Omaha Game Thread - MSU v Vandy

[Lord McBuckethead]

One team earned their way, the other is essentially the embodiment of every Disney Sports villain ever that only got to this series through Bullshit.

Let's get two and get on the bus.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Had to go ahead and start this one up. I am not 17n around. Time to get to 23 hits for the game, and never look back. Time to make someone cry.

[State82]

Word

[Lord McBuckethead]

Bump so it doesn't get lost.

[Randolph Dupree]

Did you guys know Jack Leiter is the son of former MLB pitcher Al Leiter?**

[OLJWales]

Bump for line up requests for both teams if anyone has them

[StarkVegasSteve]

Bump for line up requests for both teams if anyone has them

I'd be blown away if our lineup isn't Rowdey, TA, KJ, Hancock, LoTan, Dubrule, Cumbest, Clark, Forsythe. CMac on the mound.

[CadaverDawg]

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Leggo

[SilentSteel16]

Did you guys know Jack Leiter is the son of former MLB pitcher Al Leiter?**

If you did not know I am sure ESPN would have let you know by now. The more pressing question though is how many times did Ol Al try to make him left handed when he was a kid?

[Lord McBuckethead]

If you did not know I am sure ESPN would have let you know by now. The more pressing question though is how many times did Ol Al try to make him left handed when he was a kid?

Try to make him left handed? That is some Nazi stuff right there.

[FISHDAWG]

Had to go ahead and start this one up. I am not 17n around. Time to get to 23 hits for the game, and never look back. Time to make someone cry.

I think we're 4-0 when you start the threads 👍

[BeardoMSU]

LFG!

[Dawg_Lover]

Delete

[Dawg_Lover]

.... and the crowd goes wild! 😝

Thanks Buckethead, for starting the thread!

[Cowbell]

Did you guys know Jack Leiter is the son of former MLB pitcher Al Leiter?**

What is the o/u on how many times they pan to his dad in the stands. It has to be 30+

[Dawg_Lover]

What is the o/u on how many times they pan to his dad in the stands. It has to be 30+


A nice camera shot, for our side, would be Palmeiro, Prescott, and Clark, all in a neat, little row.

[preachermatt83]

Man state fans are EVERYWHERE

[preachermatt83]

A nice camera shot, for our side, would be Palmeiro, Prescott, and Clark, all in a neat, little row.

I don’t see Clark being there. Clark is all about one thing.. Will Clark.

[preachermatt83]

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Leggo

Why don’t I get this

[sleepy dawg]

I heard there's a delay. Anyone heard anything?

[Lord McBuckethead]

Game delay. Weather coming in.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Why don’t I get this

It a smashed lighter.

[Lord McBuckethead]

They kept the pitchers from starting warming up about 20 minutes ago. Told them a delay is coming.

[preachermatt83]

It a smashed lighter.

Lol. I see that. I’m trying to get the reference. lol.

[DanglyGiant]

Lol. I see that. I’m trying to get the reference. lol.

Smash Leiter

[BeardoMSU]

Lol. I see that. I’m trying to get the reference. lol.

Leiter/lighter

C'mon, Preach, lol.

[RocketDawg]

Did you guys know Jack Leiter is the son of former MLB pitcher Al Leiter?**

We'll probably hear that about as often as we did the LSU player and his mother being the women's basketball coach at Baylor (their names escape me at the moment).

[RocketDawg]

Why don?t I get this

Lighter -Leiter (broken lighter/Leiter).

[MrCoachKlein]

Announcers said something along the lines of

I think the last thing each of these teams want to do is burn a starter and not have them come back.

I'd love to burn Mac for Leiter. They're already rooting for vandy.

[RocketDawg]

On radar, looks like the rain is dissipating. Probably be light rain for a while but doesn't look like thunderstorms.

[RocketDawg]

Announcers said something along the lines of

I think the last thing each of these teams want to do is burn a starter and not have them come back.

