Game 1

[Leroy Jenkins]

Those who wanted to throw off for game 1 got their wish. Not that it matters.

At a minimum it will be good experience for Siary.

https://twitter.com/HailStateBB/status/1657166263121215490?s=20

[EdwardDrayton]

You know the usual. We encounter a stranger somewhere, start a conversation and, voila, turns out to be a State fan. Happened today in Spanish Fort; but not JUST a State fan. A relative of none other than Logan Tanner. And of course a super nice dude.

It's a sign, right?!!? So here for the unimaginable tonight!! Let's go Dawgs!!!

[Pinto]

Get your comments in now. Gonna be a quick one.

[EdwardDrayton]

Damn. Dude was just plain filthy.

[Skydawg1]

3 K's looking. Repeat for the next 6 innings, while they hit 5 homers. /gamethread

[magrooder]

Well there goes the no hitter

[Pinto]

Why is Hancock out there? Play the young guys and get ready for next season.

[Skydawg1]

Dugas has been there 6 years. Was Tommy White on the NC State team that was gonna beat us in the 2021 CWS Finals?

[EdwardDrayton]

Siary is David facing Goliath with no armor, no sling and no stones.

[Leroy Jenkins]

Outside pitch....."ball"... Further outside pitch, "strike".

[Skydawg1]

3 K's looking. Repeat for the next 6 innings, while they hit 5 homers. /gamethreadOK universe, I was kidding...

[EdwardDrayton]

How long before Skenes becomes another UCL statistic.

[Mjoelner34]

Serious question. Everybody who follows college baseball knew what was coming with Skenes vs. our batters. Why not come out and do nothing but bunt for the first two innings. After 2 innings of chasing balls off of the mound over and over, we'll see how good that control is.

[ZedFedder]

Skenes' stuff is just unreal.

[Ranchdawg]

And the crud continues! Lead off walk next batter goes yard. Rinse and repeat!

[Lord McBuckethead]

Why is this guy pitching?

[Lord McBuckethead]

Did Siary just throw a belt high change up for a homer, then follows it up with another and another? 3 home runs already?

[EdwardDrayton]

I mean, what does Lemonis say to Siary, I 17d up this team and I have no choice but to put you out here to take the beating.

[Lord McBuckethead]

So, has Siary just now started pitching in life? Dude is not competing worth a shit

[Dawgface]

4 to 0. We still are in it.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Obviously our strategy game 1 is to see how quickly we can give up 10 runs.

[SpaceBully]

Why is this guy pitching?

Pretty much all we got left.

[Ranchdawg]

And I worried about seeing the end of this game because of the late start. Why did I worry this game will definitely be over in the 7th inning. We suck!

[Lord McBuckethead]

Nice 17n error Clark. You didn?t have to slide. WTF

[Lord McBuckethead]

5-0. No way I would give that guy a triple. That was an error that didn?t require sideshow Clark to slide to make the play.

[CJDAWG85]

Everyone has given up

[Mjoelner34]

Nothing to complain about. It's the clown show we were all expecting.

[Saltydog]

Starting Siary was just stupid. I realize we're short of arms but to throw a freshman out there in game 1 to get his brains beat out was not smart. I'd rather have seen PFS out there than Siary.

[Offshore Dawg]

Do players consider it a puss move to use two hands to catch a fly ball.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Wow. When Siary is mixing pitches, dude looks good. When he leaves the change up, he gets absolutely smashed.

Why can we teach him how to throw a fastball with a little movement. The dang thing is flat as hell.

[Saltydog]

the ball hit the bottom of his glove, it's not like it just tipped off his glove. Definitely an E.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Hancock grounds out to 2nd. Who could have guessed that one.

[sandjunky]

Do players consider it a puss move to use two hands to catch a fly ball.

You don?t use two hands when you are running

And I?m no Clark fan in the OF

[Lord McBuckethead]

the ball hit the bottom of his glove, it's not like it should just tipped off his glove. Definitely an E.

