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Horns Look To Advance To Championship Series -- Open Thread

(Friday Evening Update): LSU beats Arkansas 14-5, Texas-ASU scheduled to begin roughly at 8:40 PM EST (7:40 PM CST)

A win tonight and Texas will advance to its fourth championship match/series this decade. Standing in their way is a really, really good Arizona State team that you may remember can pitch, hit and play defense. ASU could throw Mike Leake (remember him?) on 3 days rest, but we doubt it considering there was already talk that his arm was overworked. Josh Spence is almost certainly done unless ASU wins the next two. ASU Sunday starter Seth Blair (7-2, 3.39 ERA) will probably go but he was hit hard by the Horns on Tuesday. That leaves Jason Franzblau as the next most experienced ASU starter available (6 starts on the year, 3-2, 2.32 ERA), but he hasn't pitched since May 29th.

To counter, Texas has a string of talented pitchers who are about as rested as can be expected at this point. The offseason is littered with stories of teams who had "no doubt they would win it all" but failed. Still, this team's greatest strength at this point may be the simple fact that there are no situations they have faced and failed to emerge victorious.

Game starts at 6 PM on ESPN2.

(Friday Afternoon Update): It'll be Cole Green for the Horns -- as the home team -- going against Blair for ASU, as Leake might be done for the year. Finally, LSU-Arkansas was delayed, expect a first pitch of the Texas game around 8:30 - 9:00 PM, or 50 minutes after LSU wraps this up. Hope you don't have plans for your Friday night.

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I think you need to link this thread in the other one you made earlier
"...not a situation they have not faced and emerged victorious..."

How can you not face a situation and still emerge victorious?

Double Negative

strikes again

Wrote it late last night :-)
It actually makes sense

There are no situations that the Longhorns have not faced and emerged victorious. It’s a tautology, but it’s still true.

Edited to avoid confusion :)

Now we can all enjoy

Right, that's what I was getting at.

Also I’m done picking nits.

He can say whatever he wants about Texas baseball, but his name still will be Orel

“LSU has a bunch of pro prospects living up to their potential, while Texas is just small-ball. I can imagine LSU just running over these guys,”

Did he actually say that?
yep

im pretty sure it was Orel. Im a Dodgers fan and i’m still pissed.

Orel was my favorite player ever as a kid

This is liking finding out he did steroids.

Orel's son went to my school

8th grade father vs. son game was kind of a massacre

I actually think UVA would have given LSU a run in the bracket finals

Too bad they couldn’t quite get over the hump.

I love the idea that Texas is "just small-ball"

As though any scrub team out there who just played small-ball could win a bunch of games in the college world series. Yet, being just small-ball means they can’t beat LSU. It makes no sense.

Shut up, Oral.

Seriously

The 2004 Horns were the most talented Texas team I think I’ve ever watched. The 2005 Horns didn’t even earn a national seed. That should tell Orel something.

Check the CWS batting average, Orel

I believe the team is hitting about .330 so far …

Orel has demonstrated he knows zilch about college baseball

So his philosophizing neither surprises nor concerns me.

mmm...pluckers and texas baseball...
Cubs tie the game in the 9th!

Score 5 runs in the last two innings to tie it for the second game in a row

Take that Kerry Wood!
ESPN just said Leake is likely starter tonight.
Damn, beat me

I can’t imagine a world in which Leake starts tonight, it’s insanely irresponsible and not very smart given his previous start and current arm troubles

ESPN reporting Leake vs. Green tonight

Are they onto something or just as ignorant with their probable starters as they’ve been with the rest of their coverage?

Was Murphy just blowing smoke up everyone's ass?

Or are they just hoping against hope that Leake still have something in the tank? What gives?

Blowing smoke

Craig Way said this afternoon there were reports Murphy went back to the Arizona media and reported Leake was fine.

Not sure what to think

But 2 days rest? For a guy with arm troubles? I thought throwing him tomorrow was iffy, but tonight?

Orel's not calling tonight's game!

Baseball gods are on our side win or lose

It would seem if they start Leake they are just looking for a couple good innings out of him.
I agree

My guess is they think they can get a few good innings out of him and then bring on Mitchell Lambson, who has not pitched since Tuesday. Pat Murphy is tempting fate. That is for damn sure.

ESPN also said...

…Augie doesn’t think the team can score more than once in an inning.

Huh?

