Destiny???
by 40AS on Jun 19, 2009 10:57 PM CDT
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PrintLSU can have its 14-5 wins. Austin Wood gave up an RBI triple to give Arizona State a 3-2 lead going into the bottom of the 9th. ASU's closer had been perfect through his first 7 batters, then he fell behind to Cameron Rupp, who launched a 3-1 pitch over the center field wall. Tie game. Preston Clark popped out. Then Connor Rowe bombed a walk off homer to left.
Texas has played an SEC team the last four times it has won a title. Bring on the Tigers. This team has some serious magic and tonight we celebrate.
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Was wondering where you've been
Can somebody get a screen shot of Lambson’s face after Rupp’s homer? It was classic
How about Mike Leake?
I think we can add the “Mike Leake face” to the pantheon of great sports faces, right up there with the “Tim Duncan face” (after a foul) and the “Peyton Manning face” (any time he thinks a teammate messed up).
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Jun 19, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't forget
The Matt Leinart “My defense failed me again” face.
"Stats are for losers, I like winning games."
by SuperBentley on Jun 19, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Must have been at least 420-430 feet.... Lambson got rocked
But, on the flipside, it was nice to see the ASU coach giving him some life lessons immediately after the game…. Better than “storming off into the locker room” Yeah, I am talking about you LeBron, what
I went back to rewatch it on my DVR, but couldnt record it, so I got the camcorder out to record it that way, I’ll see what I can pull off of that
by future_longhorn_dad on Jun 19, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Congratulations.
We’re honored to have her as a good luck charm.
Lets recap
Regional
-Beat Army 3-1 in first game
-Beat BC in a 25 inning game
-Beat Army with an 8 run 9th and a walk off Gradslam
Super Regional
-Play almost a perfect game against TCU and win with 7 sac bunts
-Get beat in a pitchers duel 3-2
- Have a very good performance from Jungmann to win the deciding game
College World Series
-Beat a scrappy Southern Miss team on a walk off walk.
-Comeback from being down 6-0 against ASU, have a 6 run 4th
-Another pitchers duel, trail in the bottom of the 9th, two Solo Homeruns to win the game
"I don't ever miss free throws. I'm like 100-percent from the free throw line. I just don't think about missing and if you think about missing you're going to miss. I just take my time and know I'm going to make it and I do," McClellan said.
No more small ball talk, this team can hit a little bit.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Jun 19, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
small ball
Some how or other they will work in the small ball talk. Of course these guys still think the Horns run the wishbone.
Celtics-Lakers '08?
The team in purple and yellow blow through the competition to get to the finals and we have to fight hard for every win. Hopefully it ends the same way
might I add..
…the purple and gold team that I hate..so maybe there’s something there…hopefully
by vy til i die on Jun 19, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Both had there moments
When you could not do anything but say ‘WOW’
"I don't ever miss free throws. I'm like 100-percent from the free throw line. I just don't think about missing and if you think about missing you're going to miss. I just take my time and know I'm going to make it and I do," McClellan said.
Rupp’s going to be very highly coveted in next year’s draft, I believe.
by burntorangehorn on Jun 19, 2009 11:04 PM CDT reply actions
By the Way...
Living in Southern California…any sport, they loathe the Horns…and I absolutely freaking love every minute of it.
"Stats are for losers. I like winning games." - Will Muschamp
she only does the espn baseball games I think....
so she should be there for the finals..
I am just now catching my breath. Glad you guys were here. No one else in my family has been following this
I would be freaking insane if I couldn’t vent, cheer and YELL with other fans.
likewise
my dog jumps up and down with me, but i’m not sure if he really knows what is going on.
We’re Texas.
My dog is burnt orange
With a white stripe down the nose and white paws and socks. Seriously.
Watch out, I bite.
by EddieTheAlbinoSquirrel on Jun 19, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm off to find one! Gotta switch machines.
Watch out, I bite.
by EddieTheAlbinoSquirrel on Jun 19, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm waiting on that one..!
Post it as a fanshot, I doubt people would mind…
Here's my burnt orange Drake
Not the best photo – wanted to work fast.
Watch out, I bite.
by EddieTheAlbinoSquirrel on Jun 19, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
all I see is a red X in a box.
