I can do some pbp while i work.
my feed on watch espn still has not started game action. just says event is starting soon.
2 up 2 down so far with 2 SO by Gaeckle. Now 1 on on an E-4. Then the next guy strikes out.
Cam should have pretended that ball was an armadillo!
found a stream on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b7jsEhVR4I
well shit, the casting from my phone to my tv ain't working
top 1
gaeckle dealing.
johnson up, sit down bitch
mensik safe at first, e2
stonehouse, you sit down too bitch.
hammond, why the fuck don't you just join johnson and stonehouse?
4 up, 3 down, all k's swinging.
bottom 1
plech on the mound for xavier
Ruiz up, smokes one right to the lf, 1 down.
Souza up, first pitch taken down the rf line, stretches it into a double with the slide.
Helfrick up, draws a walk, runners on 1st and 2nd.
Kozeal up, FUCK YO COUCH former speaker of the house John Boehner! drives a 1-1 pitch to dead left center.
Hogs lead 3-0, 1 down
Aloy up, gets ahead 2-0, then swings at dogshit in the dirt, draws a walk. 1 on, 1 out.
Robinett up, runs a full count and strikes out swinging, 1 on, 2 down.
Niu up, nearly takes one on the chin, tips a 2-2 ball into the catchers mitt for out 3.
Hogs lead after 1 3-0!
Sousa finally stands in the box and doubles. That AB looked good.
A Dillo Dinger!!
KOZEAL!
top 2
gaeckle at 18 pitches
fitz walks on 4 pitches
peters blasts one to the lf wall, stand up double. runners at 2nd and 3rd.
townsend flies out to shallow left, pompey with the over the shoulder willie mays catch. runners hold.
canterberry swinging bunts it to gaeckle, throws him out at 1st, base running error and we got him! 3 outs.
hogs leading 3-0 midway through the 2nd
bottom 2, hogs leading 3-0
piech is at 26 pitches
Pompey up, goes down swinging, that's three straight k's for piech. 1 out.
Brumbaugh goes down staring. 4 straight k's. 2 down.
Ruiz runs a full count and goes down staring. piech is kicking our asses now.
Hogs lead 3-0 after 2
in other news, the usa has a 4-0 lead with 96 seconds left in the 2nd.
top 3
gaeckle at 30 pitches
crisp runs a full count, then goes down swinging, 1 out.
hammond singles to left center
stonehouse, well shit, i missed it, but he's out and runner still on first.
mensik flies out to cf.
xavier with a hit.
hogs lead 3-0 midway through the 3rd.
bottom 3
piech at 46 pitches and has k'd us 5 in a row
souza flies out to right. 1 down.
helfrick fouls one to the parking lot, then goes down swinging. 2 outs.
kozeal flies out to right center. 3 outs.
hogs lead 3-0 after 3
top 4, hogs leading 3-0
gaeckle at 44 pitches
johnson doubles to the rightfield wall
fitz grounds out to 2nd, runner advances. 1 down, runner on 3rd.
peters walks, 1 down and runners on the corners.
townsend runs a full count, goes down swinging. 2 down!
canterberry grounds out to 2nd. 3 outs.
hogs lead 3-0 midway through the 4th.
Gaekle is battling
How does Xavier have a pitcher this good?
Dammit at all the Ks.
bottom of the 4th
piech at 56 pitches
aloy runs a full count, goes down swinging, 1 out.
i guess piech took that kozeal hr personally.
robinett goes down staring. 2 down, 8 k's for piech
niu runs a full count, goes down staring.
