I will attempt PBP. May have to piss sometime between innings. We shall see.
Top of the first. DeCremer on the mound.
Quiller leads off. Grounds out to second. (Souza playing second, Kozeal on the bench)
Walton flies out to the track in right center. 2 away.
Engskov grounds out on a nice play by Pompey at third.
0-? Mid first.
Bottom of the first. Maloney on the bump. RHP.
Niu leads off. Flies out to right center.
Helfrick walks.
Robinett at 3-1. Pitcher throws it away on a throw to first and the runner takes second. Full count now. Walks. Runners at first and second, 1 out.
Aloy singles to center. Run scores. Robinett falls headed to third but after running into the SS. Still makes third. Runners at the corners. 1-0 Hogs.
Souza hits into a 4-6-3 DP.
Hogs lead 1-0 after 1.
Top of the second.
Griffis up. Goes down looking. :sitdown:
Houseworth goes down looking. :sitdown:
Cross Dresser (Jumper) flies out to right center. Who names their kid Cross Jumper?
Hogs up 1-0 mid second.
Bottom of the second.
Stewart leads off. Singles to left.
Pompey flies out to short left. 1 away.
Turner goes down on a check swing, 2 away.
Brumbaugh goes down swinging.
1-0 Hogs after 2.
Top of the third.
Campbell leads off. Grounds out to second.
Torres lines out on a jumping catch by Souza. 2 away.
Amundson grounds out to third.
1-0 mid third.
Bottom of the third.
Niu singles up the middle.
Helfrick lines into a 5-3 DP. 2 away.
Robinett runs the count full. Singles to right center.
Aloy flies out to short in short left.
And we strand another base runner. Our montra this year.
1-0 after 3.
Top of the fourth.
Quiller grounds out to third. Pompey may not hit, but he has a cannon for an arm. 1 away.
Walton runs the count full. Goes down looking. :sitdown:
Engskov bounces one off of Brumbaugh at short. Runner ends up at second.
50 pitches for DeCremer and he is looking good, but DVH pulls him. Pitching change....Eaves coming in.
Griffis grounds out to short.
1-0 mid 4.
Bottom of the fourth. Ashford WHP in for the Wolfs.
Souza leads off. Flies out to short center on the first pitch.
Stewart goes down swinging.
Pompey goes down swinging.
1-0 after 4.
Top of the fifth.
Houseworth leads off. Ends up on first on E-3.
Jumper takes a ball inside. Gets by Helfrick. Runner moves to second. Goes down swinging. :sitdown:
Campbell goes down swinging. :sitdown: 2 away.
Torres walks. Runners at first and second.
Amundson up. Grounds to short. The throw goes to second for the force.
Hogs up 1-0 mid 5.
Bottom of the fifth.
Turner up. Singles on a bunt. Under review about the running line. The ball was knocked out of the first baseman's glove. Safe after review.
Brumbaugh with a sac bunt. Runner moves to second. 1 away.
Pitching change....Weimer RHP in.
Niu goes down swinging. 2 away.
Helfrick runs the count full. Walks. Runners at first and second, 2 outs.
Robinett grounds out 1-3.
Hogs lead 1-0 after 5. Our MO seems to be to score 1 run in the first and shit the bed the rest of the game.
This is a really painful game to watch.
RickB in the look at me seats.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Feb 25, 2026, 04:37 PMRickB in the look at me seats.
There is no camera he is ashamed to be in front of.
Top of the sixth.
Quiller goes down swinging. :sitdown:
Walton grounds out to short. 2 away.
Engskov grounds out to short. Nice play by Brumbaugh.
1-0 mid 6
When do we get a 4-0 lead or something more commensurate with our status as a blue-ish blood?
Quote from: Son of Spam on Feb 25, 2026, 04:21 PMHogs lead 1-0 after 5. Our MO seems to be to score 1 run in the first and shit the bed the rest of the game.
This.
Same script every game.
Score runs in the first, strand a shitload of runners, and hit a bunch of rollover grounders.
Bottom of the sixth.
Aloy leads off. Goes down swinging UGLY. Ball three feet off the plate.
Souza walks.
Stewart swings and misses. Souza steals second. Stewart bounces one off the pitcher, but is thrown out at first. Runner takes third. 2 away.
Pompey grounds out to third.
And we leave another RISP. Hogs lead 1-0 after 6.
