Quote Originally Posted by drunkernhelldawg View Post
I give all the credit to Arizona. They're a winning team with a winning attitude. Saw them finish off Oklahoma State. We had a team that could have beat even a team level with us or better in talent. It takes a lot of good fortune to beat a team that has that extra element of heart that Arizona brought to Dudy Noble. We could have overcome it with some clutch hitting. But we didn't get that, and part of the reason we didn't is that Arizona dug in and made sure.
They have three pitchers and are over using the hell out of them. I don't want them to win based on that premise alone. They have Bannister who they have abused the hell out of and now he is having arm problems but if they clear him (which I'm sure their medical team will be forced to do) they will pitch him tomorrow and you can bet they will pitch Dalbac on Tuesday and have Ming pitch in both games. You might say they are "white hot" but they are completely abusing those pitchers to a point I have never seen in college. We could have easily pitched Graveman that first game of the CWS finals and won that first game 1-0 as I know Graveman would have shut out that lineup. Cohen didn't and we lost the finals. Personally, I am glad we don't have coaches who abuse their pitchers. I'm wondering what those MLB teams are thinking who drafted Bannister and Dalbac and will get them later this summer with dead arms.