April 18Apr 18 10 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said: They could push Spencer all the way back to Sunday if they wanted next week and keep Harrison and Riojas on schedule with the early series this week. My gut feeling is they are going to be extremely cautious with this especially with our current record. Even if it is super minor, it may not be the worst idea to just completely skip him next weekend. I’d be fine with this. Give Bing a shot. He has settled in really well since the first few outings.
April 18Apr 18 1 hour ago, B00M said: I’m shocked that he’s still pitching, especially at the major league level. Thanks for the heads up That dude was nails in 2018.
April 18Apr 18 9 minutes ago, Texas Fight said: I’d be fine with this. Give Bing a shot. He has settled in really well since the first few outings. I’d much prefer Bing or Flores sliding into the rotation than taking Grubbs out of a role he has thrived in. Speaking of Bing, my hunch is we may need him out of the bullpen this weekend with the good lefties Auburn has. Volantis being the only reliable lefty down there is tough. Mercer going down 3 outings into the season really hurt. Edited April 18Apr 18 by Hookem2147
April 18Apr 18 Just now, Hookem2147 said: I’d much prefer Bing or Flores sliding into the rotation than taking Grubbs out of a role he has thrived in. Speaking of Bing, my hunch is we may need him out of the bullpen this weekend with the good lefties Auburn has. I agree. Here’s to hoping Harrison can actually go five for once tonight. Only done it in one (UGA) of five SEC starts. It’ll be all hands on deck today and tomorrow, if not.
April 18Apr 18 30 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said: They could push Spencer all the way back to Sunday if they wanted next week and keep Harrison and Riojas on schedule with the early series this week. My gut feeling is they are going to be extremely cautious with this especially with our current record. Even if it is super minor, it may not be the worst idea to just completely skip him next weekend. I think people forget that he was mostly (exclusively) a reliever last year, right? Considering that Harrison rarely goes beyond 5, I like the way the staff is setting guys up to succeed in 2 or 3-inning roles, which is how you win in the post-season if you don't have traditional starters you can count on for 7. @Hookem2147 is Mercer definitely done? Edited April 18Apr 18 by zlavydra
April 18Apr 18 6 minutes ago, zlavydra said: I think people forget that he was mostly (exclusively) a reliever last year, right? Considering that Harrison rarely goes beyond 5, I like the way the staff is setting guys up to succeed in 2 or 3-inning roles, which is how you win in the post-season if you don't have traditional starters you can count on for 7. @Hookem2147 is Mercer definitely done? I heard he had a setback a few weeks ago but not sure the extent.
April 18Apr 18 Schloss mentioned after the game that the starter for Auburn today (Cade Fisher) was another guy we were in the mix for out of the portal and he took a visit here. I am really interested to see the portal traction we get this offseason. We were close to getting Zach Root too before Arkansas supposedly came in over the top and offered close to 400k. Feels like with the proof of concept and a full offseason to recruit we should be high on the list for a lot of portal arms.
April 18Apr 18 I’d be reluctant to start Kade on the weekend. His stuff plays a lot like Ace Whitehead, which is a big reason why last years staff decided to throw Lebarron against A&M instead of Ace. Kade has a really good role right now on Tuesdays pitching against lesser competition. As we get closer to the end of the season I could see them scaling Kade’s pitch count back so he is available out of the pen on the weekend If they do plan on skipping a start, start Flores and as soon as he starts to struggle turn the ball over to Max I hope we get an extended look at Moffett soon. I’d even like to see them give Moffett a Tuesday start
April 18Apr 18 2 hours ago, Texas Jeff said: I am a buyer on the secondary market and I don't get it. Seatgeek tickets tonight below the concourse level are about $100-$140. Tickets above that are $70-$100. Uncovered seats down the line are $50-$80. Ok great, demand is high, should be a packed house... But ... last night I paid for reasonable tickets in the 100's, looking down the line, and there were four empty seats next to me the entire game. I could see groups of 6-8 unoccupied seats all over the place. Who is eating these tickets and why aren't they putting them on the resale market? Who knows whose hands the tickets are really in. there are so many games and the per ticket cost being so minimal to a season ticket holder, I can totally see a lot of folks, especially corporate holder, just not caring or dealing with the time to try and sell. if in the hands of scalpers, I can also see them just eating the tickets to preserve a floor on prices. Also think this being the first game on a Thursday all year had an impact (folks not expecting baseball on Thursday)
April 18Apr 18 It's pretty incredible what the team has been able to pull off considering the circumstances, but it will catch up to us late in the season if we don't get those guys healthy. I'd almost settle for sitting them all for a week and tanking a series if that's what it takes to have them feeling good for Regionals/Supers/CWS.I’m fine with that, but it’d need to be on the road and NOT the aggy series.Hook’em!!!
