Arizona vs. Cal State Fullerton III

[AZCatFANatic]

Let's Go Cats!!! Bear Down and beat the Titans!!!


LIVE RADIO WEBCAST
http://sports.fullerton.edu/audio/ontheair.html

SCOREBOARD:

http://www.ncaasports.com/baseball/mens/scoreboard/div1/region07

Titans force one more game
http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/sports/78473.php

[KingOfCats]

Awesome, thanks for the links. Let's see how the guys handle a little pressure. go cats!

[PerpEph]

May Zeus himself come down from Mount Olympus and smite them damn Titans!

Go Cats! God, I wish I had ESPNU.

[KingOfCats]

I wish the game were in AZ.

[KingOfCats]

Wow, these guys are gonna be hard to listen to. i might have to go back to just watching the gametracker.

[Titan]

Yeah, it's pretty brutal with these guys.

[AZCatFANatic]

0-0 end of 1st inning

[Josh Gershon]

Is this game going to be on TV?

[AZCatFANatic]

Are you guys hearing that humming sound in the background of the CSFU radio webcast?

[AZCatFANatic]

Is this game going to be on TV?
ESPNU

[SCCat]

Oh man did you guys just hear the dig on ASU by the Titan announcer on the webcast? Brutal...

Of coarse his dig was prefaced by the remark "I have not seen them (ASU) play, but..." which kinda makes the announcer quite the idiot to follow that comment the way he did.

[Titan]

I got the buzzing, too. I had to turn the sub down and that helped a bit.

[SCCat]

The announcer said that ASU was nothing special (even though he hasn't seen ASU play), so that Titan fans generally thought that if they could win this game against a good team (Arizona), they would breeze by ASU.

[Titan]

I HAVE seen them play, and the announcer was right.

[SCCat]

I HAVE seen them play, and the announcer was right.

Ahahaha. Nice to know with his ridiculous comments ("I haven't seen them play, but they don't seem like anything special...") and overconfident attitute he at least represents his fan base's feelings accurately.

[lofty]

Come on D! Clamp down.

[losgatosaz05]

Cats "d" Needs To Bear Down!!!

[AZCatFANatic]

Csfu Up 1-0

[lofty]

Damn.

[AZCatFANatic]

End of 2
1 run on 2 hits

Fullerton 1 - AZ. 0

[KingOfCats]

Sounds like they had a chance to get the runner out at home if the throw hadn't been cutoff.

Plenty more runs are gonna be scored in this one.

[lofty]

Let's get it back, bats!

[lofty]

Hope not by Fullerton, King..

[losgatosaz05]

Man this game tracker BITES!!!!

[lofty]

Big time.

[AZCatFANatic]

Jason Donald advances to third on fielders choice. Kervin grounds out.
T CROWE up, 2 outs.

[lofty]

I guess we got a guy on second, one out, top 3 according to gametracker. But for all I know it could be the fifth inning.

[AZCatFANatic]

T Crowe flys out deep. 3 down.

[lofty]

Wow.. I'm impressed. Gametracker updated to only being an out behind. lol.

[Titan]

I think for that Crowe needs to come back and give us another year.

[lofty]

Crap.. didn't get the run across. 1-0, bottom 3 coming up.

[KingOfCats]

43 pitches already for meloan. not good.

[AZCatFANatic]

Not good. 1 out, men on 1 and 2. Sergio Pedroza up (3 run homer last night)

[AZCatFANatic]

Error, bad hop at first. bases loaded.

[AZCatFANatic]

Coulon up in the AZ bullpen.

[lofty]

Crap, crap.

[lofty]

I think we're in for disappointment. I doubt Fullerton will strand men like they did Saturday, tonight. But here's hopin'.

[AZCatFANatic]

Csf 3
Az 0

2 Down

[lofty]

****. We're dead. Well, nice season! Got screwed by the committee getting sent to Fullerton.

[losgatosaz05]

:angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

[tstein7240]

****. We're dead. Well, nice season! Got screwed by the committee getting sent to Fullerton.

We screwed ourselves. I have never heard of a team, basically turning down home field.

I don't know why? When I was at school 88-92, they got good crowds. Figure a regional playoff, top seed would get some of the old folks and summer school kids to the park.

[AZCatFANatic]

Meloan is finished. Coulon coming in.

Not looking very good for the Cats right now. The bats better wake up because we could be in for a long night.

