Game 2 in Tuscalooser... time to win the series

[WSOPdawg]

With the game being moved to a noon start time, we may be able to get the first 2 hours in ahead of the rain. Let's go Jurangelo Cijente - time to be the best pitcher on the field.

[WSOPdawg]

Nothing doing for the Dogs in the top of the 1st, going to B1.

[magrooder]

Lo struggled throwing strikes, but gets out of the inning with no scoring damage.

[TNDawg35]

Look at Lemonis… coaching 3rd today and Cheese at 1st. I like that. I hated having a player coach 1st.

[magrooder]

Clark with a two out double down the left field line.

[magrooder]

Look at Lemonis… coaching 3rd today and Cheese at 1st. I like that. I hated having a player coach 1st.

I sat there watching and that didn't register with me.

[GolfDawg]

Look at Lemonis… coaching 3rd today and Cheese at 1st. I like that. I hated having a player coach 1st.

Big fan of this. I?ve never liked coaches that sit in the dugout. Get out on the field and coach!

[KOdawg1]

What are we gonna complain about if Lemonis isn't sitting on his bucket?

[CJDAWG85]

Is this their normal Friday pitcher or did they throw him yesterday?

[WSOPdawg]

Look at Lemonis… coaching 3rd today and Cheese at 1st. I like that. I hated having a player coach 1st.

Surely that doesn't imply that Stone Simmons is "available?" Surely not.

[WSOPdawg]

Is this their normal Friday pitcher or did they throw him yesterday?

announcers said their main guy is out with a muscle strain.

[bulldogcountry1]

Look at Lemonis… coaching 3rd today and Cheese at 1st. I like that. I hated having a player coach 1st.

It?s a bit weird. You can tell he?s out of his element.

Also, I guess the both handed experiment is over. Cintje with the RH only glove on. He?s all over the place so far.

[KOdawg1]

It?s a bit weird. You can tell he?s out of his element.

Also, I guess the both handed experiment is over. Cintje with the RH only glove on. He?s all over the place so far.

Can't locate his off speed at all

[662dawg]

Lo just isn't ready at all. He has to be pulled from the rotation...

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Why wait so long to change pitchers? We have some many baseball players that are bad at baseball

[EdwardDrayton]

Just getting in. Good Friday to all.

[magrooder]

5-0 Bama, two run single then a three run homer, walks suck

[Leroy Jenkins]

5 runs on 2 hits. Nice.

[KOdawg1]

Well, I'm glad this happened early so I don't have to waste my time watching this incompetent clown show we call a baseball team.

Masters here I come

[StarkVegasSteve]

Well Foxhall has now officially ruined Cijntje. All our pitchers need to take the Colby Holcombe approach, tell him to F off and update his resume.

[662dawg]

5-0 Bama, two run single then a three run homer, walks suck

Yep 2-0 would look a lot better than 5-0 right now

[Commercecomet24]

Walks, walks, walks the story of the season. It looks like 9 year olds the first time they pitch. Smh

[parabrave]

Well here is the big inning.

[WSOPdawg]

Yep 2-0 would look a lot better than 5-0 right now

5 runs on ONLY 2 hits... free baserunners will kill you, which has been our problem all year

[parabrave]

Walks, walks, walks the story of the season. It looks like 9 year olds the first time they pitch. Smh

Who in the hell is calling the pitches? Did he throw 5 straight Sliders again? At least we haven't hit a batter yet/

[Cooterpoot]

Foxhall has obviously said 17 it. He knows his ass is fired and he's not even trying.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Who in the hell is calling the pitches? Did he throw 5 straight Sliders again? At least we haven't hit a batter yet/

That would be future former Mississippi St pitching coach Scott "Nibble The Corners" Foxhall.

[Cooterpoot]

Going to waste Loftin now

[StarkVegasSteve]

Foxhall has obviously said 17 it. He knows his ass is fired and he's not even trying.

Our pitchers need to say that as well. Stop listening to him and send a message.

[msstate7]

Do HS hitters just swing at everything? Wondering how these pitchers succeeded in HS with zero control

[magrooder]

Loftin has yet to throw a strike.

