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Posted on 4/20/14 at 3:52 pm to BZ853
Posted on 4/20/14 at 3:52 pm to BZ853
Runners at 2nd and 3rd for us with one out in the 8th down 4-3. Back-to-back strikeouts. We get nothing.
This team has be one of if not the worst hitting team with RISP. It's a 50/50 shot whether our guys even make contact. Absolutely ridiculous.
This team has be one of if not the worst hitting team with RISP. It's a 50/50 shot whether our guys even make contact. Absolutely ridiculous.
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Posted on 4/20/14 at 4:08 pm to AUTiger5
No clutch hitting on our team. It's painful to watch.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 4:20 pm to AUtigerNOLA
Joey Pankake's mom was quite the topic of conversation today at the park.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 4:39 pm to BZ853
Today was a little rough. We have got to get better.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 12:30 am to BZ853
As a sidewalk baseball fan that admits to knowing nothing, especially about college ball, how much of this years failures are players adjusting to a new coach, system, etc.? Do we have quality players capable of competing in the league or was this expected out of our team? Do coaches typically succeed in their first year at a new school?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 6:56 am to Toby Flenderson
quote:JMO but I think a lot of it is players not adjusting to the coach and system. I think that's partly on the players who aren't adjusting but more on Sunny for not communicating well to the players. The way he is mentally running them down privately and publicly is not working. He needs to try to be more positive and put the past behind them like Gus did when he came in as the Head football coach
As a sidewalk baseball fan that admits to knowing nothing, especially about college ball, how much of this years failures are players adjusting to a new coach, system, etc.?
quote:Poor play was expected but we can now tell we have the players to win based on the very tight scores of our SEC losses(5 losses that went into extras or lost by 1, 2 losses by 2 runs). We could have easily won all 7 of those games and be 14-4 in SEC play. The problem has been not executing fundamentals, little things, and being much, much smarter on the bases.
Do we have quality players capable of competing in the league or was this expected out of our team?
quote:Depends on the talent they have in their first year and how well they communicate with their players.
Do coaches typically succeed in their first year at a new school?
Posted on 4/21/14 at 11:22 am to ellitor
Thank you for the response E.
Has this always been Sonny's style? It seemed Oklahoma fans took issue with him after he left and I couldn't tell if they were sour grapes or him actually being an A-hole
Has this always been Sonny's style? It seemed Oklahoma fans took issue with him after he left and I couldn't tell if they were sour grapes or him actually being an A-hole
Posted on 4/21/14 at 11:35 am to Toby Flenderson
quote:Yes And OU fans had their issues with him while he was there too.
Has this always been Sonny's style? It seemed Oklahoma fans took issue with him after he left and I couldn't tell if they were sour grapes or him actually being an A-hole
Golloway is a small ball guy to the core. I could be wrong but I think it will be even harder for him to win starting next year when college baseball starts using the minor league balls with tighter, lower seems that allow the balls to travel 5-10% further than the current balls.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 1:49 pm to ellitor
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As a sidewalk baseball fan that admits to knowing nothing, especially about college ball, how much of this years failures are players adjusting to a new coach, system, etc.?
JMO but I think a lot of it is players not adjusting to the coach and system. I think that's partly on the players who aren't adjusting but more on Sunny for not communicating well to the players. The way he is mentally running them down privately and publicly is not working. He needs to try to be more positive and put the past behind them like Gus did when he came in as the Head football coach
I agree 180%. The players aren't buying in the way they should and Sonny is a bonafide a-hole. He needs to ease off a little and I think the players will come around a little quicker.
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Do we have quality players capable of competing in the league or was this expected out of our team?
Poor play was expected but we can now tell we have the players to win based on the very tight scores of our SEC losses(5 losses that went into extras or lost by 1, 2 losses by 2 runs). We could have easily won all 7 of those games and be 14-4 in SEC play. The problem has been not executing fundamentals, little things, and being much, much smarter on the bases
I agree for the most part but a short answer is not really, we lack a solid bull pen and we have an extreme lack of LHP on the staff.