[losgatosaz05]

Man I hate to be a pesemist but I hear the fat lady starting to sing.

[AZCatFANatic]

Csf - 5
Az - 0

[lofty]

I have to agree about turning down homefield. Good point.

[AZCatFANatic]

The wheels are falling off. Squeeze play and scores another run.
6 - 0

[KrazyCatFan]

damnit. a great season is slipping away

[Auercat]

If the Cats fail to rally in this one, only Jim Livengood is to blame. The UA should NEVER have put itself in the position to have to play a regional at Fullerton. :mad:

Bearing Down on A Big Comeback And A Win In Spite of A Terrible Decision By The UA's AD

Auercat

[losgatosaz05]

damnit. a great season is slipping away
I would say that it already has :(

[AZCatFANatic]

damnit. a great season is slipping away

This is college baseball, anything can happen, and when we get hot with the bats we can put them up in bunches. Come on guys, pick it up a bit. Thank God you are not in the dugout.

[tstein7240]

My favorite class at Arizona: Athletic Director 101
The final was a piece of cake... nobody could get these questions wrong. Here are some examples:

To host a regional tourney game, it is important to:
(a) have hot chicks on campus
(b) have a great record
(c) have decent attendence
(d) Both B and C

To get necessary attendence, do you:
(a) Do nothing, if people are interested... they will come
(b) Have promotions to get students to games
(c) Promote to the community of retired folks with nothing better to do
(d) Both B and C

Congrats, your team had a great regular season and has positioned themselves to host the first round. Do you:
(a) Decline the offer
(b) Accept the offer

See...piece of cake.

[KingOfCats]

This is college baseball, anything can happen, and when we get hot with the bats we can put them up in bunches. Come on guys, pick it up a bit. Thank God you are not in the dugout.

Absolutely. We're only through 4 innings. Stranger things have happened.

[tstein7240]

for us to stay in the game... big double play...

[tstein7240]

one more... if our pitching can hold up and we peck away...
6-2

[losgatosaz05]

Little by little and one run at a time

[AZCatFANatic]

Whats up 90? Good to see you here

[PerpEph]

Thanks for the updates, 1990.

Now it's time! Let's get those bats cracking!

Bear Down.

[tstein7240]

Ok... time for an inning without a base runner...

Can we say 1, 2, 3????

[KingOfCats]

Yikes. It would have been nice to see the plugging away continue.

[tstein7240]

has anyone lost the Cal radio? My sound has disappeared

[tstein7240]

plus error after error... we are killing ourselves

[KrazyCatFan]

damn cats. they need to put their rally cap on

[KingOfCats]

Come on Trevor.

[KrazyCatFan]

*puts hat inside out and turns it backwords* lets get it going now

[KrazyCatFan]

boo yah. im calling yard

[Titan]

we need a dong RIGHT NOW!

[Class of 1990]

Fly out no one advanced.

2 outs.

count 0-2 to Van Houton

[KrazyCatFan]

sonuva. tell me van houton went yard

[tstein7240]

Ok... one more at bat...

NEED THE RALLY CAP

[KingOfCats]

Wow, if we don't pull this out in the ninth I'm gonna blame the loss on the CSF announcers. They're absolutely killing me.

[KrazyCatFan]

damnit. *throws rally cap into the trash*

[Titan]

The ads are the icing on the cake!

[losgatosaz05]

Wow, if we don't pull this out in the ninth I'm gonna blame the loss on the CSF announcers. They're absolutely killing me.

Are they real bad? You know the type that have NO BIAS what so ever?

[KrazyCatFan]

you think its a little too much if i call 4 straight homers in the 9th?

[tstein7240]

not any more bias than normal announcers... but bad as in quality. These are the type of guys that do high school football. These guys have misused way too many cliches. Not sure if this station is worth a damn... but the production quality and these cheap commercials ring of small town, small budget

[losgatosaz05]

you think its a little too much if i call 4 straight homers in the 9th?

Stranger things have happened....COME ON CATS!!!!

[KrazyCatFan]

not any more bias than normal announcers... but bad as in quality. These are the type of guys that do high school football. These guys have misused way too many cliches. Not sure if this station is worth a damn... but the production quality and these cheap commercials ring of small town, small budget

has anyone said boom goes the dynamite or boo yah?

[tstein7240]

you think its a little too much if i call 4 straight homers in the 9th?

