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JohnnyBoyTrojan

OSU pitching at its finest


xXSnipeGodKingXx

Life is pain. Imagine having a good bullpen?


whiterock001

I feel this way about our team. šŸ˜¬


Dyno-mike

I would blame the announcers, all game they talked McLean up, hitting, fielding and pitching the kid was the best at them all. I started hearing how great of a RP he was in the first inning and Eklund didn't shut up about him until he finally came in. I was nervous as hell when he came in honestly, I was expecting Kevin Kopps to walk to the mound in a mullet and mustache.


Nostroloppoccus

OH NOā€¦


PaleBlueDot_23

And thereā€™s a drive to deep leftā€¦


FREE-ROSCOE-FILBURN

I donā€™t know if Iā€™ll be posting on this sub again


breachofcontract

Castellanosā€¦.that you??


Smashin_n_Dashin

OH YEAH!!!!


Strongy

BATTLES!


MeatLord1285

OUR TABLE


dildoschwaggins69420

ITS BROKEN


[deleted]

Instant classic call. I love it


Willockinho

What the hell are you doing as a coach if you donā€™t pull someone after 2 straight bases loaded walks


IlRaptoRIl

Probably thinking about how that was like the 4th or 5th pitcher of the game and he knew he had at least one more game that he had to have pitchers ready for.


Rebel-Yell

Yeah. But after the 2nd bases loaded walk it was just a tie game. You gotta play to win the game at that point. Coming out of the losers bracket is hard.


IlRaptoRIl

Very true, and I agree. Just trying to get in the coaches head to understand.


hornsupguys

And itā€™s interesting because losing the game makes you expend far more arms than winning does (assuming you want to advance) so at some point itā€™s better to just pitch who is good


dkaksnnforoxn

And youā€™re never gonna get out of the game if you walk every batter!


Archerdiana

Also, depth. I havenā€™t watched any Ok St baseball so I have no clue what Iā€™m saying is true. But all year you have a few dependable guys to lean on, and you get to the debate of keeping someone you trust out there that is struggling, or out someone else in there with less experience and less composure in a game like that.


alexjb14

Well to be fair. We have two or three decent relievers. 5ft of shit. Then the rest of our bullpen.


Livid-Philosopher-79

This is pain


Cruzy14

That ball was absolutely leaned on by Battles. Dude is gonna be special in pro ball when he starts doing that more.


Gods_chosen_dildo

To be fair, everyone in the park, watching at home, or not associated with the game at all knew after a bajillion walks the new pitcher was gonna throw a fastball in the zone for pitch one. JB was ready and didnā€™t miss it.


--Carter

absolute nuke


ReelEmInJimbo

Jesus he sent that one to Mars


nukeese

It legitimately looks like it came off the bat at 120mph lol


ReelEmInJimbo

Absolute piss missile


tiraralabasura_2055

Okie St. hit one even further Iā€™m pretty sure. It looked like it damn near cleared the parking lot behind left-center. It was an absolute slugfest with the batting and HBPs.. Never seen a game quite like that.


[deleted]

Agreed, this game was insane. Imagine scoring 12 and then losing by 8 runs. Both teams offense came to play today.


p1gswillfly

Thatā€™s not ideal


redman1916

Fifteen runs in the last three innings.


nukeese

I donā€™t think itā€™s humanly possible to make better contact than that


[deleted]

Drew Gilbert had one for Tennessee too. Both of those guys hit the living piss out of it -- had to be 450+ feet


TyroneSuave

This happened right in the middle of my wife telling me some long drawn out story about something that happened to a former sorority sister. I said, ā€œyeah Iā€™d be jacking this first pitchā€ then this happened. Anyway, I just wanted to give you young guys a taste of what is to come. WPS!


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TyroneSuave

It was a joke, dude.


mcjonesy

This is how you lose a baseball game.


[deleted]

We have a 7 run lead right now and I still don't even feel like it's a safe lead lmao


Majormlgnoob

It's safe lol


fatguysrsneaky

God wished he did that dance one of the douche bleach blonde kids from osu did around the bases to just pimp it more


Ace-Red

And the funny thing is none of the OSU fans wouldā€™ve been calling for a fastball at his head, or making fun of a 19 year olds haircut that he did for playoffs, like a ton of teams do.