[parabrave]

Dam Just dammit/

[Commercecomet24]

I've never seen anything like this. We just can't throw strikes, it's insane

[msstate7]

Foxhall has obviously said 17 it. He knows his ass is fired and he's not even trying.

Did he make the choice to take all these guys? Teaching the ability to throw strikes isn't easy... the braves struggle to do it with talented pitchers all the time

ETA... foxhall very well could be the problem, but seems to me the problem is whoever signs off getting 80% project guys instead of guys that already can pitch

[Commercecomet24]

We don't miss by an inch we miss by a mile

[magrooder]

7 walks with two pitchers in 2.1 innings. That's maddening.

[WSOPdawg]

I've never seen anything like this. We just can't throw strikes, it's insane

This is how we end up getting run-ruled in the 7th inning

[Commercecomet24]

This is how we end up getting run-ruled in the 7th inning

Yep the walks are killers. It reminds me to much of 9 year old baseball

[Commercecomet24]

All we care about are strikeouts. We pitch away from contact and nibble and it's killing us

[WSOPdawg]

LOL, Loftin walks 3 but K's the side. We don't need no stinkin' defense.

[basedog]

This game doesn't surprise me. Freshman pitchers struggle but u hope it's early in season not middle to end.

Nothing wrong with bleeding maroon and white but our program needs adjustments, soon!

[Commercecomet24]

Hey we have as many hits as they do!

[KOdawg1]

I know we've been told we aren't firing anyone mid-season, and we probably won't, but I literally can't understand why?

It is statistically impossible to get worse than we already are on the mound. I don't think people realize just how bad we really are. You could go to the drill field on any given week day, and convince 10 random students to come play baseball for us, and they would put up similar numbers as some of the chumps we're throwing out there. Lemonis and Foxhall have failed these guys from an evaluation and development standpoint. We could fire Foxhall right this second, and I guarantee you, we wouldn't get worse. Every pitcher he's interacted with these last two years has regressed. Every one. Don't tell me we can't fire this clown right now.

[WSOPdawg]

Alabama pitcher at 52 pitches through 4. I can't remember the last time a Bulldog pitcher had that great of a pitch count after 4.

[magrooder]

How many 55' pitches will we throw today?

[TNDawg35]

If Loftin could get his control in order, he would be very VERY special for us.

[msstate7]

We have about 4 Sean newcomb/Evan mitchells. Guys that have great stuff, but just can't locate. You only square them up once they walk a few, and he grooves one

[StarkVegasSteve]

I know we've been told we aren't firing anyone mid-season, and we probably won't, but I literally can't understand why?

It is statistically impossible to get worse than we already are on the mound. I don't think people realize just how bad we really are. You could go to the drill field on any given week day, and convince 10 random students to come play baseball for us, and they would put up similar numbers as some of the chumps we're throwing out there. Lemonis and Foxhall have failed these guys from an evaluation and development standpoint. We could fire Foxhall right this second, and I guarantee you, we wouldn't get worse. Every pitcher he's interacted with these last two years has regressed. Every one. Don't tell me we can't fire this clown right now.

We could, but it will get worse. I know you don't think it could, but trust me it would. Unless you just don't bring in anyone. Because anyone you bring in is going to try and tinker and that will cause our already mental midgets to go into overload. Besides, we only have a month to go. Just ride it out, embrace the suck, and hope that we'll fix this error on May 21

[basedog]

We could, but it will get worse. I know you don't think it could, but trust me it would. Unless you just don't bring in anyone. Because anyone you bring in is going to try and tinker and that will cause our already mental midgets to go into overload. Besides, we only have a month to go. Just ride it out, embrace the suck, and hope that we'll fix this error on May 21

LOL 2-8 says it's rock bottom. Just let Lemonis or another coach call pitches. He'll let the catcher call the game. It ain't rocket science. If u can't get your breaking pitch over the plate then don't throw it. Is that not an easy fix.

