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We buying the baseball hype this year?

Posted on 2/15/21 at 12:09 am
Posted by Shamoan
Member since Feb 2019
9431 posts
Posted on 2/15/21 at 12:09 am
I think we should. Extra set of arms at a school that seems to have have great arms but always that arm or two away, might be the ticket.
Posted by The Winner
Member since Nov 2016
7918 posts
Posted on 2/15/21 at 5:31 am to
I neither buy it nor dismiss it. It's going to be hard to see what the impact of essentially not having a 2020 baseball season does for everyone. We've already seen the traditional powers in Basketball suffer while it seemed like the major players in College Football had little issues.

I think there's a great possibility we see teams that don't tend to succeed have unprecedented success. But either way it's certainly great to have this sport back. Who knows how 2020 would've gone but it's a shame we had to wait another year to see how we followed up our 2019 CWS trip with such a talented team
Posted by Hailstate15
ForeverGator's mom's
Member since Nov 2018
21466 posts
Posted on 2/19/21 at 7:16 pm to
This is the best pitching staff we have ever had. Let’s see how the young bats step up but I’m excited.
Posted by Shamoan
Member since Feb 2019
9431 posts
Posted on 2/21/21 at 6:00 pm to
Disappointing to be 2 games in and have our first L. Should have won today. Not to be reactionary, but based on the quality of the sec this year, we will be chasing a half game for a while and need to keep a tight ship. Don’t crucify me...just my opinion.
Posted by HotRock
Starkville,MS
Member since Aug 2018
513 posts
Posted on 2/24/21 at 10:58 am to
Considering that 5 of our top 12 pitchers were not available and two of those out were weekend starters, winning 2 out of 3 in a tournament with only top ten teams in it is HUUUGE.

There aren't many teams that can win one in that scenario much less win two.

Sure Ole Miss and Arky went 3-0 but State was an error away from winning 3 themselves in a one run game. Neither Ark or Ole Miss faced that pitcher either. He may have beaten them as well.

Count me as optimistic but realizing there are lots of loaded teams this year. Vandy is still over there.
Posted by Shamoan
Member since Feb 2019
9431 posts
Posted on 2/26/21 at 6:02 pm to
I think we are a weak super elimination team. Not very impressive in the middle of the lineup and I’m having issues with the Greek’s bullpen decisions. I think we will all be disappointed this year. Don’t crucify me, that’s just my opinion. I’m not a Lemonis fan. We should have done much better with the hire. Some of y’all will hate that, but anyone in the sec could pick off a big 10 coach. I support him while he is here, but Cohen should have delivered an elite recruiter and an elite coach. We have a meh hire. Should have gone after Butch.
Posted by Shamoan
Member since Feb 2019
9431 posts
Posted on 3/5/21 at 8:30 pm to
We are ahead of schedule slightly, probably slightly overrated, as is, but our staring pitching is going to be patchwork. Not much dominance, but not chopped liver either.
Posted by TinGym
Member since Jun 2016
2807 posts
Posted on 3/13/21 at 11:47 am to
I'm still a buy

Edit: 4 straight
This post was edited on 3/13/21 at 11:50 am
Posted by HotRock
Starkville,MS
Member since Aug 2018
513 posts
Posted on 3/18/21 at 11:33 am to
We won't really have a good idea until about mid-way through the SEC schedule but from what I have seen so far... I am at a stronger BUY than I was a few weeks ago.

I still need to see runs scored on the other teams Ace and the solidification of the weekend starters before I think this team has a chance to make a run.

The bullpen is plenty deep with multiple arms to go through the line up once and has several guys that can fill the closer roll.

Team defense was a concern early but with the addition of Forsythe at SS and some other tweaks, things seem to have looked much better.

Timely hitting has been this team's MO but putting up goose eggs vs top pitching has been as well. I think they have been mixing in a little small ball to help with that.
Posted by Jeb Busch Lite
Member since Apr 2016
1862 posts
Posted on 4/10/21 at 5:36 pm to
BUY
Posted by Shamoan
Member since Feb 2019
9431 posts
Posted on 6/30/21 at 11:57 pm to
quote:

We buying the baseball hype this year?


YES WE ARE! Lemonis, I should have never questioned you or foxhall. No matter what, y’all are both now legends and I am a dumbass.
Posted by HotRock
Starkville,MS
Member since Aug 2018
513 posts
Posted on 7/1/21 at 11:49 am to
I was buying all the way, I promise.

Actually, I did believe this team had everything it needed if it could just find that 3rd starter, shore up that defense, get some timely stuff going on.

I be damned if they didn't do every one of things and then some.

I mean a catcher at 1st, left side of infield jumbled around, left fielder was a crap shoot from game to game and our Friday starter lost his way and I have no idea who the Sunday starter would be, it was TBA and performed up and down a lot but finished way up.

Hell of a season folks. This one is a year I hope I will never forget. Great Year!!!
This post was edited on 7/1/21 at 11:51 am
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