SEC play begins- G1 vs UPig

[Coach34]

I think leaving 11 men on base and our 2345 and 6 hitters going 2 for 19 had a bit more to do with losing than Miller coming in. But you know the old saying good pitching ocercomes good hitting all the time.

Absolutely. Our offense let us down

[AlSwearengen]

If Miller is landing his change, he will be fine most of the time b/c it is a ++ pitch for him, but he was missing badly with it tonight, unfortunately.

We are in a weird place with our bullpen. Gleason has been our most consistent and after that, everyone is capable of being bad. A lot of our talent is young and inexperienced. The older pitchers that we brought in seem like they are either trying to rehab their images or come from lower level programs. I see a bunch of talented capable pitchers that aren?t alphas at this point.

[Todd4State]

Ever time we have lost it has been either Miller or Billingsley on the mound.

[maroonmania]

I think leaving 11 men on base and our 2345 and 6 hitters going 2 for 19 had a bit more to do with losing than Miller coming in. But you know the old saying good pitching ocercomes good hitting all the time.

Yep, we were one out away from only scoring 2 runs in this game. Offense has to be better.

[Todd4State]

Face it guys, any reliever we have could have given up that gopher ball. I will say though that if we weren't going Davis, then Maddox Webb would have probably been a better option than Maddox Miller. But like I said, we don't have anyone that can be fully trusted right now on the back end.

Davis, Webb, and Pitzer can all close. Heck- Sweeney has been struggling and he would have been a better option than a freshman.

[Coursesuper]

Ever time we have lost it has been either Miller or Billingsley on the mound.

Growing up has pains.

[Todd4State]

Yep, we were one out away from only scoring 2 runs in this game. Offense has to be better.

True but we are always going to struggle against aces from the other team.

[PGHBulldogBG]

I agree but they fund baseball Top 5. Football? Nowhere close

I agree never said anything about football just talking about basketball and baseball

[HoopsDawg]

Davis, Webb, and Pitzer can all close. Heck- Sweeney has been struggling and he would have been a better option than a freshman.

Bingo.

[Todd4State]

Growing up has pains.

At some point you have to do what is going to give you the best chance to win though.

[EdwardDrayton]

I think leaving 11 men on base and our 2345 and 6 hitters going 2 for 19 had a bit more to do with losing than Miller coming in. But you know the old saying good pitching ocercomes good hitting all the time.

That's a good point para. And yet we were still in it in the end. So that put the spotlight on Miller and it didn't fall in our favor.

[PGHBulldogBG]

What are you rambling about

What did I say that was not true? Just stating a fact

[maroonmania]

Davis, Webb, and Pitzer can all close. Heck- Sweeney has been struggling and he would have been a better option than a freshman.

Fully agree that was a tough spot for a Freshman but it would have been a tough spot to have really trusted any of them.

[HoopsDawg]

Growing up has pains.

You don?t throw away SEC games for growing pains. That?s what midweeks are for. Baffling decision.

[maroonmania]

True but we are always going to struggle against aces from the other team.

But all these games (UCLA, USM, Ark, even Tulane) we aren't even denting the scoreboard until the game is basically half over. Always playing from behind isn't helping things. I guess we did at least get 2 runs against Tulane in the first before going into a shell.

[HoopsDawg]

What did I say that was not true? Just stating a fact

That they spend more on basketball than baseball? No shit. Everyone does. Arkansas takes baseball very seriously.

[HoopsDawg]

But all these games (UCLA, USM, Ark, even Tulane) we aren't even denting the scoreboard until the game is basically half over. Always playing from behind isn't helping things.

Depth is a double edged sword. Baseball is a game of rhythm and routine. At some point you cant platoon 5 spots. You cant leave a veteran on the bench who is hitting.450 with 2 homers like Wyers all for the sake of matchups.

[EdwardDrayton]

Vandy walks it off against #13 LSU 13-12. Nothing about the SEC is gonna be easy.

[Todd4State]

Fully agree that was a tough spot for a Freshman but it would have been a tough spot to have really trusted any of them.

That doesn't mean throw a freshman out there. Hell- Landon Sims could have lost tonight too. Doesn't mean if we had him we shouldn't put him on the mound. And i absolutely trust Ben Davis. He has been lights out and has an ERA of 0.00 since they stopped trying to use him for more than two innings. Pitzer has closed SEC games before.

But all these games (UCLA, USM, Ark, even Tulane) we aren't even denting the scoreboard until the game is basically half over. Always playing from behind isn't helping things.

It's not but at the end of the day they are doing what they need to do to put us in position to win. And then we decide "hey! Tie game on the road after we made a great comeback! This seems like a good time to get Miller some experience or see if Billingsley has figured things out."

[HoopsDawg]

That doesn't mean throw a freshman out there. Hell- Landon Sims could have lost tonight too. Doesn't mean if we had him we shouldn't put him on the mound. And i absolutely trust Ben Davis. He has been lights out and has an ERA of 0.00 since they stopped trying to use him for more than two innings. Pitzer has closed SEC games before.



It's not but at the end of the day they are doing what they need to do to put us in position to win. And then we decide "hey! Tie game on the road after we made a great comeback! This seems like a good time to get Miller some experience or see if Billingsley has figured things out."

I dont know what?s crazier, us doing it or people defending it. Yeah I do.

And yeah, we stranded too many runners but we were facing a Team USA pitcher. A lot of Friday night games are going to be low scoring.