Please elaborate … I’m confused.

Agreed

That’s about as vague as you can get.

Wasn't paying attention to which announcer was talking,

but he said that that was why the team will give up an at bat for 90 feet. It was right after they were talking about Leake starting. A dubious analysis of the cause-and-effect of the Texas offense…of course, I wouldn’t expect anything else from ESPN.

Ya know

A good throw to home by the Yankees first baseman and Willie Mays Hayes would’ve been out….

Dinner and grabbing a six pack of Shiner, be back soon

With the game starting late

breaking balls will be easier to detect without the sun in play. I wonder how well Blair’s offspeed pitches are.

LSU homer

13-2. Just adding insult to injury. Good swing off breaking ball now.

Yeah this is getting ugly, LSU can really rake.
We can really pitch.
Nonetheless

be prepared for a USC in 2005 type of build-up for the final series. ESPN will be relentless in their worship of LSU.

Luckilly they just have a weekend

And…we’re getting ahead of ourselves here

I hope LSU gets 3 up, 3 down

This game is going on too long.

Good karma

Guy in front of me buys Shiner too, girl on street gives me a hook ’em

Some Lady Horn

should be pleasing Cole Green as we speak. Do her civic duty, he needs to be as relaxed as possible.

Okay, quick and easy game. Lots of three-up/three-downs and 7+ innings by Green, and just enough offense to have confidence heading into the championship series.

Well Arky gets a 3 run HR

Too little to late however. At least it shows weakness on their closer.

Jeez

C’mon LSU…3 run homer, 14-5

This is unbelievable

2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, they’re up 9 runs, and they’re changing pitchers?

LSU wins

14-5

What is ETA of first pitch

Any word announced on gametime?

Game time should be 50 minutes from the end of this one

Probably around 7:40 PM

Aight

Ill be home by then

Dang…guess that gives me time for a run.

Edit: nope, wifey’s digging out the ice cream. Make fat, not cardiovascular fitness.

it is friday

you can relax

run and then eat

Just to feel less guilty, hehe.

ESPN

just said LEake is starting tonite. Did I hear that correctly?

yep
Not a smart move by ASU

assuming he really has tendonitis. He could really damage his arm. But of course I’m sure ESPN wont try and burn their coach at the stake like they did Augie.

Even if he doesn't have tendonitis

What advantage does lying about him being done for the year bring? And given he threw 80 pitches and is pitching on 2 days rest, it’s just kinda shocking that they’d throw him tonight. It’s not like their Sunday starter is some scrub.

It seems like a Bush League move by Murphy to me.

Why say anything at all? What good does it really to do lie except make you look like a complete ass?

Agreed

It’s not like Texas would prepare differently from facing Blair than Leake (a guy they lit up the last time). Either way ASU has to win a game with Blair starting, why not give him the start tonight and give the kid with a tired arm an extra day’s rest?

Don't know.

What I do know is that I no longer have any respect for Pat Murphy.

I believe that we can all agree on that

Its just not strategically sound for his ball club. We’re just going to have to light up the 2nd best pitcher (arguably) in NCAA for the second time. I’m fine with that.

Seems like Pat Murphy is just full of shit.
anyone have a justin tv link to the game?
OK. I am ready. Let's go!

Hook’em Horns!

TTTTEEEEEXXXXAAASSS!

FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!
just a hypothetical question but,

At this stage in the game if Texas were to lose to asu would that end their season or is this still double elimination?

Still double elimination

They would play again tomorrow night

thank you, Im still learning this whole baseball thing! .nt.
game starts at 7:40 central time correct?
Is Oral doing the game tonite?

Or does Robin take his place?

No Orel tonight

And it looks like Leake is confirmed

Its a fair trade

 IMHO

Me'thinks our letters to ESPN may have had some impact
And that may have something to do with Orel's cracks about Texas during the LSU/Arky game
I missed it. what did he say?
That LSU is the greatest team ever and Texas is just small ball and LSU will run over us in the finals

That about sums it up.

At least he was talking about college baseball!
Somebody isn't into Tweeting
I think they've been trading off games

Orel did the LSU game

We have Robin Venture

I still think Nolan is gonna come out of nowhere and put him in another head lock and pummel his him

sorry on my 5th beer already
its forgiveable

only if its a Texas beer

No, Sierra Nevada Summer wheat

But I’m usually a St. Arnolds man

at least its a decent beer :-)
For Love Of The Game!

