OTF Premium Baseball Game Thread: No. 2 Texas vs. No. 5 Auburn (Saturday)

[Texas fan in Georgia]

Win!

[Connor Vaughn]

How did it end?

[Jeff Howe]

Becerra fields Carter's ground ball to third. Steps on the bag to end the game.

[ThatHornsGuy87]

Zero faith in this bull pen right now. Good grief

[Jeff Howe]

FINAL: Texas 7, Auburn 6

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Like I said, it’s a great night to be a Longhorn!

[Burntcowboy]

We made that a whole lot harder than it should have been 

[SuperDave0805]

SEC Network camera work is garbage

[Califashorn75]

Every run counts!

[TCope111]

I have a great idea. Let’s start Burns or one of the relievers and then close with our starters. 

[Roy Hinojosa]

So, the basketball team and the baseball team can win at the same time. Hook'em!

[TrouperG]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

FINAL: Texas 7, Auburn 6

I'll see y'all tomorrow if my butt-cheeks un-clench enough to sit down

 

[Chris Simons]

We need to have a real convo about moving Volantis back to the closer role...

[HookedOnTF]

Record crowd?! Wow we're carrying water for the SEC too?

 

[Buck Travis]

Hard to feel good about that one. But it's a win.

[Jeff Howe]

2 minutes ago, cmk4pres said:

Why does he continue to pitch

At some point, you've got to let guys either sink or swim. They have to learn how to manage high-pressure situations because that's what it'll be the rest of the way.

[ThatHornsGuy87]

24 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

It was my fault last night, as soon as I hit post when I said something about responding to a bad loss, they showed me how wrong I was. 

Preciate you taking ownership 🤣

[SuperDave0805]

Might have to think about moving Volantis back to closer 

[Tuco Ramirez]

Looks like we’re going to have to run rule everyone. The bullpen isn’t doing it.

[TCope111]

Without implosion, this team is a one loss team and that being a no show against a Tuesday night team. That’s not a stretch, we have blown both conference openers no questions asked. 

[TrouperG]

Just now, Chris Simons said:

We need to have a real convo about moving Volantis back to the closer role...

If DyVo gets the series win tomorrow it will shutdown that conversation.

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Chris Simons said:

We need to have a real convo about moving Volantis back to the closer role...

That doesn't solve the problem, IMO. Volantis can't close every game. The bullpen has to work through the funk.

[ThatHornsGuy87]

2 minutes ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

Like I said, it’s a great night to be a Longhorn!

Sent my daughter and wife to the softball game in Waco. She doesnt know how lucky she is to be 2-0 in attended games. Arky last year in football and a run rule in Waco 

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, TrouperG said:

If DyVo gets the series win tomorrow it will shutdown that conversation.

You've got Volantis on the hill, trying to win a series and the opponent has used a lot of arms through two games. This is EXACTLY why he's in the Sunday spot.

[TrouperG]

10 minutes ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Looks like we’re going to have to run rule everyone. The bullpen isn’t doing it.

The bullpen is what it is at this point, just have to hope they keep improving, we've seen all the arms and there ain't a trade deadline in college.  This is the team, exciting as hell even when they don't need to be

Edited 1 hour ago by TrouperG