Game Thread: OK, time for the big one - Bama vs. Florida, 7:00 PM, CDT, ESPN2...

Rama Jama · Jun 2, 2014

Not sure I wouldn't pitch Littlejohn. She is a totally different pitcher than J Train. Spins the ball.

Alasippi · Jun 2, 2014

We just need to win tomorrow. Can we? Remains to be seen.. I think we will!
Nite folks! Great thread! Go Bama!
sip

TIDE-HSV · Jun 2, 2014

Rama Jama said:
Not sure I wouldn't pitch Littlejohn. She is a totally different pitcher than J Train. Spins the ball.

I was actually thinking the same tonight, before the dam broke. Their hitters are good enough that they can get the barrel on the heat pitches, and that's all it takes. Littlejohn pitches more like Rogers. It would give them an entirely new look - and JT can still come in late...

alwayshavebeen · Jun 2, 2014

I think the girls need to swing the bats more. Taking too many pitches...especially called strikes. If they win the next game, which I think they will, there is a really high percentage they will win the series.

TrampLineman · Jun 2, 2014

Yea as a batter these days especially in softball you put yourself at a disadvantage once you go down a strike. Baseball it always seems like you always have a shot even against the best, but softball is an elite pitchers game period. Going a strike down without fighting puts you at a huge disadvantage, especially with Rodgers in the circle.

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cuda.1973 · Jun 3, 2014

Problem is she keeps the ball low, and if you swing, you hit over the top. The best approach may to get as deep in the batter's box as you can, and hope there is enough rise to get good wood on it.

Just don't watch the first one go by.

twofbyc · Jun 3, 2014

cuda.1973 said:
Problem is she keeps the ball low, and if you swing, you hit over the top. The best approach may to get as deep in the batter's box as you can, and hope there is enough rise to get good wood on it.

Just don't watch the first one go by.

And let's hope last night's "first pitch down the pipe" is going to be the lizard's strategy in the next two.
As I posted in the Oregon thread, if the lizards are swinging the bats Bama will have their hands full. If they don't get the bats off their shoulders it will end tonight, for sure. Bama can win the next two, but I don't think either will be a shutout (of the lizards).
Let's go, ladies; this is your time. RTR

major tidefan · Jun 3, 2014

Does the Murph dare start Littlejohn tonight?

gman4tide · Jun 3, 2014

Yall gotta explain the "get as deep in the box" theory to me. If she's throwing a low drop ball...then, in my mind, you would want to be in the front of the box? To me, they are so far back, they're swinging while the ball is in the middle of the drop...hence the swing over the top? Watch mlb'ers...when they go against good curve ball pitchers, they don't get in the back of the box and wait till the end of the break? One way or another...they're gonna have to adjust. RTR

BigBama76 · Jun 3, 2014

Rama Jama said:
Murph's MO. I don't know why but we have always taken a lot of 1st pitch strikes. I guess we are looking for a pitch we are not getting.

When I played baseball I never paid attention to what the coaches said about taking pitches because it never made sense to me since I'm the guy at the plate. Either I can hit it or or I can't but if that first one was anywhere near the strike zone I was usually on it.

TIDE-HSV · Jun 3, 2014

cuda.1973 said:
Problem is she keeps the ball low, and if you swing, you hit over the top. The best approach may to get as deep in the batter's box as you can, and hope there is enough rise to get good wood on it.

Just don't watch the first one go by.

Our girls last night were standing with their back foot touching the back line of the box. They showed it several times...

RollinTider1335 · Jun 3, 2014

Re: OK, time for the big one - Bama vs. Florida, 7:00 PM, CDT, ESPN...

Alasippi said:
I personally think it's a great idea to include the softball thread here because more eyes will have the opportunity to see it and participate.
Those ladies work hard and deserve all the support we can give them!
Thanks for starting the thread.
sip

Totally agree!

Tide Rev · Jun 3, 2014

TIDE-HSV said:
I was actually thinking the same tonight, before the dam broke. Their hitters are good enough that they can get the barrel on the heat pitches, and that's all it takes. Littlejohn pitches more like Rogers. It would give them an entirely new look - and JT can still come in late...

I was thinking this same thing Earle. Give them something different to look at tonight. JT will benefit from the rest. We need to make adjustments and do better. It was UF's night last night and there is no reason why tonight cannot be our night. But we cannot do the same things we did last night.

Al A Bama · Jun 3, 2014

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If you are going to lose, do so while being aggressive.

I know the ball in Baseball or Softball is approaching you, as a batter, quickly, but if it's in an area where I can hit it I'm going to swing at it.

It disturbs me to see the bat on someone's shoulder when a strike is called. You can't hit it if you don't swing at it.

All should watch the pitcher when they are in the on-deck circle, so that they are better prepared to face the pitcher when they are in the batters box. If they have their foot on the back line, chances are that a breaking ball is going to break even more back there.

If you're going down, do so while being aggressive so that there will be no second thoughts about what you should have done.

Now, if a pitcher is wild, I can see you taking more balls instead of swinging at the air. However, I do hate to see a batter praying for or begging for a WALK!

CraigD · Jun 3, 2014

gman4tide said:
Yall gotta explain the "get as deep in the box" theory to me. If she's throwing a low drop ball...then, in my mind, you would want to be in the front of the box? To me, they are so far back, they're swinging while the ball is in the middle of the drop...hence the swing over the top? Watch mlb'ers...when they go against good curve ball pitchers, they don't get in the back of the box and wait till the end of the break? One way or another...they're gonna have to adjust. RTR

^^ This

Special K · Jun 3, 2014

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Al A Bama said:
If you are going to lose, do so while being aggressive.

I know the ball in Baseball or Softball is approaching you, as a batter, quickly, but if it's in an area where I can hit it I'm going to swing at it.

It disturbs me to see the bat on someone's shoulder when a strike is called. You can't hit it if you don't swing at it.

All should watch the pitcher when they are in the on-deck circle, so that they are better prepared to face the pitcher when they are in the batters box. If they have their foot on the back line, chances are that a breaking ball is going to break even more back there.

If you're going down, do so while being aggressive so that there will be no second thoughts about what you should have done.

Now, if a pitcher is wild, I can see you taking more balls instead of swinging at the air. However, I do hate to see a batter praying for or begging for a WALK!

When I played baseball, the one thing that would get you in more trouble with the coach than anything was watching a called third strike. Drives me nuts too.

bamamc1 · Jun 3, 2014

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We had opportunities and didn't take advantage. UF did. I think we come back and win and then it's anybodys guess.

Alasippi · Jun 3, 2014

gman4tide said:
Yall gotta explain the "get as deep in the box" theory to me. If she's throwing a low drop ball...then, in my mind, you would want to be in the front of the box? To me, they are so far back, they're swinging while the ball is in the middle of the drop...hence the swing over the top? Watch mlb'ers...when they go against good curve ball pitchers, they don't get in the back of the box and wait till the end of the break? One way or another...they're gonna have to adjust. RTR

It's not where you are in the box, it's if you can control the bat. An outside pitch can be hit hard one way only--to right field. You have to wait a little longer to swing. Timing thing.
An inside pitch has to be jumped on fast and has to be pulled.
A pitch down the middle should be hit up the middle.
sip

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