I'd love to burn Mac for Leiter. They're already rooting for vandy.

Pretty much agree. Especially since McLeod seems to be a total nerve case in the first couple of innings lately. A friend of mine, who is a friend of McLeod's parents, said the last start he didn't feel well. I hope he didn't mention if and cause a covid disaster amongst the team.

[MrCoachKlein]

the last start he didn't feel well.

No one tell Corbin

[SaintDawg]

1st pitch @ 7:09 CT

[BeardoMSU]

We got this. Just have that feeling.

[maroonmania]

We got this. Just have that feeling.

Seriously, I'm glad you do. I want to have that feeling but can't get there. Just wish we were playing anyone but Vanderbilt.

[CadaverDawg]

I'm a bit concerned for preacher. They had to explain my joke wayyy too much, preach.
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[preachermatt83]

I'm a bit concerned for preacher. They had to explain my joke wayyy too much, preach.
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I finally get it. I’m an idiot

[Cooterpoot]

I'm going ahead and getting it out of the way. These 17ing umps suck!!

[preachermatt83]

I don’t know why, but I feel really weird. It’s like it’s finally our time. That this is the team with the grit and confidence to finally do it.

[MrCoachKlein]

Anyone have a cheerleading coach for a mom that can give a pep talk?

[msstate7]

What a terrible call

[preachermatt83]

That wasn’t even close

[Rex54]

Oh god we got a horrid umpire....

[msstate7]

Now that was a strike, rowdey

[Rex54]

**** Leiter. Mother****er should be on 1 day rest

[preachermatt83]

Rowdey was freaking furious. Don’t see him like that often

[Dawg2003]

If only Stanford hasn't choked.

[preachermatt83]

We can just get ready… I’m telling you. I’ve watched it all year. Leiter and kumar ALWAYS get the calls

[Rex54]

TA should've stepped on that ankle..

[HoopsDawg]

Rowdey was freaking furious. Don’t see him like that often

1-1 is the most important pitch in baseball. horrible call.

[preachermatt83]

Over/under. Runs Vandy scores in first…. 2

[msstate7]

TA should've stepped on that ankle..

Get outta here... woulda prob broke his and not bothered leiter

[preachermatt83]

1-1 is the most important pitch in baseball. horrible call.

Yes it is. You are right

[maroonmania]

We are late on every fastball so far.

[magrooder]

Kam James with the BOOMER!!!!

[PMDawg]

There it is!

[starkvegasdawg]

And the crowd said BOOM!

[Rex54]

Hell yeah. **** you Leiter. **** you Corbin.

[msstate7]

James can rape a fastball

[msudawg1200]

Y'all knew the umps were going to give up six inches in all directions. Same as Maddux and Glavine used to get. We need automated umps.

[BeardoMSU]

Thats a good start.

[Really Clark?]

Yeah Kam!!! Boom

[maroonmania]

Well, we weren't late on that one.

[msstate7]

Gotta make that play

[msstate7]

Y'all knew the umps were going to give up six inches in all directions. Same as Maddux and Glavine used to get. We need automated umps.

1 bad call.

[Rex54]

Can we get a bill of the hat check on Leiter? Foreign substance.

[bobtail bob]

Suck on that Whistler

[msstate7]

Leiter has made an out on a dead sprint and a nice jump. He's a good athlete

[starkvegasdawg]

Can we get a bill of the hat check on Leiter? Foreign substance.

And a Covid test.

[chef dixon]

Leiter has made an out on a dead sprint and a nice jump. He's a good athlete

He could have had a much worse inning

[SaintDawg]

Boooom!!!! KJ!!!

[Lord McBuckethead]

I thought Luke answered back to back there.

[MrCoachKlein]

9-0 calling it

[RocketDawg]

Well, it looks like we can hit Leiter. Going to be interesting to see if McLeod can settle down and pitch like he's capable of doing.

