In 84, we had Bobby Parker at SS. In 84 Palmeiro hit 29 homers, Clark 28
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In my lifetime it is probably:
1. 2016- I still believe this team was the best State team I have ever seen(was not around for 85 or 89). We were loaded with power and XBH potential top to bottom in our lineup and had an amazing staff that was almost lights out at the backend. I truly thought we were going to win the whole thing. Yes I still hate Bobby Dalbec and no his homer he hit in Game 2 still has not landed.
2. 2003- I doubt I will ever forgive Polk for starting Maholm against MTSU in that regional. We could have beaten them with a bullpen game. I can still vividly remember the 9th inning of that Sunday regional. Just a gut wrenching feeling.
3. 2019- Although it was not a disappointment, I mean we ended up in Omaha after all, I just felt like we were the team of destiny. We were an amazing lineup top to bottom, we had a shutdown ace in Small, great arms in the bullpen, and we had Jake who you just felt like was not going to let us lose. On top of all that, we had some black magic going on in those black jerseys. When we beat Auburn I thought it was our time.
'84 was Raffy's triple crown year. He hit over .400 with 29 hr's and 94 rbis. Clark hit in the high .300's I believe and one less homer (28) and one less RBI (93) than Raffy. Just think about that. Unreal. Glad I got to watch them.
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We didnt have the pitching in 1984
2006-Made the drive all night to Baton Rouge for the Saturday game after we won on Friday night. Number 1 team in the country and we blew it after having the lead. Still remember being heckled by their fans as we left a few minutes early since my buddy was giving them fits the entire time. Long ride home Sunday with a hangover
2016-Never in a million years did I think we?d lose to Arizona. Dalbec?s name will haunt my dreams for years to come. From national seed to losing at home in two. Brutal finish to that season
Honorable mention-2015 msu baseball. I know it was just a regional in 2014 baseball, but we had also come off making the finals in 2013, we had the great season in football, had a good football year in 2015 and Dak on campus. Just felt like everything was starting to go MSU?s way in athletics and man did we suck. Granted we came back with a brilliant 2016 campaign (highlighted above unfortunately) but 2015 was the only year I can recall just not watching us play anymore, my blood pressure just could not handle it any longer that year
I'm still all in as this year being my most disappointed year, doesn't seem real having 6 starters back and not making the SEC tourney (it's still kinda in play). Maybe we get hot the next two weekends......cough cough, I'm hot right now cutting up some trees for firewood. And I gotta go the distance as I don't have a reliver! LMBO! I'm old but tough!
....and...how can you forget Jon Harden coming out of the bullpen to throw that 50 mph curveball that made guys fall down....then the FIRE with ol Pete Young closing it out the 9th with 3rd baseman dirt all over his uniform Man, i miss that team and YES it was the best team in the history of our program.
True about 2018, but 2001 broke my heart. Broke my spirit. I was up there believing with Rosebowl and I might have even made hotel reservations in Pasadena for New Year's Day. I have never been ALL IN for football since.
Narrator: He didn't need the reservations.
Appreciate you asking. He got completely shutdown about a month ago(he's been Gulf Coasts Landon Sims, coaching first base since then). The shoulder had progressed pretty well but then the elbow started having problems. Thought he had a torn ucl but turned out to be a bad flexor tendon strain. The Shuckers team orthopedist has been taking care of him. He's had more MRI this spring than I've had in my entire life lol. Gulf Coast season came to an end in the playoffs last friday on a walk off 2 run homer in the bottom of the 9th, and he started rehab yesterday at a great training facility here in Jones county. Got some great trainers and he's looking to get fully healthy this summer. As rough of a spring as he's had, we've been truly blessed that it wasn't much worse. I really appreicate you asking, thank you!
On another note. Riley Self is the pitching coach at Gulf Coast and my son got really close with him. It was really cool to see that CWS Championship Ring up close! Riley's a good guy.
Hindsight we probably should've just shut it down at the beginning, he just wanted to get on the field so bad. Everytime the shoulder would get better, he'd get in and it would flare again. Up and down all season and then when the shoulder was seemingly better the elbow went down(ortho said from favoring the shoulder). Just a mess all season(kinda like State season), but glad the injuries weren't worse. Appreciate all the well wishes and thoughts, thank you!