OTF Premium Baseball Game Thread: No. 2 Texas vs. Houston (Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.)

[Buck Travis]

3 hits.  2 errors. 8 pitchers.

[Here for the Wins]

This is largely a meaningless game, but Schloss is chasing a win.

There are key guys that need to build confidence- Burns, Grubbs for example.  With OU looming in two days, it was a poor choice to throw them today.  They both got their last out versus Auburn.  Nevermind they have to be wondering what their role is.  It would reasonable to expect their focus wouldn’t be at its best tonight.

There was no need to insert Tinney at that point.

This is a Tuesday game.  It replicates nothing in the post season.  Flores could have gone longer.  Bing probably should have gotten second run.  Pitchers do need to work through things.  Particularly guys with sporadic or spot duty.

We absolutely have the arms to make a postseason run.  Whether it happens will have to play out.  Ruger, Harrison, DV, Grubbs, Crossland, Cozart.  Flores, Burns, Leffew, Walker.

 Now, the past 4 games, the offense had opportunities to put the opponent away and didn’t.  They just need to heat up at the right time.

[GoHorns1]

17 minutes ago, Buck Travis said:

Scheduling an away midweek game during a short week may not have been a good idea. 

Bad baseball is bad baseball 

[Bevohorns]

Some of our top guys we brought back are not living up to the hitting. How our lead up guy isn’t hitting at least .300 is pathetic. Our short stop is still hurt a year later 

[FootLaw]

17 minutes ago, Buck Travis said:

3 hits.  2 errors. 8 pitchers.

Oof

[Here for the Wins]

And 7 top 25 teams lost tonight.  And two others won and gave up 9 runs.

Thats college baseball these days.

[JMarquette]

Just now, Here for the Wins said:

And 7 top 25 teams lost tonight.  And two others won and gave up 9 runs.

Thats college baseball these days.

The hitting is one thing, but the more concerning issue is the trend that our bullpen keeps blowing games. 

[Here for the Wins]

1 minute ago, JMarquette said:

The hitting is one thing, but the more concerning issue is the trend that our bullpen keeps blowing games. 

I’m a big believer in giving guys roles that they can prepare to fulfill.  If we don’t know who is the setup guy, the closer, Tuesday guys, are you comfortable the players do?

The soft non-conference boosted wins and RPI but has not prepared our non-starters.  Confidence and control can be sporadic when your innings are limited and your role is unstable.

Sure, we don’t know whether it’ll come together, but it won’t be because we lack capable options.

Go look at LSU’s pitching stats from last year.  They had several guys that walked quite a few but come playoff time they were able to shrink the staff to guys they trusted or who were pitching well.

Judge post season chances based on how those min-tourneys are structured.  It can look very different than the regular season.  As the season progresses, I do believe we’ll see roles more defined.

[JMarquette]

7 minutes ago, Here for the Wins said:

I’m a big believer in giving guys roles that they can prepare to fulfill.  If we don’t know who is the setup guy, the closer, Tuesday guys, are you comfortable the players do?

The soft non-conference boosted wins and RPI but has not prepared our non-starters.  Confidence and control can be sporadic when your innings are limited and your role is unstable.

Sure, we don’t know whether it’ll come together, but it won’t be because we lack capable options.

Go look at LSU’s pitching stats from last year.  They had several guys that walked quite a few but come playoff time they were able to shrink the staff to guys they trusted or who were pitching well.

Judge post season chances based on how those min-tourneys are structured.  It can look very different than the regular season.  As the season progresses, I do believe we’ll see roles more defined.

I don’t disagree with what you’re saying, my concern is that there will be “too many roles” and not enough reliable arms.

[Here for the Wins]

7 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

I don’t disagree with what you’re saying, my concern is that there will be “too many roles” and not enough reliable arms.

Understood.  Personally I think Volantis to closer is the right move.  That’d remove everyone else as part-time closer.  We need Grubbs to settle in.  

[MBHORNSFAN]

I was at the game. It was ugly. 

[utx2]

We will see this weekend.   If they blow a lead again late you have to bring Volantis back to the pen this year.   He can be starter next year and hopefully we find a dynamic closer in the portal.  
 

Going to be an interesting ride.  

[LonghornLegends]

Man I’m glad I went to sleep up 7-3 lol It is just unfathomable blowing leads like this. 1 times sure you can convince me it’s a unfortunate day, this has now happened multiple times. That is a bad loss.

[Neil Leininger]

The bullpen is a legitimate problem.