He got there way early, this isn?t Middle School. That was an error. But LSU wants their guy to get the cycle. Unfortunately he is going to hit too many homers.

[Pinto]

Why was Clark shaded so far towards center? Regular position and easy pop fly, but yes for sure an error.

[EdwardDrayton]

Starting Siary was just stupid. I realize we're short of arms but to throw a freshman out there in game 1 to get his brains beat out was not smart. I'd rather have seen PFS out there than Siary.

Throwing Siary into this fire just seems vile. But much respect for the kid how he's battling in the face of impossible odds.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Skenes looks like a good pitcher. His throw has some pop.

[Saltydog]

We have a bunch of pitchers that are flat. Look at Dohm. That's the reason he gets his ass hammered.

[Lord McBuckethead]

I wish he had more than a fastball and change up. How does a player get to this level without a good 3rd pitch.

[Lord McBuckethead]

I shitty looking jerseys have jerseys with too long sleeves.

[SpaceBully]

As tall and good as Skenes is, I'm surprised he just didn't go straight to the majors from Air Force. Why even go to LSU.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Damn, Skenes just hit 99 on that last pitch and then threw a curve at 80 for a strike.

[Saltydog]

In HS you can get away with that. Somebody might need to tell Lemo this isn't HS.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Amani Larry looked scared as 17 up there.
Stop twitching your bat, looked like he was more concerned with the twitch than laying off the pitch 19? off the plate.

[basedog]

We look like a little league team. I’ve had enough tonight. Lemonis has to go.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Do players consider it a puss move to use two hands to catch a fly ball.

Im on too many glasses of bourbon to post. But a passing thought is that with OM and MSU so bad, D1 baseball.Com probably has only two paying customers these days. Under normal circumstances they are inundated with questions about MSU hosting a regional or the chances for a National seed. Then OM folks with conspiracies about the regionals being stacked against them.

[Lord McBuckethead]

As tall and good as Skenes is, I'm surprised he just didn't go straight to the majors from Air Force. Why even go to LSU.

NIL buddy. Plus it is much more fun being the man for part of a season at LSU than riding around in horrific shitty buses in Single A ball.

[Leroy Jenkins]

Skenes looks like a good pitcher. His throw has some pop.

In depth analysis.*

[EdwardDrayton]

Who you got to tank the no-no. Going with HH.

[Lord McBuckethead]

We look like a little league team. I’ve had enough tonight. Lemonis has to go.

It?s bad man. But what can be done. I like going to Tapper here.

[Cowbell]

As tall and good as Skenes is, I'm surprised he just didn't go straight to the majors from Air Force. Why even go to LSU.

Had to wait another year

[CJDAWG85]

Clean house? don?t care anymore

[Lord McBuckethead]

Mershon should cut his hair.

[msstate7]

Clean house? don?t care anymore

It shoulda been done last season.

[EdwardDrayton]

Would have liked to see a Cade-Skenes matchup. Oh well.

[Lord McBuckethead]

We get a quick out, then follow it up with a 4 pitch walk. WTF.

[Lord McBuckethead]

What happened to Cade?

[SpaceBully]

Our little doggies look intimidated. They probably think they're in Fenway Park tonight.

[Skydawg1]

As tall and good as Skenes is, I'm surprised he just didn't go straight to the majors from Air Force. Why even go to LSU.$$$$$$$

[Lord McBuckethead]

Damn that was a good curve by Tapper.

[SpaceBully]

What happened to Cade?

He may be injured. Arm soreness. Seems like last week he was rubbing his arm on the mound a few times.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Damn, Skenes just hit 99 on that last pitch and then threw a curve at 80 for a strike.

