OTF Premium Baseball Game Thread: No. 2 Texas vs. No. 18 Texas A&M (Saturday, 2 p.m.)

[Jeff Howe]

End of 5: Texas A&M 9, Texas 3

[Beldar]

3 minutes ago, cmk4pres said:

So embarrassing 

It is baseball, the 61 Yankees lost games. 

[Jeff Howe]

4 minutes ago, McCoyColt said:

Schloss got guys like Jace, Grahovic and Sorrell to A&M… but nothing close to similar so far at Texas hitting wise

Seriously?

Tinney is arguably the best offensive catcher in the country.

Robbins has 14 home runs.

Rodriguez has been mentioned as a possible first-round pick in the '27 draft.

Pack came into today hitting .383 in SEC play.

I don't buy for a second that Schloss has failed to recruit guys who can't hit.

[SB21]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

Seriously?

Tinney is arguably the best offensive catcher in the country.

Robbins has 14 home runs.

Rodriguez has been mentioned as a possible first-round pick in the '27 draft.

Pack came into today hitting .383 in SEC play.

I don't buy for a second that Schloss has failed to recruit guys who can't hit.

Well said Jeff. Sometimes ya just lose games cause it’s not your day and they are having a better day today. It happens 

[Jeff Howe]

I feel bad for Borba right now. He needs something to go right.

[Jeff Howe]

Larson gets on base with a two-out single in the top of the sixth.

[McCoyColt]

6 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Seriously?

Tinney is arguably the best offensive catcher in the country.

Robbins has 14 home runs.

Rodriguez has been mentioned as a possible first-round pick in the '27 draft.

Pack came into today hitting .383 in SEC play.

I don't buy for a second that Schloss has failed to recruit guys who can't hit.

Top to bottom this lineup is below average. Having Borba, gumbo etc in the lineup is not good. Not blaming Schloss’s because we lost a couple of portal guys to the draft. But it still doesn’t compare to those all American type players. Furthermore they’re one year rentals unlike the other 3 at A&M were. A rod has been a disappointment due to injuries, yes. But if he can’t stay healthy then that’s that.

Edited 1 hour ago by McCoyColt

[Here for the Wins]

3 minutes ago, McCoyColt said:

Top to bottom this lineup is below average. Having Borba, gumbo etc in the lineup is not good. Not blaming Schloss’s because we lost a couple of portal guys to the draft. But it still doesn’t compare to those all American type players 

So you’re comparing bottom of the order guys to top of the order guys?

[Cozer]

Two thoughts. One, Borba needs to sit and recover mentally. He's just not there right now (justifiably so). The golden sombrero put him into a bad head space. Two, I'm struggling to understand why Duplantier is still in the lineup. Okay on defense, but entirely to prone to issues on offense. Regardless of what happens this series I think that is a weakness in the lineup. 

[Jeff Howe]

Walls strikes out Grahovac with a nasty breaker.

[Jeff Howe]

Two-run home run for Sorrell. A&M has an 11-3 lead.

[Buck Travis]

Ballgame. 

Bubbles are stupid.

[McCoyColt]

6 minutes ago, Here for the Wins said:

So you’re comparing bottom of the order guys to top of the order guys?

I’d take their top guys over ours lol. And that just proved why

[Jeff Howe]

Walls retired eight in a row, hit Kellner, struck out Grahovac and then gave up the bomb to Sorrell.

I thought they were going to bring in Walker to face Sorrell for the lefty-lefty matchup.

[JMarquette]

1 minute ago, McCoyColt said:

I’d take their top guys over ours lol. And that just proved why

Anyone who says otherwise is just being dishonest lol.

[horns96]

13 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

I feel bad for Borba right now. He needs something to go right.

How many Ks - 6 straight? 7?

[JMarquette]

17 minutes ago, Beldar said:

It is baseball, the 61 Yankees lost games. 

Yeah, the 61 Yankees didn’t have a bullpen that walks 80,000 batters either. This team has some horrendous warts that come out at the absolute worst time.

[Jeff Howe]

This is the longest outing of the season for Walls by innings pitched (3.1) and pitches thrown (52).

[Cozer]

I draw the line at you idiots saying their top guys are better than ours. If you don't know baseball, then sit this one out. Better yet, just stop watching and spare us all with your outlandish takes based in nothing but emotion. Is this team beat right now? Yes. Absolutely. This is big boy baseball where big time draft picks come out and are in the big leagues very quickly. This isn't Sunday farm baseball that is being played. This team is still talented and able to make a deep run. It is April for goodness sake. I want to beat Aggie like all of you (and has lots of emotions about losing to them with those damn bubbles), but let's not act like this team can't still make a WS run. 

How many of you would make fun of Aggie for making this their "Super Bowl" if they were so excited for winning a series agains the #2 team? 

[Jeff Howe]

3 minutes ago, horns96 said:

How many Ks - 6 straight? 7?

He's 0-for-8 in the series with seven Ks.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 6: Texas A&M 11, Texas 3

[Here for the Wins]

4 minutes ago, McCoyColt said:

I’d take their top guys over ours lol. And that just proved why

It’s probably the general consensus that anyone would take their top two guys.  So surprise I guess.

[CoachBobbyFinstock]

3 minutes ago, horns96 said:

How many Ks - 6 straight? 7?

Borba is 1-20 the last two weekends with double digit Ks.

 

Oh and Texas is getting this right. 

[Assistant Regional Manager]

3 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

Yeah, the 61 Yankees didn’t have a bullpen that walks 80,000 batters either. This team has some horrendous warts that come out at the absolute worst time.

There is no way you can watch this game unfold and blame bullpen walks as the culprit.

[JMarquette]

Just now, Cozer said:

I draw the line at you idiots saying their top guys are better than ours. If you don't know baseball, then sit this one out. Better yet, just stop watching and spare us all with your outlandish takes based in nothing but emotion. Is this team beat right now? Yes. Absolutely. This is big boy baseball where big time draft picks come out and are in the big leagues very quickly. This isn't Sunday farm baseball that is being played. This team is still talented and able to make a deep run. It is April for goodness sake. I want to beat Aggie like all of you (and has lots of emotions about losing to them with those damn bubbles), but let's not act like this team can't still make a WS run. 

How many of you would make fun of Aggie for making this their "Super Bowl" if they were so excited for winning a series agains the #2 team? 

Not reading all of that nonsense, but have you watched A&M at all this year? Their top guys are unreal, Sorrells is better than anyone we have, that’s not hyperbole, he’s incredible. Grahovic is also insane. Their problem is they can’t pitch, and yet they’re shutting us out.