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Yorke is going to lead the team in OB% and it won’t even be close.

re: Nicholls 1 @ LSU 12 Final - F/8

Posted by UpToPar on 2/18/26 at 4:18 pm to
Is the gold button on top of the purple hats new? I seem to remember purple buttons on top of our hats.
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You must not have watched what he did against Arkansas in Omaha last year.


His performance against Arky in Omaha was incredible. In fact, he had Arkansas number and pitched well against them during the season. But outside of those two appearances, Cowan was not good down the stretch. Unfortunately, he must have elite command to be effective. Once teams stopped chasing the change-up out the zone, he started walking more batters and getting banged around. I'd expect much of the same this year unless he can find the command again.

re: Nicholls 1 @ LSU 12 Final - F/8

Posted by UpToPar on 2/18/26 at 1:55 pm to
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He was one of the top relievers in the country before 2 bad outings near the end of the year


Four bad outings.

re: Nicholls 1 @ LSU 12 Final - F/8

Posted by UpToPar on 2/18/26 at 1:36 pm to
That is included in there and was one of his two good outings over the last two months of the season.

His other 4 outings were:

0.1 IP, 3H, 2ER
0.1IP, 2H, 2ER
1.2IP, 4H, 3ER
1.1IP, 3H, 4ER

re: Nicholls 1 @ LSU 12 Final - F/8

Posted by UpToPar on 2/18/26 at 1:31 pm to
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He was one of the best pitchers in the SEC last year lol


Here is his stat line from May-June last year:

6 appearances, 12 IP, 18 H, 13 ER, 9.75 ERA. That's not good.

I'm not discounting what he did at the beginning of the season. He was very effective when teams were chasing the changeup out the zone. He became less effective as teams started laying off of that.
Because the book is out on him. Leave the changeup at the bottom of the zone alone and look fastball/change at the belt. He seems to leave at least 1 up every AB and he doesn't have the velocity to sneak the FB by a hitter that is sitting on the change.
Cowan simply does not have the stuff to be effective in conference play. He's a midweek guy or a guy to come in and eat up innings in a blowout.
I must have missed it, but can someone update me on the Stanfield situation? I'm guessing injury?
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If the 2026 baseball team was the equivalent of the 2019 football team what would their record be?


2023 baseball was essentially 2019 football. Burrow, Jefferson, Chase = Skenes, Crews, White.

2023 baseball went 54-17. Anything less than 15 losses puts you in GOAT territory.
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I walk to my truck to go home for the weekend and we do this


Get back to your office man!!!! We're counting on you.

re: Milwaukee 5 @ LSU 15 Final - F/8

Posted by UpToPar on 2/13/26 at 3:11 pm to
Does Brown really have the all 7's on the back of his helmet for Dudley Dobosier? So stupiud.

re: Milwaukee 5 @ LSU 15 Final - F/8

Posted by UpToPar on 2/13/26 at 2:27 pm to
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hitting the ball hard


wat?

Stanfield's was hit relatively hard. Nothing else was hit hard.
The two guys don't sound so bad, but neither has a snowball's chance in hell.
You couldn't post this in the thread? Or provide a summary?
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You either have to be very unlucky or a complete dumbass to get bit by a coral,


Yep. I've seen one in the wild and just kind of watched him slither through the grass for a while. They really are beautiful and it's very rare to see them. Almost all bites are due to handling a mis-identified snake.
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I believe all mambas, cobras, taipans are all part of the same family...glad the US doesn't have any of them


They are, and although the US doesn't have cobras, taipans or mambas, we do have coral snakes which are also a part of that same family of snakes (Elapid snakes).
That's awful. No parent should have to bury their child, but cherish the moments that y'all had together and be strong for your little boy.
Good thing BRPD was able to leave their inspection sticker checkpoints and get there so quickly before he had the opportunity to really hurt someone!