Regional Game 2: Stare vs Virginia

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Originally Posted by msstate7

Exactly. Use our worst pitchers and hope the bats show up

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Our bats never show up. Well, we got the 8 runs against Mizzou on Saturday. That's as close to an offensive explosion as you will see from us.

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Originally Posted by DawgFromOxford

I can understand not wanting to potentially take the bat out of Jordan?s hands tho if mershon gets thrown out or picked off

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In a tie game in the top of the 9th 2 outs already you have to play for a run; you can't afford the luxury of playing for an insurance run. If you can't hold them to 0 in the B9 then that's on the pitcher. If the pitcher gives up a run in the B9, youd still go to the T10, where Jordan would hit that homer you speak of and give us another chance to close it out.

You play to score Mershon. WIth 2 outs, you have to have him on 2nd

You pitch Pico game 1, Dohm game 2, and you tell Stephen we need 3 innings on Monday and double barrel it with Auger. Our pitching is not as dire as one would think and everyone else, including UVA, is out of pitching. Their bullets are gone.

We are not in an advantageous position, but we are not dead in the water either.

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Originally Posted by Activated Alpha

I have 0 faith our offense will do anything against St. John. We have pissed away too many opportunities and it won?t change tomorrow

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They suck, period

We had men on base in the top of the inning. That’s where the game was lost. Good teams put their foot on the neck and finish them.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

You pitch Pico game 1, Dohm game 2, and you tell Stephen we need 3 innings on Monday and double barrel it with Auger. Our pitching is not as dire as one would think and everyone else, including UVA, is out of pitching. Their bullets are gone.

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I have heard too many times that we have a full bullpen this season, but have yet to see us capitalize on that. Doesn?t matter if we have Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson start for us. We won?t score more than 5 the rest of the regional

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

You pitch Pico game 1, Dohm game 2, and you tell Stephen we need 3 innings on Monday and double barrel it with Auger. Our pitching is not as dire as one would think and everyone else, including UVA, is out of pitching. Their bullets are gone.

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Which is great but we have no one reliable out of the pen

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

You pitch Pico game 1, Dohm game 2, and you tell Stephen we need 3 innings on Monday and double barrel it with Auger. Our pitching is not as dire as one would think and everyone else, including UVA, is out of pitching. Their bullets are gone.

We are not in an advantageous position, but we are not dead in the water either.

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Dohm's not starting anymore this season. That much we know. Auger would need to start tomorrow night vs UVA if we get by St. John's. Beating St. John's with our bullpen is the best chance to win the regional. Most coaches don't have the balls to do that though.

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Originally Posted by bobtail bob

We had men on base in the top of the inning. That’s where the game was lost. Good teams put their foot on the neck and finish them.

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The 9th inning rally didn't start until we already had 2 outs. That didn't leave us many options. If DJ was up and Mershon got caught stealing 2nd all hell would have broken loose.

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Originally Posted by Activated Alpha

I have heard too many times that we have a full bullpen this season

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From who?

We chose to keep Lemonis when that fat 17 doesn't recruit or develop. We'll throw Pico, Cheatham, Black tomorrow and might win if we're lucky. Then if we do, we'll get killed by a Scott Kilne umpiring crew like we have twice this year already whether we hit or not (we won't). Then Lemonis gets an extension and we win 25 next year and are back to a buyout we don't want to pay because the BBQ boys just want to get what they want.

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Originally Posted by HoopsDawg

From who?

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During weekend series where Friday or Saturday we only used 2 pitchers and we have the full bullpen to either win the series or sweep. It seems like every time we haven?t capitalized on that

We will be fine against St Johns and then find a way in the night game. Anything can happen in a single game with UVA. Premature to throw in the towel.

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Originally Posted by the_real_MSU_is_us

I remind everyone that we had 2 outs and Mershon -our best base stealer- at 1st and we DIDN'T SEND HIM! As a result, he only made it to 3rd on Jordans hit and we needed a 2nd 2 out hit to score. The odds of stealing a base and getting a hit >>>> odds of getting back to back 2 out hits

Just terrible coaching there

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Totally agree

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Originally Posted by EdwardDrayton

We will be fine against St Johns and then find a way in the night game. Anything can happen in a single game with UVA. Premature to throw in the towel.

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100%

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Originally Posted by maroonmania

The 9th inning rally didn't start until we already had 2 outs. That didn't leave us many options. If DJ was up and Mershon got caught stealing 2nd all hell would have broken loose.

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Yep you know it.

If we lose this regional it might be the end of Gautreau here. If not it should be.

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Originally Posted by EdwardDrayton

We will be fine against St Johns and then find a way in the night game. Anything can happen in a single game with UVA. Premature to throw in the towel.

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Have we won 3 in a row this season without using Stephen and lo?

Auger starting against St. John's

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

If we lose this regional it might be the end of Gautreau here. If not it should be.

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Honestly even if we win the regional I think it?s best we part ways.