Oral Roberts - MUST WIN

[I seen it dawg]

It's pretty obvious - whatever pitching coach is doing is not effective. Butch went through the fall with these guys and they were lights out against our hitters which are better than what we have faced. As a team, pitchers are not prepared. Need to figure this out.

Shit maybe this is will james.

[I seen it dawg]

Great job by hump to come in and slam the door. Give us a chance.

[Blackout]

Agree with almost all of this. You better have the right guys in the lineup, but when you get them there better be sure you have them in the right spots.

Where they are comfortable, exactly.. Not where they hit .200

[ShotgunDawg]

Agree with almost all of this. You better have the right guys in the lineup, but when you get them there better be sure you have them in the right spots.

It matters somewhat. The most important spots in the lineup are 1,2, & 4. Put you best hitters there & 17 it. With this style of hitting, we are going to hit for more power, but we've got to find the approach to maximize power & OBP. Hopefully, that comes with experience.

[Coach34]

You guys arguing about lineups are a joke. It is far more important who's in your lineup than what order they hit in. If we are losing because of our lineup, then we have much bigger issues than that, which we do.

1. This team has atrocious plate discipline. They aren't seeing breaking balls out of the hand. We are using an ambush, collision style hitting approach in order to produce more power. We are producing more power, but it leaves us extremely vulnerable to pitchers that pitch backwards.

2. We have very little talent in the bullpen. Bad arm actions & deliveries that add up poor command & control. Wes Johnson will fix this in time, but the recruiting in our bullpen leaves a lot to be desired. Wes will fix this, but he's got to work with what he has right now.

careful- your baseball knowledge is leaking out

[ShotgunDawg]

Where they are comfortable, exactly.. Not where they hit .200

If something is working then don't fix it. I agree with that.

However, the sample size of the season is WAY too small to make any valid observations about where guys are comfortable in the lineup. Some of these guys aren't going to touch a breaking ball ball or change-up regardless of what spot in the lineup they are hitting.

[Coach34]

So having a .200 hitter in the 3 hole is better than a .555 hitter in the 2 hole?????

Yes when we average more runs per game- the line up is about far more than 1 hitter

[I seen it dawg]

Swing the ****ing bat.

[Bucky Dog]

That was a nice at bat by Lowe***

[msstate7]

SMH... All this arguing over lineups. We should be able to throw any 9 guys we got and put 5 runs on this team... Just like we should be able to throw any pitchers we have last night and held eastern Kentucky to under 8 runs. Look at our results this year and tell me the outlier... It's Oregon. We aren't a good baseball team

[Blackout]

It matters somewhat. The most important spots in the lineup are 1,2, & 4. Put you best hitters there & 17 it. With this style of hitting, we are going to hit for more power, but we've got to find the approach to maximize power & OBP. Hopefully, that comes with experience.

Right on! Because 3 hole often hits with nobody on and 2 out.. But these guys stuck in the 70's say best hitter is 3 hole cause thats how Casey Stengal did it!

[Dawg61]

Told y'all before this season started it'd be Cohen's last year. Still think I'm wrong?

[Blackout]

Yes when we average more runs per game- the line up is about far more than 1 hitter

We don't.. The sample size is so futile is silly. Kruger-Brown 2-3 because Kruger is a BETTER hitter and the 2 hole is more important

[Bucky Dog]

And Collins swings at two on his nose. Someone said it early, we seem to not have bat discipline and guess on a lot of pitches.

[Bucky Dog]

That relief pitcher just blew us down!!

[I seen it dawg]

I hope our bullpen guys watched this closer. He rammed it in the zone with the fastball and commanded the plate.

[klong-dog]

but but but our chemistry is unbelievable!!


"Rooker (captain) says team chemistry is "unbelievable"......

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/s...tity/81730848/

The feel of this team is unbelievable,? Rooker said. The locker room camaraderie, the locker room chemistry it?s unbelievable. Everybody is having fun. We?re building off each other.

[Bucky Dog]

ORU gets swept at AU then loses to Jacksonville State last night. And they beat the shit out of us! Mother****er!

[Blackout]

Yo have zero understanding of how the lineup works in its totality or how to put a team together. Just ****ing stop.

Come join us in the 21st century. Casey Stengel ain't walking thru that door

[deltadawg99]

We are about to lose 5 straight because Vandy is going to kick our ass.

Imploding last night did something to us mentally. Body language looked awful tonight