Shox vs. MO St. 3 game series

[shox1989]

That is a great question by the way. I give props to JOHN Q. HAMMONS for what he has built but if I was AD Kyle Moats I would hook Guttin up with memberships at all of the great golf courses we have in Springfield, Branson, and the Lake of the Ozarks and present him with a nice card but I would tell him to pack up his things because Matt Deggs needs to be in his office soon. That's what I would do. College sports are important business and there is no time to be sentimental.

There is no doubt that we have underachieved post 2003 CWS. Completely unacceptable. The expectation level for me was that we would be something like a TCU or what Coastal Carolina has become. That has not materialized. Still we are the best talent in the Valley this year and maybe we can get hot and make a Stony Brook type of run. We have some pitching.

Fixed.

[1972Shocker]

Maybe the Bears should have jumped on a bus this morning and heading over to Wichita. Could have played one, maybe two games today. Saturday looks a little iffy, but we could probably get a game in starting around 6:00 pm.
And Sunday is looking good as well (could play 2 then). Not great weather with temps in the 50's and warming into the low 60's Sunday, but that's balmy compared to what we have been playing in.

Obviously today is lousy in Springfield. Rain/Snow mix with a high of 37. Saturday temps in the 40's with rain shower chances throughout the day. The high Sunday is around 60 but with a chance of showes starting around Noon.

Hammons Field is a great park and I'm sure has state of the art drainage systems but I beleive it is a natural turf park.

Hopefully, they get enough breaks in the weather to squeeze all 3 games in.

[1972Shocker]

Here are the probable pitching matchups per goShockers.com

May 4 — Cale Elam (RHP, 5-2, 2.22) vs. Nick Petree (RHP, 7-1, 1.52)
May 5 (1) — A.J. Ladwig (RHP, 4-4, 4.95) vs. Jonathan Harris (RHP, 8-0, 2.21)
May 5 (2) — Garrett Brummett (RHP, 1-0, 2.08) vs. Andy Cheray (LHP, 1-2, 3.31)

[jdmee]

That is a great question by the way. I give props to Keith for what he has built but if I was AD Kyle Moats I would hook him up with memberships at all of the great golf courses we have in Springfield, Branson, and the Lake of the Ozarks and present him with a nice card but I would tell him to pack up his things because Matt Deggs needs to be in his office soon. That's what I would do. College sports are important business and there is no time to be sentimental.

There is no doubt that we have underachieved post 2003 CWS. Completely unacceptable. The expectation level for me was that we would be something like a TCU or what Coastal Carolina has become. That has not materialized. Still we are the best team in the Valley this year and maybe we can get hot and make a Stony Brook type of run. We have some pitching.

So would you have been happy with the following post 2003 results?

4 Valley Tournament Championships (vs 0)
4 Regular Season Championships (vs 1)
6 NCAA Tournament Appearances (vs 1)
2 Super Regional Appearances (vs 0)
0 Non Top 3 Valley Finishes (vs 4)
0 Missed Valley Tournament (vs 1)
0 Lucky to make Valley Tournament because we hosted (vs 1)

and you're talking crap about our coach.

[shocker3]

Maybe the Bears should have jumped on a bus this morning and heading over to Wichita. Could have played one, maybe two games today. Saturday looks a little iffy, but we could probably get a game in starting around 6:00 pm.
And Sunday is looking good as well (could play 2 then). Not great weather with temps in the 50's and warming into the low 60's Sunday, but that's balmy compared to what we have been playing in.

Obviously today is lousy in Springfield. Rain/Snow mix with a high of 37. Saturday temps in the 40's with rain shower chances throughout the day. The high Sunday is around 60 but with a chance of showes starting around Noon.

Hammons Field is a great park and I'm sure has state of the art drainage systems but I beleive it is a natural turf park.

Hopefully, they get enough breaks in the weather to squeeze all 3 games in.

I hear ya. It wouldn't be too bad playing in Wichita this weekend. I am not looking forward to the weather in Springfield. I am really sick and tired of wearing layers of clothes to baseball games. This has been the worst season ever weather-wise for Shocker baseball. It is kind of the Anti-1992 (in 1992 it seemed like we had really nice weather for every game- at least every home game).

[LuskingforGuttin]

So would you have been happy with the following post 2003 results?

4 Valley Tournament Championships (vs 0)
4 Regular Season Championships (vs 1)
6 NCAA Tournament Appearances (vs 1)
2 Super Regional Appearances (vs 0)
0 Non Top 3 Valley Finishes (vs 4)
0 Missed Valley Tournament (vs 1)
0 Lucky to make Valley Tournament because we hosted (vs 1)

and you're talking crap about our coach.

Neither of them are all that special. WSU has accomplished more in that span which is a cherry-picked span by the way. I really think there should be an asterisk on one of those Super Regional appearances for the one in 2008, I think it was, when Okie Lite's all world pitcher was suspended like 5 minutes before the first game. But if you go 2003-2013 I'd pick your accolades over ours, but in all honesty I would expect more as an MSU fan. This has been a bad run for us historically--if you look at us since we have been a D1 program. If Bill Rowe wasn't such a loyal guy to Keith he probably would have got the axe several years ago and Gary Gilmore could have been the guy because rumor has it he was interested about 6 years ago but probably not anymore. Regardless, if anyone in either of our Athletic Departments had the passion in their pinky finger that I have coarsing through all of my veins then both Gene and Keith would be doing nothing but golfing and playing shuffleboard for several years now.

