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Luke had a bad weekend at the plate but as CC24 stated, we don't win those games without Luke in the field. He saved us a few times. His ability to pick balls and stretch out for bad throws differentiate him from Hunter. I'll live with him struggling a bit at the plate if he's playing 1B as well as he is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldendawg
Yeah, Lane ran him into the base runner 2 or 3 times without getting him hurt.... then over corrected and nearly pulled him off the bag into right field 2 or 3 more times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
What is the deal with fielding?Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
I see it in my kid and others. They are younger. But you know the ability but sometimes they hit a rough patch in fielding as they can in the other areas.
With hitting is usually seems to work itself out but fielding I don?t know any slumbusters.
I feel bad for Lane, he's been so reliable defensively in his career but now it's in his head and the hardest slump to overcome is the mental ones. You can just see the tentativeness in him, the way he goes after the ball, the throws, he's just hoping and praying he catches it and then makes a good throw, instead of going at it with aggressiveness. Really hard to watch someone who's been really good suffer like this. If you've been there you know what I mean. He needs a break and hopefully he can help us in the future.
It really is strange to see someone in such a fielding slump, you expect it at the plate, but I cant get my head around how you forget how to catch and throw. One thing for sure, he is a much better defender than he has shown recently. Its baffling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
Funny you just posted this, but I just made a post about this exact thing. And there aren't really any slumpbusters for fielding. You just have to change the mindset and get aggressive again. You literally cannot let the ball play you on defense because it will and that's what's happening with Lane. He's hoping they don't hit it to him and then he's just hoping to field it and make a good throw, instead of going at it aggressively. Some guys never get over it and some have to change positions. Mickey Mantle started as a ss but if you think Lane was bad, Mickey made like 60 errors his first year in them minors so they moved him to CF.Quote:
Originally Posted by SPMT
It's all mental at this point. He hasn't lost his ability to play defense, he's basically scared to make an error and when you do that, you're definetly gonna make them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leroy Jenkins
In SEC play, he's hitting just .227 with 6 RBIs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldendawg
Makes senseQuote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
It's a terrible feeling. I went through a patch so bad playing SS that I actually flipped a ball to the 3B to make a routine throw because I had convinced my self I would throw it away. Coach finally realized I was done and moved me back to 2B.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
That’s why I will never boo Lane or call him derogatory nicknames because I know the level of defense he can play. Without his defense during the ‘21 run I don’t know if we win a natty. This is all in his head and a couple of weekends to sit and watch might be the reset he needs. Every player has been there and even elite players.
Yeah, it's just so mental. If you've ever been in fielding slump it seems like every ground ball is bouncing like a super ball and first base looks like its on the next continent!Quote:
Originally Posted by BrunswickDawg
Amen to this, 100%!Quote:
Originally Posted by Activated Alpha
He weighs 339 lbs?Quote:
Originally Posted by WinningIsRelentless
He has 17 HRs with half an SEC season to go. Just on HRs, this is a historically significant statistic.
In his miracle year, Rooker hit 23. Let that sink in.
This is the best HR total since Renfroe hit 16 with a dead bat. That would have been 32 with today's bat.
Wasn't there a pro infielder who got into this type slump with his throws to first and never got out of it? Can't recall his nam. Cost him his career, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
This rejuvenated thread from weeks ago has some people contotally fused.Quote:
Originally Posted by DownwardDawg
Steve SaxQuote:
Originally Posted by Goldendawg
There's been a few. Chuck Knoblauch was the last i remember, had to become a DH because he couldn't make the throw from 2nd to 1B anymore. Steve Sax of the Dodgers got the yips too. Dale Murphy was a catcher but they had to move him to CF because he couldn't throw the ball back to the pitcher without throwing it away, he was throwing balls into CF trying to make the return throw back to the pitcher. There's others but those are just the ones I can recall off the top of my head. It's happened to many pitchers(the yips), where they just lose all ability to throw strikes. Baseball is so mental and anything can trigger these things to start. Most times they get corrected but sometimes it never gets corrected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldendawg
Yes it has lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by State82
I booed once during a football game that I meant to direct at our coaches right before halftime. Can't remember which staff, as we have had many opportunities over the years unfortunately.****. I was admonished quickly by a family member at once, felt very bad, and have never done it again as players don't know who is it is directed at and hear it also. I am fortunate to sit on row 20 behind the State bench and have called out coaches many times over the years. Nearly went hoarse yelling for JoMo to get the play in for those two years!**. Hail State!Quote:
Originally Posted by Activated Alpha
Mackey Sasser catcher (for the Mets, I think) couldn't throw it back to the pitcher...neither could Rue Baker of the Indians, but thank goodness Jake Taylor was there to get him back on track.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
Thanks, that's one I remember along with Knoblauch especially.Quote:
Originally Posted by State82
Yeah lol I think it was rehashing the likes/dislikes of playmates while making the return throw back to the pitcher that got rube going again! We need to hire Jake to work with Lane!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tripp McNeely
It's amazing what the human mind can do, both positive and negative!Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldendawg
Wow, that's defense keeping him in lineup numbers that has led to criticism for several other players over the years along with some harsh nicknames, including one of my relatives recently. King of creating nicknames hasn't posted lately. What's happened to him? Asking for a friend.****Quote:
Originally Posted by MStateDawg
In my young baseball playing days (16-18) we had a catcher with a mental thing about throwing it back to the pitcher. A righty with a strong arm he nailed A TON of lefthanded hitters right in the side of the helmet while they stood in the batter's box. Took teams a while to understand he really wasn't doing it on purpose; it was something truly mental. There were however a lot of dustups with opposing teams until they understood his problem. He was the coach's son.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tripp McNeely
Lol. It's happened to me before for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by State82
I remember doing this when my coach wanted to try me out at catcher. Just kept nonchalantly throwing it over the pitcher?s head while on my knees. Like la-di-freaking-dah, oh whoops sorry coach. After 5-6 times and my coach yelling at me, I had to stand up to throw it back every time. Coach moved me back to LF hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
Lol that's a good one!Quote:
Originally Posted by Activated Alpha
Sax even had the term "Steve Sax Syndrome" coined. Gotta be a tough deal. But the yips are real.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldendawg