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

[TrouperG]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

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.

That's why I like you so much Jeff, you know ball and have way more tact than I do when dealing with the Negative Nancies. But hey, this is going to make for great discussion during the football doldrums.

[Buck Travis]

Basketball, baseball, and softball all win today.

[nycHorn]

Never mind. 
 

Edited 3 hours ago by nycHorn

[Buck Travis]

Just now, nycHorn said:

I’m trying to find highlights from the game. Anyone have a link on any? 
 

Find Wheels on YouTube. He does a great job condensing key plays. Probably up tonight. 

[nycHorn]

2 minutes ago, Buck Travis said:

Find Wheels on YouTube. He does a great job condensing key plays. Probably up tonight. 

Thanks!

[TrouperG]

1 minute ago, Buck Travis said:

Find Wheels on YouTube. He does a great job condensing key plays. Probably up tonight. 

Yeah, usually takes about an hour.  I always watch his channel because w/ 2 young chirrens, I rarely get an uninterrupted 3 hours to watch a ballgame.

[f1revo]

I thought we picked up some stud pitchers in the portal? 

[Assistant Regional Manager]

14 minutes ago, f1revo said:

I thought we picked up some stud pitchers in the portal? 

Leffew, who has been good.

Higgins, who had been not so good.

Luke Dotson, who ended up signing in the draft.

We have a good pitching staff. They just need to get roles defined.

[horns96]

Only been following Texas Baseball since 1995, but this is a really good team that's going to get better with every series.  

 

[Burnt Orange Horn]

31 minutes ago, Burntcowboy said:

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

Young Bullpen learning how to handle pressure and believe in themselves.

 

🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿

[tsip92]

It’s a long way to the CWS and I feel pretty confident this team is gonna be able to make the postseason.  Schloss giving the team the opportunity to grow up on the road against a top 5 team is more important than any single win. 

[Here for the Wins]

24 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

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.

Unless the wheels come off, our biggest challenge comes in the super regional.

Using these last two weeks as an example, if we close on Friday, we’ve won the series before Sunday.  And another possibility is lose in 2 with us never seeing Volantis.

There is a decision to make, but guys do need to be given opportunities to work thru things.  Volantis needs to consistently go 7 as a starter for that to be worthwhile.

The early season schedule was not ideal for building the bullpen.  There weren’t many challenges and too many run rules.

[TrouperG]

17 minutes ago, horns96 said:

Only been following Texas Baseball since 1995, but this is a really good team that's going to get better with every series.  

 

You've got me beat by a good 10 years, but I've been watching long enough to whole-heartedly agree.  This team has everything it needs to make a run and if it gets hot at the right time they can win it all.  That's about the best thing you can say for a team in any given year.

[marathon]

45 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

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.

Agree.

It wasn’t pretty but Burns has closer type stuff. Hopefully he can build on this.

[Buck Travis]

37 minutes ago, nycHorn said:

Thanks!

here you go 

 

 

[marathon]

 

[Alex Butler]

6 minutes ago, Buck Travis said:

here you go 

 

 

Thank you!!

[horns96]

1 hour ago, Here for the Wins said:

Unless the wheels come off, our biggest challenge comes in the super regional.

Using these last two weeks as an example, if we close on Friday, we’ve won the series before Sunday.  And another possibility is lose in 2 with us never seeing Volantis.

There is a decision to make, but guys do need to be given opportunities to work thru things.  Volantis needs to consistently go 7 as a starter for that to be worthwhile.

The early season schedule was not ideal for building the bullpen.  There weren’t many challenges and too many run rules.

It's frustrating to see our guys getting behind in counts and giving up walks in leverage situations, but I'm confident that's going to get sorted out.