Time to drop Tanner and Luke down with Lane

[BayouDawg]

Even though we had way too many backwards Ks for my liking early on. The way we got the starters pitch count elevated to get into their bullpen was very good. I assume that was Geateauxs strategy.

[EdwardDrayton]

Kind of proud of the hustle

No doubt. Think I was a little suprised he made it look rather effortless. Looked much better than his usual stride down the first base line.

[RougeDawg]

Davis is the type of guy who needs to be in the lineup. Wasn?t a hit but did what was needed. Has not been much of that all year.

Have to stick with this lineup. Slappy being hot will give 1-4 better pitches to hit. Or is he 6th? Drank too much through first 5 innings.

[KOdawg1]

You know it's our night when even Forsythe joins in on the fun

[magrooder]

Forsythe hits a DOUBLE and gets a RBI 10-4

[EdwardDrayton]

Damn fine quiet crowd now.

[Cowbell]

You know it's our night when even Forsythe joins in on the fun

To be fair, he's been pretty good lately.

[Leroy Jenkins]

Forsythe hits a DOUBLE and gets a RBI 10-4

And for the first time this year his SLG and AVG are different numbers.

[EdwardDrayton]

To be fair, he's been pretty good lately.

But those first 25 games …… oof

[GolfDawg]

How many hits would Forsythe have if he didn?t get pulled for Siebert every time he comes up to bat late in the game? Actually being somewhat serious. Who has a better chance of getting a hit: a .250 hitter that?s had 3 at bats in the game and potentially seen the pitcher already or a .250 hitter who?s been sitting on the bench for 2.5 hours?

[BayouDawg]

Finally bringing in KC hunt to close out a key game. Maybe the staff isnt on meth tonight

[msstate7]

hold on dawgs
Hold on dawgs

[GolfDawg]

Finally bringing in KC hunt to close out a key game. Maybe the staff isnt on meth tonight

Are you serious? We?re up 6 runs. If we have to burn our best guy to preserve a 6 run lead then forget doing anything else the rest of the year. Bats gave us the chance to save him and Kohn was dealing.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Why are we using hunt right now

[Leroy Jenkins]

How many hits would Forsythe have if he didn?t get pulled for Siebert every time he comes up to bat late in the game? Actually being somewhat serious. Who has a better chance of getting a hit: a .250 hitter that?s had 3 at bats in the game and potentially seen the pitcher already or a .250 hitter who?s been sitting on the bench for 2.5 hours?


L/R matchups late. Presumably.

[BayouDawg]

Are you serious? We?re up 6 runs. If we have to burn our best guy to preserve a 6 run lead then forget doing anything else the rest of the year. Bats gave us the chance to save him and Kohn was dealing.

I would have agreed with you before auburn game 2

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Why are we using hunt right now
^^^^This^^^^

[R2Dawg]

Finally bringing in KC hunt to close out a key game. Maybe the staff isnt on meth tonight

Up 6 runs not sure I like this or not. Stay the course with a short leash with KC waiting in the wings to close it if necessary.

[BayouDawg]

I would have agreed with you before auburn game 2

That that I think about it you may be right golf. Maybe Im on drugs

[662dawg]

The Ole Miss fans have smooth bounced

[662dawg]

Up 6 runs not sure I like this or not. Stay the course with a short leash with KC waiting in the wings to close it if necessary.

Agreed. I think I would have went with Pico one more inning with a short leash.

[Activated Alpha]

Somewhere I heard that even warming a guy up in the pen could potentially burn his arm up for the weekend? Not really certain if that is accurate or not

[Cowbell]

Why are we using hunt right now

What's the alternative

[BuckyIsAB****]

The Ole Miss fans have smooth bounced

They are already at the library and the levee

[State82]

Why are we using hunt right now
No idea

[RougeDawg]

What?s the deal with these Tat sleeves on bench warmers?

[BuckyIsAB****]

What's the alternative

Anyone to get Hunt to tomorrow

[BayouDawg]

Well now hunt looks like Fristoe

[RougeDawg]

Somewhere I heard that even warming a guy up in the pen could potentially burn his arm up for the weekend? Not really certain if that is accurate or not

Depends on the player and how long they stay warmed up. Would hope the staff knows this but I wouldn?t bet on it.

[State82]

What had Pico done to get pulled??

