2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI

Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348537

By Rooster Cogburn - May 27th, 2011, 4:02 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:02 pm #348537

This is the part where I get nervous. I hope Toman knows when Baker is done. Can't let him go too far. 1 run leads make me uptight

Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348538

By Rooster Cogburn - May 27th, 2011, 4:08 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:08 pm #348538

and Baker gets in trouble in the 8th and Coastal ties it up on an unearned run on a ball Tyler missed at 3rd.

Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348539

By jbock13 - May 27th, 2011, 4:09 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:09 pm #348539

LU holds on through the 7'th minimizing the damage. Tied at 2.

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348540

By jbock13 - May 27th, 2011, 4:13 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:13 pm #348540

Rain also beginning to get near Lexington. Maybe 15 more minutes before it starts.

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348541

By LUminary - May 27th, 2011, 4:18 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:18 pm #348541

Time enough to win it, but that double play wasn't the speed-up needed.

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348542

By jbock13 - May 27th, 2011, 4:20 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:20 pm #348542

Through 8, tied 2-2.

We need to pull this out.

"I expect this kind of baseless response out of our two resident blowhards [Jbock13] who often post for the sole purpose of being contrarian (sic) and stirring up arguments just to feel better about themselves. Don't be like them." - NAJ

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348543

By jbock13 - May 27th, 2011, 4:28 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:28 pm #348543

I assume we have a rain delay. Looks like it'll be an hour or two.

"I expect this kind of baseless response out of our two resident blowhards [Jbock13] who often post for the sole purpose of being contrarian (sic) and stirring up arguments just to feel better about themselves. Don't be like them." - NAJ

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348544

By LUminary - May 27th, 2011, 4:29 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:29 pm #348544

radio says it won't be long.

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348545

By jbock13 - May 27th, 2011, 4:30 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:30 pm #348545

The storm is moving away but the ULL is moving towards there.

We'll see, I know college is different then professional.

"I expect this kind of baseless response out of our two resident blowhards [Jbock13] who often post for the sole purpose of being contrarian (sic) and stirring up arguments just to feel better about themselves. Don't be like them." - NAJ

As of December 10, 2017, still banned from the Liberty basketball Facebook page.

Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348547

By jbock13 - May 27th, 2011, 4:45 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:45 pm #348547

2-2 bottom 9th.

"I expect this kind of baseless response out of our two resident blowhards [Jbock13] who often post for the sole purpose of being contrarian (sic) and stirring up arguments just to feel better about themselves. Don't be like them." - NAJ

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348548

By Kolzilla41 - May 27th, 2011, 4:52 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:52 pm #348548

Lose in the bottom of the ninth. So close. Seems to be the theme of the season.

Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348549

By jbock13 - May 27th, 2011, 4:53 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:53 pm #348549

you didn't have some sort of sinking feeling we'd choke again did any of you?

"I expect this kind of baseless response out of our two resident blowhards [Jbock13] who often post for the sole purpose of being contrarian (sic) and stirring up arguments just to feel better about themselves. Don't be like them." - NAJ

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348550

By Kolzilla41 - May 27th, 2011, 4:54 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:54 pm #348550

jbock13 wrote:you didn't have some sort of sinking feeling we'd choke again did any of you?

I don't think we choked. I think the team went into protect mode and you can't do that against Coastal. I'm confident that if the Flames make the championship game, they'll win.

Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348552

By BJWilliams - May 27th, 2011, 4:59 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 4:59 pm #348552

I think that was just you...I mean we needed Garrett to pitch the game of his life in this one and he did. But frankly it reminds me of the game I called on Wednesday night in Rustburg. Hits and runs were at a premium and both teams didnt give anything the whole way. Hats off to CCU for scratching out the win but you cant take away from what our guys did either

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348554

By jbock13 - May 27th, 2011, 5:14 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 5:14 pm #348554

Baker was great.

It's just that you might need more than 2 runs of support to win...

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348556

By SuperJon - May 27th, 2011, 6:20 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 6:20 pm #348556

We blow another game in the late innings because we don't know how to handle our pitching staff. That was completely ridiculous. Our guys are on a great run after two games, get the lead against Coastal, and then our staff completely blows it. You knew it would happen though.

Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348557

By BJWilliams - May 27th, 2011, 7:00 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 7:00 pm #348557

You just cant please some people...if we win the game and Garrett goes the length he did would you still be saying that? We needed him to basically pitch the game of his life and he did. Yeah we missed quite a few opportunities to get him some additional run support but for him to eat as many innings as he did preserves arms for tonight and tomorrow. Now with the weather being the way it is here's hoping that they can get the game in tonight. Probably will see Niggli on the bump and if we can get a quality start out of him we still have a number of guys to go to tomorrow.

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348558

By Schfourteenteen - May 27th, 2011, 7:04 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 7:04 pm #348558

The rain delay should have meant the end for Baker IMO. It wouldn't be so bad if we brought in Beakler or another reliever and lost that way. No reasonable coach is going to expect Baker to pitch 8 innings, sit through a rain delay, re-warm up and be the best option going into the bottom of the 9th.

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348559

By BJWilliams - May 27th, 2011, 7:08 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 7:08 pm #348559

Its Baker not Evans

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Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348560

By Schfourteenteen - May 27th, 2011, 7:10 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 7:10 pm #348560

BJWilliams wrote:Its Baker not Evans

Yeah idk why I keep interchanging them. Oh well.

Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348561

By SuperJon - May 27th, 2011, 7:13 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 7:13 pm #348561

BJ, there was a 19-minute rain delay and it was a tight game. You can't expect a kid who has averaged less than three innings per appearance to pitch a complete game after a delay against the best team in the conference. Dane Beakler hasn't picked up a baseball this entire tournament. What are we saving him for? Where's Swanson? We have two seniors (three if you count Evans who was available) sitting on the bench while we run out a tired arm against the best team in the league. It's the tournament. You can't save guys for games that you might not even be able to play.

Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348565

By bigsmooth - May 27th, 2011, 8:19 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 8:19 pm #348565

had tyler not booted that ball we may have got out of the inning. i know its all speculative though. it will be tough a road to win it that is for sure.

Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348566

By bigsmooth - May 27th, 2011, 9:32 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 9:32 pm #348566

good gosh we are down 5-0 already. Niggli as seemed to lose his game his last three starts.

Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348567

By The Natural - May 27th, 2011, 9:53 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 9:53 pm #348567

Maybe BJ and smoothie will convince Barber that a ten year contact extension is warranted for the big guy. I mean you can start the Liberty orthopedic ward for pitchers and JUCO transfers. Sorry... the last four years reminds me of that wonderful line from Forest Gump...." you can't fix stupid " ! But you sure can fire it.

Coach Royer must be laughing somewhere !!!

Re: 2011 Big South Tournament @ VMI#348568

By SuperJon - May 27th, 2011, 10:12 pm

- May 27th, 2011, 10:12 pm #348568

Talk about a total meltdown. I gotta think some people just wanted to go home after that joke earlier today. I was told there was a high level scout there this week that said they don't even consider Liberty pitchers because they don't want guys who have been abused and already had surgery or definitely need it after they graduate. Another said they can't believe Toman has a job at the D1 level because he is the worst in-game manager in the country. I wish the players would've pulled a Varsity Blues, said they weren't playing for Toman, and then Tyler became manager with Dane being the pitching coach. Guarantee we would've been better than with our manager and pitching coach right now.