HoustonAg2106 said:

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Capitol Ag said:

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But...But what? We won!

Unless you meant this kind of butt:


There, I saved it for the OP.

Yes, the bats got cold. But don't we have a north wind this weekend? Compared to the south winds last week. It's early in the year. I am not too worried. Let's get the win tomorrow.

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I am so sick of hearing about the north wind like it means the batters can't hit the damn ball at all. It's excuse after excuse after excuse with these guys. It's either the wind or its exit velocities and bad luck or it's the umpires fault

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We recruit and tailor mostly to guys who launch the ball. It's the in thing these days. At the college level I'd much rather have a lineup of guys who know how to properly hit a baseball but I also know I'm old fashioned and that is currently not the trend. And not even among college. It's harder to find those guys because the coaching of this current era of ****ty hitting starts early.

So continue to hear moral victory "exit velo" comments after guys mash a ball straight up in the air into a north wind for an easy fly out and whiff 40% of the time.

Kvetch said:

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It's 6 games into a baseball season. The pitchers are going to have the advantage with limited scouting and these types of games are going happen. No point in jumping off the cliff too early.

None of y'all were whining last weekend.

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Why would anyone whine about the hitting last weekend? That makes no sense.

jkag89 said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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suburban cowboy said:

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barely beating Penn… going to be a long season in the SEC

who can we money whip to come here next year?

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Hopefully Vitello doesn't do well in MLB and we can entice him back to college like a Nick Saban situation

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If we need to replace Earley, we'll need to do so long before anyone knows if Vitello is a bust or not with the Giants.

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I think Vitello is back in college after two years. I don't think Earley is getting fired this year so one more ****ty year and then hopefully we can make it happen

HoustonAg2106 said:

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Bunk Moreland said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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Capitol Ag said:

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But...But what? We won!

Unless you meant this kind of butt:


There, I saved it for the OP.

Yes, the bats got cold. But don't we have a north wind this weekend? Compared to the south winds last week. It's early in the year. I am not too worried. Let's get the win tomorrow.

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I am so sick of hearing about the north wind like it means the batters can't hit the damn ball at all. It's excuse after excuse after excuse with these guys. It's either the wind or its exit velocities and bad luck or it's the umpires fault

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We recruit and tailor mostly to guys who launch the ball. It's the in thing these days. At the college level I'd much rather have a lineup of guys who know how to properly hit a baseball but I also know I'm old fashioned and that is currently not the trend. And not even among college. It's harder to find those guys because the coaching of this current era of ****ty hitting starts early.

So continue to hear moral victory "exit velo" comments after guys mash a ball straight up in the air into a north wind for an easy fly out and whiff 40% of the time.

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There are a lot of other college teams that don't seem to have this problem. Just look around the top of the SEC

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Correct. And we didnt have the right combination of money and influence to get them to come here due to last season.

It's a long season…. but execution shouldn't be an option at this level

Rudyjax said:

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Kvetch said:

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It's 6 games into a baseball season. The pitchers are going to have the advantage with limited scouting and these types of games are going happen. No point in jumping off the cliff too early.

None of y'all were whining last weekend.

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Why would anyone whine about the hitting last weekend? That makes no sense.

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Be careful, you're bordering on thinking you're allowed to voice concerns.

He took it over mid-season last year

This game definitely felt like some of the games we saw last year with the high K, low BB rates. Still, there were some things that stood out to me that I liked seeing at the plate. Really liked Grahovak's approach today. I know the boxscore tells a different story but he really looked like he was trying to stay back and drive the ball the other way most of the day which is a good approach on a day like today. Too many other players were trying to pull the ball even on pitches on the outer half. Some look like they're trying to do too much instead of trusting their God-given talents.

Farr definitely made the most of his opportunities this weekend and I hope he's rewarded with more opportunities in the near future. His plate discipline and ability to see the offspeed pitch 4-5 times in one AB before ripping one down the line to tie the game was the approach I wish more players had against that particular pitcher and his inability to command his fastball.
Bear is going to strikeout on a lot of pitches under his hands against pitchers that can execute that pitch, but he's also going to make them pay if they miss over the middle or inside (5 HBP already). I think that's a tradeoff you happily accept, especially from your catcher.

Ultimately going to have do better at getting on base, but glad they found a way to get it done today, bring the brooms tomorrow!

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Agryan00 said:

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Its the trend. Every game getting a little worse. Saw it last year. Are they pressing? Is it approach? 17 is really bad. Hope Earley can figure it out.

Also today was the first day he made some significant changes to the lineup.

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He needs to make a significant change at the top of the order....

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Why?

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To score more runs.....duh.

