Omaha Game Thread - MSU v Texas game 3

[msstate7]

I'd start runners here

Yikes, glad I'm not making that call

[KOdawg1]

Alright Mule, you know what you gotta do

[Statecoachingblows**]

Clear em

[maroonmania]

Just need Brad to get it in play somewhere OR walk.

[Bulldog1]

Cmon Cumbest do it again!!!

[Lord McBuckethead]

Cumbest. Lets do this.

[bobtail bob]

Cumbeast. Do it!!!!

[magrooder]

The worst hit possible from Mule. crap

[msstate7]

Cumbest, WTF! Take a strike... the pitcher is in trouble, not you. Damn

[maroonmania]

Dang. One more shot with CLark but then an auto out.

[magrooder]

Need a deep fly from Kellum at the least

[msstate7]

Why are we hacking away with young hitters here?

[msstate7]

Gotta PH Hatcher if Clark fails

[magrooder]

A passed ball would be great

[Saltydog]

Damn Clark.....Two piss poor AB's there.....

[maroonmania]

We aren't going to score.

[KOdawg1]

This is killer

[magrooder]

That was f'n low. what a bs call

[msstate7]

Shut up lemonis, that's a strike

[Bulldog1]

Gotta ph for forsythe here.

[BeardoMSU]

Please Hatch. Please.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Well that was a shitty two at bats. Come 9n Hatcher. Come on man.

[magrooder]

Come on Hatch, bail us out one time. Be a legend

[msstate7]

Take a strike

[Bothrops]

Cumbest is 6'5 250 and hits a ping pong ball that barely makes it to the pitcher.

[msstate7]

We've swung at 3 straight ball 1s

[Bdawg]

Just killer

[bobtail bob]

You never know wot this u,p is going to call. His strike zone changes on every pitch

[KOdawg1]

Had a chance to win the damn game and we blew it

[mparkerfd20]

God we suck at the plate

[BeardoMSU]

Thanks Hatch. Thanks.

[Saltydog]

We have met the enemy and he is US. What freaking piss poor execution. You don't deserve to win when you do this shit.

[magrooder]

That just probably cost us the game.

[maroonmania]

Great job Hatch.

[CadaverDawg]

That was our chance and we choked.

[Bulldog1]

K machine - terrible

[Lord McBuckethead]

Well God damn fellas. 2nd and 3rd with no outs.

[SilentSteel16]

Should have let Lane hit there….

[HaggardDawg]

Just trash

[preachermatt83]

Inexcusable

[Rex54]

So much awful there.

[BulldogBear]

17.

We just can't get 'em in. TX would've scored at least 3. runs

[mparkerfd20]

F you Go Tro

[maroonmania]

Well, we had our chance to get this game under control.

[PendingTransaction]

About as good as we could ask for..??

[Lord McBuckethead]

Should have let Lane hit there?.

Hell no.

[preachermatt83]

Well God damn fellas. 2nd and 3rd with no outs.

No. Was bases loaded with no outs

[msstate7]

I cannot believe our coaches gave 2 young hitters and a below avg hitter the green light on 0-0 there. Those guys can't have to take a strike

[KOdawg1]

You can blame that one on Mule. The dude just walked the guy in front of you. Why are you first pitch swinging there?

[HaggardDawg]

Every other team in this CWS would have scored at least 2 runs that inning

[Saltydog]

As bad as Forsythe has been not sure I would've pinch hit for him there. We weren't going to get a run there with Hatcher anyway and now you lose your starting SS and that's not good. I don't trust Leggett.

[starkvegasdawg]

I'd say that was pathetic but pathetic doesn't do that justice.

[Lord McBuckethead]

17.

We just can't get 'em in. TX would've scored at least 3. runs

We have to be clutch eventually. This game is going to require it.

[smootness]

I don't mind PH'ing for Forsythe. The problem is, we just don't have anybody else who can hit. Hatcher is even worse than Forsythe.

