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re: What adjustments would you make? (Baseball)
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:01 pm to IAHTiger
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:01 pm to IAHTiger
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Kling not getting runner home from 3rd early in yesterday's game w/ less than two outs is so frustrating.
That at bat was foiled when they had him try & bunt. Get him the frick outta there if you are going to embarrass him like that
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Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:03 pm to GoneFishing21
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Maybe they will turn a corner. Usually small fixes can make a big difference.
it mean it’s been less than 6 games for them, I certainly hope they can adjust, but they are hitting the same wall they hit last year,
only Kling was playing better last year before he hit the wall
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:12 pm to GeauxTime9
Give Kucherak some more playing time. Milam has come back down to earth.
Milam and Kling currently hold the lowest weighted runs above average on the team at -2. Jones and Travinski are by far our best 2 hitters to this point in that statistic at 10 & 11. Tanks is coming along. Those are clearly our 3 best hitters. Gonna need more than 3 guys making an impact if we want to maximize our pitching staff capabilities.
Pitching staff isn’t terrible but we really need the back half of the bullpen to step up. Bucknam needs to see fewer innings.
Milam and Kling currently hold the lowest weighted runs above average on the team at -2. Jones and Travinski are by far our best 2 hitters to this point in that statistic at 10 & 11. Tanks is coming along. Those are clearly our 3 best hitters. Gonna need more than 3 guys making an impact if we want to maximize our pitching staff capabilities.
Pitching staff isn’t terrible but we really need the back half of the bullpen to step up. Bucknam needs to see fewer innings.
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:22 pm to TheGeauxt18
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Frey needs to be in the lineup every game moving forward unless he gives you a reason to take him out
Isn’t Frey limited due to an injury and can only DH?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:29 pm to IM_4_LSU
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Even when we were getting a lot of runners on base we weren't getting the timely hits to take advantage of it.
Saturday and Sunday we scored six runs in 19 innings. We only had four RBIs and that was on four solo homers.
We aren’t getting many men on base; nor are we hitting guys in when they do reach. We don’t manufacture runs. We are very limited.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:30 pm to GoneFishing21
I wast implying taking Braswell out maybe move him to another position. He has been decent at the plate lately. I know Guidry can play the infield as well. I jut didn’t know if Guidry was a decent hitter. Someone said he wasn’t so that’s that. Just trying to find some offense.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:33 pm to GeauxTime9
I'd stop losing games. Thats just me though.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:43 pm to Slpdoc
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I wast implying taking Braswell out maybe move him to another position. He has been decent at the plate lately. I know Guidry can play the infield as well. I jut didn’t know if Guidry was a decent hitter. Someone said he wasn’t so that’s that. Just trying to find some offense.
I was just trying to have some fun. The lineup isn’t totally set but the guys we have seen so far are the ones who will be the ones getting chances at the plate.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:44 pm to wahoocs
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You don't have Skenes and Crews to make up for the SS that can't help you offensively.
I'm not sure what you are talking about? Braswell won't mash homers, but he has been a bright spot at the plate. He is hitting way better then he did at S. Carolina.
And his defense is pretty good. Additionally we have almost no options at SS with Milam in such a slump. Maybe you just mean rotate Milam at SS or 2nd until he breaks out of his hitting slump.
Hopefully your not thinking they can insert Guidry.from the pitching staff suddenly into the SS position.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:48 pm to TheGeauxt18
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He's gonna continue to use Milazzo as a defensive catcher that he puts in late in the game with a lead. He's not good enough at the plate to be used as anything more than that, especially against SEC pitching. Neal has his struggles too, but his ceiling is much higher.
I agree with Neal's ceiling is higher, but I can't look past Millazo taking the most professional at bats on the team. I'd rather watch Millazo take ball after ball and get base hits then Neal swing on ball after ball.
Millazo won't hit homers but he does better then Neal at getting base hits, getting on base, and driving in runs.
Everything else you said in your post was correct.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:59 pm to GoneFishing21
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Why is that? Because of his projection coming out of high school?
My expectations for Kling were solely based on what his coach, Jay Johnson, said about him. He literally called Kling, Dylan Crews 2.0 multiple times.