Just finished the movie…..Imagine if Augie was the coach for Kevin Costner instead of coaching the Yankees.. Imo, the story will be much compelling…

1st inning's always big for Cole
Yes

It usually tells the tale.

Starts out with a ball

Here we go!

So wait, leake is starting for them?
Let's throw some 1st pitch strikes tonight
K for Cole
Actually it was a backwards K :-)
Cole gets the K!!

great way to start

KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
His pitches

seem to have A LOT of movement…

I just want to say I hate bob stoops
1st stike leading off the 2nd better :
walked 2nd hitter
Someone needs to call a DP
Cole gets 2nd K
Another backwards K
here comes "ESPN loving" Calhoun
I hear he's teammates with Rudy's nephew!
and Colt and Jordan room together
No shit?

I hear Leake is the 2nd best pitcher ever to play the game

The best

If you consider Strasburg is an overrated creation by Scott Boras

I do
Grrr
Sorry

I keep forgiving you think he’s your saviour

Nats riding a season long win streak

1-1 Bot 6

what rudy's nephew plays baseball for asu?

hey did you know that lsu’s alex box stadium seats 9600

You guys are smart

Where did you here all of this stuff?

you didn't know that orel was the new wilkepedia

apparently all questions go straight to him now

Calhoun singles,runners on corners
Can we just walk that guy from now on?
i guess even the fat ginger kid has to get lucky in life once and awhile
Ball just under the neck of a diving giraffe
We got to hold them in the early innings

and play our game

end of the inning

Hook’em

side retired, we held them
sorry of the side
20 pitches for Cole
Who has the worst academic rep. in the PAC-10

WSU?
ASU?
OST?

i wonder if those shadows are going to give them

some more trouble. I really thought orel was full of crap about that, but it actually proved legit on tuesday night

anyone else watching on espn360?

I love the fact that the only commercial they show is the capital one visigoth state spot…

Haven't seen this ad yet?

Is it good?

watching gametracker on flight

from Atlanta to Houston = Delta Airlines has that going for it.

Astros down early to Minn.
If we can get to Leake early I will cream my pants
Torres strikes out
One out. strike out on a high pitch
tucker basehit
Single by tucker
Tucker singles!!
no more shadows between the pitcher and the plate for those who care
yeah they literally went away between the

top and bottom half of the inning

easy line drive out by second baseman. 2 outs
Belt lines out
Just jammed him there
i am waitng for belt

to have a break out game it has been awhile since he has hit the long ball

Tucker on first and Moldy is at the plate
Moldy has full count
Be nice to get Keyes up with 2 on
forget that comment....
struck him out. Now it is the end of the first
16 pitches for Leake
so a story off the baseball subject for you guys.....

the family and i are at the beach tonight and this big ass dead sea turtle washes up on shore. but it does not stay up, so yours truly goes in and pulls the thing out. it had to weight at least 60 freaking pounds.

On Jekyll Island, Ga

there is a sea turtle rescue. They travel around the world and take in these injured/dying sea turtles and nurse them back to health. It was really cool to get to walk around and see all the turtle and hear about what was wrong with them and what they were doing for them.

it was sad

but the aquarium people think the turtle was old and died of natural causes

Okay, props to ESPN for sticking to college baseball finally

but we just had 3 hours of LSU. Can we concentrate on the game at hand for a bit?

Augie got some nice face time last night

But not in the top of the 2nd

Good defense. Throw strikes Cole. One down
those were some very nice looking asu coeds
2 outs. K for Cole
They just had to say he was 1-14...
With Cole Green do you count pitches or the number of minutes he is on the mound. He moves quickly doesn't he?

OK so a single by ASU

Nice inning by Cole...
3 outs

another K for Cole

Green K's random Sun Devil
cole says suck it

and sit your ass down

33 pitches for Cole and 4 Ks ... I'll take it
Look everyone, Mike Leake is great!
does he turn his hat around like lincoln hawk

to flip the switch

Leake pitched poorly because he rushed himself
And had triceps tendonitis, which explains why he's pitching on 2 days rest. That always helps.
Had nothing to do with the fact that we took the pitches he threw

and hit him well

they are chasing him again

just like tuesday night

all they do is talk about Leake

Cole Green Has 4 K’s in 2 innings and they say nothing. Leake doesn’t look that sharp

who is cole green?
yeah but the longhorn hitters

are helping him out right now

yeah and the horns added .30 to his ERA
Rupp has 2 out single for Texas
Need to take him into some deeper counts instead of swinging at garbage
I wouldn't expect Mike Leake to give up any hits
Clark single to LF, 2 on 2 outs
Clarke singles to the same place as rupp. right by third base. man on first and second
was that roger dorn playing third?
Come on LEAKE THE GREAT. Walk Rowe
Batted around through 2

