Game 10: Horns vs Hoos - Omaha Elimination Edition

[orangecat92 306]

1 hour ago, utee94 said:

Same here.   The 6-team double elimination regionals followed by the 8-team double elimination CWS were brutal on pitching staffs, and so much fun for fans.  

I bought an all regional ticket in Austin one year for a six-team regional.  I think this was one of the Larry Coker years.  He was the UH pitcher with a rubber arm.  He needed 0 rest.  It was great for a 20something kid.  I attended every game. I can't imagine anybody over the age of about 45 attending every game in a six-team regional.  I wonder if that is why they stopped, because of the older fans? 

[brojangles2 786]

1 hour ago, dieucla98 said:

No he wasn't.  He's had 6 hits in the regionals and supers. Three of those were against Southern in the first game. Hugely underwhelming for your #3.

Not uncharted waters for Zubia. He has been very streaky since the day he arrived. 

[strangulation! 1,716]

4 minutes ago, orangecat92 said:

I wonder if that is why they stopped, because of the older fans? 

sports change for one thing, and it's definitely not the fans

[utee94 15,859]

It changed when they moved from the 48-team field to the 64-team field in 1999 I believe.

[dcar00 14,351]

10 minutes ago, brojangles2 said:

Not uncharted waters for Zubia. He has been very streaky since the day he arrived. 

agreed.  his plate discipline got better in general and OBP and Average went up because of walks.  I'm hoping for one last hot streak.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

Of course I wanna see the Hoos prevail.  Always root for my home state teams when they're in enemy territory.  This team has been a late game killer since early in the season when it looked liked the wheels had come off the wagon.

[Fletch 5,800]

1 hour ago, dcar00 said:

yep but I haven't seen Zubia swinging at horrible pitches a bunch.  its hard to discern plate discipline from just the number of walks in a particular game.  a lot of it has to do with the types of pitches you get.

Ivan has been fouling off some good pitches.  he might be close but we need better than close. the 11 pitch AB for a single gives me hope.

Yeah the last month or so I’ve been worried about Ivan. Yeah his homer streak was impressive and historic, but he did it against (mostly) shit hooks. I understand why his leash is so long, he’s definitely got the most power on the team. Butttttt right this moment, we’d probably get more production out of Powell or DJ. Now that I said that, Ivan will probably go 3-5 tomorrow with 2 bombs and a bases clearing double or some shit cause baseball 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,920]

That would make me very happy

[brojangles2 786]

40 minutes ago, Fletch said:

Yeah the last month or so I’ve been worried about Ivan. Yeah his homer streak was impressive and historic, but he did it against (mostly) shit hooks. I understand why his leash is so long, he’s definitely got the most power on the team. Butttttt right this moment, we’d probably get more production out of Powell or DJ. Now that I said that, Ivan will probably go 3-5 tomorrow with 2 bombs and a bases clearing double or some shit cause baseball 

I will do fucking laps around the yard naked, screaming like a wild man if this comes to fruition. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,920]

Would you fist yourself?

[Dahobbs 17,678]

28 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Would you fist yourself?

Would you watch? Sometimes sacrifices must be made to the baseball gods. 

Edited June 23, 2021 by Dahobbs

[brojangles2 786]

29 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Would you fist yourself?

Only dogpile for titles. Same rules for fisting apply. 

[Guest Lobo]

Wait, what's a dogpile of fisting?  Is that like a night at Fitlump's house?  

[Born to Run 6,569]

Would you watch? Sometimes sacrifices must be made to the baseball gods. 

I was told there would be no assplay (on my butt)

[brojangles2 786]

14 minutes ago, Lobo said:

Wait, what's a dogpile of fisting?  Is that like a night at Fitlump's house?  

[Beau Vine 54,410]

10 hours ago, ztejas said:

Do we know hoo's pitching?

It don't make a shit.

[RollLeft 5,045]

Um...someone enjoyed this a bit much.  

[83Horn 1,647]

7 hours ago, Lobo said:

Well you raised her right to value education and finding a good life partner.  Nothing but honor in selecting UVA over Texas.

That said, tell her and your SIL to get ready to cry for their alma mater, and in a shameful way.  We're beating the living shit outta UVA tomorrow.  

Their pitching is about as effective as a drunken sea bass.  Fuck the Cavs! 

But what if these sea bass had really nasty dispositions and were armed with laser beams?

[troph 24,905]

100% agree on the old format. I feel asleep thinking about that the other night, talk about do or die in the losers bracket, it wasn’t win two and you’re in the bracket championship, it was win 4 I think then beat the loan undefeated twice to win it all. Sudden death every day for a week. Playing more often and more teams. The drama was awesome. 

[Beau Vine 54,410]

They need to at least do like the D2 and D3 tournaments, where the losers' bracket winners switch brackets, so Vandy would be playing Miss State and we'd play NC State once we win tomorrow.

