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re: Ok, for all you baseball savants...
Posted on 4/8/26 at 9:46 am to SouthernInsanity
Posted on 4/8/26 at 9:46 am to SouthernInsanity
Rizy's performance was a little troubling. He's been solid all season and is a guy we can usually rely on.
I thought Sion looked good and needs a look as a mid week starter IMO.
Ricken was fine and is getting better.
I still like Garcia but he got hit more than you'd like to see.
I don't get why Cooper Williams got pulled so fast. I think some of these guys, like Williams, need more time to get their rhythm. Last year, Cooper could give us 3-4 strong innings at a time.
I thought Sion looked good and needs a look as a mid week starter IMO.
Ricken was fine and is getting better.
I still like Garcia but he got hit more than you'd like to see.
I don't get why Cooper Williams got pulled so fast. I think some of these guys, like Williams, need more time to get their rhythm. Last year, Cooper could give us 3-4 strong innings at a time.
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Posted on 4/8/26 at 9:47 am to SouthernInsanity
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what's your take on the pitching issues, specifically these midweek slash bullpen arms.
That they won't see meaningful innings after May 5th.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 9:53 am to SouthernInsanity
Growing pains.
Jay is forcing the pitchers to be comfortable coming out of the pen in any situation.
Jay is forcing the pitchers to be comfortable coming out of the pen in any situation.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 9:55 am to SouthernInsanity
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what's your take on the pitching issues, specifically these midweek slash bullpen arms.
That’s baseball.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 9:57 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
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The difficult part isn’t creating that speed and movement
Speak for yourself. I couldn’t throw it for strikes or balls or wild arse pitches. I could never create movement and velocity together. Controlling it was never an issue for me. It quite plainly didn’t exist.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 9:58 am to pgaddxn
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Not a savant but unless any of the savants on here are present for these pitchers training and bullpens and practice, how would any of them know? You cannot just watch and then presume to know what their routine or mental state is.
Correct. I've coached pitchers, but you have to work with them every day to know what's really going on. Sometimes it's tweaking a release point or maybe they're not driving their shoulder to the mit. It could be pitch selection at critical points. Not having confidence in throwing their off speed pitch on fastball counts or the inability to hit the right spots at the right time. But if that's the case, the pitcher needs to rely on tweaking their fastball as much as the off speed. It's still the most versatile pitch since you can do so much to change it.
Most of the time it's mental, since these kids can all throw strikes. They wouldn't be at LSU unless they had demonstrated they had the base skills to succeed in the SEC.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 10:00 am to SouthernInsanity
Pitching in midweek games is a Catch 22 for the players and the coach.
If you are pitching good, you get taken out because you can be used on the weekend.
If you are wild the you get taken out because the other team is scoring.
The flow of the game is horrible and they last 4 to 5 hours because of too many pitching changes.
Baseball is a game that needs a flow about it.
If you are pitching good, you get taken out because you can be used on the weekend.
If you are wild the you get taken out because the other team is scoring.
The flow of the game is horrible and they last 4 to 5 hours because of too many pitching changes.
Baseball is a game that needs a flow about it.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 10:09 am to mdomingue
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Great analysis. tRanters are always screaming, "throw strikes." Then they get pissed when they throw a strike that gets hammered.
It just is probably me but I would rather them hit a fricking grand slam then walk in 3 runs. I understand that is a retarded way of thinking but at least I can respect the hit.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 10:10 am to pgaddxn
quote:Thats very fair so let me clarify a bit
I could never create movement and velocity together. Controlling it was never an issue for me. It quite plainly didn’t exist.
None of it is easy, but if the big three, speed and movement are easier to create than location. When you are the size of an LSU pitcher, creating the force necessary to throw that hard isn’t the hard part. That comes with their size and proper lower body/core mechanics. Movement on the ball can be created/adjusted through grip, wrist, and arm angle.
When you put the two together, it becomes very difficult to mange the location. The best can do it, but it’s so hard. Throwing a ball at 95 mph with 8-12 inches of movement, and fitting that ball within a roughly 5 inch box (if you hit your spot)
One thing people need to consider as well is how far college pitching has come in such a short time. Back in 2010, if you had a guy who threw 95mph you had a flamethrower on the mound. Now at least half the staff throws 95
Posted on 4/8/26 at 10:10 am to poncho villa
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It just is probably me but I would rather them hit a fricking grand slam then walk in 3 runs. I understand that is a retarded way of thinking but at least I can respect the hit.
This is why I had no issues with pitching last night until after Theophilus.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 10:13 am to poncho villa
quote:It’s not retarded at all. That’s how the game use to be played. But the game is changing. Pitchers use to pitch to contact and hitters use to hit for contact. Now pitchers are pitching for strikeouts and hitters are hitting for power
It just is probably me but I would rather them hit a fricking grand slam then walk in 3 runs. I understand that is a retarded way of thinking but at least I can respect the hit.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 10:22 am to SouthernInsanity
FPS% is trash forcing them to keep running with the fastball
Everything is dictated on FPS
As a coach I look at FPS% & FPSO%
The numbers don’t lie
Everything is dictated on FPS
As a coach I look at FPS% & FPSO%
The numbers don’t lie
Posted on 4/8/26 at 10:24 am to poncho villa
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It just is probably me but I would rather them hit a fricking grand slam then walk in 3 runs. I understand that is a retarded way of thinking but at least I can respect the hit.
I get the frustration, but I'd rather neither, and if I have to choose, I'll hold my nose and choose 3 runs over 4 every time.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 10:35 am to Beau Fontenot
Completely agree with everything stated. You just can’t know unless you are intimate to the situation. At this level it’s not as easy as “this is what he’s doing wrong” and I can see it from the stands.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 10:50 am to poncho villa
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hit a fricking grand slam
As Dizzy Dean once famously said, "that's one way to get out of a jamb."
Posted on 4/8/26 at 11:17 am to SouthernInsanity
Ben Mcdonald mentioned early in the year that it looked mechanical, front shoulder opening too early, over throwing , etc. If it is a form/technique issue, you have to raise an eyebrow at Yeskie at this point in the season
Posted on 4/8/26 at 11:21 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
I think throwing with movement really is more of a natural thing. I got a lot of people out when I was a teenager just throwing hard because I had natural movement. I wasn't trying to do that. Even when I played softball as an adult, the first baseman would always say that catching my throws from 3rd was an adventure because the ball moves all over the place.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 11:23 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
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It just is probably me but I would rather them hit a fricking grand slam then walk in 3 runs. I understand that is a retarded way of thinking but at least I can respect the hit.
It’s not retarded at all. That’s how the game use to be played. But the game is changing. Pitchers use to pitch to contact and hitters use to hit for contact. Now pitchers are pitching for strikeouts and hitters are hitting for power
I agree with this. At some point you have to throw strikes and hope your defense backs you up. Look at Jake Brown at TN. He's hitting some rockets, but several went right to someone.
The walks and free passes are infuriating to watch as a fan.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 11:35 am to LSUJML
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Not claiming to be a baseball savant at all but my opinion is the pitching issues are 95% mental That is something coaching can’t fix
But game reps may. And I’m sure that’s CJJ’s strategy for handling it with these midweek games. Get them out there under pressure and see who meets the challenge.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 11:38 am to Lester Earl
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Rizy has no clue where the ball is going. I’m shocked they use him in leverage spots in SEC games.
Don’t need to worry about Rizy going pro anymore
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