Shades of the Trevor Boone call at Bricktown in 2019
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Matt_bob123
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Questions for discussion today:
Who wants the ball on the mound?
Is Roc Riggio good to go or still ill?
Can the Sea of Orange roll into Arlington?
How can you not be impressed by the number of depth guys that have stepped and delivered so far in this tourney?
Who wants the ball on the mound?
Is Roc Riggio good to go or still ill?
Can the Sea of Orange roll into Arlington?
How can you not be impressed by the number of depth guys that have stepped and delivered so far in this tourney?
Okstatekerr
Sheriff
I wouldn’t think so. You want to make sure he’s on full rest for game 2 of the regional
Cowboy4life9688
Ranger
Options: Carson benge, kade shatwell, Dominick Red, Michael Benzor. Drew blake (although he’s been unlucky lately). Gabe Davis only threw 22 pitches yesterday. Anyone with a scheduled bullpen probably could give you an inning.
Regardless of what happens today, the real winners of the tournament is the pitching staff. They’ve shown up and shown out. Freshman have grew up this week, guy’s struggling have found some confidence. People stepped when the opportunity presented itself and that’s all you can hope for.
Regardless of what happens today, the real winners of the tournament is the pitching staff. They’ve shown up and shown out. Freshman have grew up this week, guy’s struggling have found some confidence. People stepped when the opportunity presented itself and that’s all you can hope for.
Chairman of the Board
Marshall
I think you could see Benge today. Looks like McLean. JWB, and Big Ben are our starters.
He had a short outing on Wednesday. I hope no more Stebens unless it's a one inning save and no JWB.
He had a short outing on Wednesday. I hope no more Stebens unless it's a one inning save and no JWB.
MustangPokeFan
Deputy
I have been waiting to see what I saw this week since Josh became the head coach. I have not seen the confidence, chemistry and the two out swagger this team displayed this week really for a long time predating Josh. We’ve had some elite talent the past several years, but the attitude and the chemistry were lacking when crunch time came. And while we’re talking about what was really an incredible performance by our team the past two days, let’s give Rob Walton some credit for calling a great game yesterday. Nobody has criticized him more than I have in the past couple of years but yesterday looked like Rob Walton of old, strategically changing pitchers for situational reasons and not waiting too long until major damage was done. If we’re going to criticize then we really need to acknowledge some very good management of our pitching staff.
That swagger left with Ward, it's got work to do to stick around
MustangPokeFan
Deputy
Not saying it’s anywhere close to the 80’s yet but it’s the first time I’ve seen a glimpse of it in one of our teams in a long time. Opposing teams would often piss themselves in the dugout facing the Cowboys in Allie P. Reynolds before the game even started. Sort of like opposing boxers getting ready to walk to the center ring with Tyson. I hope I get to see those kind of teams here again. The talent is getting back up to those elite levels but with the portal and NIL these days, I’m not sure that kind of continuity will ever be possible!
My favorite was always the Big 8 tournament. We'd lose one, Enos and his group of gooner penises would think this is is the year! Boom, the House of Ward would wreck them again.
Matt_bob123
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JWB was in the bullpen last night and I think there’s a chance we could see him in quick relief as a bullpen session schedule, essentially 30 pitch limit.
I’ve thought about it and I think you could start Benge today, because I think he’s still our Sunday starter next week and he’d maintain regular rest.
Stebans should be done, but I could see a 9th inning close if things are hairy. He’s been used a lot, but his arm shouldn’t be at risk with that arm slot and he strikes me as the kind of guy that’d be competitive enough to demand the ball at the end.
Matt_bob123
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In 2014, OSU made the Big12 tourney Finals against TCU and we were completely out of pitching, because we had gone loser’s bracket like this year and regionals were already locked (as Big12 regular season champ).
Josh and Rob gave the ball to an unknown lefty. He had 9ip all season in 9 appearances. To that point, he was most known for proposing to his wife after a game. Michael Freeman went out there and gave us 5 innings of yeoman effort, 111 pitches. Allowed 6 runs on 7 hits, k’d 4 and walked 4. He ate the innings we needed him to.
Of course the next year, armed with a new arm slot, he pitched one of the greatest season’s in OSU baseball history.
Josh and Rob gave the ball to an unknown lefty. He had 9ip all season in 9 appearances. To that point, he was most known for proposing to his wife after a game. Michael Freeman went out there and gave us 5 innings of yeoman effort, 111 pitches. Allowed 6 runs on 7 hits, k’d 4 and walked 4. He ate the innings we needed him to.
Of course the next year, armed with a new arm slot, he pitched one of the greatest season’s in OSU baseball history.
The year The Eaters came to town and finished our season.
MustangPokeFan
Deputy
16 straight years of ripping their hearts out of their throats!
For those that b*tch later tonight because we left arms in too long, Josh is coaching for Omaha, not Arlington today. He’s not going to waste arms for next weekend.
SanditeCowboy
Ranger
Rex and the Chief mentioned that a few times on the radio call during last nights game.
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SanditeCowboy
Ranger
Cowboy4life9688
Ranger
treat this as glorified practice. If we end up winning, great!!! If not, the sky isn’t falling and no rob Walton doesn’t need to be canned. This week proved that kind of talk needs to die down for awhile.
Cowboy4life9688
Ranger
Ben Abram gets the nod…assuming this is a bullpen outing for him
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