Big 12 Baseball Series Thread: Texas Tech

by rptgwb on Mar 28, 2008 12:09 PM CDT in Events

Mizzou Baseball in Lubbock, Texas:

Who: No. 2 Missouri Tigers (19-3, 3-0) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-11, 2-4)
2007 Series: MU swept series, 3-0 (in Columbia)
Series History: MU leads 20-17

When: March 28-30
Where: Dan Law Field (Capacity 5,050)
Game times: (Respectively) 6:05 p.m. / 2:00 p.m. / 1:00 p.m.

VS.

Projected Starters
Aaron Crow (2-0, 1.03 ERA) vs. Nate Karns (1-3, 12.10)
Ian Berger (3-0, 0.30) vs. AJ Ramos (1-2, 5.93)
Kyle Gibson (5-0, 1.83) vs. Chad Bettis (3-1, 3.69)

Radio: ESPN 1580 AM (KTGR.com)
Weather: Current Hour-by-Hour Forecast
Game notes: Mizzou, Texas Tech
Online tracker: CSTV GameTracker
SB Nation affiliate: Double T Nation

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Mizzou vs. Texas Tech: Who takes it?

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Is that field...

Half astroturf and half natural?

by UribeAuction on Mar 28, 2008 1:20 PM CDT 0 recs

all you had to wait was another 44 seconds...

and I would have provided the answer for you :-)

by The Beef on Mar 28, 2008 1:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

what is the deal with these?

i never understood, but there are more than a few...

like here
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but it's probably better than playing here
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suck it up, the bulldozer is in play.

90% natural
10% industrial

by amorphous on Mar 28, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up 0 recs

tell me that picture...

Isn't recent. Although, to compete in the NL East, maybe the Nats will strategically place the bulldozer in short left so Jose Reyes or Jimmy Rollins can slam into it while chasing popups.

by UribeAuction on Mar 28, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

I believe that picture is a little old...

I heard Tex talking about the field there now and how it is now ENTIRELY field turf. Hopefully we field off of it better than we did off of the Metrodome field turf

by The Beef on Mar 28, 2008 1:20 PM CDT 0 recs

well...

...it'll help that Dan Law Field doesn't have a roof that is the exact color of a baseball...not that that's why we had problems in the baggie dome, but it can't hurt!

by The Boy on Mar 28, 2008 1:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

yeah, but the Metrodome...

is the Lubbock of baseball fields. It's dreary, barren, and lifeless outside of the few Minnesoootan Nooorwegians who decide to show up for the occasional Twins game. It's by far the worst stadium I've ever been to, and I've been to RFK, McAfee in Oakland, and Wrigely Field.

by UribeAuction on Mar 28, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up 0 recs

Having been to RFK but not the Metrodome...

...I say those are pretty lofty words, saying it's worse than RFK...I'll take your word for it, but RFK suuuuuuuuuuuuucks.

by The Boy on Mar 28, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

At least RFK was an open-air stadium...

So, by that token alone, it was less depressing than the Metrodome. There, if you want to stare up into the sky and look at the clouds or stars or whatever, you're looking into this kind of tan/beige-colored bag that looks like something you'd pick up dog crap with. I got the feeling that the slightest pinprick would have made the roof come crashing down on me.

Although, at least the seats weren't wooden (RFK), there weren't bloodstains on the walls (I swear in Oakland, probably from Raiders games), and you didn't have to worry about giants pieces of concrete or Joe Frat Dude spilling his 17 beers on you after coming back from pissing in a trough (Wrigely).

But still, watching baseball indoors is just depressing.

by UribeAuction on Mar 28, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up 0 recs

I have been to two of these three

(never made it to RFK)

McAfee I actually went to BEFORE Mt. St. Davis was erected in the outfield...but staring at the other side of the tracks all game was nothing special.

I have been to plenty of games at the Metrodome...and the best I can say is that it is at least climate controlled and devoid of bugs, though a leaf once fell in there at a game I was at...very confusing.

I give the slight edge to MN because of location of the stadium

by The Beef on Mar 28, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

Just put the game on...

Any word on how Mizzou got their first run? 1-0 in the bottom of the 2nd.

by UribeAuction on Mar 28, 2008 6:32 PM CDT 0 recs

Still 1-0 in the top of the 3rd

Crow walks one but strikes out the side in the 2nd.

by UribeAuction on Mar 28, 2008 6:53 PM CDT 0 recs

getting tight...

...Crow's been dominating into the 8th, but we haven't produced any offense whatsoever since the 1st...1-0 with 1 out for the Raiders in the 8th...

by The Boy on Mar 28, 2008 8:31 PM CDT 0 recs

I lost my radio connection...

Thanks, quicktime.

Updates?

by UribeAuction on Mar 28, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

sorry...

...we win! 1-0.

by The Boy on Mar 28, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm glad we won...

