Oregon game 3

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Originally Posted by CadaverDawg

Ballgame

**** us

Another crappy MSU day all around. Why was i born a dawg

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Because you were born blessed. good night.

there are very little adjustments offensively outside of a few guys who are just crushing. What made us so good last year is that you couldn't get our hitters out the same way the second time through. Good offensive players don't get beat the same way over and over without making some adjustments

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Originally Posted by CadaverDawg

If Todd really said that, he's lost it

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I took a lot of liberty with that quote. He says our offense is for real though and not a product of crappy competition. I disagreed. I think our pitching is better than offense and he disagrees

From what I could see on the strikeouts the umps were horrible this weekend.

games in the league........Pitching is thin, bottom part of the line up is bad......We're only as good as Pilkington and the top 4 in the lineup can take us.........

Well, Ole Miss lost 4 straight, so there's that.

Have we not seen enough of Graham Ashcraft to move him to the bullpen? I dont want that kid to start another game.

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Originally Posted by CadaverDawg

15 hits and just 5 runs for us. Sickening

5 runs on 8 hits for them

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Right now, this team just finds a way to lose. When you are good you don't create rallies for your opponent and you cash in 2-on-nobody out

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Originally Posted by CadaverDawg

If Todd really said that, he's lost it

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Todd didn't really say that. Todd DID say that RIGHT NOW we are third in the SEC in home runs, lead the SEC in steals and are hitting .298 coming into the game which I believe was around seventh in the SEC. Todd DID say that someone is focusing way too much on how many times we struck out and not enough on the fact that we also have more extra base hits and are hitting better than we were at this time last year- despite losing a lot of players.

The fact of the matter is we scored five runs today and yesterday- that's a respectable amount for any offense. We also came back on them and gave ourselves a chance to win. I'm not going to complain about that. We lost today because we started a freshman who gave up four runs early and belongs in the bullpen.

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Originally Posted by msstate7

You never see anyone with the presence of mind to do that

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Because you catch fly balls that are outs. Jesus.

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Originally Posted by I seen it dawg

Because you catch fly balls that are outs. Jesus.

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Not always... that was the right decision in this case though, yeah

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Todd didn't really say that. Todd DID say that RIGHT NOW we are third in the SEC in home runs, lead the SEC in steals and are hitting .298 coming into the game which I believe was around seventh in the SEC. Todd DID say that someone is focusing way too much on how many times we struck out and not enough on the fact that we also have more extra base hits and are hitting better than we were at this time last year- despite losing a lot of players.

The fact of the matter is we scored five runs today and yesterday- that's a respectable amount for any offense. We also came back on them and gave ourselves a chance to win. I'm not going to complain about that. We lost today because we started a freshman who gave up four runs early and belongs in the bullpen.

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I said a post or so later that I took liberty with that quote. Not picking a fight. Sorry... let's get LT

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Originally Posted by msstate7

I took a lot of liberty with that quote. He says our offense is for real though and not a product of crappy competition. I disagreed. I think our pitching is better than offense and he disagrees

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You're still wrong, but at least you admitted that you misquote me, so I can respect that.

Our coach HAS TO figure out our roles on the pitching staff. I think we're getting closer to that though- Cyr looked good and it was good to see Rigby back even though he threw a critical wild pitch. He HAS TO stop starting Ashcraft and I thought based on his interview this week that he was going to start using him in the bullpen.

If we go with Pilkington, Plumlee, and start Self on Sundays and then use Cyr, Price, Barton, Rigby, and Ashcraft out of the bullpen and then we keep scoring our five runs a game- we will be more than fine. Even if we lead the SEC in K's. Why don't you talk about the fact that our team ERA is OVER 5 coming into the weekend and yet we are in the top half of the SEC in most offensive categories- but yet, hitting is the problem?

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Originally Posted by MarketingBully

From what I could see on the strikeouts the umps were horrible this weekend.

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I would have to say yeah...about the the strike zone that is

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Originally Posted by state66

Have we not seen enough of Graham Ashcraft to move him to the bullpen? I dont want that kid to start another game.

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I think it's coming sooner than later. They mentioned using him as a closer before this weekend. He does not know how to pitch right now and doesn't have the secondary stuff to use even if he does. He will get there- but he's far from a finished product right now. It's frustrating to me personally because I've been saying he should be in the pen for months now.

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Originally Posted by MarketingBully

The ump gave them that game in the tenth. That ump expanded the strike zone for the Oregon pitcher got the first strike out on a pitch about six inches off the plate which got the other batter to swing at the ball way out of the strike zone for strike out number two in that inning. Those pitches weren't close and if I was Cannazarro I would have immediately come out of the dugout and challenged the ump on that first strike 3 called. It was horrible. Disgraceful even.

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Is it just me or has Cann not really pitched a fit yet this year? Cant really recall him even leaving the dugout

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Originally Posted by GTHOM

Is it just me or has Cann not really pitched a fit yet this year? Cant really recall him even leaving the dugout

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Just may be his persona. I don't have real prob with that but he knows this team better than us. Like u i would like to see it though. Bad strike zone on us today.

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Originally Posted by Noxdog

Just may be his persona. I don't have real prob with that but he knows this team better than us. Like u i would like to see it though. Bad strike zone on us today.

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Unfortunately- and I hate this- the NCAA has cracked down on baseball coaches arguing with umpires. Which is bullshit. But you basically can get ejected one time a year and even then the school gets fined and after that I think the coach gets suspended plus fined. That's why Cohen would argue with the umpires from time to time but he wouldn't get kicked out of the game as often as Polk did.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Unfortunately- and I hate this- the NCAA has cracked down on baseball coaches arguing with umpires. Which is bullshit. But you basically can get ejected one time a year and even then the school gets fined and after that I think the coach gets suspended plus fined. That's why Cohen would argue with the umpires from time to time but he wouldn't get kicked out of the game as often as Polk did.

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Todd. Bush league. I'm probably alone but I thought the zone today depended on what color was pitching. EOD that did not lose us the game but was frustrating.

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Originally Posted by Noxdog

Todd. Bush league. I'm probably alone but I thought the zone today depended on what color was pitching. EOD that did not lose us the game but was frustrating.

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It definitely inconsistent and it was not good today.