9 k's for piech
top 5th
gaeckle at 65 pitches
crisp strikes out swinging, 1 out
hammond hits one back up the middle to kozeal who makes a great play and throw to get him out at 1st. 2 down.
stonehouse hits one over the wall in right center. the wind helped that one.
mensik throws his bat into the net...then goes down looking.
hogs lead 3-1 after 4 and a half
Come on bats.
bottom of the 5th
piech is done. another righty, michael murphy in.
pompey runs a full count, then takes one in the shoulder blade. runner on 1st.
brumbaugh grounds into the SS that bounces off him. runners safe at 1st and 2nd.
ruiz flies out, both runners advance
souza doubles to the left center wall!. 2 runs score! hogs lead 5-1!
helfrick grounds out, souza stays put. 2 down.
kozeal rips one to right center, the centerfielder makes a leaping outstretched catch at the wall to rob him of a double. 3 outs.
hogs score 2 and lead 5-1 after 5
They have definitely worked on squaring Sousa up in the box. 2 doubles and looks good on his swings.
top 6
gaeckle is done.
cole gibler on the mound for the hogs
johnson grounds out on the first pitch
fitz goes down swinging on a check swing that was very close, looks like it was safe. 2 down.
peters singles to right.
townsend flies out to center.
hogs lead 5-1 midway through 6.
bottom of the 6th
murphy on the mound, 17 pitches
aloy boots the first pitch to the gap between first and second for an infield single.
murphy is done. this pitching change brought to you by WKRP in Cinncinnati and Herb Tarlek who still swears to god he did not know turkeys couldn't fly.
whp ashton chronister is in the game, he is 6'8".
robinett flies out to left. 1 down. aloy stays at 1st.
niu grounds into a double play.
hogs lead 5-1 after 6.
top of the 7th
gibler back on the mound after only 10 pitches in the 6th.
canterberry grounds out to brumbaugh, 1 down.
crisp grounds out to kozeal at 2nd, 2 down.
hammond bounces one up the middle that gets into centerfield.
stonehouse rips one down the right field line for a standing double. runners at 2nd and 3rd.
mensik down 0-2 and gibler hits him. bases loaded with 2 outs.
helfrick to the mound to chat with gibler.
johnson flies out to right center.
hogs lead 5-1 midway through 7
Big out.
bottom of the 7th
chronister back on the mound
pompey goes down swinging. 1 out.
brumbaugh goes down staring. 2 outs.
ruiz grounds out.
can we go ahead fire the hitting coach?
hogs lead 5-1 after 7
46 Ks in 4 games. Ouch.
We will lead the league in strike outs this year. And I mean us striking out.
top of the 8th
gibler on the mound with 30 pitches to his name
fitz homers to right field on the first pitch. hogs lead 5-2.
peters hits a chopper to short, closer play at 1st than you'd think, but he's out.
townsend grounds out to kozeal.
canterberry flies out to right.
5-2 razorbacks midway through 8.
largest home opener attendance in history. 10,300 and something.
bottom of the 8th
chronister back on the mound
souza grounds out. 1 out.
helfrick hits one deep to right and it is just foul. no help from the wind on that one. singles into the shift and it bounces off the shortstop, safe at first, e6.
kozeal up....i gotta step out unexpectedly. someone want to take pbp from here?
Hogs win 5-2.
That's a Winner! WPS!
4 hits? Concerned.
The bats have me worried.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Feb 20, 2026, 05:34 PM4 hits? Concerned.
Thank the good Lord we have a proven hitting coach who values contact.
Said it after Arlington and I'll say it again.
This team is giving me 2024 vibes. All pitching and zero offense.
Quote from: BASS on Feb 20, 2026, 04:43 PMmurphy is done. this pitching change brought to you by WKRP in Cinncinnati and Herb Tarlek who still swears to god he did not know turkeys couldn't fly.
Actually, it was Les Nessman who said that..........Don't be dissing my man and avid Razorback fan, Herb MotherFucking Tarlek.
Quote from: Mazeppa Pompazoidi on Feb 21, 2026, 09:14 AMActually, it was Les Nessman who said that..........Don't be dissing my man and avid Razorback fan, Herb MotherFucking Tarlek.
I would put my money on Door #3, I thought it was the boss who said, "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
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Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Feb 21, 2026, 09:55 AMI would put my money on Door #3, I thought it was the boss who said, "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
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You're right.
