2018 Texas Baseball Thread

[Horny Bull 2759]

Horns go for the series win today against Oklahoma State. 

[Braff Zacklin 13399]

[Fletch 5798]

Texas st on Tuesday then a 3 game set against k-st. I can haz 4-0 week, please?

[LongestHorn 759]

sweeping the cats would be sweet indeed

[UT Lawnghorn 758]

 

i realize KU and Okie aren’t that great but starting conference 5-1 is big, regardless. This team has a lot of flaws but winning the games it’s supoosed to will go a long way.

[Machinator 32097]

 

[Fletch 5798]

So we have Texas st tomorrow, then a 3 game set against k-st, then Mcneese st at home and aggy corpus on the road. Let's rack up some wins and get us a 6-0 stretch 

[Doc Holliday 198]

Go Horns!

[Llano Estacado 1257]

I need to be in this thread. \m/

[Doc Holliday 198]

You're in it now motherfucker - knee deep :hookem:

[texasstrong12 4668]

Texas is being cautious with Kam Fields because he had some injury issues. I think he's probably about to get more innings out of the pen. 

4 innings pitched, 0 ERA, .167 BA, and 4 strikeouts. 

Edited March 28, 2018 by texasstrong12

[Fletch 5798]

Yeah I want him to get more innings and more at bats. Really like his swing 

[Fletch 5798]

So what's the tv/streaming options for the k-st series? Am I going to have to watch it on some shitty half ass streaming network they have? 

[Yama Yak Yachtzi 48]

5 hours ago, Fletch said:

So what's the tv/streaming options for the k-st series? Am I going to have to watch it on some shitty half ass streaming network they have? 

The first game tomorrow night (Thursday) is on some local Cox cable channel in Kansas. Not sure if we'll be able to watch that one. The Friday night and Saturday games will be on watchESPN.

[Player 4575]

Forecast looks like it will be dry, but pretty chilly. 

Equipment managers need to be sure to pack the hats for bats.

[WBT 20397]

Starting to come together?

[Valmy77 13092]

28 minutes ago, WBT said:

Starting to come together?

We really will not know until they play another top team. But I love winning, I fucking love winning! You know what I'm saying? It's, like, better than losing?

[Austin Orange 98]

With 2 losses at KSU, we have dropped back to 51 in RPI.

[TexArcher 37455]

After winning 7 of 8, I'd convinced myself that all those losses to LSU, Stanford, and Arkansas just meant that we weren't ready to compete with top ten teams, but since we were beating the teams we were supposed to beat, sometimes easily, maybe we were a fringe top 25 team with a chance to win a regional.  Yeah, bullshit.  

[zlavydra 2116]

Whelan gets his first start tonight against Mighty McNeese State. Opposed by LHP Austin Briggs.

[X-Wing @Aliciousness 103]

Not an overly tough schedule this week before our big matchup @College Station.  Honestly 4-1 is to be expected, but who knows with this team.

Losing another conference series at home against 3-6 in conf Baylor would be a disaster.  Need to make sure Texas pitchers have their act together this weekend

[tejas60 3526]

TEXAS still seems like they suck against LHP.

[Horny Bull 2759]

 

[TwiceHorn 31184]

35 minutes ago, Horny Bull said:

 

Well, torre did say Pierce didn't like him.

 

Is he some kind of fuckup?

[jettrink 41]

Baseball is a weird "Team" sport.  Probably just an overly typical individualist playing a team sport.

[torre 1284]

37 minutes ago, Horny Bull said:

 

Quote

AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Finished the season with a .742 OPS in 146 plate appearances on the year … second on the team in batting average (.294) and third in on-base percentage (.377)

http://texassports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6691

Feel bad for Joe.   Injuries began  soph year (ankle, knee, iirc) and continued (shoulder surgery last March).

Regardless,  not a fit for Pierce.   Hope he attains UT Degree. 

 

[Austin Orange 98]

Adios mofo

[troph 24547]

Weed? Booze? Too much posing on shaggy as tjhooker?

[texasstrong12 4668]

1 hour ago, torre said:

Feel bad for Joe.   Injuries began  soph year (ankle, knee, iirc) and continued (shoulder surgery last March).

Regardless,  not a fit for Pierce.   Hope he attains UT Degree. 

 

Wasn't a fit for Augie either. From what I remember, he was suspended a couple times under Augie too. 

Seems like a kid with some maturity issues. Not a good look when you have issues with 2 separate coaching staffs. 

 

 

Edited April 3, 2018 by texasstrong12

[torre 1284]

50 minutes ago, texasstrong12 said:

Wasn't a fit for Augie either. From what I remember, he was suspended a couple times under Augie too. 

