Open letter to the baseball team

To the Diamond Dawgs: Week in and week out, time and time again, this team continues to remind me of why I will always and forever support the Bulldogs.

In the waning moments of these games, when it appears to all that every ounce of talent has been utilized, and when every bit of strength has been exhausted, your coaches and your fans ask you for more... just a little more. Somehow, someway, you deliver. It may not be in this pitch, but the next. It may not be this bat, but the next. At times it is enough and others it is not, yet you always give more when asked. Always.

We as fans, love you so much sometimes words cannot express it. We're greedy. We're fickle. When you excel, we laud you with praise but admonish you at the smallest of mistakes. Through it all, over and over, you patiently stride to the plate or quietly jog to the field to do your duty; Playing this game that you love and that we love to watch you play.

In the coming weeks, you have the opportunity to do something that no Mississippi State baseball team has ever done before. That seems to be a reoccurring theme with this ballclub and this school. You are doing things that are being said cannot be done, even by us - the fans. You turn a deaf ear to us all and prove us wrong game after game; all the while doing so with humble grace and poise accompanied by a quick smirk and a knowing wink. It's okay for the fans to doubt us, you say, but we'll never doubt ourselves.

This season has been nothing short of amazing and there is more to come. The coaching, the players, the staff... Everyone on this team is special and has made a major contribution to its current success. But... what is past is prologue. Some say it can't be done. You've done it all season. Prove us wrong again. Go get the SEC Championship.

Time to put some Dawg in'em. Hail State.

Excellent Saint Dawg, I sure couldn't have said it better. But you related my (and I'm sure many others) feelings about this team, I'm so proud of these guys. In all my years (many) of being a MSU fan I don't remember any other team that played harder.
Thanks Saint Dawg and thanks Bulldog Baseball team!
Hail State!

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Originally Posted by SaintDawg

To the Diamond Dawgs: Week in and week out, time and time again, this team continues to remind me of why I will always and forever support the Bulldogs.

In the waning moments of these games, when it appears to all that every ounce of talent has been utilized, and when every bit of strength has been exhausted, your coaches and your fans ask you for more... just a little more. Somehow, someway, you deliver. It may not be in this pitch, but the next. It may not be this bat, but the next. At times it is enough and others it is not, yet you always give more when asked. Always.

We as fans, love you so much sometimes words cannot express it. We're greedy. We're fickle. When you excel, we laud you with praise but admonish you at the smallest of mistakes. Through it all, over and over, you patiently stride to the plate or quietly jog to the field to do your duty; Playing this game that you love and that we love to watch you play.

In the coming weeks, you have the opportunity to do something that no Mississippi State baseball team has ever done before. That seems to be a reoccurring theme with this ballclub and this school. You are doing things that are being said cannot be done, even by us - the fans. You turn a deaf ear to us all and prove us wrong game after game; all the while doing so with humble grace and poise accompanied by a quick smirk and a knowing wink. It's okay for the fans to doubt us, you say, but we'll never doubt ourselves.

This season has been nothing short of amazing and there is more to come. The coaching, the players, the staff... Everyone on this team is special and has made a major contribution to its current success. But... what is past is prologue. Some say it can't be done. You've done it all season. Prove us wrong again. Go get the SEC Championship.

Time to put some Dawg in'em. Hail State.

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One of the best posts I've ever read here. One for the archives.

Hail yeah.

Outstanding! These are the type posts and the attitude that I come here to see!
The first sentence sums up the spirit of true Bulldogs . The rest is spot on, but the onions make it hard to read. Ha!
HAILSTATE!!

Well said, Sir.

Being a MSU fan and seeing another one of our underdog teams rise up and prove that mental makeup and heart are just as important to success as physical talent, brings so much pride to our fans. This team in many ways epitomizes our fanbase.....keep counting us out, and we'll keep outworking you and see you at the top.

I know we all get into these games so much, but I hope everyone will take the time to step back and enjoy just what this team is doing. SaintDawg said it beautifully, and these boys and coaches don't appear to be done yet. Hail State

Great post! Very well said!

These young men are an inspiration. It never ceases to amaze me how a group so young can be so selfless and give so much of themselves. You can't coach that. It's something you're born with.

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Originally Posted by SaintDawg

To the Diamond Dawgs: Week in and week out, time and time again, this team continues to remind me of why I will always and forever support the Bulldogs.
In the waning moments of these games, when it appears to all that every ounce of talent has been utilized, and when every bit of strength has been exhausted, your coaches and your fans ask you for more... just a little more. Somehow, someway, you deliver. It may not be in this pitch, but the next. It may not be this bat, but the next. At times it is enough and others it is not, yet you always give more when asked. Always.

We as fans, love you so much sometimes words cannot express it. We're greedy. We're fickle. When you excel, we laud you with praise but admonish you at the smallest of mistakes. Through it all, over and over, you patiently stride to the plate or quietly jog to the field to do your duty; Playing this game that you love and that we love to watch you play.