At least it wasn't Dr. Johnny Fever!
My favorite quote from him, "John, I want you to be a golf pro."
Quote from: Feral on Feb 20, 2026, 06:36 PMSaid it after Arlington and I'll say it again.
This team is giving me 2024 vibes. All pitching and zero offense.
DVH seems a bit frustrated in his pressers. I don't recall that happening before this early in the season. To ne, that says a lot.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Feb 21, 2026, 12:19 PMDVH seems a bit frustrated in his pressers. I don't recall that happening before this early in the season. To ne, that says a lot.
Famous last words, but I'm not sure this lineup is good enough to make any sort of run in the postseason.
Our approach just seems to be off, and we can't get a hit with RISP. The last 2 games we've scored 3 runs in the 1st and then basically took the rest of the game off.
Xavier goes three up three down in the first.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Feb 21, 2026, 01:09 PMXavier goes three up three down in the first.
we're trying to out do them
Ruiz and Souza both watch the first pitch down broadway. Both ultimately get out.
Then Helfrick says piss off with that approach and swings at the first pitch for a single.
Kozeal!
Kozeal with another bomb. 2-0 Hogs.
We've had 5 batters this inning and 4 have watched a first pitch strike.
Dietz faces 4 batters and fans 3 in the top of the 2nd.
Hogs up 2-0 to the bottom of the 2nd
DVH must have gotten on their asses about swinging at the first pitch like they were doing in the first 2 games. Now they are watching it down Broadway like past years.
3 strikeouts in the bottom of the 2nd. Oof
Dietz having trouble in the top of the 3rd.
Xavier hits a 2 out RBI single, and has runners at 2nd and 3rd.
Dietz nearing 60 pitches.
ETA - Xavier plates 2 runs on a 2 out error on Kozeal.
Xavier up 3-2
Not sure we've found our Saturday starter yet.
2nd straight weekend where Dietz gets tagged for multiple runs in early innings.
Kozeal triples on a fly ball to LCF.
Robinett knocks him in with a 2 out RBI single.
3-3 after 3
Xavier with 2 quick hits to get runners on the corners with no outs.
Dietz struggling, which is odd to say since he has 9 K's
Xavier pushes 1 across in the 4th on 2 hits.
4-3 Xavier mid 4th
Hogs go 3 up 3 down in the 4th on 2 K's and a line out.
4-3 Xavier
In the last 13 innings, we have 20 Ks.
This is going to be a long year.
Coil comes in to pitch for Dietz and goes 3 up 3 down with 2 K's and a groundout to short.
Helfrick says shut the furk up bleedin! Tie ballgame.
Helfrick and Aloy Jr. go yard to put the Hogs back up 5-4 after 5.
Coil gets 3 quick outs in the top of the 6th.
Bottom 6th.
Niu walks, steals 2nd, then takes 3rd on a wild pitch.
Pompey up. Grounds a single through the left side, Niu scores. 6-4 Hogs.
Brumbaugh up. Pompey gets picked off at 1st. Play under review. Looks safe, but we're Arkansas so don't count on it being overturned. Call is upheld. 1 out. Brumbaugh grounds out to short on a textbook double play ball. 2 outs.
Turner up. Slaps a single through the left side.
Souza up. Turner takes second on a ball in the dirt that the catcher loses track of. Souza strikes out looking on a meatball right down the middle.
6-4 Hogs to the 7th.
Top 7th
Crisp up. Flies out to CF. 1 away.
Hammond up. Flies out to CF. 2 away.
Stonehouse up. Hits one to the scoreboard. 6-5 Hogs.
Mensik up. Homers to LF. 6-6.
Johnson up. Goes down swinging.
6-6 to the stretch
Unless things change drastically, I don't see us doing much this year.
Bottom 7th
Helfrick up. Lines out to short.
Kozeal up. Singles to LF. Kozeal now a double short of the cycle.
Aloha up. Hits a FC to short. Kozeal out at 2nd.
