[martyup]

3 up 3 down, now it's up to Beck to win this.  3 outs to go.

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1 out to advance.

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Beck walk a batter with 2 outs.  Crap.  Let's go!  One more out.

[martyup]

3 up 3 down, now it's up to Beck to win this.  3 outs to go.

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1 out to advance.

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Beck walk a batter with 2 outs.  Crap.  Let's go!  One more out.

[Sam Leopold]

fffffffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sam Leopold]

fffffffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[martyup]

Wheels off the bus.  Vandy scores.  Tied up with 2 men still on.  CRAAAAAAPPPPPPP!

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Wild pitch let's Vandy score and win the game.  Beck couldn't hold on.  WE LOSE

[martyup]

Wheels off the bus.  Vandy scores.  Tied up with 2 men still on.  CRAAAAAAPPPPPPP!

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Wild pitch let's Vandy score and win the game.  Beck couldn't hold on.  WE LOSE

[chrisk]

Tough way to lose

[chrisk]

Tough way to lose

[cardfan77]

That stings badly

[cardfan77]

That stings badly

[teejers1]

He’s the real deal.

Most of the time.
That one is going to hurt for a long time.
But I take some minor solace in thinking that chances of beating NC State 2 in a row, given pitching decisions, were very very small.
Vandy, otoh, with its 2 studs lined up to go . . .

[teejers1]

He’s the real deal.

Most of the time.
That one is going to hurt for a long time.
But I take some minor solace in thinking that chances of beating NC State 2 in a row, given pitching decisions, were very very small.
Vandy, otoh, with its 2 studs lined up to go . . .

[JeebsOak]

What a ***** joke

[JeebsOak]

What a ***** joke

[Canalejas]

Oh man, that's crushing.  

So very close.

[Canalejas]

Oh man, that's crushing.  

So very close.

[Sam Leopold]

Can we bring cardcrimson back for the rest of the week?  I need a therapy kitten.  Now.

[Sam Leopold]

Can we bring cardcrimson back for the rest of the week?  I need a therapy kitten.  Now.

[cardfan77]

Can we bring cardcrimson back for the rest of the week?  I need a therapy kitten.  Now.

With Seattle heat wave, I’ll be sulking indoors with my AC blasting and a fridge full of beers all weekend long..

This one hurts badly.  1 strike away

[cardfan77]

Can we bring cardcrimson back for the rest of the week?  I need a therapy kitten.  Now.

With Seattle heat wave, I’ll be sulking indoors with my AC blasting and a fridge full of beers all weekend long..

This one hurts badly.  1 strike away

[Madera86]

Awwww man!

We had 'em. We had them by the gonads. 

Oh well. This team achieved a lot just getting to Omaha. I hope there's a strong foundation for next year.

[Madera86]

Awwww man!

We had 'em. We had them by the gonads. 

Oh well. This team achieved a lot just getting to Omaha. I hope there's a strong foundation for next year.

[Brickcity]

Awwww man!

We had 'em. We had them by the gonads. 

Oh well. This team achieved a lot just getting to Omaha. I hope there's a strong foundation for next year.

As for next year, I like our chances of hitting the ball well. Pitching? A massive question mark IMHO.

[Brickcity]

Awwww man!

We had 'em. We had them by the gonads. 

Oh well. This team achieved a lot just getting to Omaha. I hope there's a strong foundation for next year.

As for next year, I like our chances of hitting the ball well. Pitching? A massive question mark IMHO.

[Canalejas]

Well, that's the end of the year for Stanford sports.  The fifth-place finish won't get us any closer to a Directors' Cup as we know.  Any chance we're still in the running for the men's Capital One Cup?

[Canalejas]

Well, that's the end of the year for Stanford sports.  The fifth-place finish won't get us any closer to a Directors' Cup as we know.  Any chance we're still in the running for the men's Capital One Cup?

[teejers1]

Can we bring cardcrimson back for the rest of the week?  I need a therapy kitten.  Now.

With Seattle heat wave, I’ll be sulking indoors with my AC blasting and a fridge full of beers all weekend long..

This one hurts badly.  1 strike away

You just can't walk that batter under any circumstances, let alone up in the count 1-2.
Brutal.  Just effing brutal.

[teejers1]

Can we bring cardcrimson back for the rest of the week?  I need a therapy kitten.  Now.

With Seattle heat wave, I’ll be sulking indoors with my AC blasting and a fridge full of beers all weekend long..

This one hurts badly.  1 strike away

You just can't walk that batter under any circumstances, let alone up in the count 1-2.
Brutal.  Just effing brutal.

[OutsiderFan]

Stanford has suffered some soul-crushing defeats in Omaha. But that one is hard to top for sheer heart pulled out of your body and stomped on kind of experience.

Two outs, nobody on base, 1-2 count in bottom of 9th with your ACE on the mound protecting a 1-run lead having retired every batter he had faced to that point. Then..