In the coming weeks, you have the opportunity to do something that no Mississippi State baseball team has ever done before. That seems to be a reoccurring theme with this ballclub and this school. You are doing things that are being said cannot be done, even by us - the fans. You turn a deaf ear to us all and prove us wrong game after game; all the while doing so with humble grace and poise accompanied by a quick smirk and a knowing wink. It's okay for the fans to doubt us, you say, but we'll never doubt ourselves.

This season has been nothing short of amazing and there is more to come. The coaching, the players, the staff... Everyone on this team is special and has made a major contribution to its current success. But... what is past is prologue. Some say it can't be done. You've done it all season. Prove us wrong again. Go get the SEC Championship.

Time to put some Dawg in'em. Hail State.

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Absolutely well said, very proud to call you our team, you represent this University so well. Don't know where we will finish but you've already finished 1st in our hearts, love the fight and never say never attitude.

While I appreciate the sentiment, and agree with what you're saying...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcD9l_K2rE0

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Originally Posted by SaintDawg

To the Diamond Dawgs: Week in and week out, time and time again, this team continues to remind me of why I will always and forever support the Bulldogs.

In the waning moments of these games, when it appears to all that every ounce of talent has been utilized, and when every bit of strength has been exhausted, your coaches and your fans ask you for more... just a little more. Somehow, someway, you deliver. It may not be in this pitch, but the next. It may not be this bat, but the next. At times it is enough and others it is not, yet you always give more when asked. Always.

We as fans, love you so much sometimes words cannot express it. We're greedy. We're fickle. When you excel, we laud you with praise but admonish you at the smallest of mistakes. Through it all, over and over, you patiently stride to the plate or quietly jog to the field to do your duty; Playing this game that you love and that we love to watch you play.

In the coming weeks, you have the opportunity to do something that no Mississippi State baseball team has ever done before. That seems to be a reoccurring theme with this ballclub and this school. You are doing things that are being said cannot be done, even by us - the fans. You turn a deaf ear to us all and prove us wrong game after game; all the while doing so with humble grace and poise accompanied by a quick smirk and a knowing wink. It's okay for the fans to doubt us, you say, but we'll never doubt ourselves.

This season has been nothing short of amazing and there is more to come. The coaching, the players, the staff... Everyone on this team is special and has made a major contribution to its current success. But... what is past is prologue. Some say it can't be done. You've done it all season. Prove us wrong again. Go get the SEC Championship.

Time to put some Dawg in'em. Hail State.

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WOW! Extremely well said!

HailState!

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Originally Posted by SaintDawg

To the Diamond Dawgs: Week in and week out, time and time again, this team continues to remind me of why I will always and forever support the Bulldogs.

In the waning moments of these games, when it appears to all that every ounce of talent has been utilized, and when every bit of strength has been exhausted, your coaches and your fans ask you for more... just a little more. Somehow, someway, you deliver. It may not be in this pitch, but the next. It may not be this bat, but the next. At times it is enough and others it is not, yet you always give more when asked. Always.

We as fans, love you so much sometimes words cannot express it. We're greedy. We're fickle. When you excel, we laud you with praise but admonish you at the smallest of mistakes. Through it all, over and over, you patiently stride to the plate or quietly jog to the field to do your duty; Playing this game that you love and that we love to watch you play.

In the coming weeks, you have the opportunity to do something that no Mississippi State baseball team has ever done before. That seems to be a reoccurring theme with this ballclub and this school. You are doing things that are being said cannot be done, even by us - the fans. You turn a deaf ear to us all and prove us wrong game after game; all the while doing so with humble grace and poise accompanied by a quick smirk and a knowing wink. It's okay for the fans to doubt us, you say, but we'll never doubt ourselves.

This season has been nothing short of amazing and there is more to come. The coaching, the players, the staff... Everyone on this team is special and has made a major contribution to its current success. But... what is past is prologue. Some say it can't be done. You've done it all season. Prove us wrong again. Go get the SEC Championship.

Time to put some Dawg in'em. Hail State.

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Insert slow clapping guy here

Guess I'm more of an, "Atta-boy, slap-'em-on-the-ass and buy-'em-a-beer" kind of guy.

Chills!!!

what do you mean by 'something no other bulldog baseball team has done before?'

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Originally Posted by cujo

what do you mean by 'something no other bulldog baseball team has done before?'

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Winning the SEC regular season championship in back to back seasons.

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Originally Posted by HoopsCoach21

Winning the SEC regular season championship in back to back seasons.

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We've actually done that three times in school history. 1948-49, 1965- 1966, and 1970-1971. ESPN/SEC Network for some reason has been putting out that we've never done it and they're wrong. I even tweeted Ben McDonald about it and he told me that was what was in the notes ESPN gave them. I don't know how they screwed this one up since literally half of our SEC Titles were back to back.