Did the same on Tuesday

end of the inning
Leake K's Rowe, inning over
That AB from Rowe looked bad
Rowe hasn't had many good ABs this CWS
Yup he was all over the place

he needs to work on channeling his inner Stubbs

Stubbs was terrible at the CWS his two trips

If I recall correctly, at least in the championship series’

Ok, this is where things went downhill last game
Just what I was thinking
i wish rowe could hit

it seems like everytime they get something going and he comes up he just is an easy out

29 pitches for Leake
camera men

They always find cute girls.

A telephoto lens is a wonderful thing
pop out to Belt, 1 down
i wonder if we are going to get the pitchers

duel we thought was going to happen tuesday night

Would be nice to get 2 outs here

Don’t want to face Calhoun with someone on base

He's good but he's not that great
7-13 in the CWS

He’s hot as hell

Let me eat my words real quick
base hit to center
Single to CF, 1 on 1 out
whatever happened to wichita st.

it seemed like they use to always be here

Had a good year

but not great

great we got little league ball

going on again

double play try but dropped the ball. runners on the corner. Hope this doesn't turn into the other night
shortstop had to know

he was going to beat that throw anyway, go to first and get the 2nd out.

Runner was off with the pitch so he was trying to rush to get the lead runner
green i only got one thing to say to you

strike this motherfucker out

I'm enjoying the Major League references
Sloppy play again...
really? seriously?
Centerfield

can’t even field the ball clean.

Calhoun gets a base hit but turns into into a double with a bobbled ball in CF. One run scored

runners on 2nd and 3rd

Groundhog Day
I think we would all take a repeat :)
That bobble

kills the possible double play.

I will take ground hog day as long as it works in our favor
At least Leake is sitting
Big pitch coming here
Rudy

K’s

Rudy Rudy Rudy Rudy
Big K

Get one more

he looked like his uncle

getting plowed by a notre dame offensive lineman

Ruuuudddyyyy

k’ed

Pretty first strike
Leake-esque...?
no no no

strasburgesque

No there is only one leake. yada yada yada
one leake to rule them all
I would go for

Jungmann-esque

Don't get sloppy

on 0-2, specially no past ball.

Make him chase..
Do you ever feel

like you’ve given up 2 when you’ve only given up one??? What the hell.

How was that run unearned?

He easily scores on the single even if he is at second base

shouldn't be unearned.
They were talking about it like it was unearned
Only one run in the dreaded top of the third
Nice recovery by Green to get out of the inning
may have not happened that way

if we can stop committing errors, i think the d has committed at least two every game of the cws

60 pitches for Cole through 3
More leake blah blah blah
He's gotten 6 outs!!!!

How are they talking about his great night already?

This is getting absurd
How about

we touch Leake for 6 in the 3rd this time instead of the 4th. Oh, but the hits he’s given up tonight are altogether different from the other night apparently.

In their defense

There is a presence about Leak. I wouldn’t mind having him on our team.

Who wouldn't want him?

But it’s the top of the 3rd inning. He’s been good, but not outstanding, and they are already polishing a Cy Young for him.

hey if leake were a lefty

he would be the greatest pitcher of all time. they would change it from cy young to the mike leake

How bout that?
HR #4 off his holiness
Torres owed us that one
Torres drives one out!!!
hey what happened? did that ball leave the park?

i don’t know i didn’t see

surely not. that was against Leake!\
That was a nice swing
Sorta Leaky!
Tucker grounds out
no no no that would be three homeruns to the horns

get it right if you are gonna announce the game

He only gave up 2 though

The other was off the reliever

must've been a gust of wind there

there is no way leake gives that HR up under normal circumstances

Yea, you right

It was a lazy pop to right that got pushed out

Wait, who got a warning?
oh wait i forgot he was out in the 4th inning in the first game

i just thought leake pitched all innings this year for asu because he is well mike leake

hey son when people hear the name leake

they are going to think of greatness

Belt almost took his head off
Belt singles to CF
belt almost decapitates the amazing leake
If he decapitated him, would he finish the game?
Purely through air escaping his headless corpse