[Activated Alpha]

Well once again based loaded curse strikes us again. That?s probably game because we will lead off walk here and they?ll get the lead back

[CovertDawg]

Never will complain about a walk but dang I was hoping Dubrule would put the ball in play.

[SilentSteel16]

Hell no.

Ha, because a 3 pitch k is better, now our best infielder is out of ball game

[msstate7]

You can blame that one on Mule. The dude just walked the guy in front of you. Why are you first pitch swinging there?

No, a young hitter is dumb. You blame the coaches for letting him be dumb.

[HoopsDawg]

That walk to Dubrule actually hurt us.

[maroonmania]

You can blame that one on Mule. The dude just walked the guy in front of you. Why are you first pitch swinging there?

And it was a half swing at that.

[starkvegasdawg]

Try a squeeze or something.

[BulldogBear]

I cannot believe our coaches gave 2 young hitters and a below avg hitter the green light on 0-0 there. Those guys can't have to take a strike

10-4 on that. Mske him throw TWO strikes maybe.

[KOdawg1]

Ha, because a 3 pitch k is better, now our best infielder is out of ball game

It was the right call

[Bdawg]

Well once again based loaded curse strikes us again. That?s probably game because we will lead off walk here and they?ll get the lead back

And here they come.

[msstate7]

Why are we stretching bednar?

[HoopsDawg]

I cannot believe our coaches gave 2 young hitters and a below avg hitter the green light on 0-0 there. Those guys can't have to take a strike

Yep, poor coaching. Lemonis lost his mind there.

[KOdawg1]

Bring in Sims after this bunt

[maroonmania]

I am ready to go to Sims now.

[KOdawg1]

"Oh this is their best bunter"

*bunts it in the air to first base*

Good call Eduardo, good call

[maroonmania]

Well that helps.

[magrooder]

Here he comes.

[BulldogBear]

First break the whole game

[maroonmania]

Would be so much better if would have come in with a 1 or 2 run lead.

[SilentSteel16]

It was the right call

Yes it was KO, I was making a joke. Hatch was 1 of 2 ph better odds than Lane. Just hope we don’t miss his glove

[Irondawg]

Well that last inning was a bit on Cumbest - he was our best and they baited him with a first pitch change-up.

[preachermatt83]

Heck of a job bednar!

[HoopsDawg]

Instead of bringing in Sims in a tie game in the 9th last night, we are bringing him in in a tie game in the 7th.

[Cowbell]

Heck of a job bednar!

Yes - he gave us his all

[ImissCityBagel]

Forsythe isn't an SEC level hitter. Look at what LSU, Arky, and Tenn have in that slot.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Bednar got us there. The ump squeezed home few times.

[maroonmania]

Instead of bringing in Sims in a tie game in the 9th last night, we are bringing him in in a tie game in the 7th.

There is no tomorrow now and he has 1 extra day of rest.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Instead of bringing in Sims in a tie game in the 9th last night, we are bringing him in in a tie game in the 7th.

We had the advantage of an entire other game, then.

[magrooder]

That was strike 3

[maroonmania]

That was strike 3

Yep, we get no breaks in Omaha.

[KOdawg1]

The radar is off again

[msstate7]

Man, what's sims spin rate on the fastball. It looks hittable, but no one seems to get it.

[msstate7]

That's a huge PB

[BeardoMSU]

Jesus, Logan.

[maroonmania]

Man, that hurts.

[BeardoMSU]

That's a huge PB

Thank God it didn't matter.

[Activated Alpha]

Ok not watching. Hope the Bulldogs can have good at bats and score some runs. Come on dawgs!!

[msstate7]

Jeez, painting on outside bottom corner

[magrooder]

Sims says, "don't worry about the passed ball".

[BulldogBear]

Yussss!

[KOdawg1]

Alright, this is what we wanted. Our best guy is in the game with us still in the game. Top of the order up next. Let's go boys

[Cooterpoot]

We're trying so hard not to win this game. And kill our fans.

