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Posted on 3/27/25 at 9:25 am to Tiger1988
quote:yeah, so do we. Yet we still see Yeskie calling 8 straight curve balls for a guy struggling to throw the curve anywhere near the strike zone.
Lololol are freaking kidding? HE SEES WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF DOING ALL YEAR MORON
What's your opinion on why he does dumb shite like that?
Posted on 3/27/25 at 9:27 am to Lester Earl
Yea looks more and more like 23 aggy and last year is who Yeskie is now and it’s a washed up coach.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 9:35 am to Big4SALTbro
In every sport, culture is set by the head coach. We can blame Yeskie but he has a great track record. So why has he done well elsewhere but not here? It’s not talent.
I’d submit it’s Jay’s culture. He’s an offensive guy and we’ve seen pitching and defense suffer in his programs. I also think that culture has not instilled a toughness in his players, but just like LSU always seems to do no matter the coach, they’ll lock in as the season goes and play better baseball.
If you don’t think culture matters just look at A&M. Did their head coach all of the sudden forget how to coach hitters/offense? Of course not. It’s clearly culture.
I’d submit it’s Jay’s culture. He’s an offensive guy and we’ve seen pitching and defense suffer in his programs. I also think that culture has not instilled a toughness in his players, but just like LSU always seems to do no matter the coach, they’ll lock in as the season goes and play better baseball.
If you don’t think culture matters just look at A&M. Did their head coach all of the sudden forget how to coach hitters/offense? Of course not. It’s clearly culture.
This post was edited on 3/27/25 at 9:38 am
Posted on 3/27/25 at 9:43 am to MetArl15
quote:
Yeskie
This falls on him. It’s inexcusable.
The umps are also inconsistent and I also don’t want pitchers serving pitches up to SEC hitters.
If they improve throughout the season, we should be in it to make a deep run.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 9:50 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Pitchers other than Cowan, Anderson and Evans walked nine batters in 12?
Then DJ Primeaux comes in and throws 100% strikes but got pulled for giving up a hit.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 9:51 am to burreauxxx
quote:
I also think that culture has not instilled a toughness in his players
We have one of the highest hit by pitch numbers in the country because he trains his guys to not move.
You don’t consider that toughness?
Once again, troll level shite by you
Posted on 3/27/25 at 9:54 am to hashtag
quote:that is factually false. You’re not every single lab or scrimmage or simulation game. Damn
yeah, so do we.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:17 am to hashtag
I don't think its walk issues either. It's constantly falling behind hitters. You can't do that against good teams and expect to win.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:19 am to Tiger1988
quote:
And you know that he isn’t doing EXACTLY that? Just keep spewing shite you can’t possibly know unless you are one of 4 people:
Shores
Hernandez (or a sub)
Yeskie
Jay Johnson.
Some of you live in a freaking fantasy land and just want to dump on something you haven’t a clue or can prove. You just come on here to shite on players and coaches.
i dont know if he is doing it everytime, i didnt chart it but you can absolutely tell from where the catcher sets up. and he is doing it often
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:20 am to Knuckle Checker
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We have one of the highest hit by pitch numbers in the country because he trains his guys to not move.
MENTAL toughness
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:29 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Pitchers other than Cowan, Anderson and Evans walked nine batters in 12? innings last weekend against Texas. Against Missouri the week before, they walked 11 hitters.
This is skewed when you consider that Ware, Schmidt, and Mayers combined for 5 walks and 1 out on Saturday. Shores and Eyanson had the other 4 walks in 8.1 innings.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:33 am to GumboPot
Statistics rarely lie in baseball. This was the same problem with him at A&M.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:37 am to Future Islands
Am I really the only one who didn't catch your sarcasm when you said it was a talent issue, and then clearly pointed out the talent we've brought in?
68 downvotes to your post (so far) and 4 replies, with no sign that anyone noticed the obvious sarcasm. How is this possible?
Edit- I meant who "did" catch your sarcasm. First everyone was confused at obvious sarcasm, and now I've confused them by making them think I was confused... I'm going to take a nap.
68 downvotes to your post (so far) and 4 replies, with no sign that anyone noticed the obvious sarcasm. How is this possible?
Edit- I meant who "did" catch your sarcasm. First everyone was confused at obvious sarcasm, and now I've confused them by making them think I was confused... I'm going to take a nap.
