*****Aggies vs. Oklahoma - College World Series Friday*****

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Sean98 Nailed it. Incredible that the Ags even got to the CWS especially after our start this season and then considering our total lack of an average to above average Friday/Saturday starting pitcher on the team. Not to mention our total lack of work with pitchers on fielding bunts and squibbers off the mound. Maybe next season during fall and spring practice, the Ags will really attempt bunts in scrimmages, time and time again so that, the several times other teams bunt, we have a better than 25% chance of getting them at first and also that the few times our guys try to bunt, maybe they can get it in play and down one line or the other. Anyway, we Ags are darn lucky to be in Omaha and we need to keep cheering for this team to finally break thru and win a few there. It can be done!
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That used to work. Don't know why it's just the link now
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BigDave21 said:

jkag89 said:

BigDave21 said:

This program man. No omaha success at all
The past is not either Schoss' nor this team's fault but keep beating that dead horse if it makes you feel any better.

OU doesn't even care about baseball and just knocked us.


Wrong. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State love their baseball. Arguably more than football centric A&M.
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dabo man
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Well, I added Linus to my Peanuts/STL bobble head collection on Tuesday. Maybe I'll put them in front of the set for our next game and see if they're lucky?!?

Craigy
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Our problems showed today. We have another chance Sunday. We were not lucky to get here. Our previous record at the CWS has no bearing to this team. One game at a time.
Scotty Appleton
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While I appreciate this particular team may have overachieved getting to Omaha any kind of moral victory rings hollow. College baseball is a regional sport that 20, maybe 25 programs actually get support, resources, money, facilities, cooperative weather, access to talent in their backyard, etc. the Ags have had all of this for at least 4 decades now and have 1 win in Omaha to show for it. CWS every 3-4 years should be the bar and an Omaha record like the Sooners have should also be the benchmark.

Let's scratch a win out on Sunday.
Quincey P. Morris
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You'd have a stronger point if this wasn't the first year of a new coach with a team that didn't even make the tournament last year.
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THIS. We can still win the whole damn thing.
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Quincey P. Morris said:

You'd have a stronger point if this wasn't the first year of a new coach with a team that didn't even make the tournament last year.


And only had nine SEC wins.
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Fight Fight Fight.
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Yep.
annie88
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"We're one of 8 teams to make it to the college World Series "

(Struggles in game one)

"Man, we suck."

Odd stand to take.

Come on guys just focus on Sunday.
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aggiegrad03 said:

THIS. We can still win the whole damn thing.


Drop the can and change that ST to a W and I'm with ya!
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Fight Fight Fight.
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Let's just not drop the next one. Too good to be the first one out. That would be a disappointment
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annie88 said:

"We're one of 8 teams to make it to the college World Series "

(Struggles in game one)

"Man, we suck."

Odd stand to take.

Come on guys just focus on Sunday.


I think people have the right to be frustrated if they want to. As a program we've won 1 game in 40 years at the CWS. That's pretty damn sad for a college program that holds itself as one of the best in the state/nation.

It's also fine to be cheerful for Sunday, but to poo-poo people for airing out their frustrations is an odd stand as well
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rgag12 said:

annie88 said:

"We're one of 8 teams to make it to the college World Series "

(Struggles in game one)

"Man, we suck."

Odd stand to take.

Come on guys just focus on Sunday.


I think people have the right to be frustrated if they want to. As a program we've won 1 game in 40 years at the CWS. That's pretty damn sad for a college program that holds itself as one of the best in the state/nation.

It's also fine to be cheerful for Sunday, but to poo-poo people for airing out their frustrations is an odd stand as well


So here's the thing with that.

We just fired a coach that had us playing decently. Not great but decent. We fired him knowing that would lead to a big reset and many thought we wouldn't make the postseason this year.

For this season, the team far exceeded expectations, won the West, and made it to Omaha. To be ahead of schedule is not a bad thing, even if today a few people just say "der her 0 wins in Omaha "
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I think a good portion of the folks "airing out their frustrations" haven't watched this team all year and lack the understanding of exactly how far this team has come to get here.
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I'm just waiting for the "Fire Schloss" posts. Man, with the way some people are posting you would think he stole your wife and ran over your dog on the way to Omaha to intentionally lose.
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I'd say that's a good assessment. I'm seeing people post frustrations on social media that, to my knowledge (as a friend) have never been interested in Aggie baseball.
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OK I'm going to stand up for Kansas. Sure it's predominately flat and windy BUT it's a great place to raise a family and it's certainly not a woke culture.

