Why not give Heck a shot? What could it hurt at this point?
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Why not give Heck a shot? What could it hurt at this point?
If we are going to be the elite team we can be, Heck and. Humphries have to be the left side of our infield.Quote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
Did Cohen not watch his own fall/spring? If its this obvious to ME why does he make these mistakes. Play Heck. Play Humphreys. Play Garner. Pitch Lindgren.
Britton should only get playing time like Frost did last year. In spots.
Gotta make it happen here - close the gap. Lets GO!!!!
Exactly, I know Cohen will improve the team over the year but he doesn't have a magic wand to make guys that suck at the plate good hitters all of a sudden. Like you said, if I'm an opposing coach I preach to my pitchers to pound the strike zone and don't give Rea anything very good to hit. If you follow that pattern we aren't going score more than 2 or 3 runs on you and that means you have a great chance to beat us.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
I think Bradford will end up coming through in some key spots this year, due to his experience....but damn I had high hopes for him after his freshman year and he just never could put it back together after injury.
Bradford is average at best. He's an out.
This pitcher is making us look silly.
Please pinch hit for Britton with Humphries...
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by MarketingBully01
They are just pounding the zones and making us swing the bats - I hope we start making them pay soon.
Why single out Britton? At least he walks and gets on base a lot. You could pinch hit for damn near everybody right now and have just as much of a case.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarketingBully01
We've got to find some offense. We don't scare anybody.
To be honest guys, we have so many issues right now offensively and defensively in the field that its going to be a BIG challenge for Cohen to get it straightened out. We are about to go to 4-4 after today having played 3 mediocre teams. Like someone else said, we are going to struggle mightily to score against SEC pitching and we aren't sound enough in the field right now to win 2-1 or 3-2 type games.
Too early to make that assumption IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by maroonmania
Who is at SS right now? Is that Heck?
Why is he playing third base? You can't have him AND Hann in the same lineup. It just doesn't work. But I digress, he has played just as poorly as anyone has in the lineup this year. He single handedly lost us that Memphis game and you can't say that about everyone either.Quote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
Just now able to tune in on live stats. Appears today we can neither hit nor defend. It's time for some leadership to assert itself. Question is- by whom?
We've hit 3 balls hard today..pirtle single, hann double, and heck ground out
Well we may get the defensive situation straightened out but other than Rea I haven't seen ANYONE on our team consistently squaring up the baseball. I'll stand by the statement that scoring runs against SEC teams will be challenging for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
It's probably easier to straighten defense out than offense. And usually you end up better in the long run for doing that too. That's why there are some catchers in MLB that are hitting .200 and hang around awhile.Quote:
Originally Posted by maroonmania
Our outfield defense is fine. Catcher was an issue, but Collins and Walker look to have stepped up. So, we appear to have solved that.
That leaves the infield. Wes is good. We might consider moving Pirtle to SS and then let Hann or Heck play second. Then we might consider Humphreys and Heck at third.
Lindgren so far - 3 1/3 innings, 0 hits, 1 walk, 6 K's.
Just saying; Coast trash throwing heat.
Edited to add another K.
Absolutely. Needs to be a veteran out of the too cool for school group. Those guys needs to nut up instead of having well we've been there before attitude. Guess what? You haven't done dick this year and nobody gives a shit about last year. ****ing get your head out of your asses veterans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bullmutt
You gotta think Detz and Pirtle will turn it up. Vickerson has hit it well. CT will be hit or miss, but will typically get you a hit per game. Henderson usually finds a way to get on base, but we are playing Brown over him right now for some reason. And Humphries seemed to be on base all fall, but we aren't playing him any either. Garner has looked great in minimal action, so we took him out of the lineup.Quote:
Originally Posted by maroonmania
The potential is there, we just have to get em all on the field together IMO.
This is probably going to sound crazy- but it might not be a bad idea to bench Detz in favor or Garner or Humphreys to get some offense.Quote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
This is my big concern. 5 hits through 7 innings in a Sunday game against Holy Cross is a concern.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandjunky
Ok - here we go - Leadoff guy on board.
Vickerson, Detz and Rea coming up - lets go.
Glad we got a hit, but prepare yourself for a lot of Armstrong PT after that one.
Well now I know why we haven't scored, Jim just said this guy hasn't given us a walk since the first inning. Just goes to show you that all you need to shut us down right now is control.
Yeah that does sound crazy. Garner can catch and Hump can play 3rd. It's real ****ing simple in the infield. Finding the best 3 OF is the question.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Detz just gets on base too much to take out if you ask me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Please tell me that wasn't a hit and run though.
Wasn't that ball 4 that Vickerson swung on?
Damn. Just damn
How much you wanna bet we try to steal Armstrong here
Our lineup is just really really struggling.
Holy shitballs, what a damn catch. All you can do is tip your cap and realize it ain't our day
Great catch by HC just isn't our day when they make plays like that on Rea's hit.
Haha, we had the same thought there Cadaver.