USM responses to last nights games

[tcdog70]

What do you get out of talking down to them? Make you feel cool? We won the regional, let that be enough. No need to talk down to a school who is doing an incredible job considering the resources.

I, for one, would like to see more dual USM/MSU fans.

NO!--please Just NO.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

We need all the support we can get. Especially in South Mississippi.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Bless your heart.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

Good response. Lots of excuses, but good response.

Win 50 games and then to lose the way we did last night: I'm sure you guys would be offering your whole-hearted congratulations to us.

USM fans in the know (and there are a lot of us--it isn't a State-level following but we have a dedicated baseball fanbase that is as big/bigger than a lot of SEC schools) aren't that surprised. Real USM fans are probably the most pessimistic people you can imagine with a sense of impending doom anytime we near success.

Congrats to State. You deserved it. In addition to our critical mistakes (which by the way, were not things that were unexpected), you guys had some kids that went on the mound and absolutely delivered. Sandlin did for us and ended up giving us 220 pitches over the last 10 days (for a 165-pound reliever)....but he was exhausted and Berry wasn't comfortable trusting anyone else.

I would even be willing to say that if that Billingsley going the distance is the reason you won that second game. If we could have chased him in the seventh and at least made the score close enough to keep Cannizaro honest to use a decent relief pitcher or two, that takes us even further into your pen in the second game.

We don't have the frontline starters or depth to take the next step. I think that was evident this regional.

As opposing fans, how much did you love our decision to bunt Braley (16 home runs) to get the tying run to second in the eighth inning?

There were bad calls both ways. The strike zone was a little tighter at times for you guys, but Mangum being called out was a horribly blown call. Almost looked like the ump wanted to call that.

Having said all that, you guys still didn't catch a pop fly, but hey...THAT'S BASEBALL!!!**

You guys have a good program. It was fun series. Good for the State.

 

[AusTexDawg]

Real USM fans are probably the most pessimistic people you can imagine with a sense of impending doom anytime we near success.

This is definitely a trait our fanbases have in common. Hoover Dawg may get his wish after all.

I, for one, would like to see more dual USM/MSU fans.

 

[johnson86-1]

Those f'ers looked across the field and saw the maroon and shat down their legs. No other way to account for 3(or was it 4) routine missed pop flys.

This really is what happened. It's just more pressure when you're a school doing something uncommonly good compared to your traditional performance. It happened to us in the Final Four against Syracuse. Maybe happened to us a little bit in the NCAA title game in 2013. I'd say happened to us a little bit against Bama in 2014, although we reversed it by coming out tight early and then loosening up late rather than the reverse.

 

[ShrubDog]

We need all the support we can get. Especially in South Mississippi.

Wipe the yellow crust out of your eyes.

 

[state2013]

USM fans in the know (and there are a lot of us--it isn't a State-level following but we have a dedicated baseball fanbase that is as big/bigger than a lot of SEC schools) aren't that surprised.

Arkansas
Ole miss
Vandy
State
Auburn
South Carolina
Texas a&m
Alabama
Kentucky
Tennessee
Auburn
Florida
Missouri
LSU

which of these schools does USM have as big or bigger dedicated baseball fanbase? Mizzou maybe?

 

[Drebin]

I didn't see the mangum play.
I thought the usm guy beat the ball to first. I would have been livid myself. I hate having a game hanging on calls. They tie it up there and it "may" have changed the game. Oh well, if...if and buts we're candy and nuts.

17 Kramer and his biker chic mom.

The Mangum call was egregious and it took a runner out of scoring position with less than 2 outs. Of course, the way we were hitting with RISP, it probably didn't matter.

The play at first was very close....and anyone without a bias watching it would say that the replay was inconclusive. It could have gone either way. It's hard to be upset at the umpire for that call, but I'm sure State fans would have been unhappy if it had gone the other way.

 

[engie]

Honestly? In terms of baseball attendance, they traditionally outdraw Kentucky, Georgia, Mizzou, Tennessee, Vandy. Similar to Auburn, Bama, Florida. Clearly behind State, OM, LSU, USCe, Arky, and aTm. Probably clearly behind Bama now in the new stadium and will be caught by Kentucky in their new palace.

Outside of the SEC, they are clearly behind Clemson, FSU, TCU, and Texas. Similar to Texas Tech and Miami.

They are always among the top 2-3 outside of the SEC/ACC/Big12 along with Louisiana Lafayette and East Carolina. They generally hover between about #15 and #20 nationally in attendance. And I might be wrong since it's been a few years since I was out there, but I don't think they count the people in right field behind the fence either.