[magrooder]

damn, Hunt not fooling them right now

[BayouDawg]

Our best bullpen arm looks like trash now. Fantastic

[Activated Alpha]

Should have just stayed with Kohn

[GolfDawg]

Pico was cruising. Could have left him for one more easily. Yet we leave Preston Johnson in for 120 pitches with an 8 run lead last week

[magrooder]

Got Elko swinging, two out

[magrooder]

10-7 dawgs

[BayouDawg]

May as well have sent tullar in at this rate. Geez

[State82]

Pico was cruising. Could have left him for one more easily. Yet we leave Preston Johnson in for 120 pitches with an 8 run lead last week

Yeah, this is some of the most stupid shit I have seen yet. And that's saying a lot.

[Mjoelner34]

Danny Noonan not fooling anybody.

[RougeDawg]

Pico was burned for series. Pulled him and now Hunt will be burned. Brilliant coaching decisions.

Let Pico go the distance if he can and go from there.

[Activated Alpha]

With our bullpen, games are never over and leads are never enough

[KOdawg1]

Good news is the bottom of their order is up in the 9th. If Bench and Gonzalez bat again, we're in trouble

[State82]

WTF was that all about! This shit is insane.

[CaptainObvious]

Hunt needed to get the game to a close situation. 😂😂😂😂

[Saltydog]

Danny Noonan not fooling anybody.

Lol, I'm gonna guess that I'm probably one of the few here that understands that joke.....

[msstate7]

3 more outs

[KOdawg1]

Buckle up

[CaptainObvious]

Need Forsythe to come in and close it down.

[magrooder]

Cant give up any walks.

[EdwardDrayton]

Assume the brace position fellas. Who knows if we can land this plane.

[KOdawg1]

Shit just throw strikes

[R2Dawg]

This team has created ways to lose games all year. Can we hang on to what was an easy win?

[BayouDawg]

My goodness. Hunt needs to locate his testes

[BuckyIsAB****]

Where is skinner

[BuckyIsAB****]

We?re really gonna blow this

[BayouDawg]

Hunt looks like shit. May be a blessing hes burnt for the weekend

[EdwardDrayton]

Rarely a smooth landing with this team. We just love some turbulence.

[Cooterpoot]

WTF is up with the old OM skanky ass grannies dancing? It's every time the damn camera hits the stands.

[State82]

We?re really gonna blow this

And it's squarely on the coaching staff.

[RougeDawg]

Hunt is a headcase. He?s out there talking to himself. This could end well or completely implode.

Can we hire a shrink or psychiatrist for this team of mental midgets?

[parabrave]

Just one more strike.

[parabrave]

Whew.

[msstate7]

Big win

[KOdawg1]

I feel sick.

Glad we won. But whew...

[Activated Alpha]

Never doubted**

[Cooterpoot]

Eat shit Dick Cross!

[R2Dawg]

Hail State

Get one more tomorrow and we still alive.

[RougeDawg]

Eat shit Dick Cross!

That?s Lil Dick Cross

[EdwardDrayton]

WRAP IT!!! Now we can get amped for tomorrow’s game!!

[magrooder]

Well, evened it up for the rubber game tomorrow, hope we get a good game out of Cade.

[BeardoMSU]

I feel sick.

Glad we won. But whew...

My body aches after that, lol. Whew!

[BayouDawg]

Thank goodness. Had to have that one

[BeardoMSU]

They burned their best BP guy, too, fwiw.

[Hambone]

So did we fwiw

[GolfDawg]

So did we fwiw
For real. Lemonis and Foxhall gonna write names on little strips of paper and put em in a hat to decide who's coming out of the pen tomorrow. Great win tonight though!

[EdwardDrayton]

All about who’s ready to scrap the hardest tomorrow. And that’s what concerns me.

But of course we’ll all tune in and hope for the best.

[BeardoMSU]

fwiw

He sure didn't pitch like it tonight, fwiw...

[BeardoMSU]

Great win tonight though!

This is what matters.

Even with burning KC, I still like our pen compared to them tomorrow. We all saw what our guys did to 'em once we got into their pen....

[Maroonthirteen]

Hail State!

[BeardoMSU]

Auger officially done for the season, per Lemonis in the post-game. That sucks, but expected I guess. Hopefully he can come back quickly.

[Commercecomet24]

This is what matters.

Even with burning KC, I still like our pen compared to them tomorrow. We all saw what our guys did to 'em once we got into their pen....

Their pen is in worse shape than ours and that's saying something. We need Cade to shut em down for hopefully 7 and let us get a lead and get into their bullpen and then blow it open. Great game plan huh? Always easier for us arm chair coaches

[BeardoMSU]

Great game plan huh? Always easier for us arm chair coaches

Hopefully it proves just as easy as it did for you to type it out, lol.

[Commercecomet24]

Hopefully it proves just as easy as it did for you to type it out, lol.

That would be nice but every game this year has been as easy as a prostrate exam! Gotta give it to these coaches and players, there ain't no quit in em.

