I have a 10:30 meeting, but it should be done quickly…and hopefully the game won’t last all the way to my 3pm meeting (but it probably will).

hopefully an old friend will be looking on….

...I’m really not looking forward to having to listen to Tex Little for the next four hours…

Mizzou down in order in the bottom of the 4th, still up 1-0

Mizzou scored their run in the bottom of the first off of a leadoff walk, single, HBP and FC by Priday, but did squander the chance to put up more runs in the inning.

On to the 5th

Crow with 2 K’s in the inning…will be top of the order for the Rebs in the 6th. Mach leads off out of the 9 hole for the Tigers in the bottom of the 5th. Lollis has both Mizzou hits out of the 2 slot for the Tigers today

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Demon thing = Aaron Senne. Cookiepuss = Ole Miss

And if the embed thing doesn’t work, click on this link to watch the video in reference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_whw4sLCgyY

Bad day for me to get completely and totally sidetracked by work…

...6 K’s and 5 baserunners in 6 innings. Exactly what we want to see. Three more innings to go. If he can go the distance and save Gibson, that would be fantastic.

...followed by his first playoff Caught Stealing. Two outs in the bottom of the 6th…

I don’t love the Tigers, but I absolutely hate SEC baseball so I am 100% behind Missouri in this one. SEC baseball fans think the entire sport revolves around their declining and arrogant conference.

I’m listening to the Ole Miss Yahoo broadcast at my office. Crow sounds like he is doing great.

...every time there’s contact, the ‘PING’ makes it sound like a homerun…even if it’s a nubber back to the pitcher.

One out in the bottom of the 7th…Folgia made good contact, but the wind knocked it down. Lollis (3-for-3 today) at the plate.

Single to left. Senne up with one out, one on.

Just a random thought, where’s he projected to go in next week’s draft, if at all?

He just channeled Carlos Quentin. 6-0 Mizzou.

I missed a run somewhere in there. Three run blast by Coleman, nevermind.

...ran to the restroom, and came back to a 3-run homer. Lovely. Just have Crow throw some strikes, let them try to make contact, and get this game over with.

...strikes out the first batter in the 8th.

...not every single one of these pitches can be as close to being strikes as you say they are. Tex’s strike zone must be bigger than Eric Gregg’s…

...and we’re on to the bottom of the 8th! Still 7-0!

“Royce is the choice”

That brings me back to the good ol’ days of 2001…Royce Clayton! Shortstop! vomits

...he’s the Mike Kelly of baseball announcing. Mach makes contact and Tex gets excited…I think it’s going to be a base hit…”There’s a CHOPPER to third base side! ...collected…to second for one, to first to complete the double play.”

...one down.

Strikes out the leadoff hitter in the ninth.

Because Darrin Jackson has called Javy the “Silent Assassin” since last year. It’s even in a commercial that features Nick Swisher dancing like a maniac in centerfield.

... able to get only periodic updates.

That start from Crow is absolutely huge in the long run.

I guess that’s the advantage of playing Bethune-Cookman in the opener.

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GO FREAKING BETHUNE-COOKMAN!!!!

With Crow going the distance the bullpen will be in good shape for the weekend.

5-5 right now through 3.5 innings with NU having a runner on 2nd with 1 out. Been a little back and forth.

B-C with runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 down, top 2nd, no score

A two-out, two-RBI triple by No. 8 hitter Mark Brooks ties the game, 4-4, heading to the bottom of the sixth.

Burgos still in the game for BCU. The Wildcats (and for that matter, Mizzou) REALLY need Burgos to last as long as possible and keep the BCU bullpen from being exposed to Miami’s Murderers Row.

A sign that Miami can be beat or a wakeup call to the Hurricanes. Hopefully, it’s the first one.

Folgia
Lollis
Senne
Priday
Coleman
Pietroburgo
Gray
Thigpen
Mach

UM’s pitching an 11-0 freshman with a bit of an odd windup but some nasty stuff. Ball is probably hard to pick up, and the curveball looks pretty wicked.

Crowd is, as expected, very pro-Miami.

Salad tosser? Tex keeps commenting on how he doesn’t throw that hard.

1-2-3 go the Tigers in the top of the inning.

Hickman.

Go Rock Bridge!

And, as a programming note, will be referred to henceforth by the acronym “BG RZ.”

The current success of Mizzou baseball could have a lot to do with Zagone playing a HUGE part of helping Mizzou win the Malibu regional a few years back:
http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/060406aaa.html

Also, he just walked Weeks to get to Alonso. Crap…

Two down.

You cannot fall behind in the count to this team. How close were Rick’s pitches missing?

Can someone check his birth certificate and see if there’s some Danny Almonte s* going on?

The breaking stuff is lethal.

If yes, there’s no way it’s a sinker like Tex keeps saying.

“They have grey ones that they aren’t very successful in.”

I’m sure the black isn’t too conducive for cooling in Miami, Fla. on the last day of May…

...are we at a commercial break or something? According to Gametracker, Zagone hasn’t thrown a pitch in 5 minutes…

Two consecutive strikeouts for BG RZ before giving up a two-run bomb to right field.

