we just got hosed

[Frenchie35]

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Try backing your point up with more than the one inning of trouble. Because that doesnt help your point of the bullpen being terrible. One occurrance is a fluke. I'm not denying that we fell behind batters, but I definitely dont know that for a fact. Im genuinely asking for more examples. It sounded like we pitched well, but if the final was completely deceiving, let us know.

I just didnt quite get your point from:


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Cook 19 K 15 balls
Hubbell 8 K 11 bals
Wascom 2 K 8 balls
Bulliard 14 K 12 balls
Traffica 13 K 19 balls
Griffen 11 K 3 balls........Bottom of the 8th. Gave up a single, Struck out 2 and pop up. 11 & 3 will do that for you.

135 total pitches

Total: 67 K 68 balls (50% not good) I think Tulane went 75-25 strike ratio.

Is that enough example. Friend that's not pitching well. Give thanks that Tulane didn't hit well either.

[Cajunsmike]

_ Comments from the Tulane forum. www.yogwf.com:

We won't play them for a few reasons...some TPS just mentioned.

1) Umpiring- you can't get a strike called at their place, let alone a close call. We have been called for approximately 2,000 balks at their place in the last 10 years and about 20 in other road games. I got called for 2 balks in one inning there and hadn't been called for one either before or after that. When I asked why the umpire called the balk, he just said "you balked" and wouldn't give any other explanation.

2) Our coaches don't exactly get along. There has also been a lot of bad blood between the players throughout the years. Lots of trash talk, brushbacks, and hard tags. I am frankly surprised there hasn't been a fight yet.

3) Money- as TPS said, we make more in a home game with nobody there than we do going to play them at their place.

4) The trip- I know we go to South Alabama now, but going on 2+ hour bus rides during the week really takes its toll on the players because they have to get up and go to class the next morning. Wednesday practices after Tuesday night road games are usually attrocious.

I will miss us playing against them with all of that said. They are one of those teams you love to hate and they give you plenty of reasons to do so, but they usually play pretty good baseball.

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The above is a post which would be accurate describing the situation from our perspective.

We don't get many calls in New Orleans.

They don't pay us enough on the guarantee to make the trip worth our while so we could make more in a home game against no one just from having another game on the season ticket list.

Our kids also have to go to class after a long day. I know this is the main excuse of Jones but he never brings up that his mid week home opponent is forced to do what he refuses to do.

The only thing I am not sure about is the relationship between the coaches.

They do play good baseball but the only folks on our side who will miss the game are our New Orleans alums as that is an opportunity for them to see their team. Fans who live here in Lafayette won't miss anything as it has been years since they have come to the Tigue.

In conclusion looks like we both see things the same way so it is no surprise the series is ending. Maybe we will see them in post season at some point.

Note that many of the posts in that thread were about our name. Those people need to learn that what we choose to call ourselves is much more important than what others choose to call us.

[Boomer]

_ You must not have been at the game.. Trust me, Tulane is a better team. _

I know that a mid-week game with pitches being thrown by guys who will not see the mound on weekends in a 3 games series don't prove the best team---I left in the bot of the 7th and there is noway that Tulane hit the shots that we did----We need to get the crucial hit with men on ---but some were shots right at them and even to the warning track!!!!

[wcd35]

_ Cook 19 K 15 balls
Hubbell 8 K 11 bals
Wascom 2 K 8 balls
Bulliard 14 K 12 balls
Traffica 13 K 19 balls
Griffen 11 K 3 balls........Bottom of the 8th. Gave up a single, Struck out 2 and pop up. 11 & 3 will do that for you.

135 total pitches

Total: 67 K 68 balls (50% not good) I think Tulane went 75-25 strike ratio.

Is that enough example. Friend that's not pitching well. Give thanks that Tulane didn't hit well either. _

Is this a recurring event (throwing so many balls)? How are we on the season? Lots of balls thrown or not, we gave up 2 runs. How on earth do we lead the conference in pitching by throwing so many balls? And not one of our pitchers is over a 5.00 ERA.

