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Post by Dale on Jun 22, 2009 13:47:38 GMT -6
2/20 – Washington State Darr hits a walkoff homerun in the bottom of the 10th after robbing WSU of a homerun in the top of the inning. 2/25 – Kansas House hits a walkoff homerun in the bottom of the 10th. 2/27 – Western Illinois Eibner hits a walkoff triple in the bottom of the 10th. 3/6 – California Kuhn squeezes home McCann in the bottom of the 10th. 3/25 – Missouri State Hog pitchers strike out a record 18 Missouri State batters. 3/31 – Missouri State Eibner throws four no-hit innings and hits two homeruns in a 2-0 win at Mo State. 4/8 – Arizona State #1 vs. #1. An Arkansas record 11,014 see the Hogs beat ASU 8-7 behind Andrew Darr's 3-4, 4 RBI performance. 4/15 – La.-Monroe Lyons hits a walkoff two-run homerun in the bottom of the 10th. 4/19 – Georgia Eibner throws a complete game one-hitter, striking out 12. 4/28 – Oklahoma Eibner hits a two-run homerun in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game then has a walkoff walk to win it in the bottom of the 10th. 5/12 – Oral Roberts Scott Lyons hits a walkoff three-run double with two outs in the bottom of the 9th. 5/31 – Oklahoma Smyly takes a no-hitter into the ninth (12 K's) while Wilkins goes 5-5 with 5 RBI, 2 doubles and 2 homeruns. Super Regional bound. 6/6 – Florida State Darr hits a walkoff two-run double in the bottom of the 9th to send the Hogs to Omaha. 6/18 – Virginia Brett Eibner hits a two-run homerun with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, Andrew Darr has the game winning RBI double in the 12th and Dallas Keuchel works four scoreless innings for the win. Thoughts? 2008 poll2007 poll |
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Post by Charlie on Jun 22, 2009 14:04:48 GMT -6
It's a tough choice but I'm picking Florida State. It's the win that got us to Omaha and had all the drama you could want.
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Post by Bruinstyle2001® on Jun 22, 2009 14:12:55 GMT -6
So many great walk-off wins this year, it makes it really tough to choose (Especially win opening day involved a robbed home run and walk-off home run).
But the moments that stand out to me are the gutsy pitching performances in the big games. I narrowed it down to 2 games (UVA and OU) and am going with OU because Smyly pitched a gem of a game under pressure at OU and shined -- hopefully an indication of things to come.
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Post by The Kid on Jun 22, 2009 14:13:49 GMT -6
Arizona St game was amazing. The crowd was electric and we rallied to take down a storied program.
Eibners 1 hit shutout of UGA was outstanding and saved that weekend.
The OU game was just awesome, great midweek crowd, and the game was big time
Florida St, man, glad we shut their fans up!
UVA game, Dallas-K and Darr became the ACC slayers with their preformances.
My vote went to the FSU game. Lost the lead with 2 out in the 9th, but came right back and walked off with a trip to Omaha! My second vote would have gone to the UVA game. But without the win against FSU, you have no game against UVA>
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Post by clifflee4mvp™ on Jun 22, 2009 14:30:05 GMT -6
I vote UVA. Keuchel's reaction after striking out two in the 10th was epic. I have watched that on my DVR about 5 times since the game. Also the FSU game was incredible, but if we lose we have game 3. The UVA game was in Omaha, win or go home, losing by 2 in the 9th, go ahead double in the 12th, and the win made it our 2nd best season ever as far as results in Omaha.
I would like to add that Darr is CLUTCH
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Post by HomerHog® on Jun 22, 2009 14:46:50 GMT -6
I'm looking at it completely different. Many of those were great games, but for me the absolute best game was last Saturday, coming out in the opening game of the CWS and dominating Fullerton. For all the effort and emotion of the other games, there seemed to be this sentiment that we were lucky to be there, maybe even a fluke. Pounding Fullerton on national TV solidified our spot as one of the top teams in the country and we got to walk around Omaha with a smile on our face for over 48 hours.
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Post by RzBacks77 on Jun 23, 2009 7:41:25 GMT -6
While everyone made great points on the games listed or not, coming back, for the 16th time this year, against Virginia was heartstopping and exciting all in one. I feel this was the topper for all those comebacks and defined these Razorbacks.
