Theory on Pitching staff getting better in Regionals.

One can only hope and, also, that’s why we play the games.

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batters will have to protect on close pitches.

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that's been an issue. no matter the strike zone, we have not thrown a high % of competitively close pitches.

If they spell REGIONAL like that we aren’t going anywhere.

LMAO so balls and strikes only affect LSU?

While I hope your are correct, I saw a lot of balls that would take a completely blind or paid off ump to call a strike.

I think the path to better pitching is time and a couple of guys continuing to get healthier and last longer.

I don't feel like starting another thread to address this, but it really seems to me like Sammy Dutton has the capability of being one of those short stint relievers you bring in to generate a ground ball and hopefully turn two if needed.

Except that we don't position our defenders worth a shite to capitalize on the times he does generate weak ground balls.

It was mentioned by someone whose handle I can't remember in the game thread last night that trying to shift in college is a fool's errand because spray charts are based on such small sample sizes. And that's correct and by itself a good enough reason not to do it.

But then when you also combine the fact that the fielders don't have extensive experience fielding and throwing to bases in the shift, along with the pitchers not being able to execute the pitches that the shift metrics would call for it's wholly unreasonable to continue to employ the strategy.

our pitchers are walking batters on 4 straight pitches that are not close to being strikes.

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reginol

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sounds like an over the counter i need to take when watching our bullpen. take 2 reginol's, a handle of bourbon, and sit back and watch.