Official 2024 Nebraska Cardiac Beaver Slayers Baseball Thread (40-22)

[Kaladin]

Kansas has bases loaded. uh oh

 

[...TrueColors...]

First game in person this year. We are so damn pull happy... Just kills me.

That’s why we suck so hard against any lefty junk baller.

 

[Kaladin]

9-3 now

 

[PonyBoy]

In a 9-3 game, and the midweek pitching struggles we've had, is there a reason we're throwing Daiss in the 8th instead of Frahm or Cleavinger or even Harrahill?

Nothing against Daiss, big fan of his but FFS we're down 6 - continue to shit the bed during the week - so why not throw some guys with limited appearances?

I'm baffled at this. Curious what others think.

 

[HCFord1]

In a 9-3 game, and the midweek pitching struggles we've had, is there a reason we're throwing Daiss in the 8th instead of Frahm or Cleavinger or even Harrahill?

Nothing against Daiss, big fan of his but FFS we're down 6 - continue to shit the bed during the week - so why not throw some guys with limited appearances?

I'm baffled at this. Curious what others think.

This is the type of game where you send a message and pull nearly everyone. Get the young guys in wherever possible, both in the lineup and on the mound and let the starters sit and watch.

The first one to complain gets lit up by the coaches and reminded that they need to earn the right to stay in a game.

 

[Snockered69]

This is the type of game where you send a message and pull nearly everyone. Get the young guys in wherever possible, both in the lineup and on the mound and let the starters sit and watch.

The first one to complain gets lit up by the coaches and reminded that they need to earn the right to stay in a game.

My take. At this point in the season and the way you are losing you're better off just going experimental mid week games. Christo shouldn't get another start at this point, he’s a bust. If you want to throw him a bone, give them him garbage relief innings in a game like today.

Play young guys and empty the bullpen and see what you have. Seems like there always is at least someone who will surprise you when the lights are on.

 

[Jim14510]

Is it just me or has the strike zone been complete garbage?

 

[PonyBoy]

On no universe is this a strike. Catcher is setting outside and has to reach across to receive the ball. (No, the dish guy didn't lose the game). Umpire is setting up dead middle. Absolutely a brutal call.

 

[PonyBoy]

is there a reason we're throwing Daiss in the 8th instead of Frahm or Cleavinger or even Harrahill?

Cleavinger comes in the 9th, gets the first 2 guys out. Frahm comes in to get the last out.

Childress is platinum board member! And he's reading game threads. 😂

Hey Rob, start Worthley against Pickle Smoochers next week (assuming he doesn't throw Sunday). Then, fuck off.

 

[Kaladin]

In a 9-3 game, and the midweek pitching struggles we've had, is there a reason we're throwing Daiss in the 8th instead of Frahm or Cleavinger or even Harrahill?

Nothing against Daiss, big fan of his but FFS we're down 6 - continue to shit the bed during the week - so why not throw some guys with limited appearances?

I'm baffled at this. Curious what others think.

There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to what we do from game to game. Whole thing seems out of whack to me at this point and I wonder what the players are thinking.

I don’t know anything about baseball though

 

[Kaladin]

So anyway we didn’t win

 

[nja13]

Remember during basketball someone would put out these B1G power rankings and they'd have "Nebraska at home" ranked No. 1 and "Nebraska on the road" like 15th?

Need to make one of those for baseball with "Nebraska on the weekend" and "Nebraska in the midweek."

 

[PonyBoy]

Few weeks back I mentioned our next 22(ish) games were against Q1 & Q2 teams. I think we were around 13th in RPI at that time...

3-0 v Northwestern Q2 (now Q3)
0-1 v @ Pickle Smoochers (Q1)
2-1 v Ohio State (Q2)
0-1 v @ Kansas (Q2)
1-2 v @ Rutgers (Q1)
0-1 v Pickle Smoochers (Q2)
2-1 v Maryland (Q2)
0-1 v Kansas (Q2) (now Q3)

3 games v Cockeye, but not sure if they'll be a Q2 or Q3. Regardless, a series win is so damn important.

1 game v Pickle Smoochers Q1
1 game v Kansas State Q2

5-7 (8-8) with 3 TBD in this stretch isn't as bad as it seems. Not ideal at all as our RPI is now 22 (post home loss to Kansas). Hosting a Regional looks unlikely unless we make a ridiculous run but we're really no different than ever other projected 2 seed at this point in the season.

After the Kansas State game, we finish with:
Minnesota Q3 x3 (away)
South Dakota State Q4 x1
Indiana Q3 x3 (home)
Michigan State Q2 x3 (away)

Then, the B1G tournament...

 

[Jim14510]

5-7 (8-8) with 3 TBD in this stretch isn't as bad as it seems.

Feels bad

 

[PonyBoy]

Remember during basketball someone would put out these B1G power rankings and they'd have "Nebraska at home" ranked No. 1 and "Nebraska on the road" like 15th?

Need to make one of those for baseball with "Nebraska on the weekend" and "Nebraska in the midweek."

Weekends 22-8

Weekdays 3-5 (lost 4 straight)

Feels bad

Feels way worse than it is. It sucks.

 

[HCFord1]

Well at least we broke one of their guys’ hands.

This was a joke by the way, I felt bad for that guy.

 

[Osborne1992]

The boys are obviously in a slump, both hitting and pitching. In these trying times we must turn to @SlumpBuster for his sage advise. IMO we need the coeds to help these boys out and throw them a bone. If not, these boys need to strap on the spurs and go hogging. They need to go to O street and not turn down anything less than a 5. Show that 2 or 3 the night of her life. Any other ideas to help our boys out?

 

[SlumpBuster]

The boys are obviously in a slump, both hitting and pitching. In these trying times we must turn to @SlumpBuster for his sage advise. IMO we need the coeds to help these boys out and throw them a bone. If not, these boys need to strap on the spurs and go hogging. They need to go to O street and not turn down anything less than a 5. Show that 2 or 3 the night of her life. Any other ideas to help our boys out?

We got to have some corn fed ladies here in the capital city that can save our season, right? I mean sturdy girls like our old friend Doug's wife

 

[PonyBoy]

April 24 regional projections

D1 Baseball
1. Oklahoma (#10 national seed)
2. Nebraska
3. Oregon
4. Lamar

Baseball America
1. Wake Forest (#9 national seed)
2. Nebraska
3. UCF
4. Columbia

 

[HCFord1]

April 24 regional projections

D1 Baseball
1. Oklahoma (#10 national seed)
2. Nebraska
3. Oregon
4. Lamar

Baseball America
1. Wake Forest (#9 national seed)
2. Nebraska
3. UCF
4. Columbia

Do not want to be in a regional with Lamar as a four seed. No thanks.