2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament

[GTRules]

Lol. Not at all. I'm not sure how you're reading it that way. I provided a critique that I've had all season (which honestly is more of a Taylor thing than Ramsey). I also said that it's only the beginning. Maybe you can't read between the lines or you need things clearly written for you or maybe it's just that you just hopped on the train, but Ramsey's offense and offensive strategy is something much different than CDH.

Yet, somehow, remarkably similar results.

Just like your long post detailed.

Fact is, our baseball team is snake-bit.

 

[Vespidie]

Pitching wins Regionals, Super Regionals & the CWS.

Taylor & Ramsey need to recruiting top flight pitchers TOMORROW!

Don't forget defense too. Not being strong up the middle today contributed mightily to this loss.

 

[DecaturJacket]

Yet, somehow, remarkably similar results.

Just like your long post detailed.

Fact is, our baseball team is snake-bit.

Disappear again and go cry in your corner. You clearly have no interest in talking baseball.

 

[DecaturJacket]

One thing I will disagree with is I think there was a plan and that was the problem. The plan was to use Tate in the 9th no matter what. He was walking around the bullpen getting loose in the 7th. Once Loy was already in and with 2 out of 3 lefties to start the 9th, that plan should've gone out the window.

Yeah, I kinda thought that too. I was thinking more of the plan with Loy and the in between guys. I think you're right with the Tate strategy. I think it was ok for one inning, but when they brought him back out was when we all probably felt like we might be in trouble. Too HR heavy all season to be in that spot.

 

[GTRules]

Disappear again and go cry in your corner. You clearly have no interest in talking baseball.

I understand that you don't want someone to disagree with you. Your knowledge is superior to mine.

I'll defer you your greater number of baseball posts.

 

[BonafideJacket]

Yeah, I kinda thought that too. I was thinking more of the plan with Loy and the in between guys. I think you're right with the Tate strategy. I think it was ok for one inning, but when they brought him back out was when we all probably felt like we might be in trouble. Too HR heavy all season to be in that spot.

It really felt like they wanted Tate to have a storybook moment and forced it no matter what the situation dictated. Tate is a swing and miss pitcher who runs up a high pitch count and gives up a higher than average number of baserunners and home runs. That is not the type of guy I would want going on one day rest in a one score ballgame.

 

[Bogey]

Several times OU pitchers did react. Twice the pitcher started to walk off on what he thought was strike 3. One time the catcher did too. Honestly they were probably right too.



Ramsey hasn't made a mound visit a single time this season where he didn't make a move. He was definitely making a move, he just wanted to stall longer. Taylor comes out for non-move visits. Ramsey literally only comes out when a move is coming.



I didn't think Ramsey was all THAT upset (because he knew he was making the change). He "argued" with them, but I think it was more of just letting them know that he didn't make the signal. He wasn't really all that heated like say he was in the game where a ball came on the field and the 3B ump called time and then allowed the play to happen. He was LIVID there. He was not livid last night.

Disagree. Ramsey has come out to the mound several times to talk to the pitcher without making a change, but not recently. I know this because I thought it was strange.

 

[SandySpringsJacket]

Don't forget defense too. Not being strong up the middle today contributed mightily to this loss.

But our short stop made a major league put out deep at short late in the game. Unbelievable effort on that play.

 

[DecaturJacket]

I understand that you don't want someone to disagree with you. Your knowledge is superior to mine.

I'll defer you your greater number of baseball posts.

What exactly are you even disagreeing with me about?

 

[GTRules]

What exactly are you even disagreeing with me about?

This:

“Disappear again and go cry in your corner. You clearly have no interest in talking baseball.”

 

[DecaturJacket]

But our short stop made a major league put out deep at short late in the game. Unbelievable effort on that play.

This. Zuck's play yesterday was major league level too. Hern's throw yesterday too. had Sucks that we had a few miscues mixed in. Was ready for Hern to make that play at the plate close today too. He just lost it in his glove.

 

[4shotB]

Not really, the variability is what makes baseball baseball. It’s said that an MLB playoff series would have to be best-of-75 for the better team to advance at the same rate as in the NBA. So yeah, “it’s just baseball” is right. Still sucks *** and just like everyone else I’d rather have the mediocre regular season and magical postseason run to Omaha than the crap we just went through, but that doesn’t change that based on the 60+ game sample size of the college baseball season we’re still one of the best if not the best team.

There are two schools of thought (imo) at the end of the day.

