Boise State @ Texas Series Thread

[VirginiaLonghorn 4777]

15 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

I'd like to get la-cross with that Duke pitcher from last night.  She has a great ass.

 

[bschoolprof 6263]

I really like the young talent pierce brought in this year. We are much better defensively up the middle. Starting pitching seems solid, at least Fr and Sat. We still look shaky at the plate imo and the pen gives me the shits.

[EZ$ 2105]

Yeah, I’m afraid we are looking at the same type team as last year...maybe slightly improved. Starting pitching will be our “strength”, offense will struggle to manufacture runs and the bullpen....well, you’ve seen what I’ve seen.  
 

[Guest Lobo]

31 minutes ago, Homercles said:

Holy shit y’all weren’t joking 

“Would you like to buy some popcorn to support my troop?”

Does Boise State like, like me like me?

[petscii 1189]

6 minutes ago, EZ$ said:

Yeah, I’m afraid we are looking at the same type team as last year...maybe slightly improved. Starting pitching will be our “strength”, offense will struggle to manufacture runs and the bullpen....well, you’ve seen what I’ve seen.  
 

Well, as long as we don't have E machines at the plate and at middle part of our infield it will be an improvement...

[Valmy77 13243]

1 hour ago, petscii said:

Well, as long as we don't have E machines at the plate and at middle part of our infield it will be an improvement...

Which is why I found EZ$'s take pretty weak. What defined last year's team was being fundamentally unsound at Catcher and in the middle infield, along with a bullpen that hit batters and threw wild pitches. It was not the things he listed, which are true of every team for the past decade. 

How did we give up the lead tonight? We gave up hits. Imagine that? Having a bullpen so great that the other team actually has to swing the bat to get runs? After last year that was refreshing.

So no, this team is not the same kind of team as last years. At least not yet. Let me know when we throw multiple wild pitches and walk the bases loaded, then I will be convinced EZ$ is correct. I question he actually suffered through last year with that take.

Edited February 24, 2020 by Valmy77

[NeverMarryAStripper 21907]

Y’all are triggering my PTSD.

[petscii 1189]

Walking out of the Thursday night game in Palo Alto I was happy.   People act like sweeping LSU was no big deal.  It's hard to sweep teams period.  We split Arky on the road.  Won the first conference series vs Tech.  After that was largely unacceptable. 6 more conference wins and people are talking about last year much differently.   

[ClubWhatever 12145]

We’ve got some good options in the pen this year.  It’s really deep.  I’d like to see Southard and Merriman out of the bullpen before Diaz and Quintanilla.  Meaney looked improved in his one outing.  Stevens has thrown strikes.  BTW what happened to Whelan?  I assume he got cut.  

[Fletch 5800]

4 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

Which is why I found EZ$'s take pretty weak. What defined last year's team was being fundamentally unsound at Catcher and in the middle infield, along with a bullpen that hit batters and threw wild pitches. It was not the things he listed, which are true of every team for the past decade. 

How did we give up the lead tonight? We gave up hits. Imagine that? Having a bullpen so great that the other team actually has to swing the bat to get runs? After last year that was refreshing.

So no, this team is not the same kind of team as last years. At least not yet. Let me know when we throw multiple wild pitches and walk the bases loaded, then I will be convinced EZ$ is correct. I question he actually suffered through last year with that take.

Yeah, I’d imagine last years shitty infield play and having a not so reliable catcher in McCann fucked with our pitchers confidence some last year. 
 

Our starting pitching seems like it’ll be a strength. Now, less Fields and Diaz and more Duplantier, Hansen and Merryman, please. 
 

@ClubWhatever pretty sure Whelan had TJ surgery and is redshirting this year. I’d love to have him back on the team next year. Guy seems like the ideal Tuesday starter 

Edited February 24, 2020 by Fletch

[NorthLoop 14215]

Yeah Southard came out and looked like a hoss and then we never saw him again. I wonder if he has control issues in practice or something and Pierce is scared to give him more innings right away. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4777]

Another P, Nico O’Donnell, no longer on the roster.

[NorthLoop 14215]

Weren't Whelan and O'Donnell the same person? 

[Pato del Muerto 52524]

1 hour ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

Another P, Nico O’Donnell, no longer on the roster.

Someone said upstream that odonnnell has transferred. 

[zlavydra 2123]

7 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Someone said upstream that odonnnell has transferred. 

Fresno State

[VirginiaLonghorn 4777]

10 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Someone said upstream that odonnnell has transferred. 

Thnx

[zlavydra 2123]

Standing ovations from the home crowd notwithstanding, Cobb needs to pitch on Tuesdays.  We need someone who can go 6 on Sundays against good teams, not barely 5 against JUCO/Boise State.  So who would go on Sunday? Kubicek? Hansen? Try one out against Mizzou and Cobb can take on AZ next Tuesday.

[Valmy77 13243]

14 hours ago, petscii said:

Walking out of the Thursday night game in Palo Alto I was happy.   People act like sweeping LSU was no big deal.  It's hard to sweep teams period.  We split Arky on the road.  Won the first conference series vs Tech.  After that was largely unacceptable. 6 more conference wins and people are talking about last year much differently.   

I mean I loved doing those things but we all noticed the big problems and I was just hoping somehow they would be solved while we were still winning. But obviously it just got worse.

This year the team is fundamentally sound and a decent baseball team...so far. I am excited to see if we can go 9-0 and how we do against the top 10 teams in the tournament.

Edited February 24, 2020 by Valmy77

[GotThatFire 166]

🤘🤘🤘

[TrashMaster G 17563]

15 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Y’all are triggering my PTSD.

srsly

[VirginiaLonghorn 4777]

15 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

I mean I loved doing those things but we all noticed the big problems and I was just hoping somehow they would be solved while we were still winning. But obviously it just got worse.

This year the team is fundamentally sound and a decent baseball team...so far. I am excited to see if we can go 9-0 and how we do against the top 10 teams in the tournament.

Plus ... the benefit of two former MLers coaching and mentoring our young talent.  When they speak, even a knucklehead would listen. 

[zlavydra 2123]

Big crowd and big win. Pretty cool.

https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/boise-state-football/article240640582.html

[shnsajax 3591]

It’s at the minor league stadium currently no where close to campus. Will be nice next year once the new one opens.

[texifornia 57000]

Welp. This thread's going to be a real collector's item:

 

[petscii 1189]

So private groups raised money to bring the program back and now they have to raise money to save it again.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-boise-state-baseball