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Post by beaver1989 on May 12, 2018 19:44:08 GMT -8
We should administer the coupe de grace tomorrow.
Then "the big team" can head back to Palo Alto, with their tail between their legs.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2018 19:48:42 GMT -8
From Stanford on-line media, just now: It was the first time Stanford has lost a start by Bubic since April 14, 2017 – the Cardinal had won his previous 19 starts. It was the first time this season Stanford has lost consecutive games. Interesting to see how the trees react to being punched in the mouth twice. Stanford might play with the savage desperation of a cornered beast tomorrow. Going to be squarely on the OS pitchers to calmly repel any uprisings. Give Gambrell a chance to bounce back and become bulletproof? |
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Post by 56chevy on May 12, 2018 20:34:59 GMT -8
No!
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 12, 2018 22:38:39 GMT -8
My box scores say Furd's offense has been the difference... 60 AB... 7 H... 19 Ks... BA .117 OSU 20 fer 63 (.317) vs the "best" staff in the land Oregon State is this good but.. not impressed with Stan's give-up. Yesterday, they weren't going to rally against Luke's fastball and today Bryce just snowed them with his location and change-up. However the body language of the cardinal players went defeat mode very early. The great teams cannot be swayed. Even if you get them down by a fistful of runs they want to charge you. Even Hartford, that team didn't go away. Stanford got plunked on the nose and then just took a seat. Again, this line up... its a mash cycle. One terror after another for opp pitchers. Kwan staring you down with his Bruce Lee laser focus, Adley always hitting about .400 and hitting your weak side, Grenade certifiably guaranteed to hit in every game, Larnach (better walk him), Madrigal (yeah good luck with him), Gretler like an effing rattlesnake also certifiably guaranteed, Malone, Nobach, Taylor all these dudes mean you harm. Has OS ever had a gauntlet like this? I don't remember. Looking back to 1967, 2018's team batting average (.321) and slugging percentage (.488) are Oregon State's second-highest behind 1997's (.327 and .497, respectively). The difference, of course, is 1997's 4.10 ERA versus the 3.38 ERA this year. The 1997 team was a one-run ballgame away from winning the Pac-10 North. Despite a 38-12-1 record, Oregon State did not receive an at large berth. |
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Post by gtflaming on May 12, 2018 23:59:39 GMT -8
We should administer the coupe de grace tomorrow. Then "the big team" can head back to Palo Alto, with their tail between their legs. Wouldn’t that be a stump between their legs?? |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2018 5:19:49 GMT -8
Oregon State is this good but.. not impressed with Stan's give-up. Yesterday, they weren't going to rally against Luke's fastball and today Bryce just snowed them with his location and change-up. However the body language of the cardinal players went defeat mode very early. The great teams cannot be swayed. Even if you get them down by a fistful of runs they want to charge you. Even Hartford, that team didn't go away. Stanford got plunked on the nose and then just took a seat. Again, this line up... its a mash cycle. One terror after another for opp pitchers. Kwan staring you down with his Bruce Lee laser focus, Adley always hitting about .400 and hitting your weak side, Grenade certifiably guaranteed to hit in every game, Larnach (better walk him), Madrigal (yeah good luck with him), Gretler like an effing rattlesnake also certifiably guaranteed, Malone, Nobach, Taylor all these dudes mean you harm. Has OS ever had a gauntlet like this? I don't remember. Looking back to 1967, 2018's team batting average (.321) and slugging percentage (.488) are Oregon State's second-highest behind 1997's (.327 and .497, respectively). The difference, of course, is 1997's 4.10 ERA versus the 3.38 ERA this year. The 1997 team was a one-run ballgame away from winning the Pac-10 North. Despite a 38-12-1 record, Oregon State did not receive an at large berth. [br 1997 tourney snub was a travesty but Beavs were fighting anonymity then. Come a long away since then. But that was a helluva team that deserves recognition. Thanks Wilky. Also needs mentioning 1997 was in the juices bars era. College baseball has since dampened the aluminum bat tramp effect. |
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Post by baseba1111 on May 13, 2018 9:45:38 GMT -8