[msstate7]

Miami marlins have walked 7 guys in 2.2 ip. The lack of control in this game (MLB) and ours is shocking

[HogsandDogs]

I wish a pitcher would just take that wrist comm device off, put it under the rosin bag and have the catcher call the pitches. Set the target up in the middle of the strike zone and see what happens.

[msstate7]

Need this run

[KOdawg1]

LOL 2-8 says it's rock bottom. Just let Lemonis or another coach call pitches. He'll let the catcher call the game. It ain't rocket science. If u can't get your breaking pitch over the plate then don't throw it. Is that not an easy fix.

Exactly.

[662dawg]

Omg Forsythe with a Bush league play. Wtf

[StarkVegasSteve]

LOL 2-8 says it's rock bottom. Just let Lemonis or another coach call pitches. He'll let the catcher call the game. It ain't rocket science. If u can't get your breaking pitch over the plate then don't throw it. Is that not an easy fix.

I do not mind letting Lemonis or Kyle call them. But none of our catchers have EVER called a game at this level. This isn't high school where you can just call fastball inside. Dustin Skelton was the last catcher to call his own game because he knew how to do it because Cann and Gary taught our catchers how to do it. And talking with him about all the stuff they had to relay, there's no way our catchers, with no knowledge of how to do it, could get the call in and let our pitcher pitch in 10 seconds.

[Commercecomet24]

How do you not catch that throw?

[StarkVegasSteve]

Omg Forsythe with a Bush league play. Wtf

And a HR on the next pitch. Pretty typical. The only pitches our pitchers can locate are belt high meatballs.

[msstate7]

How do you not catch that throw?

Walked em, and our SS blew that... immediately it's cashed into a run

[Commercecomet24]

Walked em, and our SS blew that... immediately it's cashed into a run

It seems like every walk and every error for us turns into a run. It's pathetic

[msstate7]

It seems like every walk and every error for us turns into a run. It's pathetic

And unfortunately, we're dead last in the sec in walks allowed and fielding %

[MaroonFlounder]

These guys either throw batting practice or can’t come anywhere close to the zone.

And they get very little swing & miss.

[Commercecomet24]

And unfortunately, we're dead last in the sec in walks allowed and fielding %

Yep and that leads to where we are right now. Suckitude

[662dawg]

I dislike this team so much. So so much.

[Cooterpoot]

I believe I could stand on the mound and piss into the strike zone more than our pitchers can throw to it.

[662dawg]

At least Highfill is getting his crap together

[R2Dawg]

I almost predicted this yesterday. Like Groundhog Day.

Back to sucktastic performance. The way our whole year has gone and is likely going to continue.

[Offshore Dawg]

If Loftin could get his control in order, he would be very VERY special for us.

And if your grandma had a dick she would be your grandpa.

[Leroy Jenkins]

Foxhall has one of the most punchable faces I have seen in a while.

[Commercecomet24]

I believe I could stand on the mound and piss into the strike zone more than our pitchers can throw to it.

I've had 9 year old teams that didn't walk this many! It really is hard to comprehend how bad we are throwing strikes

[Leroy Jenkins]

None of our guys look like a they give a shit, just collecting a check.

[SPMT]

And if your grandma had a dick she would be your grandpa.

Awesome!

[Activated Alpha]

I've had 9 year old teams that didn't walk this many! It really is hard to comprehend how bad we are throwing strikes

At some point common sense tells you that Foxhall should recognize his pitch selection is not working and has not been working, so he would call a better game. I do not believe Foxhall would continue to force this issue and let his pitchers pitch to the best of their abilities. Or at least Lemonis force him to do so because the stats do not lie.

So it begs the question, is this still on Foxhall or the majority of our pitchers ability to have command?

[SPMT]

I've had 9 year old teams that didn't walk this many! It really is hard to comprehend how bad we are throwing strikes

Very hard. Need a complete pitching strategy over haul. At least we have started yanking guys before they get extremely bad like a month ago.

[Leroy Jenkins]

I've had 9 year old teams that didn't walk this many! It really is hard to comprehend how bad we are throwing strikes

Think how bad it's gonna be when the Freshmen hit the wall in a month.

