2017 Baseball Team

[Joe Mayo]

To put in perspective how crazy what we're doing this year is... In our 5 regional/super regional games last year we have 4 players currently that played at all in any of those games.

Rooker, Mangum, Gridley, and Stovall. Stovall only pinch hit a few times behind Holland. Not 1 pitcher currently playing on this 2017 team threw a pitch in any of the 5 games, not even Pilk.

 

[bulldognation]

This was supposed to be a rebuilding year. Instead it's looking like we just reloaded. At the beginning of the year, when Western Illinois took this team to the limit and the guys were blowing leads late to the likes of Morehead State, the future looked grim. When State got swept by Arky, I was thankful we had Women's BB to cheer for.

These young guys are steppin' up and finding a way. When the top of the order is having a bad outing, the bottom half stepped up.

It's been fun to watch. Come to think of it, I can't remember a more fun athletic year for MSU. Football trounces Ole Miss in one of the most enjoyable EBs I can remember. Women wind up beating BAYLOR and ending the incredible streak of UCONN with a shot that will be replayed forever come Women's tourney time - to play for a natty. And now baseball is on the cusp of winning back-to-back SEC titles. The only real let down has been Howland's bunch.

 

[Duke Humphrey]

Football season was not fun

Come to think of it, I can't remember a more fun athletic year for MSU. .

Women basketball and baseball have been fun, but football, save the Egg Bowl, and men's basketball were not fun.

I am glad we won the Egg, made a bowl, and look to have a promising future, but this past season was not fun.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Agreed. It was painful. The Egg Bowl was the only enjoyable experience all year.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

This was supposed to be a rebuilding year. Instead it's looking like we just reloaded. At the beginning of the year, when Western Illinois took this team to the limit and the guys were blowing leads late to the likes of Morehead State, the future looked grim. When State got swept by Arky, I was thankful we had Women's BB to cheer for.

These young guys are steppin' up and finding a way. When the top of the order is having a bad outing, the bottom half stepped up.

It's been fun to watch. Come to think of it, I can't remember a more fun athletic year for MSU. Football trounces Ole Miss in one of the most enjoyable EBs I can remember. Women wind up beating BAYLOR and ending the incredible streak of UCONN with a shot that will be replayed forever come Women's tourney time - to play for a natty. And now baseball is on the cusp of winning back-to-back SEC titles. The only real let down has been Howland's bunch.

Actually, it was supposed to be a reloading year. And the results bear that out. The only thing that stopped us was the pitching injuries. 1-2 more quality arms and this team is a high national seed.

 

[bulldognation]

Did i say the FB season was enjoyable? No. I said the Egg bowl was enjoyable. Sheesh... Now I KNOW I'm reading the Pack.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Come to think of it, I can't remember a more fun athletic year for MSU.

Can't imagine how they got that idea.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

1 or 2 more quality arms and about 100 less Strike outs..... and this team is a National Seed. In fact, probably 100 less K's even with the pitching that we have and this team is a National Seed!

362 K's in 49 games is awful even for a team ranked in the Top 10.

But.... Glad THIS team is ranked in the Top 10!!!

 

[patdog]

MSU baseball, we don't rebuild, we reload. Damn, it feels so good to say that. Hasn't been true for a long, long time.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

I realize you hate Cohen and all, but you need to move on. From 2009-2013, the main objective was rebuilding the program. We had NO pitching talent, I was there, you were on the internet.....I saw guys out there gassing 80 in SEC play. Over time, the trajectory was up, and he hit the ceiling (remember finishing 2nd in the country?). 2014 we were on the hosting bubble. 2015 is your only complaint, but we also had plenty of talent and lost like 10 games in the 8th/9th inning. 2016 we were a national seed, which proved that we had talent in 2015 that had yet to develop.

So you're basically complaining about one year. Give it up. Cohen also built the team Cannizaro has right now.

 

[patdog]

Huh? That was a complaint about most of the last 25 years. You read it way wrong.

 

[maroonmania]

Women basketball and baseball have been fun, but football, save the Egg Bowl, and men's basketball were not fun.

I am glad we won the Egg, made a bowl, and look to have a promising future, but this past season was not fun.

Yep, football was not fun except for the TA&M and Egg Bowl games. And then men's basketball was probably even more disappointing than football.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Pat, you and

I have greatly disagreed with where we see Cohen, over the years, but at this point it's clear that he moved us into the 21st Century.

I think it's time for you to admit you were wrong about him.

 

[engie]

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