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03-13-2026, 09:08 PM
#241

Originally Posted by
Coursesuper
So you?re going to burn Davis right there. We have 18 innings tomorrow and the majority of our arms are available. They just burned their guy out of the pen. I know you?re gonna say no way, but maybe you don?t bring in a closer when you?re not ahead.
Bingo. Miller has been pretty reliable. His only downfall has been the longball so far and it bit him there. The pitch was actually located on the corner but left up and the guy stayed on it and made a good swing. Win 2 tomorrow.
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03-13-2026, 09:09 PM
#242
Ben hasn't been lock down either so there's that. We just don't have a closer and that's the honest truth. We just give up far too many runs late in games. You can't do that and win in this league.
"The QB and the receiver weren't on the same page there, but hey its only week eleven". (Jack Cristil)
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03-13-2026, 09:09 PM
#243

Originally Posted by
Coursesuper
So you?re going to burn Davis right there. We have 18 innings tomorrow and the majority of our arms are available. They just burned their guy out of the pen. I know you?re gonna say no way, but maybe you don?t bring in a closer when you?re not ahead.
I disagree from the standpoint that Davis in theory would keep us tied for 2 innings. I roll him out there and go the for the win instead of the freshman that gives up HR's with a 6+ ERA
I think it's a coaching mistake. Maybe it helps tomorrow but on the cusp right now- mistake
Walk like the King or walk like you don't care who the King is
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03-13-2026, 09:10 PM
#244

Originally Posted by
Coach34
I can handle losing with Davis on the mound on a Friday- it pisses me off losing with a true freshman like Miller on the mound on a Friday night. Thats shitty coaching
I guess its questionable whether or not to burn our 'closer' in a tie game on a Friday night, but right now we just dont have any reliable relievers. This team is going to be very dependent on the offense scoring.
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03-13-2026, 09:14 PM
#245

Originally Posted by
Coach34
I disagree from the standpoint that Davis in theory would keep us tied for 2 innings. I roll him out there and go the for the win instead of the freshman that gives up HR's with a 6+ ERA
I think it's a coaching mistake. Maybe it helps tomorrow but on the cusp right now- mistake
Kid has to be put in high leverage situations now. He has the talent to succeed, just didn?t this time. It will pay off later in the season. By late April he won?t be a freshman any longer. But we have 18 innings tomorrow, and we saved our bullpen bullets while they burned their guy out of the pen.
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03-13-2026, 09:14 PM
#246
Nah, Arkansas baseball is to Alabama football to us. Hate that club and their program and their fans and their state. **** them all
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03-13-2026, 09:17 PM
#247

Originally Posted by
Coursesuper
Kid has to be put in high leverage situations now. He has the talent to succeed, just didn?t this time. It will pay off later in the season. By late April he won?t be a freshman any longer. But we have 18 innings tomorrow, and we saved our bullpen bullets while they burned their guy out of the pen.
I guess you are one of those fans who defends the coaches no matter what. Couldnt disagree more with every word in your post.
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03-13-2026, 09:19 PM
#248
The hell it isn't. He's part of your backend and so are some of the other guys that haven't been reliable. Look at how many runs we've given up in innings 6-9.
"The QB and the receiver weren't on the same page there, but hey its only week eleven". (Jack Cristil)
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03-13-2026, 09:20 PM
#249
Arkansas cares most about basketball. They see baseball as a sport that’s fun but they don’t make it the main sport they care about and only care about.
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03-13-2026, 09:21 PM
#250

Originally Posted by
Coursesuper
Kid has to be put in high leverage situations now. He has the talent to succeed, just didn?t this time. It will pay off later in the season. By late April he won?t be a freshman any longer. But we have 18 innings tomorrow, and we saved our bullpen bullets while they burned their guy out of the pen.
And you arent wrong. I want Miller to grow up also. He is very talented. He will def see better days. He is a rookie
Walk like the King or walk like you don't care who the King is
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03-13-2026, 09:23 PM
#251

Originally Posted by
HoopsDawg
I guess you are one of those fans who defends the coaches no matter what. Couldnt disagree more with every word in your post.
No, I don?t. But this isn?t football, we have to go 18 more tomorrow. They just burned their guy out of the pen and why do you run your closer out there in a game you?re not winning? Kid has been good, he missed his spot and it got hit.
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03-13-2026, 09:24 PM
#252

Originally Posted by
PGHBulldogBG
Arkansas cares most about basketball. They see baseball as a sport that’s fun but they don’t make it the main sport they care about and only care about.
UPig funds baseball like its their top sport. They have a Top 5 ballpark. Top 10 budget funding. Top 10 NIL. Right now? Football is 3rd at UPig
Walk like the King or walk like you don't care who the King is
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03-13-2026, 09:24 PM
#253

Originally Posted by
Coursesuper
Kid has to be put in high leverage situations now. He has the talent to succeed, just didn?t this time. It will pay off later in the season. By late April he won?t be a freshman any longer. But we have 18 innings tomorrow, and we saved our bullpen bullets while they burned their guy out of the pen.
Yes, that's true. But maybe not the first SEC Friday night late in a tie game.
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03-13-2026, 09:25 PM
#254

Originally Posted by
Coach34
UPig funds baseball like its their top sport. They have a Top 5 ballpark. Top 10 budget funding. Top 10 NIL. Right now? Football is 3rd at UPig
They fund it well but basketball a real nationally recognized sport is number 1 there
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03-13-2026, 09:25 PM
#255

Originally Posted by
Saltydog
The hell it isn't. He's part of your backend and so are some of the other guys that haven't been reliable. Look at how many runs we've given up in innings 6-9.
Miller is one of our top 9 guys. You only throw your Top 10 on the weekend if you can
Walk like the King or walk like you don't care who the King is
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03-13-2026, 09:26 PM
#256
I don't understand why we put a freshman in that situation while Pitzer hardly ever pitches. We also had Webb.
Sure let him grow up. He keeps blowing games we'll be spending his sophomore year trying to get his head right.
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03-13-2026, 09:26 PM
#257

Originally Posted by
Coach34
I disagree from the standpoint that Davis in theory would keep us tied for 2 innings. I roll him out there and go the for the win instead of the freshman that gives up HR's with a 6+ ERA
I think it's a coaching mistake. Maybe it helps tomorrow but on the cusp right now- mistake
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.
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03-13-2026, 09:26 PM
#258

Originally Posted by
PGHBulldogBG
Arkansas cares most about basketball. They see baseball as a sport that’s fun but they don’t make it the main sport they care about and only care about.
What are you rambling about
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03-13-2026, 09:26 PM
#259

Originally Posted by
PGHBulldogBG
They fund it well but basketball a real nationally recognized sport is number 1 there
I agree but they fund baseball Top 5. Football? Nowhere close
Walk like the King or walk like you don't care who the King is
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03-13-2026, 09:26 PM
#260
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.
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