April 18Apr 18 51 minutes ago, UTexasFight said: Who knows whose hands the tickets are really in. Yep. I think the Athletic Department is very active in the secondary market. Not just in baseball.
April 18Apr 18 16 hours ago, NorthLoop said: Volantis is tall already and then has that super high release point. Ball comes from way up high and the hitters think it's gonna be in the zone and swing at a ball in the dirt. They don't have time to decide because it's too fast. It's a perfect pitch. Sometimes a good coach will tell them to watch for it, and then he just puts it in the zone. Great fucking style for a closer. Schloss has talked a lot about how the field is highly crowned for drainage which exacerbates this downward planing from the mound. Not that guys are hitting him away from the Disch either…
April 18Apr 18 17 hours ago, petscii said: It looks like the SEC was not Texas ready... Haha…..the jokes on them, cause we all knew we were ready.
April 18Apr 18 2 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said: Jesus is left-handed? Yes and he has awful mechanics.
April 18Apr 18 2 minutes ago, Cousin Strawberry said: Yes and he has awful mechanics. Hard to have good footing on a dirt mound when you’re wearing thin sandals.
April 18Apr 18 56 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said: Hard to have good footing on a dirt mound when you’re wearing thin sandals. I also hear he loafs a lot.
April 18Apr 18 6 hours ago, Blackcat00 said: The secondary ticket saleas is a total nightmare. Seatgeaks processing fees where more than the actually seats, TickPick cancelled my order a few hours after. We literally walked up and got two ticks in row 7 behind homeplate for $17. The resell is garbage. Yep. The athletic department partnering with Seatgeek is a fucking slap in the face.
April 18Apr 18 9 minutes ago, HenryJames said: Yep. The athletic department partnering with Seatgeek is a fucking slap in the face. I’ve never found that one is worse than the others. They all suck baaad. UT should find a way to natively resell tix and cut out these parasitic middle men
April 18Apr 18 Pig beats Aggy 11-5 in the first game of a DH. Probably good neither team will sweep that series.
April 18Apr 18 10 minutes ago, NBHorn7 said: Pig beats Aggy 11-5 in the first game of a DH. Probably good neither team will sweep that series. Yeah, I think I'd be just fine with a 2-1 A&M series win, but I'm not gonna tune in to watch.
April 18Apr 18 4 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Yeah, I think I'd be just fine with a 2-1 A&M series win, but I'm not gonna tune in to watch. I’d like to see aggy pounded in ground for rest of year. The last few games have them talking about sliding into a hosting spot on TexAgs. Bipolar.
April 18Apr 18 6 minutes ago, Texas Fight said: I’d like to see aggy pounded in ground for rest of year. The last few games have them talking about sliding into a hosting spot on TexAgs. Bipolar. I'm concerned with UT winning the conference. A&M has no shot. Knocking Arky back farther is good for us. I mean, I hate Arky almost as much as I hate A&M, so you know . . .
April 18Apr 18 Excited to see Jonah show us his skills at LF today and at the plate. Huge moment for the young man.
April 18Apr 18 3 minutes ago, txexlonghorn23 said: Excited to see Jonah show us his skills at LF today and at the plate. Huge moment for the young man. Can’t wait to predict the direction of his career on these ABs tonight
April 18Apr 18 I wonder if Williams is able to pitch at all yet. If he can, would be nice to see him get a shot against probably Prairie View A&M.
April 18Apr 18 10 minutes ago, txexlonghorn23 said: Excited to see Jonah show us his skills at LF today and at the plate. Huge moment for the young man. Catch every ball that comes to him, 2 walks or a walk and HBP, 1 stolen base and one run. That would be better than what we have been getting at that spot.
April 18Apr 18 Winfield can't play second base either, so he is the odd man out. You have to roll with Duplantier and his present .111 batting average.
April 18Apr 18 Doesn't look good for Winfield for the rest of the season or next year when the roster takes a cut. PLAY BALL! Edited April 18Apr 18 by Bevo&Pevo
April 18Apr 18 1 minute ago, NBHorn7 said: There you go as I said yesterday, the game is not official to Texas hits a batter. or two.
April 18Apr 18 1 minute ago, NBHorn7 said: There you go as I said yesterday, the game is not official to Texas hits a batter. … or two
April 18Apr 18 Everyone of those motherfuckers are standing with their toes on the chalk just hoping to lean into a pitch.
April 18Apr 18 Texas has by far the best pitching stats in the SEC and the motto is pound the strike zone. The HBP thing is really weird.
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