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Wow!…..and down goes Maine!
- Thread starter johnrr6
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That was ugly as all get out; but, it was a W! Amost the entire game I was shaking my head thinking how can we be this anemic against a 2-13 team? Glad they came alive in the bottom of the 9th! Hopefully, we step it up and run rule them tomorrow...twice!
Excellent effort by the Bears. The team that showed up tonight sure didn't look 2-13.
Excellent effort by the Bears. The team that showed up tonight sure didn't look 2-13.
No, they did not…. And this was against Ty Horn, our best.
And I think they were tremendously “due.”
Glad we somehow came up with the win.
We gotta find a solid closer…
That position worries me….
And Nuñez came through with a big hit…. Kid has been struggling and I was glad to see it.
We’re up one to nothing in the sixth….. I go have some dinner and I come back and we’re down 7 to 1….
Our relief pictures are just not consistent…
We have to get better in this department….closer as well. If we want to take it to the next level this year.
Now we’d won seven games in a row and we were due for a downer
So it certainly isn’t panic time…..that’s just baseball…. And the Maine boys have played hard all three games.
Our relief pictures are just not consistent…
We have to get better in this department….closer as well. If we want to take it to the next level this year.
Now we’d won seven games in a row and we were due for a downer
So it certainly isn’t panic time…..that’s just baseball…. And the Maine boys have played hard all three games.
Now here’s a play I don’t understand…..
We had bases loaded two outs, and the pitcher is blowing up and throwing balls…
The count is 3-0. And it appears Fikes got the green light….
I guess they thought it would be a fat pitch for sure…. And it was, but he grounded into a fielders choice.
3-0 bases loaded down by 5….I’m telling my hitters to take the next pitch…. And possibly the next pitch after that.
Especially if the kid is having trouble finding plate.
Maybe Sabre metrics says the analytics are better in this situation to let your hitter swing away.
I doubt it.
I’m not familiar with Fikes, but maybe he has a reputation as a Long ball hitter….
Just really odd to me that we would do this.
We had bases loaded two outs, and the pitcher is blowing up and throwing balls…
The count is 3-0. And it appears Fikes got the green light….
I guess they thought it would be a fat pitch for sure…. And it was, but he grounded into a fielders choice.
3-0 bases loaded down by 5….I’m telling my hitters to take the next pitch…. And possibly the next pitch after that.
Especially if the kid is having trouble finding plate.
Maybe Sabre metrics says the analytics are better in this situation to let your hitter swing away.
I doubt it.
I’m not familiar with Fikes, but maybe he has a reputation as a Long ball hitter….
Just really odd to me that we would do this.
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Wildest doggone game I have ever followed in a while…
Five runs in the bottom of the ninth to win it!
Just oh my gosh!
I’ll say this much….. these kids don’t give up!
Down 7-2 I didn’t think we had a chance in heck.
Boy was I wrong!
Those Maine boys have to be crushed….I feel bad for them in a way. They played good enough to win …..AGAIN!
13-5 at this point in the season after a brutal opening schedule. I’ll take it!
Not super impressive this last weekend but we’re doing what we should be doing….. beating the teams we should beat.
We haven’t done that for a while.
Five runs in the bottom of the ninth to win it!
Just oh my gosh!
I’ll say this much….. these kids don’t give up!
Down 7-2 I didn’t think we had a chance in heck.
Boy was I wrong!
Those Maine boys have to be crushed….I feel bad for them in a way. They played good enough to win …..AGAIN!
13-5 at this point in the season after a brutal opening schedule. I’ll take it!
Not super impressive this last weekend but we’re doing what we should be doing….. beating the teams we should beat.
We haven’t done that for a while.
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Middle relief is still something that has to be worked out…
Closer, I think we have a couple candidates…
But our middle relief…… Lordy it’s inconsistent….
Our starting pitching continues to be stellar.
I’d say we didn’t hit very well 2nd game today… yet we had 11 hits so I guess I can’t complain. Left a lot of men on base and that will hurt you.
Closer, I think we have a couple candidates…
But our middle relief…… Lordy it’s inconsistent….
Our starting pitching continues to be stellar.
I’d say we didn’t hit very well 2nd game today… yet we had 11 hits so I guess I can’t complain. Left a lot of men on base and that will hurt you.
