Game 1 v. Arkansas

[Todd4State]

Ha! Who else knew we'd score 1 run when Self gave up that bomb? I can't be the only one

I can't say that I knew- but I can say that it didn't surprise me.

Make bad moves and the baseball gods teach you lessons.

[KOdawg1]

Lost but Cronin is burnt for the weekend at 30 pitches. Their pitching staff is ass now. Now we need two straight wins and we have our full bullpen.

He's not burnt.

[Dawg2003]

Like it or not, the only 2 sports we have a legitimate chance at a Natty are in Baseball and WBB. Even to have a chance at an SEC football title we would need a very down year in the league.

I agree. Trying to win any kind of championship in football is a sunk cost fallacy. We need to keep it good enough to make money off of it, but that's all we'll get.

[Todd4State]

Cronin will be available Saturday. Had he gotten over 40 I would think otherwise but he will be available Saturday

I don't know. I thought he had some injury issues?


Nevermind forgot this was Thursday.

[Homedawg]

Umm, no. Cronin can easily come back on Saturday. Damn.

For sure.

[HoopsDawg]

Self should only see the mound in midweek games that we are leading by 8+ runs going into the 9th. How does our staff not realize that? You don't win road SEC series with dumb coaching decisions...and throwing your White Flag in a one run game is the type of shit that earns you getting swept.

No one knows why. It was truly a mind boggling decision especially with the lefties coming up. Oh well, the first real fck up by Lemon.

[CadaverDawg]

Yeah, it was Lemonis? dumbest moment as a coach here but he will look like a genius if we win the next two because we were able to knock out and drive up their closer?s pitch count making him useless the rest of the weekend.

No

[MarketingBully]

Umm, no. Cronin can easily come back on Saturday. Damn.

I doubt he will even be needed. Our pitching staff is a lot better now. Seriously, the guy that started tonight is their only good starting pitcher. They will start their backup QB on Saturday vs Ginn. A true freshman tomorrow against Plumlee. I like our chances the rest of the weekend.

[RougeDawg]

Rowdey, wow that was a shitty at bat.

Why are you surprised? His discipline at the plate has been non existent all season. He got lucky on the AB before with a cement mixer over plate.

[MetEdDawg]

I don't know. I thought he had some injury issues?

Didn't look like it tonight. His breaking ball sucks but his FB is good. And with only 30 pitches I would think in a series like this if they have a one run lead on Saturday they are probably sending him back out there

[Todd4State]

No

Exactly. Then we'll be frustrated that we didn't sweep. Or win the series. Or whatever the case is.

[KOdawg1]

Just don't get swept

[MarketingBully]

Exactly. Then we'll be frustrated that we didn't sweep. Or win the series. Or whatever the case is.

I think we will end up winning the series and see this as one we could have swept. Arkansas pitching is horrible other then Cronin and Campbell.

[Todd4State]

I doubt he will even be needed. Our pitching staff is a lot better now. Seriously, the guy that started tonight is their only good starting pitcher. They will start their backup QB on Saturday vs Ginn. A true freshman tomorrow against Plumlee. I like our chances the rest of the weekend.

I've seen Tony LaRussa who is the best manager I have ever seen IMO make moves that screwed up the Cardinals from getting to the postseason before. Every manager makes poor decisions from time to time. It's not a big deal as long as it is not a consistent issue.

It seemed like all night we were very slow to bring in guys from the pen. Small was struggling and we just left him out there too. It just feels to me like at times we have a poor feel of who to pitch when.

[MarketingBully]

Didn't look like it tonight. His breaking ball sucks but his FB is good. And with only 30 pitches I would think in a series like this if they have a one run lead on Saturday they are probably sending him back out there

His breaking ball was horrible so all he had was his fastball. We hit him pretty damn hard too. I think we will feast on these pitchers in the 2nd and 3rd game.

[Skydawg1]

I think we will end up winning the series and see this as one we could have swept. Arkansas pitching is horrible other then Cronin and Campbell.

I agree, and I hope we're both right. Just can't get swept this weekend.

[Todd4State]

I think we will end up winning the series and see this as one we could have swept. Arkansas pitching is horrible other then Cronin and Campbell.

I agree and I hope so. But it's yet another frustrating "we should have swept this team" series if that indeed happens. We probably could have swept USM, Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, and we'll see about Arkansas. We should have won the series against LSU as well. I know and understand that things happen in baseball but it always seems like some BS happens every weekend (except for Alabama) and it's always something different. We should be running away with the SEC right now.


And yes- if given the choice between complaining about not sweeping and losing a series give me this option all day long.

[MarketingBully]

I've seen Tony LaRussa who is the best manager I have ever seen IMO make moves that screwed up the Cardinals from getting to the postseason before. Every manager makes poor decisions from time to time. It's not a big deal as long as it is not a consistent issue.

It seemed like all night we were very slow to bring in guys from the pen. Small was struggling and we just left him out there too. It just feels to me like at times we have a poor feel of who to pitch when.

The difference in this game was simple. Arkansas SP took advantage of the bizarre strike zone the ump had and Small did until one shitty inning where he inexplicably pitched 4 straight BP fastballs. We were slow to get him out and they took a 3-1 lead. If that game is tied 2-2, Self is not in the ball game in the 8th. That extra run was the difference in Lemonis making a dumb decision. Sucks but hey we are 32-7. I do think we take two because I doubt very seriously anyone’s strike zone will be as bad as Walsh’s was tonight and we will have the pitching advantage the rest of the weekend.

[Activated Alpha]

I think we will end up winning the series and see this as one we could have swept. Arkansas pitching is horrible other then Cronin and Campbell.

Said the same thing regarding LSU, but our hitters made their pitching staff look like all stars. Our adjustments were terrible, but Walsh sucked. That 1st strike on Foscue was the 3rd strike on the lead off walk by small in the 6th. Same damn spot. Different calls.

[I seen it dawg]

Sec loss on road. It happens. They aren't just gonna roll over.