Ok, this is getting graphic

whoa leake is the headless horseman
They would have to change up the way he "shook" off the pitch
Mike Leake does not shake off pitches

Insert Chuck Norris line here

Leake is like the black knight in Monty Python. he won't quit
leake is commando, rocky, john mcclain wrapped up into one man
Belt almost killed Leake

He’s given up a homer and 5 hits, surely there’s something horribly wrong

i would rather take my chances than

to get leaked out in the middle of nowhere

Moldy grounds into DP
please tell me you guys are getting these movies
Only 41 pitches for Leake

Wonder how much longer Murphy’s insane ass keeps him out there.

If he throws more than 6 I'll be pretty shocked

But I’m shocked enough to see him out there, so take that for what it’s worth

they have been hitting him good and hard

just gotta keep it away from the defense

The good news, other than being tied, is that we probably won't have to face Calhoun this inning
Murphy is rallying the troops

One homer off the newly crowned Demi-God by ESPN, and PAt has to rally the troops. Wow

Hey guys, just got here...

How are things going?

1-1, top 4th
Leake leake leake leake

gotta go pee

Leake is pitching???

I thought he was “hurt”

not matt leake he is a golden god
Mike

Mike Leake

Leake, not Leach
This is the leake show!
apparently he's a machine
and apparently by not watching the game I'm missing some great commentary
Haha

“If the pattern holds true …”

Since when did Pat Murphy become Augie?

Torrez grounds to Torres, 1 out
Ok, I'm sick of hearing how Cole Green almost died

Mainly because it happens every start, but it’s also gruesome

i am surprised they did not say

that mike leake saved his life

Mike Leake's sinker can cure cancer
I wonder if they get as tired of reading this shit as much as we get tired of hearing it
I'm gonna ask my boss

for a pep talk, then, if the pattern holds true, I will see more money, right?

Cole K's another random ASU guy
SS and LF slide into LF
Are you kidding me?

Is this the cubs game from earlier?

oh my god

we did arrive at omaha with one of the best d’s in the country right?

Not fun to watch. Score it as an error on the SS and LF, not a double.

green has got to be pissed
It would be nice if the defense could match the effort Cole is giving

FARC. That should be an unearned run.

Ground to SS ends the inning

ASU 2-1

oh jeez i would like

to see a repeat of our 4th inning from tuesday

You would have to think they need to score more than 1 run

at a time because their bullpen is not that deep…

Cole Green is having a great night. Needs the defense to step up and stay standing
77 pitches for Cole through 4

Offense needs to make something happen here

I remember a story about something Satchel Paige used to do. If he felt like his fielders weren’t doing the job, he’d call the outfielders and infielders to the mound, then have them sit off to the side. He’d have them play cards or whatever. Then he’d just wreck the batters.

no it was not satchel paige

it was mike leake that traveled through time in the time machine that he built.

dammit

Mike Leake is really good at forcing opposing teams’ defense make mistakes

He is amazing.
His Jedi Mind trick made our guys fall eh?
missed play

was it really that bad!

It was one of those embarrassing Little League type things.
With Cole Green pitching, they mentioned Cole twice and spent the rest of the time talking about Leake who wasn't on the field
did he really just say it seems like lsu has barely played there

when have they stopped talking about them

Keyes cannot hit a breaking ball

Come on Serrano

If Tim Tebow were a pitcher, he’d be Mike Leake.

Leake was circumsized by Tebow

Thats why his greatness is on a different level

i say fuck you joeboo

i do it myself

Keyes gets the walk after being down 0-2
no no no

mike leake is tebow, bradford, and leinart all in one

The Scout was an advanced look at Mike Leake's future potential
Who is that imposter who walked a batter?

He’s a tremendous athlete!

when a pitcher can field....wow
He is such a great athlete!
he threw it to second base did you see that?
Are the really Tebowing Leake that bad.
If he played quarterback he'd be their best quarterback
not RUDY!?!?!

teammates ya know. :-)

if this was not the cws

it would be college football live talling about tebow and bradford in the same sentence

And Calhoun is Tom Brady.

I don't even know why the rest of the team goes out in the field. Leake can do anything, man!

