Baseball vs UCLA

[Todd4State]

If you have to bring on Billingsley in situations like this, well you've got issues. Don't pack your bags for Omaha yet Boys.

There's a reason why BOC was mad that he had to bring in Gleason yesterday.

[EdwardDrayton]

All we have to do is not let the umpire anywhere near Starkville. Problem solved!

I'm not one to blame umpiring/officiating as some are prone to do.

But that guy was trash.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

This game was fun. It was a battle. This is the type of game you want. The SEC season is going to be a battle as well.

[Coach34]

There's a reason why BOC was mad that he had to bring in Gleason yesterday.

Yes- having to use Sumbitch yesterday hurt

[The Federalist Engineer]

I'm not one to blame umpiring/officiating as some are prone to do.

But that guy was trash.

The ump costed MSU a few backwards Ks. Especially on Ben Davis.

But still hit the kid on the foot and then pitched to the SS.

Also 3 runners thrown out stealing. It was clear with mid-majors this was not going to work on elite teams. That was an inning worth of outs given uncompetitively.

[Coach34]

The ump costed MSU a few backwards Ks. Especially on Ben Davis.

But still hit the kid on the foot and then pitched to the SS.

Also 3 runners thrown out stealing. It was clear with mid-majors this was not going to work on elite teams. That was an inning worth of outs given uncompetitively.

Yes- cant blame the ump. We did dumb shit and had some bad luck

Teel and Ace moved out of the way of a game winning HBP- UCLA did not

[HoopsDawg]

The ump costed MSU a few backwards Ks. Especially on Ben Davis.

But still hit the kid on the foot and then pitched to the SS.

Also 3 runners thrown out stealing. It was clear with mid-majors this was not going to work on elite teams. That was an inning worth of outs given uncompetitively.

I dont know why BOC threw to Tanner Allen and I dont know he threw to Cholowsky. Glad about one of those.

[Coach34]

I dont know why BOC threw to Tanner Allen and I dont know he threw to Cholowsky. Glad about one of those.

All this bragging about coaching seems to have slowed down when we made decisions that mattered in a big game

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

In this thread I see a ton of negativity countered only with neutral "we can learn" type comments. I know it's a loss but I'm shocked this place isn't more positive

We played the #1 team in the country with day 3 pitching. This was an Omaha level game. We objectively outplayed them, just didn't get the bounces in our favor (or ball 4 called so when the bases were loaded B9) to get the W.

For those who need more concrete points to why we'll be fine: 1) it's early in the season and the coaches are trying stuff. They won't be stealing bases in the postseason after results like this. 2) the coaches wanted to give pitchers work so pulled them fast, if this was a postseason game Ben Davis would have come in 2ish innings later and we'd have had enough pitching.

Overall, State baseball is BACK, and we belong on the field with anybody anywhere. It's fun to see and the future is bright

[Coach34]

Today showed without a doubt- we are one of the best teams in the country

[Todd4State]

Today showed without a doubt- we are one of the best teams in the country

I'd hate to be the team that plays us next.

[AlSwearengen]

My attempt at arm chair coaching: I was calling for Nunnalee to pinch hit for Parker with 2nd and 3rd no outs (my wife will testify). Nunnalee is known for not striking out (even though he did later) and being able to handle the bat. Parker is a true freshman and will swing and miss; granted, he hits fly balls.

Why Billingsly? He is just out of juco. What about Webb?

I would have liked to have seen guys with some college experience in those spots, especially this early in the season.

[maroonmania]

I'd hate to be the team that plays us next.

Well, that would be USM. I'm hoping today's game doesn't hurt us having to play on the road in Hattiesburg on Tuesday night. We really let one get away against UCLA. Outhit them 14-8 and overall outplayed them. A lot of things had to go wrong (especially in the 9th) for us to lose today. But now, if we mess around and lose to USM, we would only be 2-2 in this 4 game stretch with losses to both ranked teams we've played so Tuesday's game is important. Would definitely feel much better to end the stretch 3-1. But right now I'm not very confident in Foster and we burned a lot of our best bullpen arms today.

[HoopsDawg]

My attempt at arm chair coaching: I was calling for Nunnalee to pinch hit for Parker with 2nd and 3rd no outs (my wife will testify). Nunnalee is known for not striking out (even though he did later) and being able to handle the bat. Parker is a true freshman and will swing and miss; granted, he hits fly balls.

Why Billingsly? He is just out of juco. What about Webb?

I would have liked to have seen guys with some college experience in those spots, especially this early in the season.

Webb was burned.

[HoopsDawg]

Well, that would be USM. I'm hoping today's game doesn't hurt us having to play on the road in Hattiesburg on Tuesday night. We really let one get away against UCLA. Outhit them 14-8 and overall outplayed them. A lot of things had to go wrong (especially in the 9th) for us to lose today. But now, if we mess around and lose to USM, we would only be 2-2 in this 4 game stretch with losses to both ranked teams we've played so Tuesday's game is important. Would definitely feel much better to end the stretch 3-1. But right now I'm not very confident in Foster and we burned a lot of our best bullpen arms today.

If you are USM, this is the perfect time to play us.

On the flip side, if we return from Texas after that 9th inning collapse and go into Hattisburg and win, that would show a lot.

[The Federalist Engineer]

I dont know why BOC threw to Tanner Allen and I dont know he threw to Cholowsky. Glad about one of those.

Yep, in 2021 threw to Tanner Allen with a busted right-handed side winder. Everyone in the stadium knew TA was going to mash. Good reminder.

Parker should have intervened and intentionally walked the golden spikes leader and 1st overall MLB pick.

My meltdown is about the basics. I expect to lose about 14 SEC games this season, because the competition is great in the SEC. But if you can make this kind of mistake, you might lose 15 or 16.

Also, if you rifle through 6 good arms on one tight game and the arms are unavailable the next day, after a 0.2 inning stint. You might routinely see Billingsley and Booth on SEC Sundays. I hope this game was aberrational.

[Todd4State]

Well, that would be USM. I'm hoping today's game doesn't hurt us having to play on the road in Hattiesburg on Tuesday night. We really let one get away against UCLA. Outhit them 14-8 and overall outplayed them. A lot of things had to go wrong (especially in the 9th) for us to lose today. But now, if we mess around and lose to USM, we would only be 2-2 in this 4 game stretch with losses to both ranked teams we've played so Tuesday's game is important. Would definitely feel much better to end the stretch 3-1. But right now I'm not very confident in Foster and we burned a lot of our best bullpen arms today.

If we lose to USM it's probably because we started Foster and he shit the bed. We should have our entire bullpen available for USM with an off day tomorrow. Especially Sweeney and Gleason. Davis is probably burned though.

[Todd4State]

Yep, in 2021 threw to Tanner Allen with a busted right-handed side winder. Everyone in the stadium knew TA was going to mash. Good reminder.

Parker should have intervened and intentionally walked the golden spikes leader and 1st overall MLB pick.

My meltdown is about the basics. I expect to lose about 14 SEC games this season, because the competition is great in the SEC. But if you can make this kind of mistake, you might lose 15 or 16.

Also, if you rifle through 6 good arms on one tight game and the arms are unavailable the next day, after a 0.2 inning stint. You might routinely see Billingsley and Booth on SEC Sundays. I hope this game was aberrational.

I wouldn't be surprised if Booth and Billingsley aren't even on the SEC roster TBH. Booth is pretty much a lock to not be on it. Billingsley might be the last guy on the roster.