Cal v. LBSU Open Thread
by TwistNHook on May 31, 2008 11:57 AM PDT
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PrintRough day yesterday. Cal ran into the buzzsaw known as Matusz. :(! Now, they have a long road to hoe. Hopefully, they have a lot of experience hoeing roads. Lord knows I do. I've hoed so many roads, I can't keep track. All hoes and roads kinda blur together for me. If Cal baseball want any tips on either hoeing or roads, I would be the man to call.
Long Beach State lost to FSU, 7-3 yesterday. So, now Cal has to face LBSU. It is do or die. The game is on today at 2 PM. There appears to be two ways to follow the game.
Either follow the gametracker at the Cal baseball website, found here. Or listen to it on KALX Radio 90.7. If you are not in the Berkeley area (or are, but hated the movie Radio so much you vowed never to own one), you can listen to it online. They have a series of different methods to stream the feed.
I'll try to do some modicum of live-blogging, but my wife returns later tonight and I have like 2 weeks worth of cleaning to do in 5 hours. Man do I have a long road to hoe! GO BEARS!
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Try using CoveritLive.com to help liveblog. It’s a lot more interactive
by BearsNecessity on May 31, 2008 12:42 PM PDT reply actions
whoa whoa whoa
what do you take us for? professionals?
seriously, though, that sounds like a neat tool. still, i’m really impressed with what the SBN technical team has come up with, and i think this open thread will be pretty interactive. the auto-updating threads (no refresh needed) solves a lot of those problems.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Oh I know. But it’s going to get way more hectic come football season.
by BearsNecessity on May 31, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yesterday I alluded to having Ross perhaps start Game 2 (today's game)
knowing that SD’s Matusz was going to be tough to beat. It’s a tough call definitely, but Nebraska did not use it’s # 1 starter in its opening game of its regional (http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2008/05/29/huskerextra/baseball/doc483dbdc4e3d9f470107041.txt ) but still managed to win in a slugfest 13 – 10. (http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1476499 )
Some of the reasons given seem like a smokescreen for the true reason, but whatever the reason, Nebraska now has its ace going today.
I wonder if Nebraska’s coach though they would get outpitched by the opposing team’s ace, or if he wanted to be ready with his ace for the likely winner in Irvine (who has one of the top pitching staffs in the country).
hindsight, of course, is 20/20
but you’re right, it’s an interesting strategy. i think if nebraska was trying to save its best pitcher for the toughest potential matchup, then that’s reasoning i can get behind. i know that if i thought my team would score 13 runs against a certain team, i wouldn’t waste my ace on them.
their situation is perhaps a little different than ours, though. i mean, obviously if we knew Matusz was going to toss a 3-hit shutout, we needn’t have bothered showing up, but throwing Ross opposite him was probably the Bears’ only chance to win.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
long beach state goes down in order in the first
a good start bears…now let’s see some offense
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
pitching matchup today
for cal, it’s craig benningson. 4-4, 6.68 ERA, 58 Ks in 63 IP.
for long beach, it’s Bret Lorin. 4-3, 2.47 ERA. 26 Ks in 43 IP. not sure if he was injured part of the year or what.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Craig Benninson is the pitcher for Cal. Here are his season numbers:
4-4 record. 6.68 ERA. 58 Ks to 40 BBs in 63.1 IP on the year. Not promising.
The LBSU pitcher (Brett Lorin) is 4-3 on the year with a 2.47 ERA. 26 Ks to 13 BBs in 43.2 IP.
A high scoring affair clearly benefits Cal here.
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
so, if you missed it
a walk, a bunt, and a base hit to left.
rich gorman tried to score from second. he was not successful.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
speaking of which
the bears have been shut out in 3 of their last 4 games. the offense has to bust out sooner or later. they just have to, right?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Benningson (or as the announcer keeps calling him, Bennington) can’t find the strike zone.
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
2 walks in a row
4 straight pitches. there’s already activity in cal’s bullpen.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
and we're down, 1-0
sac bunt, then a grounder to the right side. 2 outs, runner on third.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
strikeout ends the inning
no disaster yet, but the bears really have to get their bats going soon.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I was just on the phone with a friend, how did we get out of 2 on, 0 outs with only 1 run given up?
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bunt, grounder to second, strikeout
a rather nice recovery, actually.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
well, not this time
bears down in order in the second. 1-0 Long Beach.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
john cage references?
in a thread about a college baseball game? it’s like dennis miller on Monday Night Football.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
of course
these radio announcers are talking about how a baseball diamond is contained within euclidian space.
...and there it is. a big shout-out to good ol’ Euclid. wow. another great moment in broadcasting.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
2-0 Long Beach
a single through the middle scores a runner from second.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Now the announcers are talking about the meta aspect of LBSU playing at home, but being the away team. You can tell these are Berkeley baseball’s announcers.