Looking back to 1967, 2018's team batting average (.321) and slugging percentage (.488) are Oregon State's second-highest behind 1997's (.327 and .497, respectively). The difference, of course, is 1997's 4.10 ERA versus the 3.38 ERA this year. The 1997 team was a one-run ballgame away from winning the Pac-10 North. Despite a 38-12-1 record, Oregon State did not receive an at large berth. [br 1997 tourney snub was a travesty but Beavs were fighting anonymity then. Come a long away since then. But that was a helluva team that deserves recognition. Thanks Wilky. Also needs mentioning 1997 was in the juices bars era. College baseball has since dampened the aluminum bat tramp effect. Not that it matters on Mother's Day 21 years later... not really a travesty at that time. There were several teams with records as good from "complete" conferences that also were not selected. OSU was 2nd in the North. There were 5 teams in the Pac10 in the top 15... Furd, UCLA, SC, ASU, UW... all selected. Rarely has the Pac12 received 6 bids. And, to be honest OSU wasn't really able to compete with the south at that point. OSU was not even an after thought. Also, in PCs first 10 years, his only winning league records were in the split league era. And the "snub" is somewhat justifiable when you see that OSU had terrible results win the North and South split was removed. In the first 6 years... four 6ths, two 8ths... 54-90 in league play. People forget with all the recent successes, OSU just got over the .500 mark in having winning league records... I think this year makes it 11-9. So, in terms of current feelings it might seem as a snub, but in 1997 it was a no brainer of sorts. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 14, 2018 12:54:12 GMT -8
[br 1997 tourney snub was a travesty but Beavs were fighting anonymity then. Come a long away since then. But that was a helluva team that deserves recognition. Thanks Wilky. Also needs mentioning 1997 was in the juices bars era. College baseball has since dampened the aluminum bat tramp effect. Not that it matters on Mother's Day 21 years later... not really a travesty at that time. There were several teams with records as good from "complete" conferences that also were not selected. OSU was 2nd in the North. There were 5 teams in the Pac10 in the top 15... Furd, UCLA, SC, ASU, UW... all selected. Rarely has the Pac12 received 6 bids. And, to be honest OSU wasn't really able to compete with the south at that point. OSU was not even an after thought. Also, in PCs first 10 years, his only winning league records were in the split league era. And the "snub" is somewhat justifiable when you see that OSU had terrible results win the North and South split was removed. In the first 6 years... four 6ths, two 8ths... 54-90 in league play. People forget with all the recent successes, OSU just got over the .500 mark in having winning league records... I think this year makes it 11-9. So, in terms of current feelings it might seem as a snub, but in 1997 it was a no brainer of sorts. In 1997, the North and South winners each received automatic berths into the Tournament. Washington won the North by two games over Oregon State. The Beavers and Huskies split their eight-game series. However, Washington was a perfect 16-0 against Portland State and Washington State. Oregon State dropped two games, a 6-4 home loss against Washington State and a 3-2 home loss against Portland State. Nevertheless, flip a 3-2 road loss to Washington, and Oregon State represents the North in the Tournament rather than Washington. Stanford finished with a worse conference record than Oregon State but won the South by two games over UCLA. The Cardinal were awarded with a host spot at the West Regional. Stanford swept Northeastern, Texas A&M, Santa Clara, and Fresno State by a combined 29-8 en route to Stanford's 10th College World Series appearance. The eight teams were ranked, and the Cardinal were ranked third behind SEC champion Alabama and SEC regular season champion LSU. Stanford swept the sixth-best SEC team, Auburn, by a combined 19-7 but lost both games against LSU by five and four. Stanford played LSU closer than eventual runner-up, Alabama, but were ranked fourth in the CBN to finish the season. UCLA finished second in the South but 14th in RPI. USC finished third in the South with an RPI of 11. Arizona State finished fourth with an RPI of 17. Arizona finished in fifth with an RPI of 65. California finished in sixth with an RPI of 103. The Beavers' second-place finish left them with an RPI of 124. Arizona State was sent to the Atlantic Regional and seeded third. In three games with host Miami, the Devils outscored the Canes but lost two one-run ballgames to lose the Regional. Miami took Alabama to the limit before ultimately losing 8-2 on their side of the bracket. UCLA received a #1 seed but Oklahoma State received a host spot in the Midwest regional. The Bruins were upset by Harvard in the first game but won five straight elimination games against Ohio, Tennessee, Harvard, and Oklahoma State by a combined 69-17 to earn a bid to the College World Series. The Bruins were seeded fourth but were eliminated in two games. USC received a #2 seed in the South II Regional in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Virginia Tech upset USC, but the Trojans won three straight elimination games to set up a shot against #1 overall Alabama. However, the Tide won in extra innings to punch their ticket to Omaha. Washington finished with an RPI of 69. The Huskies were sent to the Mideast Regional in Starkville. Washington beat both #1 Georgia Tech and #2 Mississippi State. However, Mississippi State rebounded in the losers' bracket to force a rematch with Washington, which Mississippi State won 7-5 and 4-3. Mississippi State eliminated UCLA but were downed by Alabama in two games. |
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