Why not... remember game 1. It was 6-2 and they were a Texas Leaguer from winning

[KingOfCats]

Ouch. They just ripped on us for not bidding for the regional and on the fans for not showing up. It may be deserved but it hurts to hear.

[tstein7240]

has anyone said boom goes the dynamite or boo yah?

no.. but my fav quote from the other nights game...

"The guy you would bet your life on to catch a ground ball if it was coming at your head"

Unless you are taking a nap in the middle of the infield... how would a ground ball be coming at your head????

[KrazyCatFan]

no.. but my fav quote from the other nights game...

"The guy you would bet your life on to catch a ground ball if it was coming at your head"

Unless you are taking a nap in the middle of the infield... how would a ground ball be coming at your head????

lol man just reading that and i know these guys suck. damnit im heading home.

[Class of 1990]

Brown with a lead off basehit.

[tstein7240]

There is one runner...

[Class of 1990]

Catch deep in the outfield.

one out.

:fur:

[Titan]

I need Crowe to come up with a chance to put us ahead. It's just what I need.

[AZCatFANatic]

Wtf?????

[tstein7240]

what's happening???? anyone watching on TV??????????

[UA Cat 2]

that was a huge catch he made

[losgatosaz05]

Someone please UPDATE!!!!

[Titan]

WTF is THIS?!

[UA Cat 2]

it's on espnU on directv channel 609

[Class of 1990]

Base hit.

Bases loaded.

one out.

[AZCatFANatic]

Bases loaded. 1 out.

[tstein7240]

what happen on the play. the Cal radio guys didn't say for a long time what happen... then just said the umps called it a catch and Lopez is arguing.

Not ESPNU for some

[losgatosaz05]

WE NEED A HOMER!!!!!!! and not Barts dad

[Class of 1990]

6-3 CSF

2 outs.

Sac fly

[UA Cat 2]

base hit to right, bases loaded
ball hit to the track in left and caught, 6-3

[Class of 1990]

Game over.

Strike out.

CSF 6-3.

Shoot :fur:

[SnowCat]

9 hits to 7. But what's up with 5 errors??

[losgatosaz05]

Well it was a good season. Coach Lopez has the team going in the right direction

CONGRATS CATS ON A GOOD SEASON!!!!

[Titan]

I'm deflated, but man, we had a pretty damn good sports year. Some letdowns for sure, but also a lot of progress.

[tstein7240]

Thanks Livegood for giving away home field...

great season

[T-Bone]

Well, now we can thank the NCAA for making it take even longer for people in Tucson to regain interest in UA baseball.

[Auercat]

Too bad. Thanks for the updates guys. And thanks to the team for another great season. Too bad that Jim Livengood could not see the forest through the trees and did not take a flyer on hosting a regional. It stinks when a money decision is made at the expense of a team. I hope Livengood learns from this like he apparently did from his brilliant hiring of the football coach I call "He whose name shall not be spoken". :mad:

Bearing Down on A Tough Lesson At The Expense of A Fine Team

Auercat

[tstein7240]

Thanks for the updates 1990

[T-Bone]

Yeah, thanks. I would have had no idea what was going on without your posts.

[KingOfCats]

Well now i don't have any UofA teams left to cheer for until next year. what a downer.

[losgatosaz05]

Well now i don't have any UofA teams left to cheer for until next year. what a downer.

FOOTBALL IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS AWAY!!!!!

BEAR DOWN!!!!!

[tstein7240]

Well now i don't have any UofA teams left to cheer for until next year. what a downer.

Football is around the corner... and basketball recruiting is a season unto itself.

And excited to see where Crowe goes in tomorrow's draft. Hopin' my Rangers get him. Need a his speed to man centerfield in The Ballpark

[AZCatFANatic]

Anyone with sound please listen to this... and remember Friday September 2 will be here in no time.

BEAR DOWN!!!

http://www.arts.arizona.edu/ua_tunes/mono/bd_22_8.wav

[KrazyCatFan]

a tough break here. great season fellas you got nothing to be ashamed of. im calling it right now softball and baseball teams 2006 national champs

[ZONACAT]

I would be okay if Livengood was fired over this. This was such a bad decision and it could down the road cost us Lopez and recruits.

He really f'ed this one up, it's a shame that this team had to pay for his mistake.

[Class of 1990]

Thanks to those for the kind words.

To each other let the SPORTS REP FLOW. We all deserve it these last 3 days.
Freaking warriors we were.