I even named my son Kolt. no kidding
by vivalonghorns05 on Jun 19, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Darn
Trying again
Watch out, I bite.
by EddieTheAlbinoSquirrel on Jun 19, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
still a red X
I even named my son Kolt. no kidding
by vivalonghorns05 on Jun 19, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
i see it now...
the problem for me was that I stopped my browser before loading completely..
Nice color
Definitely provides good karma.
now I see thanks
I even named my son Kolt. no kidding
by vivalonghorns05 on Jun 19, 2009 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
My wife had me paint our new kitchen burnt orange. White trim.
by burntorangehorn on Jun 20, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
WOOOOO!
I was so nervous at the beginning of Rupp’s at-bat. Then, I stopped and asked myself why I wasn’t spending my energy believing in this baseball team. It didn’t take long for them to reward my faith. Wow, Rupp absolutely crushed that ball. It had to have been about 430-440 feet. Then, Connor Rowe. That one swing surpassed anything that Drew Stubbs ever did in the CWS. Wow. I love this baseball team.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Jun 19, 2009 11:17 PM CDT reply actions
this is an accurate statement
to deep center was 408, the wall is 10’, meaning the backdrop has to be 30’ at least, that ball probably went at least 450’.
God
He murdered that ball, f-ing ridiculous
And Pat Murphy says in the postgame presser ...
a baseball tournament doesn’t tell you who the best team is.
Just go home dude.
where did you see this?
espn2 is covering the US Open now…
oh wow...
what a douche…being gracious is not something he does…
Yeah
I know it’s hard, but you just lost to Texas twice. I realize both games were close. Both required comeback wins. But you lost. Twice. Stop with the “it doesn’t mean they’re better” crap.
What I'm wondering is
if losing to team twice in a row doesn’t mean they’re better than you what does it mean?
So nice to wake up to good news yet again.
So we’ve got Ruffin on Monday and Jungmann hopefully in yet another “game of his life” possibly Tuesday. If we go to three does Workman pitch? Or Green again?
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Jun 19, 2009 11:25 PM CDT reply actions
Augie said its going to be like any 3 game series
Ruffin, Green, Jungmann
"I don't ever miss free throws. I'm like 100-percent from the free throw line. I just don't think about missing and if you think about missing you're going to miss. I just take my time and know I'm going to make it and I do," McClellan said.
Probably Ruffin, Green, Jungmann
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Jungmann held out for long relief in one of the first two games. If we get to a third game then Workman might be the starter if Jungmann has seen significant action.
Green on 2 days’ rest? How many pitches did he throw tonight?
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Jun 19, 2009 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
The series starts Monday
So green would go Tuesday that would be 3 Full days rest, should be enough
"I don't ever miss free throws. I'm like 100-percent from the free throw line. I just don't think about missing and if you think about missing you're going to miss. I just take my time and know I'm going to make it and I do," McClellan said.
Right, I keep forgetting it’s still Friday where you are!
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Jun 19, 2009 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
the last time green pitched on three days rest
he started the tuesday game in austin v rice and did not do well
I was thinking the same. I don’t think three days is sufficient after a 105 pitch performance. Maybe keep him ready for relief in game two if UT wins game one, but plan on starting him in game three?
by burntorangehorn on Jun 20, 2009 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
BTW, totally off topic, but what ever happened to Riley Boening? Wasn’t he the next big thing after his freshman year?
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Jun 19, 2009 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Couple of shoulder surgeries, might be able to pitch again next year.
I think at least one of them was a torn labrum. Not good news, he might have come back too quickly from the first one because he pitched a couple of games and just didn’t have it.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Jun 20, 2009 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Medical redshirt then I assume? He’s listed as a senior.
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Jun 20, 2009 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Rupp
“Yea, When I hit it I knew it was gone, yea.”
"I don't ever miss free throws. I'm like 100-percent from the free throw line. I just don't think about missing and if you think about missing you're going to miss. I just take my time and know I'm going to make it and I do," McClellan said.
i got video, just loading it
how to I put it up
by future_longhorn_dad on Jun 19, 2009 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks like the game will be re-broadcast on ESPNU if you have it
but we shall see if they change their mind
by future_longhorn_dad on Jun 19, 2009 11:31 PM CDT reply actions
Just hit record
"I don't ever miss free throws. I'm like 100-percent from the free throw line. I just don't think about missing and if you think about missing you're going to miss. I just take my time and know I'm going to make it and I do," McClellan said.
Should be the ESPN 360 replay
http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/player?gameId=5403&sportCode=&league=undefined
Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.
I am uploading what I got on to my computer and then to YouTube
It is a little shaky, but you can see what happens
by future_longhorn_dad on Jun 19, 2009 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry to hear that
I keep replaying the last 5minutes of the game over and over.
I still cannot believe it.
Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.
We should get the best for this series
I am guessing we get Oral and Mike Patrick
I like Patrick
"I don't ever miss free throws. I'm like 100-percent from the free throw line. I just don't think about missing and if you think about missing you're going to miss. I just take my time and know I'm going to make it and I do," McClellan said.
Yea, the CWS is all about looking at the next Pro players
Texas has some young Pros and then they have some solid seniors that should have been drafted.
But ESPN banks on this being an audience that wants to see the up and coming starts
"I don't ever miss free throws. I'm like 100-percent from the free throw line. I just don't think about missing and if you think about missing you're going to miss. I just take my time and know I'm going to make it and I do," McClellan said.
i missed it...
i f_ing missed it.
Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis.
so they say.
i hit record.
Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis.
360
http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/player?gameId=5403&sportCode=&league=undefined
Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.
games like this are why I love sports
what a feeling when rowe let it rip. i jumped up immediately and knew it was gone. thank you to the 2009 longhorn baseball team for some great memories, now let’s put the icing on the cake and make this a truly unforgettable season.
3/19/2009 - Dogus Balbay Made a Three-Pointer. Never Forget.
This next series
Do you think Texas can actually go win a game 7-3 and just put some runs on the board through out the night, instead of making us sweat it out
"I don't ever miss free throws. I'm like 100-percent from the free throw line. I just don't think about missing and if you think about missing you're going to miss. I just take my time and know I'm going to make it and I do," McClellan said.
I need that audio feed!
I can only imagine how cracked his voice got
Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.
I got chills
Great stuff!
"I don't ever miss free throws. I'm like 100-percent from the free throw line. I just don't think about missing and if you think about missing you're going to miss. I just take my time and know I'm going to make it and I do," McClellan said.
They need to get Craig to do the ESPN broadcast of the CWS.
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Jun 19, 2009 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
wouldnt make sense...
to have someone that actually follows and cares about the sport to call the games.
That's ture,
I mean we really do need to know what everybody in the booth’s favorite sports movies are, That’s important stuff.
BTW, what’s with the Homecoming Queen sash?
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Jun 19, 2009 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
A buddy of ours was the LSU homecoming king
He brought the sash to a new year’s eve party, somehow I got a hold of it and we took a picture putting our ‘Ls’ up for LSU (mine was for L for loser…heh)
Now I’m going to bed
Walk off homer against a talented team that sent us into the championship series against an SEC team. History repeats?
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Jun 20, 2009 2:48 AM CDT up reply actions
forget espn
just finished watching news 8 austin channel for highlight… or ch.408 non-stop….. i found Lesley McCaslin just as cute as Erin!
Let
After watching that entire telecast, chock full of buxom blondes flashing the shocker and cheering for Arizona State, I have zero sympathy for anyone heading back to AZ.
"Stats are for losers, I like winning games."
Whats wrong with buxom blondes flashing the shocker?
Even if they’re ASU girls. ASU has the hottest co-eds west of the Rio Grande
Get off your knees Greg, you're blowin' the game.
That's what I'm saying
ASU can be sad all they want, but I saw what they’re coming home to, and I don’t feel bad for them.
"Stats are for losers, I like winning games."
by SuperBentley on Jun 20, 2009 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I feel old. To me, “Shocker” was just the Wichita State mascot, as I grew up in Wichita. But after this chick performing at a comedy club in Baltimore kept saying something about it, and now this, I had to look it up.
by burntorangehorn on Jun 20, 2009 12:18 AM CDT reply actions
any reference to wichitat state does show age. i remeber they were a perenial baseball power.
by burntorange81 on Jun 20, 2009 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions
I was in fourth grade when they won it all with Gene Stephenson. Many kids at my school had t-shirts with the image of the front page of the Wichita Eagle (then the Wichita Eagle-Beacon). Awesome image, btw. It was of the big dogpile on the mound, with “CHAMPS!” in enormous letters.
by burntorangehorn on Jun 20, 2009 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions
wsu
my brother was born in witchita and claims he wasn’t. i just tell him we moved to Texas as fast as we could.
by burntorange81 on Jun 20, 2009 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions
So far
Game 4, 2000 CWS, LSU 13, UT 5
by future_longhorn_dad on Jun 20, 2009 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions
highlight about to be on espn
I think it’s coming up soon.