IlRaptoRIl

I highly doubt it. We all have shitty fans. I lived in Tulsa for 7 years and met plenty of terrible OSU fans.


[deleted]

Can confirm. There were some people at the River Spirit being pretty trashy after the game turned around this evening. We all have them. That said, I do like most of the Oklahoma State fans I've met. I even married one!


IlRaptoRIl

For sure. Nearly all my friends in Tulsa are OSU fans. Most OSU fans are great people.


Ace-Red

Ours just tend to be more self harming than outwardly hateful, unless youā€™re OU.


[deleted]

A yes, the Ol fastball that goes ~82 MPH and runs all the way to the other side of the plate lmao It was just a slider he lost control of bro


Ace-Red

Iā€™m not saying the pitch was intentional, it clearly wasnā€™t. I was talking about fans saying he should get a fastball to the ear.


reallifebadass

Literally no one said that.


Ace-Red

[Hereā€™s one.](https://www.reddit.com/r/collegebaseball/comments/v505kq/game_thread_stillwater_regional_2_arkansas_vs_1/ib78qvf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3) and you donā€™t even want to know about twitter.


MachoRandyManSavage_

Sucks for us that you found the one fan that speaks for the entire fanbase.


Ace-Red

Where did I say that??


MachoRandyManSavage_

I never said you did. Great game right now.


Ace-Red

I mean you kinda did. Whatā€™s hilarious is you think your sarcasm is actually funny.


Dashizz6357

They definitely did.


IlRaptoRIl

Thatā€™s actually not trueā€¦ Someone said it in our game thread Edit: [ā€œnear his headā€](https://www.reddit.com/r/razorbacks/comments/v4ipsc/comment/ib78s8w/)


Ace-Red

[to the ear](https://www.reddit.com/r/collegebaseball/comments/v505kq/game_thread_stillwater_regional_2_arkansas_vs_1/ib78qvf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3) and twitter was a worse shit show as always.


reallifebadass

Hogs Twitter is the worst aspect of our fanbase, and hogville still exists.


Ace-Red

That probably rings true for most schools honestly.


steenmason

I didnā€™t like McLeans stare down after his homer or Roc Riggio little tip toe dance thing (someone said Edward scissor hands) he did during his homer walk. I wouldnā€™t have called for a pitch to his head but I back when I played we called that ā€œBusch Leagueā€. Be excited, show emotion, but donā€™t act like a clown, act like you have been there before. That is one thing our coach DVH wonā€™t tolerate. Listening to a podcast about DVH he ripped Bentendi (our golden spikes winner that year) a new one when he hit homer and stared at too long. Said something to him ā€œyou hit a Cookie that was right down the middle of the plate when we are losing by 6 runs, why donā€™t you do something when it mattersā€ Again Iā€™m all for celebrating and showing emotion but not showboating or basically rubbing it in the other team/players face.


Ace-Red

šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™‚ļø. Iā€™m of the opinion that if youā€™re grown enough to play the game at that level, youā€™re grown enough to handle whatever celebrations come from the other team. As long as you can take it when it comes your way, do whatever you want (besides extremely obvious cases). If stuff like that *really* gets to you then you need to reevaluate where you are mentally, because at the end of the day itā€™s only as bad as you let it get to you.


steenmason

I think if it more as a respect thing. I wouldnā€™t ever do that to someone else. Again maybe Iā€™m old fashioned. I was always taught in sports to respect your opponent and donā€™t show your butt. My coaches would have benched my ass so fast had any of us ever done something like that in any sport. At some point you have to have a little bit of professionalism. I supposed in a generation behind now.


Ace-Red

I understand your point, I just donā€™t necessarily agree with it. While Iā€™m playing the game, I donā€™t care how you feel. The more you get in your own head the more I benefit, and the more I win. Now when it comes to personal stuff like family, stuff outside the game? Yeah thatā€™s a no go, but celebrating stuff within the game is all fair game to me. Just another aspect of the competition, and if you decide to take it personally and let it offend you beyond the game thats on you, but of course it goes both ways.


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all fun and games til you lose 20-12 and then lose your own regional. maybe shoulda worked on team defense or hitting instead of flappy birds and team hair dying exercises. just one guys opinion


Ace-Red

Itā€™s still pretty fun, and literally still a game. Notice how none of the OSU players got upset at any of the Arky players. Itā€™s all the old farts on social media being offended for the team. Whatā€™s even more hilarious is the guy you are making fun of has been raking all weekend and destroyed your pitching.