I am upset again how another Arizona team ends in the playoffs. Errors, Wild pitches, Hit batters and running themselves out of innings. Poop.

We stuck out alot and played tough on the road against the #6 defending champs. Thumbs up there.

For those complaining about the home site refer to my thread.
Sidewiders verus BatCats (http://forum.goazcats.com/showthread.php?t=30244&highlight=Batcats+sidewinders)

We have to make Livengood have no choice next season. I myself went to 3 games.

[AZCatFANatic]

Thanks to those for the kind words.

To each other let the SPORTS REP FLOW. We all deserve it these last 3 days.
Freaking warriors we were.
I am upset again how another Arizona team ends in the playoffs. Errors, Wild pitches, Hit batters and running themselves out of innings. Poop.

We stuck out alot and played tough on the road against the #6 defending champs. Thumbs up there.

For those complaining about the home site refer to my thread.
Sidewiders verus BatCats (http://forum.goazcats.com/showthread.php?t=30244&highlight=Batcats+sidewinders)

We have to make Livengood have no choice next season. I myself went to 3 games.
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Class of 1990 again.

BEAR DOWN!!!

http://www.arts.arizona.edu/ua_tunes/mono/bd_22_8.wav

[tstein7240]

What is the deal with attendence at games this season? When I was there... always a good crowd (granted, that was 88-92). I remember a large group of us planning our spring schedule around games... no classes in the afternoon. There was a group of 100 or so who would meet in the same section on the 3rd base line every game. Of the 100, about 75 would be at a given game.

Have people stopped going to the games on a regular basis?????????

[KrazyCatFan]

Thanks to those for the kind words.

To each other let the SPORTS REP FLOW. We all deserve it these last 3 days.
Freaking warriors we were.


I am upset again how another Arizona team ends in the playoffs. Errors, Wild pitches, Hit batters and running themselves out of innings. Poop.

We stuck out alot and played tough on the road against the #6 defending champs. Thumbs up there.

For those complaining about the home site refer to my thread.
Sidewiders verus BatCats (http://forum.goazcats.com/showthread.php?t=30244&highlight=Batcats+sidewinders)

We have to make Livengood have no choice next season. I myself went to 3 games.


ONLY THING this post needs is a big ass BOO YAH

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Class of 1990 again.

[Auercat]

Stein,

We must have run into each other back then. I probably went to about 75% of the home games when I was at the U. :)

Bearing Down on The Days of Trevor Hoffman, JT Snow, Alan Zinter, Scott Erickson and JJ Northam

Auercat

[Irish27]

I would be okay if Livengood was fired over this. This was such a bad decision and it could down the road cost us Lopez and recruits.

He really f'ed this one up, it's a shame that this team had to pay for his mistake.

If it was not for Livengood, Lopez would probably be in Westwood coaching the Bruins.

I wonder if Livengood went to the boosters and former Cats who are in the majors if they would donate some money to host a regional? I bet he feels horrible now, seeing how the Cats were stuck in Fullerton and asu got the easiest regional.

I hope next year the UofA will promote the baseball program. They need to focus on families. Maybe have kids under 14 get in free. They can make some money at the concessions. If the families like what they see, they'll come back.

Also, start the Friday and Saturday games a little earlier. Have some of the games start at 4:00PM or 5:00PM, that way the games end a little earlier and the students still have plenty of time to go out that night.

[ZONACAT]

Does someone want to tell me how ASU and their broke AD can afford a regional and Arizona can't.

I guarantee you that if they would have hosted, more people would have shown up. If this team would have made it to two straight WS, which would have happened, than the town would have really started to notice the program.

If Lopez gets a offer from another attractive school he should leave, it is complete BS that Livengood blamed the fans for this one. I really, really think this town would have gotten behind them if they hosted a playoff series. Call me crazy, but I really do.

[tstein7240]

We must have run into each other back then. I probably went to about 75% of the home games when I was at the U. :)

Since I have been on this board... alway wonder if I knew anyone. Shared a beer at dirtbags, sat next to at McKale, a class together, etc...

Bearing Down on The Days of Trevor Hoffman, JT Snow, Alan Zinter, Scott Erickson and JJ Northam

Hoffman... always knew he'd be a great pro. Only thought he'd be a shortstop.