Based on his post game comments I feel like that's in the cards. Refreshing to hear

suburban cowboy said:

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barely beating Penn… going to be a long season in the SEC

who can we money whip to come here next year?

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Skip Johnson would be my choice

jkag89 said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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jkag89 said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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suburban cowboy said:

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barely beating Penn… going to be a long season in the SEC

who can we money whip to come here next year?

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Hopefully Vitello doesn't do well in MLB and we can entice him back to college like a Nick Saban situation

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If we need to replace Earley, we'll need to do so long before anyone knows if Vitello is a bust or not with the Giants.

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I think Vitello is back in college after two years. I don't think Earley is getting fired this year so one more ****ty year and then hopefully we can make it happen

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Again your math ain't mathing. The MLB season lasts until late September. Even if we keep Earely for two more seasons and then fire him we'll have to make a move on a replacement well before the MLB season ends unless you think Tony V will leave a third of the way through his second season with the Giants.

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Damn. Well someone is going to get Vitello after he flames out in MLB

HoustonAg2106 said:

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jkag89 said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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jkag89 said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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suburban cowboy said:

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barely beating Penn… going to be a long season in the SEC

who can we money whip to come here next year?

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Hopefully Vitello doesn't do well in MLB and we can entice him back to college like a Nick Saban situation

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If we need to replace Earley, we'll need to do so long before anyone knows if Vitello is a bust or not with the Giants.

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I think Vitello is back in college after two years. I don't think Earley is getting fired this year so one more ****ty year and then hopefully we can make it happen

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Again your math ain't mathing. The MLB season lasts until late September. Even if we keep Earely for two more seasons and then fire him we'll have to make a move on a replacement well before the MLB season ends unless you think Tony V will leave a third of the way through his second season with the Giants.

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Damn. Well someone is going to get Vitello after he flames out in MLB

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Are you just wishing this into fruition?

Bunk Moreland said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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jkag89 said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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jkag89 said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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suburban cowboy said:

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barely beating Penn… going to be a long season in the SEC

who can we money whip to come here next year?

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Hopefully Vitello doesn't do well in MLB and we can entice him back to college like a Nick Saban situation

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If we need to replace Earley, we'll need to do so long before anyone knows if Vitello is a bust or not with the Giants.

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I think Vitello is back in college after two years. I don't think Earley is getting fired this year so one more ****ty year and then hopefully we can make it happen

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Again your math ain't mathing. The MLB season lasts until late September. Even if we keep Earely for two more seasons and then fire him we'll have to make a move on a replacement well before the MLB season ends unless you think Tony V will leave a third of the way through his second season with the Giants.

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Damn. Well someone is going to get Vitello after he flames out in MLB

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Are you just wishing this into fruition?

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I don't really care, I just think he'll end up back in college where he is a better fit. Personally unless we are the ones that get him to come back I hope he has a long successful MLB career.

I hope we see TK leading off tomorrow, Farr instead of Royo, and that transfer catcher instead of Bear.

HoustonAg2106 said:

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jkag89 said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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jkag89 said:

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HoustonAg2106 said:

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suburban cowboy said:

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barely beating Penn… going to be a long season in the SEC

who can we money whip to come here next year?

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Hopefully Vitello doesn't do well in MLB and we can entice him back to college like a Nick Saban situation

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If we need to replace Earley, we'll need to do so long before anyone knows if Vitello is a bust or not with the Giants.

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I think Vitello is back in college after two years. I don't think Earley is getting fired this year so one more ****ty year and then hopefully we can make it happen

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Again your math ain't mathing. The MLB season lasts until late September. Even if we keep Earely for two more seasons and then fire him we'll have to make a move on a replacement well before the MLB season ends unless you think Tony V will leave a third of the way through his second season with the Giants.

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Damn. Well someone is going to get Vitello after he flames out in MLB

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I love that we are already trying to find Earley's replacement on the 6th game of the season.

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TK would be my lead off

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This seems obvious to me but I don't expect obvious things to occur that often these days.

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BigAggFan23 said:

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in 2022 we lost the series to Penn and still made it to Omaha, definitely a concerning but were still 6-0

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Yep. And teams like Tennessee lost to Kent State today.

And Arkansas needed extras to beat Xavier. It's baseball.

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Kent is a top 70 team in computer rankings, xavier is too 90.

Penn is ... Top 200.

Kvetch said:

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threeanout said:

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Agryan00 said:

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Its the trend. Every game getting a little worse. Saw it last year. Are they pressing? Is it approach? 17 is really bad. Hope Earley can figure it out.

Also today was the first day he made some significant changes to the lineup.

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He needs to make a significant change at the top of the order....

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Why?

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I agree, there does need to be changes at the top of the order… need to get Hacopian and Sorrell back in the line up.