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
yeah...
this is the 4th or 5th game i’ve listened to on the radio this year. these guys are bizarrely entertaining.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
hey there, mr. baserunner
2-out single by Rich Gorman. Hey, it’s something.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
and he's on second! stolen base!
now, if he was fast enough to steal bases, how did he get thrown out at the plate in the first trying to score from second?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Strikes out the LBSU hitter, but theres a Wild Pitch on the 3rd strike, so the batter gets to 1st.
I’ve always thought itd be amazing if a pitcher struck out 6 people an inning. First 3 gets struck out, but make it to base with a wild pitch on the 3rd strike. I’m not sure if this math is accurate, but a player could pitch a complete game shutout and have like 54 Ks. Kerry Wood, eat your heart out.
Ok, now a single and there are 2 guys on and 1 out.
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Damn, I check in late hoping to see some positives and there are none.
It’s one thing to complain about the draw, it’s quite another to prove the committee right. I don’t think this bodes well for future selections either. If the Bears want respect they have to earn it and they’re not taking advantage of their chance here.
The radio announcers said that Gorgon (the closer) was warming. In the 4th. It is clearly Code Red with Cal.
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Desperate but correct call
if no one else can stop the bleeding. Gotta stay in the game at least for the next three innings.
by oaktownmario on May 31, 2008 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
i leave for 20 minutes, and cal gives up another 3 runs.
is it a bad sign when KALX decides to play ‘You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling?’ between innings?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
yeah, but you don't get references to Euclid or John Cage in Penthouse
...or so I’ve been told…
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
it's not weirder that the radio broadcast.
they’re reading Matt Gorgan’s stats to the tune of ‘Pomp and Circumstance’
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Hopefully he can pitch like 5 shut out innings!
by oaktownmario on May 31, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
The only difference is I just checked and I’m still wearing all my clothes. Otherwise, yeah. If they get another hit here with the bases lively, it’s pretty much over. It’s already 7-2 as is. Congrats to the Cal baseball team for making the tournament this year. Hopefully, next year Cal can go further.
If we come back to win this, I will rue this post, won’t I?
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mock draft at minorleagueball.com
so, in an effort to say something positive, i checked SBN’s Minor League Ball, which runs a community mock draft before the read one, up through the first 5 rounds.
ross went 24th overall to the phillies, and cooper went 41st overall to the cubs in the supplemental round. no other bear was taken in the first 5 rounds.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
no sign of satin or gorgan
i’d have to think both will get drafted eventually, perhaps later in the real draft.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
The A's first mock pick was an OF/pitcher
but some guy there said that as the drafting team you have to announce the position he is being drafted for.
Is that true?
That sounds weird.
by oaktownmario on May 31, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
On the mock, some guy named Aaron Hicks
who can play either position now.
by oaktownmario on May 31, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Guess I'll just have to wait for the A's to play the Rangers . . .
wait, i forgot, Oakland is the Rangers’ bitch this year, much like Seattle was Oakland’s bitch two year’s ago.
My KALX feed just went kablooey. Perhaps this is Yahweh protecting me from further disaster.
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and now KALX replays the home run call from the 4th inning
just to tease me. jerks.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I just noticed that its actually spelled Gorgen. We previously had Gorgan and Gorgon. Wrong!
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given his performance
i’m not sure he’ll be unhappy at being misidentified here
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
3-4-5 hitters go down in order in the 6th
still 7-2. it’s not looking hopeful
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
man
liveblogging is a lot harder when the team you’re following sucks and doesn’t look like they’re going to stop sucking anytime soon
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
blake smith is the Cal player of the game so far
2 run HR, plus 2Ks in a scoreless inning of pitching. he’s now on for his second inning of work.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
well, there it goes
2-run double with the bases-loaded. 9-2 Long Beach. I don’t know why I keep bothering to listen to this game. Ugh.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
well, no scoring in the top of the 9th
9-2 going into the bottom half. bears have 3 outs left in their season.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
and it's official
bears lose, 9-2. all in all, it was a nice season, but it sure ended on a sour note.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
So who's on first...I donno....third base
So as UC fans do we support UC Davis (they did beat Satanford) or UC Irvine, which looks better in a blackout?
by Montezuma's Revenge on Jun 1, 2008 12:04 AM PDT reply actions
alternate rooting interests
i find that there are several legitimate theories as to who you should root for after your alma mater gets knocked out of the postseason:
- UC Pride! either Davis or Irvine would be acceptable. in fact, why not root for both? i mean, if it’s just a passing rooting interest, why not have a couple dogs in the fight?
Your secondary/backup team Cal may be your alma mater, but maybe you went to grad school somewhere else, or your dad or brother went somewhere else for undergrad. my brother will graduate from Davis next week, so that’s my secondary team.
Pac-10 pride rooting for ASU is acceptable, i suppose, to make the conference look good. like rooting for Oregon State last year. not a preferred rooting method, but i think it’s acceptable. note that this doesn’t mean you can root for Stanford. no way, man.
root for the guy who beat you as a last resort, there’s always the theory that you want to lose to the best. after all, Cal doesn’t look quite so bad if the winner of the long beach regional goes on to win it all.
whoever is playing stanfurd this is always acceptable.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
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