Palo Alto Super Regional: Texas @ Stanford

[hobbes2702 13029]

Just now, Gut Wagon said:

I'm not even angry. I mean, you can't catch what you can't see...and a couple GREAT defensive outfielders couldn't see it at all. Not sure what anyone can do but shake hands and get on the bus.

We got about all we could hope to get from this banged-up roster. Great season, guys. Next year will be better. 

Exactly right. It sucks. It sucks a lot. But I’m not sure what else you do. It clearly wasn’t easy to see. Everyone but one guy lost it. We have about as good a defensive outfield as it gets in college baseball and they lost it. 
 

Im pouring a bourbon. Tough night. 
Maybe we can get Sykora to campus.

[The_Great_Hornsby 3236]

Just now, Mdhorn said:

Naw, they never saw it until it hit the field.  Nobody could even put their hand up to try to pretend or even simulate a catch--just never saw it.  That's not a choke.  It was a pop fly that got lost in the lights.  Doesn't happen much but happened tonight. 

This team fought all the way, and never quit--not going to call them chokers because of this moment.  

They call Arkansas chokers and deservedly so. Sorry man, cant do that in the biggest moment of the season. We gotta own the choke on this one. Jesus what a way to lose.

[smoky 840]

Baseball is cruel

- Augie, probably

[Firemans4Horn 18034]

Just now, troph said:

Nah I just think you’re being a dick. 

this is the lowest point of being a Longhorn baseball fan since 1989? Lol, please. 

[DanTheHorn 4913]

5 minutes ago, troph said:

Okay that is probably the lowest point I’ve ever seen in Texas baseball, maybe the 1989 final was worse. I honestly don’t know a lower point. 

1989 easily

[BillyGoatHill 4312]

3 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Losing a ball in the bottom of the ninth is the definition of a gutless choke.  

The stadium there has unusual light standards (lower than normal) plus twilight plays worse in that park. That was FAR from a gutless choke.

[OU Sucks 8797]

4 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

just keep running, don't stop , you'll find it.  Standing there is stupid. 

Which way do you keep running if you have no idea where it is?  Do some of you even baseball?

Edited June 13, 2023 by OU Sucks

[MIkeHoncho 1908]

Calling this team gutless is quite possibly the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen on this site, and I’ve been on here since the start.  I mean even CR doesn’t get that stupid.

[troph 24781]

1 minute ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Ouch.

Congrats to Tree. They could've folded after having their hearts broke Saturday night.

Both these teams battled their asses off.

Super proud of our 'Horns. This'll be an unpopular opinion, but this was a decent season given the current state of the roster.

Hope Texas comes back stronger in 2024!

We over achieved it was a great season actually. There were 10-11 teams left playing today that’s better than we expected. Texas baseball is magic. Next year will be a great ride too.

[landman 559]

3 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

Did Kennedy lose it too?

Yep.  And looked like his ball, not Campbell’s.

[Valmy77 13225]

2 minutes ago, EuroHorn said:

Looks like we have a replacement meme for the arky misplayed foul ball 

Yeah they catch that and they are the national champions.

We catch that and we go to extra innings. Totally the same.

 

[Levi 2585]

1 minute ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

The only guy who saw it was O’Dowd. Kennedy and Campbell both lost it. It was a tough play. It sucks to lose that way especially to such a douchy team.

I think Daly was the only guy that saw. Not sure O’Dowd did. 

[BillyGoatHill 4312]

1 minute ago, OU Sucks said:

Which way do you keep running if you have no idea where it is?  Do some of you even baseball?

I said it earlier, the idiots came out to the thread in droves tonight.

[GreenspointTexas 9598]

1 minute ago, Valmy77 said:

Yeah it was a decent year. Conference title and Regional title.

Kind of fitting for a team that flirted with greatness and disaster numerous times to end up in the pretty good zone.

We had two good transfers this year. Let's get more than two for next year.

