#19/#23 UConn @ Memphis@ FedEx Park (Fri. 5/4@7:30p EST, Sat.5/5@6:40 EST & Sun. 5/6@2p EST) Updated | Page 8 | The Boneyard

#19/#23 UConn @ Memphis@ FedEx Park (Fri. 5/4@7:30p EST, Sat.5/5@6:40 EST & Sun. 5/6@2p EST) Updated

ATLDYKA said:
Glad to see your back for your once or twice visit with your usual dig. Go back to your battles with everyone on the basketball board. By the way my issues aren't with the team, they are mainly with the head coach's decisions.
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No, I’m going to stay here and enjoy discussing a team who gives me great pride and enjoyment with other like-minded people. If Jim Penders makes following UConn baseball so miserable for you, why do you voluntarily put yourself through this?
 
ATLDYKA said:
I agree and that's the problem I have with stain. It's okay for him to come out here and criticize players and even people on this board, but he always jumps on you if he disagrees with your criticism of something.
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Several years ago, you voiced sentiments in favor of looking for a new HC — I remember having to pore through the records of recently fired high-major coaches in order to provide a numerical basis for how insane that was. If anything, you get off quite easy here. This weekend is the only time in my four years here I’ve seen anyone other than myself point out how the overwhelming negativity of your commentary has less and less to do with the team’s actual performance.

By all means, continue to treat a mistimed steal of third or a refusal to insert a little-used reliever into the game as fatal flaws. You are not entitled to do so without criticism from any who disagree. This is not your safe space.
 
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Houston pulls ahead 4-3 in the bottom of the 8th

Edit: UCF with a leadoff double to start the top of the 9th
 
You can win a goodly number of games with pitching and defense, and from what I can tell from the thread tonight, UConn had both in this game. There is another significance to UConn pitching throwing a shutout tonight. A shutout means that the pitching staff gets to play with bats again, and take a collective batting practice. Usually such an event gets featured on the UConn baseball twitter feed when the batting practice takes place.
 
Huskies Clinch Fifth-Straight American Series, 2-0

Notes:
  • Zac Susi reached base for the 30th-straight game. The junior has failed to reach base in just one game this season, reaching in 36 of his 37 contests.
  • P.J. Poulin is tied for third all-time in single-season history with his 12 save of the year. John Russell set the save record last season with 14 saves.
  • The Huskies pitching staff captured its fourth shutout of the season.
  • UConn clinched its fifth-straight conference series for the first time since 2011. In 2011, the Huskies won all nine Big East Conference series they played.
 
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Here's the value of road wins to the RPI. Even though Memphis is flirting with 200 in the RPI, UConn with its two road victories has not lost any ground in the RPI, they are currently at 12.

UConn is currently in 2nd place in the AAC. I have to thin the Huskies chances of being an NCAA tourney host are much better if the Huskies finish in the top 2 spots in the conference.

Cincinnati is currently at 118 in the RPI. If the Bearcats make a little run in the final weeks of the season, than the AAC could have 8 teams in the RPI 100.
 
huskymedic said:


Hope Mom and Dad Kersten make their way to Hartford next week if he pitches like that in front of them ;)
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Coach Penders very effusive with praise for Jeff Kersten, saying he does everything for the team, performing in any role, and also doing things like moving tarps. The one thing Penders did not mention was his snowman making capabilities when J.O. Christian Field had a layer of snow on it.
 
That nightcap game in Houston got very ugly in the extra innings. The fans were making disparaging remarks about the HP ump's family heritage.
 
UConnNick said:
That nightcap game in Houston got very ugly in the extra innings. The fans were making disparaging remarks about the HP ump's family heritage.
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Oh Houston...a minority of their fans are brutal to deal with.
 
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dbmill said:
Coach Penders very effusive with praise for Jeff Kersten, saying he does everything for the team, performing in any role, and also doing things like moving tarps. The one thing Penders did not mention was his snowman making capabilities when J.O. Christian Field had a layer of snow on it.
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Penders also spent time talking about Troy Stefanski and his defensive plays in CF last night as well. He also has talked recently about Anthony Prato's excellent defense at shortstop. We have all spent some time on the improvement in the offense for this season, but with the Moriarty at 3B and with the addition of Woodworth at 2B, the infield defense has become one of the strengths of this team. Being college baseball, I am never surprised at the occasional defensive hiccup or worse that is common at this level of baseball, but the defensive unit of Winkel, Woodworth, Prato, and Moriarty has been a very settling influence for this team, a definite plus that the pitching staff must quite enjoy.
 
BaseballDog said:
That is not right... Houston is 13-7 and UCF is 11-9
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huskymedic said:
Roger - AAC needs to correct their site...
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Corrected standings heading into day's games:

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Stainmaster said:
Several years ago, you voiced sentiments in favor of looking for a new HC — I remember having to pore through the records of recently fired high-major coaches in order to provide a numerical basis for how insane that was. If anything, you get off quite easy here. This weekend is the only time in my four years here I’ve seen anyone other than myself point out how the overwhelming negativity of your commentary has less and less to do with the team’s actual performance.

By all means, continue to treat a mistimed steal of third or a refusal to insert a little-used reliever into the game as fatal flaws. You are not entitled to do so without criticism from any who disagree. This is not your safe space.
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And as I stated earlier this year. I realize we aren't getting anyone better. He is UConn, he recruits well. Doesn't mean I can't disagree with his coaching philosophy without someone like you having to take a dig at me. Difference between you and me is that you personally attach people on this board because you disagree with them. I have never done that and I won't. I have others on here who happen to agree with me as well. It's okay, that's what this board is for. You are the only one who makes it personal. I'm done now with you. I do read the other boards and see that you have your share of enemies.
 
By all means, continue to treat a mistimed steal of third or a refusal to insert a little-used reliever into the game as fatal flaws. You are not entitled to do so without criticism from any who disagree. This is not your safe space.[/QUOTE]
This is a board for analyzing the game. They are flaws and if you understand the game of baseball and you are teaching, you correct these flaws. There are times in games where the pitcher is not getting you out and the fielding is terrible, you don't have to be aggressive on the bases and give the other team outs. If a pitcher comes in and throws 7 straight balls, you don't swing 3-0. These are the things I call out. I get he is aggressive, but there are times you need to be smart. If you don't like that I'm passionate about the team then just don't comment. No need to attack me and say that if the baseball team makes me sad why do I watch?. I went to UConn, I have probably been to more games in the last 5 years than you and I live in Georgia, can you same the same?
 
ATLDYKA said:
I went to UConn, I have probably been to more games in the last 5 years than you and I live in Georgia, can you same the same?
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Did you go to the GT game this year? That was a wild one!
 
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