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re: Oh oh looks like Cowan aint starting tomorrow
Posted on 3/29/26 at 10:48 am to Double Oh
Posted on 3/29/26 at 10:48 am to Double Oh
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It's embarrassing that fans like yourself cant see that there was other options besides Cowan up 5-0 with 11 outs left. Now if it was 5-2 then yea bring in Cowan. But it was 5-0.
It’s embarrassing that you can’t see there are as good or better options to be a starter. Cowan has never proven to be as effective in that role when given the chance as he has as a middle reliever and occasional closer.
Sheerin has a wider pitch selection, higher velo and just better stuff overall when he’s on. Fontenot has far more velo on his fastball and has been really good lately. Noot, for his struggles this year, has been a starter before and has done it in a couple of high leverage situations. Garcia has come on as of late.
Cowan is really good in his role and we needed to make sure UK didn’t get off the mat. And the way you give them life is putting the back end of the pen out there to start fricking walking and hitting batters, exactly like you suggested.
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Posted on 3/29/26 at 10:49 am to tigerskin
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People act like you just show up on the mound, throw a few pitches then throw 5 innings tomorrow
This isn't 10 year old travel baseball where we just ruin arms. And it seldom has worked for us anyway over the years. The hitters are too good for your arm not to be completely fresh.
Jay has said it many times. When he gets a guy "hot" in the bullpen with all that it entails to get there, he wants to put that guy in. He doesn't want to throw them the next day if they have gotten "hot" if at all possible. And it definitely wouldn't be more than inning or so the next day if he did.
This board changes quickly. Now all of a sudden we "know" that Cowan is the number 1 reliever in the country and will come in and throw 5 scoreless innings on demand.
Where did i say he can throw 5 innings the next day?
He got 2 outs in the 6th you take him out he's good for 2 innings today Max. Once he came out for the 7th then he's done for Sunday and you let him go as long as possible and save the other pitchers
Posted on 3/29/26 at 10:53 am to misey94
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It’s embarrassing that you can’t see there are as good or better options to be a starter. Cowan has never proven to be as effective in that role when given the chance as he has as a middle reliever and occasional closer.
Sheerin has a wider pitch selection, higher velo and just better stuff overall when he’s on. Fontenot has far more velo on his fastball and has been really good lately. Noot, for his struggles this year, has been a starter before and has done it in a couple of high leverage situations. Garcia has come on as of late.
Cowan is really good in his role and we needed to make sure UK didn’t get off the mat. And the way you give them life is putting the back end of the pen out there to start fricking walking and hitting batters, exactly like you suggested.
Nobody said you had to throw the back end of the pen yesterday that would be suicidal. But Garcia, Guidry, and someone else could of done the trick. Then Sunday you got Cowan, Sheerin, Rizzy.
Sorry the way Cowan is throwing there is not a better option to start than Cowan. But guess what i guess we find out starting today if there is a better option.
When is Moore coming back?
Posted on 3/29/26 at 10:54 am to Double Oh
Just saw Guidry is getting the start
Posted on 3/29/26 at 10:56 am to FredbullTN
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Just saw Guidry is getting the start
yea figured he would
Posted on 3/29/26 at 10:59 am to Double Oh
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He got 2 outs in the 6th you take him out he's good for 2 innings today Max. Once he came out for the 7th then he's done for Sunday and you let him go as long as possible and save the other pitchers
Again, have there been a bunch of threads before yesterday saying that Cowan has been our Mariano Rivera this year and should be pitching back to back days? Maybe I have been missing those threads or something.
This post was edited on 3/29/26 at 11:38 am
Posted on 3/29/26 at 11:00 am to Double Oh
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Right and you know everything. My bad...
I certainly wouldnt mistake Eyanson for a bum like u did
Posted on 3/29/26 at 11:04 am to Lester Earl
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I certainly wouldnt mistake Eyanson for a bum like u did
Never said he was a bum i said in his first 2 outings he was average.
Posted on 3/29/26 at 11:36 am to MikeTheTiger71
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This is one thing that frustrates me about Johnson. Having a plan to pitch Schmidt 5-6 innings then bring in Cowan makes sense, but if you can get through this game now without a high leverage situation developing, why not pivot and try to save Cowan for tomorrow?
This season (and team) hasn’t allowed this plan
Posted on 3/29/26 at 12:52 pm to KWL85
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All these are available:
Noot (my guess to start)
Cooper
Williams
Sheerin,
Guidry,
Garcia,
Fontenot
Doesn't that look like a group that should be enough for a Sunday game?
Bump
Posted on 3/29/26 at 7:12 pm to LSBoosie
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Bump
Bump again?
Well....it was enough
Posted on 3/29/26 at 7:15 pm to misey94
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It’s embarrassing that you can’t see there are as good or better options to be a starter. Cowan has never proven to be as effective in that role when given the chance as he has as a middle reliever and occasional closer.
I’m late to the party in this discussion, but wasn’t he given this chance in Omaha last year?
Posted on 3/29/26 at 7:24 pm to tigerskin
You were right I was wrong. Pitchers really showed out today
Posted on 3/29/26 at 7:26 pm to LSBoosie
It wasn't my post but to be fair he did say "enough"
Yes Gavin pitched poorly
Yes Gavin pitched poorly
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