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Post by avidbeaver on May 5, 2024 10:17:00 GMT -8
Would be a great time for Guerra to end his slump here... 0-for-903. Hutcheson blowing up in the 8th was killer. Think of the money we will all save by not having to buy regional tickets. Hutcheson is fooling nobody. |
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Post by avidbeaver on May 5, 2024 10:21:52 GMT -8
I don't know what changed in the ninth inning because I stopped watching after the 5th inning. The problem I saw early in the game, was the approach at the plate. It hasn't changed in my opinion up to this point. Every player seems to be at the plate to first try to get a walk before even thinking about swinging the bat. There are a few exceptions obviously.
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Post by beaverbeliever71 on May 5, 2024 10:25:07 GMT -8
I would like to thank the Reno Mountain search and rescue organization for finding and returning the Beav baseball team late in tonight's game to the ballpark in Pullman. Going to Reno for mid week games never turns out good. Maybe we are now over it. As bad as it is (and it IS bad), if the Beavs win today they'll accomplish something for the first time this season: a PAC-12 Road Series win. Um, they beat Utah on the road 2 games to 1. won first 2 lost game 3. That was the game they led 9-0 and lost 14-11. |
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Post by flyfishinbeav on May 5, 2024 10:30:54 GMT -8
I don't know what changed in the ninth inning because I stopped watching after the 5th inning. The problem I saw early in the game, was the approach at the plate. It hasn't changed in my opinion up to this point. Every player seems to be at the plate to first try to get a walk before even thinking about swinging the bat. There are a few exceptions obviously. The feeling I get, right now, is the opposing pitchers have the advantage.....sure, we break thru here, and there, but we just don't have the swagger. We look beat. We look like our lineup was overrated. Maybe there are distractions in the locker room we don't know about. Hopefully nothing like what was going on with the WBB program. |
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Post by ricke71 on May 5, 2024 10:32:04 GMT -8
As bad as it is (and it IS bad), if the Beavs win today they'll accomplish something for the first time this season: a PAC-12 Road Series win. Um, they beat Utah on the road 2 games to 1. won first 2 lost game 3. That was the game they led 9-0 and lost 14-11. Thanks. I sometime get my 'facts' wrong. Appreciate the correction. |
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Post by messi on May 5, 2024 10:57:50 GMT -8
Um, they beat Utah on the road 2 games to 1. won first 2 lost game 3. That was the game they led 9-0 and lost 14-11. Thanks. I sometime get my 'facts' wrong. Appreciate the correction. That series was so long ago, it feels like it was last season. And if it wasn't for a ninth inning rally on Friday, it'd have been a series loss. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 5, 2024 11:04:49 GMT -8
I don't know what changed in the ninth inning because I stopped watching after the 5th inning. The problem I saw early in the game, was the approach at the plate. It hasn't changed in my opinion up to this point. Every player seems to be at the plate to first try to get a walk before even thinking about swinging the bat. There are a few exceptions obviously. The feeling I get, right now, is the opposing pitchers have the advantage.....sure, we break thru here, and there, but we just don't have the swagger. We look beat. We look like our lineup was overrated. Maybe there are distractions in the locker room we don't know about. Hopefully nothing like what was going on with the WBB program. Scored nine runs yesterday. Each player had at least one hit. Only Krieg-Talt-Guerra in the eight-hole went hitless. Something appears to be going on there. But the rest of the lineup still looks locked in. You can badmouth the offense in the midst of a 12 runs in five games period of time but not after last night and not with how Oregon State closed. Add to that how Wazzu had to stretch guys to win. Haider threw 61 pitches. Jones, Baugh, and Wickersham each had to throw on no rest. Who does Wazzu still have left that is rested today? This looks like a Pac-12 road series win, Oregon State's first in almost two months, much better than getting swept like the seven straight road losses against Pac-12 teams. I am tired of all the doom and gloom. It's like reading the insane musings of a host of Major League II Randy Quaids. I still expect great things from 2024 Oregon State. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 5, 2024 11:20:48 GMT -8
Thanks. I sometime get my 'facts' wrong. Appreciate the correction. That series was so long ago, it feels like it was last season. And if it wasn't for a ninth inning rally on Friday, it'd have been a series loss. May was hurt. It was the second and final Nelson Keljo weekend start. Turley was still hitting seventh for no good reason. Weber was not playing. Hainline was batting ninth for no good reason. |
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Post by beaverbeliever71 on May 5, 2024 11:21:32 GMT -8
Thanks. I sometime get my 'facts' wrong. Appreciate the correction. That series was so long ago, it feels like it was last season. And if it wasn't for a ninth inning rally on Friday, it'd have been a series loss. Did OSU win the series or not? Who cares about "if it wasn't"? If it wasn't for OSU blowing a 9-0 lead in game 3 it would have been a sweep. |
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Post by richard44 on May 5, 2024 11:26:59 GMT -8
A two to one road series win is not the end of the world. If you told me at the beginning of the year that we take two of three from WSU on the road, I would have taken it.
