We have to jump on the early so it either prevents them from using their freshmen left handed reliever or it forces him in the game too early so he can get pulled before the 8th.

We need to either keep him out of the game or get him out asap.

**** that

Sweep those pieces of ****

Pichael Thompson said:

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**** that

Sweep those pieces of ****

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Knew this type of post was coming, ya we want a sweep. But high level coaches have to be more strategic than "f it". Just not getting swept in this series will be huge. Texas is the best team in the country right now.

Goal is Omaha. This is just another series for the team. For the fans, it's outright war.

I'm not so sure it's going to be a nameless faceless opponent this time. He made promises to the sip brass that he couldn't keep and some of those promises are sitting in our dugout. I think it factors into why he hasn't been as vocal about fans and facilities so far as well.

GymBroFisher said:

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anything more is icing on the cake

Schloss is 30-7 against his former schools since 2005, in large part because to him every team is a nameless faceless opponent. This week will be business for him and not personal. He focuses on playing to a standard.

Texas has 5 SEC sweeps this season with #3 Georgia and #8 Auburn at home. #2 LSU is the only SEC team to get a win in Austin, but they still lost the series. That's pretty rough.

If I'm coaching I'm trying to play my cards to try and secure 1 win most importantly, but if we happen to get it done early in the series then you can obviously try and play your cards for another.

Obviously you want to win them all, but most important thing is to not get swept.

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No. it's to win all you can win when you're in Austin.

greg.w.h said:

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GymBroFisher said:

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anything more is icing on the cake

Schloss is 30-7 against his former schools since 2005, in large part because to him every team is a nameless faceless opponent. This week will be business for him and not personal. He focuses on playing to a standard.

Texas has 5 SEC sweeps this season with #3 Georgia and #8 Auburn at home. #2 LSU is the only SEC team to get a win in Austin, but they still lost the series. That's pretty rough.

If I'm coaching I'm trying to play my cards to try and secure 1 win most importantly, but if we happen to get it done early in the series then you can obviously try and play your cards for another.

Obviously you want to win them all, but most important thing is to not get swept.

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No. it's to win all you can win when you're in Austin.

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ya, I don't think you understand the point of the post.

You play to win every game. But the coaches main objective this weekend is to not get swept in Austin. That has proven very difficult for the best teams in the country right now. Getting swept really hurts our playoff chances. It's a strategy thing.

Nope

Swing and miss as usual for most of your threads.

The goal for any away SEC series is take 2 of 3. That is the answer last year, this year and all future years.

No. The goal of the coaching staff is to win the next game that's in front of them. They want to win every game.

If you want to talk about "reasonable" goals, sure. It's more reasonable to only want one. But these coaches and these players... they want to win every game, reasonable or not.

Winning one keeps us on track to make the NCAA tournament as an at large. After the debacle start to conference play, that was a reasonable goal.

Now that we've taken 2 of 3 at Arkansas (probably the most talented team in the league top to bottom) and Tennessee, there's no reason why we can't do the same in Austin. It's not the end of the world if we only take one of three, but it would be a little bit of a set back, especially if their Friday starter does not pitch this weekend.

Still, I hope the team doesn't get caught up in all this revenge stuff. That isn't what helped them win on the road in Knoxville and Fayetteville, and it probably won't do much to help the results in Austin. We are better than they are. If our guys just go out and do their job, taking it one at bat at a time, and one pitch at a time, I think we will be pleased with the result.

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No. The goal of the coaching staff is to win the next game that's in front of them. They want to win every game.

If you want to talk about "reasonable" goals, sure. It's more reasonable to only want one. But these coaches and these players... they want to win every game, reasonable or not.

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You don't understand how coaches think.

They don't manage their teams and their individual players by only thinking about the next game. Sorry you're just straight wrong. That would be piss poor strategy.

Why has Sorrell been DH'ing? To make sure he's staying healthy. We didn't rush him into LF when we were having struggles. It was a long game play, and smart.

One win no mater if it is game 1 or game 3... win more than one and its icing on the cake... We would all love to sweep the steers, especially at their place, but I would rather see us in Omaha and the Sips sitting on their couch come June...

I don't know what Sorrell has to do with this? Literally our coach has said, multiple times, that he wants to win every game. I know it's not a reasonable expectation, but you think their goal is to go in there and only win one? Nah.