[preachermatt83]

We need a 1-2-3

[maroonmania]

Please, please, let MacLeod be able to control his pitches tonight.

[preachermatt83]

Macleod 91-92. Getting Wooly boys!!

[RocketDawg]

Please, please, let MacLeod be able to control his pitches tonight.

Looks ok so far - part way through the first batter. :)

[magrooder]

Mac leaving the ball up so far.

[maroonmania]

Can't walk this guy!

[msstate7]

This guy has no power. Mac, grow a pair and challenge him

[Rex54]

Good grief.

[RocketDawg]

Mac leaving the ball up so far.

Yes, and he walked the guy with an up ball.

[msstate7]

Get the pen up. Mac is scared

[preachermatt83]

Good grief

[magrooder]

That's as good as a double right there for this asshole.

[maroonmania]

Too many foul balls and Christian can't throw that many strikes.

[Dawg2003]

Need a really short leash is MacLeod struggles.

[Bdawg]

Here we f-ing go. Anybody but him on lead off walk

[MoreCowbell]

Macloud looks scared

[Rex54]

**** this umpire.

[HaggardDawg]

I?d rather pipe a fb and see if that 160lb stick can hit it out than walk him

[Lord McBuckethead]

Can't walk batters. Can't walk batters.

[Really Clark?]

That was in there blue

[RocketDawg]

Haha. State fans are yelling "Let's go State" when the whistler does tweet, tweet, tweet.

[mparkerfd20]

Damnit ump that's a strike

[maroonmania]

Watch, MacLeod won't get anything borderline.

[magrooder]

Should be 0-2

[preachermatt83]

They are doing it. They are chanting let’s go state Everytime the idiot whistles. Gahahahaha

[msstate7]

That was in there blue

I thought it was low. He's giving high strike though

[Lord McBuckethead]

I like the Lets go State for the whistle.

[Rex54]

"Right down the middle" Macleod

[R2Dawg]

The whistler neutralizer - awesome on TV

[msstate7]

I hope this rocket is right at forsthye on the ground

[R2Dawg]

This ump is hanging Mac out to dry

[msstate7]

Just high... good pitch

[magrooder]

So the low pitch ain't a strike and the upper pitch ain't a strike for Mac

[chef dixon]

One of those is a strike blue

[mparkerfd20]

This ump is gonna give me cancer

[maroonmania]

That was lower than the strike Leiter got against Rowdey.

[preachermatt83]

I despise umpires. All of them

[starkvegasdawg]

Mac is going to be out of the game in the second inning from being tired after 120 throws to first.

[Really Clark?]

I thought it was low. He's giving high strike though

Well he didn't get the higher curve ball either.

[msstate7]

So the low pitch ain't a strike and the upper pitch ain't a strike for Mac

He caught it above the waist, so it was prob high. Good pitch though

[preachermatt83]

We have got to go to virtual ball/strikes

[RocketDawg]

The whistler neutralizer - awesome on TV

It's like they've been reading the board. It was first suggested here or on sixpack.

[Rex54]

Keegan about to go yard

[maroonmania]

He caught it above the waist, so it was prob high. Good pitch though

Yea, but so was Leiter's. I can live with it if they call it the same both ways.

[R2Dawg]

Mac ain't sharp, how he figures it out soon.

[maroonmania]

MacLeod just has lost his control over the past month and a half.

[msstate7]

I don't mind a walk here

[maroonmania]

Mac ain't sharp, how he figures it out soon.

He just can't locate.

[RocketDawg]

McLeod not getting the calls that Leiter was.

[msstate7]

How bout a grounder to Scotty

[Bdawg]

More balls than strikes right now.

[maroonmania]

Mac won't last long tonight. He misses big when he misses.

[HoopsDawg]

This is actually the best Mac has looked in weeks. That walk to Bradfield was a killer though.

[preachermatt83]

We just concede stolen 3b’s

[magrooder]

Go get his ass now.

