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Posted by Feral on 4/9/26 at 4:55 pm to
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If we can win Friday and spare Gabe then maybe Saturday the plan is to let Gibler go as long as he can hopefully 3 innings or so and let Gabe finish it out like old times.


True, but DVH’s approach has always been to sell out to win game 1 unless the run delta is enormous.

With how our bullpen has been this year, I think we 100% see Gaeckle in game 1 unless we’re winning by 6+ or losing by 4+.

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Posted by Feral on 4/9/26 at 12:43 pm to
Glad to see the much-needed rotation changes. Pretty much lines up with what we were expecting.

Let’s hope the TBA for Game 3 is an actual change this time and not just trotting out Fisher again like we did against Auburn.

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Posted by Feral on 4/7/26 at 8:12 pm to
Safe to say Gaeckle isn't the Friday starter...

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Posted by Feral on 4/7/26 at 6:35 pm to
Aloy doesn’t need to be higher than 9th in the order until he fixes his swing.

On the telecast just now when he was at bat, Eklund was talking about how he’s been hitting choppers to third because his swing is messed up, whereas when he’s right he can hit the ball to RCF well.

Right on cue as if he was listening, Aloy hits a high chopper a 3rd for a 5-3 putout.

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Posted by Feral on 4/5/26 at 9:15 am to
I think Tennessee is actually who everyone thinks we are.

They’re the “more talented and better than their record” team that everyone seems to ascribe to us. They’ve legit caught some tough breaks, and are probably a 2/3 seed who ultimately makes noise in someone’s regional.

Conversely, I think we’re legitimately not a good baseball team all the way around.

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Posted by Feral on 4/4/26 at 7:29 pm to
To your point earlier this week, this team’s floor is not above missing the tournament entirely.

Alabama is a *very* good team. Leave that series sitting at 5-10 in conference and we’re in a hole we may not be able to get out of.

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Posted by Feral on 4/4/26 at 5:22 pm to
Just leave Nate in Alabama.

This is unconscionable how bad this offense is.

8 total runs this weekend. 0 today after the 2nd inning.

This team is embarrassing.

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Posted by Feral on 4/4/26 at 3:35 pm to
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Offense spots Fisher an early 3-0 lead in the 2nd and he gives it right back before recording an out.


I legitimately don’t understand DVH being emphatic about going TBA for the game 3 starter after last weekend and turning right back around and giving Fisher the ball.

Just last inning, putting Kircher in the give up a run before putting Coil in was also confusing as hell.

I yield to no one in affection for DVH, but he’s made some really questionable decisions and moves this year.

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Posted by Feral on 4/4/26 at 10:11 am to
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Massive rubber game if they're going to turn things around. Sounds like Fisher is starting afterall?

Dietz is so good man, sucks he's gone to the draft after this year he'd be the legit Friday night ace next year we need.



Calling it right now - Dietz will be our Friday starter against Alabama.

It works out in terms of rest schedules since this is a Thursday-Saturday series and next weekend is back to the Friday-Sunday schedule.

Now what that means for Gaeckle, who knows. I’d like him to go back to the pen, just not sure we have anyone else to replace him In the rotation.

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Posted by Feral on 4/3/26 at 5:39 am to
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Bring Wes Johnson home, easiest hire to make ever.


Vitello needs to be our first call.

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Posted by Feral on 4/2/26 at 7:55 pm to
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What if we drop a game to Mizzou


Friend, we may drop the series to them.

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Posted by Feral on 4/2/26 at 7:32 pm to
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Hell this may be the worst defense DVH has fielded since he’s been here.


Restating what I posted Tuesday night as Stewart drops a fly ball to allow a run to score from 2nd.

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Posted by Feral on 4/1/26 at 1:43 pm to
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Our pitching is an absolute joke. What a fall.


I’ve shite on our offense constantly, but pitching is what will kill us this year.

Florida fans came into our series lamenting that their team could not hit for shite.

Then they got 36 hits in our series.

Hell, we gave up 28 hits to South Carolina.

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Posted by Feral on 4/1/26 at 8:23 am to
I’d argue DeCremer’s was worse. It was one of the worst I’ve seen from a Hog pitcher, and looked like something out of 10U travel ball.

He went 0.2 and gave up 4 runs (2 of
which were charged to Eaves), but it was a comedy of errors…no pun intended.

Sac bunt (he almost overthrew Robinett, too)
2 run single
Double
Balked in a run
RBI single
Hit batter

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Posted by Feral on 4/1/26 at 5:44 am to
Stat of the night:

Aloy was 0-5 with 5 strikeouts with a combined 8 men on base.

He needs to sit for good, and hopefully he was only in the lineup because Ruiz was hurt and Niu was sick. His swing is majorly screwed up (Bubba hinted this on the radio a week or so ago) to the point where everything is either a strikeout or a chopper to 3rd. He had some ugly swings last night.

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Posted by Feral on 3/31/26 at 9:55 pm to
To Ultimate’s point, this is DVH’s worst pitching staff since he’s been here.

Hell it may be his worst defense, too.

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Posted by Feral on 3/31/26 at 8:35 pm to
Hell this may be the worst defense DVH has fielded since he’s been here.

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Posted by Feral on 3/31/26 at 7:51 pm to
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It's the worst pitching staff we've had in a long, long time.


Indeed

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Posted by Feral on 3/31/26 at 7:42 pm to
Kuhio has 3 terrible strikeouts with a combined 6 runners on base.

He needs to sit.

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Posted by Feral on 3/31/26 at 6:54 pm to
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So are we back on the fire Nate train are off. I can’t ever remember with some around here.


Brother, I’ve been conductor of that train for years.

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Posted by Feral on 3/31/26 at 6:50 pm to
We load the bases with no outs in the 1st and only plate 1.

Meanwhile MO State knocks in 5 in the 2nd. Those stranded runners are looming large, especially with this offense.