This is where the sweep at Cal (should have at least won one in that series), the semi sweep at USC (could have definitely won game one, and didn’t get a shot at a game three), and the blown 9 run game against Utah hurt (should have never lost with a 9 run lead). You put yourself in a lot more pressure situations late in the season, and a lot more must win games, with losses like that throughout the season.
Winning two of three to WSU isn’t the problem, it was some of the missed opportunities earlier in the season that make a 2-1 series win not as impactful.
Now, we can go out and lose today and continue to make things even harder for us in the long run. With the way we have played as of late, that could happen. If we show up and take care of business today and win the road series, you won’t hear any complaints from me.
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Post by rgeorge on May 5, 2024 11:59:14 GMT -8
A two to one road series win is not the end of the world. If you told me at the beginning of the year that we take two of three from WSU on the road, I would have taken it. This is where the sweep at Cal (should have at least won one in that series), the semi sweep at USC (could have definitely won game one, and didn’t get a shot at a game three), and the blown 9 run game against Utah hurt (should have never lost with a 9 run lead). You put yourself in a lot more pressure situations late in the season, and a lot more must win games, with losses like that throughout the season. Winning two of three to WSU isn’t the problem, it was some of the missed opportunities earlier in the season that make a 2-1 series win not as impactful. Now, we can go out and lose today and continue to make things even harder for us in the long run. With the way we have played as of late, that could happen. If we show up and take care of business today and win the road series, you won’t hear any complaints from me. Top that off with the wasted outs. Folks on here, from early on have poo poo'd the number of K's. It is actually an outrageous amount and totally effects the offensive output and pressure you place on opposing defenses. The 2024 season will be the 4th in a row of 500+ Ks (currently we are around 434, so it would be a dramatic change not to reach 500!?). No OSU team I can find in the archives (back to 2010) has ever reached 500. The 2019 team had 480 vs 303 BB in 57 games. Since... 2020 no season 2021 61 games... 512 K... 282 BB 2022 66 games... 563 K... 389 BB 2023 61 games... 543 K... 373 BB 2024 47 games... 440 K... 304 BB In comparison to the most recent Omaha teams: 2017 62 games... 376 K... 302 BB 2018 68 games... 438 K... 336 BB The level of play at 13-9 in Pac12 play is certainly not attributed to ONE aspect. Pitching, defense, and offense have all been inconsistent. But when you are only +1.64 runs per game (+36 in 22 games) in conference play at least two of the areas need to solidify. |
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Post by flyfishinbeav on May 5, 2024 14:56:28 GMT -8
The feeling I get, right now, is the opposing pitchers have the advantage.....sure, we break thru here, and there, but we just don't have the swagger. We look beat. We look like our lineup was overrated. Maybe there are distractions in the locker room we don't know about. Hopefully nothing like what was going on with the WBB program. Scored nine runs yesterday. Each player had at least one hit. Only Krieg-Talt-Guerra in the eight-hole went hitless. Something appears to be going on there. But the rest of the lineup still looks locked in. You can badmouth the offense in the midst of a 12 runs in five games period of time but not after last night and not with how Oregon State closed. Add to that how Wazzu had to stretch guys to win. Haider threw 61 pitches. Jones, Baugh, and Wickersham each had to throw on no rest. Who does Wazzu still have left that is rested today? This looks like a Pac-12 road series win, Oregon State's first in almost two months, much better than getting swept like the seven straight road losses against Pac-12 teams. I am tired of all the doom and gloom. It's like reading the insane musings of a host of Major League II Randy Quaids. I still expect great things from 2024 Oregon State. It's not doom, and gloom. It's baseball. What's our road record in conference? Omaha is the goal. Does anyone think this looks like a Omaha team over the last few weeks? Looks like maybe make it a super, and lose kinda team......but maybe we get hot. I'm not giving up, just looking at reality |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 5, 2024 17:57:05 GMT -8
