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re: How do you have 10-12 pitchers having trouble throwing strikes?
Posted on 5/15/26 at 6:18 am to JTA1985
Posted on 5/15/26 at 6:18 am to JTA1985
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heir mechanics seem to be bad
The lack of repeatable deliveries yielding positive results is profound. Pound the zone; it all starts with a strike, and good things generally happen. It has been missing from this staff most of the season...and these guys are on scholly and/or getting NIL money from LSU.
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Posted on 5/15/26 at 6:32 am to JTA1985
Jay needs to recruit less girly boys & more men to be on the team.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 6:37 am to JTA1985
Asked my son this last night, curious to get some of yalls takes
Instead of mixing pitches, trying to cut corners, etc, would last night have been better or worse if every pitcher just threw fastballs down the middle?
That is, if they can.
I say better
Instead of mixing pitches, trying to cut corners, etc, would last night have been better or worse if every pitcher just threw fastballs down the middle?
That is, if they can.
I say better
Posted on 5/15/26 at 7:23 am to JTA1985
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Coaching
Or .....maybe the players are just not that good. Maybe they were over hyped, I will not believe that the same coaching staff that's won national championships two out of the past three seasons, all of a sudden cannot coach anymore. Get the frick out of here, they just missed on recruits which happens
This post was edited on 5/15/26 at 7:25 am
Posted on 5/15/26 at 8:35 am to DeplorableTerrorizer
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Because we are trying to spot pitches on the very edges and they dont have that kind of control.
To me, that is coaching. Throwing strikes is not coaching. But if you are trying to get them to execute pitches that they can't execute rather than simply asking them to get it over the plate, that is coaching.
They need to pipe fastballs down the middle and live the results. With how inaccurate these guys are, they will probably paint the corners
This post was edited on 5/15/26 at 8:37 am
Posted on 5/15/26 at 8:45 am to JoeyP239
Here's an answer if you connect on it! 95% of those guys pitching have never bought a razor!!! 
Posted on 5/15/26 at 10:14 am to Reservoirdog
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They need to pipe fastballs down the middle and live the results.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 10:53 am to WAC13
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While I somewhat agree, Yeskie can’t make them throw strikes and execute pitches.
I agree that in the game the coach can't physically execute the pitch or throw the strike. However, the coach can determine if the pitcher, in that situation, can't execute the pitch called and, thus, call different pitches instead of continuing to try to force a guy to do something he can't do.
Compare it to a different sport. In basketball a coach can work constantly with a player to try to improve his 3 point shooting ability. He can call set plays in a game to try to get that player an open look from 3. However, it's the player that has to execute and make the shot. The coach can't do that for him. BUT the coach can see that if a guy simply can't execute the shot he will have to stop calling plays to get that guy looks from 3, or tell the player to stop shooting threes.
If you are asking a guy to throw sliders and he just can't execute that pitch...then it's on the coach to call a different pitch the player CAN execute. That may not be the ideal plan of action. But it is a hell of a lot better than trying to force a player to do something he simply can't do.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 10:57 am to Alt26
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However, the coach can determine if the pitcher, in that situation, can't execute the pitch called and, thus, call different pitches instead of continuing to try to force a guy to do something he can't do.
while I don't completely disagree, we have pitchers that are not even throwing competitive pitches and missing spots by miles.
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If you are asking a guy to throw sliders and he just can't execute that pitch...then it's on the coach to call a different pitch the player CAN execute
we have guys that can't even execute a fastball. I said it earlier, but I truly believe our guys' issue is as much psychological than anything and I'm not quite sure what they need to do to fix that.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 11:44 am to Geauxldilocks
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Yeskie is in over his head
Never change Rant never change
Posted on 5/15/26 at 11:49 am to VeryReauxna_ish
quote:I remember last year when people said he should get rid of Dickinson because he wore an earring, or Milam and Jones because they wore pink arm sleeves.
Jay needs to recruit less girly boys & more men to be on the team.
Posted on 5/15/26 at 11:50 am to WAC13
WAC13; I agree coaches don’t throw the pitch but they do call the pitch location and type of pitch. My concern is if Yeskie is considering the pitchers execution before calling next pitch?
Has Yeskie lost his touch?
Has Yeskie lost his touch?
Posted on 5/15/26 at 11:51 am to LCLa
quote:We would have lost 400-0.
Instead of mixing pitches, trying to cut corners, etc, would last night have been better or worse if every pitcher just threw fastballs down the middle?
This is the SEC, and it's not 2003 anymore. 98 middle middle gets punished. Chase Shores struggled to miss bat throwing 102. What do you think happens with 92 down the middle?
ETA: I hate the walks, but it's much more complicated than "just give them pitches to hit." I mean even Jay says offensively, putting the ball in play gives you a chance to win in the college game.
This post was edited on 5/15/26 at 11:56 am
Posted on 5/15/26 at 12:58 pm to DeplorableTerrorizer
I think this is the actually problem
Posted on 5/15/26 at 1:10 pm to LCLa
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Instead of mixing pitches, trying to cut corners, etc, would last night have been better or worse if every pitcher just threw fastballs down the middle? That is, if they can. I say better
Probably worse. The exit speed off the bats these days just makes it that way.
The right answer is the middle ground. You can set guys up for outs without it being a strikeout.
Getting a ball in on the hands of a batter before strike 3 when he’s looking away… or being able to change speeds to induce pop outs when you have a guy looking fastball before strike 3 needs to happen more often.
But throwing fastballs over the middle in fastball counts isn’t going to result in better results.
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