Lemons should have fired Fox last May and just paid Skenes 400K to pitch and Coach. The nil deal would be to sell bucket accessories. It's a "bucket and a Stool".

https://ramblerwheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/rambler-wild-stool-2.jpg
That's bourbon logic

[Lord McBuckethead]

I like LSUs stadium. Atleast they have seating in the outfield for General Admission tickets.

[Lord McBuckethead]

I just figured it out. Our MSU team looks like Alcorn State does when they come in dudy noble field against us.

Totally out classed and outmatched.

[Lord McBuckethead]

WTF were we shifted. Larry had to run 20 feet to get that slow ass grounder.

[msstate7]

I like LSUs stadium. Atleast they have seating in the outfield for General Admission tickets.

Lemonis working on having every fan a seat for home games

[EdwardDrayton]

He may be injured. Arm soreness. Seems like last week he was rubbing his arm on the mound a few times.

At least we'd be able to accept this rather than some stupid strategy of conceding the Friday night game.

[CaptainObvious]

It did not matter who State pitched tonight. You cannot win with 0 runs. 8 k?s through 3 innings. So quit saying we have talent. Talent competes. Our guys are uncompetitive.

[Pinto]

Lemonis studies analytics not baseball.


WTF were we shifted. Larry had to run 20 feet to get that slow ass grounder.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Hunter Hines looks terrible against good pitchers. Sit down bud.

[Saltydog]

Skenes need to pull his cap down a little lower.....

[Lord McBuckethead]

Lemonis working on having every fan a seat for home games

Yep.

[CJDAWG85]

No we just don?t care. We have zero energy and zero confidence. We should have said Covid and not played this weekend.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Skenes need to pull his cap down a little lower.....

Just struck out the side? I think he could blind fold himself and still get 2 of 3.

[Cowbell]

Would have liked to see a Cade-Skenes matchup. Oh well.

Why would you want to waste Cade

[Lord McBuckethead]

No we just don?t care. We have zero energy and zero confidence. We should have said Covid and not played this weekend.

I mean we are allowed to forfeit. Which is basically what we are doing, but we get a shot at letting some guys throw some. I say put Forsythe in.

[Skydawg1]

Who is shorter, Jay or Wes Johnson?

[Cowbell]

He may be injured. Arm soreness. Seems like last week he was rubbing his arm on the mound a few times.

No - he starts tomorrow. This was planned to not waste his performance.

[Lord McBuckethead]

We have a good stat line up there. 0-0-0

[Lord McBuckethead]

LSU should have changed their starters. It still won?t matter, but there are zero chances I let someone come in and not start their Ace versus my ace.

[EdwardDrayton]

Why would you want to waste Cade

Apparently because I believe in Cade more than you.

[Lord McBuckethead]

WTH was that throw? Does he play softball?

[Ranchdawg]

Just wow! I am amazed how bad we really are!

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Has the team given up? Yes. Can you blame them though?

The season has gone terribly and there's no hope of making the postseason. A coach has been fired. There's rumors the HC will be fired in 9 days. You're on the road, facing the #2 team, and the best pitcher in the country, and your HC has said "go take your lumps boys, we ain't winning this one" by starting Siary.

I don't think a person on this board wouldn't "give up" under those cenarios. They're all wondering what uniform they'll be wearing next year, not how to compete vs this freak show of a pitcher

[Lord McBuckethead]

If I were LSU, I would double steal here.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Good double play.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Apparently because I believe in Cade more than you.

Bud cade can be amazing, doesn't matter if our offense can't score a run or if our bullpen would choke away a tie late.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Just wow! I am amazed how bad we really are!

Me too. Lemonis fate seemed cast the second Sims hurt his arm last year. Nothing has gone right since.

[Skydawg1]

Crews 0-3. Kinda, but didn't see that coming. But that's LSU-State. The big stars rarely make much noise.

[EdwardDrayton]

Bud cade can be amazing, doesn't matter if our offense can't score a run or if our bullpen would choke away a tie late.

Act like you BELIEVE you can win.