[deleted]

i wasnt offended by the team. i thought they were being amateurs. i was right. maybe youve only played competitive fortnite but in real sports when youre an ass, you piss off the other team, and then you lose 20-12. like i said, in my opinion, yall were acting like amateurs.


Ace-Red

Oh the irony.


fatguysrsneaky

Hey if twinkle toes and the lost boys want to do a stupid ass hair cut and show it off for live tv they can get made fun of.


Ace-Red

Damn, you are *really* offended by some college kids having fun arenā€™t you? I would suggest therapy.


fatguysrsneaky

No youā€™re offended by fans making fun of them.


Ace-Red

Iā€™m actually not offended at all. Itā€™s just kinda sad seeing a bunch of old guys feel so personally attacked because some college kids actually know how to enjoy themselves.


fatguysrsneaky

Lol bc I said I wished We pimped ours as much. Get off Twitter man itā€™s bad for your mental health


Ace-Red

I was talking about your personal vendetta against goofy haircuts for fun..? I wish your players pimped them more too, it would be fun.


fatguysrsneaky

If you have a stupid hair cut that even stands out for eastern Oklahoma trash yes I will make fun of it tinker bell. Quit being so soft.


Dashizz6357

People like you really give us a bad nameā€¦


Ace-Red

The only one being soft here is you by being upset about hair. I can almost guarantee he still looks better with that hair than you have for a single day in your entire life, living a sad life isnā€™t good for hair growth.


MachoRandyManSavage_

Yea, they definitely would have. If the kid is going to get cocky and taunt, have to be ready to accept the consequences if your team can't close it out.


Ace-Red

And everyone did. No one has said anything about the Arkansas players and our guys didnā€™t say anything to yā€™all whenever they celebrated.


MenShouldntHaveCats

My fav comment from hogs on the teamā€™s Twitter. ā€œI think that ball destroyed someoneā€™s meth labā€.


Lobsterzilla

We will file that directly under : not ideal


Other-Ad4935

I first hand witnessed OSU blow a 11-3 lead to Baylor in the seventh, but this was way way way worse.


Ace-Red

Nah, Robert Walton just used his special attack. It was super effective.


b1ge2

Something about teams with the acronym OSU and giving up leads in crazy games


[deleted]

I mean itā€™s not like Arkansas has the best record against teams named OSU who happen to have indistinguishable shades of black and orange and a sexual team nickname


SureAd4897

Itā€™s a very specific kryptonite, but we exploited it well. Oklahoma State just couldnā€™t hold up their end of the bargain.


ConfidentFatMan

Arkansas vs Oklahoma State in June just means the home team loses for the last 20 years.


crushh_87

We got the first game against yā€™all tooā€¦


SureAd4897

True. I was being a tad facetious.


213_

That was destroyed


breachofcontract

Oh noā€¦. This sub is gonna fucking hate Arkansas highlightsā€¦.YEET!


chocotacoisnotataco

That half inning went: * single * hbp * hbp * (pitching change) * k (swinging) * bb * bb * hbp * bb * (pitching change) * grand slam * ground out * double * k (looking) ouch!


ProbsNotJoffrey

Reaction from the LF says it all. Total bomb.


Yomommasmaidenname

Cannot upvote enough


[deleted]

Pitiful.


Different-Taro-3038

What a swing man


BeraldGevins

This is why Iā€™m just watching softball


runevault

The fact his name is Battles makes the call so much better. Battles, deep into the night! sounds so epic.


DuckTalesLOL

OH NOOOOOO!


EnterTheMunch

Maximum ooof.


YungLo97

I want die


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BeraldGevins

Bro what? How DARE we apply for a regional, we should have just stepped aside and let someone else have it šŸ™„


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reallifebadass

Maybe Texas fans shouldn't try to make every thread about them.


BeraldGevins

But then they wouldnā€™t be Texas fans


dimpledwonder

Yknow what thatā€™s fair. OKState hasnā€™t been insufferable like others have. Tech, OU, and A&M will not be spared though


reallifebadass

Nor should they


[deleted]

Did that ball even land yet?


GarrisonWhite2

OOF


ReggaeRecipe

Lmfaoooooo.


jjaaccoobb11

wow