- Walk
- Seeing eye grounder in hole at short and errant throw to put runners on 1st and 3rd
- Base hit to tie game and get winning run to 3rd
- Wild pitch 5 feet over head of Catcher to score winning run from 3rd

Don't know if it gets worse than that.

[OutsiderFan]

Stanford has suffered some soul-crushing defeats in Omaha. But that one is hard to top for sheer heart pulled out of your body and stomped on kind of experience.

Two outs, nobody on base, 1-2 count in bottom of 9th with your ACE on the mound protecting a 1-run lead having retired every batter he had faced to that point. Then..

- Walk
- Seeing eye grounder in hole at short and errant throw to put runners on 1st and 3rd
- Base hit to tie game and get winning run to 3rd
- Wild pitch 5 feet over head of Catcher to score winning run from 3rd

Don't know if it gets worse than that.

[Phogge]

[quote="OutsiderFan" pid='319182' dateline='1624503813']


Two outs, nobody on base, 1-2 count in bottom of 9th with your ACE on the mound protecting a 1-run lead having retired every batter he had faced to that point. Then..

- Walk
- Seeing eye grounder in hole at short and errant throw to put runners on 1st and 3rd
- Base hit to tie game and get winning run to 3rd
- Wild pitch 5 feet over head of Catcher to score winning run from 3rd


Don't know if it gets worse than that.

Well, you could be a Diamondback fan.

[Phogge]

[quote="OutsiderFan" pid='319182' dateline='1624503813']


Two outs, nobody on base, 1-2 count in bottom of 9th with your ACE on the mound protecting a 1-run lead having retired every batter he had faced to that point. Then..

- Walk
- Seeing eye grounder in hole at short and errant throw to put runners on 1st and 3rd
- Base hit to tie game and get winning run to 3rd
- Wild pitch 5 feet over head of Catcher to score winning run from 3rd


Don't know if it gets worse than that.

Well, you could be a Diamondback fan.

[76lsjumb]

Interesting. The reaction to this game reveals a lot about the age of many CardBoarders. It’s certainly a crushing outcome, but I think a good case can be made that 2000 was worse…

[76lsjumb]

Interesting. The reaction to this game reveals a lot about the age of many CardBoarders. It’s certainly a crushing outcome, but I think a good case can be made that 2000 was worse…

[Sam Leopold]

Honestly, I'll take this ending over the one we were treated to in 2003 against Rice (my first year as a fan of Stanford sports).  I was in the Treehouse with some other Cardinal fans and a good lunch, all ready to be presented with a great game.  Nope.  We walk in the first 4 runs, and I still haven't forgotten the sight of the girl across the room shaking her head while looking up at the TV.

When it got to 8-0 I stomped out of the room in a huff (no pun intended).  There's no glory in being out of the game from the beginning.  Much better to go toe to toe with a great opponent even if it means sharper pain.

That said, if we're ranking Omaha endings, I'd rather have the way we lost to Georgia in 2008.  Can't speak firsthand about the titles, I was in elementary school in southern California.

[Sam Leopold]

Honestly, I'll take this ending over the one we were treated to in 2003 against Rice (my first year as a fan of Stanford sports).  I was in the Treehouse with some other Cardinal fans and a good lunch, all ready to be presented with a great game.  Nope.  We walk in the first 4 runs, and I still haven't forgotten the sight of the girl across the room shaking her head while looking up at the TV.

When it got to 8-0 I stomped out of the room in a huff (no pun intended).  There's no glory in being out of the game from the beginning.  Much better to go toe to toe with a great opponent even if it means sharper pain.

That said, if we're ranking Omaha endings, I'd rather have the way we lost to Georgia in 2008.  Can't speak firsthand about the titles, I was in elementary school in southern California.

[BostonCard]

We scored 2, which is good, but we stranded 3 and missed out on a chance at a big inning.  Hope we don't look back and think "what could have been".  We've stranded 6 runners in 4 innings.

BC

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And Vandy cuts the lead in half with one swing.

BC

“What could have been…”

Damn I hate to have been right, but you could see this a mile away.

Still, hats off for a great season!

BC

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[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1407892911870472195?s=21[/tweet]

BC

[BostonCard]

We scored 2, which is good, but we stranded 3 and missed out on a chance at a big inning.  Hope we don't look back and think "what could have been".  We've stranded 6 runners in 4 innings.

BC

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And Vandy cuts the lead in half with one swing.

BC

“What could have been…”

Damn I hate to have been right, but you could see this a mile away.

Still, hats off for a great season!

BC

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[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1407892911870472195?s=21[/tweet]

BC

[winflop]

Such a brutal finish to a great season. I had my doubts about whether Esquer could lead us back to Omaha. Not any more.

[winflop]

Such a brutal finish to a great season. I had my doubts about whether Esquer could lead us back to Omaha. Not any more.