The Where the **** do I park in the trailer park game thread

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

The problem is those "easily correctable catching mistakes" aren't getting corrected. And if our catching and blocking wasn't bad enough then you have that our catchers can't throw out baserunners. Teams are going to run on us a LOT in SEC play.

I agree we aren't going to solve the catching issue this season. We won't be a completely well rounded team at any point. But only 1-3 teams are in any given season. We have a shot to earn a SR and if we make it to Omaha have about as good of a chance as anyone. Unreal for year 1 of a new coach, even with NIL and Portal considered

[Tater]

all i'm saying is that aiden teel woulda made us lose 5-7

[Activated Alpha]

Meh, let?s get our mojo back this weekend before heading into the SEC gauntlet. Show those bitches we are back

[CaptainObvious]

Just stating facts. It doesn’t make sense. Even Lebby and our below average football team went to Hattiesburg and won by 17 points. I am just trying to make sense of what we are doing here as a whole.

It doesn?t matter what you write or even think. State can spend $30 million on football and $15 million on basketball and still be bottom 6 SEC. State ?Fans? can spend $10 million on baseball and still have to play in the SEC too. So, probably a program like State should be in a lower conference. Winning at that level in football and still going to bowl games. Winning a little better at Basketball and maybe slipping in as a mid-major. Winning at baseball still because several Mid-majors win at baseball.

When Alabama, Texas, A&M, LSU, Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Florida, Missouri, Auburn and Ole Miss can spend double than State can on Football, State has no chance!

[BeardoMSU]

To me, this was a bad loss. Bad lineup. Bad management. Poor execution.

But having said that, if you cant tell this is an Omaha caliber team, you dont know baseball.

We are really good.

Yes. In both losses its clear we're a combination of figuring shit out and playing with our food.
And neither of our losses are scrubs; the opposite, in fact.

Not worried.

[BeardoMSU]

all i'm saying is that aiden teel woulda made us lose 5-7

Put the Schnapps down, bro!***

(that's a layered peach joke, btw)

[HoopsDawg]

Yes. In both losses its clear we're a combination of figuring shit out and playing with our food.
And neither of our losses are scrubs; the opposite, in fact.

Not worried.

Exactly. Lots of correctable mistakes by players and BOC. Need to figure out the 3rd outfielder after Teel and Chance. Need a consistent batting order. Need to improve at catcher. Need to tighten up pitching rotation and define roles. Gotta clean up base running. All of that and we lost two 1 run games to two Top 10 teams away from home.

As it stands today, I will be shocked if we are not a national seed.

[Bothrops]

I just want to know why we schedule games down there when OM doesn?t? Or do they and I just don?t know about it?

I think they played down there last year.

[Todd4State]

I think they played down there last year.

I'm 99% sure they play Ole Miss in Hattiesburg this year too. And Pearl.

[EdwardDrayton]

Yes. In both losses its clear we're a combination of figuring shit out and playing with our food.
And neither of our losses are scrubs; the opposite, in fact.

Not worried.

^^^^^

[maroonmania]

Dang, we were down 4-0 tonight before I even had time to get the game pulled up. Was Sweeney that bad? Hard to win games against good competition when we are starting off so poorly. Got down 3-0 to UCLA right off the bat and tonight was even worse getting down 5-0 before doing anything against USM midweek pitching. Had 2 chances at a high quality win and didn't get either. Very disappointing.

[Todd4State]

Exactly. Lots of correctable mistakes by players and BOC. Need to figure out the 3rd outfielder after Teel and Chance. Need a consistent batting order. Need to improve at catcher. Need to tighten up pitching rotation and define roles. Gotta clean up base running. All of that and we lost two 1 run games to two Top 10 teams away from home.

As it stands today, I will be shocked if we are not a national seed.

Vytas has been good in the OF. Nunnalee and Parker and Mershon have all had moments. I'm not too worried about the OF especially knowing that Teel was sick.

Our bullpen I think needs to be something like:

Closer- Webb
Set-up- Davis
Set-up- Pitzer
Relief ace- Sweeney (I know)
Relief ace- Gleason
Match up- Burns

Chone and Raymond need to work on blocking balls better. We need Milewski back if he is healthy too.

[Todd4State]

Dang, we were down 4-0 tonight before I even had time to get the game pulled up. Was Sweeney that bad? Hard to win games against good competition when we are starting off so poorly. Got down 3-0 to UCLA right off the bat and tonight was even worse getting down 5-0 before doing anything against USM midweek pitching. Had 2 chances at a high quality win and didn't get either. Very disappointing.

Yeah. He was off. Gave up a 3 run home run. He just isn't a starter so not too concerned about it. Another run we gave up because Woodson missed a pop up and then Gleason gave up a home run.

[Rawdawg]

We are FINE. We have 2 non conference losses to a likely national seed and likely regional host in a true road game. We made mistake in both games and the game of baseball punishes you for them. It happens.

[HoopsDawg]

Foster barely pitched tonight. Makes me wonder if he is going to get another shot at starting on Sunday. To me, this would be ideal bc Stone could go back to the pen.

[BeardoMSU]

Exactly. Lots of correctable mistakes by players and BOC. Need to figure out the 3rd outfielder after Teel and Chance. Need a consistent batting order. Need to improve at catcher. Need to tighten up pitching rotation and define roles. Gotta clean up base running. All of that and we lost two 1 run games to two Top 10 teams away from home.

As it stands today, I will be shocked if we are not a national seed.

Me too.

[Todd4State]

Doesn't matter now, but at the end why put in a pinch runner and not send him? Having him on first means we'd need 2 2 out hits to score him. If he steals second we'd just need one. Surely the pinch runner has a better chance of stealing 2nd than Sanders (the 2nd guy we'd have needed to get a hit) had to get a hit off their closer. Just seemed like bad coaching to me

Probably because we were down a run. I'm assuming you're talking about the 9th inning right? If not disregard what I am about to say but if Sanders gets thrown out to end the game this place would be melting down right now.

[BeardoMSU]

Vytas has been good in the OF. Nunnalee and Parker and Mershon have all had moments. I'm not too worried about the OF especially knowing that Teel was sick.

Our bullpen I think needs to be something like:

Closer- Webb
Set-up- Davis
Set-up- Pitzer
Relief ace- Sweeney (I know)
Relief ace- Gleason
Match up- Burns

Chone and Raymond need to work on blocking balls better. We need Milewski back if he is healthy too.

Agree on Webb. Davis has just been too inconsistent, even going back to last year, to be a closer type pitcher.

[Todd4State]

Foster barely pitched tonight. Makes me wonder if he is going to get another shot at starting on Sunday. To me, this would be ideal bc Stone could go back to the pen.

Stone I think has earned the Sunday job. Not sure what they are going to do but if I were in their shoes I'd try to let Foster pitch out of the bullpen for an inning or two Friday or Saturday and then start him against Tulane in Biloxi.

I looked at Foster's stats from last year yesterday and he did pretty good out of the bullpen last year. I do think he has starter stuff though.

[Todd4State]

Agree on Webb. Davis has just been too inconsistent, even going back to last year, to be a closer type pitcher.

I think we're overextending Davis and he wears out in general. He's electric for two innings. And then his velo noticeably drops. He could close if he pitches the 8th and 9th but we're bringing him in the 7th and running out of gas in the 9th.