Bigdaddyg1 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:57 pm

WVAPPeer wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:48 pm

Bigdaddyg1 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:52 pm

Baseball is a really hard game to play. I'm willing to bet that this season the Dodgers, Braves, Yankees and Astros will all have at least one game where they get whipped pretty good. Unfortunately it happens. I seriously doubt that there is really enough quality pitching available for the number of college baseball teams out there. Baseball is different. There are really good players in D2, D3 and other levels.

You are 100% correct here - these games happen to the best teams - That's baseball - nothing much a coach can do to alter a big run - can't milk the clock, can't play stall ball, etc., one of my high school teams scored 25 runs in one inning. I wasn't going to tell my guys to strike out on purpose. I did everything I could to make 3 outs but it was like a big wave - it just kept coming...every hit ball found an opening, I tried running guys into outs - nothing worked, it kind of became embarrassing to me. (no mercy rules in those days)

I also wonder what some people wanted the coach to do. It's not like he put pitchers in and they lobbed the ball. There is a valid reason why Duke is highly ranked. I do agree that the score was awful but at the end of the day losing 1-0 is the same result, a loss. If we bounce back and take the series this weekend we can grab momentum heading into conference play. That's all that matters anyway.

teaasu76 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:44 pm

This game needs to be placed in the same lock box as the "It never happened" football game of a few years ago. Move forward and get better. The coaching staff needs a season or two working with the pitchers in the new lab. Sun Belt is a really strong baseball conference.

AppSt94 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:54 am

teaasu76 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:44 pm

This game needs to be placed in the same lock box as the "It never happened" football game of a few years ago. Move forward and get better. The coaching staff needs a season or two working with the pitchers in the new lab. Sun Belt is a really strong baseball conference.

There is a football game that never occurred?

<sarcasm>

hapapp wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:43 am

AppSt94 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:54 am

teaasu76 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:44 pm

This game needs to be placed in the same lock box as the "It never happened" football game of a few years ago. Move forward and get better. The coaching staff needs a season or two working with the pitchers in the new lab. Sun Belt is a really strong baseball conference.

There is a football game that never occurred?

<sarcasm>

I was at that football game that didn't occur and can testify it didn't occur.

AppSt94 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:42 pm

hapapp wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:43 am

AppSt94 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:54 am

teaasu76 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:44 pm

This game needs to be placed in the same lock box as the "It never happened" football game of a few years ago. Move forward and get better. The coaching staff needs a season or two working with the pitchers in the new lab. Sun Belt is a really strong baseball conference.

There is a football game that never occurred?

<sarcasm>

I was at that football game that didn't occur and can testify it didn't occur.

I also wasn’t there.

APPChad90 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:32 pm

Anyone planning to attend the series at Winthrop this weekend? I’m going Friday and possibly Sunday.

WVAPPeer wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:18 pm

And it wasn't the hottest day in history in Blacksburg

APPChad90 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:32 pm

Anyone planning to attend the series at Winthrop this weekend? I’m going Friday and possibly Sunday.

T-Dog wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:59 pm

WVAPPeer wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:18 pm

And it wasn't the hottest day in history in Blacksburg

I remember it was overcast and unseasonably cold that morning in Blacksburg, then Enter Sandman happened and the clouds burned away every cloud in the sky. And then I remember driving through a rain storm on I-81 a few hours later. Rest of it is a blur.

PhillyApp1 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:16 pm

T-Dog wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:59 pm

WVAPPeer wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:18 pm

And it wasn't the hottest day in history in Blacksburg

I remember it was overcast and unseasonably cold that morning in Blacksburg, then Enter Sandman happened and the clouds burned away every cloud in the sky. And then I remember driving through a rain storm on I-81 a few hours later. Rest of it is a blur.

It is NOT a memory.... because it never happened
but the nightmare is accurate.

It was the only nightmare that i remember, of EVER leaving an APP State game at halftime.
I am glad it never happened and look forward to see APP play Va Tech in the future for the first time.

311neers wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:32 pm

A much needed boost. Moronta is back in the lineup. That’s huge. Not sure if he’s 100% as he is DH’ing today.