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Posted on 6/27/14 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 6/27/14 at 10:54 pm
Question for all my dear Bulldog fans and I will preface this with the fact that I am very much aware of my Tigers own downfalls with 2 and Q'd at Omaha and the fiasco down at Alex Box against Stony Brook though they were an above average team a couple of years ago. Anyway here is the big question , How in the Sam Hill did ya'll not win at least one National Championship with those 4 studs on the team. Two of the best hitters in Will Clark and Rafael Palmero (Thunder and Lightning) and then Thigpen coming out of the Bull pen and Brantley being one of the best starting aces that I can remember. I just cant figure out how you all didn't at least win one National Championship during those years. Please refresh my memory . TIA. 
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Posted on 6/27/14 at 10:55 pm to windhammontanatigers
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Please refresh my memory
It's baseball. That's the only answer I can give you. Also, don't forget how stacked all the other teams in that CWS were.
This post was edited on 6/27/14 at 10:56 pm
Posted on 6/27/14 at 10:56 pm to pivey14
Good point Pivey. Baseball can certainly be a sport based upon who is hot at the time. Guess that really is the best answer.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 11:03 pm to pivey14
I'm about to go down on my fleshlight
Posted on 6/27/14 at 11:05 pm to windhammontanatigers
Posted on 6/27/14 at 11:09 pm to windhammontanatigers
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Question for all my dear Bulldog fans and I will preface this with the fact that I am very much aware of my Tigers own downfalls with 2 and Q'd at Omaha and the fiasco down at Alex Box against Stony Brook though they were an above average team a couple of years ago. Anyway here is the big question , How in the Sam Hill did ya'll not win at least one National Championship with those 4 studs on the team. Two of the best hitters in Will Clark and Rafael Palmero (Thunder and Lightning) and then Thigpen coming out of the Bull pen and Brantley being one of the best starting aces that I can remember. I just cant figure out how you all didn't at least win one National Championship during those years. Please refresh my memory . TIA.
Believe it was Miami and Texas that got knocked us out. Think there was a line shot hit back our pitcher that may have knocked him in out in the semi's if I'm not mistaken.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 11:38 pm to Klongdawg
quote:Take it easy with the White Lightning.
Believe it was Miami and Texas that got knocked us out. Think there was a line shot hit back our pitcher that may have knocked him in out in the semi's if I'm not mistaken.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:32 am to windhammontanatigers
Well 1/8 odds stacked up against a sample of 10 say worse than average luck.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 6:53 am to windhammontanatigers
Polk teams were mentally weak and didn't respond well to adversity, and he never, ever recruited enough pitching depth to win in Omaha. The first part of this is what let Bertman pass him by and make him his bitch basically.
There's a long excuse about how we were 2-0 in 85 and beating Texas when Gene Morgan(our pitcher) caught one off the foot, was never the same in the game, we lost, and it essentially ended us in Omaha tied for 3rd.
We'll win one under Cohen at some point IMO...Just a different mental approach that I like alot better.
There's a long excuse about how we were 2-0 in 85 and beating Texas when Gene Morgan(our pitcher) caught one off the foot, was never the same in the game, we lost, and it essentially ended us in Omaha tied for 3rd.
We'll win one under Cohen at some point IMO...Just a different mental approach that I like alot better.
This post was edited on 6/28/14 at 6:55 am
Posted on 6/28/14 at 9:30 am to engie
Thanks for the info engie, Klowndawg and pive14. Been a solid college baseball fan since I was a student at LSU eventhough we had nothing under Jack Lamabe when I was in school but I've always enjoyed college baseball. Couldn't remember what exactly happened in that CWS with the Bulldogs but thanks for all the insight. I do believe that you all will win a National Championship with Cohen. Definitely headed in the right direction and believe it will happen. Hopefully, us Tigers will get back and get one with PM. Again thanks to all the input.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 11:19 am to windhammontanatigers
Weird stuff happens in college baseball. How did vandy not win one before with Mike Minor and David Price
Posted on 6/28/14 at 4:36 pm to engie
Good point about Morgan. We were dominating that game and after Morgan gets hit it goes all downhill. Polk did a great job of establishing us as a baseball power, but his teams always underachieved. At that time in the early 80's we were the baseball team of the SEC. We had the facilities, support, money, etc. Polk never seperated us as he should, and LSU, UF, etc. caught up to us way quicker than they should have. To answer the question we should have won a title with that crew.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 5:09 pm to engie
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We'll win one under Cohen at some point IMO...Just a different mental approach that I like alot better.
I'd take any bet you would like on this one...
Posted on 6/28/14 at 5:51 pm to TigerBait2008
Easy money
Posted on 6/28/14 at 6:14 pm to msudawg1200
I can remember what I was doing when Greg Ellena hit the HR that sent us home. Terribly disappointing.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 6:25 pm to Diamondawg
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I can remember what I was doing when Greg Ellena hit that HR to send us home.
I was a 12 year old playing a little league baseball game. One of the players dad had it on the radio and would update us between innings. We had just finished and we were walking to our cars. He had it wide open on the radio, and we all just stopped and looked at one another without saying a word. Terribly disappointing.
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