Wasn?t cades dad or grandad a big poster here last year? Looking to hear from him. Cade has been incredible today
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Wasn?t cades dad or grandad a big poster here last year? Looking to hear from him. Cade has been incredible today
Basedog is his Granddeddy
Helluva start from his grandson.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
I know he’s proud. Kid can bring it
Cade was huge! Big game from him when we needed it!
Yeah- Cade needs to move to Saturday. Now we got to find our Sunday guy
Find a 3rd starter and we'll go far again this year. We should normally be setup to win 2 a weekend with Landon and Cade.
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Originally Posted by Coach34
We've got 2 legit weekend starters and plenty of depth to find the others.
We were one of the few teams that actually played a decent team this weekend, and despite losing 2/3 we still learned a good deal about the team to be excited about.
We'll be fine.
Cade showed a lot of potential last year, even though he didn’t pitch much. He’s still got a long way to go, but I like his demeanor and his approach. He seems to have a starter’s mentality and he seems very coachable. He pitched great today, but I think his best ball is ahead of him.
Here's another thought on leaving Cade as Sunday starter and I'm not saying I would but just a thought. Cade against anyone else's #3 or bullpen gives us a real good shot to win every Sunday. I've seen other coaches do this before and like I said it's just an idea and one the staff maybe entertaining.
He wears #15 too. That's a number that holds a lot of weight at MSU, and he's representing it well
That's a good point, but if he keeps playing like that, he's probably better than most folk's #2...and possibly #1, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
Yeah I mentioned yesterday that I thought we could still leave with a lot of momentum if we came out and dominated today...we did just that. Sometimes losing a series but winning big in the Sunday game, gives you as much of a mental boost as winning a series but losing the Sunday game big does. I'm glad we got today's game, and that we found our #2 starter....now we have to sure up the bullpen and find our #3. I feel like the bats will continue to develop and we'll be fine there. If finding a #3 starter and suring up our pen is our biggest problems after 1 series, I feel pretty goodQuote:
Originally Posted by BeardoMSU
Exactly. Very well said, CD.Quote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
Yeah- that philosophy is there and could be used. But I dont like it and here's why:Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
Inconsistent Saturday starts on the mound can tax your pen and leave you scrambling on Sunday for the 2-3 bad or average starts Cade has over his 10 SEC starts.
I like going Sims/Cade to get that 1-2 mentality for the Regional and Super.
Plus- going into Sundays 2-0 more often is better than going into Sunday 1-1 alot.
Yeah I'm not sold on it either and I probably wouldn't do it myself. I have seen it work but as you said it can be dangerous. I'm thinking maybe it was a one time deal or it may just be something they try a couple weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Great post and I agree. I still think Hunts got some potential as the 3 guy but has to be more consistent. He definitely has the talent tQuote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
You must have heard what I said yesterday, LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
I don't mean to brag, but I'm not surprised at what Cade did today. I said many times, he is a strike thrower who will compete and ain't scared to challenge batters. It's only one game and moving forward after this win was huge.
I also think or "heard" he has been our #2 guy all along, I am guessing but I think Hunt started Saturday because under pressure Cade would be the better pitcher for Sunday, just a hunch.
Also, way too much talk about who has had good fall and preseason practice, it's always about performing on game day. As an ex-coach and athlete, I have seen many good practice players but when the lights get turned on, they aren't quite the same.
Btw, I don't think it matters as much being the Saturday pitcher being say the #2 guy, the Sunday guy IF he is the #2 guy should give you a better chance to work latter in the innings and you could come back with Friday relivers with Sims being #1. Just me.
I think most of our relivers will come around, it's just a matter who steps up again. Pitching will win a lot of games for us with good defense.
Congrats, sir! Really happy you get to enjoy this.Quote:
Originally Posted by basedog