[EdwardDrayton]

PULL ALFORD RIGHT THIS SECOND!!!

[Leroy Jenkins]

Ive changed my mind, all this time I thought he was just slow. Alford can run, he just chooses not to put any effort into it.

What a trash effort.

[Ranchdawg]

He didn?t even run it out to first base. He just jogged to first.

[Lord McBuckethead]

That?s it for me. No need to watch this team anymore. They are a beaten dog.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Act like you BELIEVE you can win.

Why? So we can waste the best arms on a lost cause and get swept? I'd rather play for the series. I agree with Lemo on this one.

You're saying we should always play to win as a point of pride. To me that's like ww2 Japanese suicide. Just surrender or die fighting, but don't harm yourself for pride. Starting Cade would have hurt the overall odds at winning the series

[CaptainObvious]

The Captain gets the first hit because Johnson refused to shift his SS over the the right side of 2nd base.

Lemonis playing the Long Game. He is counting on his next two classes getting him to a Regional by 2026.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Why not let Forsythe pitch then. Or KC Hunt.

[CaptainObvious]

PULL ALFORD RIGHT THIS SECOND!!!

You saw the sane thing I did. That should have been a bang bang play and you look up and he is out by 5 steps.

[Cowbell]

If Lemonis had Skenes, we would use him to close two innings/week

[SpaceBully]

No - he starts tomorrow. This was planned to not waste his performance.

So, we'll waste him tomorrow. Who we gonna waste on Sunday?

[Cowbell]

Apparently because I believe in Cade more than you.

It's not about Cade. It's about us not scoring any runs

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

PULL ALFORD RIGHT THIS SECOND!!!

Agree on this take. I've never understood why lazy jogging to 1st is allowed in baseball. Like every other sport it's not. Take football- a corner gets beat, he still chases that reciever 50 yards and only gives up the last 10 if it's clear he can't catch up. Take basketball- a guy will be boxed out by a bigger player but still jump to try to get the rebound. But in baseball, rather than sprint for 3 seconds, it's allowed to be "too cool" and jog and guarantee an out

[Cowbell]

So, we'll waste him tomorrow. Who we gonna waste on Sunday?
Apparently you haven't watched LSU lately

[CaptainObvious]

If Lemonis had Skenes, we would use him to close two innings/week

Correct. Or he would get ahead 0-2 and then be told to nibble 5 inches off the plate.

[EdwardDrayton]

Why? So we can waste the best arms on a lost cause and get swept? I'd rather play for the series. I agree with Lemo on this one.

You're saying we should always play to win as a point of pride. To me that's like ww2 Japanese suicide. Just surrender or die fighting, but don't harm yourself for pride. Starting Cade would have hurt the overall odds at winning the series

They don't have five runs with Cade on the mound. So we'd be in the game. Play with some stones not like a little bitch.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Tomorrow Cade will give up 8 runs. Mark it.

[CaptainObvious]

It's not about Cade. It's about us not scoring any runs

Yep. I don?t understand why this late in the SEC season, we have fans still saying we have talent. You got 1 guy who has a bunch of solo Homeruns, and a couple of guys that when the pitcher hits their bat they get a hit.

Meanwhile these guys in purple swing with bad intentions!

[EdwardDrayton]

It's not about Cade. It's about us not scoring any runs

Don't think they have five runs with Cade on the mound Cowbell. Get deep in the game and touch up Skenes enough to get him out. I truly believe we could win.

[Skydawg1]

I had no reason to think we'd win tonight, but this has all the markings of a "we started the wrong guy" game.

[Cowbell]

Don't think they have five runs with Cade on the mound Cowbell. Get deep in the game and touch up Skenes enough to get him out. I truly believe we could win.

We have a better chance of winning with Cade tomorrow. You can believe all you want, but believing don't win games.

[Bothrops]

Have we been run ruled yet?