[R2Dawg]

Freaking embarrassing

[SPMT]

Think how bad it's gonna be when the Freshmen hit the wall in a month.

Are you telling me this gets worse lol

[Activated Alpha]

Just get run ruled so we can get out of there

[SPMT]

Just get run ruled so we can get out of there

Nah. We definitely could use more practice

[State82]

11 free passes and 3 wild pitches in 6 innings. Lawd have mercy!!

[Commercecomet24]

At some point common sense tells you that Foxhall should recognize his pitch selection is not working and has not been working, so he would call a better game. I do not believe Foxhall would continue to force this issue and let his pitchers pitch to the best of their abilities. Or at least Lemonis force him to do so because the stats do not lie.

So it begs the question, is this still on Foxhall or the majority of our pitchers ability to have command?

I blame it on the pitch selection. We get ahead a lot and then nibble trying go get strikeouts, so it's on who's calling pitches. Also we don't come inside very often we pitch away and off the plate to much. Our pitch calling is way to predictable and teams have our "game plan". Also I've watched Landon Gartman pitch for a long time. Landon's strength is a heavy sinker and a nasty change up. He's always got a lot of ground all outs and low pitch counts. Now we've turned him into a 4 seam pitcher who pitches up, Landon doesn't have the stuff to pitch up consistently and hence the hrs he's allowed. If we would use his strengths he could give us more innings and be more effective. He's just the one I know how he pitches most effectively and I'm sure we have others we're trying to make into different type pitchers than their strengths

[CaptainObvious]

I blame it on the pitch selection. We get ahead a lot and then nibble trying go get strikeouts, so it's on who's calling pitches. Also we don't come inside very often we pitch away and off the plate to much. Our pitch calling is way to predictable and teams have our "game plan". Also I've watched Landon Gartman pitch for a long time. Landon's strength is a heavy sinker and a nasty change up. He's always got a lot of ground all outs and low pitch counts. Now we've turned him into a 4 seam pitcher who pitches up, Landon doesn't have the stuff to pitch up consistently and hence the hrs he's allowed. If we would use his strengths he could give us more innings and be more effective. He's just the one I know how he pitches most effectively and I'm sure we have others we're trying to make into different type pitchers than their strengths

The blame lies at the feet of the 2 evaluators! They suck tranny granny's?s dick at recruiting.

[Cooterpoot]

At some point common sense tells you that Foxhall should recognize his pitch selection is not working and has not been working, so he would call a better game. I do not believe Foxhall would continue to force this issue and let his pitchers pitch to the best of their abilities. Or at least Lemonis force him to do so because the stats do not lie.

So it begs the question, is this still on Foxhall or the majority of our pitchers ability to have command?

You think two full staffs of pitchers, who were good before coming to State, many highly recruited, simply forgot how to throw strikes? LOL
Foxhall is a damn fool.

[Activated Alpha]

I blame it on the pitch selection. We get ahead a lot and then nibble trying go get strikeouts, so it's on who's calling pitches. Also we don't come inside very often we pitch away and off the plate to much. Our pitch calling is way to predictable and teams have our "game plan". Also I've watched Landon Gartman pitch for a long time. Landon's strength is a heavy sinker and a nasty change up. He's always got a lot of ground all outs and low pitch counts. Now we've turned him into a 4 seam pitcher who pitches up, Landon doesn't have the stuff to pitch up consistently and hence the hrs he's allowed. If we would use his strengths he could give us more innings and be more effective. He's just the one I know how he pitches most effectively and I'm sure we have others we're trying to make into different type pitchers than their strengths

So then why is Fox still coaching or why is Lemonis still letting him?

[Commercecomet24]

So then why is Fox still coaching or why is Lemonis still letting him?

You're asking the wrong dude. That's above my pay level, lol.

[Commercecomet24]

You think two full staffs of pitchers, who were good before coming to State, many highly recruited, simply forgot how to throw strikes? LOL
Foxhall is a damn fool.

It's definitely not a talent issue.

