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We couldn't beat them even playing 6 on 5? Mercy.

Pierce will not win a natty at Texas. He'll do enough to not get fired for awhile - a Super/CWS appearance every couple of years - but he will not win a championship. He's just not the guy.

Good to see PB back in a groove. Flores has gotten a lot of attention at the plate, but he's looking pretty damn solid out there at SS too.

Talk your shit on the internet. The two of you pussies together wouldn't last 30 seconds in the flesh.

You obviously haven't read the thread for context. Point out where I did that. I get nothing out of being a dick to people on a message board. If I'm ever chippy, it's usually in response to something people would never say in person ("stupidest shit I've ever heard", "dumb fuck", etc.).

Okay, since you asked. I played multiple sports at a very high level in high school. Focused solely on baseball in college. Was successful (lead the team in hitting) until I was limited by a pretty serious medical issue. That ended any hopes of a career past college. Hard to say how that might have gone...who knows. Probably understood the finer points of the game even better than I could physically execute them. It's been awhile, so a few things may have changed, but I still know what I'm seeing when I'm watching a game. My career was in another field that was extremely demanding (far moreso than sports), both physically and mentally, and I reached the very pinnacle of that one. Reached the pinnacle of a couple other disciplines as well. I know the difference between good and great in general, and what it takes to get there. When I wasn't busy "doing", I taught people how to make the leap, so I get the coaching angle as well. That's about all I'm going to reveal on an internet message board. (I don't really care about message board cred. I just like to comment on/discuss baseball while I'm watching the game. People can think what they want and say what they want, even the stuff they'd never have the balls to say in person. I get a kick out of it, actually.)

The fact you think time on a message board is the determining factor says quite a lot. The fact you freely and openly admitted it says even more. But hey, it's a free country and this is just a message board, think what you want.

Add it to the long list of things you have no idea about.

Hey look. Someone who actually understands baseball. Glad to have you in the thread.

It pisses me off to no end too, but it's true. If you actually know the game down to the smallest details, it's painfully obvious. I knew we were in trouble after the 1st inning when I saw how we were trying to pitch them and how they were approaching their at-bats. Those AB's had far less to do with LBJ and the hitter(s) than it did coaches' scouting/planning/coaching up. On the flip side, the pitch calling for Holman was brilliant and he executed the plan very well. We refused to let the ball run deep in the zone and go opposite field, so he continued to kill us with the breaking ball on the outer half. In baseball, the smallest things matter. They add up to hits/baserunners, and those add up to runs. Or you can just ignore it and get dominated like we have tonight.

2 reasons: We don't have the talent and we don't have the coaching. I don't like admitting it, but LSU has a better program than we do, top-to-bottom. There's a reason they got #7 before we did and did it in many fewer CWS appearances. They may get #8 or #9 before we get #7.

Ahem.

Good things happen when you go opposite field, especially when you're struggling against good pitching. Trying to pull everything hurt us in the post-season last year and I was bitching about it then. Nothing has changed.

Holman is a legitimate ace. His stuff isn't as electric as LBJ's, but he is hitting his locations perfectly. Throwing exactly what he needs to throw and the pitch calling has been very good. He was the best pitcher in the portal and of course LSU grabbed him. I doubt he even gave us a thought.

Only Peyton Powell is allowed to go opposite field on the outer half breaking balls.

That's how you get through an inning (minus the BB, but hey). Give him another.

That was high and outside. Never over the plate.

Witt didn't look razor sharp, but he didn't look terrible either. Get him back in there without traffic on the bases where he can pitch from the windup, and he might get us another inning or two.

Runner on 3rd tags and scores if he does. Worked out in our favor.

Hanging breaking balls to Tommy White is unwise.

You don't know what the fuck you're talking about. At all. That's about as nicely as I can put it. I'm not going back and forth with you anymore.

That's because you don't know shit about baseball. No, they aren't counted as runs. They translate into runs though in a lot of ways (fatigue leading to missing location, pitcher pressing, getting to the bullpen, etc.). Kinda like what's happening now.

Announcer: "It's still scoreless, but advantage LSU since Texas' starter is at 80 pitches in the 4th and LSU's is only at 50 through 3." hobbes2702: "It's Friday. That's not how it works."

78 for LBJ Gaspy looking lost.