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Listening to the post game interviews, we went into the game expecting to win . . . like all we had to do is show up. Serna, Horton, and Pulfer all said we were flat and unfocused. They can't afford to take any games off like they did tonight. Really wasn't expecting that from them.

Kraus beat us last month at PK too and probably the last two years too. Pulfer and Horton said they knew exactly what to expect from him though and fell right into his trap.

Unless they go on some amazing run, maybe the best thing for them would be to sit and watch everyone else play in the post season. They just don't have the mental toughness to grind out wins. As much as it pains me to say this, the beavs were picked for 8th and I don't know who is going to beat them. Hitting, pitching or both . . .they just find ways to win.

How long before the team packs it in? Barring a miracle, I don't see them playing in the postseason. They don't seem to care whether they win or lose games. My biggest fear is that they will have nothing to play for by the time OS comes to town and will once again get swept . . . only this time OS won't need to come from behind to win at the end. I'm tired of hearing how well they practice and then how unfocused they were during the game or how they didn't stick to the game plan. Too bad we've wasted our amazing starting pitchers this year and will have to rely on our young guys to grow up fast next year.

I know we're playing a ton of freshmen and have had injuries, but our guys have underachieved big time this year! Failing to show up for Portland when you desperately need to grind out wins is inexcusable. At this point they deserve to stay home and think about what could have been. I give up!!!

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As I said, it's not that Oregon didn't show up prepared to win, baseball is a game built around pitching. Some pitchers are extremely effective against certain teams. Jaime Moyer used to get shelled against terrible teams like the Devil Rays, but he'd go into Yankee Stadium and shut down the Bombers. It doesn't matter if we knew what to expect from UP's starter, we're just not able to hit him for whatever reason.