Robinett up. Walks. Runners at 1st and 2nd.
Niu up. Hits a soft chopper to short for a 6-4 putout.
6-6 to the 8th
Top 8th.
Steele Eaves in to pitch for Parker Coil.
Fitz up. Grounds out to 2nd. 1 down.
Peters up. Hits a seeing eye single to LF.
Townsend up. Peters steals 2nd. Goes down looking. :sitdown: 2 away
Thomas up. Lines out to 2nd.
6-6 to the bottom of the 8th
Bottom 8th
Pompey up. Pops out to the pitcher.
Brumbaugh up. Walks.
Turner up. Goes down swinging after a 2-0 pitching change. 2 outs.
Souza up. Strikeout incoming. Brumbaugh thrown out by a mile trying to take 2nd to end the inning.
6-6. We look like ass
Appreciate the pbp :beer:
Top 9th.
Crisp up. Flies out to LF on a good read by Turner. 1 away.
Lineup flips. Hammond up. Grounds out to SS on a great play by Brumbaugh. 2 away.
Stonehouse up. Singles to RF.
Mensik up. Grounds out to short.
6-6 mid 9th
Bottom of the 9th, time to rake.
Souza leads off. Flies out to CF.
Helfrick up. Pitching change by Xavier. Grounds out to short.
Kozeal up. Doubles off the wall in LCF to complete the cycle! Runner on 2nd.
Aloy 2.0 up. Smacks an RBI single to LF!! Hogs walk it off in the bottom of the 9th!
Hogs win 7-6
Kozeal is the only bat I trust
Glad we got the win.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Feb 21, 2026, 03:50 PMKozeal is the only bat I trust
Same.
Helfrick is our best overall player, but Kozeal is our best hitter, and continues to clutch up.
Good win. Bottom of the 9th shit is the best shit.
Game 3 at noon today on ESPN+
Gonna be a cold one at Baum Walker. Will be 39 at first pitch with wind gusts up to 30mph.
Quote from: Feral on Feb 22, 2026, 09:46 AMGame 3 at noon today on ESPN+
Gonna be a cold one at Baum Walker. Will be 39 at first pitch with wind gusts up to 30mph.
SEC+ also
Quote from: Feral on Feb 22, 2026, 09:46 AMGame 3 at noon today on ESPN+
Gonna be a cold one at Baum Walker. Will be 39 at first pitch with wind gusts up to 30mph.
Wind blowing in or out?
Quote from: Pig Benis on Feb 22, 2026, 11:32 AMWind blowing in or out?
With our offense, it won't matter.
Quote from: Pig Benis on Feb 22, 2026, 11:32 AMWind blowing in or out?
Out, currently. Wind chill is 28.
Quote from: Feral on Feb 22, 2026, 11:53 AMWith our offense, it won't matter.
It does for gambling purposes. Total is 15.
Quote from: Doc Hogaday on Feb 22, 2026, 11:56 AMOut, currently. Wind chill is 28.
Jeez. Sounds like a day to crowd the plate and not risk hitting one off the end of the bat.
And, the cameraman misses the first out. A liner to Kozeal, and they never show the play.
A 7 pitch first half of the inning for Big Tuna.
103-foot double for Niu.
Most of it vertical.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Feb 22, 2026, 12:12 PM103-foot double for Niu.
Most of it vertical.
Launch angle of 89 degrees, total distance of 10 feet.
Scored as a double somehow.
Hogs up 3-0 after 1.
Scoring recap for everyone.
Niu leads off (??) and skies an infield pop fly that the 3B loses in the sun and wind. Reaches 2nd base, somehow scored a double.
Souza struck out (shocker) and Helfrick lines out.
Kozeal singles to CF to bring Niu in. 1-0 Hogs.
Aloy singles to RF, Kozeal takes 3rd.
Robinett doubles down the RF line, bringing in both runners in. 3-0 Hogs.