[OLJWales]

Banks Tolley may be the most ole miss name

LMAO.

[BeardoMSU]

there ain't no quit in em.

Word.

[OLJWales]

That would be nice but every game this year has been as easy as a prostrate exam! Gotta give it to these coaches and players, there ain't no quit in em.

That's why I go for the Asian Docs. Smaller fingers.

[BeardoMSU]

Banks Tolley may be the most ole miss name

If somehow he and Sykes Orvis were able to have a child, it would be named something like Sloan (but for whatever reason, he'd go by Chip) Reginald Belvedere....

[BeardoMSU]

That's why I go for the Asian Docs. Smaller fingers.

Who said size doesn't matter??!!**

[BayouDawg]

If somehow he and Sykes Orvis were able to have a child, it would be named something like Sloan (but for whatever reason, he'd go by Chip) Reginald Belvedere....

That shit is funny. Well done

[662dawg]

So did we fwiw

We have a fresh Cam Tullar. We are good to go.

[OLJWales]

Will banning the shift (something that has existed for over 100 years) bring you back?

Yep. It is what it is. It would be akin to banning loading the box in football or in a way the blitz. Batters need to know how to adapt and take advantage of the big wide open oppo gap.

[Homedawg]

Yep. It is what it is. It would be akin to banning loading the box in football or in a way the blitz. Batters need to know how to adapt and take advantage of the big wide open oppo gap.

Banning the shift is crap. Agree.

[BeardoMSU]

That shit is funny. Well done

https://i.gifer.com/7B4k.gif

[BeardoMSU]

Yep. It is what it is. It would be akin to banning loading the box in football or in a way the blitz. Batters need to know how to adapt and take advantage of the big wide open oppo gap.


Well said.

[Quaoarsking]

Banning the shift is crap. Agree.

Hopefully cooler heads prevail. It is a fundamentally different game if defenses aren't allowed to adjust for batters' tendencies, and batters can be rewarded for being so predictable and 1-dimension.

I remember one article where Joey Gallo was crying about how unfair the shift is, and when the reporter pointed out he could just bunt for some singles and then teams wouldn't be able to shift so extremely on him, his response was something along the lines of "but I don't want to bunt! I want to hit for power!!" like a spoiled brat who doesn't see the irony that once he proved he could hit bunt singles he'd get more opportunities to hit for power and also maybe get an average above his career high of .253 (his second best season in batting average was .209).

[parabrave]

That's why I go for the Asian Docs. Smaller fingers.

You were never in the Military!

[BeardoMSU]

Hopefully cooler heads prevail. It is a fundamentally different game if defenses aren't allowed to adjust for batters' tendencies, and batters can be rewarded for being so predictable and 1-dimension.

I remember one article where Joey Gallo was crying about how unfair the shift is, and when the reporter pointed out he could just bunt for some singles and then teams wouldn't be able to shift so extremely on him, his response was something along the lines of "but I don't want to bunt! I want to hit for power!!" like a spoiled brat who doesn't see the irony that once he proved he could hit bunt singles he'd get more opportunities to hit for power and also maybe get an average above his career high of .253 (his second best season in batting average was .209).

Very true. And the MLB might well do it, not because of the integrity of the game, but because dingers are where the $$$ is at, in their mind at least; they'd rather have smash-fests back and forth games rather than pitching duels.

[Homedawg]

Hopefully cooler heads prevail. It is a fundamentally different game if defenses aren't allowed to adjust for batters' tendencies, and batters can be rewarded for being so predictable and 1-dimension.

I remember one article where Joey Gallo was crying about how unfair the shift is, and when the reporter pointed out he could just bunt for some singles and then teams wouldn't be able to shift so extremely on him, his response was something along the lines of "but I don't want to bunt! I want to hit for power!!" like a spoiled brat who doesn't see the irony that once he proved he could hit bunt singles he'd get more opportunities to hit for power and also maybe get an average above his career high of .253 (his second best season in batting average was .209).

He shouldn't even get an opinion w a k rate he has that's through the roof. 20 years ago he would have already been served his retirement papers. Terrible hitter. Can't stand the way the game is going. Less runs this year through 2 weeks than the past 7 years. Maybe it's the ball. But people can't hit. And I know pitchers are way better- at least velo wise. But it's a turn and burn game. Sucks.

[parabrave]

Yep. It is what it is. It would be akin to banning loading the box in football or in a way the blitz. Batters need to know how to adapt and take advantage of the big wide open oppo gap.

