If Virginia wins it all
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I cannot say I was impressed. We let them off the hook Saturday night and Sunday was 2 games later.
Nope. Does the fact we took 3 of 4 from Mississippi the year they won the title change your opinion of that season?
Not at all and I don't believe they will. They got a massive break with AR losing, so a CWS should be easy now.
It would just piss me off more that we weren't hosting a regional ourselves.
No because we were the same against all the good SEC teams we played too. A&M, Arkansas, UT, etc. Competitive, but not quite good enough. Virginia is a very good team but we were what we were. Somewhere in the Top 15-25 teams out there, but nothing more.
Pretty much my feelings. I can’t say I think this team underachieved or overachieved. Some nice parts for sure but some big holes on the team too.
Maybe a little, but not much. Ultimately, this team was 1 arm and 1 bat away from being great. Just a lights-out Closer probably puts you in the National Seed discussion.
UVA's offense is legit. They beat Lo who is a heck of a college pitcher. They would have eaten us alive on Monday.
UVA's offense is legit. They beat Lo who is a heck of a college pitcher. They would have eaten us alive on Monday.
No. We had a good season. Especially in light of where we were the previous two years.
At this point just about any of the teams (not Evansville) left could conceivably get hot and win it. It doesn't reflect on our season.
At this point just about any of the teams (not Evansville) left could conceivably get hot and win it. It doesn't reflect on our season.
If a tree falls in the forest and I ain't watching, who gives a dayumn. So, no.
Things actually fell pretty well for us considering. Good pitching, better than average bullpen, and better than average - but inconsistent - hitting.
As far as the post season goes, we needed that first game against UVA and we came up short. That sucked.
We had a good season with some fun games and good series wins -- a helluva a lot more fun than the previous two years.
We had few "that's baseball" headscratchers as well.
Still not convinced that Lem is 'all that' as a coach, but I'll be watching and rooting for the team again next year.
Things actually fell pretty well for us considering. Good pitching, better than average bullpen, and better than average - but inconsistent - hitting.
As far as the post season goes, we needed that first game against UVA and we came up short. That sucked.
We had a good season with some fun games and good series wins -- a helluva a lot more fun than the previous two years.
We had few "that's baseball" headscratchers as well.
Still not convinced that Lem is 'all that' as a coach, but I'll be watching and rooting for the team again next year.
I doubt they go far in Omaha but it does show that they have a team full of batters.
They will face some great pitching and very good hitting teams. It's a crap shoot to guess
THEIR offense didn't beat Loo. OUR offense beat him.
As for Monday, I don't think the outcome was a given. We would have been a man deeper into their staff and at least could have started Dohm for a little while perhaps.
Virginia is better than us (or at least more consistent which amounts to the same thing) but I don't think they have a great shot to win the CWS. But they took care of business and have a golden opportunity to end the season on a high note. I wish our bats hadn't been so bad all season because we'd be in their place now.
No. Arizona getting to the championship series in 2016 didn't make me feel any better about losing to them at home.
No. Not for the better. We pissed away chances in both games (either directly on the field or in the decisions made in the dugout). Much of that being a continuation of the regular season which all goes back to coaching. It would probably piss me off more.
It made me feel worse because that Omaha field was weak as heck. Beat Arizona and we are the favorite to win it all. A&M and Louisville were the other two favorites that year and they also lost in the Supers. That was the year Coastal won it all and Santa Barbara was in Omaha too.
Since Virginia was the first team out, does that make you feel like ****? LOL
In this case, first impressions are right, Virginia did not have enough pitching go any further, than they did.
Oh well.
Oh well.
Virginia had the easiest path to the CWS and was the worst team to make it. MSU was a middle of the pack SEC team. Better enjoy this season as next year we will be bottom of the pack SEC team.
17 that. You never know when a young talented player's balls decide to drop.
Oh, and didn't Lee make 2 unsuccessful flanking attempts prior to the disaster and does Pickett share any blame?
Yes, but we lead in attendance, so we all good.
Their hitting was overrated too. Decent team. But only made the CWS because Arkansas choked in their regional. If we hosted our regional, we probably win it.
I clearly though UPig would do much better than they did.
The SEC IS the 3 teams who deserve to be in Omaha. Florida is about as strange an anomaly as possible and should not have even been in a Regional and would not have been if the SEC's 5th place team had not crapped the bed against the Gators. And the wild boars not holding up under pressure meant the separation of UK, UT-Knox and the Milkmen from the rest of the SEC was as wide as the Mississippi River.
If you are Tennessee, you just have to be near the plate to get a strike.
Tennessee got some dudes. They are douche bags but I would take what Vitello is doing at Tennessee with with ball players they got over the guys we have been recruiting they got that swagger and ball player capability ms state use to have with Polk and cohen.
Mad respect to y'all still watching. My dad was filling me in today. I love college baseball more than MLB, but I just can't continue after we're out. It's not that I don't care, it's that it hurts to care.
That and the wife is just as into it as I am when State is playing. If they're not...
That and the wife is just as into it as I am when State is playing. If they're not...
I missed the game this afternoon and have this one on because nothing is on to watch. According to the play-by-play guys, Tennessee should already be in the finals, and they should go ahead and hand them the trophy. All I've heard about is how great a team Tennessee has—yawn.
Next stop... the Olympics.
Next stop... the Olympics.
In fairness, the Gators were ranked as high as #2 early in the season and do have very young talent - so they were a bit of a wild card.
Also, playing Clemson was a gift as that team had been on a slow, steady decline since early ACC play.
I don't disagree, but I'll be the first to admit that they have really toned that "bad boy" image they were wearing 2 years ago.
Vitello is maturing quickly as a coach, and I'd hire him in an instant and without second thoughts.