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Do coaches typically succeed in their first year at a new school?
Depends on the talent they have in their first year and how well they communicate with their players.
This.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 2:30 pm to BZ853
quote:Even with those deficiencies we could still easily be as high as 14-4 in conferences if we fielded solidly, ran the bases a lot better, and had correct hitting approaches with 2 strike counts and runners in scoring position
short answer is not really, we lack a solid bull pen and we have an extreme lack of LHP on the staff.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 7:56 pm to ellitor
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Even with those deficiencies we could still easily be as high as 14-4 in conferences if we fielded solidly, ran the bases a lot better, and had correct hitting approaches with 2 strike counts and runners in scoring position
Which is scary if we can master fundamentals.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 7:56 pm to ellitor
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Even with those deficiencies we could still easily be as high as 14-4 in conferences if we fielded solidly, ran the bases a lot better, and had correct hitting approaches with 2 strike counts and runners in scoring position
Which is scary if we can master fundamentals.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 7:06 pm to BZ853
So what are you gonna do with your second, third and fourth posts in this thread? 
Posted on 4/23/14 at 7:38 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
Yea we ain't going to no regional.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 1:01 am to NorthGwinnettTiger
Porn Bomb.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 1:09 am to BZ853
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Porn Bomb.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 1:16 am to The Nino
Its gonna be glorious.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 1:22 am to BZ853
Oh nevermind. I'm old. It's late. Young people won't get off my lawn
Posted on 4/24/14 at 1:29 am to The Nino
Im only on all nighter number 2 for the semester.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 3:37 pm to BZ853
Right Now our record sits at(23-19) and has us going to Hoover. In order for us to be eligible to make a regional we have to be above .500 (i.e. at least 1 more win than losses). This means we need to finish our last 14 games at least (7-7) if we lose both games in Hoover. For every win we get in Hoover that is one more game we can lose before then (roughly).
The following is how I see us needing to go in order to qualify for a regional.
W Apr. 25th- @Arky
L Apr. 26th- @Arky
L Apr. 27th- @Arky
W May 2nd- MSU
W May 3rd- MSU
L May 4th- MSU
W May 6th- Bethune-Cookman
W May 9th- @Kentucky
L May 10th- @Kentucky
L May 11th- @Kentucky
W May 13th- UAB
W May 15th- LSU
L May 16th- LSU
L May 17th- LSU
Obviously if we lose on one of the fridays but win another day in the series were still fine. But we only need to avoid being swept in our final 4 SEC series, win both mid-week games, and win 1 SEC series to be a regional qualifier.
Also Our RPI should improve slightly as we play MSU, UK, and LSU. But we really need to win 3 or 4 more games in order to really help our RPI. We really need to get our RPI to #39 or better to have a shot.
Long Story short. We have a very real chance of qualifying for a regional but probably wont make one unless we go on a tear sometime in the next 5 weeks.
As of right now we are not projected in a regional but here is who is.
The following is how I see us needing to go in order to qualify for a regional.
W Apr. 25th- @Arky
L Apr. 26th- @Arky
L Apr. 27th- @Arky
W May 2nd- MSU
W May 3rd- MSU
L May 4th- MSU
W May 6th- Bethune-Cookman
W May 9th- @Kentucky
L May 10th- @Kentucky
L May 11th- @Kentucky
W May 13th- UAB
W May 15th- LSU
L May 16th- LSU
L May 17th- LSU
Obviously if we lose on one of the fridays but win another day in the series were still fine. But we only need to avoid being swept in our final 4 SEC series, win both mid-week games, and win 1 SEC series to be a regional qualifier.
Also Our RPI should improve slightly as we play MSU, UK, and LSU. But we really need to win 3 or 4 more games in order to really help our RPI. We really need to get our RPI to #39 or better to have a shot.
Long Story short. We have a very real chance of qualifying for a regional but probably wont make one unless we go on a tear sometime in the next 5 weeks.
As of right now we are not projected in a regional but here is who is.
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