He’s like the Curt Schilling of baseball.

well it was a good start to the inning

but then leake leaked them out of the inning

53 pitches for Leake

Just when Keyes finally took him to a 7 pitch AB, the rest of our hitters swing at everything they see.

mike leake does not have a bloody sock

he is a maching

machine

i need leake to type for me

Superman wears Mike Leake pajamas.

what happened to small ball? No bunt after a walk?
Keyes got thrown out at 2B
baseball jesus got the force at second on the bunt
please get calhoun out
he is just this guy, you know. Not like he is mike leake
they did bunt

but mike leake happened

How dare I doubt Leake
Dicharry is up in the pen
is used to be called tommy john surgery

but leake is the cure so now they call it mike leake surgery

So a little off topic, but where did Brandon Workman go?
alright i think i might have beaten this mike

leake thing to death

I’m glad Calhoun and Leake are on the same team. Lord knows what would happen if they were to face each other in an at-bat.

good question

he did warm up tuesday night

I like this, going 3-1 to Calhoun

Jeez, can we get a play?

If Leake was beer he would be

Shiner Bock Keystone Light

great calhoun gets another swing
Keith Moreland: "That's gonna leave a mark."
Calhoun walks
I'm okay with that
at least he is fat and cannot run

lets get a dp here

If I had a nickel for every time Leake’s wife told me that…

hey maybe they will do there favorite sports movies again
Shinaberry up in the pen too
It is not Cole but the defense
He's thrown 91 pitches though

And he’s not Chance Ruffin who is used to throwing 110+.

Fly out to LF, 2 down, runner on 1st and 2nd
two outs. Fly to CF
damn that could have been ugly
Someone CALL IT!

MY god!

I called it, I guess they didn't hear me
Can someone teach our defense how to play defense during the next half inning?
our defense has got to get its shit together

WTF, do they not rehearse calling and zone?

side retired

not pretty

geez.... inning over though.
That was close. ball caught by Keyes but two hats down as three come together.
95 pitches for Cole

We have to have some runs here. Or at the very least add significantly to the pitch count.

Rowe, Torres, and Tucker up
Nats going to extra innings

For those that care

lets see if rowe looks stupid again
nice reverse effect you had there.
Wow. Leake is pitching through so MANY adversaries
He is amazing
Rowe coming in with the double
Rowe doubles

There we go

Double bitches!! WTG Rowe!
Double by Rowe!
hey rowe that is

what i am talking about buddy

Score a run and you might have redeemed yourself, Rowe.

Time for us to hit off this leaky guy
Now let's see the top of the order do something

Another HR would be lovely, but I will settle for a good old fashioned base hit.

Prolly not gonna bunt with man on 2nd and no outs
not with Rowe's speed
pull the ball.

at the least advance the runner.

In all seriousness, I thought Leake might be pretty close to his normal stuff tonight, but that he’d get tired early. I hope it happens soon.

a walk would be wonderful
Pitching around the guy that was 2-12 entering today?
that was close
No way they got him
surprise they are knocking small ball again

didn’t the horns score 10 runs with those 7 sac bunts

He looked safe at first
He looked safe

That was a tie…damn

Seriously? That’s an out?

He was safe
Bunt?
That was a bunt for a hit, not a sac bunt

Torres executed beautifully

Squeeze…hmm, not likely, but who would put it past Augie?

At worst, that's a tie, which goes to the runner

SAFE! SAFE DAMNIT! Tie goes to the runner.

i am not going to get angry about that

because it was fing close

It was a great bunt.
Thanks. I'm not watching or listening so I'm a little behind.
Nice hit by Tucker
Tied up bitches!!
tucker owns leake
5 for 5, right?

Yeah, baby. Yeah.

uh oh

leake texas learned how to putt

Haha

He would be playing in the US Open if he didn’t have to pitch tonight

Nice at-bat from Tucker there. Really nice. Leake is rattled.
C'mon Giraffe!
man does anybody else remember peterson pitching for stanford

god i am getting old

This guy’s full of crap. Leake doesn’t feel pain.

Leake needs some excuses

maybe the horns can hit!

Come on Belt. Take it to this guy.

Imagine if Belt ever fills out.

How many pitches is Leake at?
Close to 70 I believe

Or is it 80?

Leak is just warming up

He is available to pitch tomorrow as well.

3-1, make him pay!

