Still don't understand how Cohen could

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As to your absolutes portion of your post- we'll just disagree. I'm a firm believer in playing for the big inning early on. You dont give away outs early in the game. We had pitchers walk 2 straight batters to get themselves in trouble- then Cohen would bunt to let the pitcher off the hook by giving him an out. Make the pitcher have to battle to get that 1st out- dont just hand it to him. There is always a little bit of relief when you get an out. Dont give that away for free. Keep him in turmoil- make him earn his way out of it.

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I'm not a fan of absolutes. If you see rain coming and think the game will only go 5 innings, then the third inning is actually the same as the 7th in a normal game. Maybe you play for a run in the third, use your setup guy in the fourth, your closer in the fifth, and take home a victory.

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Originally Posted by msstate7

Cody brown is tied for lead with Poole in sac bunts at 5

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with Lovelady and Belmont at 4 each. 3 of our top 4 Sac bunters are bottom of the order guys

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I'm not a fan of absolutes. If you see rain coming and think the game will only go 5 innings, then the third inning is actually the same as the 7th in a normal game. Maybe you play for a run in the third, use your setup guy in the fourth, your closer in the fifth, and take home a victory.

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Yep, and playing absolutes like RP, is why he could never be a SEC coach. Bc teams would play their infield back til the 6th inning allowing no balls through bc they know their opponent never bunts before the 6th. They would also throw a RHP bc their opponent will bench his best hitter for a lefty that hits .200. The reason you can't deal in absolutes is bc you have to be at least a little unpredictable, or else you're too easy to prepare for.

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Originally Posted by CadaverDawg

Yep, and playing absolutes like RP, is why he could never be a SEC coach. Bc teams would play their infield back til the 6th inning allowing no balls through bc they know their opponent never bunts before the 6th. They would also throw a RHP bc their opponent will bench his best hitter for a lefty that hits .200. The reason you can't deal in absolutes is bc you have to be at least a little unpredictable, or else you're too easy to prepare for.

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Very well said!

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Originally Posted by Zildjan

Dude was really interesting to listen to during a ball game. Highly intelligent and really dissecting the game within the game. He also gave some insight into what he expects some of the younger players to mature into. It was really impressive to listen to.

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On the thoughts about the younger guys??

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Yep, and playing absolutes like RP, is why he could never be a SEC coach. Bc teams would play their infield back til the 6th inning allowing no balls through bc they know their opponent never bunts before the 6th. They would also throw a RHP bc their opponent will bench his best hitter for a lefty that hits .200. The reason you can't deal in absolutes is bc you have to be at least a little unpredictable, or else you're too easy to prepare for.

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A) Nobody ever said anything about bunting for a hit. We are talking Sac bunting. Teams will always play people at the appropriate depth just in case. I said the 1st 3 innings- not sure why you mentioned the 6th inning. Apples to Oranges. We are talking one simple philosophy- dont ****ing sac bunt in the 1st 3 innings. Its retarded and bad baseball.

B) Cody only had 83 total AB's last year- thats not consistent playing time. He had 35 SEC AB's. aGAIN- not consistent playing time over 10 weeks. Stop the drama