[Cowbell]

I had no reason to think we'd win tonight, but this has all the markings of a "we started the wrong guy" game.

It has all the markings of a game we will lose regardless of who started.

[Lord McBuckethead]

New game, how many pitches does our hitter get before they get out.

Damn, Highfill messed up his perfect game.

[Cowbell]

Have we been run ruled yet?

No. Surprisingly.

[Lord McBuckethead]

That guy in LSUs bleacher that misplayed that, was probably wearing maroon.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Larry got two pitches.

Next up, Ledbetter.
I think he gets a hit.

I say 5 pitches.

[Bothrops]

This used to be a rivalry

[Lord McBuckethead]

Fifth pitch, sit down.

[Offshore Dawg]

Shut out avoided !!

[Lord McBuckethead]

Next up, Hines. Well shit he popped out pitch 1. I was going to say 3 and a K.

[Bdawg]

Where was wolfhead going?

[Skydawg1]

Marshon loses a grounder in the lights.

[Skydawg1]

Circus infield.

[Bdawg]

Also, that damn advertisement sign behind home plate is totally BS

[Skydawg1]

Big Top infield

[EdwardDrayton]

We have a better chance of winning with Cade tomorrow. You can believe all you want, but believing don't win games.

Players indeed take their cues from who's leading them. Leadership has failed us repeatedly.

[Skydawg1]

Crews 0-4 lrrl..(6-1)

[Cowbell]

We might as well walk the next 5 batters and save the rest of our pitchers.

[Skydawg1]

Players indeed take their cues from who's leading them. Leadership has failed us repeatedly.This team has a Captain but zero leadership.

[Skydawg1]

We might as well walk the next 5 batters and save the rest of our pitchers.We made it interesting but from now on this game is practice.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Feel bad for Tapper. Thrown to the wolves, did good for 3 innings, then gets unlucky, then can't play defense himself, and os about to have his ERA go up because another scrub is brought in. He battled though, and earned a fan

[The Federalist Engineer]

Is Hardin the worst pitcher to ever wear an MSU uniform? I have never seen one worse as a fan, it's like a fan trying to play. Yet this dude gets SEC innings.

Rather see Brant Blaylock out there.

[EdwardDrayton]

Will never accept a strategy based on a pretext of losing.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Is Hardin the worst pitcher to ever wear an MSU uniform? I have never seen one worse as a fan, it's like a fan trying to play. Yet this dude gets SEC innings.

Rather see Brant Blaylock out there.

And he gets 3 outs only allowing 1 hit vs the meat of the lineup. Pretty good job honestly.

[Cowbell]

Will never accept a strategy based on a pretext of losing.

Had we used this strategy the last few weekends, chances are we wouldn't have gotten swept. It's absolutely because we are short DIVISION 1 pitching talent.

[Cowbell]

Is Hardin the worst pitcher to ever wear an MSU uniform? I have never seen one worse as a fan, it's like a fan trying to play. Yet this dude gets SEC innings.

Rather see Brant Blaylock out there.

He has had some good outings

[Skydawg1]

Why are they still throwing Skenes?

[EdwardDrayton]

Another player mailing it in running the bases. We've mailed it in.

[EdwardDrayton]

Had we used this strategy the last few weekends, chances are we wouldn't have gotten swept. It's absolutely because we are short DIVISION 1 pitching talent.

That's a nice hypothetical. Play to win.

[Skydawg1]

I hate playing at this dump.

[Skydawg1]

"Double play inning over". Zero replays.

[Bdawg]

We even make tagging up hard

[Really Clark?]

That's a nice hypothetical. Play to win.

Baseball is played to win series not a single game. Not that it matters with us this year.

[Cowbell]

Why are they still throwing Skenes?

Their bullpen is as bad as ours so saving guys

[Skydawg1]

"Triple" for whoever a few innings ago.

[Cowbell]

That's a nice hypothetical. Play to win.

We should have played to win game one of the NC series too then

[CJDAWG85]

What the literal ****?!? We can?t even tag up correctly??

[Skydawg1]

Their bullpen is as bad as ours so saving guysAs soon as I hit post, that stuck me. They must have ZERO faith in anybody in the bullpen.

[EdwardDrayton]

We should have played to win game one of the NC series too then

You know Cowbell, we're bantering over how to win one game. Which no doubt keeps the convo interesting for us here but unfortunately we're last in the SEC. And the bantering helps us forget that for a moment. <sigh>

[Bdawg]

Their choppers into the ground sure are finding some hole tonight

[EdwardDrayton]

17

[CJDAWG85]

Comical

[Saltydog]

Hardin is shit. Just not SEC material.

[Bdawg]

Left it down the middle there. Done!!

[Cowbell]

You know Cowbell, we're bantering over how to win one game. Which no doubt keeps the convo interesting for us here but unfortunately we're last in the SEC. And the bantering helps us forget that for a moment. <sigh>

Touch? my friend

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Their choppers into the ground sure are finding some hole tonight

Yeah Hardin pitched better than many will give him credit for. Back to back lucky singles and getting zero 50/50 calls

[WSOPdawg]

17

lol, I don't have any more 17s to give... they went out the window 2 weeks ago.

[Cowbell]

Tommy white is fat Josh harper

[Skydawg1]

I'll ask again.... Was Tommy Tanks on the 2021 NCSU team or not?

[WSOPdawg]

I'll ask again.... Was Tommy Tanks on the 2021 NCSU team or not?

No, he was a 1st year freshman last year and then transferred out in the off-season to LSU.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

No, he was a 1st year freshman last year and then transferred out in the off-season to LSU.

He transferred out to be "closer to home", which is in Florida. Then the money talked

[Activated Alpha]

How many games have we been run ruled now?

[Skydawg1]

Even Lem said Mershon lost the grounder in the lights.

[CJDAWG85]

Gutless performance. Hancock is not a captain. There needs to be a battle royal in the locker room similar to the melee on Major League 2. We need guys to grow some marbles

[Skydawg1]

No, he was a 1st year freshman last year and then transferred out in the off-season to LSU.$$$$

[NCDawg]

I note a couple of guys slowed up running to first base. I would find that totally unacceptable if I were the coach.

[starkvegasdawg]

Even Lem said Mershon lost the grounder in the lights.

Didn't watch the game and just now scanning the game thread, but how in the unholy hell do you lose a grounder in the lights?

[Cowbell]

How many games have we been run ruled now?

6

So we will get run ruled more times than we win in SEC PLAY this year

[Activated Alpha]

Didn't watch the game and just now scanning the game thread, but how in the unholy hell do you lose a grounder in the lights?

It came off the bat right in line with their bright green LED Tony Chachere?s sign which is on ground level. To him it looked like it was going more to the 3rd base, but it went to the left of 2nd. About 3 steps to his left. However he had already committed to 3rd

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Didn't watch the game and just now scanning the game thread, but how in the unholy hell do you lose a grounder in the lights?

He’s short.

[parabrave]

6

So we will get run ruled more times than we win in SEC PLAY this year

And we will get RR the rest of the season. It's apparent that the team just want to get off the field as soon as they can.

[Lord McBuckethead]

It was 6 before last weekend wasn?t it?

[LanceHarbor]

Could be a shootout the next two.


Why are they still throwing Skenes?

[Leroy Jenkins]

It came off the bat right in line with their bright green LED Tony Chachere?s sign which is on ground level. To him it looked like it was going more to the 3rd base, but it went to the left of 2nd. About 3 steps to his left. However he had already committed to 3rd

Can't use a white bat barrel because it's dangerous, but this sounds way worse.

[LanceHarbor]

Ahem, for all the pearl clutchers losing their Sh!t.



Could be a shootout the next two.