Iowa Baseball Live Thread

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:08 PM CDT

Iowa has just come back from an 8-1 deficit after 5 and a half innings to defeat Michigan 8-1 in the semifinals 11-8. Kurt Lee had a two run double with the bases loaded in the 8th to give them a 9-8 lead. The Hawkeyes have fended off elimination for the second straight day, and will now face Minnesota for the Big Ten Championship tonight around 7 pm. Iowa must win tonight and again tomorrow, due to fighting their way through the loser's bracket. The Gophers need just one victory to end the Hawkeyes' dream.

So how does Iowa stack up against the hated Northern Rivals? I have no idea. I don't usually follow college baseball, but this run has been awesome. The Gophers took two of three in emphatic fashion in Iowa City earlier this month. The Hawkeyes can't have much pitching left, but after watching this comeback, I won't bet against them. All I know is: I love the Hawks, and I hate the Gophers.

So let's hear ya, Hawkeye Nation. Let's get the Hawks to the NCAA Tournament. (Barring something unforseen by the BHGP staff) This is your livegamethread. Let's WIN FIGHT TRY CHAMPION HAWKEYE bring home a baseball Big XI title!

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Well, we kicked ass in football, wrestling, weren't bad in women's hoops,

why NOT baseball?

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 6:12 PM CDT reply actions

I knew two things about Hawkeye Baseball before this weekend

1) When I was a kid my neighbor’s son pitched for them.
2) They are seldom, if ever, very good.

The only time I have seen an Iowa baseball game was when they played a game (exhibition, I think) against UNI in my hometown.

So yes, it is time for Iowa to rule in baseball.

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions

My daughter's first exposure to Iowa sports was baseball 2 years ago

then it morphed into basketball (2 games) and finally football last fall (she’s only 5!)

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Good start

I was 9 before I got to go to my first Hawkeye event (football), but my siblings were progressively younger when they got to go to their first games.

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions

May end up taking her to the new Kinnick North this fall, too

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Sounds like first pitch will be around 6:45 pm

on BTN

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:16 PM CDT reply actions

From what I hear on the radio, we should have our #2 pitcher going.

but don’t ask me what his name is.

by SallyMason on May 29, 2010 6:16 PM CDT reply actions

Zach Robertson, perhaps?

Just looked at stats, and he was the second pitcher listed. 7-3 4.09 ERA.

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions

That sounds right.

by SallyMason on May 29, 2010 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions

UGH

I just turned it back to BTN in time to see Ohio St beat the Hawks on a last second TD in Kinnick (early ’90s, I think)

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:24 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah, we've been on here twice, and not on the good side

7 got 6 better be in the top 3

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions

All I really know about this show is

I would do unspeakable things to Charissa Thompson

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions

I hear ya there!

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions

That would be

the 1990 season. As a 10 year old, that game absolutely broke my heart. It was made worse by my punk-ass cousin who was staying with us at the time getting in my face and taunting me after that TD…and he wasn’t even aware of the rules…fucker.

Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.

by Kyle McCann't on May 29, 2010 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions

I hope you beat him up.

"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"

by RossWB on May 29, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions

As fate would have it

he got the shit kicked out of him by a bunch of my friends (bruised his ribs and sent him to the hospital) because he brought the same attitude to a pick-up football game (again, he didn’t know the rules). Now he’s a scary roider in Houston shacking up with girls that we’re pretty sure are with him by “appointment”…

Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.

by Kyle McCann't on May 30, 2010 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions

We need to get Sash, Clayborn, and Hunter to the game

Minnesota has not been able to score on them in a long long time.

by Clayborns beard on May 29, 2010 6:25 PM CDT reply actions

maybe we could get Ace to play too

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions

with a name like Ace he has to be a great pitcher

by Clayborns beard on May 29, 2010 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions

I think he'd make for a better fielder than pitcher.

by The Mexican't on May 29, 2010 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Stanzi could pitch.

by SallyMason on May 29, 2010 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions

but how could he throw a Stanziball?

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Hanging breaking ball hit 657 feet

followed by 21 consecutive strike outs

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions

YES.

Absolutely. Make it happen.

Master of the convoluted IOWA cheers!

by EnergizerHawk on May 29, 2010 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions

First pitch strike

Let’s go Hawks!

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:50 PM CDT reply actions

Well that's a strange start

3 pitch strike out, but strike three goes to the back stop, so Minnesota has a runner on 1st

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions

And is picked off

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Like a bitch

by Clayborns beard on May 29, 2010 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Does our catcher know he's supposed to, ya know, catch the ball?

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 6:51 PM CDT reply actions

1-0 Minnesota

by Clayborns beard on May 29, 2010 6:56 PM CDT reply actions

Back to back two out doubles

Minnesota leads 1-0, Hawks coming to bat

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:57 PM CDT reply actions

How are we the home team?

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 6:57 PM CDT reply actions

I don't have a clue for sure

But I used to set up tournaments for (part of) a living, and I could make an educated guess: either coin toss or they would give the winners bracket team the choice. Minnesota may have chosen away because, a) if they win this game it doesn’t matter and b) because if Iowa would happen to force another game, they would be the home team. In short, this game doesn’t mean a lot to Minnesota because they would have another chance

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Sounds as good as anything I've come up with, so we can go with it

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Did Minne already have a game today too?

by SallyMason on May 29, 2010 6:58 PM CDT reply actions

Nope, this is their first

by Clayborns beard on May 29, 2010 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions

No

They beat Michigan in 11 last night in the first semi, setting up our semi-final match up in the loser’s bracket against the LOLverines.

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions

That's what I thought.

Let’s hope the bats can stay hot then.

by SallyMason on May 29, 2010 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Rampage vs. Rashad

Who ya got? (Sorry, the early parts of baseball games bore the hell out of me)

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 7:06 PM CDT reply actions

Rampage, KO in the 1st

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't know man

I want him to win, but I think if Rashad can get him to the ground he could make it a really boring fight and frustrate Rampage. Plus Rampage has been off for awhile, and the last time someone tried to fight him really technically (Forrest Griffin), Rampage couldn’t get anything going.

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions

That said,

I hope Rampage body slams him through the cage floor

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions

On a different/related note,

How awesome was Liddell’s reaction to hearing that Ortiz was pulling out of their fight?

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions

That was the first episode I had seen this season

I haven’t been watching because I hate Tito so much I can’t watch(even though I love Chuck). I watched it just because I had heard it was going to air this week. Suffering through one episode paid off when that happened. It was hilarious.

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions

The prelims are on Spike tonight

They hadn’t done that for the last couple

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Dana's reaction to Chuck was great, too...."Don't break your phone"

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions

"I'm not. I'm going to go punch him in the face"

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions

To be fair to Tito (not that he deserves it)

having neck surgery would make most anyone pull out of a fight.

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, but wasn't it shortly after that was filmed

that he got pinched for beating up Jenna Jameson?

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions

I meant to add

I wonder if it was actually something domestic that he was trying to cover up

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Could have been. He had surgery in March though

by Swarley on May 29, 2010 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Ah

I didn’t realize there was that much of a delay. Didn’t realize the surgery had already happened. Yeah, you would have to pull out of a fight if that was the case. I wish they would stop trying to match up coaches that are going to fight each other immediately after. Someone always ends up pulling out.

by shada's revenge on May 29, 2010 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions