Had Enough

Let’s be honest some of us need a kick in the ass from time to time.

Why is Angilau not returning to be the starting C this year? I don’t know any specifics but figured he might have better guarantees of playing time at Oregon. Assumed it was his choice but maybe not. Any info on his decision to leave?

Outside of Burke is there anyone destined for the portal?

Real fans are already locked in.

Thank you @HenryJames

Then perhaps you should have considered the philosophical portion of the Morehouse point I made. And it’s a discussion I’ve had with an umpire scheduler. One I consider a friend. Working with umpires with TASO ties. A discussion on the strike zone. But you’re not here for discussion. You’re here to insult and attempt to impose your knowledge. Zane’s pitch and the balls to Campbell were great pitches. All called balls because maybe they were slightly low. Maybe. All 3 games pitches over the heart of the plate barely above the belt were balls. Yet we had a number of strikes called 3 inches off the plate. Rewarding a pitcher with a strike he didn’t deserve that a hitter can’t reasonably handle and conversely rewarding a hitter on a borderline call on a pitch he absolutely can handle is not a trade off that improves baseball. And it doesn’t promote consistency either. My point of discussion is not laughably bad. The fact that I’m arguing with you is.

I’ve been here all year bro. And I prefer to be referred to as a pathetic, blathering idiot.

Our offense was the weaker component. We rarely won on the backs of our offense. The offense started slow then picked it up. It then hit a lull late but part of the is competition increased and teams playing all out to win each game. We had a better 1-2 starters than most but in spite of what’s stated here we had a better depth of the back end than most teams too. We had late injuries that hurt too.

Balls and strikes is argued all the time you holier than thou piece of shit. There’s a thread dedicated to it here. It’s why there is some discussion amongst people about replacing the home plate ump. Just ignore my shit. No need to pathetically respond to my pathetic post.

What’s not believable? Truly, what is it like to be a shitty human being?

Quick count. Of the top 50 pitchers in ERA, 16 are underclassmen and presumably not draft eligible. And actually redshirts and older kids could lower that number. But most of them are smaller school kids or pitch at Wake. I’d guess there won’t be a lot of competing in house. Your 1 or 2 top line picks better hit as starters. Building out a competitive bullpen is a little different as you can never have too many. But unless you’re talking closer those reliever’s probably aren’t big time arms.

Just to add a little more here. Only 7 teams are under 4. Oral Roberts is #7. There’s a decent chance they’re above 4 after the CWS. Of those 7, four are in the CWS. One small school (Northeastern) eliminated in the regional. One small school (ISU) eliminated in the Super. And Lamar didn’t make a regional. So we have the best ERA of P5 teams not to be in the CWS. Kudos to LBJ and Gordon for that. Unfortunately for us, Burke, Shaw and Tole were a part of that as well.

Personally I didn’t have a problem with it. I had a bigger issue with him being the presumed 3rd starter in the regular season. He had his best performance versus WVU then off for two weeks due to our short lived Big 12 tourney appearance was probably quite detrimental for someone building arm strength and feel.

In any game, it’s impossible to not be the beneficiary of some ball/strike calls. That Morehouse pitch infuriates me. I’ll never understand why balls over the heart of the plate - maybe an inch or two low or the same high are not strikes yet we will call strikes 3-4 inches off the plate strikes. One is fair to the hitter whereas the other is not. Ultimately, that’s a baseball leadership issue. Very few high strikes called this weekend even though there were many that could have been. You never know for certain how subsequent events play out, but that call likely led to 3 runs. It was a great pitch and is great baseball yet it was not given the call it deserved. The Flores missed call was potentially huge. Kept Flores in a hole and took that pitcher out of his first pressure moment. The Daly 3-2 strike again was huge. It was low and inside. Maybe not incredibly so but taken together that’s most often called a ball. That took huge pressure of Stanford pitcher number 2. My issue with the Porter Brown call is that those opportunities to call strikes are passed on frequently. The rule needs adjusting. If the ball is not over the plate, it shouldn’t be a strike. That one was no where near the plate. Now dudes hanging over the plate that get hit in an area that is technically a strike per the rule book is a different story. Then we got some back with Campbell and GG. But those first 3 were potentially huge for the momentum of the game. I’ll allow for one potentially being the correct call but hell no on the other two.

The first part of that statement is the absolute truth. That second part is bullshit. I get that it’s an attempt to lift them up on a job well done as a compliment, but it’s disrespect to their abilities as baseball players. Toughest draw to get to the CWS. Breezed thru the regional and took it to the last swing in the supers against dudes that know what it’s like to play at the CWS. This team earned everything they got. They didn’t win 40+ by getting all the bounces, all the calls, all the breaks. We’ve got a lot of solid players. A lot that have had great moments. And some great performances. Because they have the talent and skill that we’re somehow reluctant to give them credit for having. This team absolutely had every right and reason to be here. Not a damn thing was given to them. There are teams that we could beat at the CWS and some that we could give hell.

I’m a middle aged dude. I’ve watched a great deal of games over the years on LHN. I try to attend a few a year live. I follow them always. I can’t recite all the numbers or the years in which things happened. But for 40 years I’ve kept up. Even if just catching the Statesman box score. Probably watched baseball every day of the summer growing up. Watching C Dub catch and dive/slide time after time. He was a little shaky to start the season. But damned if I didn’t just witness the best right field defense I’ve ever seen. At any level. He could run stuff down. He could make diving catches. But man his throws were on point. Time and time again. Consistently hard, accurate throws. And then wow.

Why the hell is it so damn blurry on the slow mo?

More recently cause they pass on calling that. All the time. And when dudes crowd the plate. And the ball is over the plate. That wasn’t near the plate. Simple minded idiots. Same reason they call shit 3-4 inches off the plate a strike. But damned if it’s a quarter inch low right over the plate.

He strikes out damn near 50% of the time. Galvan is not quite there yet. But I’d likely give him a shot at some point.

Umps need to go. The shit to Daly was inside. And on the low side. The shit to the Stanford dude was right over the plate. Flores was hit. All momentum adjusting shit.

Look at his last 4 appearances and you’ll get it.

I can’t imagine he’d come back tonight. Yet, it wouldn’t surprise me. Dudes probably warming up right now.

17 out of 31 is not as good as I would have thought. Effectively a bit wild? Thomas and Campbells pitches were strikes but who knows about the others.

I for one am glad we took a bunch of pitches. Otherwise, he’s starting again tonight.

Yeah both teams will take whoever can throw an inning into the mix. As for Dowd, his maximum number of pitches for a weekend is 77. He has not thrown 50 pitches then come back again and be successful that same weekend. Against UW he threw 49 and came back and gave up a run in 1 inning. His max in the best circumstances has been 3. Typically he throws fewer pitches in the first weekend game then comes back a second time. Dixon doesn’t go more than 6 on his best day. He hasn’t pitched more than once per weekend when starting that weekend. Their overall numbers are a bit better than average under usual circumstances. That’s on us if they are significant factors today. Dugan and Scott are the biggest threats. Scott has only 1 good performance in the last month. Bruno is a wildcard, but he’s likely to be needed for them. It’s all a crapshoot on what you get.