Tulane Thread, Game 2 - There's no crying in baseball.

[maroonmania]

I have a feeling this half inning will complete the collapse.

[EdwardDrayton]

We're literally gonna **** around and let these chirpy little bitches win this damn game.

Chirpy little bitches is a perfect description. So want to win this one and break their will.

[BeardoMSU]

Yep. Thanks guys....

[Bdawg]

Great job Lemon!

[msstate7]

That one stings.

Can't wait to see how the basketball team makes this day even worse

[Activated Alpha]

Wow you are amazing. Any lottery numbers I should play?

18, 32, 43, 11, and 36. Oh wait, did you want winning numbers? Can't recall ever seeing those numbers win this year....

[BeardoMSU]

Chef's kiss moment right there.

[Bdawg]

He literally threw 9 straight balls and Cumbest struck out

Should have walked in our lead run.

[magrooder]

Whelp this is on Lemons and Foxhall

[maroonmania]

Ok, I will now just look for scores after games. This team isn't currently worth investing time on.

[msstate7]

Should have walked in our lead run.

I don't like telling one of your better hitters to take a strike, but after that AB, cumbest might have to take one next time

[Activated Alpha]

I really would like an explanation of pulling Simmons who would have closed out this win to clinch the series in order to put in Stinnet to see if he can handle the pressure. Use him in the 3rd game if need be, but Lemon should have won this game first.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Clap it up for Lemonis today boys

[SaintDawg]

I'm not starting the game thread tomorrow. Just sayin...

[BuckyIsAB****]

We just dont have it

[BeardoMSU]

I love the city of New Orleans, but **** those guys, their coaches, and all their ****face fans.

[EdwardDrayton]

10-2 lead erased and game lost. We can almost FEEL it even before it happens.

[magrooder]

This loss really pisses me off.

[maroonmania]

Still incredulous that Simmons wasn't used to pitch the 9th.

[CaptainObvious]

Where there is 3.5 hours of my life wasted that I?ll never get back!

[Activated Alpha]

This game kind of reminded me of watching our basketball team. Just disappears for several moments of a game and the coach makes stupid decisions....

[BeardoMSU]

That's definitely one of the worst choke jobs I've seen in a while...really wish it was someone else, so we could laugh at their asses. But alas....

So so so glad we brought in Stinnett...

[msstate7]

We'll find out something about this team tomorrow. This one will be a tough game to bounce back from

[Saltydog]

that is........

[EdwardDrayton]

So glad the coaches let Walker give up a no out grandslam and pulled Stone after a clean inning....

Hard to lay blame for this one anywhere other than the staff.

[Thick]

Our guys have a tremendous gag reflex! They just choked down quite a bit of Green Wave junk. Why did we pull Simmons?

[BeardoMSU]

Where there is 3.5 hours of my life wasted that I?ll never get back!

I'm hoping to find it at the bottom of this Eagle Rare bottle.***

[ImissCityBagel]

ow.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Welp we better start recruiting some replacement pitchers for 2023.

How bad is Walling that we need to roll Stinnett, Tullar, and Stinnett into games?

Cumbest may need to pull a Mangum and pitch this year.

[msstate7]

This game kind of reminded me of watching our basketball team. Just disappears for several moments of a game and the coach makes stupid decisions....

Not sure our basketball team could find a way to blow the equivalent of an 8-run lead. That's like being up 30 at the half and losing

[Activated Alpha]

Hard to lay blame for this one anywhere other than the staff.

Hard to blame, I'm sorry but they should squarely carry the blame. I can live with the fact if we lost with Simmons in the game, but he dealt their lineup easily in the 8th and high probability of winning the game for us in the 9th. This is on Lemon and Foxhall entirely. We lost this game and will most likely lose tomorrow.

[PGHBulldogBG]

If we don?t win this series we are in a big trouble. Tomorrow is a huge game that we must win. I didn?t get to watch but blowing a lead that big is in excusable especially against Tulane. It?s not like this was LSU it?s Tulane

[BuckyIsAB****]

So we lost to Northern Kentucky and blew a 10-2 lead

[EdwardDrayton]

I'm hoping to find it at the bottom of this Eagle Rare bottle.***

Have some for me Beardo; gave it up for Lent. Am sure it would lessen the sting about now.

[BeardoMSU]

Not sure our basketball team could find a way to blow the equivalent of an 8-run lead. That's like being up 30 at the half and losing

The basketball equivalent is Howland deciding to play Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and two pom-squad girls as his starting 5 in the final 5 minutes of the game**

[BuckyIsAB****]

Hard to blame, I'm sorry but they should squarely carry the blame. I can live with the fact if we lost with Simmons in the game, but he dealt their lineup easily in the 8th and high probability of winning the game for us in the 9th. This is on Lemon and Foxhall entirely. We lost this game and will most likely lose tomorrow.

They probably won?t touch cade smith

[Bdawg]

I don't like telling one of your better hitters to take a strike, but after that AB, cumbest might have to take one next time

Well when the pitcher hasn't even shown you he can throw one he might as well take one. Also if he is a good hitter, he can get the job done with swinging at only 2 strikes.

[The Federalist Engineer]

We'll find out something about this team tomorrow. This one will be a tough one game to bounce back from

The bad news is that the 2022 team has not yet been passed around the SEC yet. This is the easy part of the schedule. Tomorrow versus some Tulane frat boys is nothing.

If SEC coaches can make it ugly, they will

[EdwardDrayton]

The basketball equivalent is Howland deciding to play Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and two pom-squad girls as his starting 5 in the final 5 minutes of the game**

LOL

[Saltydog]

I don't see us finishing at BEST 5th in the West, likely 6th. We have a ton of guys that simply did not improve any AT ALL from last year.