[RocketDawg]

Might need a pitching change pretty soon.

[R2Dawg]

Mac may not make it, we can't let game get out of hand

[Rex54]

Get Fristoe loose

[msstate7]

Get the pen up. Mac is a scared shitless

[maroonmania]

Welp, bases loaded.

[preachermatt83]

Get him out of there

[msstate7]

Don't make a fool of yourself, lemonis

[Lord McBuckethead]

Has anyone told Mac that this is a 17n baseball game. 3 17n walks up 1? Come on dude.

[Bdawg]

Get him the hell out of here!!! HBP. Nutless. Been useless for a month. Grow a set Mac!!! Right now!!!

[maroonmania]

If we don't watch this game will be over in the 1st. MacLeod just doesn't have it anymore.

[IMissJack]

Mac may not make it, we can't let game get out of hand

I'm not sure what has happened to Mac, seems to be in his head. We are not going to beat anyone walking lead off hitters.

[preachermatt83]

Geez lemo. Don’t challenge that

[HoopsDawg]

So who is next? Preston Johnson, Stone Simmons, Cade Smith?

[RocketDawg]

Ball definitely hit his foot. Not sure what Lemonis is challenging but maybe to give McLeod a chance to settle down.

[preachermatt83]

Get him the hell out of here!!! HBP. Nutless. Been useless for a month. Grow a set Mac!!! Right now!!!
Just looking at his face. He’s scared to death

[msstate7]

If we don't watch this game will be over in the 1st. MacLeod just doesn't have it anymore.

Mac is the new Riley self minus the injuries

[Bdawg]

Ground ball please

[BuckyIsAB****]

Get his ass out and shut him down. We are hurting him and he is hurting us

[mparkerfd20]

He hit him.

[State82]

He's done.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Mac may not make it, we can't let game get out of hand

One swing to be down 2. MAC needs to turn it. Ground DP here.

[Rex54]

Unbelievable

[BayouDawg]

Mac is allergic to the strike zone

[magrooder]

Good night irene, they don't even have a hit.

[maroonmania]

We aren't winning this. Can't even compete with this kind of pitching.

[RocketDawg]

Got to take him out now. Not let 4 runs score like earlier. It's ridiculous to let him stay in.

[BayouDawg]

Holy crap. Just giving it away

[R2Dawg]

Well I said game one would go how Mac went, well that is serious hole now.

[HoopsDawg]

Chase Patrick? WTF

[msstate7]

If Mac keeps pitching, lemonis owes EC an apology

[VandelayIndustries]

He’s lost

[preachermatt83]

If we don?t pull him right now we deserve to lose

[VandelayIndustries]

Time to get him out

[FriarsPoint]

PULL HIS ASS NOW!

[mparkerfd20]

Walk your butt back to Starkville.

[magrooder]

I guess if/when Macloud starts we need a righty and a lefty ready in the first inning.

[State82]

Well that didn't take long. Way to nut up Mac.

[Lord McBuckethead]

He just can't locate.

He literally is not pitching.

[maroonmania]

We basically have 2 starters right now and not sure how much either can pitch in this series.

[R2Dawg]

Get out 1-1 and its a win. Can't give them any more.

[Dawgology]

Why? Why do we keep putting McCloud out there? He?s not had a good games the ENTIRE post season.

[FISHDAWG]

He?s lost

We should have had a reliever already warm... Mac won't mentally recover from this

[Cowbell]

We need to go get him now

[Rex54]

Concede this game.

Sims starts tomorrow
Bednar Wednesday

[BuckyIsAB****]

This is totally on Lemons

[bobtail bob]

He?s not going to recover and he?s not going to get any better. Pull him

[BuckyIsAB****]

Concede this game.

Sims starts tomorrow
Bednar Wednesday

What a loser ass mentality

[Mjoelner34]

I thought Cerantola was right handed.

