Texas vs. Texas AM Baseball Open thread, imo

Tant Shepard drives in Cohl Walla for an early 1-0 lead. Sounds like something you’d find on a scorecard of Clipper Cooper’s company softball game.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 5:33 PM CDT reply actions

Cole Green takes the hill for the Horns. That’s two Coles and two different spellings if you’re scoring at home.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 5:34 PM CDT reply actions

Brodie Greene is wearing Roger Staubach’s helmet. Brodie? Ha ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 5:36 PM CDT reply actions

Bill Byrne seen in the stands trying to start a Sit Down Bus Driver cheer after Cole Green gets in a two out jam. Back to back walks. Juaquin Hinojosa at the plate. Now that’s a f’n baseball name. Hinojosa grounds out to end the first. You can thank Cameron Rupp’s day labor joke for the routine grounder.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 5:43 PM CDT reply actions

Second inning ending pick off for the Aggies. Balk, imo.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 5:47 PM CDT reply actions

Is this game on TV?

by Navy Horn 16 on Apr 17, 2010 5:55 PM CDT reply actions

FSSW.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 5:56 PM CDT reply actions

678 directv

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 5:56 PM CDT reply actions

Now we’re cooking!

by il_cativo on Apr 17, 2010 5:57 PM CDT reply actions

Cole gets out of the 2nd three up three down.

Jordan Etier with a one out double in the third. Cohl Walla doubles him in 2-0. Oasis says Wonder Walla, imo.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 5:58 PM CDT reply actions

Vasherized’s favorite player, Tant Sheperd, digs in with a man on third and two out. Tant walks. He’s also a firm believer that there’s no “I” in team or tant for that matter.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:01 PM CDT reply actions

Cameron Rupp, the big donkey, stands in with runners on the corners and two outs.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:02 PM CDT reply actions

Augie might bunt here to avoid the pick off.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:02 PM CDT reply actions

I hope he does bunt with two outs so Huckleberry will write something.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:04 PM CDT reply actions

Rupp singles in Cohl Walla bear. Donkey show, imo. 3-0!

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:04 PM CDT reply actions

Moldy singles in Shepherd. 4-0 Horns. Rob Childress is Augie’s trick bitch.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:07 PM CDT reply actions

Pedro Serrano…err…Kevin Keyes steps in. He hits fastball berry well.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:08 PM CDT reply actions

Keyes strikes out to end the third. Yes, it was a bender. Get that fucker some hats for his bats or Jobu some rum.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:09 PM CDT reply actions

Brandon Juengel’s on deck circle music is “Wait til I get my money right”. LMFAO. He must be trying to get in with the aggie equestrian team.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:15 PM CDT reply actions

It’s more fun to follow on TexAgs as they tend to go a bit extreme in games like this…I wonder if any have ever “squeezed” too hard.

by Diego on Apr 17, 2010 6:17 PM CDT reply actions

Greene gets out of the third after giving up a bloop single. Kid’s dealing. His pitches remind of black tar heroin.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:18 PM CDT reply actions

Diego, you should invite them over here to our Black Panther Party.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:19 PM CDT reply actions

Do they give out snow cones for foul balls at aggie games?

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:22 PM CDT reply actions

DirecTV says that I am screwed. They hate people who live in Memphis, the military and our freedom.

by Navy Horn 16 on Apr 17, 2010 6:23 PM CDT reply actions

Texas goes quietly in the fourth.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:23 PM CDT reply actions

Navy, 671 or 664? Just try the mid to upper 600’s. It’s on.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:25 PM CDT reply actions

Announcer says Adam Smith gets fisted. Somewhere magnusbleuveigner is rolling on the floor and economists are perplexed.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:27 PM CDT reply actions

Cole Green pitching from the proverbial rocking chair, three up three down in the fourth.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:29 PM CDT reply actions

Rupp with an rbi single. Five nothing.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:36 PM CDT reply actions

Okay, going to cook fajitas. I’m done here.

by Trips Right on Apr 17, 2010 6:44 PM CDT reply actions

It’s unfair that we play with minorities. Really puts the Aggies at a severe disadvantage.

by Diego on Apr 17, 2010 6:50 PM CDT reply actions

Keyesolobomb. 6-0.

by Vasherized on Apr 17, 2010 6:59 PM CDT reply actions

This is a methodical destruction.

Do we let Green pitch the complete game?

by Scipio Tex on Apr 17, 2010 7:30 PM CDT reply actions

Now 9-0.

A&M isn’t even competitive.

by Scipio Tex on Apr 17, 2010 7:37 PM CDT reply actions

Keyes just went ballpark again for his second home run.

Texas – 12
A&M – 0

Because of Green’s fantastic performance, we haven’t used any pitching at all.

Sweep, tomorrow.

by Scipio Tex on Apr 17, 2010 7:49 PM CDT reply actions

We have 15 hits. A&M has 1.

They’ve hit four balls out of the infield all game.

by Scipio Tex on Apr 17, 2010 7:50 PM CDT reply actions

Some of you asked me why our bats did not eat the crickets. The simple answer is, because the stadium lights were on. It’s Mother Nature at her best.

by Sailor Ripley on Apr 17, 2010 7:56 PM CDT reply actions

During a game like this, one is tempted to cover their extremities with plastic bags.

This is a mistake.

Owing to humidity.

by Scipio Tex on Apr 17, 2010 8:02 PM CDT reply actions

14-0

This is the kind of game we usually see on Sundays.

by srr50 on Apr 17, 2010 8:04 PM CDT reply actions

Texas – 14
A&M – 0

A&M would have been better served coming to the park wearing clown costumes.

by Scipio Tex on Apr 17, 2010 8:05 PM CDT reply actions

Many of you Aggies have written in concerned with the play of our football and baseball teams.