We had this guy in Biloxi, AA, as our leadoff a few years ago. The opposing team would shift right against him, and he started bunting on. He did that the first 4 games of the series, 7 game series, after that they played him straight up. If batters would do that a few times that would end the shift/

[Todd4State]

Banning the shift is crap. Agree.

I also agree. And what's to stop teams from just having guys run to spots once the ball is thrown or the pitcher is into his windup?


Hopefully cooler heads prevail. It is a fundamentally different game if defenses aren't allowed to adjust for batters' tendencies, and batters can be rewarded for being so predictable and 1-dimension.

I remember one article where Joey Gallo was crying about how unfair the shift is, and when the reporter pointed out he could just bunt for some singles and then teams wouldn't be able to shift so extremely on him, his response was something along the lines of "but I don't want to bunt! I want to hit for power!!" like a spoiled brat who doesn't see the irony that once he proved he could hit bunt singles he'd get more opportunities to hit for power and also maybe get an average above his career high of .253 (his second best season in batting average was .209).
We're talking about Rob Manfred here. He's an idiot. Just keeps meddling with the rules and he has forgotten that people actually just want to watch baseball.


Very true. And the MLB might well do it, not because of the integrity of the game, but because dingers are where the $$$ is at, in their mind at least; they'd rather have smash-fests back and forth games rather than pitching duels.

There is a fallacy that eliminating the shift will lead to more hits and offense.


He shouldn't even get an opinion w a k rate he has that's through the roof. 20 years ago he would have already been served his retirement papers. Terrible hitter. Can't stand the way the game is going. Less runs this year through 2 weeks than the past 7 years. Maybe it's the ball. But people can't hit. And I know pitchers are way better- at least velo wise. But it's a turn and burn game. Sucks.

And people like Joey Gallo are why. He's going to keep striking out a lot with or without a shift. There is this idea that you can't hit for power and average. And yet many of the HOF's did. You can go gap to gap and still hit with power. But not enough people teach that. Or these kids learn turn and burn and the ones fortunate enough to make it to the pros pretty much have to be taught how to hit. It's CRAZY!

If it's me and I had the ability to hit at a pro level talent wise I would much rather be Mike Trout or Albert Pujols than Joey Gallo.


We had this guy in Biloxi, AA, as our leadoff a few years ago. The opposing team would shift right against him, and he started bunting on. He did that the first 4 games of the series, 7 game series, after that they played him straight up. If batters would do that a few times that would end the shift/

That's one way. The other way is to have an approach to use the whole field and protect the plate with two strikes.

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

Danny Noonan not fooling anybody.

By far the funniest line of the thread....

[parabrave]

I also agree. And what's to stop teams from just having guys run to spots once the ball is thrown or the pitcher is into his windup?


We're talking about Rob Manfred here. He's an idiot. Just keeps meddling with the rules and he has forgotten that people actually just want to watch baseball.



There is a fallacy that eliminating the shift will lead to more hits and offense.



And people like Joey Gallo are why. He's going to keep striking out a lot with or without a shift. There is this idea that you can't hit for power and average. And yet many of the HOF's did. You can go gap to gap and still hit with power. But not enough people teach that. Or these kids learn turn and burn and the ones fortunate enough to make it to the pros pretty much have to be taught how to hit. It's CRAZY!

If it's me and I had the ability to hit at a pro level talent wise I would much rather be Mike Trout or Albert Pujols than Joey Gallo.



That's one way. The other way is to have an approach to use the whole field and protect the plate with two strikes.

Well Protecting the plate with 2 strikes is still a work in progress with us!

[Cooterpoot]

We had this guy in Biloxi, AA, as our leadoff a few years ago. The opposing team would shift right against him, and he started bunting on. He did that the first 4 games of the series, 7 game series, after that they played him straight up. If batters would do that a few times that would end the shift/

Baseball people are too prideful to bunt these days.

[OLJWales]

If somehow he and Sykes Orvis were able to have a child, it would be named something like Sloan (but for whatever reason, he'd go by Chip) Reginald Belvedere....

LMAO

[FISHDAWG]

There was a lot of weird in this thread

[Dawgsfanalongtime77]

All this talk about approach is just talk. Sure, choke up with a 0-2 count. Hit outside pitches the other way. But... see ball, hit ball.

There is a few guys that are talented enough to hit for average and have some power. But for Most of these guys, they are average college hitters at the moment. Nothing more or less.

If RJ was at State for 4 years seeing sec pitching, that dude would be a well rounded hitter. Hancock and James can hit for avg with some power. However Hines, Cumbest, Clark, Tanner ... they will never be Tony Gwynn or Jeffrey Rea. They are big guys with big swings. Doesn't matter who the hitting coach is.

Cumbest leads the team in batting average plus hits.