[Activated Alpha]

You think two full staffs of pitchers, who were good before coming to State, many highly recruited, simply forgot how to throw strikes? LOL
Foxhall is a damn fool.

I don?t believe they did, but looking at the stats Foxhall should be able to recognize this isn?t working. I mean did he call the pitch selection for the Omaha trips and NC? What changed?

And I know Sims/Bednar changed, but he was still the pitching coach for those runs. It is not like he?s always been the damn fool

[Leroy Jenkins]

So then why is Fox still coaching or why is Lemonis still letting him?

Because they are buddies. Foxhall is Lemonis' McCorvey.

[662dawg]

And if your grandma had a dick she would be your grandpa.

Not exactly true in 2023 🤣😂😭

[EdwardDrayton]

So then why is Fox still coaching or why is Lemonis still letting him?

That ship has sailed. Lemo had his chance to make a move and he chose not to. Whenever their fate comes to roost, it's together on the same boat out.

[basedog]

As we all can see, something is bad wrong. I've seen NO coaching them up in a while for the MSU baseball team. Poor pitching and poor defense leads to misery for your program and career.

[EdwardDrayton]

So glad we moved this one up earlier in the day to get it played.

[Leroy Jenkins]

That ship has sailed. Lemo had his chance to make a move and he chose not to. Whenever their fate comes to roost, it's together on the same boat out.

Lemonis said something to Fuxhall in the dugout yesterday and Fux chirped back at him, Lemonis didn't say a word about it.

Sure this happens everywhere, all the time, but in the midst of a historic collapse it's one more thing to add to the issues.

[Commercecomet24]

I don?t believe they did, but looking at the stats Foxhall should be able to recognize this isn?t working. I mean did he call the pitch selection for the Omaha trips and NC? What changed?

And I know Sims/Bednar changed, but he was still the pitching coach for those runs. It is not like he?s always been the damn fool

For one thing the strike zone has shrunk now that umpires are being evaluated by trackman and pitchers aren't getting those pitches off the plate anymore. It's definitely hard to explain how hard we've fallen.

ETA our defense isn't doing us any favors either. Combine walks with bad defense and you suck

[Commercecomet24]

As we all can see, something is bad wrong. I've seen NO coaching them up in a while for the MSU baseball team. Poor pitching and poor defense leads to misery for your program and career.

I'm definitely feeling the misery.

[CaptainObvious]

10 run ruled by Ala-damn-Bama! One of the worst baseball programs in the SEC. At least until Lemonis, Foxhall, Chesebrough, et al, decided to take that role from them.


And there is the common denominator in why MSU is so bad!

Cannot continue down this path after this year. This has to be the end of the road for those 3 for sure.

[Goldendawg]

Does this make it harder for us to become a #2 seed or host this year as predicted by some on this site yesterday? Asking for a friend.*** Seriously, is there an sec record being run ruled the most in one season? Pitiful.

[SPMT]

Rivets rapidly popping on our wings. This bitch is about to crash and burn

[StarkVegasSteve]

Does this make it harder for us to become a #2 seed or host this year as predicted by some on this site yesterday? Asking for a friend.*** Seriously, is there an sec record being run ruled the most in one season? Pitiful.

Well since this is the first year run rules in conference play for a thing we'll definitely have the record and my guess is that it will not be broken for a very long time.

[Cooterpoot]

I'm guessing a little here but is that 6 out of 11 games we've been blown out in SEC play? At least one run rule loss each series? Last place in the SEC?
Just checking my memory. But I'm trying to forget.

[EdwardDrayton]

10 run ruled by Ala-damn-Bama! One of the worst baseball programs in the SEC. At least until Lemonis, Foxhall, Chesebrough, et al, decided to take that role from them.


And there is the common denominator in why MSU is so bad!

Cannot continue down this path after this year. This has to be the end of the road for those 3 for sure.

Think that's the third time we've been run ruled already. And not even counting the game Vandy scored another ten in the ninth and hung almost 20 on us.