A) we are known to be poor in the postseason. this is the time of year when it really matters. and there is a root cause - pitching (or lack thereof), coaching (or lack thereof), weak conference or schedule

B) we are a really good team and program that has just an unusual run of bad luck in the postseason over the last 20 somethings but that's just the way it is, bc it's baseball.

I am not saying either one is wrong or right. Not advocating for one or the other. But I do believe you have to be of the second mindset to show up for this year after year. I will point out that i have nothing but mad respect for the 10 - 15 people here who have posted regularly over the years and who have been steadfast in their faith and belief. I do respect that in all honesty.

 

[stinger78]

Loy was the guy we got from UT for that specific situation. Yet when came time he got exactly 4 pitches. Meanwhile Patel, who pitched well for 4+ innings, got 100. Of your plan is to use McKee for the 9th, then remove Patel after the 6th and let Loy have the ball. It’s what he’s there for - I thought.

I am interested in Coach’s thoughts there.

There were several plays in the field that were blown. For example, I think Schmidt should have gone home with the ball on the non-double play ball hit to him instead of trying to turn two. Also, if they cut the throw home from RF and go to third they get the runner there, even if he doesn’t over slide the bag. They weee never going to get that runner going home. He was far too fast.

 

[Vespidie]

Yeah, I kinda thought that too. I was thinking more of the plan with Loy and the in between guys. I think you're right with the Tate strategy. I think it was ok for one inning, but when they brought him back out was when we all probably felt like we might be in trouble. Too HR heavy all season to be in that spot.

Especially considering the guy who hit the walk off had already hit a HR off McKee in his earlier appearance. It just made no logical sense.

 

[DecaturJacket]

This:

“Disappear again and go cry in your corner. You clearly have no interest in talking baseball.”

That was a response to you saying that I was saying CDH 2.0 in my "long detailed post."

If you read my post and thought that I thought Ramsey is CDH 2.0 or in any way feel the same way as some of the miserable posters coming out of the woodworks right now, I don't know what to tell you. It seems like maybe you don't like to talk baseball.

 

[DecaturJacket]

Loy was the guy we got from UT for that specific situation. Yet when came time he got exactly 4 pitches. Meanwhile Patel, who pitched well for 4+ innings, got 100. Of your plan is to use McKee for the 9th, then remove Patel after the 6th and let Loy have the ball. It’s what he’s there for - I thought.

I am interested in Coach’s thoughts there.

Yep. 100% agree. Loy's usage was one of the more frustrating ones of the season imo. Have to imagine he was frustrated too. Loved how pumped up he was when he got in this weekend and despite some troubles toward the end I still think he was one of our more reliable arms all season.

 

[DeacsJackets]

That was really painful. The two separate huge bobbles on plays at the plate from Patel and Vahn were killer.

 

[4shotB]

Yep. 100% agree. Loy's usage was one of the more frustrating ones of the season imo. Have to imagine he was frustrated too. Loved how pumped up he was when he got in this weekend and despite some troubles toward the end I still think he was one of our more reliable arms all season.

This is a conundrum and has been . players talk. Recruits watch baseball. There is no doubt that we will have great talent on the field and at bat. people will see DB abd VL drafted in the top 10 picks or so. But when you don't have much to point to in terms of pitcher, their development and kids at that position getting drafted how do you break the cycle? It was a huge win for the FB team to have a kid picked in the first round this year. You want to be able to sell results and not just hope.

 

[DecaturJacket]

This is a conundrum and has been . players talk. Recruits watch baseball. There is no doubt that we will have great talent on the field and at bat. people will see DB abd VL drafted in the top 10 picks or so. But when you don't have much to point to in terms of pitcher, their development and kids at that position getting drafted how do you break the cycle? It was a huge win for the FB team to have a kid picked in the first round this year. You want to be able to sell results and not just hope.

I can tell you that not playing your highly touted freshmen doesn't help.

I don't want to revisit the Underwood discussion, but a lot of us felt like he got pulled out of the Sunday role too fast.

We have have kids like Willcox and Underwood have success. Can't have success when you barely play.

 

[UgaBlows]

Massively disappointed in this outcome.

I know full well that good pitching will beat good hitting the majority of the time (Braves vs Indians 1995 good example). But, I cannot say that OU’s pitching was good enough in this tournament. Our pitching and pitchers put in the game were the issue, IMO.

Our hitters chocked under pressure imo