Palo Alto Super Regional: Texas @ Stanford

[MIkeHoncho 1894]

So we're home team tomorrow night, then we host for the final 8. 

[jimmyjazz 45538]

4 minutes ago, troph said:

I was waxing poetic about the magic of just enjoying the wins we get.  I’m usually optimistic on a wait and see and both Pierce and Augie for sure have trained us to know it’s about late season form and not a moment sooner.

Watching "meek" David Pierce slowly assemble a damn good team late in the season is a thing of beauty.  He has none of Augie's charisma but he sure knows a lot about baseball.

[Helobious 9480]

1 hour ago, dcar00 said:

huh?  that is a hitters pitch count and he's looking FB.

In a tie game in the 9th inning? You’d have to pry the bat off my shoulder. 
 

Aren’t you the guy that asked why they didn’t bunt the guy over from second to third with one out? I don’t think you understand baseball very well.

[Laxtonto 11927]

[hobbes2702 12791]

6 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

He’s not the recruiter Sean Allen was, but I think Pierce has almost fully vindicated himself for choosing to move on and getting Woody Williams in here. He has done wonders with the guys on this staff. And that’s without Shaw and Tole for the last 3 weeks.

I loved the hire when it was hinted as an option and I love it even more now. We needed a real pitching coach and Allen was never that. I didn’t think there was much doubt a guy with Woody’s resume would know a thing or two.

[BarthHollamew 225]

That Gus 18 on the hat looks better and better on TV as the season rolls along.  Gotta get those hats to Omaha!  

[WBT 20411]

50 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

went on over to the aggy board to catch me some aggy misery.  their thread with the 9th inning starts on page 7 and runs to 10...

many aggy mad mad. 

That's the good stuff

[chase25 2048]

Zane in the postseason so far

5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 ER, and… 12 Ks

Sometimes a player just digs deep and finds a way to start performing better, was never the stuff because it’s electric when it’s on.

Edited June 11, 2023 by chase25

[Beau Vine 53978]

1 hour ago, ButtFumble said:

that was total belief in a coach and a system to fucking gut out those 3 walks without a damn swing that broke their bullpen and their will

It seriously looked like Kennedy was taking all the way on his 3-2 pitch to lead off.  

[Pato del Muerto 52336]

5 minutes ago, WBT said:

That's the good stuff

Idiots. Stanford is what they are. Texas is what we are. Both have flaws. aggy is more flawed than both and have already proven it. 

[BarthHollamew 225]

56 minutes ago, LonghornSean said:

Anyone else catch the Stanford fan throwing double birds to the Horns dugout and fans after their home run to go up 5-2?

Have a nice night buddy.

Throwing the double-birds on camera doesn’t end well around these parts.  TH could’ve told them that.  

[Valmy77 13093]

8 minutes ago, WBT said:

That's the good stuff

Well they might have if they didn't give up 20 runs to Stanford in two games.

Edited June 11, 2023 by Valmy77

[Levi 2576]

Awesome! 🤘🏻

[Had Enough 2056]

It seriously looked like Kennedy was taking all the way on his 3-2 pitch to lead off.  

Maybe he was. No one looks worse at the plate than EK versus quite a few lefties. Except when he bunts.

[freyguy 4245]

9 minutes ago, WBT said:

That's the good stuff

Oh man, I'm gonna have to switch to my left hand now...

[Gut Wagon 8052]

One of the take-home messages from this game was how critical EK's offense is. He's been in a serious funk, but today the guy was straight money. When he gives us that kind of production, we're pretty tough to beat. May it continue...and become contagious. 

[Beau Vine 53978]

45 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

He doesn’t get an rbi because the run scores as the result of an error. Unless the ncaa uses different rules than high school or mlb.

This is incorrect.  He'd get the RBI in MLB because, absent the error, it would have been a SF.

[utxmike05 1825]

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

I missed it.

Mrs. Brat was watching a cooking show on Bravo.

Is this 1985? One TV in the house?? Cell phone stream?? 
 

Hookem! 

[hobbes2702 12791]

1 minute ago, Beau Vine said:

This is incorrect.  He'd get the RBI in MLB because, absent the error, it would have been a SF.

I stand corrected 

[Had Enough 2056]

I stand corrected 

Welcome to baseball.

[Rimbo 25766]

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[Beau Vine 53978]

It's a dumb rule.   

The whole concept of errors is stupid, but that's a whole 'nother thread.

[Had Enough 2056]

It's a dumb rule.   
The whole concept of errors is stupid, but that's a whole 'nother thread.

I’m curious what you mean by this.

But on scoring, there are some oddities. A sac fly doesn’t negatively impact your batting average but a groundout does. RBI for both.

Are you saying there should be no errors?

[Beau Vine 53978]

yep

[dcar00 14028]

43 minutes ago, Helobious said:

In a tie game in the 9th inning? You’d have to pry the bat off my shoulder. 
 

Aren’t you the guy that asked why they didn’t bunt the guy over from second to third with one out? I don’t think you understand baseball very well.