Edit: Yep, went back and checked; three times now. KY, Vandy and now Alabama. Oh, and Vandy scored nine in the ninth the other game not ten. We lost 18-5.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Think that's the third time we've been run ruled already. And not even counting the game Vandy scored another ten in the ninth and hung almost 20 on us.

Edit: Yep, went back and checked; three times now. KY, Vandy and now Alabama. Oh, and Vandy scored nine in the ninth the other game not ten. We lost 18-5.

4th. You forgot USCe run ruling us too

[Mjoelner34]

Earlier in the season I heard Lemonis say the pitchers had a strike throwing competition and that Lo came in 1st with one arm and 3rd with the other one. He had 5 walks in 2 innings today so what does that tell you about the rest of our staff?

[StarkVegasSteve]

Earlier in the season I heard Lemonis say the pitchers had a strike throwing competition and that Lo came in 1st with one arm and 3rd with the other one. He had 5 walks in 2 innings today so what does that tell you about the rest of our staff?

Well why has he stopped throwing LH? He now exclusively throws from the right.

[parabrave]

For one thing the strike zone has shrunk now that umpires are being evaluated by trackman and pitchers aren't getting those pitches off the plate anymore. It's definitely hard to explain how hard we've fallen.

ETA our defense isn't doing us any favors either. Combine walks with bad defense and you suck

Well CC the thing about it is that the SZ is the same for both teams. Fuxhall, hey I like this moniker, hasn't or won't make the adjustments as has other coaches.

[Commercecomet24]

4th. You forgot USCe run ruling us too

Not that it matters but usce didn't run rule us. They won 7-4, we won 13-3 and they won 14-5.

[Commercecomet24]

Well CC the thing about it is that the SZ is the same for both teams. Fuxhall, hey I like this moniker, hasn't or won't make the adjustments as has other coaches.

Oh yeah I agree 100% absolutely but it has affected the way we pitch more than others because we're not getting 4-6 inches off the plate anymore

[StarkVegasSteve]

Not that it matters but usce didn't run rule us. They won 7-4, we won 13-3 and they won 14-5.

You right. My bad on that one. I thought that last game was a run rule for some reason. Probably because I stopped paying attention once we couldn't throw a strike.

[EdwardDrayton]

You right. My bad on that one. I thought that last game was a run rule for some reason. Probably because I stopped paying attention once we couldn't throw a strike.

Yep. That was another one we came completely unglued in the ninth.

[basedog]

Earlier in the season I heard Lemonis say the pitchers had a strike throwing competition and that Lo came in 1st with one arm and 3rd with the other one. He had 5 walks in 2 innings today so what does that tell you about the rest of our staff?

“We talkn bout practice man”**

[Leroy Jenkins]

?We talkn bout practice man?**

Nice.

[Commercecomet24]

You right. My bad on that one. I thought that last game was a run rule for some reason. Probably because I stopped paying attention once we couldn't throw a strike.

A close game we turned into a blowout. I went outside and started weedeating when we brought stinnett in lol

[Commercecomet24]

“We talkn bout practice man”**

lol I had a kid one time that looked like Nolan Ryan In practice and scrimmages put him in a real game he couldn't hit water if he fell out a boat

[CaptainObvious]

If my memory serves me correct:

Embarrassing Losses

VMI 14-13
ULM 11-5
ASU 13-4
Ohio St 8-3
Okla 15-9
UK 12-3
UK 17-3
Vandy 26-3
Vandy 18-5
Vandy 11-7
USCe 14-5
Bama 11-1

14 total losses 12 of them embarrassing.
This team ain?t turning crapp around!

I have an extra for sale sign that doesn?t have my name on it. I?ll be glad to stake in Christopher The Greek?s front yard.

[StarkVegasSteve]

lol I had a kid one time that looked like Nolan Ryan In practice and scrimmages put him in a real game he couldn't hit water if he fell out a boat

Cerrantola, Fristoe, Tepper, Stinnett, Tullar, KC, Davis...hell we are the leaders in Nolan Ryan practice players. Maybe we just need to start going to the fraternities and tell them we'll give them free beer for two hours to come heckle our pitchers during their bullpens. I'm all out of sane and rational ideas so moving to completely unhinged irrational ideas.

