Panther City Frog
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Don’t know if anyone started a thread yet. But it looks like TCU is the opening game. Pretty cool.
2023 CWS
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froginmn
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Thanks for starting a baseball-based thread.
I started the other one (https://forum.killerfrogs.com/index.php?threads/2023-cws-in-omaha-attendance-guide.236815/) to hopefully be a resource for those of us traveling there.
Part of me thought our pitching was too thin but it has been "good enough" so that if we keep hitting consistently we have a good a chance as most. I REALLY hope the team doesn't underestimate Oral Roberts because they are scary and look similar to us in a lot of ways.
The other side of our bracket (FL and UVA) looks formidable and bracket one is deep and scary. Honestly it's tough to pick an odds in favorite (like it was last year with Tennessee LOL). And to that point, baseball things happen so having a chip and a chair puts you in position.
Looking forward to lots of good baseball!
Go Frogs!
I started the other one (https://forum.killerfrogs.com/index.php?threads/2023-cws-in-omaha-attendance-guide.236815/) to hopefully be a resource for those of us traveling there.
Part of me thought our pitching was too thin but it has been "good enough" so that if we keep hitting consistently we have a good a chance as most. I REALLY hope the team doesn't underestimate Oral Roberts because they are scary and look similar to us in a lot of ways.
The other side of our bracket (FL and UVA) looks formidable and bracket one is deep and scary. Honestly it's tough to pick an odds in favorite (like it was last year with Tennessee LOL). And to that point, baseball things happen so having a chip and a chair puts you in position.
Looking forward to lots of good baseball!
Go Frogs!
Froginbedford
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Oral Roberts is legit....Wheels could come off in this series....
finafrog
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2023 College World Series betting odds: Wake Forest baseball has best chance to snap SEC streak
Which college baseball team has the best odds to win a title in Omaha this year?
ftw.usatoday.com
Here are some odds for you. About as expected. We can go deep, given the bracket and lack of a clear favorite.
Eight
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or.......the frogs, who are legit, keep rolling
no easy teams left, everyone has some talent, and you better play well from the start or it is a really big hill to climb
Brog
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Or, on the other hand, wheels could stay on for five straight games.
Panther City Frog
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It’s been a great ride so far. I’m gonna ride it to the finish line, wheels or not!
froginmn
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Looked at the weather out ten days.
Friday 91 and partly cloudy, then cooler (81) over the weekend, with scattered thunderstorms on Saturday. Sunday looks good and 82, with Monday-Wednesday sunny and 90.
Stays upper 80s and partly cloudy the rest of the way, with a little rain on that second Sunday.
Overall it looks good for our game days and mostly good for the entire CWS.
Friday 91 and partly cloudy, then cooler (81) over the weekend, with scattered thunderstorms on Saturday. Sunday looks good and 82, with Monday-Wednesday sunny and 90.
Stays upper 80s and partly cloudy the rest of the way, with a little rain on that second Sunday.
Overall it looks good for our game days and mostly good for the entire CWS.
Hoosierfrog
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froginmn
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I'm good with us making the finals. This is unlikely, though:
To beat all the teams in your bracket you need the first round losing team you didn't beat in game 1 to win out in the losers bracket and face you in the last game. It could happen I guess.
FWSTC Hfrog
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Some how, some way 3 more guys (besides Abeldt & Savage) are going to have to come out of this bullpen and be able to finish an inning and/or get an out or two to have a chance to finish this off. Need them to find it and QUICK.
Safe travels to those going. Go Frogs!
Safe travels to those going. Go Frogs!
Rex Kramer
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Endless Purple
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Was looking at batting stats after reading some of the posted articles about the style of play to win and not relying on home runs. So I looked at a few stats for getting runs.
Walks has Virginia with 313, Fl with 297, TCU with 314, ORU with 316
Stolen bases has Virginia at 81-99, Fl at 69-85, TCU at 139-160, ORU at 98-113
Batting Avg has Vir at .335, Fl at .293, TCU at .299, ORU at .323
Strike outs has Vir with 401, Fl with 501, TCU with 504, ORU with 470
Runs has Vir with 574, FL with 521, TCU with 515, ORU with 533
Slg % has Vir at .531, Fl at .546, TCU at .490, ORU at .524
Different ways to look at the numbers for comparisons....
Does having more runs but lower slugging fit this style of stadium better?
Virginia seems to be the top in the batting side of the ball.
Walks has Virginia with 313, Fl with 297, TCU with 314, ORU with 316
Stolen bases has Virginia at 81-99, Fl at 69-85, TCU at 139-160, ORU at 98-113
Batting Avg has Vir at .335, Fl at .293, TCU at .299, ORU at .323
Strike outs has Vir with 401, Fl with 501, TCU with 504, ORU with 470
Runs has Vir with 574, FL with 521, TCU with 515, ORU with 533
Slg % has Vir at .531, Fl at .546, TCU at .490, ORU at .524
Different ways to look at the numbers for comparisons....
Does having more runs but lower slugging fit this style of stadium better?
Virginia seems to be the top in the batting side of the ball.
Endless Purple
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Another stat I saw that was interesting. Virginia is 25-43 in stolen bases against. They are used to seeing less than one attempt per game, how will they respond to a team that tries 2-4 attempts in one game if they end up against TCU?
JugbandFrog
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I don’t know about y’all, but I’d never heard of Oral Roberts until this movie, and I say it the same way ever since.
Panther City Frog
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BP tops?
The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog
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Everyone ready for a week of Clueless Karl?