In a tie game that is exactly why you get ready to rip a FB that you know is coming on a 3-1 count.

I already said I thought there were no outs and everyone on this board knows you know shit about baseball. 

[BERT 4350]

5 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

yep

I see somebody made a bunch of errors growing up 

[TexArcher 37506]

51 minutes ago, WBT said:

That's the good stuff

Good lord.  We beat the team that just beat them twice, and of course they would've rolled right through us if they'd gotten the chance.  

Go make yourselves a Hypothetical College World Series Participants t-shirt, ya bumbling fucks.

 

[dcar00 14028]

30 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

It's a dumb rule.   

The whole concept of errors is stupid, but that's a whole 'nother thread.

how about era?

[BillyGoatHill 4276]

And in other UT news.....Ladies are the NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS in TRACK & FIELD !!!  Not a bad night. 🤘

LIGHT THE TOWER !!

[dcar00 14028]

1 minute ago, TexArcher said:

Good lord.  We beat the team that just beat them twice, and of course they would've rolled right through us if they'd gotten the chance.  

Go make yourselves a Hypothetical College World Series Participants t-shirt, ya bumbling fucks.

 

his username checks out.  but to be clear, don't give them any ideas or it will be on Blue Bell Park outfield wall.

[petscii 1189]

Everything about that game was fantastic.  
 

 

[Beau Vine 53978]

4 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

how about era?

That's the real idiocy it creates.

[dcar00 14028]

1 minute ago, Beau Vine said:

That's the real idiocy it creates.

so against the general concept of stats?

[Scholz 11933]

8 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Good lord.  We beat the team that just beat them twice, and of course they would've rolled right through us if they'd gotten the chance.  

Go make yourselves a Hypothetical College World Series Participants t-shirt, ya bumbling fucks.

Hypothetical games are their favorite*
 

*fucking losers in real life

[Had Enough 2056]

I see somebody made a bunch of errors growing up 

I choose to believe that said poster got few hits but got on due to many errors.

[Cairn Horn88 8162]

44 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

It's a dumb rule.   

The whole concept of errors is stupid, but that's a whole 'nother thread.

Hey….don’t you know ‘nother is spelled with a “u”?

[Cairn Horn88 8162]

12 minutes ago, petscii said:

Everything about that game was fantastic.  
 

 

You liked the umpiring?

[Levi 2576]

1 hour ago, WBT said:

That's the good stuff

maybe they should worry about how they played against tree first. 

Edited June 11, 2023 by Levi

[MirrOlure 14617]

Good lord.  We beat the team that just beat them twice, and of course they would've rolled right through us if they'd gotten the chance.  
Go make yourselves a Hypothetical College World Series Participants t-shirt, ya bumbling fucks.
 

Stolen from another thread, and paraphrased:

They’ve won more games against opponents they didn’t play and conference championships in conferences they aren’t a member than any school in history

[Biff Tannen 45491]

1 minute ago, Levi said:

maybe they should worry about how they played against tree first. 

This really might be the perfect aggy gif. At least for baseball. 

[Ignatius 4000]

25 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

how about era?

Remember the short-lived Game-Winning RBI?

[Deej 76524]

5 minutes ago, Levi said:

maybe they should worry about how they played against tree first. 

He intentionally missed that ball to keep us from hosting a super regional. 

[Had Enough 2056]

Remember the short-lived Game-Winning RBI?

Was that ever an official stat?

[WBT 20411]

4 minutes ago, Had Enough said:

Was that ever an official stat?

It was on Topps cards so I'm going to say yes

[petscii 1189]

18 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

You liked the umpiring?

It seemed pretty even from my seat.  He was not calling strikes for both sides.  Everyone was getting pissed.

[tx 3 putt 76296]

[DanTheHorn 4896]

2 hours ago, troph said:

Match up with wake though round one. Draw was not kind later in the tournament to Texas. 

Well shit I wish I knew now I have to root for us not to make it to the CWS due to an unfortunate draw.

 

 

Actually after a bit more thought will everyone talking about the draw shut the fuck up and let the rest of us enjoy an awesome comeback and this super regional.

[chase25 2048]

4 minutes ago, petscii said:

It seemed pretty even from my seat.  He was not calling strikes for both sides.  Everyone was getting pissed.

Early Texas was definitely getting the shaft, had a real small strike zone. As the game went on seemed it was more of an issue with lefties specifically left on left. If you were a left handed pitcher against a left handed batter, you were not getting the call on that outside fastball.

[El Squared 1792]

23 hours ago, BachelorTrek said:

You forgot the "Tales From Topographic Oceans", "Tormato", and "Relayer" albums.

Saw Yes in concert in the Houston area twice, in The Summit for the "Big Generator" tour and at Woods Pavilion for the incredible "Union" album tour.

I also saw them a couple times in Houston in late 70s , fantastic shows. Like all their stuff with the original band, drummers excluded as there were many.

[Gucci_Suit 2610]

They’re going to realize that We’re Texas.