*shared with 2 other teams in the worst year ever for big 12 baseball

[hobbes2702 13029]

2 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Fuck that shit, the entire staff minus 3 pitchers didn't get hurt. Pierce's inability to recruit is what hurt. It's been an issue for a long time, he has never had a deep staff in 7 years at Texas.

I don’t know if that’s true. Our staff was plenty deep in the covid year, and the year after. This years is pretty deep before injuries but thems the breaks. 

[dieucla98 2942]

3 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

just keep running, don't stop , you'll find it.  Standing there is stupid. 

Have you ever fielded a fly ball in your life? They teach you to take a step backwards first for a reason. 

[billfromlaketravis 11447]

The Joe Cook think piece titled “David Pierce is a Winner” was the kiss of death. What a jinx. You write that article after hoisting a national championship trophy. Not after you eek out a Big 12 Regular Season Championship. 

[troph 24781]

Just now, DanTheHorn said:

1989 easily

For sure but this was tough - not a choke -  but the second it hit the ground I lost my breath. This team coulda pulled it out in extras. Hurt like hell. But yeah 89. 

[tx 3 putt 76870]

1 minute ago, Valmy77 said:

Yeah it was a decent year. Conference title and Regional title.

Kind of fitting for a team that flirted with greatness and disaster numerous times to end up in the pretty good zone.

We had two good transfers this year. Let's get more than two for next year.

 

the talent in the portal is deeeeeeeeeeeep. some kids are about to cash in (good for them)

[davi34 80]

4 minutes ago, chemHORN said:

Dylan Campbell just cemented his place in Texas history, and it's not great

You are a different level of stupid. Dylan Campbell’s place in Texas History is the longest active hitting streak in program history. 
 

Fuck off

[jw4381 3070]

Two really good outfielders both lost it in the twilight sky. What a kick to the testicular area. I still love em. 

[Ghost of Shag 2608]

1 minute ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

They call Arkansas chokers and deservedly so. Sorry man, cant do that in the biggest moment of the season. We gotta own the choke on this one. Jesus what a way to lose.

You really don’t get it, do you?

Choking is when you can do something about it and you don’t.

Those OFs have saved our ass all postseason, including tonight, and they couldn’t find the ball. 

We were undermanned and took them the distance in Game 3. Lost on a fluke.

Not a choke.

[troph 24781]

1 minute ago, Levi said:

I think Daly was the only guy that saw. Not sure O’Dowd did. 

Only Daly. He was running for it.

[ztejas 43411]

2 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

They call Arkansas chokers and deservedly so. Sorry man, cant do that in the biggest moment of the season. We gotta own the choke on this one. Jesus what a way to lose.

That wasn't even remotely the same thing as the Arkansas play. The only guy that could find that ball was our short stop.

[TwiceHorn 31438]

Thing was, that was a super-hard hit for a pop fly, so I'm guessing it went sky high before anyone in the OF could start tracking it.

And if you have to start tracking it on the way down, you're fucked.  And if it's coming almost straight down in twilight, you're superfucked.

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 2937]

Prob too soon for this- but we need to get back to hosting in Austin for this exact reason.

Every time the camera panned for a wide angle shot, those low-ass softball field light poles were right there in the field of view. 

[The Ace of Aces 5175]

“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.”

A. Bartlett Giamatti

[troph 24781]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

the talent in the portal is deeeeeeeeeeeep. some kids are about to cash in (good for them)

Our NIL and performance this year should help a lot. 

[freyguy 4264]

shitty ABs put us in this position. 

I do not understand not protecting the plate with a shorter swing when you have 2 strikes.  It's like our brains were switched off these last 2 games.

Whatever.  I'm going to go cop a feel on the wife.

[BurntOrange&White 39930]

1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

The Joe Cook think piece titled “David Pierce is a Winner” was the kiss of death. What a jinx. You write that article after hoisting a national championship trophy. Not after you eke out a Big 12 Regular Season Championship. 

Pierce wins but he’s not the guy to win it all

[DaggerHorns 3082]

Tough break. That’s about the unluckiest I’ve ever seen and not just that one play.

