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  1. If I remember right, when they announced the structure with the top six champs and all that, they said it completely assed 8, but in 12 only 4 teams in the top 12 over 7 years would have been knocked out.   Can't imagine many are going to cry about that.

    Somewhat irrelevant because the powers were jockeying for the top 4 spots now it’ll be 12.

    Home games and byes are very significant advantages not only in winning game 1 but subsequent games.

    The SEC and Big 10 still will jockey for every advantage.

    I wouldn’t be surprised if more discussion happened with regards to seeding versus who made it in/got left out.
  2. Kennedy had:
    - A badass fucking single that only a handful of guys in the country reach on 
    - A 10 pitch AB against their starter that he almost homered to end
    - A walkoff RBI double (ig they scored it a double but he probably would have gotten 3 there)
    And this dude was hitting like .235 most of the season. 

    I think you’re forgetting a sac fly for a team that can’t score Jack from 3rd with less than two outs. If the other team is throwing a righty I’m putting him in 2 hole with Daly 3.
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  3. Mike Scott. Perhaps my least favorite player of all-time. I guess I should just consider he was better and more accomplished in his efforts than others.

    Tacky shit, greenies, roids. All in the same category in my opinion. Dudes would have taken whatever was available or used whatever to enhance their game.

    Same pricks with their dumbass unwritten rules.

    I do view the Astros as MLB Aggie.

    I don’t think everybody cheats. Generally speaking MLB has looked the other way far too often. I prefer my favorite players to do things the right way yet Barry Bonds is probably my favorite player. A punk off the field. Go figure. So if I were an Astros fan, I’d probably take the route of making an exception to doing it the right way.

    With that said, I’m way more religious about Horns baseball so don’t tell me they’re like the SEC.

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  4. This isn’t a better explanation, actually it’s worse in terms of managing when the infield is in. I’ve never seen someone so hell bent on giving another team free outs purposely based on “well what if...”. This will be my last response to this topic. 

    It’s all what if. Strategy is based on potential outcomes. Your ultimate decision should be based on best potential outcome. Your strategy is to play for 2 runs. That’s fine. Mine is to give yourself the best chance at 1 or greater than 2. I’m assuming you can do the math that a man getting thrown out at home means you have the same chance of scoring 1 run in subsequent at bats because that dude who was on 2nd is now at 3rd. Basically I’m treating it as safety squeeze. Bunts down you go.

    But yes I used a specific example as to how shit plays out from last night.

    This “free outs” stuff is just flat out wrong. The freest out is at first every time. I’m not giving up a damn thing. And in case you weren’t aware Faltine was out at 1st in the example play.


    I’ll drop it for everyone’s sake.
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  5. You said always run in that situation and again that’s giving them free outs, and asu is one of the best defensive teams in nation, it’s the last thing you want to do.  The rest of what you said is not how you want to manage your opportunities, imo. 

    And I stand by it. And I laid it out for you as to the reasons why. The point is it is not a free out. The out at first is more of a given than tag out at home. So worst case you are exchanging outs. Again 1st and 3rd and 2nd and 3rd are not that much different.

    Basically shots directly at the pitcher and the fielders are the sure fire plays at the plate. This isn’t a force out though so that increases risk to the defense.

    And I believe it was you who said not to get in a run down? Why not? If it gets you back to 2nd and 3rd same as it was, what’s the downside? What if they screw up the run down? Yes, I suppose there is that 1% chance we get doubled up somehow.

    2nd and 3rd is different than 1st and 3rd or simply runner on 3rd. It lessens the risk because you have that runner on 2nd. Aggressive base running if done smartly increases your chances of ultimate or greater success.

    Using last night as example, there was 0% chance Williams is out at home if he runs on contact. There’s likely no throw home if he does go on contact. And if he’s dumb enough to make it, we’re sitting 1st and 3rd with no outs.
  6. With the infield in you don’t want to go on contact. You’re basically giving them a free out. 


    I’ve never seen an infielder take 5/6 steps and throw out the runner at home. That’s what happened on the Williams play or would have had to happen. Not even giving consideration to diving for it. 100% misread on Williams. It wasn’t hit hard. It was not hit on a line. Unless Pierce says only go if it’s thru, that’s on Williams.

    Ok. Runners don’t go so now 2nd and 3rd one out. Unless you get a hit or error wild pitch/passed ball, you are almost 100% guaranteed to get a maximum of 1 run. Let’s say you get a sac fly on the next batter then an out of any sort. You score 1 run. And you know what? If you run on contact and are thrown at home for the first out, you still score 1 run. Your risks are double play but guess what? That is mitigated somewhat because we have speed and it would have to be hit right to a fielder. At the same time those types of hit balls keeps the runner at 3rd anyway.

    Now, let’s say they throw home and you score. Your chances of scoring that second guy increase dramatically because he’s at 3rd with no outs instead at 2nd with 1 out but a potential big inning because one run in, no outs and more pressure also is on the table. Another alternative is they throw to first anyway, the run scores and we get a 2nd run on that sac fly.

    If the lead runner is dead to rights, get in a rundown to get 2nd and 3rd. You are in the same situation.

