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re: It’s April 12, and Alex Milazzo is hitting .375
Posted on 4/6/23 at 8:25 am to Lester Earl
Posted on 4/6/23 at 8:25 am to Lester Earl
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I know, I am saying the week before vs ARK when he came in, and he did not look like himself. Turning his glove the wrong way on balls in the dirt and such.
I remember noticing this as well, and wondering if something was wrong with him. I'm not saying he's the best catcher ever, but you have to admit he is very good defensively for a college catcher, and him making mistakes like that has not been common throughout his career.
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Posted on 4/6/23 at 8:47 am to MOT
In slow motion it looked like that second pitch took an abrupt turn up and in. Sure had odd movement for a fastball. Thats when the catcher said, "enough of this crap".
Posted on 4/6/23 at 12:40 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
That you just basing your argument off of mop up duty stats , simple as that. There could theoretically be a player on the team thats hitting the ball the best during a three game series but have one of the lowest averages on the team for the series.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 1:34 pm to Penrod
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No one does, except Crews.
Dugas says hold your horses.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 2:18 pm to Treydye08
When you can effectively disrupt the baserunning plan for the opposing team, you don't have to be great at the plate, catchers need to be great behind it.
Posted on 4/11/23 at 8:05 pm to ell_13
MiGOATzo
Posted on 4/11/23 at 8:50 pm to ell_13
MilazGOAT has a much better sound.
Posted on 4/11/23 at 8:51 pm to ell_13
All about the Milazzo gondola
Posted on 4/11/23 at 8:56 pm to ell_13
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This post was edited on 4/11/23 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 4/12/23 at 4:27 am to Lester Earl
It looks like Milazzo has been working hard on keeping his front foot down, but he regresses sometimes. Even when he does keep his foot planted, he clears his hips like he’s stepping out and has balance issues where he’s still susceptible to the outside pitch.
Neal is more mechanically sound, but it’s obvious the book on him is a steady dose of changeups he can’t lay off. Once Neal fixes that he will be a force to reckon with.
Neal is more mechanically sound, but it’s obvious the book on him is a steady dose of changeups he can’t lay off. Once Neal fixes that he will be a force to reckon with.
Posted on 4/12/23 at 7:28 am to Tbone0910
Milazzo fan club is at it again. You all are going to give our coach a headache. I’m happy he seems to be hitting better against Tulane and much lesser competition than Neal. my opinion is Frey is a better hitter. Not sure about defensively as he hasn’t gotten a chance to play. But I like Neal and he has gotten better defensively as the season progressed. Has made some superb throw outs at first base and second in SEC games that I don’t think Millazo does any better. And of course the bat against sec level has been better in my opinion but I leave all of this with our coach who has assembled the best team in the country primarily because of its offensive fire power. I don’t go crazy because of some stats that aren’t comparable. I just assume our coach is giving Neal a chance to rest. Some of you act like Millazo hit three home runs last night. What a headache
Posted on 4/12/23 at 8:01 am to ulmtiger
quote:Hes reading our posts? That’s cool.
You all are going to give our coach a headache.
quote:Neal is 14-67. 9 of his 14 hits are against non-sec opponents. He’s batting 0.257 out of conference. Milazzo is 11-25 OOC for a 0.440 batting average. This narrative that Milazzo is worse than Neal because only one of them has the chance to hit easy pitching is a downright lie.
I’m happy he seems to be hitting better against Tulane and much lesser competition than Neal.
This post was edited on 4/12/23 at 8:10 am
Posted on 4/12/23 at 8:20 am to ell_13
I really don't see a legitimate argument you can make on why Milazzo shouldn't at least be splitting reps with Neal 50/50 at this point.
Posted on 4/12/23 at 8:26 am to LSBoosie
I'm with this. Milazzo should start getting at least 1 weekend game and the midweek. Let Neal get 2 weekend games. Should only help both. Milazzo get reps and Neal get reps and both of them stay a little more fresh. Neal may be getting a bit fatigued. He is still the higher end on potential without a doubt, but I think Milazzo has done enough to deserve some weekend time.
Posted on 4/12/23 at 9:52 am to ell_13
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This narrative that Milazzo is worse than Neal because only one of them has the chance to hit easy pitching is a downright lie.
Definitely not a lie, but hey who can argue about surface stats, huh
Milazzo has not taken an AB this year in any unfavorable matchup (tight game or vs great pitching).
Even in the SEC games he’s played in (1-7, .143avg, mind you).
His BABIP even after a 1-4 last night is .478
If you do not know what that means, basically every time he puts a ball in play, he is hitting .478. For someone that does not hit the ball hard and does not get XBH, that is insane.
So not only has he gotten very favorable scoring on some of his hits, but he has been extremely lucky on some of his hits. He is due for a large, ugly regression that some of you just need to see to believe I guess.
As for Neal, yes his K’s are a problem. But Johnson has played him through all the LHP that the team has seen. On top of that, he has plethora of loud outs; squared up balls that have found gloves. He walks, and when on base, is a much better base runner.
You play to the potential. The guy that can barrell balls, draw walks, and play just as good of defense. You don’t bench him the first time he slumps.
Posted on 4/12/23 at 9:58 am to ell_13
The kid deserves an SEC start at this point, if he goes 0-4 then it's not like it was out of the ordinary for that spot in the lineup to do the same thing with Neal.
Posted on 4/12/23 at 10:05 am to Tbone0910
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It looks like Milazzo has been working hard on keeping his front foot down, but he regresses sometimes. Even when he does keep his foot planted, he clears his hips like he’s stepping out and has balance issues where he’s still susceptible to the outside pitch.
this is 10 year old stuff he's still doing. It just amazes me.
I don't have a problem with him maybe starting 1 game during the weekend. He's earned that i think. Neal is better, and will be better, but nothing wrong with letting Milazzo get some run right now. Never know when you might need him later on when it really counts, and i'd rather he be ready by playing games every week.
Posted on 4/12/23 at 10:06 am to Lester Earl
quote:My point is that people are ignoring Neal’s stats in the same circumstances. Favorable matchup and not-great pitching and Milazzo still has a better average/results than Neal. You ignore that part because it fricks your argument.
Milazzo has not taken an AB this year in any unfavorable matchup (tight game or vs great pitching).
quote:Anything to not give him credit. We get it Lester.
So not only has he gotten very favorable scoring on some of his hits, but he has been extremely lucky on some of his hits.
Posted on 4/12/23 at 10:09 am to Lester Earl
quote:Weird how your view on this is a 180 from your Reid vs Slaughter takes.
You play to the potential. The guy that can barrell balls, draw walks, and play just as good of defense. You don’t bench him the first time he slumps.
Posted on 4/12/23 at 10:10 am to ell_13
Everyone should hit bad pitching. Neal has benefitted but has also taken good ABs against good pitching all year, save for the last 5-6 games. He has hit some HRs against good pitching and barreled many other balls that have been caught
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