Imagine that team.... with Kenny Lofton

[KrazyCatFan]

I really, really think this town would have gotten behind them if they hosted a playoff series. Call me crazy, but I really do.

i had my days off int he work just in case we hosted. i wouldnt have missed baseball let alone wildcat baseball

[KingOfCats]

The crowd was pretty hit and miss this year. The series against texas brought out a great crowd- pretty much filled the place up and the fans were really into it. But the series against Oregon State was a huge disappointment considering how highly ranked they were and the importance of the series.

It seems like the fans are just fickle- not extremely loyal like the softfall fans, for instance. I don't know why more people don't show up. The team is fun to watch, there are plenty of cute girls in the crowd, it's cheap, and the weather is usually great.

[tstein7240]

Also, start the Friday and Saturday games a little earlier. Have some of the games start at 4:00PM or 5:00PM, that way the games end a little earlier and the students still have plenty of time to go out that night.

Friday games "use" to be at 2. Great way to start the weekend

[Auercat]

Does someone want to tell me how ASU and their broke AD can afford a regional and Arizona can't.

I guarantee you that if they would have hosted, more people would have shown up. If this team would have made it to two straight WS, which would have happened, than the town would have really started to notice the program.

If Lopez gets a offer from another attractive school he should leave, it is complete BS that Livengood blamed the fans for this one. I really, really think this town would have gotten behind them if they hosted a playoff series. Call me crazy, but I really do.


I am with you ZC. This move stunk and like I've said before was made because of Livengood's terrible hire of "He whose name shall not be spoken." That one large indiscretion has cost the UA not only 5 years of good football, but millions of dollars in revenue. No bowl games, fewer TV appearences, lower merchandise and concession sales, smaller home crowds and gate receipts, fewer large football program donations and a contract buyout. It's a decision that's spiraled now into AD layoffs and costing a team on the field. Let's hope that the UA is nearing the end of the repercussions from Livengood's awful decision. :mad:

Bearing Down on The Football Team Getting Things Turned Around Quickly So That The Entire Athletic Dept Can Benefit

Auercat

[F Duke]

I've been criticized before for dogging on Livengood but I gotta agree he should take the blame for this one. Just like he should take the blame for the Hoops team getting the hardest region in 2003 b/c he was the head of the committee and they didn't want it to look like we were getting special treatment.

If Livengood concentrates on his golf game in 2003 instead of leading the tourney committee, we go to the final four.

If Livengood doesn't pass up a regional for baseball in 2005, we go to the world series.

[fultitanfan]

Wanted to congratulate your team on a great season! we look forward to playing ASU yet again at Goodwin Field. I am upset at the way the NCAA treated Fullerton, Arizona and Mizzou. How could they stack the deck so one sided. This was by far the most difficult regional once again. I'm sorry for your misfortune, but I am proud of the Titans and their never say die attitude. The road to Omaha goes through Fullerton. Look forward to playing you guys again next year if it works out. Congrats again on a great season.

[BibbysTowelDude]

If Mike Stoops doesnt pan out, Livengood will probably be on a thin wire as he should be...

[sporto]

"Call me crazy, but I really do." ---ok, you're crazy. ;)

It may seem a tad simplistic, but to me it basically comes down to one issue --- more fans in the seats would have prevented this whole debacle. That being said, we fans need to look in the mirror and either go to the games and support the program or quit *****ing about the situation and its results.

As they say, hind-sight is 20/20---we seem to have a lot of "20/20" vision on deck right now. It is a natural reaction, but I don't have to like it or agree with it. ;)

No offense, but let's stop the finger-pointing and acknowledge a great year from the Bat Cats. Great job guys and thanks for the run this year!

Bear Down!

[ZONACAT]

Sporto, that's the wrong attitude to take. This town gets behind winners, they would have gotten behind the batcats. I know I was planning on going to all of the games.

I feel bad for the players and Livengood owes them an apology and he needs to stop pointing the finger at the town.

[sporto]

"This town gets behind winners, they would have gotten behind the batcats."

Valid point except, the Cats won last year and this year---if the town gets behind winners where were the fans all season?? A bit may have had to do with the selling of the sport, but, come on, you can't lay it entirely at the feet of "undermarketing".

I am by no means happy with how things have turned out but I think it is a bit much to lay this all off on JL et al.. I am also by no means bashing the fans in Tucson (the scummy Phoenix-ites do that enough for all of us!) but we fans need to take some responsibility in this matter.

By the way---the Cowboys suck!!! :) (Broncos fan here. I still have not gotten over the 1978 Super Bowl)

Bear Down!