the more I am convinced that we are witnessing a very special season. Perhaps one of our most well rounded teams ever. I know it’s still really early, but the mix of Mangum/Mac, the great sophomores, and great arms I think we may be set up for a special season.
The more I watch our baseball team...
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I just told my brother this and got mocked, but the combination of hitting and pitching thus far seems legit
We need gymdog or bruiser to temper our expectations and find something to ***** about...dead injuns an ****
I was about to tell y'all to cool your jets. Let's not upset the spirits.
But damn, every aspect seems better. Still some rough edges to smooth out.
Punch & Judy hitters we are not any longer.
But damn, every aspect seems better. Still some rough edges to smooth out.
Punch & Judy hitters we are not any longer.
I’m super excited about this team. Solid everywhere. It’s so hard to make it to Omaha but this team is going to have a special year. We can match up with any team in the country.
We are not OM. They choke. We exceed expectations when the going gets tough. See 2013 & last year.
We have played 8 games before tonight, slow down
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edit 2: was not directed at you. Jesus, I'm out of practice.
edit: that comment was directed at you, reply fail on me
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That, and not standing there waiting for the perfect pitch and oh **** now I'm down 0-2 or 1-2, are 2 things I'm really not missing at all.
17 pumping the brakes! That's 9 straight games with 10 or more K's by our staff.
ETA Southeast has played a tough schedule, but they've put up runs. About 7 a game, and we've blanked them through 8 with our midweek arms. This staff has been lights out so far.
ETA Southeast has played a tough schedule, but they've put up runs. About 7 a game, and we've blanked them through 8 with our midweek arms. This staff has been lights out so far.
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No i like this team. Said so before. Yall just like to point out every little thing I say thats not pumping sunshine. I asked if anyone was concerned about rowdey.....and since then every game the announcers have mentioned hes in a slump and has moved from the 2 spot to 8. But what do i know
They seem to have a great deal of confidence across the board and look very cohesive. A far cry from last year at the beginning of the year.
This is something new for us and can make a big difference this year. We usually have a good defense and find pitching through the season, but rarely have had any power in our lineup.
We will see when conference play starts just how good we are.
I agree and it could be even potentially better if Eric Cerentola develops into a legit third starter by the end of the year like Zac Houston did in 2016. Foxhall is a really good pitching coach and Gautreau is a really good hitting coach. Also Cheesebrough has done a great job with the catchers. Colby White looks like a legit closer to me and that will allow us to use Gordon in long relief like the Indians used Andrew Miller a couple of years ago. Ginn and Small both look like legit SEC aces as well- I can see Small becoming our next Stratton/Hudson ace that blows up during the season and becomes a first round pick.
I think someone else finishes the year as third weekend starter other than James.... either Plumlee or Cerentola or whoever.
Even though we lost I thought we outplayed them. Our pitchers struck them out more and we had more hits than they did. It took us going to extra innings to lose and yes our approach was poor that day at the plate but we corrected it the next day and blew them out. USM is very fortunate that they didn't get swept.
Another thing that impressed me was SELU had stolen 14 bases in 18 attempts coming into tonight and Skelton threw out two of their runners. That shows how much he has improved since last year.
Quite possible. Although Keegan has pitched pretty well even though we all would have liked to have seen him go deeper into the game Sunday but it's good to have a fourth year guy in that role in the SEC and potential options if he struggles. Another pitcher I really like is Tyler Spring. He has been out with the flu but made his debut last night against JSU and struck out the side after giving up a leadoff double.
Cautiously optimistic! Pitching always dominates early in the year but no one can match the 1-2 pinch of Small and Ginn. I like we are hitting bombs up and down the lineup and are agreesive at the plate. We have had some questionable times of scoring runs against good pitchers, but see previous comment about pitching, and not driving in runners with less than 2 outs.
i think those things get get better at the plate and I want us to maintain the underdog mentality throughout the year. We play better in that role.
i think those things get get better at the plate and I want us to maintain the underdog mentality throughout the year. We play better in that role.
This freshman and sophomore classes are the most talented back to back classes we’ve had in a while. A long while.
And our middle infielders are 6’3”. We have a bunch of 200 lb guys that can run. For the first time in a long long time, we look like a big boy club when we get off the bus.
To the dead Indians, I didn’t say anything other than we have talent and we look good. No predictions.
And our middle infielders are 6’3”. We have a bunch of 200 lb guys that can run. For the first time in a long long time, we look like a big boy club when we get off the bus.
To the dead Indians, I didn’t say anything other than we have talent and we look good. No predictions.
Just imagine when both Rowdy and Mac start getting hot what it will be like. Pitching was a pleasant surprise this year especially against the buzzards who are a quality opponent and well coached. I hope that series showed us we will be fine when we face SEC teams. I'm also hoping that Small doesn't have the same luck on Fridays that Pilk had last year where he pitched well, but we had trouble hitting SEC aces. I believe we will be more solid throughout the lineup and off the bench, but that first game against Southern was a flashback to last year.
I agree pump the breaks. 9 games in. 6 of which have been played by non-tournament teams. UAB no hit us for 6 innings and probably should have won the game. We took 2 of 3 at home against southern miss.
We'll have a better idea of where we stand after this weekend. We have holes on our team that will show up facing the better competition.
Skelton isn't going to hit the way he has. Mac is going to struggle against SEC arms. The bottom of the lineup will as well. We have to hope that our pitching carries us, but the SEC teams aren't going to be blown away by 88-92 MPH or 95 for that matter.
Lots of positives. Foscue and Westburg being the big ones offensively. The pen looks good. Small obviously. I need to see what Ginn looks like against a team that can hit a fastball.
9 games in, I'd say we are probably record wise where our schedule has designed us to be. We've played 1 team that will be in the NCAA tournament though. I'd pump the breaks.
We'll have a better idea of where we stand after this weekend. We have holes on our team that will show up facing the better competition.
Skelton isn't going to hit the way he has. Mac is going to struggle against SEC arms. The bottom of the lineup will as well. We have to hope that our pitching carries us, but the SEC teams aren't going to be blown away by 88-92 MPH or 95 for that matter.
Lots of positives. Foscue and Westburg being the big ones offensively. The pen looks good. Small obviously. I need to see what Ginn looks like against a team that can hit a fastball.
9 games in, I'd say we are probably record wise where our schedule has designed us to be. We've played 1 team that will be in the NCAA tournament though. I'd pump the breaks.
And it is baseball - as MSU great, Dave "Boo" Ferris used to say "It's a funny game.... round ball... got to hit it square." We seem to have a really strong and talented team... talented enough to compete all season long.... but to make the World Series you have to catch a bit of magic like we did last year. Let's enjoy the ride and hope it all lines up for us in the end.
We should be there.
We should be there.
I'm still wondering about Keegan James. Can he deliver consistently? The bullpen is still a bit of a mystery with so few games played so far. Will the old Cole Gordon make an appearance? I do like how Foxhall immediately pulled pitchers once they started walking people. Last year, Henderson just left them out there to struggle and completely implode. We'll find out more once SEC play starts.
No. It’s ok to talk. We look good. This is baseball. A single 10-inning loss to USM and football scores against the lesser competition is evidence of a strong team. Certainly, the season is long. But we are ahead of where most of us thought we’d be.
#3 Florida is 6-4 with losses to UCF, USF, and UNF!
#2 Vandy lost to Austin Peay.
#13 Georgia lost to LIU Brooklyn (I don’t know what that is)!
#10 OleMiss lost to Wright State.
#8 Louisville has lost to UConn and Xavier.
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