The only things that we could do that we've never done before in school history is win 20 SEC games in back to back seasons and be a National Seed in back to back seasons. At this point we have a chance to do those things still. We'll see if those things happen.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

We've actually done that three times in school history. 1948-49, 1965- 1966, and 1970-1971. ESPN/SEC Network for some reason has been putting out that we've never done it and they're wrong. I even tweeted Ben McDonald about it and he told me that was what was in the notes ESPN gave them. I don't know how they screwed this one up since literally half of our SEC Titles were back to back.

The only things that we could do that we've never done before in school history is win 20 SEC games in back to back seasons and be a National Seed in back to back seasons. At this point we have a chance to do those things still. We'll see if those things happen.

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Those 70 and 71 teams were loaded with as much talent as any Msu teams ever had. Back in the "grandpa days", the 71 team got screwed by some crazy Ncaa rule that didn't allow us to play several starters in the regional tournament. That team was as good as any in the country back then. I finished in 73', you guys should have seen "leftfield lounge" in the beginning! Paul Gregory was the Coach and was known as a Gentleman. His assistant was Tom D'Armi, was known as a great recruiter and talked about the New York Yankees all the time!

Just saying.

basedog, I was a freshman in '73 and I remember LFL, fun days.

For you history buffs. My 1st memories of The Dude goes back to us winning our regional and I think it was against WA. I remember one of our players climbing up the left field foul post celebrating. Was that Jody Hurst? I also remember beating MI to go to Omaha. They had Barry Larkin and we was bad ass throughout the tournament. Think they had Sabo on that team too. Anybody remember what years those were?

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

We've actually done that three times in school history. 1948-49, 1965- 1966, and 1970-1971. ESPN/SEC Network for some reason has been putting out that we've never done it and they're wrong. I even tweeted Ben McDonald about it and he told me that was what was in the notes ESPN gave them. I don't know how they screwed this one up since literally half of our SEC Titles were back to back.

The only things that we could do that we've never done before in school history is win 20 SEC games in back to back seasons and be a National Seed in back to back seasons. At this point we have a chance to do those things still. We'll see if those things happen.

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Correct. I should've been more specific in my original post. If we get the SEC'ship, that guarantees both a natty seed and b2b 20+ win seasons.

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Originally Posted by Bully13

For you history buffs. My 1st memories of The Dude goes back to us winning our regional and I think it was against WA. I remember one of our players climbing up the left field foul post celebrating. Was that Jody Hurst? I also remember beating MI to go to Omaha. They had Barry Larkin and we was bad ass throughout the tournament. Think they had Sabo on that team too. Anybody remember what years those were?

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The Regional at Starkville against a very good Washington team was one of the most exciting regional's ever, not the most but awesome. Washington had a very good team, it was extremely hot beating them early in the day to advance to CWS.

Actually I had to miss the regional with Barry Larkin playing.

We've had so many great regional moments, but the Burke Master's grand slam in the top of the 9th and beating a #1 Fsu team has to be the top.

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Originally Posted by Bully13

For you history buffs. My 1st memories of The Dude goes back to us winning our regional and I think it was against WA. I remember one of our players climbing up the left field foul post celebrating. Was that Jody Hurst? I also remember beating MI to go to Omaha. They had Barry Larkin and we was bad ass throughout the tournament. Think they had Sabo on that team too. Anybody remember what years those were?

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If it was Jody it was 89 and we beat UNC.

If it was Washington, that was 1997.

Larkin was on the 85 team we beat in Starkville

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Originally Posted by ScoobaDawg

If it was Jody it was 89 and we beat UNC.

If it was Washington, that was 1997.

Larkin was on the 85 team we beat in Starkville

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We lost the 89 regional, UNC beat us in a double header to advance to CWS. We were #1 and Teaxas A&M was ranked two and neither made it to CWS. Probably biggest disappointment in Msu baseball history with loaded team of talent.

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Originally Posted by basedog

We lost the 89 regional, UNC beat us in a double header to advance to CWS. We were #1 and Teaxas A&M was ranked two and neither made it to CWS. Probably biggest disappointment in Msu baseball history with loaded team of talent.

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Whoops duh. Ok I meant couldn't of been Jody. played in 88 and 89.

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Originally Posted by basedog

Those 70 and 71 teams were loaded with as much talent as any Msu teams ever had. Back in the "grandpa days", the 71 team got screwed by some crazy Ncaa rule that didn't allow us to play several starters in the regional tournament. That team was as good as any in the country back then. I finished in 73', you guys should have seen "leftfield lounge" in the beginning! Paul Gregory was the Coach and was known as a Gentleman. His assistant was Tom D'Armi, was known as a great recruiter and talked about the New York Yankees all the time!

Just saying.

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Those teams were great. But I'd have to say the '85 squad had the most talent by far, than any other MSU team.
Jeff Brantley
Bobby Thigpen
Will Clark
Rafael Palmeiro
And a host of other really good players who did not make the Big Leagues, including:
Dan Van Cleve
Gator Thiesen
John Mitchell
Gene Morgan
Ray Mullino
Steven King
Trent Intorcia

4 MLB All-Stars of the 9 starters. Almost assuredly the most talented college team of all time...not just MSU.