We've hosted 1 regional in 7 seasons

[Uncle Ruckus]

And we're making it hard for us to do it this year, making it 1 in 8. Is that our new standard at MSU? We're happy with hosting once every 8 years? This is the 2nd year in a row Cohen tricked us. Cohen is like the ultimate case of blue balls. He continually teases us to the point of arousal only to bring us back down as soon as we're excited again.

 

[57stratdawg]

I think it's 40/60 we host this year. It's not like last night we got swept in a 3 game series last night. It's one game.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I'm going to be shocked if we win 1 this weekend though.

 

[121Josey]

I think it's 40/60 we host this year. It's not like last night we got swept in a 3 game series last night. It's one game.

Nope. But there's a good chance of getting swept in a 3 game series this weekend. That's 4 games - this week.

If only this were the last game this team was going lose for the rest of the year.

 

[patdog]

We've hosted 1 regional in the last 12 seasons, not 7. Not hosting has been the standard at MSU for a lot longer than anyone of us would like to admit. And no, it is not acceptable.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

Whats really worrisome is that in postseason play you have to have a deep and dependable bullpen with some guys that can throw 4-5 innings and get outs consistently. We have to find that if we are going to have any chance past our weekend starters.

 

[57stratdawg]

I'm going to be shocked if we win 1 this weekend though.

Why? What has Vandy done against the #193 SOS that has you so concerned?

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I didn't even think about Polk 2, I was just counting the Blue Balls tenure. We all like to say Notre Dame, Miami, etc aren't elite programs in football anymore. So, why do people on here think we're an elite baseball program? Yeah, we play in the CWS once or twice a decade but that's it. We've never won a title. At least Notre Dame and Miami have titles. My point is, I don't think we're nearly as prestigious as most of us want to believe and it really sucks. I'm as big a MSU baseball fan as there is and wish we could get back to the teams I grew up watching.

 

[patdog]

My point is, I don't think we're nearly as prestigious as most of us want to believe and it really sucks.

Even in our heyday, we only played in the CWS 4 times in 12 seasons. And only finished higher than tied for 5th once. That's pretty damn good, but nowhere near what the true national baseball powers were doing those years.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Only won the CWS and had to win 1 of 2 games to be back to back champs last year

ETA RPI is pointless this early. You think the college of Charlestown will finish 8th in RPI? How about Gonzaga at 11? It's as worthless as preseason rankings

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I'm with you. I'd love to be back to making the CWS every 3 years on average, but it's not like other SEC programs don't and haven't done that, like some on here want to believe. LSU, USC, VU, and UF have all surpassed us and we're not going to get to the top with the current regime.

 

[patdog]

Most of those players aren't on Vandy's team this year.

 

[HD6]

Been better than us basically every year for the past decade.

 

[57stratdawg]

We're like 6-8 against them over the last 5 years.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

You mean like how FAU was entirely made up of freshman and their head coach was Air Bud? At least that's what I was led to believe on here.

 

[HD6]

So my statement is correct? They're better than us over the last decade, right? I mean, do we want to do overall records?

 

[57stratdawg]

It just makes you look dumb.

LLAWWWDDD WE HAVE NO CHANCE TO WIN ONE THIS WEEKEND.. JUST LOOK AT WHAT HAPPEN IN 2007!!!1!!11!!!

 

[FlotownDawg]

Couldn't agree with this more

I didn't even think about Polk 2, I was just counting the Blue Balls tenure. We all like to say Notre Dame, Miami, etc aren't elite programs in football anymore. So, why do people on here think we're an elite baseball program? Yeah, we play in the CWS once or twice a decade but that's it. We've never won a title. At least Notre Dame and Miami have titles. My point is, I don't think we're nearly as prestigious as most of us want to believe and it really sucks. I'm as big a MSU baseball fan as there is and wish we could get back to the teams I grew up watching.

The only thing "elite" about our program nowadays is the grilling and atmosphere in the outfield. Hmm, sounds strikingly like a school north of us that proclaims their football tailgating is "elite." The LFL is our baseball version of the Grove, in that it is much more famous than the actual program it goes with. Without the LFL, our baseball program would be nothing more than a middle of the pack SEC program that had some really good seasons and talent 25 and more years ago. Yes, we've snuck into a couple of CWS in the past 25 years, but we've had no sustained success since John Cohen was a player here. When the expectations have now been lowered to just making a regional, then we have officially reached the level of a Southern Miss type program. We just play in a better conference.

 

[HD6]

My correct statement makes me look dumb? What a weird world we live in.

 

[57stratdawg]

I guess. Do you think they'll start David Price or Mike Minor on Friday night? I'm guessing we go with Stratton, but Graveman has been solid lately**

 

[KurtRambis4]

That was

maroonnatin that said that about FAU. He's and dubmass.

 

[HD6]

I think they'll start Jordan Sheffield, who took a no-hitter into the eighth while striking out 12 last Friday, earning him SEC pitcher of the week.

Bottom line, Vanderbilt has been better than us for a number of years , and is better than us this year. So my question would be, where is your confidence coming from? What makes you think this team can go on the road and win this series?

 

[HD6]

Going 1-4 this week would just about kill hosting. 1-4 makes the record 13-7-1. You'd have to go 15-12 in conference play to get back to .500, that's 19 losses assuming you don't lose another non-conference game.

People always talk about how early is in the season like the games don't count right now.

 

[patdog]

This team was never going to host anyway. We're at least a year away from that. I know several on this board disagree with me on that, but I still say a reasonable goal is to make a regional, and we're in pretty good shape for reaching that goal. Next year, just making a regional may not be enough. At some point, soon, we have to get back to hosting on a semi-regular basis.

 

[57stratdawg]

Oh I don't expect us to win the series. It's possible, especially if we get performances out of Sexton and Brown like we did last weekend. I think our team is built well to play in that park assuming our staff can keep the ball in the yard.

I just think we have a great chance to win one. I was bitching at everyone saying they would be shocked if we weren't swept.

 

[RocketDawg]

Only won the CWS and had to win 1 of 2 games to be back to back champs last year

Well, we finished second to UCLA year before last, and look what happened to us last year. So one year doesn't necessarily transfer to the following year.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Maybe not, but I think it's safe to say that theit program is on a completely different level. But since we're comparing what we did since our run we'll look at how they did during that time frame.
'13 CWS runner up, '14 Regional, '15 no post season.
'13 Super Regional (26-3 in SEC), '14 CWS Champs, '15 CWS Runner-Up