So in short, I get your point. You have done well in the last decade but you still haven't been to a CWS since 1996 or a Regional since like 2009 or 2010. Hopefully we can get these three games in this weekend and settle some things in the short term. As Ned Reynolds always signs off on his KY3 sports newscasts: "To most of you bonjour and good sports!"

[KC Shox]

Even if we don't win this series, so what. At this point, our dreams solely rely on winning the MVC Tourney. Is "dreams" the right word these days?

[Shockerman]

I think the word you are looking for is "fantasy."

[JJClamdip]

That is a great question by the way. I give props to Keith for what he has built but if I was AD Kyle Moats I would hook him up with memberships at all of the great golf courses we have in Springfield, Branson, and the Lake of the Ozarks and present him with a nice card but I would tell him to pack up his things because Matt Deggs needs to be in his office soon. That's what I would do. College sports are important business and there is no time to be sentimental.

There is no doubt that we have underachieved post 2003 CWS. Completely unacceptable. The expectation level for me was that we would be something like a TCU or what Coastal Carolina has become. That has not materialized. Still we are the best team in the Valley this year and maybe we can get hot and make a Stony Brook type of run. We have some pitching.

No one is really this insane, This has to be coldblooded toying with Mods.

[shox1989]

Neither of them are all that special. WSU has accomplished more in that span which is a cherry-picked span by the way. I really think there should be an asterisk on one of those Super Regional appearances for the one in 2008, I think it was, when Okie Lite's all world pitcher was suspended like 5 minutes before the first game. But if you go 2003-2013 I'd pick your accolades over ours, but in all honesty I would expect more as an MSU fan. This has been a bad run for us historically--if you look at us since we have been a D1 program. If Bill Rowe wasn't such a loyal guy to Keith he probably would have got the axe several years ago and Gary Gilmore could have been the guy because rumor has it he was interested about 6 years ago but probably not anymore. Regardless, if anyone in either of our Athletic Departments had the passion in their pinky finger that I have coarsing through all of my veins then both Gene and Keith would be doing nothing but golfing and playing shuffleboard for several years now.

So in short, I get your point. You have done well in the last decade but you still haven't been to a CWS since 1996 or a Regional since like 2009 or 2010. Hopefully we can get these three games in this weekend and settle some things in the short term. As Ned Reynolds always signs off on his KY3 sports newscasts: "To most of you bonjour and good sports!"

We are using the WORST 10 years of Gene's career at WSU. If you want us to go back further that would be fine. How many CWS appearances did MOst have between 1992-2002? Or how about 1981-1991? We weren't cherry picking. Just using the last 10 years, which have not been great years for WSU but have been the BEST years for da Bears.

[shox1989]

No one is really this insane, This has to be coldblooded toying with Mods.

You might be right. Many of his posts seem over the top. But if it is Cold then he has been getting away with it for a long time.

[shox1989]

Right now it is 57 degrees in Wichita and it is 34 degrees and snowing in Springfield, MO. Springfield remains in a winter weather advisory until 7 am on Saturday morning.

Hopefully it will clear out by game time tomorrow. Although it is suppose to be pretty cold tomorrow in Springfield.

[shox1989]

The Redbirds are leading Cu tonight 7-2 in the 8th inning. One of the few times I would like to see a Cu win and they fail me (the series is AT Ill. St)

[shox1989]

The Redbirds end up thrashing Cu tonight 9-2 in Normal. The only conference series that the Redbirds have lost this year was to WSU. Cu can still pull it out with 2 wins, but it is looking good for the Redbirds to win another conference series.

[WuDrWu]

Neither of them are all that special. WSU has accomplished more in that span which is a cherry-picked span by the way. I really think there should be an asterisk on one of those Super Regional appearances for the one in 2008, I think it was, when Okie Lite's all world pitcher was suspended like 5 minutes before the first game. But if you go 2003-2013 I'd pick your accolades over ours, but in all honesty I would expect more as an MSU fan. This has been a bad run for us historically--if you look at us since we have been a D1 program. If Bill Rowe wasn't such a loyal guy to Keith he probably would have got the axe several years ago and Gary Gilmore could have been the guy because rumor has it he was interested about 6 years ago but probably not anymore. Regardless, if anyone in either of our Athletic Departments had the passion in their pinky finger that I have coarsing through all of my veins then both Gene and Keith would be doing nothing but golfing and playing shuffleboard for several years now.

So in short, I get your point. You have done well in the last decade but you still haven't been to a CWS since 1996 or a Regional since like 2009 or 2010. Hopefully we can get these three games in this weekend and settle some things in the short term. As Ned Reynolds always signs off on his KY3 sports newscasts: "To most of you bonjour and good sports!"

Have to agree with @JJClamdip:, nobody is this fricking stupid. A "cherry-picked span"? What the hell does that mean? Any possible combination of seasons during the last 35 years is going to show WSU vastly superior to MSU, save like 1 year. You've said some stupid things, but here I believe you've broken new ground, somewhat impressively.

Then you announce your superiority over not 1, but 2 athletic departments. You can barely spell but yet somehow you're both qualified and experienced enough to lead a shithole athletic program to new heights because of "passion coarsing (sic)(it's coursing by the way) through" your veins.

I don't even think "handicapped" adequately defines your problems.