Cant waste pilk vs uic

[gymdawg.sixpack]

Gonna have to gamble in gm2 anf save pilk for gm3

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

No way. We don't have a #3 pitcher. If we don't pitch Pilk we stand almost no chance of winning. Hell, we really don't have a #2 pitcher. It's amazing we won 17 SEC games this year.

 

[thekimmer]

I agree. Its a bigger gamble but its the only slim chance we have.

 

[gymdawg.sixpack]

If we throw pilk tomorrow our tourney is over, win or lose

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

It doesn't really matter if tonight's bats show up

 

[Bulldog from Birth]

Our tournament is already over if we lose this one. Only path was through the winners bracket. Just playing for respectability now. Throw pilk tomorrow.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

If we throw pilk tomorrow our tourney is over, win or lose

It's over anyway, if we lose tonight.

 

[thekimmer]

Probably. Might be over even if we win since we've burned three arms already but still gotta give yourself the best chance. No way I'd pitch Pilk tomorrow.

 

[Shamoan]

You have to throw pilk. It's an elimination game.

 

[Bulldogg31]

You cannot go 2-and-out with your ace never growing a pitch.

 

[johnson86-1]

You cannot go 2-and-out with your ace never growing a pitch.

Don't think it matters either way. You'll get criticized for doing that, but does it really matter whether you go 0-2 or 1-2 in a regional? At some point you have to win with bats despite pitching or have a pitcher pitch better than his past performance. Might as wel count on doing that against a 4 seed.

 

[CEO2044]

While I agree with the premise that it doesn't matter either way if you lose... you go with KP. JMO.

 

[patdog]

Well, we're going to. I like what Cannizaro has done this year, but this is stupid. Should have gone ahead and pitched him yesterday against USA if you're just going to waste him against the #4 seed (and I realize they're a tough #4 seed). Any slim hopes of winning the regional are over.

 

[8dog]

Why? Thats not a strategy. Thats just some meaningless regret mantra people repeat

 

[thatsbaseball]

This may not be straight out of the ole coaching 101 handbook but I would talk to Pilk and the team to see what they wanted to do. The attitude we have when we walk on the field will have as much to do with winning as whomever pitches. Our only chance is to be all in, all on the same page and gut it out.

 

[Philly Dawg]

If we beat UIC, we'd have to win two more. If you want to use your third or fourth pitcher against anyone, it would be UIC rather than South Alabama or USM.

 

[stateu1]

Pilk needs the work today, so we can use him in game one of the supers**

 

[Philly Dawg]

Exactly. You define your goals. Do you want to (1) win the regional or (2) make sure Pilk pitches? If the answer is (1), you need three wins. Do you want Pilk to face UIC rather than USA or USM?

 

[Cousin Jeffrey]

If we beat UIC, we'd have to win two more.

We'd have to win 3 more after beating UIC.

 

[jdbulldog]

Gonna have to gamble in gm2 anf save pilk for gm3

I totally agree.