South Carolina drills hamburgers 38-0

Been, I noticed AR Razorbacks whacked Louisiana Tech 22-2. Tech made 7 errors. It was only AR's second game, and it looked like Van Horn tried out some different position players.

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Couldn't believe the score...21-0 at the end of 2 and the regulars were still in the game. One guy batted 7 times in the game.

What kind of coach does that to another team? With this debacle, I've lost all respect for the South Carolina head coach!

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Beenthere,
Your comment brought a question to my mind:
Do coaches teach players to have mercy and let up in situations like these?
In all likelihood the subs may have beat the cr** out of em as well.


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The starter batted 7 times in the game and went 5-6 and was hbp once...

...In my opinion, he should have been drilled 4 times...

Which team in the history of baseball, except for a tball team, has come back from a 21-0 deficit at the D1 level at the end of 2 innings?

BeenthereIL

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21-0 at the end of 2 and the regulars were still in the game.

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While the score was certainly excessive, I'm not sure that you could characterize those players as "regulars" after only one previous game this season. You are right though, it got out of hand in a hurry. I'm not sure what the thinking was but Coach Tanner is not known for being unsportsmanlike. Coach Tanner is a very well respected and successful SEC coach. The Gamecocks hit 7 HR's with 5 different players. It seems the whole team was crushing the ball, so who knows...

Callaway,

LOL - the guy leaves his starters in when they are up 25-0 after 4 innings.

I guess he wanted to get just one more touchdown before he let the next wave come through.

Bogus. With a capital B.

Those padded numbers will come in handy when they go up against a team who shuts them down...Shameful.

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Its

My point was that Coach Tanner does not have that reputation, it was the second game of the season, they play Clemson in a couple of weeks... so who knows???

You can call it bogus, I call it "OFFENSIVE"!!

I think that was his point.

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From 'Nice Guys Finish Last' by Leo Durocher:

Baseball lives at the center of a never-flagging whirl of irreconcilable opinions.

Orlando

Ya think?

"Offensive" has two meanings.

Hence the wink.

Sheesh, I even labeled it.....

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From 'Nice Guys Finish Last' by Leo Durocher:

Baseball lives at the center of a never-flagging whirl of irreconcilable opinions.

There is one thing uglier than a coach running up the score and that is the opponent whining about it.

The coach can run his program as he sees fit. You can run yours as you see fit.

If you don't like it, fix it on the field. But the biggest losers are the whiners.

Orlando

Sorry, my eyes are getting old.

Orland, Do I have to break you two Up

Play every game as if it were your last

Gee, Lamber. You are quite a "sportsman".

No one from the team that got pounded complained about it, therefore, according to you it is ok.

Beenthere, I respect your opinion, but if you think the players are going to quit hitting then you are not thinking straight. If you think that was bad, why not have the CS coach forfeit and go home. If the game is being played, the team deserves to play the game to the max. You sound like a loser that wants to keep the game close so you might have a chance to win. Many coaches in the early part of the season plan on their pitchers getting some innings in to see how they are throwing. I see notheing wrong with the kid in at inning 4.
Your opinion is dead wrong on this one.

Final Series stats:

The Gamecocks registered 52 hits for a .419 composite batting average for the series. Fifteen South Carolina batters had at least one hit each in the series and they used 18 position players and 10 pitchers.

In the three game series the Gamecocks fanned 47 while walking seven. Gamecock pitchers allowed 12 hits and two earned runs and an opponent batting average of .132.

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Originally posted by itsinthegame:
Callaway,

LOL - the guy leaves his starters in when they are up 25-0 after 4 innings.

I guess he wanted to get just one more touchdown before he let the next wave come through.

Bogus. With a capital B.

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You should give the coach the benefit of the doubt on what his intent is at this point. The outcome was known by all, the opponents humiliation is not the fault of SC. The players had earned the right to play a minimum number of innings before being pulled. I don't think it had anything to do with "scoring another touchdown". I don't think you should be so quick to condeme the coach. JMHO.

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Chicks,

Yeah - right.
I have a bridge I want to sell you too.

CS is just lucky he didnt leave them in for 7 innings. It coulda been a 100-0 game.

Great headlines though. Yippee!!! LOL

Lamber - wonderful observation. LOL