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An 0-2 on the corner called a ball. Our guys are getting called out on that pitch. And it leads to another walk.

Who evaluates these umps? This guy should be sentenced to watching his performance - with analysis.

Reilly is a bit wild. And Bulger is having a hard time corralling the ball. It has been costly.

Bulger is due.

Well, we are still 0-fer with RISP

We are 0-fer with RISP.

Maybe Aggies leaving bases loaded will change our mojo.

That could have been a lot worse.

Terrible strike call costs us a run.

First 16 A&M batters took the first pitch. Interesting stat.

I’d give McElvain a visit. And let the ump come out. And blister him.

Well, explicable. He is very, very bad.

Goodness. Home plate ump called Tate out on two wide strikes.

Then robbed McElvain of a strike 3 that was just right down the heart. Inexplicable.

Hits with runners in scoring position still not coming.

That’s why the failure to sac hurts.

1-1 through 4.

A&M fielding giving its chance here in the fourth.

Ump now giving the wide strikes.

A bit maddening. You just don’t know what to swing at.

76 pitches through 4 for McElvain. A bit of a pitch count rally.

Also, one hit in his last 11 innings.

Small ball.

Well done. We answer with a Bradfield walk and run. Steal and two contact ground outs. You know I love that!

Interesting inning. Ump giving nothing on outside corner. But a bit generous up and down. A&M had 10 2-strike foul balls. Talk about contact. McElvain pitch count in the 30s after one. 1-0 A&M. Not a great start. But hopefully our guys have noted the thin strike zone. Lay off the wide stuff.

two quick strikes….

Nibbling. Hanging curve ball.

0-1 bad guys.

Attack. Don’t nibble.

The fourth run was good baseball. Bradfield’s legs. We are lucky to have him.

Not to be an ingrate - it was a good start.

But it was 3-0, bases loaded and no outs. And we failed to bring in the guy from third with no one out.

It could have been a lot better. Hope it won’t matter.

On the bright side - pretty good situational hitting for guys 1-6.

and I don’t mean for it to… because for all the criticism and gloom and doom in the fan base, I still think this team has a good chance to gel and excel later this year. But we have now opened two road SEC series by winning 10-0 and proceeded to lay an egg afterwards by failing to play small ball, a...

SPJ is gone.

We need to get scorers.

I’m glad we got him. I hope we get two.

Exactly. Not our day.

Character-builder though - nice comeback down to our last out.

Sorry for Little who really pitched well.