[msstate7]

So we lost to Northern Kentucky and blew a 10-2 lead

Not giving up yet, but is this Wes rea's senior year team again?

[EdwardDrayton]

Hard to blame, I'm sorry but they should squarely carry the blame. I can live with the fact if we lost with Simmons in the game, but he dealt their lineup easily in the 8th and high probability of winning the game for us in the 9th. This is on Lemon and Foxhall entirely. We lost this game and will most likely lose tomorrow.

Yes, agree; you just said it more clearly than I did.

[Activated Alpha]

They probably won?t touch cade smith

I agree, but based on this game I believe Lemon and Foxhall to trot out Stinnet and Tullar again....

[Saltydog]

Not giving up yet, but is this Wes rea's senior year team again?

Honestly speaking, I didn't think this team would make the CWS, much less win it. Prior to the year starting I thought this team would be like the 2014 team. Good but not CWS good but your analogy may be more accurate. That '15 team was bad.

[Activated Alpha]

Honestly speaking, I didn't think this team would make the CWS, much less win it. Prior to the year starting I thought this team would be like the 2014 team. Good but not CWS good but your analogy may be more accurate. That '15 team was bad.

I actually see a lot of similarities with that team other than Sims and Preston. I was at the game where we were absolutely shelled by alabama

[Commercecomet24]

This one hurt, can't believe I just watched that happen. That was like watching a train wreck in slow motion. Lot of season left but just dang. Smh

[CadaverDawg]

Where is the development in our staff? Our arms are the exact same as they were last year...nobody improved

[EdwardDrayton]

Can we cry about THIS baseball game now?!

Think I’ll pull up the Maine football game. That’ll make me feel better about baseball.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Not giving up yet, but is this Wes rea's senior year team again?

Todd warned us this could happen. I totally did not agree, now he looks correct.

I hope Todd is right about a blister last night. That would be great.

[Saltydog]

Where is the development in our staff? Our arms are the exact same as they were last year...nobody improved

That is what I've been saying since the first weekend of the year. The same can be said for some of our position players too though but it's plain to see with the pitching staff.

[State82]

That '15 team was bad.

And so is this one. Other than a couple of pitchers. Really bad and there is absolutely no logical reason or proof of why they will be anything other than bad.

[EdwardDrayton]

Do we dare watch the basketball game?! What holy terror might that hold?!

[State82]

They probably won?t touch cade smith
Good chance they won't. He's now probably our ace but the rub is, he has to have some help on the back end. There is none.

[msstate7]

Do we dare watch the basketball game?! What holy terror might that hold?!

Go grab you some beer, and get started now so it won't be so bad

[R2Dawg]

Good chance they won't. He's now probably our ace but the rub is, he has to have some help on the back end. There is none.

True but he can pitch Stone again, only threw about 10 balls, like a warmup.

Fristoe is still there.

[Saltydog]

IF Sims comes back and that's a big IF he needs to go back to the pen. It's not that he hasn't pitched well as a starter because other than the Northern KY game he's been outstanding but putting him back in the pen gives us our best chances of winning on the weekends because we just don't have any depth on the back end. I'd move Cade to 1, keep Preston at 2 and move Simmons to 3. Fristoe midweek and hopefully Hunt can return soon too.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Good chance they won't. He's now probably our ace but the rub is, he has to have some help on the back end. There is none.

I actually think there is but we wont put them in and when we do we take them out to put in Stinnett

[Offshore Dawg]

Why was Stone pulled ??

[CadaverDawg]

Do we dare watch the basketball game?! What holy terror might that hold?!

Hell no. I'm no glutton.

[KOdawg1]

So up 10-3, I figured we'd do what good teams do and not blow a freaking 7 run lead, so I went and did other things and I'm glad I did. I'm glad I didn't have to go through that.

This team is in huge trouble and honestly, there may be too many problems to overcome. Just an inexcusable loss

[StarkVegasSteve]

Why was Stone pulled ??

Because to quote our National Championship winning coach, ?We were going with Parker there to figure it out?. What kind of dumbass answer is that?? Just say I 17ed up and own it.

[StarkVegasSteve]

So up 10-3, I figured we'd do what good teams do and not blow a freaking 7 run lead, so I went and did other things and I'm glad I did. I'm glad I didn't have to go through that.

This team is in huge trouble and honestly, there may be too many problems to overcome. Just an inexcusable loss

They have no vocal leadership. We have a bunch of front runners or silent leaders. We need someone who will get in guys faces and challenge them. Sadly, that is not something that can be taught. Either born with it or not and none of our guys were.

[State82]

This team is in huge trouble and honestly, there may be too many problems to overcome. Just an inexcusable loss

It is and there are. At this point everything has been a Charlie Foxtrot.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Stinnett is done here and will transfer

[Saltydog]

Stinnett is done here and will transfer

Can we make that happen mid-season***

[BuckyIsAB****]

Can we make that happen mid-season***

He must have dirt on Foxhall or Lemonis or something

[EdwardDrayton]

Go grab you some beer, and get started now so it won't be so bad

Probably should’ve given up State sports for Lent instead of the beer and bourbon.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Stinnett is done here and will transfer

I wish I could go delete the posts where I talked up his supposed growth and development in the fall. Todd was right and I was wrong.

I hope Todd is right about the blister

[maroonmania]

I wish I could go delete the posts where I talked up his supposed growth and development in the fall. Todd was right and I was wrong.

I hope Todd is right about the blister

Tulane series so far has been a complete disaster. Game 1 we lose our best pitcher to injury likely for the year. Game 2 we blow an 8 run lead due to our offense going to sleep for 7 innings and our bullpen being totally mishandled by our coaching staff.

Can't wait to see what happens in Game 3 tomorrow.***