Is he out now?

I don't know that we can expect to see him tomorrow. Or the rest of this weekend..

TxA&Mhunter said:

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I don't know that we can expect to see him tomorrow. Or the rest of this weekend..

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It looked pretty brutal. Not sure he comes back anytime soon.

Kwall94 said:

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Reno Hightower said:

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Another of our batters hit in the head. Tired of seeing them just have to take it, maybe give a little back for once.

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I never understand this kind of comment. Are you saying lsu and ole miss both were planning to take Hacopian and Kellner out of the lineup by throwing a heater at their face?

And are you wanting our pitchers to attempt murder on the opposition?

Just clarifying

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JUST TO CLARIFY--

YES, YOU HAVE TO PITCH INSIDE.

We (as a pitching staff) don't do this enough. I've posted numerous times, when we waste a pitch, it appears AGGIE pitchers seem to ALWAYS waste a pitch outside (away from the hitters--say an 0-2 or 1-2 counts) giving no reason for the hitters to be uncomfortable in the batter's box. This (pitching inside) is strategically correct in the game of baseball. In those counts (0-2, 1-2) we don't want to hit the batter by coming inside, we just want to brush them back, maybe set up a pitch on the outside corner, a breaking pitch inside, a low fast ball outside, etc....

"And are you wanting our pitchers to attempt murder on the opposition?"

WOW??? There are some politically incorrect things I'd love to say but will strangle my tongue.

Either you've never played and/or do not understand the game of baseball (not that I'm the Ultimate Wizard), but as pitchers you have to get the other team's hitters, to respect you by pitching inside occasionally--i.e., use both sides of the plate.

NO, YOU DO NOT HEAD-HUNT OTHER HITTERS.

If you ever INTENTIONALLY HIT an opposing hitter (called retaliation), you are hitting them in the @$$, HIP, THIGH, LOWER BACK (a place that is muscular that can take a hit) so you don't "MURDER" them. I realize (or at least hope) the opposing pitcher did not intentionally go head-hunting.

But, if you plunk their hitters each time an Aggie is plunked, it's amazing how that cr@p tends to stop.

LB12MEEN said:

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When you are behind late in a game, it would be kind of stupid to intentionally put a runner on the base paths.

And the Ole Miss pitcher and catcher looked pretty shook up. The pitcher was a little shaky after that. It's too bad our bats could not do the retaliation.

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As I stated, I assumed the opposing pitcher probably didn't go head-hunting. Regardless, you send messages throughout a baseball game to the opposing teams--NOT JUST ONE YOU'RE PLAYING THAT DAY, BUT OTHERS DOWN THE SCHEDULE. If you hit our guys, we hit your guys.

It's amazing when you do this as a team, the respect your hitters are given and those inside pitches thrown by the opposing pitchers aren't quite as wild.

Note, we've had TWO (2) players that have been hit in the head area--THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT SOME TYPE OF RETALIATION.

We should throw at Utemarks(sp?) head today.

Retaliation is not the Aggie way....

Kwall94 said:

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Reno Hightower said:

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Another of our batters hit in the head. Tired of seeing them just have to take it, maybe give a little back for once.

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I never understand this kind of comment. Are you saying lsu and ole miss both were planning to take Hacopian and Kellner out of the lineup by throwing a heater at their face?

And are you wanting our pitchers to attempt murder on the opposition?

Just clarifying

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Neither saying there is or is not intent. Just saying a pattern seems to be developing and if a pitch gets away….well, oops.

I read everything you posted. Does not change my stance.

S.A. Aggie said:

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The pitchers/team need to held responsible somehow for head hits. Like giving the hit team a run or a runner on third, maybe a fourth out.

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Toss the pitcher as long as the person hit is out. Don't allow retaliation.

BurnetAggie99 said:

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TxA&Mhunter said:

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I don't know that we can expect to see him tomorrow. Or the rest of this weekend..

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My source from some players on the team is his eye is swollen shut and had a lot of swelling.

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Uggh. I couldn't tell if it hit his cheek/forehead partially or made contact only with the helmet. But the way he went down (and that was NOT a FIFA Flop) made me think the former. Obviously, a mid-90 mph ball can make for a good bit of swelling even if it's only crunching your helmet against your skull. Hope he's OK but it sounds as if he will be out a while.