Pompey strikes out swinging low and away.
how the hell did pompey hit .348 last year at texas tech? he's terrible at the plate. nate thompson special?
also, i think this exact uniform with red pin stripes would be absolute titties. give 'em pin striped white hats with the red A.
Tuna goes strikeout, infield single (off his glove), groundout, groundout for a clean 2nd.
3-0 Hogs
B2
Zach Stewart leads off. Goes yard off the scoreboard!! 4-0 Hogs
Brumbaugh up next. Goes down swinging. Brumbaugh really struggling at plate this season.
Niu up. Flies out to CF.
Souza up. Walks.
Helfrick up. Doubles off the wall and RCF!!! Niu scores. 5-0 Hogs
Kozeal up. Grounds out to SS.
5-0 Hogs after 2
What an at-bat. Wow
Yeah we are raking.
Against Shitball Ed Harris IV and his 89-mph heater.
😙
1-2-3 for Tuna in the 3rd
Quote from: Feral on Feb 22, 2026, 12:31 PMNiu up. Flies out to CF. .,..
Helfrick up. Doubles off the wall and RCF!!! Niu scores.
??
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Feb 22, 2026, 12:46 PM??
PBP is a little harder than you would expect. You really have to pay attention and if things move fast, sometimes you might get something wrong.
anybody else have constant buffering issues with watch espn?
B4
Niu grounds out to SS.
Souza reaches on an infield single.
Helfrick homers to LF!! 7-0 Hogs.
Kozeal grounds out to 2nd.
Aloy reaches on an infield chopper to 3B.
Robinett flies out to LF.
7-0 Hogs after 4
Quote from: BASS on Feb 22, 2026, 01:09 PManybody else have constant buffering issues with watch espn?
None at all. On both Amazon Fire and my laptop, working normally.
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Feb 22, 2026, 01:14 PMNone at all. On both Amazon Fire and my laptop, working normally.
fucking cox. i just saw helfrick's hr. my phone says i'm on live tv. i can't fast forward but i'm a few batters+ behind. werid. if i watch on my phone its fine, but casting to my tv is messing up the feed.
Top 5th. Fisher pitching very well
Johnson up. Goes down swinging :sitdown:
Hammond up. Goes down looking :sitdown:
Thomas up. Goes down swinging on a checked swing 3rd strike :sitdown:
7-0 Hogs mid 5th
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Feb 22, 2026, 12:46 PM??
Apologies, I'll issue refunds on dues for this month.
Quote from: BASS on Feb 22, 2026, 01:09 PManybody else have constant buffering issues with watch espn?
Mine does for a few seconds every now and then. Like stop action.
Bottom 5th
Pompey leads off. Goes down swinging.
Stewart up next. Goes down swinging.
Brumbaugh up next. Goes down swinging.
7-0 Hogs after 5
Quote from: BASS on Feb 22, 2026, 01:15 PMfucking cox. i just saw helfrick's hr. my phone says i'm on live tv. i can't fast forward but i'm a few batters+ behind. werid. if i watch on my phone its fine, but casting to my tv is messing up the feed.
You just gave me flashbacks. Similar to dial up internet, I had forgotten buffering was even a thing. Switched from Cox to ATT around Covid times and haven't seen buffering since.
Top 6th
Morton leads off. Goes down looking. :sitdown:
Crisp strikes out swinging. :sitdown:
Shitty camera work. Looked like a grounder but was a dropped 3rd strike.
Fitz grounds out to 2nd.
7-0 Hogs mid 6th
B6
Niu leads off. Goes down swinging.
Souza up next. Flies out to the track in left.
Helfrick up next. Flies out to the track in left center (good catch by their CF).
7-0 Hogs after 6
Quote from: Feral on Feb 22, 2026, 01:35 PMB6
Niu leads off.
Are you sure?
I'm fucking around.
I will send my bank account and routing number for the dues refund.
Quote from: Feral on Feb 22, 2026, 01:35 PMB6
Niu leads off. Goes down swinging.
Souza up next. Flies out to the track in left.