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Post by Hognoxious™ on Jun 23, 2009 8:40:46 GMT -6
I'm looking at it completely different. Many of those were great games, but for me the absolute best game was last Saturday, coming out in the opening game of the CWS and dominating Fullerton. For all the effort and emotion of the other games, there seemed to be this sentiment that we were lucky to be there, maybe even a fluke. Pounding Fullerton on national TV solidified our spot as one of the top teams in the country and we got to walk around Omaha with a smile on our face for over 48 hours. I feel the same way. So many great games to choose from, and I really feel like the Florida State game was the best of the many comebacks. But - in the end - the Virginia game will be remembered as "the" game. |
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Post by Dale on Jun 23, 2009 11:08:40 GMT -6
I'm going with the OU game in Norman. Smyly was unbelievable on the mound and Wilkins was on fire at the plate!
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Post by clifflee4mvp™ on Jun 23, 2009 14:05:58 GMT -6
I swore we won two games against the Tyler Holt's, but I don't see that team listed......  |
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Post by Charlie on Jun 23, 2009 14:15:13 GMT -6
I swore we won two games against the Tyler Holt's, but I don't see that team listed...... The winner of Texas/LSU gets to face the Tyler Holt's. Not that it will be much of a contest. |
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Post by DiamondBabe on Jun 23, 2009 14:58:25 GMT -6
Different games are "best" for different reasons.
I contend that the ASU series prepared us for the post-season by allowing us to play in front of massive crowds and giving us confidence that we CAN compete with the best in the nation. Without this experience, I'm afraid we might have been unprepared for post-season.
The OU game was amazing because Smyly is a young guy, relatively inexperienced, and generally unreliable on the mound. Yet, he rose to the occasion and gave us the outing of his life. Not only did this game propel us to Supers, but I believe it gave Smyly the personal confidence he needed to throw competitively in the post-season.
The FSU second game was just amazing and incredible.
The UVA game was amazing and incredible for the same reasons. I put these two games together because they demonstrate the scrappiness, grittiness, and resilience of this Razorback ball club. We may not have the best individual players, but we have heart and we WILL NOT stop playing until the final out.
The Georgia shut-out and the Missouri State games were impressive, but inconsequential. We all know that Eibner is a heck of an athlete. One could make the argument that these games were important in the same way that Smyly's outing against OU was important, but ultimately, I think these games showcased Brett's individual talent more than they affected the season.
In the end, I voted for OU because we not only shut out one of the best offenses in the country, but we put up a pretty good offense ourselves. Smyly's surprise performance is representative of similar moments throughout the season by almost everyone on the team at some point (most notably Darr vs. FSU). The victory here made us know we could be champions. The Hog performance in Norman launched us all the way to Omaha, with just a pit stop in Tallahassee.
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Oh, but my favorite performance was definitely against Virginia. As Cliff said, Dallas's outing - and reaction - were epic.
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Post by kickinfamily on Jun 23, 2009 15:21:36 GMT -6
I flip-flopped on the UVa and F$U games, but ended up going with UVa... F$U game was outstanding and, wow, what an ending... But that UVa game was to extend the season or go home, more pressure on, and they came through in the clutch time and again...
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Post by clifflee4mvp™ on Jun 23, 2009 16:59:14 GMT -6
*Edit: Oh, but my favorite performance was definitely against Virginia. As Cliff said, Dallas's outing - and reaction - were epic. my dad and I agreed that after that scream coming off the mound, we said if Virginia could've afforded to put someone on base, there would have been some chin music to somebody. Dad looked at me and said there is going to be a  .......... ;D |
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Post by Dr. HeathHog on Jun 24, 2009 10:02:17 GMT -6
I'm a little suprised the 20 run MSU game didn't make the list although is was a rather miserable two-half games. I think HomerHog makes an interesting point about the Fullerton game.
It's almost rediculous to look at this list and see the number of 9th and 10th inning wins we had.
I hope this is not just because it is the freshest, but I really think the Virginia game was the best. It was on the largest stage and was an elimination game. Especialy with Keuchel working in and out of jams, the pressure was intense. I also think it helped usher in more casual fans to Razorback baseball. Everyone I talked to the next day said they stayed up late watching it. Even co-workers, who admitted they don't really like or understand baseball, they just watched because it was the Razorbacks.
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