Interesting baseball note....

[Coach34]

Again I say, If Britton is not playing 3rd base this spring then it is just dumb. Britton is an MLB 3rd baseman

Britton is a MLB level glove- no doubt. Bat wont allow him to get past A-ball though most likely

[messageboardsuperhero]

And this is a huge reason why we under performed last year too.

Aren't you the genius who is predicting us to win 30 games at best next season?

http://www.elitedawgs.com/showthread...maha-next-year

[Smitty]

Who would DH if Reynolds plays 3B?

A. Britton 3B glove - Britton bat - Reynolds bat - Holland - Heck

or

B. Reynolds 3B glove - Britton 2B glove - Holland or Heck - ??? DH


(A) just makes more sense to me, but there is a LOOOONG way to go until Opening Day and more importantly SEC play.

[engie]

And this is a huge reason why we under performed last year too.

Genius**

Here I was thinking it was related to the fact that half our pitching staff went down last year, and the young guys didn't gel quickly enough as freshmen. Who knew platooning actually caused the failure?**

[engie]

I don't care if Tony Larussa is coaching, having britton's arm wasted at 2nd is stupid. Period.

It's always cute when you pretend to know baseball, but now it's time to quit pretending.

[engie]

Who would DH if Reynolds plays 3B?

A. Britton 3B glove - Britton bat - Reynolds bat - Holland - Heck

or

B. Reynolds 3B glove - Britton 2B glove - Holland or Heck - ??? DH


(A) just makes more sense to me, but there is a LOOOONG way to go until Opening Day and more importantly SEC play.

I don't think we can assume at this point that Britton would win a battle at 2B presumably with Heck -- or that the DH would be an infielder...

I don't think we can take much from any of this... Besides it looking like Reynolds has a better chance for immediate impact than most of us initially expected.

Looking at his JUCO stats, he had over 1.0 OPS. Was almost twice as likely to walk or get HBP than he was to K. Stole some bases, hit for a nice amount of power. More impressive statistically than either Pirtle or Detz were coming in, although similar in plate discipline.

[MsStateBaseball]

Cohen mentioned Reynolds being skinny\scrawny when they first saw him but I bet he got stronger since then. 6-2 180 not too shabby. He could turn out to be a great find but how many WOW plays did Britton have from 3B last year? Cohen loved him there.

[Coach34]

One thing I know for damn sure- Britton is going to be on the field

[Todd4State]

Who would DH if Reynolds plays 3B?

A. Britton 3B glove - Britton bat - Reynolds bat - Holland - Heck

or

B. Reynolds 3B glove - Britton 2B glove - Holland or Heck - ??? DH


(A) just makes more sense to me, but there is a LOOOONG way to go until Opening Day and more importantly SEC play.

DH is wide open at this point. Gavin Collins will DH when he is not catching. Aside from that, I suspect it will probably be one of the outfielders most likely, although I think Reynolds is certainly a possibility as well.

[Todd4State]

And this is a huge reason why we under performed last year too.

The biggest thing we platooned was the corner OF. We sat Rea because he was struggling, but otherwise he was a pretty regular player. And we had to figure catcher out and when we figured out that Collins was our best guy, we stayed with him pretty much too.

Collins, Rea, Pirtle, Britton, Heck, CT, and Detz were all regularly in the lineup by the end of the year.

[preachermatt83]

Aren't you the genius who is predicting us to win 30 games at best next season?

http://www.elitedawgs.com/showthread...maha-next-year

yes and I will be correct.

[messageboardsuperhero]

yes and I will be correct.

LOL, terrible troll attempt.

So you're saying that our record will be 30-26 AT BEST next year? Okay...

[engie]

yes and I will be correct.

We win 30 or fewer, I will no longer comment on whatever you want me to no longer comment on. We win 31 or more, you no longer comment on baseball in any shape, fashion, or form on this website. Deal? I'll gladly make a similar deal with basketball if you actually believe what you are posting tonight.

[DudyDawg]

yes and I will be correct.

That you, goat?

[preachermatt83]

We win 30 or fewer, I will no longer comment on whatever you want me to no longer comment on. We win 31 or more, you no longer comment on baseball in any shape, fashion, or form on this website. Deal? I'll gladly make a similar deal with basketball if you actually believe what you are posting tonight.

no, and the only reason is because I would never bet against my team. I hope we win 50 and will gladly eat crow if we do but I just don't see it happening. I will agree to never post Negatively again about baseball if we win more than 30 .

[preachermatt83]

We win 30 or fewer, I will no longer comment on whatever you want me to no longer comment on. We win 31 or more, you no longer comment on baseball in any shape, fashion, or form on this website. Deal? I'll gladly make a similar deal with basketball if you actually believe what you are posting tonight.

as for the basketball we will make a deal on that... we will not make the ncaa tourney or the nit this year. If we do I will never post about basketball again on this site as long as Rick Ray Is the coach. If we don't then you never post about basketball on this site again until we do make the nit or ncaa tourney again.

[messageboardsuperhero]

as for the basketball we will make a deal on that... we will not make the ncaa tourney or the nit this year. If we do I will never post about basketball again on this site as long as Rick Ray Is the coach. If we don't then you never post about basketball on this site again until we do make the nit or ncaa tourney again.

What the ****?!?

Not two minutes before, you just said that you'd never bet against your team. Then the very next post you bet against the basketball team.

You are without a doubt the most perplexing and bipolar poster I've seen in a long time.

[preachermatt83]

What the ****?!?

Not two minutes before, you just said that you'd never bet against your team. Then the very next post you bet against the basketball team.

well it's kind of like when you started kind of half way not minding when croom lost because you knew that was the only way he would lose his job. Its like that with me for Ray. Rick Ray = Sly Croom IMO.

[engie]

as for the basketball we will make a deal on that... we will not make the ncaa tourney or the nit this year. If we do I will never post about basketball again on this site as long as Rick Ray Is the coach. If we don't then you never post about basketball on this site again until we do make the nit or ncaa tourney again.

So you are willing to pull against Ray but not against Cohen? Prejudice much?

You don't get to define the terms, as I'm not on the record making outlandish predictions for the basketball team this year. Too much of postseason opportunity is outside of our control as a team with the way the league is currently perceived. 18 wins which shows clear improvement. May be willing to go 19 or even 20 as I continue to get more practice reports.

[engie]

well it's kind of like when you started kind of half way not minding when croom lost because you knew that was the only way he would lose his job. Its like that with me for Ray. Rick Ray = Sly Croom IMO.

No racist undertones to this at all**

"I'll NEVER pull against my team, but actually I am pulling against my team as we speak". I'd love for you to define actual similarities between Ray and Croom outside of race -- if you can -- which I already know you can't and will destroy when you try.