Heroin is legal there thanks to their looney libtard government....

In the past if a pitcher was not used to the heat he could slow things down, with the pitch clock they don't have that option. We need to make sure we take some first pitches to get their pitch count up early.

P.U.T.U said:

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In the past if a pitcher was not used to the heat he could slow things down, with the pitch clock they don't have that option. We need to make sure we take some first pitches to get their pitch count up early.

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No!! Swing at first pitch! All time! Every AB!!

Agthatbuilds said:

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These '54 throwbacks are sweet




This is what they won their regional in.

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+1 on throwback

Biggame12 said:

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Heroin is legal there thanks to their looney libtard government....

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I believe they just reversed course on the hard drugs. Things had gotten that bad.

Why aren't we seeing a few hotties?

They actually have a pretty decent road record.

CrawlingNo5 said:

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I don't believe the heat/humidity will make one iota of a difference. These guys are athletes, not beer gut 50 year olds

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You'd be wrong.

There's a reason professional teams travel early to cold / wet, hot / humid, and high altitude places early to acclimate.

And that's not going to help them this weekend. Today in Eugene is overcast (UV index of 1) low of 48deg, high of 76deg.

I'm a 4th generation Houstonian and tried mowing my grass yesterday roughly the same as gametime for Saturday. I had to finish after dinner because it was miserably hot, humid, and still with a real feel close to 105deg and a UV index of 10.

They better bring a lot of IV, wet towels, and portable AC systems for that dugout or they may be taking some of those kids to the hospital.

9 of those road wins came against teams that didn't make the NCAA Tourny.

6 of those road wins came against schools who ended the season with a losing record.

They played one road series against a ranked team (OSU) and lost 2x.

Word is they've been trying to duck us for many years.

I hate to say it …. but "Remember the Alamo & Remember Appalachian St."

If our pitching staff is on, we should shut them down but I'm not expecting us to blow them out.

jjksterag said:

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If our pitching staff is on, we should shut them down but I'm not expecting us to blow them out.

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This. I'll be perfectly happy to see Ash come in Saturday in the 7th with a 5-2 lead and give up 1 to get the save. Then I'll be happy to see Cortez come in Sunday in the 7th with a 5-2 lead and strike out like 6 to get the save. These will be good games but we do have an advantage on both sides. Let's not expect crazy results let's just expect guys to do their jobs and if they do we'll advance.

Agthatbuilds said:

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These '54 throwbacks are sweet




This is what they won their regional in.

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I guess I'm definitely letting my middle age, Gen X show here but I don't understand a world where the latter is preferable to the former. I wish all baseball unis were closer to the throwbacks than these modern ones. Those are sharp. Too bad for them that our maroon jerseys and block T caps are even sharper!

From what I've seen, it'll go like this:

If Oregon brings their A game and A&M does not, Oregon has a very realistic shot to win it.

If A&M brings their A game, Ags will take it.

If A&M brings their A game and Oregon does not, we won't see 18 innings of baseball.

There is no run rule in the NCAA baseball tournament.

I like his idea. Let's see 17.5 innings of baseball in the Aggies favor. No run rule needed

We have uniforms that look almost exactly like their '54 throw backs, they're far and away the best unis we have and yet we almost never wear them.

I think we'll smack Oregon's pitching. Look at their highlights from the regional - low 90's fastballs with little movement. They will issue walks. There's a reason they pitched their starters 120-135 pitches. The bullpen is not good. I'll be curious to see if their pitching is comparable to Louisiana.

https://www.addictedtoquack.com/2024/6/5/24171869/oregon-vs-texas-a-m-super-regional-preview

Oregon did not play any ACC or SEC teams during the regular season

which brings their stats into question

(similar case with Irvine and UCSB -- and they flopped in regionals)

They bout to go fishing.

EMY92 said:

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There is no run rule in the NCAA baseball tournament.

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Wasn't aware of that.

Then we will only see 17 1/2 innings of baseball if A&M brings their A game.

randy828 said:

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https://www.addictedtoquack.com/2024/6/5/24171869/oregon-vs-texas-a-m-super-regional-preview

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That is such a great website name. Kudos to those dudes.

Mr. Bergstrom said:

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They have approximately the same buoyancy as witches.

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"What else floats in wuhhhtahhhh?..... A very small rock!!" "NO, a Witch!!"
Monty Python quote for the win!!!! Well done

I went to summer basic training at Ft. Riley. Personally saw 2 northerners drop with heat stroke, swallowing their tongue, the whole thing. Granted, these weren't top notch athletes, but humidity is REAL. And it wasn't 95 degrees with over 63% humidity as it will be Saturday. Enjoy.

I had the same experience in Quantico.

Dudes from San Diego were struggling and some even got the silver bullet.

txag72 said:

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I went to summer basic training at Ft. Riley. Personally saw 2 northerners drop with heat stroke, swallowing their tongue, the whole thing. Granted, these weren't top notch athletes, but humidity is REAL. And it wasn't 95 degrees with over 63% humidity as it will be Saturday. Enjoy.

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FIL (retired AF) likes to talk about going to basic in San Antonio. The way he tells it, the he and the other Texas/Southern boys would periodically call out that another yankee fell down.

One thing for sure, the ducks are going to sweat like they never have before. Maybe derm can make a killing by selling his famous jockitch ointment or soothing chapped ass cream to the ducks.

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CrawlingNo5 said:

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I don't believe the heat/humidity will make one iota of a difference. These guys are athletes, not beer gut 50 year olds

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You'd be wrong.

There's a reason professional teams travel early to cold / wet, hot / humid, and high altitude places early to acclimate.

And that's not going to help them this weekend. Today in Eugene is overcast (UV index of 1) low of 48deg, high of 76deg.

I'm a 4th generation Houstonian and tried mowing my grass yesterday roughly the same as gametime for Saturday. I had to finish after dinner because it was miserably hot, humid, and still with a real feel close to 105deg and a UV index of 10.

They better bring a lot of IV, wet towels, and portable AC systems for that dugout or they may be taking some of those kids to the hospital.

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Both UConn catchers with heat stroke in Florida today say hello.

CrawlingNo5 said:

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I don't believe the heat/humidity will make one iota of a difference. These guys are athletes, not beer gut 50 year olds

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They can be in great shape and only be marginally affected by the heat, and it's still a big issue. The delta between talent at this level isn't as razor thin as the MLB, but it's pretty dang thin. Any advantage is a significant advantage.