[BeardoMSU]

gotta get it this inning.

[Bulldog1]

1-2-3 guys have to produce here. Come on!

[BeardoMSU]

And kill our fans.

Yep. My body feels likes it's being invaded by a rebel force...like the Death Star right before Luke got his shot off....

[maroonmania]

We're trying so hard not to win this game. And kill our fans.

Oh, now that we blew the bases loaded no out situation I will be shocked if we win this game.

[msstate7]

1-3 hitters here... rowdey and tanner, y'all wanna natty? Do it

[smootness]

Just need to find one run here. Sims is on, so I feel good about that. These next 2 half innings are huge, both tops of the order due up.

[magrooder]

That a boy Rowdey

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

The offense shouldn't look this clueless this late in the year. It just shouldn't. Cumbest is fine, but he still looks like an idiot at times. If we hadn't insisted Skinner was the best option in left for so long, Cumbest would have the reps to look better than he does now. Clark has so much talent but still has no clue how to read spin, which is on Jake G. Foresyth looks like a beaten dog, and can't even bunt. He's had a full year starting he should be better. Hatcher is terrible, probably worse than previous seasons. Legget isn't good. James has so much potential, but can't read spin and is uncomfotable looking. He's ok because his pure bat speed and hand eye coordination = hits on FBs. But he hasn't really gotten better as the year has gone on. Skinner is a dud so far.

That's a lot of hitters that could/should be better by now. Take away 2 guys who have been studs for years (TA and Rowdy) and this is the worst offense we've fielded in a while. That's on Jake G. Not sure his head was in it this year, maybe he's wanting a HC job idk. But he has not been able to work his late season magic with literally any player, nor did he improve anyone in the offseason. Oh, and our approach often sucks, with guys not sitting on the right pitches, trying to pull when they shouldn't, being impatient when they should take a pitch etc. Sometimes the gameplan is great, but it's rare.

He did elite work in the past. He may be a good recruiter, but Lemones and the State brand will do just fine. It's a game of "what have you done for me lately?" and he hasn't done anything this year. I'm fine with him being gone. Foxhaul too for not developing ANY pitcher during the season

[KOdawg1]

There ya go Rowdey

[maroonmania]

That is what we needed last inning.

[msstate7]

Rowdey, good job.
Come on tanner

[maroonmania]

Come on Tanner!

[Lord McBuckethead]

Hit and run.

[maroonmania]

Boy that broke right into the heart of the plate.

[magrooder]

Maybe it knocked the umps cock eye straight.

[Cooterpoot]

Yep. My body feels likes it's being invaded by a rebel force...like the Death Star right before Luke got his shot off....

My dark star is really tight right now

[msstate7]

I'm starting rowdey

[maroonmania]

Got to start the runner!

[BeardoMSU]

Insane.

[msstate7]

I'm starting rowdey

Why are we not starting the runner?

[KOdawg1]

Killer man

[maroonmania]

Why didnt Rowdey run??? Wake up Lemonis!

[msstate7]

Lemonis is choking

[HoopsDawg]

has there ever been a more perfect time to send the runner? and we didn't do it. Wake up Chris!!

[BulldogBear]

Feels like top of the order has been a waste more often than not tonight.

[KOdawg1]

Playing too conservative.

[maroonmania]

Inning gone now because we didn't start Rowdey.

[Bdawg]

Hit and run.

What I was thinking too cause the DP is killing us.

[Cooterpoot]

Gotro's boys lead the world in DPs.

[msstate7]

If you start the runner 2b may be covering 2b. That was inexcusable

[ImissCityBagel]

That double play hurt my soul. Do we still have the same batting coach from the Canni era?