But only scoring one run against a guy who had a 12.10 ERA coming into the game? Unless this was a Bud Smith "hey, I suck, but I'm going to be good for one game" performance, I'm going to be kind of discouraged about the offense for now. Hopefully we can pick it up the next two days.

by UribeAuction on Mar 29, 2008 12:36 AM CDT up 0 recs

Two games isn't a trend...

...but that doesn't change the fact that we've scored 1 run in our last 17 innings. We'll see what the rest of the weekend brings...offense was obviously the concern coming into the season, so I think we're a little more sensitive about it--two bad games, and we're worried--but...yeah...we'll see...

by The Boy on Mar 29, 2008 8:51 AM CDT up 0 recs

Game 2 Thread

Mizzou already up 1-0 on back to back hits by Calvert and Senne with a stolen base in between.

by The Beef on Mar 29, 2008 2:10 PM CDT 0 recs

The earned run streak is done

Berger gives up a single, balk, walk and another single before getting out of the inning...

Mizzou and Tech tied 1 through 1

Also...softball is playing a big game against aTm, with Jen Bruck on the mound. They are scoreless through 1.5 innings down at College Station.

by The Beef on Mar 29, 2008 2:27 PM CDT up 0 recs

1-1 through 2

Mizzou went 1-2-3 in the top of the 2nd, but Berger comes back to go K, ground out, K in the bottom of the 2nd.

aTm is up 1-0 on Mizzou in the 3rd in softball.

by The Beef on Mar 29, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up 0 recs

Berger is dealing, but so is Ramos of Tech

Berger with two straight K's after a 1-out double keeps the score 1-1, with Calvert leading off for the Tigers.

In softball, the wheels have come off a bit for Jen Bruck and the Tigers, as the Aggies are now up 3-0 in the bottom of the 3rd

by The Beef on Mar 29, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

1-1 still through 4 innings

Mizzou squanders a chance in their half with Calvert reaching on a walk, stealing a base, getting moved over to 3rd by Senne before Priday and Lollis cannot get him home. Berger gives up a harmless, 2-out single before getting an infield pop out to end the inning.

Berger has given up 4 hits, 1 run with 1 walk and 5 K's through 4.

Ramons has given up just 2 hits, 1 run with 1 walk and 4 K's through 4.

Coleman to lead off the 5th for Mizzou.

Softball and Jen Bruck continue to struggle, as they are now down 5-0 getting ready to start the 5th. aTm has 11 hits to zero for Mizzou through the first 4 innings there.

by The Beef on Mar 29, 2008 3:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

Same score to the 6th

Mizzou squanders a 2-out double and wild pitch by Mach when Fischer cannot plate him, and Berger keeps Tech at bay. Top of the order for the Tigers here in the 6th.

Folgia K's to start the 6th....I think my game tracker gets bogged down from time to time

Meanwhile, softball is also in the 6th inning, still down 5-0.

by The Beef on Mar 29, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up 0 recs

Berger gets a little wild in the 6th...but

the defense bails him out with an inning ending DP to keep Mizzou on top 2-1. Bottom of the order coming up for the Tigers, will be interesting to see if/when Coach Jamieson makes a move to the pen as we come down the stretch.

by The Beef on Mar 29, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up 0 recs

Tech pen works out of a jam

Mizzou as ZERO clutch hitting right now, but will carry a 2-1 lead into the 8th inning against Tech

by The Beef on Mar 29, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up 0 recs

Props to the KTGR announcers...

"Berger is from Oak Park, Illinois and went to Oak Park-River Forest High School"

Finally, some recognition. I remember seeing Berger pitch when I was a sophomore at Oak Park, so it's been pretty cool to see him pitch down here at Mizzou.

by UribeAuction on Mar 29, 2008 3:04 PM CDT 0 recs

god bless gametracker...

Seefield flied out to centerfield, but when it left the 'bat', it looked like it was a 900-foot HR.

SCORE SOME RUNS, GUYS!!! All teams get cold, but...2 runs in 21 innings? Oy...

by The Boy on Mar 29, 2008 3:10 PM CDT 0 recs

bases loaded, 1 out in the 6th for MU...

...Lollis at the plate...would REALLY stink to not score here.

Lollis K's...two outs...

by The Boy on Mar 29, 2008 3:36 PM CDT 0 recs

Coleman...

...works a full-count walk, and it's 2-1 Mizzou. Steve Gray now at the plate, bases still loaded...

by The Boy on Mar 29, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

Gray flies out...

...3 more LOB, but at least we got Berger the lead again...

by The Boy on Mar 29, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

Figures...i get up to throw out about 16 beers...

yes...I just said that...I had to throw out about 16 beers...and they score while i am gone.

And before anyone flips...there were random, accumulated beer which was at least 6 months old...The Boy can vouch that I end up with a lot of beer on hand through various means throughout the year.

by The Beef on Mar 29, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up 0 recs