I don’t believe I’ve ever witnessed a walk off from a lost ball.

[HtownHorn 14663]

Just now, troph said:

We over achieved it was a great season actually. There were 10-11 teams left playing today that’s better than we expected. Texas baseball is magic. Next year will be a great ride too.

You are saying Pierce did a shitty job of recruiting, because overachieving at Texas should not be a thing. 

[Valmy77 13225]

2016 was a low point. 2019 was a low point.

This was merely unfortunate.

Fortunately since it was played at night on the west coast hardly anybody but us saw it anyway.

[GreenspointTexas 9598]

Augie won his first nc at texas in year 5

cliff won his in year 8

falk won 2 in year 3 and 4

 

 

 

time for pierce to win one in year 8 or gtfo

[Levi 2585]

Some context for the helmet toss

 

[stork642 4498]

2 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

They call Arkansas chokers and deservedly so. Sorry man, cant do that in the biggest moment of the season. We gotta own the choke on this one. Jesus what a way to lose.

There’s a big difference in misplaying a ball and loosing it in the lights.  Have you ever played baseball.  Sucks but it happens.  Whoever is crying choke is really stupid.  

[hobbes2702 13029]

4 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

this is the lowest point of being a Longhorn baseball fan since 1989? Lol, please. 

Wait someone claimed that? Oh man, I remember those years at the dell diamond pretty vividly. And that’s just the last 15 years 

[dcar00 14153]

hopefully those douches get run off the field by Wake.

[GreenspointTexas 9598]

1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Pierce wins but he’s not the guy to win it all

Pierce is Fred Akers

[Ghost of Shag 2608]

4 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

 

Edited June 13, 2023 by Ghost of Shag

[Zuerst 146]

6 minutes ago, chemHORN said:

Dylan Campbell just cemented his place in Texas history, and it's not great

Dude played his ass off all season and just made that perfect cross field throw back to 3rd base and you remember that freak incidence type of shit? 

Dylan Campbell did more for Texas baseball than you'll ever do. 

Shitty way to loose, imagine how the players feel.

Proud of the fight in the team.

Hook'em

[BillyGoatHill 4312]

5 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Fuck that shit, the entire staff minus 3 pitchers didn't get hurt. Pierce's inability to recruit is what hurt. It's been an issue for a long time, he has never had a deep staff in 7 years at Texas.

JFC....3 CWS out of the last 4 years. Almost 4 out of 5. 

You should maybe look at who is committed to come in pitching wise. Or just follow Cougar high.

[troph 24781]

1 minute ago, HtownHorn said:

You are saying Pierce did a shitty job of recruiting, because overachieving at Texas should not be a thing. 

Another fuck off. Injuries and serious attrition from a CWS team and best offensive team we’ve ever had. Seriously all you mother fuckers with the hot takes go back to the football board.

[Hondo 682]

1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

Thing was, that was a super-hard hit for a pop fly, so I'm guessing it went sky high before anyone in the OF could start tracking it.

And if you have to start tracking it on the way down, you're fucked.  And if it's coming almost straight down in twilight, you're superfucked.

Here is the explanation.  Anyone who's played the game awhile will tell you this is exactly what happened.  That ball was hammered straight up...a true pop up to the outfield.

[GreenspointTexas 9598]

Stanford wins the directors cup

[BurntOrange&White 39930]

Epic choke there. Going to bed sweet dreams all

[Lat22 4010]

6 minutes ago, BillyGoatHill said:

The stadium there has unusual light standards (lower than normal) plus twilight plays worse in that park. That was FAR from a gutless choke.

It got above the lights. That’s when they lost it. 

[troph 24781]

2 minutes ago, Levi said:

Some context for the helmet toss

 

Where is out = the penalty? 

[HenryJames 66038]

 

[Hookem2147 21194]

12 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Can't walk that many batters. Only having 3 pitchers is fucking pathetic. Pierce needs to recruit his ass off or fuck off.

lol what.

You think because we used 3 pitchers this game that we only have 3 pitchers?