Gotta be pushing 70 now.

they'll put the weight on him as soon

as he is in the minors

DAMN IT! STOP EFFING SWINGING AT BALL 4!
That was strike 3 if he didn't swing

Right over the plate

hmm

That looked like a strike even if he didn’t swing.

The second strike was outside the zone.
you think she is to young

hard to tell these days

14 or 15

so yeah. This isnt Oklahoma where thats legal

you have a teenage daughter don't you
I don't have a teenage daughter, and I'm in my 20s, but I think it's gross.

There is a line, and 14 or 15 is definitely on the wrong side of that line.

Judas priest…that girl is cute.

Belt is still a day late....every pitch
Belt's having a tough hitting CCWS
his strike outs tonight

have come more from the horns not being patient

What the heck was that shot of the blonde?

Ok, new ballgame

0-0 through 5

going to be a battle of the bullpens

advantage texas.

Isn't this where we were the other night?

6-6 end of 5?

We were 6-6 thru 5

But we tied it in the 4th

let's hope the defense can help the pitching out

Green’s literally out-pitching Leake. I think things look good for UT right now.

75 pitches for Leake, but I still highly doubt he is done.

Murphy has a death wish.

ok now let's play our game, pitching and fielding the ball.
you stay classy chapel hill

I was letting the dogs in the house. What did I miss there?

he was just saying that they had a classy program in chapel hill
Don't love Green coming back out

Near 100 pitches

Probably his last outing of the season. I did the math earlier, and he averages 5.8 innings per appearance.

He could go Wed or Thurs

On 4 or 5 days rest

Would have to be Wednesday. That's game 3.
So you're right

Not sure why I thought they started Tuesday…he would certainly start wed if he’s not used in relief before that

i thought wed is the last possible game

Guess so. But if UT wins tonight, I think it’s Ruffin and Jungmann in the first two games of the championship series.

need a stike out here
great play by torres
Finally a good defensive play

Awesome. Kept the runner at 2nd.

That is great DEFENSE
I hate intentional walks

It just screams “please kick our asses.”

how do you go playing for kentucky and transfer to asu
If augie wants him walked. Walk him.
We're just begging to load the bases for Calhoun.
i thought all kentucky did was play basketball

and produce nfl draft busts

you know what i want ventura

is for nolan ryan to walk into the booth and knock your ass out

+1

Every time he says something snarky, I close my eyes and visualize him in a headlock.

haha I have a baseball card that reads player gets 7 hits off of Nolan Ryan in one game

with a picture of Ventura in a headlock getting knocked out

i have the one where he took the shot from bo jackson

to his lip and has blood all over the jersey

Nicely played! Nicely played.
Phew

This team does not know how to play without drama

Cardiac Cows?
yeah but sometimes it is a little more fun that way.

at least this team will be battle tested compared to lsu

Need a different word than battle tested to define this team

That implies that there are times when they aren’t in a dramatic game

i cannot come up with anything

i am not very articulate

Two nice defensive plays

A welcome relief

now let's take the lead & make them think about those LOB's
111 pitches and Green is probably done.
Travis coming up big tonight
Keyes, Loy, Rupp

Why can’t we have someone on when Keyes comes up? This is the 3rd time tonight he’s led off.

Solo shot here?
Come on Keyes. Don't reach for those outside pitches.
Maybe Shinaberry
Does it count as a leadoff man getting on when the leadoff man homers?
Keyes is on with no outs. Hmmm what now?

Tucker time, baby.

Pinch Run for him most likely
Every one cool if after this inning we go to a new thread?
As long as this one goes 30 more minutes at least
30 minute inning would definitely work.
And our sac bunt leader at the plate
Shinaberry to pitch to Cole
torres > torrez
But if he ain't gonna throw strikes, then let it be
Keyes knows Bo

Is it just me or does Keyes look like Bo Jackson?

Maybe Coach Brown should try him at RB.

he is about damn near as big

met bo jackson once doing a military. nice guy. no mike leake though

Leake is falling off. He didn't get the leadoff runner out
Hang one please
Rupp K's on a bad pitch
rupp reached and missed
Rupp is trying to win the game with 1 swing again
Nothing like having an academic all-american who is about to leave school early
Damn, Clark hammered that
Line out, inning over
That is why I like bunting. you can't reach for those balls
New thread up in a sec
Is there an online radio link....

I can’t take these ESPN guys any longer.

No!!!!

That was tough

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