They aren't on the MSU/OM/USCe/LSU/aTm/Arky/Texas/TCU baseball support level. But they are on the next tier behind us IMO.

 

[Gus Fring.sixpack]

There were bad calls both ways. The strike zone was a little tighter at times for you guys, but Mangum being called out was a horribly blown call. Almost looked like the ump wanted to call that.

Having said all that, you guys still didn't catch a pop fly, but hey...THAT'S BASEBALL!!!**

You guys have a good program. It was fun series. Good for the State.

Not sure in what world anything I said was an excuse but okay.

I basically said our pitching isn't very good and we made mistakes.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

I, for one, would like to see more dual USM/MSU fans.

Why? Do you have 10 pairs of maroon cargo shorts you are trying to get rid of?

 

[Philly Dawg]

Agree, Billingsley going the distance was key in that it saved Price or Self or both for the last game. USM fielding issues were also key.

I hadn't realized that USM had bunted with a 16 HR batter until I saw your post. Wow. I hate bunting anyway and that would have made my head explode.

 

[Dawgsnsaints]

One of my USM friends is hardcore baseball, season ticket holder that goes to all their games, that loss stung so I am not talking any smack. It's enough for me that we won. First visit to the Pete,nice facility and hats off to the USM ground crews for keeping that field in playable condition.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

Arkansas
Ole miss
Vandy
State
Auburn
South Carolina
Texas a&m
Alabama
Kentucky
Tennessee
Auburn
Florida
Missouri
LSU

which of these schools does USM have as big or bigger dedicated baseball fanbase? Mizzou maybe?

Well. when you put it that way.......

 

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

There's the USM chip on the shoulder we've come to know so well. Always aspirational.

I wouldn't say alot but I think they have a fan baseball fanbase that's as big as KY's and TN's and certainly bigger than MO's.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

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The sixth one said something about the new wranglers ad

 

[tired]

What do you get out of talking down to them? Make you feel cool? We won the regional, let that be enough. No need to talk down to a school who is doing an incredible job considering the resources.

I, for one, would like to see more dual USM/MSU fans.

This is surprising coming from you as condescending as you are at times.

As much as you would like to see more dual Mullen/Freeze fans?

 

[chad2521]

and how fitting is it that Rooker ends the game on a over the shoulder, running backwards, POP-FLY, in foul territory and he makes it look easy.

 

[mcdawg22]

It looks like all 10 will get to 17 a goat.

That is perfect

 

[dickiedawg]

You lost me at "nice facility". The roost is pretty cool. But there's really nothing nice about the stadium itself other than a decent capacity compared to the rest of the country.

 

[OneParticularHarbor]

Here's my reaction

Three miscues killed us- Guidry tried to stretch a single and was out just before Boyd hit his HR. Should have been 6-1 then. Wallner fails to catch a routine fly then kicked it around. The good-God-it's-a-mile-high popup that Burdeaux and Guidry failed to catch. Those miscues amounted to four runs. We didn't help ourselves at all, especially after seizing the momentum early.

However, for both games, MSU relentlessly applied pressure on offense. I thought the MSU batters' plate approach was excellent for both games. There didn't seem to be an easy inning for our pitching. The umps didn't steal anything, though the first base umpire seemed in person to be pretty inept on both the Mangum tag and the Keating ground out (I was there, no replay.) Berry lost his mind when the game was still 8-7 with the middle of our lineup coming up in the 8th. That wasn't smart. Obviously there was frustration but damn dude.

I enjoyed hanging out with MSU fans at the Pete. I talked to quite a few and had some good times over cold beers. The regional was fun even if the result was not for us. The better team won yesterday. I don't like it, but that's what it was. Go beat LSU now.

 

[david5n]

Not sure in what world anything I said was an excuse but okay.

I basically said our pitching isn't very good and we made mistakes.

Any school that can claim Jimmy Buffett as an alumni is alright with me. Good luck next year.

 

[wpmusm]

If you're just looking at attendance # - UK, Mizzou, and Tennessee for sure. Probably Auburn and Vandy too. Close to Alabama and Florida.

 

[wpmusm]

This is the general consensus on USM boards.

I think our guys were intimidated and just flat out choked. Sucks, but maybe this experience will pay off down the road.

 

[wpmusm]

Definitely felt like State was getting their leadoff man on every time. Put a lot of pressure on our pitching.

 

[wpmusm]

There are a lot of State fans down here. In Forrest/Lamar counties, I'd say State definitely outnumbers OM. On the Coast too.

 

[GloryDawg]

Good calls and bad calls I don't care as long as they went our way. I don't care how we win. We have been screwed a bunch in the past. So take it this way this time. Screw USM.