Shockers vs. Salukis

[shox1989]

We have a big weekend series with the team that is currently one game behind us in the conference standings.

I thought I would get the topic rolling.

GO SHOX!

[Shirley Schmidt]

Contenders?

Or

Pretenders?

We will find out after this weekend.

[Ashockalypse]

Coop will set the tone.

[WSUwatcher]

Right

Coop will set the tone.

Ah, yes, Brent's silly old "tone setting" cliche strikes again. This year it's sounded especially foolish in light of WSU's debacle at Long Beach (and beyond) following Tim Kelley's brilliant job of setting the tone for that series with the best outing of his Shocker career, or WSU's series win at Evansville after Cooper set the tone by going out last Friday and getting pounded.

Winning Friday is nice mathematically -- you can still sweep the series, and have a huge leg up on at least winning it, whereas losing takes away the (positive) sweep and all your margin of error for winning the weekend. But the ball doesn't hear a thing, and the players on both sides have shown time and again this year and in the past that they're tone deaf, too.

[Shocker85]

Re: Right

Coop will set the tone.

Ah, yes, Brent's silly old "tone setting" cliche strikes again. This year it's sounded especially foolish in light of WSU's debacle at Long Beach (and beyond) following Tim Kelley's brilliant job of setting the tone for that series with the best outing of his Shocker career, or WSU's series win at Evansville after Cooper set the tone by going out last Friday and getting pounded.

Winning Friday is nice mathematically -- you can still sweep the series, and have a huge leg up on at least winning it, whereas losing takes away the (positive) sweep and all your margin of error for winning the weekend. But the ball doesn't hear a thing, and the players on both sides have shown time and again this year and in the past that they're tone deaf, too.

WW - 'zactly.

Shoot, the pitchers don't seem to be able to "set a tone" for an entire game, much less an entire weekend. Starters pitch well, relievers blow it, etc.

What REALLY seems to set the tone for this team is offensive production in the beginning of games. If they get a jump on the other team, they seems to gain confidence and hold on for the win; alternatively, when they get behind the hitters seem to give up.

Just my observations

--'85..

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

anything less than michael vicking them will be a damn shame.

[WSU_Mom]

anything less than michael vicking them will be a damn shame.

Ewwww!!!

[ISASO]

It is time to lay down some shock and awe.

[ShockerFever]

I wanna get into it. I really do, but I think I would just be setting myself up..

[WSU_Mom]

Be interesting tonight to see who starts in the field... Bascue should be a shoo-in considering the LHP factor. Here's the scouting report for those that haven't already seen it:

http://www.kansas.com/2010/04/09/1261571/southern-illinois-at-wichita-state.html

[GoShockers89]

I wanna get into it. I really do, but I think I would just be setting myself up..

You are eerily similar to Randy Quaid in 'Major League' this season...

[ShockerFever]

I wanna get into it. I really do, but I think I would just be setting myself up..

You are eerily similar to Randy Quaid in 'Major League' this season...

And the Shocks have been eerily similar to the Cleveland Indians.

[Shockerman]

Shox up 2-0 in the bottom half of the 2nd. Cooper has been "sharp as a tack" according to MK.

[ShockTalk]

I wanna get into it. I really do, but I think I would just be setting myself up..

You are eerily similar to Randy Quaid in 'Major League' this season...

OK. I've gotta ask to see what I'm missing. I didn't know Randy Quaid was in "Major League"?

[JaminShock]

I wanna get into it. I really do, but I think I would just be setting myself up..

You are eerily similar to Randy Quaid in 'Major League' this season...

OK. I've gotta ask to see what I'm missing. I didn't know Randy Quaid was in "Major League"?

He's one of the fans- he's featured in the 2nd one more...

'Vile thing! You make my butt sting!' :D