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Team ERA
Last year 7.01, currently this year it's 4.35.
Everyone wants to be a beast...until its time to do what beasts do.
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Amazing how good a pitching staff can be when they challenge hitters and throw strikes. I hope no matter what happens this year we find a way to keep Parker.
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Just seeing the way Parker conducts himself, he may not be the worst choice for HC if (BIG IF) we miss out on the top 3 or 4 targets.
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Originally Posted by
ZedFedder
Just seeing the way Parker conducts himself, he may not be the worst choice for HC if (BIG IF) we miss out on the top 3 or 4 targets.
We need an experienced head coach at a program like MSU.
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Originally Posted by
Todd4State
We need an experienced head coach at a program like MSU.
I agree!
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Hitting, Fielding, and ERA are all ok. What's not is the number of extra base hits and power numbers. It's one base at a time for us and why we lose so many close games.We also sacrifice bunt like damn mad men which further hurts us. We're at the bottom in saves as well.
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nothing wrong with a good short game if it gets followed up with an rbi single.
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Originally Posted by
Cooterpoot
Hitting, Fielding, and ERA are all ok. What's not is the number of extra base hits and power numbers. It's one base at a time for us and why we lose so many close games.We also sacrifice bunt like damn mad men which further hurts us. We're at the bottom in saves as well.
Weaknesses are no power/no closer. Other than that we are a good baseball team
Last edited by Coach34; 04-19-2024 at 05:48 PM.
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If we keep Lemo we should probably require he fire the hitting coach. I think keeping Lemo may still be a mistake. Time will tell.
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Originally Posted by
Pancho
nothing wrong with a good short game if it gets followed up with an rbi single.
We're second in sac bunts in the league. That's not what you want to see.
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Originally Posted by
Coach34
Weaknesses are no power/no closer. Other than that we are a good baseball team
Other than that, we're a middle of the pack SEC team, Without it, we'll see. We could always catch fire or tank. This team seems to be all over the place.
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Originally Posted by
Pancho
nothing wrong with a good short game if it gets followed up with an rbi single.
Right, which you will only get about 30% of the time. No reason to give away outs.
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Originally Posted by
Cooterpoot
Hitting, Fielding, and ERA are all ok. What's not is the number of extra base hits and power numbers. It's one base at a time for us and why we lose so many close games.We also sacrifice bunt like damn mad men which further hurts us. We're at the bottom in saves as well.
Losing Highfill hurt as far as power production goes. Add in injuries to Kohler and Hines refusing to use the whole field and it explains the power drought.
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Originally Posted by
Brobi-wan
If we keep Lemo we should probably require he fire the hitting coach. I think keeping Lemo may still be a mistake. Time will tell.
To me that just seems like putting lipstick on a pig.
We're right in the middle of the SEC in most hitting categories. Not great. But is that fireable? It's not like we're dead last in hitting by a good margin like we were dead last in ERA last year.
To me, not having a closer has been much more of an issue than hitting.
Now if Gautreau leaves or is fired or whatever that's fine but I would be surprised if that is a demand from the AD.
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Originally Posted by
Cooterpoot
We're second in sac bunts in the league. That's not what you want to see.
Unfortunately we have to manufacture runs. A lot of those bunts are from Johnny Long. They're better than him hitting into a double play. Mershon and Larry are speed guys so I'm always good with them bunting for hits.
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Originally Posted by
Todd4State
Unfortunately we have to manufacture runs. A lot of those bunts are from Johnny Long. They're better than him hitting into a double play. Mershon and Larry are speed guys so I'm always good with them bunting for hits.
Which means the team has issues and your coach is scared to play for a big inning. You don't do that if you have players. And as much as Long is a fiery guy, Powell is a much better hitter. I don't really get the Long hype other than he's the only guy with some fire. He can't throw out anybody, and he can't hit. Lemonis & staff just hasn't recruited adequately. Going to be ugly next year. Were going to be hoping to squeeze into a regional this year unless we get rolling (we could).
Last edited by Cooterpoot; 04-20-2024 at 06:48 AM.
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Originally Posted by
Cooterpoot
Which means the team has issues and your coach is scared to play for a big inning. You don't do that if you have players. And as much as Long is a fiery guy, Powell is a much better hitter. I don't really get the Long hype other than he's the only guy with some fire. He can't throw out anybody, and he can't hit. Lemonis & staff just hasn't recruited adequately. Going to be ugly next year. Were going to be hoping to squeeze into a regional this year unless we get rolling (we could).
Unless we get some big transfers which Lemonis hasn't been able to do. That being said we missed the SEC tournament twice which didn't help us recruit. It's possible to get an improved roster but I'm not holding my breath
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Originally Posted by
TheLostDawg
Unless we get some big transfers which Lemonis hasn't been able to do. That being said we missed the SEC tournament twice which didn't help us recruit. It's possible to get an improved roster but I'm not holding my breath
Maybe with a good run thru the regional this year will help us in the portal. Last two years did us no favors.
Btw, good win last night, lets get another one today. Stephens is a Dude!
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Originally Posted by
Leroy Jenkins
Last year 7.01, currently this year it's 4.35.
Basically having Scott Foxhall on campus was like injecting AIDS into the baseball program
He probably even costed MSU the Todd Skenes transfer.
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Originally Posted by
Cooterpoot
Which means the team has issues and your coach is scared to play for a big inning. You don't do that if you have players. And as much as Long is a fiery guy, Powell is a much better hitter. I don't really get the Long hype other than he's the only guy with some fire. He can't throw out anybody, and he can't hit. Lemonis & staff just hasn't recruited adequately. Going to be ugly next year. Were going to be hoping to squeeze into a regional this year unless we get rolling (we could).
I have always believed that as a coach on offense in baseball you do whatever your players do well. If they're more power hitters you play for the 3 run home run. If they're more speed oriented you do things to take advantage of that such as steal, hit and run, and bunt. You can absolutely cause a big inning by playing small ball. It's not about being "scared". That's all there really is to it.
It's not their fault that Highfill and Kohler got hurt. It's partially their fault that Hines won't adjust.
We don't know what next year will look like until after portal season ends.
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