This post was edited on 3/27/25 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:46 am to supersaints9
quote:
Is the problem IMO
Why can't Jay figure out that Yeskie is the problem? What's taking him so long to see this?
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:48 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
I didn't expect the walks to stay as low once we hit better competition, but I didn't expect them to balloon as much.
Pitchers are getting behind in counts. No excuses, but our pitch calling does need to be more aggressive early in counts. This would also help with efficiency.
Once behind in counts, the pitch calling goes sideways. We're trying to fool hitters far too often behind in the count. Hit a spot and let it eat.
All that to say, the pitchers definitely have to execute but our pitch calling also needs to improve. Yeskie is still learning the guys now that the lights are on. I expect continued improvement throughout the season.
I think we've also had some unfortunate luck. Squibbers, balls finding holes, etc. Soft contact that exacerbates the walks which exacerbates the pitch counts.
Ware needs to become a dude. We need a lefty thumper out of the pen. Schmidt, Noot, Rizy, and Benge need to be the cushion around Cowan and Evans.
We're going to be okay.
Pitchers are getting behind in counts. No excuses, but our pitch calling does need to be more aggressive early in counts. This would also help with efficiency.
Once behind in counts, the pitch calling goes sideways. We're trying to fool hitters far too often behind in the count. Hit a spot and let it eat.
All that to say, the pitchers definitely have to execute but our pitch calling also needs to improve. Yeskie is still learning the guys now that the lights are on. I expect continued improvement throughout the season.
I think we've also had some unfortunate luck. Squibbers, balls finding holes, etc. Soft contact that exacerbates the walks which exacerbates the pitch counts.
Ware needs to become a dude. We need a lefty thumper out of the pen. Schmidt, Noot, Rizy, and Benge need to be the cushion around Cowan and Evans.
We're going to be okay.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:04 am to Future Islands
quote:Has been their worst starter in conference play. He padded his stats against the juggarnauts that are Hofstra, Samford, and St. Bonaventure. He lasted 4.1 against a below average hitting Oklahoma State team.
t’s been frustrating to see TN pick up a guy like Liam Doyle and transform him into one of the best pitchers in the country
quote:Has had extremely good batted ball luck with a pretty high WHIP. He's always thrown strikes, and those numbers will correct themselves in a few weeks.
Auburn take Sam Dutton and turn him into an effective weekend starter
quote:Kade Anderson has been elite. Conner Ware had one bad outing that is inflating the shite out of his ERA. Evans has been elite. Cowan came in as a pretty good arm from a lower level and has dominated. Schmidt is clearly in a slump, but he's a true freshman and will put it together. Eyanson has been getting better, he just has a quick hook right now. Noot has developed pretty well.
We signed one of the best high school pitchers in the country, who scouts say had one of the best curve balls in the entire draft, and he gets to campus and can’t find the plate with it. We signed multiple high level arms out of the portal, and there’s just been no development at all.
It's not as bad as it seems. Trust me.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:05 am to hashtag
quote:
yeah, so do we. Yet we still see Yeskie calling 8 straight curve balls for a guy struggling to throw the curve anywhere near the strike zone. What's your opinion on why he does dumb shite like that?
I’d like to see an answer to this.
It’s so interesting watching the rant respond to coaching criticism. There’s always those that seem to think all coaches are Saban/Bertman level. When there are plenty of Orgeron/Laval guys that end up in high places.
Its just a website and we are discussing what we see.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:06 am to deathvalleytiger10
quote:
That works well in high school, but SEC hitters are SEC hitters because they don't chase stupid pitches.
The o-swing % for the MLB is about 30% so i would assume college is higher, i just don't see the data to back it up. So in short yes SEC hitters chase plenty. You just have to set them up to do that
This post was edited on 3/27/25 at 11:12 am
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:12 am to Mobiletiggah
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Yeskie is NOT calling chase pitches early in the count unless there is a hot batter with tendencies. Watch closely and you’ll see that we are missing our spots early in the count. This is the most significant problem. Hurd, last year was a perfect example of what can happen. Ahead in the count, he was very effective, but 2-0,…lots of walks and hits.
LSU pitchers get behind in the count way too much. Is it Yeskie pitch calling or is it pitchers with control problems? Whatever it is, it’s beyond frustrating.
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