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Quotes from Eddie Smith on his Philosophy: From Cody Worsham
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:16 pm
Cody Worsham Twitter
Smith on Zack Mathis:
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New @LSUbaseball hitting coach Eddie Smith says he’s been emphasizing extra base hits and walks with his hitters. He’s analytically driven and follows the idea that higher OPS means more runs, and more runs means more wins.
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Smith: “We try to have all of our preparation mirror that, and for us a lot of that is strike zone discipline, having an aggressive approach to specific pitches. Hopefully by being so aggressive to a specific pitch, it allows us to lay off the pitches that we're not looking for.”
Smith on Zack Mathis:
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Eddie Smith:”Zack Mathis loves to hit. He absolutely likes hitting more than anything in the world. And he's down the cages every night like clockwork because he's just hitting and hitting and hitting.”
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Smith on Mathis: “That passion he has for hitting is contagious. He's fearless, he's thankful for being at LSU. He came from junior college where, my experience as a coach and player at the junior college level, we didn't get batting gloves. We were lucky if we got a second hat.”
This post was edited on 1/24/20 at 9:27 pm
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Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:17 pm to LSUTigers_00
Analytics are winning the day in baseball.
This is a good thing.
This is a good thing.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:18 pm to LSUTigers_00
Moneyball
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:18 pm to LSUTigers_00
I like it. I like it a lot.
All I’ve wanted recently is for LSU to show a modern approach at the plate. It seems like we’re getting there.
All I’ve wanted recently is for LSU to show a modern approach at the plate. It seems like we’re getting there.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:18 pm to LSUTigers_00
Getting on base is the number one goal. OBP is what it is all about. I’m amazed some staffs still don’t value this above all else. The more you get on base, the more you score. Pretty simple.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:18 pm to LSUTigers_00
Happy we will at least have an approach in mind walking up to the plate this season.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:18 pm to LSUTigers_00
Just hope when they need a bunt they can look comfortable doing it.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:23 pm to TigerChief10
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Happy we will at least have an approach in mind walking up to the plate this season
We’ve had an approach for about 6-7 years now, it was just the opposite of this one. Mainieri will have to show some patience for it to work.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:26 pm to CDawson
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OBP is what it is all about. I’m amazed some staffs still don’t value this above all else.
But that’s not what it’s all about. OPS is what it’s all about. OBP means nothing if there is no one to bring those guys in.
Extra base hits wins ball games. Period. You can very seldom walk your way to win against quality competition and it’s very hard to string multiple basehits together. You have to hit the ball hard into the gaps with people on base.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:32 pm to LSUTigers_00
There’ll be a fire Eddie thread the first week. Guaranteed
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:39 pm to DArbonneDuke
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There’ll be a fire Eddie thread the first week. Guaranteed
Well yea. There’s a shite ton of football fans who like to pretend that they like baseball. It happens every year
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:41 pm to LSUTigers_00
Some oppo-field doubles would be a refreshing sight. Seems like this team never knows how to hit the ball the other way and put it in play.
This post was edited on 1/24/20 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:41 pm to LSUTigers_00
What no buzzers. 
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:41 pm to DArbonneDuke
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There’ll be a fire Eddie thread the first week.
The first week? I think you're giving the Rant too much credit. It will be in the first 3 innings of the first game.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:43 pm to LSUTigers_00
frick yea
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:44 pm to CottonWasKing
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But that’s not what it’s all about. OPS is what it’s all about. OBP means nothing if there is no one to bring those guys in.
OBP shows a slightly higher correlation coefficient than OPS with respect to runs scored in several studies I’ve seen. But it’s so close it’s almost negligible with the point being that these two statistics are much more reliable than traditional batting average in predicting total runs scored
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:45 pm to LSUTigers_00
How bout a little sign stealing? That’ll do wonders for the ole OPS
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:51 pm to MrWalkingMan
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OBP shows a slightly higher correlation coefficient than OPS with respect to runs scored in several studies I’ve seen.
I would truly enjoy reading these studies. I love this shite.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 9:54 pm to LSUTigers_00
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We try to have all of our preparation mirror that, and for us a lot of that is strike zone discipline, having an aggressive approach to specific pitches. Hopefully by being so aggressive to a specific pitch, it allows us to lay off the pitches that we're not looking for.”
What all hitting approaches in college boil down to “hit the fastball”.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 10:02 pm to LSUTigers_00
Let’s hope he’s the Joe Brady of baseball
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