[SilentSteel16]

That is what happens when you know he can?t throw strikes

[Rex54]

What a loser ass mentality

Bitch

[Lord McBuckethead]

3 runs on one God damn hit. Mother 17er.

[NCDawg]

MacLeod just doesn't look confident. Keep him in and we are really going to get beat bad.

[BayouDawg]

Macloud needs to walk home now. I dont want him contaminating the rest of the team.

[msstate7]

We can't win a natty bc we always have guys like mac that can't handle the big stage. Thanks for nothing

[VandelayIndustries]

Thanks for the effort Mac

[HoopsDawg]

so painful to watch.

[maroonmania]

Baseball Gods hate us. 6 feet to the left its a double play.

[ImissCityBagel]

wow.

[Dawgology]

MacCloud is a waste of roster space. He has no business as a starting pitcher with State. Good grief.

[Rex54]

You can't waste any decent reliever at this point.

[R2Dawg]

That could be ballgame, We will only score 4 tonight at best. Not calling it but our bullpen will have to pitch best ever in MSU history to shut them out rest of game.

Can't believe we get a one run lead and blow game in half inning. Gift wrapped this for Vandy. So MSU.

[VandelayIndustries]

We can't win a natty bc we always have guys like mac that can't handle the big stage. Thanks for nothing

This 100% true

[MoreCowbell]

Macloud is on pace to be most hated bulldog ever

[Rex54]

We can't win a natty bc we always have guys like mac that can't handle the big stage. Thanks for nothing

Not his fault. He hasn't had it for a while.

Cade should've started.

[msstate7]

That hit was actually what we wanted, a griundball... just bad spot. It's the bb and 2 hbp that make Mac's dad wanna disown him

[MaroonFlounder]

CJ is damn good. This Vandy lineup will break us down to pieces

[Lord McBuckethead]

You can't waste any decent reliever at this point.

This game isn't over.

[Dawg2003]

Is someone else warming up? Jeez, what has happened to MacLeod down the stretch? He's done a 180.

[HoopsDawg]

Not his fault. He hasn't had it for a while.

Cade should've started.

correct.

[BayouDawg]

Macloud is on pace to be most hated bulldog ever

I mean his pitches arent even competitive. No testes

[ZedFedder]

He is mentally off and has been. Goodness.

[RocketDawg]

Macloud is on pace to be most hated bulldog ever

Lemonis just leaves him in way too long. No reason to do that either.

[MaroonFlounder]

Macloud is on pace to be most hated bulldog ever

Hatch has that honor

[msstate7]

This game isn't over.

Neither is the 1st. It may be soon

[maroonmania]

We can't win a natty bc we always have guys like mac that can't handle the big stage. Thanks for nothing

He hasn't really handled any stage since the regular season ended.

[Dawg2003]

Who do we bring in to pitch now?

[msstate7]

The have a weak ass hit that was just in a perfect location. We gave them everything else

[SilentSteel16]

Where was that pitch?

[CadaverDawg]

Hard to believe Mac was our Ace at one point. What a collapse

[The Federalist Engineer]

Mac - what a let down.

Will he come back in the 2nd?

How can an SEC #1 be this bad on a top-2 ball club

[PMDawg]

I just can't understand this. It makes no sense. How can he be so night and day? It's like he's forgotten everything he ever learned about pitching.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Bitch

Whats your deal man

[MaroonFlounder]

Is someone else warming up? Jeez, what has happened to MacLeod down the stretch? He's done a 180.

He usually gets thru the lineup once before coming unglued.

[IMissJack]

This sh;t is so unfair to our fans. It is bad enough that I have to listen to Eddie Perez.

[Rex54]

You have to start Sims tomorrow, right.

Tell him to just fill up the zone and let his stuff do the work.

[RocketDawg]

Well, Mac has given up his 4 runs now. Time to change. Past time.

[msstate7]

Now sure what I want more...

Take him out
Leave him out there for the whole game

[Rex54]

Everyone knew this was going to happen.....

