Does SEC have a mercy rule for Tournament?

[Leeshouldveflanked]

This bunch needs to load up and come back to Starkville

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Not the bunch. Just the pitcher. The hitters are in their at em ball phase right now. They will find holes eventually. But they don’t need to be down 8-1 when it happens.

 

[Seinfeld]

Considering all the things this team has accomplished this season, it’s nuts when you realize how razor thin our margin of error is between winning games and getting badly beaten.

I’m confident that this team will figure it out when it truly matters, but it’s clear that Macleod and Bednar have to be dang near lights out or we’re toast. I have zero confidence in a game 3 of any sort due to our severe shortage of starting caliber pitching and generally mediocre ability to score runs

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Jim just said they do, but didn't give a number.

Seems like the ump needs the entire ball over the plate to call a strike.

 

[patdog]

I think it's 10 runs after 7 innings. This game's looking like a prime candidate.

 

[johnson86-1]

Considering all the things this team has accomplished this season, it’s nuts when you realize how razor thin our margin of error is between winning games and getting badly beaten.

I’m confident that this team will figure it out when it truly matters, but it’s clear that Macleod and Bednar have to be dang near lights out or we’re toast. I have zero confidence in a game 3 of any sort due to our severe shortage of starting caliber pitching and generally mediocre ability to score runs

It really is. It's possible the players are just special and will find a way, but if I were going to put money on it, I'd bet that we have overachieved so far and are going to regress to the mean.

 

[wsjmsu75]

I think it's 10 runs after 7 innings. This game's looking like a prime candidate.

Looking like we could qualify for it after 3. This is pathetic.

 

[rynodawg]

Hope we let Cerantola go a few innings, let him close out this game.

 

[Xenomorph]

We just need two grand slams and we're right back in this thing.

 

[wsjmsu75]

Hope we let Cerantola go a few innings, let him close out this game.

Agree. If there is ever going to be a time to use him, it is now.

 

[MSUDC11]

Mercy rule may not be the worst thing at this point, assuming we are in fact going to lose. Saves two innings for your bullpen and gives you more options for tomorrow.

 

[wsjmsu75]

I think it's 10 runs after 7 innings. This game's looking like a prime candidate.

With our luck, we will be down 9 runs after 7 and have to use about 60 more pitches from the bullpen to get 6 more outs.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Kam James not running hard...

 

[Ace-Leroy]

I don’t know why We bothered going over there.

 

[Phil Wenneck.sixpack]

It's bad enough that we can't find a 3rd starter but their guy is sitting at 44

pitches thru 4 innings. And he's not their ace. We are who we are at this point. Can beat anybody with our 1 and 2 guys but can lose to literally anybody after that.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

pitches thru 4 innings. And he's not their ace. We are who we are at this point. Can beat anybody with our 1 and 2 guys but can lose to literally anybody after that.

^^^^This^^^^

 

[anon1787432961]

the goal here is to keep the differential less than 9 runs and play all 9, a gentleman's scrimmage if you will

 

[wsjmsu75]

pitches thru 4 innings. And he's not their ace. We are who we are at this point. Can beat anybody with our 1 and 2 guys but can lose to literally anybody after that.

True, but of course the same applies to just about every other team in the country, including Vandy and Arkansas.

 

[Phil Wenneck.sixpack]

52 pitches thru 5. Completely unreal. We couldn't score 9 against BP.

Awful excuse for hitting on top of the pitching. Or lack their of.

 

[MSUDC11]

pitches thru 4 innings. And he's not their ace. We are who we are at this point. Can beat anybody with our 1 and 2 guys but can lose to literally anybody after that.

Not disagreeing with your general premise but Barco has been their best starter for a while now. Mace has been inconsistent whereas Barco has been pretty steady.

I also have to imagine it’s natural that our pitching affected our hitting. Early on when the game was close we were barreling him up and having productive AB’s. They broke it open and our mentality switched to let’s get this over with.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Our guys need Prevagen for morning Brain Fog.

 

[maroonmania]

Luckily for us, the SEC tourney is meaningless.***

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Yep. Apparently Lemonis sent Hunt out there and said get this thing over with.

 

[kired]

so much for watching the last couple of innings on my lunch break

 

[She Mate Me]

If you're going to have a complete shat the bed performance this is absolutely the precise game you should do it in. Our odds were never good considering the starters (their best vs our ...not best).

Never good to get pounded, but I mind this one much much less than usual.

 

[maroonmania]

the goal here is to keep the differential less than 9 runs and play all 9, a gentleman's scrimmage if you will

Fail.

 

[maroonmania]

I don’t know why We bothered going over there.

I really feel bad for MSU fans that went to the trouble to make the trip. That was painful.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Never good to get pounded, but I mind this one much much less than usual.

Well OK then... not that there is anything wrong with that.