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re: True baseball guru's......question.. - MOT
I feel pretty comfortable saying Foster doesn't run down the ball in right center the way Laird did and it results in a double or triple. ...


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re: Nola had another inning - MOT
[quote]PM too quick to pull him. Pitch count was in range.[/quote] If this was a close regional, super regional, or world series game he comes back for another inning. There was no reason to push him....


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re: SECT: Arkansas 4, LSU 1 Final - Next game Fri vs Bama @ 3pm - MOT
[quote]If Foster is in the game, you never know. Stevenson is just a sure out. [/quote] A lot of people were sure outs in this game. He had a good AB, drew a walk, and was on base as much as anyone else tonight....


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re: SECT: Arkansas 4, LSU 1 Final - Next game Fri vs Bama @ 3pm - MOT
[quote]Still my favorite post tonight[/quote] I can understand the confusion since this was an 18 inning game :lol:...


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re: SECT: Arkansas 4, LSU 1 Final - Next game Fri vs Bama @ 3pm - MOT
Yes, it was obvious Stevenson was the reason we lost the game....


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re: SECT: Arkansas 4, LSU 1 Final - Next game Fri vs Bama @ 3pm - MOT
[quote]We haven't scored in 17 innings[/quote] :bow:...


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re: SECT: Arkansas 4, LSU 1 Final - Next game Fri vs Bama @ 3pm - MOT
We have the best, most knowledgable fans in the world. :bow: ...


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re: SECT: Arkansas 4, LSU 1 Final - Next game Fri vs Bama @ 3pm - MOT
[quote]Wow throwing McCune. Which means we will throw Eades on a day short rest. Not what I was hoping for...[/quote] 5 days instead of 6 is not a big deal...


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote]I understand that. But I also understand that if foster went 0 fer his next 40 at bats, he would still be batting at a higher % than Stevenson. That is not an exaggeration either.[/quote] Obviously Foster wouldn't go 0-40 but the point is his sample size is still small enough that it may not...


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote] Trust me, I made this argument a week or two ago, no one here really has a good reason, all we can is trust PM, and hope he makes the right decisions in June[/quote] I wouldn't mind seeing them platoon to be honest, but it isn't difficult to see his reasoning without using the whole "he kn...


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote]That's what I'm saying. It's not like Foster is batting 250 & Stevenson is batting 225. Foster is batting 354 & Stevenson is batting 191[/quote] Foster has less than 50 ABs and Mainieri may think his current average is more of an anomaly than we do....


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
Yes, speed also. I think getting good jumps and taking good routes are more important than the other two though. Ofcourse that assumes the outfielder doesn't weigh 300 pounds and is reasonably athletic enough to play the position. ...


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote]Off the top of your head, can you think of one catch Stevenson has made that McMullen or Foster wouldn't have been able to make ?[/quote] Yes, 9th inning of the Friday Arkansas game off the top of my head. But it isn't just about running down balls in the gap. Taking good angles on base hits...


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote]Obviously, I just don't see how he can come to that conclusion, how many runs does Stevenson save us per 10 games? How many runs does he potentially blow a chance at bringing in?[/quote] I don't know how many he saves, but it isn't about the comparison to how many he blows at bringing in. It...


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
As mentioned earlier, he probably views it as Stevenson's defense being more valuable than Foster's offense....


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re: SEC baseball fields dimension chart (compared to Hoover Met) - MOT
[quote]I can't remember the last time I saw a HR to dead center.[/quote] And there hasn't even been many balls hit over the center fielder's head straight away either, without an obvious misplay anyway....


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote]No Mot, McMullen has played way more outfield than Sciambra.[/quote] What part of early in the season do you not understand? I just checked the box scores, I'm not making it up....


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote]Sciambra hasn't played much at all . Just the very beginning of the year.[/quote] And early in the year is what I was talking about. McMullen only had 3 starts in the outfield early in the season prior to Stevenson getting regular PT...and Sciambra was getting most of the starts at that poin...


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote]that ball came off the wall way harder than I think anyone would've thought[/quote] It did. But go back and watch what he does before that....


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote]He's played a decent amount out there. Before Stevenson started playing center, he was mostly in right[/quote] I think there was still a lot of Sciambra CF Laird RF early prior to Stevenson also....


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
It could happen to anyone if they were going hard toward the wall and couldn't react to the bounce. He pulled up to play it off the wall, and still misplayed it because he anticipated one bounce, wasn't on his toes, and couldn't react when it didn't come straight back to him....


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote]Why is everyone dogging the Foster outfield play all of a sudden?[/quote] Because he didn't see regular time out there until recently, and very soon after is when you could notice the difference between him and the others....


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote]Besides the ball he dove on and missed, what other mistake has he made?[/quote] Off the top of my head he took a terrible angle in the Saturday South Carolina game and let a single/possible double turn into an easy triple. He also badly misplayed a ball off the wall against Florida....


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
I don't remember anything about McMullen in right other than the play where he lost it in the lights. He hasn't been out there very much has he? Definitely not in the last month, but I don't remember if he played more early in the season prior to the Missouri/Kentucky stretch....


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote]Otherwise Rhymes would DH[/quote] I would have agreed 3 months ago without hesitation, but after seeing Foster get a chance I'm not sure you can make an argument he is a better outfielder than Rhymes. I would say its a push at best....


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
[quote]If nothing else, Laird in center and McMullen in right and could DH Foster if he didn't want put Foster out there in right.[/quote] Like I said, that would be the easiest fix...but the fact that McMullen hasn't even been given a chance during all of the lineup tinkering tells me he must not ...


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
If he can pick up a hit here or there and move runners along when needed thats about the best we could hope for. He is a freshman and has been overmatched a lot, but he has been a little better recently than when he was first put in the lineup on a regular basis. ...


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
Mainieri obviously thinks the offensive advantages a Laird-Foster/McMullen outfield would give you do not outweigh the defensive advantages of a Stevenson-Laird outfield. Maybe it would be different if several of the other spots couldn't produce like they have, or if our pitching was weaker forci...


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
I think it is safe to say there is no chance Foster and McMullen will play in the same outfield. ...


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re: Laird 2 hole why??? - MOT
I can only assume because playing McMullen in right would be the easiest way to fix the lineup. It would allow you to get Foster's bat in the lineup at DH without him costing anything on defense, and you would still have Laird or Stevenson to patrol center. The fact that he hasn't even been given a ...


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