Texas @ Oklahoma State Series Thread

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Quintanilla on to pitch.

[ClubWhatever 12295]

Oh FFS.  

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Those inside balls were strikes when Texas was at the plate.

[utdlc 104]

fuck this ump

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Lead off walk does not score.

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Elroy Face talk not going away.

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Well at least TCU lost to Kansas. 

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Kennedy going to think about his 7 strikeout weekend on the bench.  

[Cairn Horn88 8502]

Where is our hitting today? Nobly 3 hits thru 5.

[Spaceman_Spiff 121]

Striking out on 30-40% of our PAs this series is suboptimal.

[BillyGoatHill 4420]

Just now, Cairn Horn88 said:

Where is our hitting today? Nobly 3 hits thru 5.

Standing around with bats on their shoulders watching good pitches and swinging at crap.

[jw4381 3249]

Even Faltine...

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Think we can close the books on this one.

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7-1 OSU after a two-run shot to left.

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Our pets heads are definitely falling off today.

Edited April 25, 2021 by jw4381

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Campbell is in for Kennedy now, though it's not likely going to matter.

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4 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

Where is our hitting today? Nobly 3 hits thru 5.

As I stated last night, it wasn't there yesterday, either. Texas hit .148 for the doubleheader (9 of 61). Fortunately, four of those hits went yard.

A series win is always nice, but the offense hasn't been great. Way too many strikeouts and passive plate appearances.

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Cya Tuesday.....

Better get in some batting practice before Tech comes to town.

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Now they give the inside strike.

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6 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

As I stated last night, it wasn't there yesterday, either. Texas hit .148 for the doubleheader (9 of 61). Fortunately, four of those hits went yard.

A series win is always nice, but the offense hasn't been great. Way too many strikeouts and passive plate appearances.

Which is why batting average is pretty meaningless. Fortune didn't make the balls leave the park. crushing them did.

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7-1 OSU after 5

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8 minutes ago, zlavydra said:

Which is why batting average is pretty meaningless. Fortune didn't make the balls leave the park. crushing them did.

Agreed, but I do think Braff's point stands. No sense playing the "what if" game - a series win is a series win. But it was very much still with below average offense. Clutch hitting behind excellent pitching got it done, but we've gotta be better at the plate to consistently win against top teams. 

Edited April 25, 2021 by Spaceman_Spiff
typo

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

Just now, zlavydra said:

Which is why batting average is pretty meaningless. Fortune didn't make the balls leave the park. crushing them did.

Batting average isn't meaningless. It's absurd to even say that in jest.

Our boys did crush the ball yesterday, but you can't rely on that, and certainly not at a 44 percent (4 out of 9 hits) clip.

We're all happy with the series win, but our 'Horns did not hit well this weekend. That's not the same as saying the sky is falling. It's just a concern, my dude.

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4 minutes ago, Spaceman_Spiff said:

Agreed, but I do think Braff's point stands. No sense playing the "what if" game - a series win is a series win. But it was very much still with below average offense. Clutch hitting behind excellent pitching got it done, but we've gotta be better at the plate to consistently win against top teams. 

How "stable" or repeatable is clutch hitting?

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OSU waited too long to pull Standlee. The way we've hit this weekend, it might not matter.

Edited April 25, 2021 by Machinator

[Cairn Horn88 8502]

Well, it’s not too late to hit a few out of the park....is it?

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Oh wow, they're not pulling him.

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Just now, Machinator said:

Oh wow, they're not pulling him.

Can’t trust their bullpen?

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It don't make a shit. In the wrong direction.

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Campbell gets enough of the ball for a sac fly. Good sliding catch by the CF.

7-2

Edited April 25, 2021 by Machinator

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That hodo at bat was brutal

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Utterly owned by this guy's 100-115th pitches.

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7-2 OSU B6

[jw4381 3249]

Why are we swinging at such shit today? rage

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Wenzel on to pitch.

[Spaceman_Spiff 121]

9 minutes ago, Machinator said:

How "stable" or repeatable is clutch hitting?

Not 100% sure how you'd evaluate it, but I think you'd expect to score ~2 runs per HR based on run expectancy, so I don't think we got "lucky" with how many we scored on the bombs. We had ~15 base runners over 18 innings, so ~85% chance there's someone on base when you go yard. 3/4 of of our home runs had someone on - feels about right. We're also on pace for 1 HR/game, so we had 2x as many as you'd expect given our power profile. 

Whatever, point is, they got it done to win the series but they need to hit more consistently and strike out less all else equal.

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Lucas Gordon will pitch after Wenzel gives up two singles and gets one strikeout.

[Levi 2665]

Good spot again for Gordon here in terms of his growth. 

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Double play ends the inning.

7-2 OSU after 6

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New pitcher for OSU. Time to see if we can chip away and make this a game.

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Today is a major regression for Texas BABIP luck.

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3 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Today is a major regression for Texas BABIP luck.

Was bound to happen.7-3

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Daly solo shot to left field.

7-3

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This guy really doesn’t like umpires going to review a play. 

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7-3 OSU B7

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7-3 OSU after 7

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Thank God he’s going to finish the JP Howell story when they come back. One thing I’ve come to realize after watching several series on ESPN+ is that Greg and Keith are great announcers. 

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New pitcher for OSU.