[Really Clark?]

Cerrantola, Fristoe, Tepper, Stinnett, Tullar, KC, Davis...hell we are the leaders in Nolan Ryan practice players. Maybe we just need to start going to the fraternities and tell them we'll give them free beer for two hours to come heckle our pitchers during their bullpens. I'm all out of sane and rational ideas so moving to completely unhinged irrational ideas.

Hahahaha, have some rep!

[Commercecomet24]

Cerrantola, Fristoe, Tepper, Stinnett, Tullar, KC, Davis...hell we are the leaders in Nolan Ryan practice players. Maybe we just need to start going to the fraternities and tell them we'll give them free beer for two hours to come heckle our pitchers during their bullpens. I'm all out of sane and rational ideas so moving to completely unhinged irrational ideas.

Yeah at this point just go with the something unorthodox since the orthodox ain't working! It's little league time, just go 3-3-3 or 2-2-2-2-1 or heck just one inning apiece for everyone,should keep everyone fresh!

[SPMT]

Yeah at this point just go with the something unorthodox since the orthodox ain't working! It's little league time, just go 3-3-3 or 2-2-2-2-1 or heck just one inning apiece for everyone,should keep everyone fresh!

Totally. No reason not to try different tactics and strategy. Throw to contact. Lessen my Ming?s. Anything but walks.

[SPMT]

Yeah at this point just go with the something unorthodox since the orthodox ain't working! It's little league time, just go 3-3-3 or 2-2-2-2-1 or heck just one inning apiece for everyone,should keep everyone fresh!

Totally. No reason not to try different tactics and strategy. Throw to contact. Lessen innings. Anything but walks.

[sandjunky]

I've had 9 year old teams that didn't walk this many! It really is hard to comprehend how bad we are throwing strikes

I just went and looked at our 9u stats (25 games) - 156K 86BB 15HBP

[Activated Alpha]

I just went and looked at our 9u stats (25 games) - 156K 86BB 15HBP

Hey our pitchers aren't nearly as bad as we all thought.....oh wait those are 9 year olds....

[The Federalist Engineer]

Well Foxhall has now officially ruined Cijntje. All our pitchers need to take the Colby Holcombe approach, tell him to F off and update his resume.

Ruined both arms. Adding to his collection: Fristoe, Tepper, Cerantola, Walling, Walker, Stinnett...so much for the #2 ranked recruiting class.

https://cdispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/l_pmesl1211201953019PM.jpg

[ZedFedder]

It won?t surprise me if Cijntje transfers after the season.

[parabrave]

Does this make it harder for us to become a #2 seed or host this year as predicted by some on this site yesterday? Asking for a friend.*** Seriously, is there an sec record being run ruled the most in one season? Pitiful.

I was wondering that also.

[The Federalist Engineer]

I was wondering that also.

I'm pretty sure we are still likely to host a regional, a 2-seed minimally.***

[The Federalist Engineer]

It won?t surprise me if Cijntje transfers after the season.

Lemons is going to be remembered fondly for 2021. Just like we remember Polk for 85, 89, and other good seasons. Not his bad seasons or his inability to recruit complete pitching staffs or his consistent mismanagement of regionals. Or his space cadet fixation on the NCAA while skip bertman ate his lunch and drank his milkshake for 10 years.

But Lemonis is going to be Polk, Vic, and Nikki McCray Penson in one person. A winner, a builder, and a destroyer.

For these young pitchers, they are all probably lining up Transfer plans. I hope the recruiting class does not totally melt down. These kids did not intend to play in a Chernobyl clown show.

[Cooterpoot]

Lemonis has never built a damn thing

[KOdawg1]

It won?t surprise me if Cijntje transfers after the season.

Hell I would if I were him

[The Federalist Engineer]

Lemonis has never built a damn thing

You are speaking in anger. With 2021, Polk would never have survived past Notre Dame - his teams choked in those moments. Cohen would have never survived Texas in Omaha his meddling and adjustments sucked. Cohen would have benched Kellum Clark and DH'ed Skinner Vs Virginia. JC was also a media hound, talked to much, Lemons was just happy on the bucket letting his players perform.

