Texas vs Ok St Game 2 (Recap added)

[armadillo slim]

still early, but it looks like augie sitting CJ yesterday is paying off 

ok, i take back what i said about clemens.  that was an EFFORT play.

 

[armadillo slim]

now  let's do it again.  i don't mind a bunt moving two runners over.  two is a crooked number.

 

[armadillo slim]

whoever this color guy is is good.  he's been dead on with his commentary.

 

[joeywa]

T2

CJ

1-0 dirt

1-1 takes one at the knees

1-2 looks at another at the knees

2-2 low/away

2-2 fouled away right

Single through left side; good looking swing

Clemens

SAC Bunt and Clemens beats it out for an IF Hit.  P fielded the ball and Clemens dove for the bag and just beats the P.

Runners at 1&2

Gurwitz

P spins towards 2B-no throw

1-0 up

2-0 shows bunt, ball is low/away

3-0 squares again, ball away

3-1 showed bunt, took a strike

Lays down the bunt; to P; FC 1-5; 1 out

Runners at 1&2

Baker

1-0 up/in

1-1 take

2-1

2-2 fouled back right

Baker steps out

Back in

FC 5-4;  2 outs

Runners on the corners

Marlow

1-0 low/in

1-1 fouled back left

1-2 fouled away left

2-2 dirt

2-2 fouled back

2-2 fouled down left

F7

2 LOB

No score; going B2

 

[armadillo slim]

hell, i love the color guy.  i'm ready to hire him as an assistant coach.

same ol' story though.  get the first two guys on, no outs and then parlay that start into a whole lot of nuthin'.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Fashion note: I really dislike the style of cap that the Pokes are wearing. Several teams use that secondary color on the front triangle - don't care for it, no matter whose it is.

 

[joeywa]

B2

Sluder

1-0 up/in

2-0 up

2-1 take

2-2 fouled back

F4 in shallow CF; 1 out

Bradley

1-0

Singles just out of reach of the leaping Baker

Petrino

0-1 take

FC 6-4; Marlow can't get the ball out cleanly from his mitt to turn the DP; 2 outs

Case

0-1 take

0-2 looks at one at the knees

1-2 away

2-2 just misses away

Checks runner

KS

1 LOB

0-0 through 2

 

[joeywa]

Fashion note: I really dislike the style of cap that the Pokes are wearing. Several teams use that secondary color on the front triangle - don't care for it, no matter whose it is.

/\ /\ /\ /\

Showing his 'age'

 

[joeywa]

T3

Shaw

1-0 shows bunt; pitch was up/away

1-1 take

U3; 1 out

Shaw has really looked different lately as compared to his early season form.  Need him to get back in the swing of things.

Johnson

0-1 take

0-2 fouled back right

1-2 low/away

F7; 2 outs; Johnson just got under that a bit too far.

Tres

0-1 swing

0-2 fouled back right

Tres calls time

Back in

1-2 away

SOLO HR over LF fence

TEXAS UP 1-0

 

[Matt Cotcher]

That's only the 2nd earned run that Reed has given up in 20+ innings.

 

[joeywa]

T3 (cont) Nobody on; 2 outs

Tres really put a charge into that one.  That was a line drive shot.

Cantu

0-1 take

0-2 looks

1-2 check swing-didn't offer

2-2 up/in

3-2

K looking; that ball was low/away.  Goodness Blue!  Can't call that pitch a strike!

Texas 1

OSU 0

Going B3

 

[armadillo slim]

how many times is cantu going to look at called strike three before augie sits his butt on the bench?  swing the f'ng bat, you baby!!

 

[joeywa]

That's only the 2nd earned run that Reed has given up in 20+ innings.

He'd better get used to it.  Today, the Earned Run is going to be Reed's Spirit Animal. 

 

[The Bry-Man81]

I'm going to take last night for the team. All those relief pitchers and I was so caught up in how poor the broadcaster was that I missed doing the insight into opposing relief pitchers.

Evidently the baseball gods chose to punish the team for my oversight. Sorry, fellas.

I was going to ask about this last night....but 8 relief pitchers is a ton of insight to provide, even for you.

 

[joeywa]

how many times is cantu going to look at called strike three before augie sits his butt on the bench?  swing the f'ng bat, you baby!!

Are you watching the game, old man?  LOW AND AWAY.  LOW AND AWAY.  Repeat after me: LOW AND AWAY.  I'd be more pissed if he swung at that crap. 

 

[armadillo slim]

joey, the umps are going to fk up the calls the whole game.  just like all the other games.  you just cannot stand up there and take those pitches and suddenly expect the umps to begin calling the pitches correctly.  yes, the pitch was a ball.  also, yes, cantu is sitting down.

it's almost to the point that if cantu gets two strikes on him, augie needs to call time and personally tell him to swing if the ball is in the same time zone.

 

[joeywa]

T4

Arakawa

1-0

1-1 take

2-1 in

2-2 fouled back

2-2 fouled back left

3-2 low/in-Why wasn't that a strike?  Same location as the pitch that Cantu K'd on.

Singles through the right side

Walton

0-1 bunt foul along 1B line

Checks runner

1-1 showed bunt; pitch low/away

Check again

SAC bunt; 1-3; 1 out

Runner at 2B

Green

1-0 low/away

1-1 swings at a breaking ball

1-2 fouled down

2-2 up

Single into RF; runner holds at 3B

Runners on the corners

Costello

F8; 2 outs; SAC Fly

Game tied at 1

Runner at 1B

Williams

0-1 fouled away right side

Checks runner

U3

1 LOB

Texas 1

OSU 1

Through 3 complete

 

[joeywa]

Slim,

I think Cantu has the best eye of anyone not named Ben Johnson on this team.  I give him a pass.  He knows that wasn't a strike, and it hasn't been called all day up to this point.  You notice that Blue hasn't been giving that pitch to Hollingsworth.   

 

[joeywa]

T4 NEW P for OSU is Buffett

 

[armadillo slim]

Are you watching the game, old man?  LOW AND AWAY.  LOW AND AWAY.  Repeat after me: LOW AND AWAY.  I'd be more pissed if he swung at that crap. 

yes, i'm watching the game, joey.   my multiple posts should have indicated that, but i guess the comment was rhetorical.  

how many times are you going to give the same f##king insult?  sorry i'm not in the proper age group for you.

guess what, the ump screwed the call.  just like he did the last time you told me that.  i don't give a flying rats ass you don't think it was a strike.  cantu has to swing at that pitch.  its close enough to swing at.  it may not be a technically correct strike, but he cannot take that pitch.

repeat after me.  LOW AND AWAY, STRIKE THREE.  LOW AND AWAY, STRIKE THREE.  LOW AND AWAY, STRIKE f##kING THREE.

i think i'll just sit the rest of this out.  good nite.