Remember when the chuds in our fan base were crowing about how we need to leave Nate alone after the OSU game?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Top of the seventh.
Griffis leads off. Goes down looking. :sitdown:
Pitching change....Coil in.
Houseworth goes down swinging. :sitdown:
Jumper goes down swinging. :sitdown:
That's a steak dinner winner! Congrats animal! You are the first this year to buy one of our PBP guys a steak dinner. Details will follow.
1-0 mid 7.
Guess we decided not to frick around with this
Bottom of the seventh.
Turner grounds out to second. 1 away.
Brumbaugh flies out to center.
Niu singles on a sharp grounder to third. Under review. Looked safe. Ruled safe after review.
Pitching change....RHP in. Turner.
Helfrick grounds out to short.
It really doesn't matter if we get a base runner. It just gives us another chance to strand him.
Hogs lead 1-0 after 7.
Top of the eighth.
Martinez runs the count full. Walks.
Torres with a sac bunt. 1 away. Runner at second. Pinch runner at second.
Williams (PH) for Edmunson goes down looking. :sitdown: 2 away.
Quiller is intentionally walked. Runners at first and second.
Walton goes down swinging. :sitdown:
Hogs hold onto a 1-0 lead mid 8.
Bottom of the eighth.
Robinett singles off the second baseman.
Aloy hits into a 6-4-3 DP. Color me shocked. Shitstomped in game one and now 1 run against a team that is picked 9th in their conference.
Pitching change.....Sewell WHP in.
Souza walks. Do we strand him? Stay tuned.....
Pitching change... Van Der Lelie RHP in.
Rutenbar (PH) takes a ball. Souza steals second. Rutenbar intentionally walked.
Pompey takes a wild pitch. Runners move up. Goes down looking.
And we strand 2 RISP. Ho hum. 1-0 after 8.
Dookie
We now have enough data to determine what this offense is: it's shit.
Top of the ninth.
Engskov goes down swinging. :sitdown:
Griffis goes down swinging. :sitdown:
Houseworth grounds out to second.
Hogs win 1-0.
Question for a bigger baseball nerd than me. How does Eaves get credited with the win if we scored in the first inning while DeCremer was the pitcher?
I hate to say it this early, but there is nothing about this team that excites me. I don't have much hope this year.
Didn't watch the game but I assume he pitched in the 5th. Whoever is pitching after 5 with the lead gets credited with the W.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Feb 25, 2026, 05:50 PMQuestion for a bigger baseball nerd than me. How does Eaves get credited with the win if we scored in the first inning while DeCremer was the pitcher?
I believe a starter has to go five innings to get credit for the win. If the starter doesn't go five, whoever relieves him (with the lead) gets the win (I think).
Quote from: Irishhoss on Feb 25, 2026, 05:53 PMI believe a starter has to go five innings to get credit for the win. If the starter doesn't go five, whoever relieves him (with the lead) gets the win (I think).
This may just be a MLB thing but if the starter doesn't go 5 and there's not another pitcher who would get the W under normal rules (being the last pitcher of record before your team takes the lead), I believe the scorekeeper chooses the W pitcher as to who was most effective. Or something like that.
This series should send fear through the rest of our opponents.
I watched the last four innings or so. Man, we need some bats to wake up.
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The replacements for Davalan, Aloy Sr, Iredale and even JT have been a huge step down so far. Losing Root and Wood in addition to those guys, and best case scenario, this is a rebuilding year. I just hope it's not the beginning of the end for DVH.
Quote from: Hizog on Feb 25, 2026, 08:14 PMThe replacements for Davalan, Aloy Sr, Iredale and even JT have been a huge step down so far. Losing Root and Wood in addition to those guys, and best case scenario, this is a rebuilding year. I just hope it's not the beginning of the end for DVH.
Good (and depressing) way to put it.
- We traded Aloy for a green freshman who's barely hitting .100 and probably shouldn't see the field again this year.
- We traded Chuck D. for a carousel of replacement level players.
- We traded Iredale (who was a good glove at 3B and a power hitter) for a guy who's under the Mendoza Line and
completely lost at the plate.
- Our CF is a strikeout machine
- Souza is still the same player he's always been.
- Gaeckle has always been better out of the pen and now he's our Friday starter.
- our Saturday starter has gotten shelled
It makes last year even more difficult in hindsight. Teams like that don't come around very often. They had no weaknesses ... except for LSU.