Weeks follows up with a liner to right center that Priday misplays. By rule, that have to call it a triple, but it should have been called on Priday.

Was it really as far outside as being described?

...opportunity for Mizzou here? Two on, one out?

(Or is Gametracker an inning behind by now?)

Mizzou draws a walk, then a single to right on a 3-1 count.

Well, at this point, we might as well rest Gibson for one of the games tomorrow.

He rips one fair, about 400 feet to left center for a 2-run shot.

5-0 Miami.

...5-0 is a lot closer to death than 3-0.

This could get ugly if Mizzou can’t generate an offensive response.

I suppose if we were going to go down in flames, I’m glad it’s to Miami. There’s no shame in losing to the ‘Canes…

I’m going to the driving range and am not about to waste this perfect day. Rpt, shoot me a text message if anything exciting happens.

...Uribe and rpt give up on this, and Mizzou plates three to cut it to 5-3…sweet…don’t tell them!

...knock on wood, but Tepesch has been very effective so far in relief of Zagone. We still have to generate two more runs, though, and they’ve brought in one of their stud relievers, Bellamy.

It’s 5-5! One out for Mizzou in the 8th…

YES!

The Boy, can you fill me in on the middle innings that I missed?

...with 2.2 IP, 1 hit, 1 BB, 1 K. Gibson’s entering now in the 8th. We scored 3 in the 5th with a 2-run single from Senne and a fielder’s choice by Priday, and then 2 in the 8th with the wind-aided HR from Gray. Lollis-Senne-Priday due up to start the 9th for Mizzou. Meanwhile, their 6-7-8 hitters are due up in the 8th. If anybody gets on base for Miami, then Alonso will get a chance.

...so barring a double-play, Alonso will now be due up in the 9th…assuming they don’t score in the 8th, anyway…

Tex described it as Senne charging in, diving, and then having the ball pop up in the air somehow with Senne catching it before it hit the ground.

I’m turning off the radio. That seems to be bad luck for me to have it on.

Grandal (catcher) up now.

Grandal singles, 6-5 Miami.

Getting a run off Gutierrez will be tough, but with the wind blowing out and Senne and Priday coming up…

To the top of the ninth, here we go…

Weird…the top of the order goes down quietly, but the bottom of the order makes noise and gives Miami the lead again. Guess it helps to have such a deep lineup, huh?

One out.

Come on, Priday…

I’m writing my letter of apology to Tim Jamieson as we speak.

But Miami is the #1 team in the nation for a reason.

Smack down Ole Miss again tomorrow.

The White Sox had Mizzou’s offense and Mizzou had the White Sox pitching, both my teams would be set right now. I guess it’s okay to dream…

...is the CSTV bracket page. Lots of information in real time.

...Mizzou squandered a leadoff walk by Folgia. Ole Miss’ cleanup hitter is up now with two outs and a runner on 2nd.

...Buckvich is having no problem with the Mizzou bats so far. Still 0-0.

Knock on wood, but it appears Good Ian has made an appearance today…sounds like we’re going to need it since apparently we’re facing Nook LaLoosh…

...I still think the better seed should be the home team the whole time…at least when the teams’ regional records are the same…

Ole Miss gets a leadoff single and advances the runner to 3rd, but Berger induces a pop-up to end the inning. Still 0-0.

Vukvich plows through the heart of the order once again…and he’ll take a no-hitter into the 5th.

... “Bloody Sunday” plays over the speakers in Miami.

Now, I know Miami is a violent city and all (at least that’s what Showtime’s Dexter tells me), but are they expecting some fisticuffs or gunfights on this Sunday afternoon?

Fire up “Shipping Up to Boston” for Pietroburgo, who ends the no-hitter bid for Bukvich.

This just following an extremely weird catch by a falling backwards second baseman in short right field for the first out of the fifth.

Two-out double in top of the fifth gives Mizzou the game’s first lead.

Shortened up the swing to pull it to left field. Action in the Ole Miss bullpen.

But suffers a potentially HUGE loss when Lollis comes up clutching his hamstring after a stolen base.

Lollis has been clutch in the tournament – Mizzou could really use him if the rematch(es) with Miami is/are in the works.

Lollis has been quite a catalyst…puts more pressure on Folgia and I guess maybe Calvert to create with their speed…

TJ admits that Mizzou has to do everything they can to win this game, but ideally, if they can avoid pitching him against Ole Miss, Kyle Gibson would get the start against Miami this afternoon.

Here’s the question, if Mizzou can get two wins today, who goes against Miami tomorrow?

Berger starting to look vulnerable.

Gives up an RBI double over a leaping Folgia with men on first and third. One man scores, runners at 2nd and 3rd. Ole Miss scores against Mizzou for the first time in 13+ innings of baseball.

TJ on his way to the mound to buy some bullpen time.

Come back to see the game tied at 4 in the top of the sixth thanks to a 4-run 5th inning by Ole Miss.

...leadoff double for Ole Miss in the 7th, tied at 4-4…

...but Priday singles. Coleman up with one out.

Run scores to tie it at 5!

...six outs, baby.

...Senne can hit a game-winning grand slam. Just sayin’.

Game over. Season over.

Too many close calls in the regional that they just couldn’t pull out.