[CadaverDawg]

Bats are brutal. Just awful

[PGHBulldogBG]

We have a very solid team and I?m proud of getting to the final 4 but getting a natty just doesn?t seem to be in the cards. They just aren?t consistent enough

[BayouDawg]

Im a fan of lemonis. But he has cost us big time these last 2 games. Coaching not to lose instead of to win

[msstate7]

Gotro's boys lead the world in DPs.

Lemonis makes the call to stay put at 1b

[Lord McBuckethead]

Hit and run.

I am tired of the damn automatic double play every time we get the lead off guy to 1st.

[KOdawg1]

Horse shit call

[maroonmania]

Playing too conservative.

Lemonis hasn't done squat. No attempt at a squeeze after the 1st out in the 6th, did n't start the runner there.

[Statecoachingblows**]

What was that

[magrooder]

Damn this ump. That ball was cleat high.

[Bdawg]

Not a damn strike!!

[CadaverDawg]

We get to show off the chest tap a ton.

[maroonmania]

Good Lord that ball was low.

[Cooterpoot]

Inning gone now because we didn't start Rowdey.

We never do anything but play straight up, textbook, analytics baseball. No hit and run, no starting runners or bunting. Nothing but hacks and DPs.

[Lord McBuckethead]

That was not a strike.

[calidawg]

This is a disaster middle to bottom of order coming rest of way

[BayouDawg]

Gotro's boys lead the world in DPs.

How the hell do you not start the runner on a full count?

[msstate7]

Im a fan of lemonis. But he has cost us big time these last 2 games. Coaching not to lose instead of to win

He's clamming up. Starting the runner there was a given. He's choking

[RocketDawg]

That wasn't a strike. Shoetop level.

[maroonmania]

We may not score for a while now.

[Bdawg]

Maybe it knocked the umps cock eye straight.

Worse

[mparkerfd20]

We will not win this game

[Bulldog1]

Lemonis drives me up the wall sometimes

[BayouDawg]

He's clamming up. Starting the runner there was a given. He's choking

Somebody get him a shot of jack to loosen him up a little

[HoopsDawg]

Lemonis hasn't done squat. No attempt at a squeeze after the 1st out in the 6th, did n't start the runner there.

he seems tense. coaching this game like a dad coaching a 10U travel game.

[Bothrops]

How did this wilted willow offense get us to the semifinals?

[msstate7]

How the hell do you not start the runner on a full count?

With a great hitter at the plate. Lemonis is screwing up

[bobtail bob]

Looks like the fix is in. He was letting the pitcher before get away with the same crap.

[Lord McBuckethead]

We may not score for a while now.

Yes we will.

[KOdawg1]

Oh my God, that took a few years off my life

[magrooder]

Man every time Tejas hits a fly ball it just carries and carries

[CadaverDawg]

Everyone: "Texas bullpen is depleted"

MSU hitters: "Hold my beer"

Just not meant to be, guys. I'm trying so hard to be positive, but we hold Texas to 3 runs and can't score off of their lesser arms....you can't make it up. Bases loaded, no outs....no additional runs. Just can't have that and expect to win big games

[Bulldog1]

Oof, kept carrying

[maroonmania]

Do umps just enjoy screwing us over in Omaha? Can't believe he called that strike 3 on a ball just off the dirt.

[BulldogBear]

We get to show off the chest tap a ton.

Sigh. We do.

[msstate7]

That was so bad it was good. Thank God he didmt swing

[Irondawg]

Yep if we don?t get it done it?s not because we didn?t put ourselves in position to win, we just haven?t managed to get the hit that gets us over the hump

[Lord McBuckethead]

Lets keep them quiet.

[KOdawg1]

Well, at least their 1-2-3 hitters failed them too

[Bdawg]

Least we got the low strike call that at bat too.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Yep if we don?t get it done it?s not because we didn?t put ourselves in position to win, we just haven?t managed to get the hit that gets us over the hump

We will.

[magrooder]

Come on guys, it's our favorite inning for scoring runs right here.