Scored nine runs yesterday. Each player had at least one hit. Only Krieg-Talt-Guerra in the eight-hole went hitless. Something appears to be going on there. But the rest of the lineup still looks locked in. You can badmouth the offense in the midst of a 12 runs in five games period of time but not after last night and not with how Oregon State closed. Add to that how Wazzu had to stretch guys to win. Haider threw 61 pitches. Jones, Baugh, and Wickersham each had to throw on no rest. Who does Wazzu still have left that is rested today? This looks like a Pac-12 road series win, Oregon State's first in almost two months, much better than getting swept like the seven straight road losses against Pac-12 teams. I am tired of all the doom and gloom. It's like reading the insane musings of a host of Major League II Randy Quaids. I still expect great things from 2024 Oregon State. It's not doom, and gloom. It's baseball. What's our road record in conference? Omaha is the goal. Does anyone think this looks like a Omaha team over the last few weeks? Looks like maybe make it a super, and lose kinda team......but maybe we get hot. I'm not giving up, just looking at reality Yes, it looks like an Omaha team, if the team does not have to leave Corvallis. 21-2 in Corvallis. 10 of 12 losses have been on the road. Only one Oregon State team has ever won a road Regional and that was 2007. No Oregon State team has ever won a road Super Regional, so 2006 and 2007 did not look like Omaha teams, until they got the help that they needed to become Omaha teams. 2011 did not get that help. 2014 and 2019 lost in Corvallis. |
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Post by nuclearbeaver on May 5, 2024 17:58:58 GMT -8
It's not doom, and gloom. It's baseball. What's our road record in conference? Omaha is the goal. Does anyone think this looks like a Omaha team over the last few weeks? Looks like maybe make it a super, and lose kinda team......but maybe we get hot. I'm not giving up, just looking at reality Yes, it looks like an Omaha team, if the team does not have to leave Corvallis. 21-2 in Corvallis. 10 of 12 losses have been on the road. Only one Oregon State team has ever won a road Regional and that was 2007. No Oregon State team has ever won a road Super Regional, so 2006 and 2007 did not look like Omaha teams, until they got the help that they needed to become Omaha teams. 2011 did not get that help. 2014 and 2019 lost in Corvallis. The majority of Omaha teams play their regionals and supers at home so that tracks. |
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Post by flyfishinbeav on May 5, 2024 18:33:09 GMT -8
It's not doom, and gloom. It's baseball. What's our road record in conference? Omaha is the goal. Does anyone think this looks like a Omaha team over the last few weeks? Looks like maybe make it a super, and lose kinda team......but maybe we get hot. I'm not giving up, just looking at reality Yes, it looks like an Omaha team, if the team does not have to leave Corvallis. 21-2 in Corvallis. 10 of 12 losses have been on the road. Only one Oregon State team has ever won a road Regional and that was 2007. No Oregon State team has ever won a road Super Regional, so 2006 and 2007 did not look like Omaha teams, until they got the help that they needed to become Omaha teams. 2011 did not get that help. 2014 and 2019 lost in Corvallis. Ok, as it currently sits, we are not going to be top 8 seed |
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