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Wildest doggone game I have ever followed in a while…
Five runs in the bottom of the ninth to win it!
Just oh my gosh!
I’ll say this much….. these kids don’t give up!
Down 7-2 I didn’t think we had a chance in heck.
Boy was I wrong!
Those Maine boys have to be crushed….I feel bad for them in a way. They played good enough to win …..AGAIN!
13-5 at this point in the season after a brutal opening schedule. I’ll take it!
Not super impressive this last weekend but we’re doing what we should be doing….. beating the teams we should beat.
We haven’t done that for a while.
I agree. Hitters just don't think like they used to. When a pitcher has walked the last 2 hitters (I didn't watch the game but I've seen this so many times) and the pitcher can't throw a strike the batter must make him throw strikes. Take a pitch or two and the trend seems to be to swing for the fences on the first pitch. Bad baseball, bad fundamentals, poor coaching, and not great team work either.
I see a lot of changes that I just don’t agree with but maybe all the metrics support it…..maybe.
The changes in teaching young to uppercut swing instead of flat line drives.
The lack of any bunting skills seemingly on any team….lost art it appears. Obvious bunting situations are completely ignored….even by weaker hitters.
The example I quoted earlier….who in their right mind is swinging on a 3-0 count….down by 5 runs….with runners in scoring position…..on a pitcher who has walked the previous batter and can’t find the plate? At least take ONE PITCH.
It’s OK it seems to strike out….a lot….
I’m getting old I guess.
Wichita State
Excellent Record
But hasn’t played anyone of note except K-State whom they lost to.
Hard to tell just how good they are.
But mid week games are ALWAYS a crap shoot….not just for us….for everyone.
Your best pitching lineups are saved for the weekend/Conference games in most scenarios……
Excellent Record
But hasn’t played anyone of note except K-State whom they lost to.
Hard to tell just how good they are.
But mid week games are ALWAYS a crap shoot….not just for us….for everyone.
Your best pitching lineups are saved for the weekend/Conference games in most scenarios……
OK, business handled on a 9-0 homestand, though the Maine series a reminder that D1 teams, wherever they hail from, have capable and competitive D1 players eager to take games from you if provided the opportunity. Memo: this description includes every game left on the schedule and certainly the B10 slate. A very respectable 14-5 start and good signs in the pitching rotation and at the top of the lineup.
Week ahead in hostile territory offers a nice pair of tests in the Shockers and Wolverines, both with a typical collection of talented players. Let's show up, get Tuesday and proceed from there.
GBR!
Week ahead in hostile territory offers a nice pair of tests in the Shockers and Wolverines, both with a typical collection of talented players. Let's show up, get Tuesday and proceed from there.
GBR!
You don't have a corner on that OLD thing, trust me. Back in the 70's when I played I would tell my Team mates to hit the ball hard, not far. Do the former and the latter would take care of itself. But ESPN like home runs so that is what most college hitters are thinking when they step up to the plate. I would almost swing down on the ball because by the time my hips engaged the bat would level off through the zone. That is how line drives are made.
Well, I thought we were gonna lose that one..I've been so busy trying to pack up and get ready for my trip to Redmond.I'm here now glad the boys came back in that finale. Didn't get a chance to see if we pulled it out. Will go on B20+ and watch the 9th!Wildest doggone game I have ever followed in a while…
Five runs in the bottom of the ninth to win it!
Just oh my gosh!
I’ll say this much….. these kids don’t give up!
Down 7-2 I didn’t think we had a chance in heck.
Boy was I wrong!
Those Maine boys have to be crushed….I feel bad for them in a way. They played good enough to win …..AGAIN!
13-5 at this point in the season after a brutal opening schedule. I’ll take it!
Not super impressive this last weekend but we’re doing what we should be doing….. beating the teams we should beat.
We haven’t done that for a while.
I am really impressed!!
Yeah, tuff on Maine, but......YES!!!
Also great, was scoring 3 before making the 1st out.Well, I thought we were gonna lose that one..I've been so busy trying to pack up and get ready for my trip to Redmond.I'm here now glad the boys came back in that finale. Didn't get a chance to see if we pulled it out. Will go on B20+ and watch the 9th!
I am really impressed!!
Yeah, tuff on Maine, but......YES!!!
