Throw Pico Thursday?

[confucius say]

Thursday, Friday, Saturday this weekend.
I probably try to pair him against lsu number 2.

[Pinto]

What do the analytics say?****

[parabrave]

Of course you throw him 1st game. Gotta win the 1st one,.

[confucius say]

I'm not against throwing him Thursday. But his pitch count was highest of the season vs Oklahoma and he'd be on short rest.

[EdwardDrayton]

I hope this is a rhetorical question. And if I can still add at my age, he'd have five days rest, which is plenty. He pitches Thursday. I sincerely hope the coaches don't 17 this up.

[confucius say]

If lsu has a true Friday night ace and is throwing him Thursday, I would go Pico Friday. Stay on normal rest and gives you the advantage.

[MStateDawg]

But his pitch count was highest of the season vs Oklahoma and he'd be on short rest.

6 days between starts is not short rest. For any pitcher at any level, that is plenty of rest between starts.

[Coach34]

If lsu has a true Friday night ace and is throwing him Thursday, I would go Pico Friday. Stay on normal rest and gives you the advantage.

This is where I am also. Keep him on his regular Friday schedule. Ligon Saturday. Thursday needs to be someone new to roll out there

[DownwardDawg]

If lsu has a true Friday night ace and is throwing him Thursday, I would go Pico Friday. Stay on normal rest and gives you the advantage.

I agree 100%. This team isn't beating LSU's best pitcher. We would waste Pico by pitching him Thursday.

[EdwardDrayton]

Oh ye of little faith. Pico's got this.

[confucius say]

6 days between starts is not short rest. For any pitcher at any level, that is plenty of rest between starts.

In a vacuum, sure.

The point is that it's shorter than normal. When you condition your body to a routine, some people struggle when that routine is broken. Either on the shorter rest start or on the next start.

[Coach34]

Funny thing is that we have won 2 series in a row over LSU

[Duckdog]

Funny thing is that we have won 2 series in a row over LSU
Would have never bet on that !!!!!!!!

[BigDawg81]

You throw him and I assume that will happen. 5 day rest is plenty.

[RezDog7]

I agree 100%. This team isn't beating LSU. We would waste Pico by pitching him Thursday.

FIFY

[MaroonFlounder]

Didn't we beat Oklahoma's best pitcher with Pico?

[confucius say]

Didn't we beat Oklahoma's best pitcher with Pico?

Yep. 2-1.
If we would have thrown him game 2 (which I'm not advocating), we won 10-1 (or comfortably at least).

[TALL DAWG]

100% correct answer?.concerning 6 days rest being plenty?

[EdwardDrayton]

100% correct answer?.concerning 6 days rest being plenty?

4-5 days rest is typical for a starting pitcher.

[confucius say]

4-5 days rest is typical for a starting pitcher.

Not in college. 7 days is typical.
Doesn't mean pico can't do 4-5 days, but that's not what he is conditioned to do at this point or what he typically does. It's all about what your body is conditioned to do.

[bigbub50]

I’d throw him Thurs, Fri, and sat if possible

[Ezsoil]

In July he will be pitching on 5 days rest every week

[EdwardDrayton]

I’d throw him Thurs, Fri, and sat if possible

THIS ...... is the answer.

[EdwardDrayton]

Not in college. 7 days is typical.
Doesn't mean pico can't do 4-5 days, but that's not what he is conditioned to do at this point or what he typically does. It's all about what your body is conditioned to do.

Think we're just talking two different things confucius. Yes, college pitchers routinely pitch every seven days. But their bodies typically recover in 4-5 days.

[Coursesuper]

Siary starting tomorrow night. So that’s that.

[BeardoMSU]

Siary starting tomorrow night. So that’s that.

Awesome. We gettin' swept regardless, tho

[bigbub50]

Wonder if lsu is holding their ace.

[preachermatt83]

Wonder if lsu is holding their ace.

They better be. If we are literally conceding a game then Lemonis is worse than even I realized.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Siary
Pico
Ligon

[Coach34]

They better be. If we are literally conceding a game then Lemonis is worse than even I realized.

We did it last year to win the series. Johnson has lost 2 series in a row to Lemon

Siary started Game 1 last year vs LSU

[Pancho]

maybe Lemo surprises us all and wins the series and has the players engaged in the dugout

[confucius say]

We did it last year to win the series. Johnson has lost 2 series in a row to Lemon

Siary started Game 1 last year vs LSU

He started game 1 in 2023 against them, also.
Won that series and again in 2024.

[preachermatt83]

He started game 1 in 2023 against them, also.
Won that series and again in 2024.

Well here’s to hoping it works a third time then!

[confucius say]

LSU is keeping its normal rotation.
Ace lefty Thursday.
Then their next two starters have been meh