Perhaps you’re unaware of the success of our female archery team?

Did you not see Red Dawn?

by Scipio Tex on Apr 17, 2010 8:07 PM CDT reply actions

They finally get Kevin Keyes out and the A&M crowd still remaining gives a thunderous ovation.

by Scipio Tex on Apr 17, 2010 8:12 PM CDT reply actions

14-0. Final.

Texas goes for the sweep tomorrow.

by Scipio Tex on Apr 17, 2010 8:21 PM CDT reply actions

that was fun

by dick on Apr 17, 2010 8:24 PM CDT reply actions

For $25, a child receives free admission to many Aggie athletic events…

by Sailor Ripley on Apr 17, 2010 8:29 PM CDT reply actions

We don’t normally win baseball games by two touchdowns.

by Navy Horn 16 on Apr 17, 2010 8:29 PM CDT reply actions

Scipio has been drinking. I can tell by his posts.

This game was Cole to watch. The Keyes to the game were…..

Cooking out in the rain watching the Horns bludgeon the ags…. good stuff.

Good steaks. Good friends. Good Spanish vino.

by Art Vandelay on Apr 17, 2010 9:18 PM CDT reply actions

aggie fans new to baseball are encouraged by only losing by two touchdowns in a televised game. Normally it’s more like five.

by nordberg on Apr 17, 2010 9:48 PM CDT reply actions

So a college game in which 14 runs were scored starts two hours after a MLB game starts … and ends an hour and a half before that same MLB game finishes up.

Rockies get their first ever no-hitter.

Caps sleepwalk to a 4-1 deficit in the 3rd period but end up winning 6-5 in OT.

The Miami Wade blows a 14-point lead at Boston, while the two earlier games were only nominally competitive.

English Premier League teams breaded in Icelandic volcano ash.

Astros win.

In short, one of the weirder days in sports that I can remember.

by CrazyJoeDavola on Apr 17, 2010 10:30 PM CDT reply actions

“Rockies get their first ever no-hitter.”

Hadn’t heard this. I’m assuming Street came back early and pitched all nine innings for some reason?

by nordberg on Apr 17, 2010 10:41 PM CDT reply actions

Nah, it was something called Ubaldo Jimenez what threw it.

That leaves San Diego, Tampa and – mysteriously, given some of the names that have gone through there – the Mets as the only teams without no-hitters.

By the way, but NHL playoffs >>>>>>> NBA playoffs. Hockey can be a soulless grind during the regular season, but the game gets completely electrified during the post-season.

by CrazyJoeDavola on Apr 17, 2010 11:26 PM CDT reply actions

Best Open Thread ever.

Knoblauch went ofer?

I"m guessing when Adam Smith said “fisted” he was talking about the invisible hand. Economists have understood that for the last year and a half.

CJD, To watch playoff hockey is to understand life v death. They literally play like their lives are at stake. And that’s fun.

by magnusbleuveigner on Apr 18, 2010 7:33 AM CDT reply actions

Re: NHL playoffs, what CJD and mb said. All things considered, probably the best team playoffs in sports.

I’ve often wondered why hockey playoffs seems to be so visitor friendly. The only thing I can think of is that in the enclosed space of the rink, all ice basically is the same. Weather is not a factor, like it can be in baseball and football. Shooting backgrounds are identical. Crowds are kept away by plexiglass, and because the action can turn from one end to the other in just a few seconds, the noise is the same wherever you go. If you want to win a series in the Stanley Cup playoffs, you have to play better than the other guys.

by Bob in Houston on Apr 18, 2010 11:05 AM CDT reply actions

Good stuff Bob.

I’m not a hockey fan, but playoff hockey and Olympic hockey are very compelling. Great team sport, and the skill level really shines this time of year.

by Art Vandelay on Apr 18, 2010 11:36 AM CDT reply actions

“I’ve often wondered why hockey playoffs seems to be so visitor friendly.”

Bob, there are a couple reasons in my opinion. First, there are less distractions on the road and sometimes less pressure. You are solely focused on hockey. Second, the modern day arenas are similar to their NFL counterparts in that they are hollow, soulless, corporate entities that don’t offer the same home ice advantage as the old barns. Old rinks like the Boston Garden, Chicago Stadium, and the Montreal Forum were quirky, unique and they were very loud. 90% of all arenas theses days are interchangeable because they are all the same.

by coloradoag on Apr 18, 2010 11:56 AM CDT reply actions

ag: Your point regarding the old buildings is what I was getting at regarding all ice being the same. I remember in Boston, the area between the blue lines was much smaller because the rink was shorter than standard. The Bruins were comfortable playing there, but no one else seemed to be.

by Bob in Houston on Apr 18, 2010 12:53 PM CDT reply actions

Bob – There was an NHL ice that was not the same size as all the others? That’s funny.

by Drew Dunlevie on Apr 18, 2010 1:09 PM CDT reply actions

Yes, IIRC, all rinks are now 200 X 85. (Olympic rinks are wider.) Boston, I think was 185 feet long.

Of course, when the Bruins stunk, it didn’t matter what size ice they had.

by Bob in Houston on Apr 18, 2010 1:17 PM CDT reply actions

Another blowout at Olsen although a bit of a letdown by Workman. He’s already given up 2 hits through 7. Seven-nuthing Horns in the bottom of the 8th. Moldy just went deep.

by dick on Apr 18, 2010 2:46 PM CDT reply actions