[CadaverDawg]

Was that the last at bats of Rowdey and TA's careers? Doesn't feel right, but could have been. A damn single and a double play

[msstate7]

Hancock, how bout a walk

[Bulldog1]

Sims doing his part - come on 4-5-6 hitters string some hits together!

[msstate7]

Was that the last at bats of Rowdey and TA's careers? Doesn't feel right, but could have been. A damn single and a double play

Nah, we got this

[maroonmania]

double plays have eaten us alive this game. 3 of our 7 innings batting have had a double play. That's why we only have 3 runs on 10 hits.

[Bulldog1]

Are we gonna have a big 8th inning for 3rd game in a row?? Let's hope so.

[BulldogBear]

Sims keeping us in it. Take heart, the best part of our order (at least tonight) is coming up.

[msstate7]

F vandy

[Lord McBuckethead]

We are three hits in a row away from going to the finals. Simple swings guys. Shorten it up and get it to the outfield grass.

[magrooder]

Was that Corbin hugging the NC State coach? He needs to be quarantined.

[starkvegasdawg]

Well, it's the 8th inning.

[BayouDawg]

The 8th has been our favorite hitting recently

[bobtail bob]

“Vanderbilt carried by those two “ lol. They have been carried by the NCAA

[Maroonthirteen]

1 damn run. We need 1!!!

[maroonmania]

LoTan is our best chance to run one out.

[magrooder]

Well that was two good at bats

[BeardoMSU]

Jesus our batters might as well lay down and let TX tea bag them.

[maroonmania]

1 damn run. We need 1!!!

6th inning is going to haunt us I'm afraid.

[KOdawg1]

This is awful

[msstate7]

We are just giving away ABs vs this guy bc we're impatient as hell

[bobtail bob]

We are making him look like Oral Hershiser.

[Bulldog1]

Pathetic abs

[ImissCityBagel]

Not liking these at bats. Looks like desperation play and not alpha STBDB play.

[bobtail bob]

Everyone that comes up goes down two strikes quickly

[Bothrops]

Texas is gonna hit a solo bomb in the top of the 9th, and the cardiac dawgs will be back with full effect.

[msstate7]

Dubrule is the only guy that's worked this guy

[R2Dawg]

How did this wilted willow offense get us to the semifinals?

We've outhit TX

[magrooder]

Outside strike once again.

[msstate7]

I'm fine with that if sims gets it too

[KOdawg1]

Shit. 7-8-9 up for us in the 9th

[maroonmania]

It will be the 10th before we have much of a shot to score. 7-8-9 up in the 9th. Ump continues to go in dry.

[Cooterpoot]

I predict a HR by TX in the 9th. It's that kind of game.

[R2Dawg]

Texas is gonna hit a solo bomb in the top of the 9th, and the cardiac dawgs will be back with full effect.

That is my fear the solo bomb.

[bobtail bob]

Texas is gonna hit a solo bomb in the top of the 9th, and the cardiac dawgs will be back with full effect.

I’m calling extra innings. We could have did this shit last night when we were tied and gotten it over with

[R2Dawg]

It will be the 10th before we have much of a shot to score. 7-8-9 up in the 9th. Ump continues to go in dry.

Yep we may wear Sims out and then have to go bulllpen

[Bulldog1]

It will be the 10th before we have much of a shot to score. 7-8-9 up in the 9th. Ump continues to go in dry.

Hope Sims can hold em here...

[ImissCityBagel]

Playing like 'lilol' Mississippi State. Look at LSU in these situations. They go for the kill.

[BayouDawg]

GoTro. Wtf do you do with our hitters at practice?

[maroonmania]

I predict a HR by TX in the 9th. It's that kind of game.

If they score here its pretty much over with what we have coming up in the 9th.

[Bothrops]

We've outhit TX

Just can't get it behind everybody.

[smootness]

Can't keep blaming the ump. At some point you have to swing the freaking bat.

[State82]

This is some the most 17ing weak ass shit I have seen

[NCDawg]

That is my fear the solo bomb.

