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Quotes from Eddie Smith on his Philosophy: From Cody Worsham
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:16 pm
Cody Worsham Twitter
Smith on Zack Mathis:
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New @LSUbaseball hitting coach Eddie Smith says he’s been emphasizing extra base hits and walks with his hitters. He’s analytically driven and follows the idea that higher OPS means more runs, and more runs means more wins.
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Smith: “We try to have all of our preparation mirror that, and for us a lot of that is strike zone discipline, having an aggressive approach to specific pitches. Hopefully by being so aggressive to a specific pitch, it allows us to lay off the pitches that we're not looking for.”
Smith on Zack Mathis:
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Eddie Smith:”Zack Mathis loves to hit. He absolutely likes hitting more than anything in the world. And he's down the cages every night like clockwork because he's just hitting and hitting and hitting.”
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Smith on Mathis: “That passion he has for hitting is contagious. He's fearless, he's thankful for being at LSU. He came from junior college where, my experience as a coach and player at the junior college level, we didn't get batting gloves. We were lucky if we got a second hat.”
This post was edited on 1/24/20 at 9:27 pm
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Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:17 pm to LSUTigers_00
Analytics are winning the day in baseball.
This is a good thing.
This is a good thing.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:18 pm to LSUTigers_00
Moneyball
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:18 pm to LSUTigers_00
I like it. I like it a lot.
All I’ve wanted recently is for LSU to show a modern approach at the plate. It seems like we’re getting there.
All I’ve wanted recently is for LSU to show a modern approach at the plate. It seems like we’re getting there.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:18 pm to LSUTigers_00
Getting on base is the number one goal. OBP is what it is all about. I’m amazed some staffs still don’t value this above all else. The more you get on base, the more you score. Pretty simple.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:18 pm to LSUTigers_00
Happy we will at least have an approach in mind walking up to the plate this season.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:18 pm to LSUTigers_00
Just hope when they need a bunt they can look comfortable doing it.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:32 pm to LSUTigers_00
There’ll be a fire Eddie thread the first week. Guaranteed
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:41 pm to LSUTigers_00
Some oppo-field doubles would be a refreshing sight. Seems like this team never knows how to hit the ball the other way and put it in play.
This post was edited on 1/24/20 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:41 pm to LSUTigers_00
What no buzzers. 
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:43 pm to LSUTigers_00
frick yea
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:45 pm to LSUTigers_00
How bout a little sign stealing? That’ll do wonders for the ole OPS
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:54 pm to LSUTigers_00
quote:
We try to have all of our preparation mirror that, and for us a lot of that is strike zone discipline, having an aggressive approach to specific pitches. Hopefully by being so aggressive to a specific pitch, it allows us to lay off the pitches that we're not looking for.”
What all hitting approaches in college boil down to “hit the fastball”.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 10:02 pm to LSUTigers_00
Let’s hope he’s the Joe Brady of baseball
Posted on 1/25/20 at 2:55 am to LSUTigers_00
quote::mindblown:
and more runs means more wins
Posted on 1/25/20 at 6:00 am to LSUTigers_00
This is refreshing. MOT I know you and i have complained about our approach at the plate for years. The 7 pitch innings really grind my gears.
Gross production average is a metric used to combine OPS and OBP with a higher weight towards OBP. Ive looked at it for a couple years now and like it.
Gross production average is a metric used to combine OPS and OBP with a higher weight towards OBP. Ive looked at it for a couple years now and like it.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 7:51 am to LSUTigers_00
Wait but I could have sworn that CPM refuses to adapt to new baseball, the game has passed him by, and he was the Les Miles of college baseball? Sounds to me that he is more than willing to adapt.
In all seriousness unlike what the rant narrative is CPM has proven that he is not afraid to change. He has changed his philosophy of how to build a team. He has already done that by going from recruiting for the old bats, then recruiting for new park in Omaha, then now recruiting for new balls in that park.
Now he is adapting his team’s philosophy at the plate it seems which has been pretty much the same since he arrived in Baton Rouge. This is a really good thing.
In all seriousness unlike what the rant narrative is CPM has proven that he is not afraid to change. He has changed his philosophy of how to build a team. He has already done that by going from recruiting for the old bats, then recruiting for new park in Omaha, then now recruiting for new balls in that park.
Now he is adapting his team’s philosophy at the plate it seems which has been pretty much the same since he arrived in Baton Rouge. This is a really good thing.
Posted on 1/25/20 at 8:48 am to LSUTigers_00
YES! YES! We actually have a planned approach at the plate! Not just Sean Ochinko felling them to “Get Big”
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