GymBroFisher said:

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greg.w.h said:

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GymBroFisher said:

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anything more is icing on the cake

Schloss is 30-7 against his former schools since 2005, in large part because to him every team is a nameless faceless opponent. This week will be business for him and not personal. He focuses on playing to a standard.

Texas has 5 SEC sweeps this season with #3 Georgia and #8 Auburn at home. #2 LSU is the only SEC team to get a win in Austin, but they still lost the series. That's pretty rough.

If I'm coaching I'm trying to play my cards to try and secure 1 win most importantly, but if we happen to get it done early in the series then you can obviously try and play your cards for another.

Obviously you want to win them all, but most important thing is to not get swept.

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No. it's to win all you can win when you're in Austin.

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ya, I don't think you understand the point of the post.

You play to win every game. But the coaches main objective this weekend is to not get swept in Austin. That has proven very difficult for the best teams in the country right now. Getting swept really hurts our playoff chances. It's a strategy thing.

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Let me check in on this: your strategy is to lose a game???

GymBroFisher said:

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Pichael Thompson said:

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**** that

Sweep those pieces of ****

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Knew this type of post was coming, ya we want a sweep. But high level coaches have to be more strategic than "f it". Just not getting swept in this series will be huge. Texas is the best team in the country right now.

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No coach in the history of the game that's worth a damn has gone into any series hoping to win 1 out of 3


This might be the most inane post I've ever read

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Still, I hope the team doesn't get caught up in all this revenge stuff. That isn't what helped them win on the road in Knoxville and Fayetteville, and it probably won't do much to help the results in Austin. We are better than they are. If our guys just go out and do their job, taking it one at bat at a time, and one pitch at a time, I think we will be pleased with the result.

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This.

If they get caught up in emotion and having to prove something to the coach who abandoned them, they will press and lose which will spiral.

I hope they can all just enjoy baseball as they have since Saturday in Knoxville.

They have to approach this series in zen-like fashion. Forget him. Forget the past.

Quote:

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Understand something.
There's nothing you can do to change it.
The past is completely out of your control.

[Our coach abandoned us. We weren't good enough for him. We played for a national championship last year]

The past now has all your attention and concentration.
So, throw it out.
The same with the future.

[We have to win and prove POS made a mistake. We have to show him we're the better team.]

The future now has your concentration.
You see?
So throw it out!
Take out the trash.
The trash is the thing that is keeping you from the only thing that matters.
This moment.
Here and now.
And when you truly are in the here and now,
you'll be amazed at what you can do,
and how well you can do it.

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-from Peaceful Warrior

The goal should be to win every series, every game, every inning, & every pitch.

Why stop now? Absolutely no reason to not think be we could and should win 2 games at minimum.

twk said:

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Winning one keeps us on track to make the NCAA tournament as an at large. After the debacle start to conference play, that was a reasonable goal.

Now that we've taken 2 of 3 at Arkansas (probably the most talented team in the league top to bottom) and Tennessee, there's no reason why we can't do the same in Austin. It's not the end of the world if we only take one of three, but it would be a little bit of a set back, especially if their Friday starter does not pitch this weekend.

Still, I hope the team doesn't get caught up in all this revenge stuff. That isn't what helped them win on the road in Knoxville and Fayetteville, and it probably won't do much to help the results in Austin. We are better than they are. If our guys just go out and do their job, taking it one at bat at a time, and one pitch at a time, I think we will be pleased with the result.

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I'd be surprised if their Friday guy did pitch. His fastball dropped to 83 in game. That's a lot and it usually means there is an arm injury. It would not be in his best interest to gut it out.

trouble said:

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I'm not so sure it's going to be a nameless faceless opponent this time. He made promises to the sip brass that he couldn't keep and some of those promises are sitting in our dugout. I think it factors into why he hasn't been as vocal about fans and facilities so far as well.

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Yep - still o'fer. It had to bother the narcissist in him.

My friend and I will be going to Game 1 on Friday. I hope we win Game 1 and one of the other two games. It would be sweet to win 2 out of 3 road games against the team with the best SEC record of 16-2.

Not getting swept is a necessity, not a goal. This is not 2024 Tennessee. This series is winnable. If we were just playing to win 1 we'd flip our entire pitching lineup and we're not going to do that. The goal is to win the series. Period.