[CDAK 216]

2 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

They need to at least do like the D2 and D3 tournaments, where the losers' bracket winners switch brackets, so Vandy would be playing Miss State and we'd play NC State once we win tomorrow.

What's the purpose of that? Avoid rematches?

[Pimphand 5,863]

GDI 🎄

Oh well let's string up the Hoos it's on!

[Valmy77 13,273]

18 minutes ago, sportsbay said:

Who's pitching tonight?

Hansen with Quintanilla and Nixon backing him up.

[Nivek 16,982]

I dont know, but I think South Austin’s mom is catching all day long.

[troph 24,905]

are the Hoos the UVA cavaliers?

[Mo Horn 8,854]

Chance of thunderstorms tonight. I think our pitching is in better shape than theirs so hopefully the weather gods will be kind. Don't want them to have another day's rest. 

[texifornia 57,085]

7 minutes ago, troph said:

are the Hoos the UVA cavaliers?

Yeah. Their cheer is Wa-Hoo-Wa - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahoos

[Valmy77 13,273]

15 minutes ago, troph said:

are the Hoos the UVA cavaliers?

Yes. That confused me when we played them in football back in the 1990s. They are unofficially called the Wahoos.

Edited June 24, 2021 by Valmy77

[Mac8111 2,115]

Al Roker told me that weather looks fucked in Omaha today.

[Guest Lobo]

Yeah, midday is looking pretty fucked up there.  But there is only one game today at TD Ameritrade, ours---no matinee.  Storms do appear to let up later this evening, so by the looks of it---we can still play, just maybe delayed by an hour or two.  Gonna make Friday a little rougher on the team, but nothing too bad.  It would suck eggs though if we had to finish the game tomorrow morning, then wait for N.C. State/Vanderbilt, then come back at 6:00p and play our Friday night game.  

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,781]

6 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Yes. That confused me when we played them in football back in the 1990s. They are unofficially called the Wahoos.

Thanks for the memory of one particularly miserable evening in C-ville!

[Valmy77 13,273]

2 minutes ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

Thanks for the memory of one particularly miserable evening in C-ville!

Sorry.

Fortunately I only attended the game in Austin.

[Pimphand 5,863]

Yeah that Tiki Barber 1st quarter was brutal.  Blackout drunk afterwards....

[troph 24,905]

I like Wahoo.  fun to catch, fun to eat.

 

Edited June 24, 2021 by troph

[Pimphand 5,863]

For reference all UVA grads call themselves hoos.

[TexasPride10 577]

We're going to win. 

[Js1 85,559]

11 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

They need to at least do like the D2 and D3 tournaments, where the losers' bracket winners switch brackets, so Vandy would be playing Miss State and we'd play NC State once we win tomorrow.

 

9 hours ago, CDAK said:

What's the purpose of that? Avoid rematches?

The Women's College World Series does this as well.  It's kind of more compelling to me to watch a team flip sides and then work their way through it against the other teams. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,781]

UVA fansite scouting report ...

https://hoosplace.com/2021/06/24/baseball/5575/

[Cajun 11,722]

1 hour ago, Pimphand said:

For reference all UVA grads call themselves hoos.

 

[clapclapclap 9,000]

1 hour ago, Valmy77 said:

They are unofficially called the Wahoos.

 

 

Edited June 24, 2021 by clapclapclap
Better than the whistlers

[Huckleberry 33,083]

10 hours ago, CDAK said:

What's the purpose of that? Avoid rematches?

It also theoretically makes it to where the two best teams can meet in the championship series even if they were in the same half of the bracket to start.

[brojangles2 786]

48 minutes ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

UVA fansite scouting report ...

https://hoosplace.com/2021/06/24/baseball/5575/

They pick themselves to eliminate us. How choice of them. 

[Cajun 11,722]

I don't fault 'em for that.  The "Hoo" shit is embarrassingly stupid.

[Pimphand 5,863]

3 minutes ago, brojangles2 said:

They pick themselves to eliminate us. How choice of them. 

At least they are mostly realistic about it.  Could you imagine the Aggy equivalent?

 

10 minutes ago, Cajun said:

I don't fault 'em for that.  The "Hoo" shit is embarrassingly stupid.

[Cajun 11,722]

Calmer than you are.

[Rivers 80]

 

[StruggleBus 3,922]

Prediction: 

[TexArcher 38,047]

34 minutes ago, brojangles2 said:

They pick themselves to eliminate us. How choice of them. 

I'll take Embarrassing Pipedreams of Denial for one thousand, Alex.

[troph 24,905]

not to take away from the desire to pound the hoos back to hooville ... but I'm so glad we aren't having to face a team of meathead SEC inbreds.  at least UVA is kinda snooty (and rightfully so) like us.

[brojangles2 786]

Still showing 60% of storms and .55" of rain at first pitch. I'll bet this one doesn't start until 7 or after. 

Edited June 24, 2021 by brojangles2
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