I bet it CJJ could go back to those comments he might take the opportunity to temper the expectations he put on Kling.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 1:06 pm to PoppaD
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I'm not sure what you are talking about? Braswell won't mash homers, but he has been a bright spot at the plate. He is hitting way better then he did at S. Carolina.
I'm sorry that went over your head
Simply stating the difference from last year to this year. We lost some program guys that I shouldn't have to mention by name, and we lost a SS that couldn't hit his weight, and I damn well didn't feel like dragging him through the mud.
Capiche?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 1:07 pm to PoppaD
He called him that because of his potential. He obviously hasn’t developed into that yet. His coach has said many times that Crews is possibly the best player to ever play college baseball and that you don’t just replace him. Has said he accounted for 4 runs a game. The coach was trying to give Kling high praise for his potential and probably to help him see what he can be. He’s never said or implied that Kling was was going to do what Crews did. It takes longer for some. JJ never said Kling would hit .300 this year.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 1:09 pm to Lester Earl
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Get him the frick outta there if you are going to embarrass him like that
I agree with that
Saw similar early in a game with Bingham, and I used Milazzo as an example for a hitter you would more likely use to bunt
But that's no longer fair to Milazzo now that he looks like Tony Gwynn compared to the other 2 that have been starting in the OF
Posted on 3/25/24 at 1:14 pm to GoneFishing21
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Why is that? Because of his projection coming out of high school?
That's part of it. CJJ has spoken of Kling with glowing terms. He's a soph, not a rookie. Most of the competition thus far has not been SEC quality.
He's approaching the Mendoza line and I don’t think anybody expected that.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 1:22 pm to GeauxTime9
quote:I'm just a casual observer, and my ideas are probably bad.
What adjustments would you make? (Baseball)
But one thing I'd do based on what we've seen: I would go all-in on the first and second games re pitching, and basically concede game 3 (Sundays). Meaning, I would not hold or save anyone. Entire pen is available for Game 2, including Hurd... who might be my first guy in, around the 5th inning.
People say "you can't do that, you need to hold a starter for Sunday". But my answer is, we win Game 1, and we've had Game 2 under control until late both games. And we've gotten run-ruled both Game 3's anyway, how much worse would it be if you just trotted scrubs out. But if you get that 2nd win, we'd be 4-2 instead of 2-4, and we'd still be trying to figure Game 3 out.
I get that we need to get Hurd right for the season, so you keep starting him.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 1:28 pm to GeauxTime9
Adding Braswell to top 2 in lineup. Lead off or second. Bingham 2 White 3.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 2:19 pm to Scoob
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I would go all-in on the first and second games re pitching, and basically concede game 3 (Sundays).
You’re assuming lsu wins every game 1 and 2 in this scenario. What happens when they lose 1 of these specifically second game? You can’t do this in Omaha as well.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 2:54 pm to BallChamp00
quote:You're fricked, you lose the series. But we've been losing the series as it is.quote:
I would go all-in on the first and second games re pitching, and basically concede game 3 (Sundays).
You’re assuming lsu wins every game 1 and 2 in this scenario. What happens when they lose 1 of these specifically second game?
My suggestion is that you win the Holman game (in a normal manner), and then throw everything you have at Game 2, which gives you a CHANCE to win the series.
quote:No, you can't.
You can’t do this in Omaha as well.
Not sure you're getting to Omaha if you drop 2/3 every weekend. let's get there first.
Seriously, you treat Omaha the way you would anything else. You go with everything you have to win today, and worry about tomorrow later.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 3:43 pm to TheGeauxt18
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Frey needs to be in the lineup every game moving forward unless he gives you a reason to take him out.
He's gonna continue to use Milazzo as a defensive catcher that he puts in late in the game with a lead. He's not good enough at the plate to be used as anything more than that, especially against SEC pitching. Neal has his struggles too, but his ceiling is much higher.
Until his shoulder is better, Frey can only be "in the lineup every game" as DH. Travinski isn't coming out of the lineup so that means he's your everyday catcher just to keep Frey in. I don't see Jay doing that. Once Frey can throw from RF, I'd love to see him in the lineup every day. Until then, I expect that JJ will do as he did this weekend.
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