Helfrick up next. Flies out to the track in left center (good catch by their CF).
Damn. My feed is way behind. Nui just struck out.
T7
Peters leads off. Lines out to LF (great read by Stewart).
Stonehouse up next, grounds out to Short.
Mensik up next. Grounds out to 3rd.
7-0 Hogs mid 7
B7
Kozeal leads off. Bunts out to 1st.
Aloy up next. Grounds out to 2nd.
Robinett up next. Reaches on an infield single to the 2B.
Pompey walks.
Stewart goes down swinging.
7-0 Hogs after 7
Top 8
Johnson flies out to LF. Great catch by Stewart.
Hammond grounds out to 3rd.
Thomas strikes out stinting. :sitdown:
7-0 Hogs mid 8
Bottom 8th
Brumbaugh leads off. Grounds out to short.
Turner PHing for Niu. Goes down swinging on 3 pitches.
Souza up next. Singles through the right side.
Helfrick Rutenbar up next. Walks.
Kozeal up next. Singles up the middle, Souza scores!! Rutenbar holds at 2nd. 8-0 Hogs
Aloy 2.0 up. Blasts one off the batters eye in CF!! Ballgame!
Hogs win 11-0
big tuna a hit away from a perfect game. damn.
Tuna with a phenomenal day.
8.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 BB, 0 runs, 11 K's
Quote from: BASS on Feb 22, 2026, 02:12 PMbig tuna a hit away from a perfect game. damn.
An infield hit that ricocheted off his body, at that.
Updated stats after the first 2 series.
TL;DR version - the top half of our lineup is hitting pretty well, but there's a pretty clear line between top 5 and bottom 4. Brumbaugh is about what you would expect from a green freshman, but Pompey and Niu are severely underperforming. Souza is what he's always been.
Offense (BA / OBP / SLG)
Kuhio Aloy — .474 / .524 / .947
Damian Ruiz — .412 / .583 / .412
Camden Kozeal — .385 / .515 / .962
Reese Robinett — .360 / .407 / .520
Ryder Helfrick — .310 / .394 / .759
Nolan Souza — .222 / .250 / .333
TJ Pompey — .208 / .286 / .250
Maika Niu — .179 / .226 / .321
Carson Brumbaugh — .111 / .143 / .111
Pitching:
(Starters)
Colin Fisher — 0.00 ERA
Gabe Gaeckle — 1.93 ERA
Hunter Dietz — 9.00 ERA
(Bullpen)
Steele Eaves — 0.00 ERA
Ethan McElvain — 0.00 ERA
James DeCremer — 0.00 ERA
Mark Brissey — 0.00 ERA
Peyton Lee — 2.08 ERA
Parker Coil — 6.75 ERA
Jackson Kircher — 9.00 ERA
Cooper Dossett — 54.00 ERA
Brumbaugh need to drop 70 pounds of equipment and stop adjusting his gloves after every pitch. He looks like a travel ball player who is trying to mimic the pro players. Just go up there and hit.
Quote from: BleedinRed on Feb 22, 2026, 05:53 PMBrumbaugh need to drop 70 pounds of equipment and stop adjusting his gloves after every pitch. He looks like a travel ball player who is trying to mimic the pro players. Just go up there and hit.
Literally my biggest pet peeve in baseball.
You just took a pitch. Why do you need to adjust your gloves? You didn't do anything!
The pitch clock was literally invented because two generations pro players killed the watchability of MLB baseball with bullshit like this.
Quote from: Feral on Feb 23, 2026, 06:10 PMLiterally my biggest pet peeve in baseball.
You just took a pitch. Why do you need to adjust your gloves? You didn't do anything!
The pitch clock was literally invented because two generations pro players killed the watchability of MLB baseball with bullshit like this.
Nomar Garciaparra is the first one that I can recall in my youth that had a ritual that was borderline obsessive compulsive.
Mike Hargrove of the Rangers and Indians was known as the Human Rain Delay.