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

[JMarquette]

2 minutes ago, Assistant Regional Manager said:

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

Not this game, last night’s game was 100%. Bullpen has been the worst aspect of this team this season by a country mile.

[Assistant Regional Manager]

A&M has the best lineup in the SEC. You would certainly trade our lineup for theirs in a heartbeat. They lead the league in every offensive category.

They might have a bottom 4 pitching staff in the league, which is why their postseason stay might be short lived.

Y'all feel free to jump ship over 3-4 bullpen meltdowns out of 30+ games. No one ever talks about the final games at Auburn, or the OU series, or the South Carolina series where the bullpen saved our ass.

[CoachBobbyFinstock]

3 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

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.

We have too many near auto outs right now. 

[Jeff Howe]

M7: TAMU 11, Texas 3

[Assistant Regional Manager]

Just now, JMarquette said:

Not this game, last night’s game was 100%. Bullpen has been the worst aspect of this team this season by a country mile.

Our Friday night starter gave up 5 runs and the defense had 2 key miscues that led directly to two runs.

Last night was not 100% on the bullpen. Everyone just focuses on the last thing to happen in a game and not what built up to it.

[JMarquette]

1 minute ago, CoachBobbyFinstock said:

We have too many near auto outs right now. 

The only non-automatic out right now after Pack is Larson.

[Jeff Howe]

Michael Winter, who has been out for more than a month with an illness, is on the mound.

[thatdude2]

We’ll come back and win this

[utx2]

We can win it all just need to be hitting on all cylinders.   Clean up the walks and  do your job advancing runners.  
 

peak at the end not now 

[Austalgia]

5 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

The only non-automatic out right now after Pack is Larson.

Tiinney and Robinson hitting well also.  It’s Borba and some of the back of the order correcting, but we’ve scored enough runs to win most of our losses .  It’s some pitching melt downs . 

Edited 1 hour ago by Austalgia

[Jeff Howe]

Two balk calls against Winter.

It's got to be tough considering how long he's been out.

[CoachBobbyFinstock]

4 minutes ago, Austalgia said:

Tiinney and Robinson hitting well also.  It’s Borba and some of the back of the order correcting, but we’ve scored enough runs to win most of our losses .  It’s some pitching melt downs . 

They hit ahead of Pack. That trio has been dynamite. After it not so much.

[JMarquette]

4 minutes ago, Austalgia said:

Tiinney and Robinson hitting well also.  It’s Borba and some of the back of the order correcting, but we’ve scored enough runs to win most of our losses .  It’s some pitching melt downs . 

Agreed - I said after Pack, who is batting 4th

[Jeff Howe]

Great defensive play by Borba and an equally good job by Tinney to get Kiel at home.

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

Great defensive play by Borba and an equally good job by Tinney to get Kiel at home.

The call stands. Kiel is out. Nice swipe tag by Tinney.

[Jeff Howe]

Winter works around a leadoff single and two balks to get out of the inning unscathed.

[Jeff Howe]

End of 7: Texas A&M 11, Texas 3

[Jeff Howe]

BOOM! AIDEN! ROBBINS!

[Jeff Howe]

Robbins' fourth home run of the series makes it 11-4.

[CoachBobbyFinstock]

Dadgum Robbins is a stallion. 

[HalfmileHorn]

Rally hat in position.

[McCoyColt]

Borba grew up an A&M fan confirmed

[Cozer]

28 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

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.

You don't want to read the "nonsense" because it makes sense. Have you seen Aiden? Tinney? Get a grip, man. Don't let one series make you into an Aggie. 

[Jeff Howe]

M8: TAMU 11, Texas 4

[Jeff Howe]

Numerous substitutions for the Longhorns in the bottom of the eighth.

Cal Higgins is on the mound for Winter.

Ermis replaces Tinney behind the plate.

Monsour replaces Gumbo in right field.