord McBuckethead]

Big 1st to 3rd.

[R2Dawg]

Now it time to blow this thing up

[msstate7]

Gotta lift the ball, tanner

[KOdawg1]

Elevate it LoTan

[maroonmania]

LoTan due for an extra base hit.

[Lord McBuckethead]

LoTan due for an extra base hit.

Yep.

[KOdawg1]

Elevate it LoTan

OR JUST DO THAT

[preachermatt83]

Need a big inning here

[Bulldog1]

Huge hit - keep it going

[BeardoMSU]

LFG!!!0

[maroonmania]

Elevate it LoTan

He did. Right over the 3rd baseman's head.

[HoopsDawg]

Ok, Luke Hancock, read this ground ball.

[Lord McBuckethead]

LoTan due for an extra base hit.

Called it. Got to get 3 more runners on this inning. Build the lead. Build it. Winners go for the throat. Winners go for the throat. Winners go for the throat.

[BayouDawg]

Hell yea! Bats have finally woke up a little

[Commercecomet24]

I told y'all balls out tonight!

[R2Dawg]

We are better than TX and we are outplaying them tonight again. Time to finish this game.

[bobtail bob]

Bout got dam time we got a lucky bounce like that. I?m ready for Cumbeast to come to the plate
Crowd needs to get to be a factor

[maroonmania]

If we get the lead here do you go straight to Sims or give Bednar 1 more?

[Bothrops]

Called it. Got to get 3 more runners on this inning. Build the lead. Build it. Winners go for the throat. Winners go for the throat. Winners go for the throat.

I like it

[msstate7]

We gonna tie it next inning if bednar holds em

Never doubt me

[SilentSteel16]

Watch Lane come up and hit a gapper… scoring 2 making it 6-3

[KOdawg1]

We have 9 hits. If it weren't for two double plays, we'd be way ahead right now

[R2Dawg]

Can our bottom order deliver? It is on them.

[SilentSteel16]

Give Bednar one more inning for sure. He doesn’t even look to be sweating.

[R2Dawg]

Great no double play in play here

[BulldogBear]

If we get the lead here do you go straight to Sims or give Bednar 1 more?

Bednar. Short leash. Real short.

[maroonmania]

Really don't even want a walk here.

[msstate7]

I'd start runners here