Brayland Skinner out w a broken bone in hand. A few weeks.
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Brayland Skinner out w a broken bone in hand. A few weeks.
I would say "Oh well" bc we'd normally be playing a Western Carolina or Oral Roberts for opening weekend, but we've got 3 top 10 teams right off the bat, so that sucks.
Hope Pimentel is ready.
I think it will be Cumbest.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
I think it would if he'd focus solely on baseball. I think you'll probably see a Pimentel/Cumbest platoon at first. Very similar hitters. Power potential but will K a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
What's going to happen if the cold weather persists? Saw a forecast for Oklahoma City earlier (about the same latitude) and it's supposed to stay below freezing for 9 consecutive days, with one or two days with single-digit highs. Starkville will be a little warmer, but it needs to be a LOT warmer than that to play ball in.
That stings. He made us much better defensively in the OF and he was swinging a good bat too. We don't have a lot of depth in the OF.Quote:
Originally Posted by MsStateBaseball
Cumbest played LF on Saturday and took a HR away from Clark. He?s capable. Plus Saturday nor Sunday did he SO. He?s putting it in play. All we ask for at this point.
We might as well roll with him. We need another RH bat anyway. And Cumbest has a lot of upside- just needs AB's.Quote:
Originally Posted by MsStateBaseball
I'll be willing to bet they platoon. Cumbest isn't going out there against a rhp w a filthy slider just isn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Cumbest has a way better upside but he's no better than kyte McDonald at this point
The biggest difference is Cumbest is much better defensively. That's what tips the scales in his favor to me. Maybe the light switch goes off for Pimentel at some point this season like it did for MacNamee around the time we played Georgia in 2018. Until then....Quote:
Originally Posted by Homedawg
Well the first three games are played in a facility that has a roof. So that will help get us to feb 23 at least before we have to play outdoors.Quote:
Originally Posted by RocketDawg
I don't mind getting Cumbest some at bats. He has huge potential. If he was ever able to fully focus on baseball, I think he could become a real power threat.
If they are equal or close to equal the decisioin is easy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Homedawg
I said he had more upside. It's not close. But he's been cerrantola to this point too. Tools no results.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
I just don?t see him ever focusing solely on baseball since it?s football that pays his way.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Seems he is more exceptional as a baseball prospect than football. Big kid, big athlete, and uncommon power potentialQuote:
Originally Posted by MafiaDawg
Seems the rewards and upside is all Baseball
We as fans, me included, fall in love w guys based on potential and what a player might or could be. At this point cumbest is ahead in baseball Bc he's played a tad more(which is very little). But to be honest, he hasn't had much success in either....... yet! But he's still a young player in both. I agree he'd be better off to play baseball esp now that he isn't going to do much here on the football field w the current regime...but if he quits football he's not going to get a dime of baseball aid. So he'd be going from full scholarship to zeroQuote:
Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer
Pat Dye did not do that to Frank ThomasQuote:
Originally Posted by Homedawg
https://www.al.com/sports/2014/07/fr..._on_how_p.html
Nice little article