Man, I left home after 7th inning. I did this knowing Texas will win if I stop watching. You’re welcome…
Top Videos section on espn.com
Click over on the right arrow and you can find it.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Jun 20, 2009 12:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Videos (w/ Craig Way audio) are up on UTexasClan
by bassale47 on Jun 20, 2009 1:02 AM CDT reply actions 4 recs
Wow, great website..
Hope that person follows UT sports for long long time.
Classic Augie shot
“whew!”
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Jun 20, 2009 3:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Craig's call of Rupp's monster shot ......
“What a prodigious clout” …… has got to be a first.
Awesome.
I have no words.
I think the moment that I saw Conner Rowe hit that ball, and heard Posse East around me erupt in joy, all I could do was hold my head in my hands and try to believe what had just happened around me. This Texas team will not quit. And I don’t care how many runs LSU put up on whoever they played. There is something to be said for destiny, and there is a story waiting to be written in front of us.
by pleaseplaykindle on Jun 20, 2009 1:10 AM CDT reply actions
Omaha
will be a madhouse. UT and LSU both have tons of fans there. The place will be packed with actual fans of the schools for the series.
I was there for the Sunday through Tuesday games and thought I had seen the best of it. Now I’m mad I had to come home on Wednesday.
ESPN writers better than ESPN live coverage.
• Texas, which won its CWS opener against Southern Miss on a walkoff walk, picked up its third victory in its last at-bat in the NCAA Tournament.
• Arizona State closer Michael Lambson lost for the second time in the CWS when he surrendered the two homers after retiring the first seven batters he faced in the game.
• Cameron Rupp hit his third homer of the CWS, all against the Sun Devils.
• The Longhorns, in their first trip to Omaha since they won the national title in 2005, advanced to their fourth CWS finals this decade (won in 2002 and 2005, lost in 2004).
The ESPN articles are here and here with video.
No matter what happens in the College World Series finals, it’ll be tough for Texas to top this finish.
Wanna bet?
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Jun 20, 2009 2:37 AM CDT reply actions
More cool stats
Texas …now leads the country in ERA heading into the CWS championship series (2.88 for Texas; 2.89 for Arizona State).
Augie Garrido collected his 37th CWS win on Friday, moving past Arizona State’s Jim Brock and Stanford’s Mark Marquess for third place all-time. His .698 winning percentage now ranks fourth all-time.
Mitchell Lambson finished the year with an Arizona State freshman record with 99 strikeouts, including five strikeouts tonight.
The Longhorns improved to 81-53 all-time at the CWS, as Texas leads all programs in CWS wins (81) and games played (134).
The rest here
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Jun 20, 2009 2:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Link to Pat Murphy stupid quote
What an idiot. No, we would rather have a vote to pick the NC like what happened in football – right?
"A baseball tournament doesn’t necessarily indicate who the best team in the country is," ASU coach Pat Murphy said.
"A pitch here, a pitch there. A call here, a call there. We could have won it all. It tears you up. It doesn’t seem right."
Not terribly gracious, but probably true.
Its way too small a sample size to draw from to make any conclusions…but seriously, as the losing, just shut your effing mouth.
by pleaseplaykindle on Jun 20, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree. It’s probably true that a tournament doesn’t generally crown the best team. That’s why we see teams that aren’t even #1-seeds in their respective brackets win the basketball and/or baseball tournament many years. It’s why wild cards (which I hate worse than about anything in sports) sometimes win the Super Bowl or World Series. But UT beat ASU twice out of two tries, despite some major gifts from the defense, and was the #1-overall seed in the nation to boot. He’s fresh out of excuses.
by burntorangehorn on Jun 20, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions
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