joeywa

Juan, we love you, but just step away from the keyboard until the game is over. It will be ok. Easy now, back away, slowly.
 
Thank you so much!

I 2nd this...

I trust you've learned your lesson here today. 

Yes

No negative nellie again today, joeywa.

OK, one more to get to Omaha.  House money, folks.  Let's get this done!
 
Same lineup for the Horns today.
 
Marlow
Johnson
Payton
Tres
Carter
CJ
Shaw
Clemens
Gurwitz
 
French on the bump
 
Houston:
 
Survance-9
Vidales-4
Ratcliff-6
Pyeatt-7
Montemayor-DH
Grayson-3
Hollis-5
Barker-2
Fulmer-8
 
Garza on the hill
 
 
 
Game time is 1 PM CST
 

I don't think Curtiss is in the same league as Street or Cox, (understanding you said it wasn't a comparison.)  Those guys could go more than one w/o worry.  Curtiss is good for one, possibly two, (IMHO,) at this point in the year against the competition we're going to see from here on out.  He's a solid one-inning closer that on occassion can be counted on to go further.  I don't believe that it's truly necessary to push him into longer situations. 
 
And the depth we have on this staff is pretty salty.  In addition to Curtiss out of the pen, you've got Cooper, Hollingsworth, Culbreath, Duke who are all solid in releif, and Goins and Sawyer "could" give you innings if absolutely neccessary. 

Joeywa fantastic job as usual. Keep driving the bus home tomorrow.

Re: closers
Assuming UT makes the CWS (looking good right now),
In 2002 UT had Huston Street
In 2005 UT had J. Brent Cox
In 2014...can Curtiss or our other relievers replicate the performances of those listed above, who helped lead us to NCs?
Not wanting to criticize current players by comparison, just interested in others' thoughts. Obviously, first, need to best UH one more time, then we'll worry about it. I'm just saying, Street and Cox showed up big time in the CWS. Do we have the ONE reliever who can do what they did on the national stage?   

I was looking for execution and a clean game in order for the Horns to grab a 1-0 lead...
0 errors
0 PB's
1 PO
1 stolen base
2 sacrifices
3 BB's
Houston pitchers had to throw 158 pitches - in 8 IP that's roughly 20/inning.
 
I was impressed by the way they played in the Regional win over Rice. Today was even better. 

Look, no line at the beer booth!
 

B9
 
Grayson
0-1 take
1-1 down
1-2 look
U1; slow roller down 1B line and Curtiss helps himself to the play; 1 out
 
Ratcliff
1-0 in
1-1 fouled down right side
1-2
Single into RCF
 
Montemayor
0-1
3-6 FC; throw back from CJ to Clemens wasn't quite in time.  2 outs; runner on 1B
 
Campbell in to PH for Hollis
1-0 check swing; didn't go
2-0 away
2-1
F7
 
Horns WIN 4-2
 
Texas 4/11/0
UH 2/8/1
 

Look, no line at the beer booth!
 

Told y'all that the 2 runs early would loom large today. 

Look, no line at the beer booth!
 

Nope.  And if French gets into any trouble tomorrow, that is a huge bonus. 

Didn't have to use Duke or Cooper out of the pen today either. 

Look, no line at the beer booth!
 

Look, no line at the beer booth!
 

That's how you lay down a bunt

Enjoy my friend...you deserve it!!!

Just gotta say, Shiner Bock in the kegerator is handy, very handy. 

Thank you!

seems like we can't go a game without at least one stupid baserunning mistake.     shit.
 
btw, whenever Capital One is ready to dump Samuel L. Jackson as a spokesperson for its cash back card i'll be fine with it.

need to kill their momentum with a DP.