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Post by beaverbeliever on Jun 2, 2017 16:57:37 GMT -8
Yep, just take care of business unlike FSU and UNC today.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jun 2, 2017 17:07:48 GMT -8
I think Yale with its ace is a threat. I think, if Yale takes a lead, they could be trouble, because they have some decent relievers (at least statistically). And Yale did not use any relievers, so they are all going to be fresh tomorrow at 7 p.m. Yale also has the best hitting statistics of any team in the tournament. Does Yale have enough pitching and power to hand their relievers a lead in the eighth? I hope not, but: Oregon State 5 - Nebraska (Meyers) 2 at a neutral site. Yale 5 - Nebraska (Meyers) 1 at a neutral site. Oregon State should win, but I think that Yale could cause Oregon State some problems, especially if Oregon State lets Yale hang around. Winning against Holy Cross is a must with Nebraska saving its ace for the 1 p.m. game tomorrow. Holy Cross and Oregon State have one common opponent, USC. Holy Cross traveled to Los Angeles to play USC as part of an eight-game road trip to Southern California, losing two of three to the Trojans: 3-6, 6-4, and 2-5. Oregon State played USC at home and won two-of-three: 3-1, 5-7, and 10-1. The USC games were at the end of the road trip for Holy Cross and was with one day of rest after finishing off a five-game set with UC Riverside and Cal State Northridge. In total, Holy Cross went 2-6 on the trip. I should note that Holy Cross played Yale twice at home in the last week, losing both games to Yale: 2-8 and 6-13. I'm sorry... comparative scores from an early season tourney where we basically had one player hitting consistently mean zilch. Also... not quite sure how stats from their level of play to ours are even comparable... cuz they are not. It's why stats in baseball are great for fan discussion, but mean little when it comes to actually playing the game. Again... I watched Nebraska practice... I watched and listened to their assistant coaches... I watched Nebraska play games other than OSU... they won a very weak league... they have nary a player that is considered highly draftable in terms of upper rounds... AND they sat their ace in Game 1 of a regional versus a team that is on par with them. It showed an arrogance and disrespect that happily bit them in the arse. It's a trait you'd never see from PC... you respect all... you treat every opponent like champions that will take your best game to beat. But... if you want to depend on stats then go look at their respective RPIs, SOSs, Conference RPI... not individual stats based on facing inferior opponents. Again... my opinion, there is not a team that can hold a candle to OSU in this regional. Could a team beat OSU? Of course, it's baseball. That is not what I'm saying. I'm simply saying OSU is not going to lose in this Regional unless OSU plays a very very poor semblance of what OSU ball has been this season. It will not be the opponent as much as OSU. And, that is not me disrespecting the other three teams. It is me respecting what this team has done in a very good league (although down you can't control the level of your opponents, the league is a great baseball league). We've been NUMBER 1 for umpteen weeks... two of the teams could never sniff the polls, and I'm wondering how in the he11 Nebraska can be ranked at all in the top 25... reward for winning that conference???! Well, how about this, Holy Cross and Yale played six times. Yale won five. The median victory was six runs, median game was a five-run Yale win. If Oregon State beats Holy Cross by six, we agree that Oregon State probably beats Yale. If Holy Cross stays within five, we both agree that Yale could cause Oregon State trouble tomorrow. |
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Post by beavs6 on Jun 2, 2017 22:39:53 GMT -8
There is not a team in Corvallis this weekend that is an honest threat. Proven even more so with the Game 1 outcome. Nebraska is NOT a good team. Nebraska is NOT well coached. In OSU's situation does it really matter which of three we really start in our first game. For Nebraska's staff to think they are good enough to slide by a Yale team with their #2 (when none of their pitching is truly good) is a travesty to their players. You never ever want to chance going thru the loser's bracket. You never ever sit your ace if you're a team of Nebraska's caliber. As I said previously, no one in this regional beats OSU, unless OSU beats itself. Today's first game, and I'm sure other regionals saw the same, made a point for the tourney to be 48 teams. Well 2 regional hosts have lost so far. Seems to be plenty of parity with 64 teams so far. OSU is the #1 seed. The comparison (to March Madness)is they are playing in a bracket with the #58-68 team in the country. You yourself have discussed in other threads that top seeds have not been consistently winning the Championship. Non-seeded teams have had much more success recently in the Baseball Championship. Why would you suggest it be restricted to 48 teams? |
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