re: Why is Ethan Clauss on the field?

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It's like the third time he's done it in SEC play. He wouldn't do it if he didn't have to do it.

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Third time he’s done it and third time it’s cost us a game.

He didn’t have to. Whether Patrick or Pearson was on the base paths meant nothing. You needed defense to stay in the game because Cowan isn’t going strike dudes out. He’s going to pitch to contact.

honestly, as much as I shite on Reaves, the move should have been to bring Reaves in at 3rd and leave Dardar at 2nd

Clauss did have coke-a-cola look in his eyes.

A little more Christmas Snow Mr. Clauss?

I'm just joking. Actually I feel for the kid a little bit.

But I really feel bad for Cowan.

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Because we needed speed on the base paths in the 7th

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Such a stupid, overused tactic. Youre fricking stupid subbing for different runners in too many situations, taking better players out of the game. Its moronic 99% of the time

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While it happened, you absolutely put speed on the bases if you need a tying run.

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If Milam doesn’t pussyfoot down to first base on his miracle, pop-up, he’s at second and scores and it would’ve been a tie game.

I blame Milam.

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They pinch ran for Pearson

Had to bring someone in-

Jays frickups: should have let Pearson run and never brought in Santa

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This is what doomed the game. Too many chess moves. Backups didn’t have it. Had to dance with the girl you brought to the prom.

We compounded things by then putting someone that never plays in a position to fail.

Think about this: the guy was trying to field a bunt down the 3rd base line AND also attempting to turn a double play coming from behind 2nd base in the same inning. Try and hide someone all over the field and the baseball will find you.

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This is what doomed the game. Too many chess moves.

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At this stage of the season, I think we just become what we are, which is a team that’s not gonna play small ball, it’s just gonna hit around as they can. Play moderate defense when we have our four main infield guys in.

Would rather see us not pinch run from Pearson, which started the whole charade of moves.

Our situational baseball is we have one situation… A serviceable starting nine and a team that just goes up and swing away. When pitching is good, we have a great chance to win.

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In hindsight, it's a frick up.

While it happened, you absolutely put speed on the bases if you need a tying run.

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I get doing it, but I didn’t like it in real time. If it had been the 8th or the 9th and he was the tying run, absolutely. But we were still down by 1 I believe—I’d have felt the same way if we had already tied it up—and his spot in the lineup was likely to come back up in the 9th and needing a bomb. And he’s always capable of running into one and hitting it 420.

And I’ve been pretty critical of John’s ABs since his grand slam—I know he hit another 3-run piss missile about 110 off the bat since then, but he’s popped straight up to the heavens and struck out quite a few times with the opportunity to do damage.


Still, I didn’t like taking his bat out of the lineup with Ole Miss still having 9 outs to play with and Caraway being out. I didn’t think pinch running for him gave you enough of an advantage in that particular situation that was more important than the disadvantages of taking him out. Pinch running for him there was trying to tie the game. Ok, then what? It was still the top of the 7th.