*****CWS Game 1 vs Auburn Thread*****

Why does Riley Self ever see the mound???

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Originally Posted by Marvin

100% on the players tonight. Ample opportunities. Umpire isn’t throwing 40 balls. Umpire isn’t hitting like pu$$ies in big spots.

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To be fair... at least 20 of the balls are on the umpire.

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Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg

Every ball we hit hard is right at them

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Most are groundballs to what appears to be a solid IF

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Originally Posted by CadaverDawg

This is why State fans have short life expectancies....we have no business losing this game. We are damn near the favorites to win it all, and we get this performance out of the gates. This shit sucks.

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That at bat by Mac made me turn it off

Self pitches to contact may be what we need to eat innings

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Originally Posted by BulldogBear

Well, that's probably the ball game. I'm not giving up. I'm just noting that it is rare to win a game that is going the way this one is going. All signs point to L, even with 4 innings left.

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Gotta get to their bullpen. Their bullpen sucks ass. The top of our lineup has sucked most of the time for a pretty long time. We have to get him out of there next inning. We can erase a 3 run deficit against their bullpen. Greenhill is their best pitcher. Next inning has to be the inning.

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Originally Posted by maroonmania

That electronic K box that have is garbage. If you look it at the bottom is 3 or 4 inches below the knee.

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The box is set up where it crosses the plate. Not where it?s caught

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Originally Posted by CadaverDawg

Be nice is Foscue was hitting 4th. Our actual clean up hitter

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Foscue should definitely be in the 4 hole.

Thanks, blue.

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Originally Posted by dantheman4248

To be fair... at least 20 of the balls are on the umpire.

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Don't be ridiculous, the umpire is not calling balls and strikes**

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Originally Posted by Scared_Hitless

Pitcher is painting the corners

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He's gotten multiple strikes though well below the strike zone. The electronic zone showed then right at the edge but the box is WAY off. They've got it extending multiple inches down below the knee, at least it was when Mac was up.

Have to score some at some point. Too many base runners.

We have left a small village on base already.

Doesn't matter if we knock Owen out....Butch will put another soft tossing lefty out there and we'll try to pull everything against him too

No complaints about that strike 3?

We went with our amazing sec tournament plate approach tonight. Certainly a bold strategy.

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Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg

For sure, but that's the first crack in the armor for that pitcher. Got to get him out.

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Agreed!

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Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg

Every ball we hit hard is right at them

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Boy aint't that the truth.

Worst thing is seeing a piece of shit like Bruce Pearl celebrating against us.

Nice self

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Originally Posted by msstate7

No complaints about that strike 3?

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It's been in the inconsistency in the lower half of the zone. He's given strikes out there all night.

Agree though