Seems like a kid with some maturity issues. Not a good look when you have issues with 2 separate coaching staffs. 

 

 

I recall one suspension for an alcohol incident.    Joe Baker does seem to have attitude/maturity issues.   Seems to be a "little hot dog" - but so was CJ Hinojosa.

My reference to "fit" meaning that he received no playing time other than pinch hit/pinch run,  not even in "mop-up" time.    Perhaps he was still having shoulder issues,  though it was sufficient recovery time (March) for arthroscopic surgery.   If healthy,  not showing much respect for a redshirt junior who has battled injuries for 2 years.  Hamilton played 2d with a bad shoulder.    Pierce seems to prefer power hitters, 1-9.  Baker is a singles guy.

Perhaps there was an off-field incident in Manhattan this past weekend that warranted termination instead of suspension ?

Baker would have preferred to leave/transfer with the others.   His Dad is a Duke grad,  probably would not approve.    Like I stated,  hope he attains the UT Degree.     

 

[texasstrong12 4668]

There was a suspension for the DUI and I'm almost positive there was another suspension at the start of his 2nd year. 

I think he's a talented kid but it's pretty obvious there's some maturity issues. Either way, I wish him the best and hope he gets his UT degree. 

[Horny Bull 2759]

 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Makes sense. A couple innings vs bullpen session. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Not sure how the ballpark normally plays but last year all you had to do was lift one to left field and the ball would get out. I still remember the game last year because I was amazed at how much the ball was carrying. This Shaw grand slam looked like a normal fly out off the bat. 

Edited April 3, 2018 by texasstrong12

[The Golden Hat 299]

I'm going to catch the Baylor series this weekend. Are they any good this year?

[Doc Holliday 198]

17 minutes ago, The Golden Hat said:

I'm going to catch the Baylor series this weekend. Are they any good this year?

Not so much

[Doc Holliday 198]

What's the storm/rain impact for the game tonight at CS?  Over under for delays and cancel?

[TrashMaster G 17379]

7 minutes ago, Doc Holliday said:

What's the storm/rain impact for the game tonight at CS?  Over under for delays and cancel?

Who's playing at CS?  And why do we care?

[Doc Holliday 198]

1 minute ago, TrashMaster G said:

Who's playing at CS?  And why do we care?

Shit, my apologies...we're playing down at corpus atm

[EZ$ 2102]

9 hours ago, texasstrong12 said:

Not sure how the ballpark normally plays but last year all you had to do was lift one to left field and the ball would get out. I still remember the game last year because I was amazed at how much the ball was carrying. This Shaw grand slam looked like a normal fly out off the bat. 

Wind blows out straight to left 30+ mph 90% of the time.  

[TrashMaster G 17379]

1 minute ago, Doc Holliday said:

Shit, my apologies...we're playing down at corpus atm

No worries.  You're still my huckleberry.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21780]

Horns play in CS next Tuesday.  Anyone here brave enough to go?  I'm thinking about rounding up some tickets.

[Jshep34 2303]

Going to take son to his first texas game april 21. Where is the best seats not to burn up and parking?

[TrashMaster G 17379]

16 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

Going to take son to his first texas game april 21. Where is the best seats not to burn up and parking?

Sections 101-111 are all generally safe from the sun.

[torre 1284]

2 hours ago, Jshep34 said:

Going to take son to his first texas game april 21. Where is the best seats not to burn up and parking?

https://utparking.clickandpark.com/

 

Check the above link to purchase advance parking.   Also,  check texassports.com that week for possible promotions for kids.

[Doc Holliday 198]

I'm ready to play ousucks.  I think it's going to be the next real series that will show where we are.

[troph 24547]

Horns play in CS next Tuesday.  Anyone here brave enough to go?  I'm thinking about rounding up some tickets.

 

I’m going, I think my gf who doesn’t care is going too. Already have tickets. Doc said no, something about having to work on Wednesday.

 

[jimmyjazz 45512]

So if I'm looking at this correctly, we are 3-5 in opening games of multi-game series.  The breakdown:

Kingham 2-1

Shugart 0-1

O'Donnell 1-0

Ridgeway 0-1

Henley 0-2

 

So, keep starting Kingham on Fridays?  What an odd season.  We seem to be doing OK midweek but struggle getting out of the gate on weekends.

[txhorns 2407]

My rotation would be:

Friday - Kingham

Saturday - Henley

Sunday - O'Donnell

Midweek - Bocchi

 

[txhorns 2407]

I think we need to see a lot more of Fields, Robinson and McGuire out of the bullpen.