Yes, winning 1 of 3 keeps us in the at-large hunt. But winning 2-3, or a sweep surges us towards the hosting bubble conversation.

There is no overall goal. The goal is to win every pitch on defense and offense. Whoever wins the most pitches wins the game. Whoever wins the most games wins the series.

twk said:

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Winning one keeps us on track to make the NCAA tournament as an at large. After the debacle start to conference play, that was a reasonable goal.

Now that we've taken 2 of 3 at Arkansas (probably the most talented team in the league top to bottom) and Tennessee, there's no reason why we can't do the same in Austin. It's not the end of the world if we only take one of three, but it would be a little bit of a set back, especially if their Friday starter does not pitch this weekend.

Still, I hope the team doesn't get caught up in all this revenge stuff. That isn't what helped them win on the road in Knoxville and Fayetteville, and it probably won't do much to help the results in Austin. We are better than they are. If our guys just go out and do their job, taking it one at bat at a time, and one pitch at a time, I think we will be pleased with the result.

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In the interview up top today with Jace, he said something about "playing with emotion but not being emotional." He also talks about coaching up TK and Jamal about dealing with fans at Pig and this weekend. I think they know they can't get caught up in the moment to have success, but talking about is one thing; how that actually plays out this weekend is of course another thing altogether.

TAMU1990 said:

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trouble said:

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I'm not so sure it's going to be a nameless faceless opponent this time. He made promises to the sip brass that he couldn't keep and some of those promises are sitting in our dugout. I think it factors into why he hasn't been as vocal about fans and facilities so far as well.

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Yep - still o'fer. It had to bother the narcissist in him.

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He's was so certain that they would follow him anywhere.

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twk said:

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Winning one keeps us on track to make the NCAA tournament as an at large. After the debacle start to conference play, that was a reasonable goal.

Now that we've taken 2 of 3 at Arkansas (probably the most talented team in the league top to bottom) and Tennessee, there's no reason why we can't do the same in Austin. It's not the end of the world if we only take one of three, but it would be a little bit of a set back, especially if their Friday starter does not pitch this weekend.

Still, I hope the team doesn't get caught up in all this revenge stuff. That isn't what helped them win on the road in Knoxville and Fayetteville, and it probably won't do much to help the results in Austin. We are better than they are. If our guys just go out and do their job, taking it one at bat at a time, and one pitch at a time, I think we will be pleased with the result.

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In the interview up top today with Jace, he said something about "playing with emotion but not being emotional." He also talks about coaching up TK and Jamal about dealing with fans at Pig and this weekend. I think they know they can't get caught up in the moment to have success, but talking about is one thing; how that actually plays out this weekend is of course another thing altogether.

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"playing with emotion but not being emotional"
That really sounds like a Schlossism. But he's still right.

The players can put that on us. The fans will carry all the revenge and hate and emotion. That's what we're here for. All they have to do is play.

Maybe it was a slight dig but it is true

Also, go watch the interview to get a look into Jace's and the team's mindset. It's above the fold, but well worth your time!! Very good.

Link

I want to see us run rule rat face.

Free bases are going to be critical this weekend - maybe more than any other.

Gotta limit the walks and errors. Do that and I like our chances of head-to-head outscoring their roster and taking the series. Really need to be clean in the field.

Goal this weekend is nothing but an Aggie Sweep

The more I think about it (and the more I get pissed allover again with POS), we have to (not want to….but HAVE to) sweep these little pieces of sht (yes, I'll eat little pieces of sht for breakfast if it means winning). This series gonna stress me out like no other series has been able to over the last 3 seasons. I want this one BAD!

StinkyPinky said:

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The more I think about it (and the more I get pissed allover again with POS), we have to (not want to….but HAVE to) sweep these little pieces of sht (yes, I'll eat little pieces of sht for breakfast if it means winning). This series gonna stress me out like no other series has been able to over the last 3 seasons. I want this one BAD!

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I get it that we want sweeps and run rules. However, the goal has to be winning the series and understanding getting 1 win still keeps us on schedule to get to a regional (which should be the overarching goal). If we happen to win out (8-4/9-3 with a Mizzou sweep at a minimum) we can look at loftier goals (such as hosting).
On a side note, I think the majority of the college baseball world is on our side this weekend.