If they do, it's over. We have our 7-9 hitters coming up.

[maroonmania]

Lemonis really has coached poorly in this one.

[HoopsDawg]

will someone at the game write Kellum a note and tell him the first pitch is going to be curve ball?

[HoopsDawg]

Lemonis really has coached poorly in this one.

It's like the game was moving too fast for him and he froze.

[BeardoMSU]

Lead off on for TX.

[KOdawg1]

We're gonna blow it, aren't we?

[maroonmania]

Here comes the bunt.

[Dawgology]

Yeah we need some help with hitting. I?ve heard a lot of good things about GoTro but here at the end of the season hitting has been terrible.

[Cooterpoot]

There's the game on 1B. TX is smart enough to bunt.

[bobtail bob]

Lemonis really has coached poorly in this one.

It all evens out with the statistics. He’s starting to look like the Jim Mora of baseball

[maroonmania]

We're gonna blow it, aren't we?

I've felt that way since we didnt score in the 6th.

[CadaverDawg]

I just can't let myself believe that Rowdey and Tanner will end their hitting careers on a double play

[Lord McBuckethead]

Texas hitter leaning out over the plate.

[maroonmania]

Need another pop up bunt.

[BayouDawg]

Holy shit. This is just ridiculous

[KOdawg1]

You don't have to worry about these guys GIDP

[HoopsDawg]

I was hoping Sims would elevate a fastball there. Easy pitch to bunt.

[CadaverDawg]

Well that's game. Lead off always scores against us, and we have the auto-Out's up in b9

[maroonmania]

I just can't let myself believe that Rowdey and Tanner will end their hitting careers on a double play

We don't hold them here they likely won't get another bat.

[magrooder]

The guy hitting is the mf'er he should have hit.

[maroonmania]

I was hoping Sims would elevate a fastball there. Easy pitch to bunt.

He hasn't elevated a pitch lately.

[ImissCityBagel]

Our mentality needs to change. Need to look for the kill. We are the better team, but we are playing down.

[RocketDawg]

Leaving the bases full with no outs really hurt us. But the game is tied and not over yet.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

It really is shocking we made it this far. Mcleoud and Ceranntola and Fristoe crapped the bed, so that leaves Bednar and Harding as our only starters. Sims is the only bullpen guy to be elite, the rest are "ok", and for a short 1-2 inning outing at that. Hitting wise we have a ton of terrible ABs, start 2 true Fr and a football player, and moved a catcher to 1st because our 1b was a .180 hitter. Defensively we aren't great, though have gotten better as the year went on.

We've shown great culture and attitude to make it this far, because on paper almost none of the arms we counted on pre season materialized, the defense was way worse than expected, and the bats we hoped would step up never did.

Yes, I"m rationalizing the end of our season

[Lord McBuckethead]

Put this guy on. Get a double play situation.

[PGHBulldogBG]

Leaving the bases full with no outs really hurt us. But the game is tied and not over yet.

Can?t do that and expect to win

[Cooterpoot]

Walk doesn't matter. Don't give him shit to hit hard.

[msstate7]

They just tagged on a ball to lf. Cumbest, that's insulting

[ImissCityBagel]

3-2 count. What should he throw?

[Cooterpoot]

Lemons looks like he's about to have a stroke.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Who wants to be the hero? Are we going to let Texas write this story?

[bobtail bob]

Damn announcer rooting for a wild pitch

[KOdawg1]

SIGH

[Cooterpoot]

Win it here mother 17rs! Win it here!!!!

[HoopsDawg]

We need to win this here.

[msstate7]

We better win it here bc sims is getting squared up

[BeardoMSU]

Bottom of the 9th....please lets have some magic, boys.

First pitch HR for Brad would suffice.

[BulldogBear]

All right. Step up 7-9

[maroonmania]

That was huge. Ensures the top of our order will get one more shot.

[magrooder]

Dang their hits carry deep