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re: 1 Month until opening day....Let's hear your predictions
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:34 pm to PenguinPubes
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:34 pm to PenguinPubes
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I know we say Omaha or bust pretty much every year, but this year really is that case
We have to do better than 2 and BBQ in Omaha this year. This team is Mainieri's best preseason team.
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Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:35 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
"Fans" bitching and moaning
early season losses
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Winning streak
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Inexplicable midweek losses
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Midweek attendance sparse
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Long wait time at concession stands
"Fans" bitching and moaning
The marshals are too ________
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Swept by Kentucky and owned by Florida again
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Late season rally
"Fans" bitching and moaning
unexpected injuries
"Fans" bitching and moaning
lack of pitching depth
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Why is Dunn paid for? Why can't he develop pitchers?
"Fans" bitching and moaning
SEC tournament Champs
"Fans" bitching and moaning
#6 national seed
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Omaha
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Bats left at home
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Only 60 days until kickoff!
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Orgeron still the coach
"Fans" bitching and moaning
early season losses
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Winning streak
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Inexplicable midweek losses
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Midweek attendance sparse
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Long wait time at concession stands
"Fans" bitching and moaning
The marshals are too ________
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Swept by Kentucky and owned by Florida again
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Late season rally
"Fans" bitching and moaning
unexpected injuries
"Fans" bitching and moaning
lack of pitching depth
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Why is Dunn paid for? Why can't he develop pitchers?
"Fans" bitching and moaning
SEC tournament Champs
"Fans" bitching and moaning
#6 national seed
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Omaha
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Bats left at home
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Only 60 days until kickoff!
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Orgeron still the coach
"Fans" bitching and moaning
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:37 pm to HeadSlash
You spent way too much time doing that, and I'm not even sure why.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:38 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
I never said you knocked him. you said "Hughes and Smith aren't as far apart as you feel they are" i was just saying i know josh is better just stating my opinion on the team as a whole. but i just got confirmation josh will be the SS and hal will start at third if he dont hit third and second belong to bianco and broussard
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:42 pm to BigTiny1973
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Hughes and Smith aren't as far apart as you feel they are"
Defensively.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:43 pm to BigTiny1973
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but i just got confirmation josh will be the SS and hal will start at third if he dont hit third and second belong to bianco and broussard
Confirmation from who? And I have no clue what the rest of that sentence is supposed to say, outside of Smith starting at short.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:45 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
How good is the bottom order?
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:46 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
To tell u you suck at predicting and to post less
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:46 pm to Meauxjeaux
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From my eyes, Hughes was a better SS than Smith.
You mean from the 3 games that Smith played there while hurt?
Posted on 1/15/19 at 3:49 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Cant give my sauces away. if hal doesnt hit Broussard and Bianco will be your second and third basemen.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 4:05 pm to BigTiny1973
FWIW, this is what D1Baseball has as the projected lineup:
C Brock Mathis, So. Transfer--Northwest Fla. State College
1B Saul Garza, So Transfer--Howard (Texas) College
2B Drew Bianco, Fr. Freshman--Oxford, Miss. (HS)
3B Hal Hughes, So. .221/.292/.289 1 20 2
SS Josh Smith, Jr. .250/.435/.625 2 5 0
LF Daniel Cabrera, So. .315/.405/.525 8 54 2
CF Zach Watson, Jr. .308/.366/.479 7 34 14
RF Antoine Duplantis, Sr. .328/.381/.443 2 48 19
DH CJ Willis, Fr. Freshman--Ruston, La. (HS)
They're usually pretty tapped in (meaning this is probably directly from Mainieri). They were the only people that listed Eric Walker as a weekend starter before his freshman season.
So, there is legitimacy to the idea of Bianco starting at 2B.
C Brock Mathis, So. Transfer--Northwest Fla. State College
1B Saul Garza, So Transfer--Howard (Texas) College
2B Drew Bianco, Fr. Freshman--Oxford, Miss. (HS)
3B Hal Hughes, So. .221/.292/.289 1 20 2
SS Josh Smith, Jr. .250/.435/.625 2 5 0
LF Daniel Cabrera, So. .315/.405/.525 8 54 2
CF Zach Watson, Jr. .308/.366/.479 7 34 14
RF Antoine Duplantis, Sr. .328/.381/.443 2 48 19
DH CJ Willis, Fr. Freshman--Ruston, La. (HS)
They're usually pretty tapped in (meaning this is probably directly from Mainieri). They were the only people that listed Eric Walker as a weekend starter before his freshman season.
So, there is legitimacy to the idea of Bianco starting at 2B.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 4:09 pm to Meauxjeaux
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From my eyes, Hughes was a better SS than Smith. I need to see more of Smith at short than I saw 2 years ago.
But what I saw then and what I saw of Hughes last year, I’m putting Hughes at short.
JMO.
Smith was at third 2 years ago and was awesome there. He tried to play SS for three games last year with an injury that kept him out for the rest of the season.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 4:09 pm to ProjectP2294
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You mean from the 3 games that Smith played there while hurt?
That’s what I need to see. I have no idea how Smith handles SS while healthy.
However from what I have seen of Hughes if he is in the lineup I like him at short.
But honestly he’s going to have to turn a big corner with his bat in order to stay in this lineup. We have too many hitters to justify his bat in the lineup if he hasn’t improved.
In short from what I’ve seen of the two I want Smith at short but that’s because I’m not real crazy about Hughes being in the lineup
This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 1/15/19 at 4:10 pm to ProjectP2294
It would surprise me if Bianco immediately beat out Broussard at 2b
Posted on 1/15/19 at 4:12 pm to ProjectP2294
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So, there is legitimacy to the idea of Bianco starting at 2B
That really surprises me.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 4:12 pm to deaux
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It would surprise me if Bianco immediately beat out Broussard at 2b
I think Bianco is too good to not have a spot. Idk whether it’ll be at 2nd, 3rd, or catcher but he’s going to be somewhere
Posted on 1/15/19 at 4:14 pm to CottonWasKing
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But honestly he’s going to have to turn a big corner with his bat in order to stay in this lineup. We have too many hitters to justify his bat in the lineup if he hasn’t improved
Or his glove has to outshine the others, combined with the rest of the team really producing, to the point that you can justify trading off his offense for his defense
Posted on 1/15/19 at 4:15 pm to CottonWasKing
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I think Bianco is too good to not have a spot. Idk whether it’ll be at 2nd, 3rd, or catcher but he’s going to be somewhere
I don't know about his ability to be a solid catcher. Maybe he is good enough, I have no idea. Do you remember how well Broussard hit before he got hurt last season though? Was kind of expecting that same guy back, and his defense was already a plus at second base.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 4:16 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
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Or his glove has to outshine the others, combined with the rest of the team really producing, to the point that you can justify trading off his offense for his defense
True.
But you’re finally seeing runs scored again in college baseball and with our level of pitching I think offensive output will dictate our level of success.
And I don’t think Hal’s glove is THAT much better than Smiths
Posted on 1/15/19 at 4:19 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
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don't know about his ability to be a solid catcher. Maybe he is good enough, I have no idea. Do you remember how well Broussard hit before he got hurt last season though? Was kind of expecting that same guy back, and his defense was already a plus at second base.
I see Bianco at 3rd with Smith at SS but I tend to be wrong about this shite all the time.
I love Broussard. He was one of our best and most consistent hitters last year before he got hurt
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