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# 18 Michigan vs. # 2 Alabama softball open thread
May 24th, 2012 at 7:29 PM
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# 18 Michigan vs. # 2 Alabama softball open thread
May 24th, 2012 at 7:32 PM | 
All I've been hearing...
All I've been hearing...
May 24th, 2012 at 7:57 PM |
Disagree
Disagree
Ala bama's offense is really good; defense not so much. They have two hitters with almost 20 HRs and 2 hitters with around 40 stolen bases.
Traina is good but she's hittable. UM actually has more trouble with "pitchers" - those that have lots of changes of speed, good location, drop balls, etc. One of their losses this year was to the University of South Florida. Everyone says WTF but USF is in the sweet 16 as an unranked team vs Hofstra, another unranked team with a great pitcher (Galati).
UM needs some offense; great defense (go KP); and good pitching.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:00 PM |
By defense...
By defense...
I meant pitching (as I was reaching for a comparison to football). No disagreement on the stolen bases and whatnot, that was MGB's first comment about a M/Alabama matchup, the disparity between stolen bases.
Go Blue!
May 24th, 2012 at 7:59 PM |
Go blue!
Go blue!
Go Blue!
May 24th, 2012 at 8:00 PM |
We need
We need
to be patient and force Trainer to throw strikes instead of swinging at bad pitches. I will take 2 walks in the first inning to get inside her head.
If Bama scores 3 or less runs, we win. We cannot beat them in a slugfest.
Come on ladies, lets do this. Go Blue
From the Red Cedar Message Board: "God hates us." Yes He does Lil Bro, yes he does. Everyone hates you.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:01 PM |
Baseball Update:
Purdue
Baseball Update:
Purdue
Baseball Update:
Purdue offense teeing off on Ohio right now on BTN.
Earlier, MSU sparty noed as their bullpen gave up a two run lead and Indiana came back for a 6-4 win.
903 wins most in college football
May 24th, 2012 at 8:04 PM |
Jessica Mendoza's smile is...
Jessica Mendoza's smile is...
Jessica Mendoza's smile is... disturbing....
COYS and lets go Detroit FC!
May 24th, 2012 at 8:04 PM |
Not so sure
Not so sure
about letting Haylie bat in this situation. The heat is a M-F'er.
From the Red Cedar Message Board: "God hates us." Yes He does Lil Bro, yes he does. Everyone hates you.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:06 PM |
Any live stream?
Any live stream?
Any live stream?
May 24th, 2012 at 8:07 PM |
Yes ESPN3.com
Yes ESPN3.com
has the stream.
From the Red Cedar Message Board: "God hates us." Yes He does Lil Bro, yes he does. Everyone hates you.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:09 PM |
Traina is going outside
Traina is going outside
early trying to get us to go after it. Be patient Blue.
Every pitch this inning has been outside except for the change to Bree. We need to be patient and hopefully the umpire has a small strike zone.
From the Red Cedar Message Board: "God hates us." Yes He does Lil Bro, yes he does. Everyone hates you.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:31 PM |
Well, scratch that last part.
Well, scratch that last part.
Well, scratch that last part. I guess the strike zone goes from here to the dugout tonight.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:07 PM |
Let's Go Blue!!!
Let's Go Blue!!!
Want to see the at the Softball World Series!
May 24th, 2012 at 8:08 PM |
Blob
Blob
I miss the blob behind home plate. Maybe he was a good luck charm
May 24th, 2012 at 8:09 PM |
Michigan is
69-33 vs the
Michigan is
69-33 vs the
Michigan is
- 69-33 vs the SEC
- 17-4 against alabama
- 5-4 in NCAA Tournament road games
BOOST THOSE WINS LADIES!
GO BLUE!!
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
May 24th, 2012 at 8:14 PM |
I love those stats
I love those stats
SEC is our bitch in many sports, including......football
May 24th, 2012 at 9:17 PM |
Suck it, Ohio.
Suck it, Ohio.
Yeah, suck it Ohio.
M'Dog
May 24th, 2012 at 8:12 PM |
Come on Ladies, beat Bama!!!
Come on Ladies, beat Bama!!!
I like how espn advertised this match-up of these 2 schools, I guess it's a precursur for 9/1/12.
Go Blue all the way around.......damn, that was a homer she caught, good hit though
May 24th, 2012 at 8:13 PM |
What a generic looking
What a generic looking
What a generic looking stadium.
Thank the lord for the Wilpons, making the Baseball & Softball complex elite facilities.
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
May 24th, 2012 at 8:16 PM |
HEAT INDEX 88F
HEAT INDEX 88F
currently on the field. That is hot as hades.
The scope shows some isolated thunderheads popping up due to all that energy. May get some rain there during the game.
From the Red Cedar Message Board: "God hates us." Yes He does Lil Bro, yes he does. Everyone hates you.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:16 PM |
Nice play Kirkpatrick
Nice play Kirkpatrick
way to get that 1st out, let's do this
May 24th, 2012 at 8:17 PM |
I'm trying to load that
I'm trying to load that
I'm trying to load that ESPN3.com website to watch the game but my AOL is very slow and is rarely capable of downloading videos. Is there anywhere else I can watch the game? I have 500 some channels on the television, but I can never find anything I want to see. I have the channel numbers for ESPN, ESPN 2, and the major networks written down on a pad, but I would appreciate an exact channel number. Can anyone help?
-Herm
Stop the uniform changes! Contact Dave Brandon 734-764-9416.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:48 PM |
Hm
Hm
People actually still use AOL? Do you still use the floppy disks for free months?
Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.
-Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)
May 24th, 2012 at 8:59 PM |
No, I pay for my internet,
No, I pay for my internet,
No, I pay for my internet, unlike the people who download it for free and cost the rest of us! And AOL is fine for me, I don't need all the fancy additions they charge a premium for over on Comcast, bunch of customer-hating scoundrels over there. And I prefer to buy American.
-Herm
Stop the uniform changes! Contact Dave Brandon 734-764-9416.
May 24th, 2012 at 9:26 PM |
Is that you in the picture?
Is that you in the picture?
Is that you in the picture?
May 24th, 2012 at 9:29 PM |
Yes. Did a chimp with no
Yes. Did a chimp with no
Yes. Did a drunk chimpanzee with no arms draw that picture of you?
-Herm
Stop the uniform changes! Contact Dave Brandon 734-764-9416.
May 24th, 2012 at 11:20 PM |
No, that's an actual
No, that's an actual
No, that's an actual photograph of me.
I'm a very interesting looking man.
May 24th, 2012 at 11:52 PM |
LIKE
LIKE
this * 1000. a tip of the cap.
John Navarre, John Navarre, he is John Navarre
(to the tune of Jingle, Bells)
May 24th, 2012 at 9:30 PM |
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"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
May 24th, 2012 at 8:58 PM |
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"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
May 24th, 2012 at 9:42 PM |
timmy gleason
timmy gleason
bad-ass
Time is working funny again. Greg Mattison has a phonebooth time machine he sent the secondary back to Charles Woodson's childhood in; they have emerged with ZZ Top beards, children, and skills.-BC
May 24th, 2012 at 8:18 PM |
The Speedster.
The Speedster.
The Speedster.
Here's hoping for a bright future. This team does try hard and I will continue to support them.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:22 PM |
Eat em up.
Eat em up.
Eat em up.
Here's hoping for a bright future. This team does try hard and I will continue to support them.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:22 PM |
It's on ESPN2
It's on ESPN2
It's on ESPN2
903 wins most in college football
May 24th, 2012 at 8:27 PM |
There was that high heat
There was that high heat
There was that high heat pitch you talked about MSB.
Got to adjust. Like the fouls though.
Here's hoping for a bright future. This team does try hard and I will continue to support them.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:28 PM |
This girl is hitting 69-71 on
This girl is hitting 69-71 on
This girl is hitting 69-71 on the gun. She's throwing fire.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:31 PM |
that was way outside
that was way outside
that was way outside
Why can't hutch DH for Wagner or are there no DHs in softball?
903 wins most in college football
May 24th, 2012 at 8:38 PM |
The DH (or DP) is also...
The DH (or DP) is also...
called the "Flex" because she can sub for any position. For example, you could have a pitcher that hits and a SS that doesn't.
Edit: It's the Flex that doesn't hit. The DP is just called the DP. This is why the girl next to me should be writing these comments, not me.
Go Blue!
May 24th, 2012 at 8:59 PM |
DH
DH
They have a DH (which they call the Designated Player--DP--for no logical reason), and unlike baseball you can DP for anybody on the field. They choose to have pitcher Haylie Wagner bat and the DP instead hits for the catcher, Lauren Sweet.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:29 PM |
Hmmm
Hmmm
That was a strike?
May 24th, 2012 at 8:29 PM |
Well, if the plate stretches
Well, if the plate stretches
Well, if the plate stretches clear to the other batter's box tonight, we're not gonna get a hit for a month. Good grief.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:32 PM |
Traina
Traina
Might be getting the halo effect.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:35 PM |
Okay, that pitch was closer
Okay, that pitch was closer
Okay, that pitch was closer to the strike zone than what their pitcher was getting. It looks like they imported the crew that worked the Tigers-Indians series.
May 24th, 2012 at 8:36 PM |
both ways
both ways
Let's go both ways here blue!
May 24th, 2012 at 8:37 PM |
Okay...
Okay...
This is something I've wondered for a while. If a school has an iconic helmet (that can easily be identified with "the brand") why the hell do they not use it in softball? Shouldn't M have winged batting helmets and Alabama have crimson helmets with the A on the side along with numbers and ND have gold helmets? I do not like it one bit that no schools seem to realize this (M, Alabama, Texas, ND especially).
/rant
Go Blue!
May 24th, 2012 at 8:41 PM |
The catchers have winged
The catchers have winged
The catchers have winged helmets. The wings wouldn't look right on a batting helmet because of the brim on it.
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
May 24th, 2012 at 8:44 PM |
Yeah, I know the catchers do.
Yeah, I know the catchers do.
And I know that the hockey goalies almost always modify their helmets to some extent, but couldn't the brim be all blue and have the top of the helmet have wings? And for ND, Alabama and Texas it would be even easier.
Go Blue!
May 24th, 2012 at 8:47 PM |
The blue hat/helmet with the
The blue hat/helmet with the
The blue hat/helmet with the block M on it has been a Michigan Baseball tradition (now softball too with helmets).
I do like what wisconsin does with their softball batting helmets. Brilliant.
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
May 24th, 2012 at 8:49 PM |
If you're going to use the
If you're going to use the
If you're going to use the wings, wouldn't you want the brim in maize?
May 24th, 2012 at 9:03 PM |
Well, I've seen it both ways
Well, I've seen it both ways
(I actually have an old school winged cap like the first with a blue brim, but it's so old, good luck finding an internet pic of it. Actually found an identical back up at Salvation Army that had never been used for when that one wears out).
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
all week is how good Jackie Traina is (from a couple pitchers). Hopefully the bats can come alive, because not unlike football, Alabama has a damn good defense.
Go Blue!