Lemonis will one day have a bronze statue next to the DNF Port-a-Potties ... sitting on a Bucket

[WSOPdawg]

It won?t surprise me if Cijntje transfers after the season.

I would hope not, but you can't blame Cijente if he does. He's gone his entire life pitching to both sides of the plate as LHP/RHP and now LemFox has forced him to go away from that and be RHP exclusively and his (and the team's) success is fleeting / lacking.

And someone posted yesterday that in the team strikeout contest in the fall, he was 1st overall at RHP and 3rd overall as LHP (yeah let's remove a weapon from our arsenal)... I'm so ready for the coaching clownshow to be over.

[msstate7]

You are speaking in anger. With 2021, Polk would never have survived past Notre Dame - his teams choked in those moments. Cohen would have never survived Texas in Omaha his meddling and adjustments sucked. Cohen would have benched Kellum Clark and DH'ed Skinner Vs Virginia. JC was also a media hound, talked to much, Lemons was just happy on the bucket letting his players perform.

Lemonis will one day have a bronze statue next to the DNF Port-a-Potties ... sitting on a Bucket

Judging coaches on postseason runs has always been dumb to me. Baseball coaches should be judged on putting their teams in the best position to succeed in the postseason. Now if a coach constantly fails in the regional round that should be held against them. Once you get to the SR and CWS rounds though, there's a huge element of luck involved imo.

With that said, Lemonis deserves credit for the natty, and he got us into a great position to succeed during the regular season.

[msstate7]

Hell I would if I were him
No player in any sport transferring surprises me any more.

I really hope he stays bc I see a ton of potential. I also see a kid that can't throw strikes.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Judging coaches on postseason runs has always been dumb to me. Baseball coaches should be judged on putting their teams in the best position to succeed in the postseason. Now if a coach constantly fails in the regional round that should be held against them. Once you get to the SR and CWS rounds though, there's a huge element of luck involved imo.

With that said, Lemonis deserves credit for the natty, and he got us into a great position to succeed during the regular season.

Disagree, guys make their own post season luck. Skip Bertman treated regionals and CWS like a specific endeavor. He deployed his pitching with the end in mind. You see it in all sports.

Polk would blow his firepower on Nicholls State and not have his ace for pivotal games against better opponents. Then there is mentality- MSU teams always played with an inferiority complex to LSU or like getting to Omaha was the goal. Seems like Polk made the goofy cult and mythology of 1985, an Al Bundy mentality of "we almost won it all".

Also - Lemonis had two 20 win SEC seasons in 4 years. Cohen only had 1 in 8 seasons. Reference to regular season.

[Pancho]

All the pitchers have a quality AB when they get a first pitch strike but they melt when the first pitch is a ball.

[msstate7]

Disagree, guys make their own post season luck. Skip Bertman treated regionals and CWS like a specific endeavor. He deployed his pitching with the end in mind. You see it in all sports.

Polk would blow his firepower on Nicholls State and not have his ace for pivotal games against better opponents. Then there is mentality- MSU teams always played with an inferiority complex to LSU or like getting to Omaha was the goal. Seems like Polk made the goofy cult and mythology of 1985, an Al Bundy mentality of "we almost won it all".

Also - Lemonis had two 20 win SEC seasons in 4 years. Cohen only had 1 in 8 seasons. Reference to regular season.

Didn't our pitcher take a LD off the knee or something in '85?

Postseason baseball is almost always a game of who gets hot at the right time.

ETA... I mean what did Bianco do different last year than his prior 20 other than have 2 red hot pitchers?

[Pancho]

what time is the game today?

[WSOPdawg]

what time is the game today?

5:00 on ESPNu

[Goldendawg]

Lemonis has never built a damn thing

Does't he hold the patent for dugout furniture repurposed from empty buckets?*****

[WSOPdawg]

5:00 on ESPNu

Now pushed back an hour to 6:00