Maybe we threw a lot of balls, or maybe we just werent getting close calls all night. I mean our pitching is just as good on a whole as Tulane, yet they get 75% strikes called. Smells a little fishy. Our pitching was not our main problem vs Tulane. There's always room for improvement, that's why more perfect games arent thrown. You are being extremely harsh by saying our pitching was not at the very least, decent to good. You got a problem with giving up 2 flippin runs, then I dont know what to tell you. Its an extremely pessimistic/cynical viewpoint.

[CajunRed]

_ Cook 19 K 15 balls
Hubbell 8 K 11 bals
Wascom 2 K 8 balls
Bulliard 14 K 12 balls
Traffica 13 K 19 balls
Griffen 11 K 3 balls........Bottom of the 8th. Gave up a single, Struck out 2 and pop up. 11 & 3 will do that for you.

135 total pitches

Total: 67 K 68 balls (50% not good) I think Tulane went 75-25 strike ratio.

Is that enough example. Friend that's not pitching well. Give thanks that Tulane didn't hit well either. _

Our pitching and defense gave up only TWO FREAKIN RUNS and you're complaining about pitching? These are the kinds of posts I usually ignote... simply attributing it to someone who just doesn't know better.

[Dad04]

I'll go out on a limb and say that pitching was not the issue.

[Jacob81]

Last mid week game we beat Mcneese 5-2. How was our pitching in that game?

If we score 5 runs at Tulane is our pitching performance better?

[LSUTiger4RaginCajuns]

First of all I made the trip simply because it was my day off and I love New Orleans (as a visitor only ). My first huge disappointment was only getting to see Cook pitch three innings. I know and understand Coaches feelings about the bull pen but hey, wins over Tulane and LSU are a must.

To me this wasn't just your usual mid-week game. It was important. I'm confident had Cook been allowed to go we might have won the game. I knew we couldn't win (well, pretty certain at least) with a 1 run lead and the bull pen rotation beginning.

Just my two cents observation. The Tulane crowd was very very small and the Cajuns were somewhat represented. Maybe 100 or so?? We sat behind the Tulane dug out and were very impressed with the stadium, roving beer salesman who really busted his butt and the fans in general. When our renovations are completed will they look anything like Turchin?

I wished a thousand times we played them every year on a home and home basis. If they insist on home only I say lets try five games at their place and take four. Then maybe they will come.

[Cajunsmike]

_ First of all I made the trip simply because it was my day off and I love New Orleans (as a visitor only ). My first huge disappointment was only getting to see Cook pitch three innings. I know and understand Coaches feelings about the bull pen but hey, wins over Tulane and LSU are a must.

To me this wasn't just your usual mid-week game. It was important. I'm confident had Cook been allowed to go we might have won the game. I knew we couldn't win (well, pretty certain at least) with a 1 run lead and the bull pen rotation beginning.

Just my two cents observation. The Tulane crowd was very very small and the Cajuns were somewhat represented. Maybe 100 or so?? We sat behind the Tulane dug out and were very impressed with the stadium, roving beer salesman who really busted his butt and the fans in general. When our renovations are completed will they look anything like Turchin?

I wished a thousand times we played them every year on a home and home basis. If they insist on home only I say lets try five games at their place and take four. Then maybe they will come. _

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From what I understand, Tulane is refusing to come here under any circumstances. I agree with the view that we stop playing until they agree to come here. 2 for 1 deals with them paying us enough in Game 3 to make it worth our while is something I would be OK with.

[CrazyCajun]

what did you want cook to bat? how would leaving him in have made us score more than 1 run?

First of all I made the trip simply because it was my day off and I love New Orleans (as a visitor only ). My first huge disappointment was only getting to see Cook pitch three innings. I know and understand Coaches feelings about the bull pen but hey, wins over Tulane and LSU are a must.

To me this wasn't just your usual mid-week game. It was important. I'm confident had Cook been allowed to go we might have won the game. I knew we couldn't win (well, pretty certain at least) with a 1 run lead and the bull pen rotation beginning.

Just my two cents observation. The Tulane crowd was very very small and the Cajuns were somewhat represented. Maybe 100 or so?? We sat behind the Tulane dug out and were very impressed with the stadium, roving beer salesman who really busted his butt and the fans in general. When our renovations are completed will they look anything like Turchin?

I wished a thousand times we played them every year on a home and home basis. If they insist on home only I say lets try five games at their place and take four. Then maybe they will come.

igeaux.mobi