Neither is winning

TMartin said:

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Retaliation is not the Aggie way....

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But it is the baseball way.

How do you keep your guys safe? Go after theirs…

Go read Brauniger's comment in his Kellner update on premium. He disagrees.

jja79 said:

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Go read Brauniger's comment in his Kellner update on premium. He disagrees.

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Brauny has spoken

Hornbeck said:

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TMartin said:

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Retaliation is not the Aggie way....

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But it is the baseball way.

How do you keep your guys safe? Go after theirs…

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These days, that gets you suspended and we don't have the bullpen to do that.

trouble said:

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Hornbeck said:

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TMartin said:

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Retaliation is not the Aggie way....

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But it is the baseball way.

How do you keep your guys safe? Go after theirs…

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These days, that gets you suspended and we don't have the bullpen to do that.

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I mean we do have plenty of guys in the bullpen that could afford a suspension…

Just throw an opener with a 12 ERA out there and get weird.

WallyWonka said:

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Kwall94 said:

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Reno Hightower said:

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Another of our batters hit in the head. Tired of seeing them just have to take it, maybe give a little back for once.

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I never understand this kind of comment. Are you saying lsu and ole miss both were planning to take Hacopian and Kellner out of the lineup by throwing a heater at their face?

And are you wanting our pitchers to attempt murder on the opposition?

Just clarifying

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JUST TO CLARIFY--

YES, YOU HAVE TO PITCH INSIDE.

We (as a pitching staff) don't do this enough. I've posted numerous times, when we waste a pitch, it appears AGGIE pitchers seem to ALWAYS waste a pitch outside (away from the hitters--say an 0-2 or 1-2 counts) giving no reason for the hitters to be uncomfortable in the batter's box. This (pitching inside) is strategically correct in the game of baseball. In those counts (0-2, 1-2) we don't want to hit the batter by coming inside, we just want to brush them back, maybe set up a pitch on the outside corner, a breaking pitch inside, a low fast ball outside, etc....

"And are you wanting our pitchers to attempt murder on the opposition?"

WOW??? There are some politically incorrect things I'd love to say but will strangle my tongue.

Either you've never played and/or do not understand the game of baseball (not that I'm the Ultimate Wizard), but as pitchers you have to get the other team's hitters, to respect you by pitching inside occasionally--i.e., use both sides of the plate.

NO, YOU DO NOT HEAD-HUNT OTHER HITTERS.

If you ever INTENTIONALLY HIT an opposing hitter (called retaliation), you are hitting them in the @$$, HIP, THIGH, LOWER BACK (a place that is muscular that can take a hit) so you don't "MURDER" them. I realize (or at least hope) the opposing pitcher did not intentionally go head-hunting.

But, if you plunk their hitters each time an Aggie is plunked, it's amazing how that cr@p tends to stop.

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I find it comical that some of us believe that our pitching staff, which regularly struggles to find the strike zone of late and can never pitch to a shift, has the ability to execute an inside pitch without hitting a batter. Come on people. Let's try and be realistic.

jkag89 said:

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Royo is starting at short today batting 8th
Farr at 2nd batting 9th

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Guess Grahovac at 3B and Binderup at 1st? Brauny seemed to expect chestnut over Binderup which would push Farr to 3B.

jja79 said:

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Go read Brauniger's comment in his Kellner update on premium. He disagrees.

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Some of us don't have the stars to do that.

jkag89 said:

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Royo is starting at short today batting 8th
Farr at 2nd batting 9th

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Is Hacopian going today? I'm hoping they let him sit and move Duer back to DH and put Kiel in LF.

TMF said:

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Kwall94 said:

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Reno Hightower said:

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Another of our batters hit in the head. Tired of seeing them just have to take it, maybe give a little back for once.

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I never understand this kind of comment. Are you saying lsu and ole miss both were planning to take Hacopian and Kellner out of the lineup by throwing a heater at their face?

And are you wanting our pitchers to attempt murder on the opposition?

Just clarifying

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I would throw at them. Maybe not at the head. That's baseball. We are a good hitting team. They may not be intentionally throwing at our head but they are probably intending to brush us off and make us uncomfortable. So yeah, return the favor and maybe the opposing teams don't hit off our pitchers like it's BP.

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At this level you know when you're throwing at someones head.