[mparkerfd20]

**** Lemonis for leaving him in.

[Irondawg]

Why are we even calling the curve when he hasn?t come close to throwing a good one today

[R2Dawg]

Feel bad for Mac. Can't imagine how bad he feels. He is a reason we made it to CWS, not the finals but Omaha.

[VandelayIndustries]

Way to show up Mac

[The Federalist Engineer]

He hasn't really handled any stage since the regular season ended.

That’s about right, I rather watch Cerantola pitch than MacLeod

This is an Atrocity

[maroonmania]

Like Chase Patrick is going to keep us in the game.

[BeardoMSU]

So much for redemption. JFC.

[R2Dawg]

Now sure what I want more...

Take him out
Leave him out there for the whole game
You may have a point.

[SilentSteel16]

**** Lemonis for leaving him in.

So you put a cold pitcher in to pitch?

[Activated Alpha]

Yeah that?s game. Leiter will get the calls and we will chase his stuff. 3 runs will be hard to overcome

[Rex54]

His season should have been shut down after the last start

[BuckyIsAB****]

Feel bad for Mac. Can't imagine how bad he feels. He is a reason we made it to CWS, not the finals but Omaha.

Its not on him at this point. Its on our staff

[msstate7]

Well, thank God Mac is done here. I wouldn't take him back for anything in the world. Guys that wilt aren't worth having

[starkvegasdawg]

I might have to walk away from this game for a while.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Hatch has that honor

Nothing Hatch has done compares to walking 4 batters in a row, when we had a 1 run lead. Mac is put now. We need to stop the bleeding and make up those 4 runs.

[Commercecomet24]

Same story with Mac every time if he can't command his offspeed stuff he just dint have enough fastball to get by and tonight he didn't even have fastball command. You can always tell early with him.

[R2Dawg]

That’s about right, I rather watch Cerantola pitch than MacLeod

This is an Atrocity

Looks like someone owes EC an apology. Fristoe, Mac, etc. Really

[IMissJack]

This has been crap so far. Why leave him in this long? On a positive, maybe Leiter will get cold just sitting there for an hour.

[Dawgology]

Well, Mac has given up his 4 runs now. Time to change. Past time.

This. I dont understand why Lemonis continues to trot him out there as a starter. Its basically spotting the other team several runs to pull him out within the first 2-3 innings. Lemonis makes some smart moves but his approach with MacCloud is not one of them.

[BuckyIsAB****]

So you put a cold pitcher in to pitch?

You have somebody ready to come in at first pitch

[maroonmania]

None of our teams can perform on the big stage, NONE!

[CadaverDawg]

We'll never score 4 on Leiter. Just like I predicted....we get a crowd of hyped fans and then crap the bed. I'd let Chase Patrick pitch 200 pitches tonight. Whatever it takes to finish the game. Save pitching

[msstate7]

Go take a shower... take that jersey off

[trob115]

Cade is coming in next inning

[Dawg2003]

I don't understand why we have so many pitchers on our roster but could never find any other starters. We literally have Bednar, and Harding is serviceable. That's it.

[preachermatt83]

Im so sick of mccleod

[msudawg1200]

He has zero mental toughness. I'll bet he was coddled all through high school, and I'll bet he didn't play football in high school. Those kids are usually mentally tougher.

[Bdawg]

I'm so pissed but I feel just awful for him. I don't know how you lose it like that. We are screwed. We got to make Leiter work very hard.

[bobtail bob]

They are rested and have everyone at their disposal. It shows

[Mjoelner34]

I think its 100% in his head. If you've watched all season, at the first sign of adversity early in a game whether a walk, an error a real or perceived bad call by the ump he crumbles.

[RocketDawg]

First inning will have lasted about 45 minutes.

[ZedFedder]

MacLeod can transfer. See ya.

[Maroonthirteen]

Damn. McLeod needs to read a few Rick Ankiel books.