re: Batting: Sanchez's Fault or Lack of Talent?

Go frick yourself and eat a bullet, a-hole.

We've struggled the entire post season. It's not like I'm putting forth in-depth analysis. They've hit into more DP in two games then I've seen the last couple weekends. They haven't got a hit before the 5th in the past two games. We've struggled with RISP

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Depends on how you want to view it. If your philosophy is to fire someone because you may be able to find someone to do the job better, sure. If your philosophy is to fire someone for underperforming, then no.

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No it doesn't depend on how I want to view it. It depends on how you view it. I asked you a question.

Beyond that, your framing of the question so as to make the possible options inherently rash and inherently rational while you basically dodge the question in the hopes you can frame my response is something I don't appreciate.

Just answer my question simply and directly or with context, nuance, and the typical excuse making demeanor you always seem to. But just answer, good sir.

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Just answer my question simply and directly or with context, nuance, and the typical excuse making demeanor you always seem to. But just answer, good sir.

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My philosophy is that you fire someone for not getting the job done. Thus, he wouldn't be fired.

Now, what is your philosophy, and would you apply it to other coaches in the Athletic Department? Or does your obsession with Sanchez make it different?

It's baseball bro, and the teams we've played have either won their conference or near the top and they've done that with good pitching. Do you think other fans go running to their message complaining of lack of talent or terrible coaching boards after gausman or Nola shuts then out?

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They've hit into more DP in two games then I've seen the last couple weekends.

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They've hit into DP's all season long.

Not to mention pitching has never been easier since the NCAA switched to the BB Core bats.

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I don't know about the prozac thing but I'll settle for 2 wins this weekend, along with a new hitting coach after the season.

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My philosophy is that you fire someone for not getting the job done. Thus, he wouldn't be fired. Now, what is your philosophy, and would you apply it to other coaches in the Athletic Department? Or does your obsession with Sanchez make it different?

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I would fire my Mom if she weren't producing. Dead weight on the payroll is a drag on the bottom line.

Sanchez has a job. He isn't doing it and he's had several personal issues in the past. There are numerous reasons that stretch from the personal to professional that necessitate his dismissal. It should have happened before now.

I came from commission sales. I'm results oriented. My motto regarding hiring and firing anyone in a business, and make no mistake LSU Baseball is a business at the end of the day, is stolen from UF AD Jeremy Foley when he fired Zook.

It applies to any business, sport, coach, life, etc:

That which must be done eventually must be done immediately.

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And what objective measures are you using to come to the conclusion he isn't getting the job done or producing?

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Perhaps I'm just blinded by my desire to see a change, but you simply cannot convince me that Sanchez is qualified to be the hitting coach at LSU or that he is doing a good enough job to justify keeping him around. Recognizing all the changes that have occurred and the factors that should be considered, I can't say that I feel good about Sanchez as the hitting coach moving forward.

If our only measurement is the team's average, then it would appear on its face that Sanchez has done well, especially compared to the rest of the SEC. But I don't think you can simply measure his effectiveness solely by the team's average or based on the conference. Rather, let's look at a number of different stats for the whole NCAA.

1) We are 56th in the NCAA in batting average, down from 36th last year. If you really start getting into the weeds, Rhymes is batting an entire 70 point higher than Mahtook did last year and yet our team BA is lower this year by 12 points. Despite Rhymes' performance throughout the year, overall hitting is down even more than some suggest because of Rhymes' heavy influence in the overall .291 team batting average.
2) Tied for 71st for walks drawn.
3) 33rd in total hits, up from 93rd. But 75% of those are singles and all extra base hits are down compared to 2011 even though we have 50 more hits and 300 more at-bats in 2012.
4) 80th in on-base percentage.
5) 43rd in scoring, down from 18th.
6) 28th in runs scored.
7) 137th in sacrifice flies.
8) 69th in slugging, down from 54th last year.

None of these numbers is particularly encouraging even given our apparent lack of talent. At the very least, it suggests we've been opportunistic (and dare I say, lucky) but not particularly consistent.

Again, as I've watched this team throughout the year, I've struggled to understand our approach at the plate, our overall hitting philosophy and whether we make adjustments. Further, I'm not entirely sure we have a full understanding of situational hitting and the necessity to change our approach given the circumstances. More times than not, it looks like we are just swinging rather than hitting for and with a purpose. Seems like we just repeatedly do the same thing over and over again and hope that we finally catch a few breaks instead of trying to change and adapt. This is on the coaching in my opinion and I just don't see any indication it will get better under Sanchez

A shorter bat may be the problem?

It's Javi hands down! He's in waaaay over his head.