They generally like Aggies over t sips and are friendly folks. They play great basketball and dang it it's my home now. Plus it's driving distance to Omaha and I'm coming up Sunday

BTHOsomebody

( BTW I'm looking for 3 seats on the shady side of the field )
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histag10 said:

I'm just waiting for the "Fire Schloss" posts. Man, with the way some people are posting you would think he stole your wife and ran over your dog on the way to Omaha to intentionally lose.


Hey. He hasn't won a game in Omaha for the Ags. And if I learned one thing over the last 15 years, "wins in Omaha" are the only stat that matters.
jkag89
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How dare they not win when they finally win enough for me to care!

trouble
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Shhhhhhhhh.

We are mostly just busting Sean's balls
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I'm frustrated and sad because this is how things always go for us in Omaha, but I step back and think about how magical this season has been and how bright our future is. There will always be those that like to be miserable, and you just have to tune them out. Sports should be enjoyable.
jkag89
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Because it is likely the only games they watch.
Aggies2009
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frenchtoast said:

I'm frustrated and sad because this is how things always go for us in Omaha, but I step back and think about how magical this season has been and how bright our future is. There will always be those that like to be miserable, and you just have to tune them out. Sports should be enjoyable.


Right on. Just wait for Schloss to build a team, not patch one together.
GenericAggie
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Nailed it.
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rgag12 said:

annie88 said:

"We're one of 8 teams to make it to the college World Series "

(Struggles in game one)

"Man, we suck."

Odd stand to take.

Come on guys just focus on Sunday.


I think people have the right to be frustrated if they want to. As a program we've won 1 game in 40 years at the CWS. That's pretty damn sad for a college program that holds itself as one of the best in the state/nation.

It's also fine to be cheerful for Sunday, but to poo-poo people for airing out their frustrations is an odd stand as well

Nobody's blaming anybody for being frustrated. I was frustrated as hell today.

But there's a ton of posts that cross the line when it comes to disrespecting the players, and plenty of over the top whining/*****ing and mostly from people who never show up on game threads until such time as the team is struggling, and they promptly disappear again when things turn around. Then they show right back up if things go south again.

Everybody knows people like this in every day life. Completely emotionally immature, loser-mentality types who care more about their doomsday predictions being right than the team actually winning.

And my God, it gets old. Everyone here wants A&M to win and invests a ton of time in supporting the team, and the woe is me, crybaby crap doesn't add to the game thread or make the experience any less frustrating for all concerned. It makes it much worse, in fact.

I feel silly even explaining this, because it's so obvious.

Sometimes people who are just expressing some frustration in a reasonable way catch some shrapnel because everyone's fed up with the barrage of bull*****
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So did dude bro get his lawn mowed? Or did he end up doing the entire neighborhood?!?!
/W\ Saw 'Em Off! /W\
BTHO tu.
Your Mom And Them
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Quincey P. Morris said:

I think a good portion of the folks "airing out their frustrations" haven't watched this team all year and lack the understanding of exactly how far this team has come to get here.


This is the assumption that I can't stand on Texags. I would disagree and say that many of us that are frustrated have followed this team from Day 1. For some reason, because we are frustrated and expected more out of this team today, we are just people who all of a sudden started following Aggie baseball.

I'm pissed that we didn't win this game today. Despite our obvious deficiencies like quality starting pitching and infield defense, I expected this team to win. This mentality that we should just be happy to be in Omaha because this team is made up of a group of "Island of Misfit Toys" and that we have glaring deficiencies is why we haven't won in Omaha since we beat Kansas in 1993.

Having said all of that, I have complete faith in Schloss and his staff to reverse the curse. He's not happy just to be there and has said as much in interviews. He wants to win and win big.
Your Mom And Them
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I apologize for my poor choice of words earlier today. When I'm wrong, I will own up to it. Frustration got the better of me. You're right…I have to be better.

It's Friday….but Sunday's coming!!!
Quincey P. Morris
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Your welcome to not stand it, but I've watched this happen every time we get to tournament time and watch people make it abundantly clear that they've got zero clue about the team. I also didn't say everyone.
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Superfans vs the cynics

Who's gonna win?

Your Mom And Them
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Understood.

I think our lack of success in Omaha brought out the crazies today.
8e8Ag
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KP and CB are so much more enjoyable to listen to than Ben McBattery. I'm gonna give him some of the blame for us losing. Just 'cause.
 
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