    Your downsides are only 1 scores on a base hit (which could still score from 1st and 3rd) and score none because of a double play.

    I’ll take the upside play. Even more so because we fail to get them home too often.
  7. Couple things. Melendez needs to move down. He’s been the worst violators of man on 3rd less than 2 outs and not getting them home. Take out his 10 game stretch mid-season and he’s mediocre.

    Pierce may have played a part but Williams and Campbell fouled it up. Campbell took off after he saw the ball on the ground. He chose poorly as to when to run. The only way Pierce screwed up Williams was telling him not to go on contact, which is pretty common coach’s decision. I think 2nd and 3rd you go on contact every time unless it’s right back to the pitcher. Williams should have scored the way it played out no matter whether he was going on contact or not and that is on him.

    I’ve been on the Kennedy bandwagon. I wouldn’t bunt with him with runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs. I might give him one bunt attempts but getting him down two strikes increases the odds of total failure. Chances of a double play are slim. 1st and 3rd are only marginally worse than 2nd and 3rd with the Kennedy/Antico speed combo. Last night that was Pierces biggest error strategically. Plus I think it was a righty/lefty matchup.

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  8. I literally thought of this exact example when I read the Mackovic comparison earlier. When I googled the ‘97 game, I was shocked to read Ricky had such big numbers, because all I remember from that day was just fucking being incensed with Mackovic for not using Ricky properly. Now I realize I was mad at his use at the end. Watching a highlight video indicated that on the final drive (perhaps after a first down), we ran RW once, then had two James Brown incompletions, leading to a missed 53 yard FG attempt. So fucking pissed that day.

    No, I think there was more to it. Maybe spent way too much time running outside when they were outsized up the middle. In spite of the numbers, I do remember some disbelief in the way the entire game played out.

    There was the end game too. I almost whipped macovics ass that day. But there was a gate with bars that prevented access to him.
  9. Stevens starts Friday. If it goes well, maybe he’s done after 3 and ready Monday. Madden with his gas more likely to need a bit more recovery time than Stevens. He’s likely one and done. Hell Stevens May go 7 with only 50 pitches. That’s a better hedge if we lose game 2 knowing you’ll need an extra win.

  10. The NCAA committee doesn't care too much about conference tournaments. They matter but they aren't going to move the needle over regular season results/bigger sample. 
    For instance, Texas is now the 6th #1 seed in a row in the Big 12 tournament that didn't even make the Big 12 tournament championship game. 4 of the previous 5 ended up at the CWS. 
    Reality is, sometimes it's better to be sitting at home resting arms and staying fresh. I think the committee knows that when evaluating conference tournaments. 

    We tied in the regular season. They had a better tourney. But we beat them 2 of 3. I’m not sure that’s enough to position us higher. It doesn’t matter necessarily but it shows the importance of non-conference scheduling and performance.

    That said the tourney is semi-useless. We are likely better off returning home early to prepare for regionals.
  11. Unless I missed the comment, the catcher wasted time trying to apply the tag at home. If he runs Baez down and tags him, inning over.

    This whole chain of events occurs because Baez half assed it to first. If he runs hard, he beats it or forces an immediate tag.

    Argument could be made Baez ran outside his lane there at the dirt in front of home.

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  12. If you’re legit trying to win it, you use Hansen against OSU whether that is next game or the one after that. To win it all, we’re going to play both WVU and OSU.

    The batting order needs to based on matchups and who is hitting. That’s a little more difficult when you’re not hitting.

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  13. New QB, o-line issues, lots of D issues.....just about any coach would have a tough time winning 9 games with this bunch, considering our schedule. 



    This always gets me about college fans. Ever buddy loses dudes. Every year dudes step up that did little the year before. Yeah ISU has ever buddy back. They beat us by a half yard. We have no idea about their depth. Ours is as good as it’s been in over decade. As to QB, we have a 4th year dude (or maybe 3rd but still) who has football in his blood and a dude that comes from a school that produce D1 QBs. That’s a solid depth chart when transferring that position.

    We lose Ossai. OU loses Perkins. We lose Cosmi. OU loses Humphrey. Actually we had to replace Cosmi already. We lose Sam but we have a full season projection of Bijan. We’ll be better at Oline, RB, WR, TE on offense. On defense we’ll probably be better with the exception of Ossai. There’s considerable experience on that defense. Collins should start coming on.

    System conversions could hurt us but we did it last year with no spring and Zoom calls.

    9 wins minimum.
  14. Lol

    It’s personal for you too shithead or you wouldn’t be here. It’s a personal connection that has us all here.

    It’s ok to have an opinion. It’s ok to have differing opinions. It’s not ok to write off Blue for the remainder of his life.

    Take Brooks as an example. He’s an afterthought for many and probably assumed that Blue would jump him on the depth chart upon arrival. I hope Brooks whips ass and dominates. I had hoped Brooks to be successful regardless of Blues announcement. As he signed with Texas, I have a personal interest in his success. If he’s a good rep of the university and an average player, I’m ok with that. Not everyone succeeds on the field. If our program is worth a damn, someone else will step up.

    But you carryon and continue with your Schlick being a poor mans Futureman.

    Go ahead have the last word if you desire it.
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