Holy Cross comes into this weekend with a 1-11 record (all road games). It appears our pitching might get the performances we've been looking for as Holy Cross has scored 2 or less runs in 8 of their 12 games....as well they've only scored more than 2 just once in their last 7 games. They did however score 5 runs in back to back losses at Baylor in their opening weekend series. Lastly, they've allowed 6 or more runs in 11 of their 12 games so a loss here would be par for the course the way our season has started.

recent games:
last night lost 9-2 at LSU
March 4 lost 4-1 at McNeese St
March 3 beat Nicholls St 8-6
March 2 lost to Nicholls St 11-2 and McNeese St 13-0
Feb 24 lost to UAB 8-2 and 6-2

if one is worth their grain, a sweep should be a tap-in....

we'll yip one in TTT fashion...

(03-07-2019 09:58 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  if one is worth their grain, a sweep should be a tap-in....

This is a hanging breaking ball for BDR in so many ways.

they are terrible and we should sweep them easily.

This won't happen, but it's what should happen.

This is an important series for one reason only.

(03-07-2019 11:37 AM)LaEagle55 Wrote:  

Now that cooper is out of the lineup, time to complain about Donaldson. Dude is terrible as you can see from his bunt attempts. He literally whiffs bunts, which means he lacks hand eye. And then he strikes out a ton. He may be a slightly better catcher than Bowen, but Bowen should be our catcher going forward.

Donaldson isn’t a slightly better catcher. He’s a significantly better catcher. You have to have Donaldson back there for the vast majority of games, despite his poor bat.

(03-07-2019 12:23 PM)BeagleUSM Wrote:  

(03-07-2019 11:37 AM)LaEagle55 Wrote:  

Now that cooper is out of the lineup, time to complain about Donaldson. Dude is terrible as you can see from his bunt attempts. He literally whiffs bunts, which means he lacks hand eye. And then he strikes out a ton. He may be a slightly better catcher than Bowen, but Bowen should be our catcher going forward.

Donaldson isn’t a slightly better catcher. He’s a significantly better catcher. You have to have Donaldson back there for the vast majority of games, despite his poor bat.

This is my thought process as well. Kind of like Cooper coming in for Guidry for defense late in games.

(03-07-2019 11:19 AM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  they are terrible and we should sweep them easily.

This won't happen, but it's what should happen.

Granted I touched on it on the opening post but their overall team stats obviously show.

Team batting avg of .190
5 players with 10 or more starts batting under .200
leading rbi guy has 5 but is hitting .139
Team ERA of 9.32
5 pitchers with 2 or more app have ERA over 10
allowing teams to hit .349 against them
pitchers have walked 67 batters and hit 18 compared to only striking out 63 batters

Team rpi 165

Due to impending weather on Sunday baseball is now playing a DH starting at 2 pm on Friday with the single scheduled game on Saturday but the Saturday game time has now been announced as "TBD".

so obviously we will hold our #1 pitcher out until sat. lol

What is the status of Powers and Blaylock?

And also, does anyone on this board actually think Wallner is big league? Sure, he looks real good. But Co leads our team in strikeouts with Donaldson. And big league talent may go through a slump of not getting solid hits, but not because they are striking out. Bet he gets drafted in 5th round or lower and never makes it out of A ball.

(03-07-2019 06:53 PM)LaEagle55 Wrote:  Bet Musial Jr. never makes it out of A ball

Alarms just sounded at Handjob's house.

(03-07-2019 05:13 PM)Footballeagle Wrote:  so obviously we will hold our #1 pitcher out until sat. lol

Saw somewhere where Powell going game 1, Powers game 2 and Adam Jackson in game 3

(03-07-2019 07:55 PM)Black Diamond Reb Wrote:  

(03-07-2019 06:53 PM)LaEagle55 Wrote:  Bet Musial Jr. never makes it out of A ball

Alarms just sounded at Handjob's house.

If you click the button next to your couch, I’m sure the lights will stop blinking and you can watch tv in peace.

(03-07-2019 07:55 PM)Black Diamond Reb Wrote:  

(03-07-2019 06:53 PM)LaEagle55 Wrote:  Bet Musial Jr. never makes it out of A ball

Alarms just sounded at Handjob's house.

I have zero idea what that is or how you did it.

(03-07-2019 06:53 PM)LaEagle55 Wrote:  And also, does anyone on this board actually think Wallner is big league? Sure, he looks real good. But Co leads our team in strikeouts with Donaldson. And big league talent may go through a slump of not getting solid hits, but not because they are striking out. Bet he gets drafted in 5th round or lower and never makes it out of A ball.

Is Wallner "big league"? What do you mean?

Is he big league ready? Hell no. Not even close. Almost no college hitter is. In his junior year, Hunter Renfroe from State looked like one of the more "MLB ready" hitters I have watched in college. It took him over three years to get to the majors, and he had some up-and-down seasons in the minors.

Will teams look at Wallner and think he has some well-developed skills, physical abilities, and can be a star with development? Definitely. Like most prospects, there are some holes in his game that hurt him against college pitching--and will hurt him worse against minor league pitching. Unfortunately, some of those weaknesses have been evident since he was a freshman, and he doesn't seem to have gotten better in those areas.

Wallner and Mason Robbins are the two guys Berry has signed who stepped on the field as elite freshman players. Robbins left as the exact same player (and actually saw his draft stock decline significantly). Fortunately, Wallner's stock won't take the hit that Robbins' did (in part because I think he came here as a much more polished hitter). Unless something changes, though, I think he will also be leaving here the same player that he was as a freshman.

(03-07-2019 08:52 PM)eaglenjxn Wrote:  

(03-07-2019 06:53 PM)LaEagle55 Wrote:  And also, does anyone on this board actually think Wallner is big league? Sure, he looks real good. But Co leads our team in strikeouts with Donaldson. And big league talent may go through a slump of not getting solid hits, but not because they are striking out. Bet he gets drafted in 5th round or lower and never makes it out of A ball.

Is Wallner "big league"? What do you mean?

Is he big league ready? Hell no. Not even close. Almost no college hitter is. In his junior year, Hunter Renfroe from State looked like one of the more "MLB ready" hitters I have watched in college. It took him over three years to get to the majors, and he had some up-and-down seasons in the minors.

Will teams look at Wallner and think he has some well-developed skills, physical abilities, and can be a star with development? Definitely. Like most prospects, there are some holes in his game that hurt him against college pitching--and will hurt him worse against minor league pitching. Unfortunately, some of those weaknesses have been evident since he was a freshman, and he doesn't seem to have gotten better in those areas.

Wallner and Mason Robbins are the two guys Berry has signed who stepped on the field as elite freshman players. Robbins left as the exact same player (and actually saw his draft stock decline significantly). Fortunately, Wallner's stock won't take the hit that Robbins' did (in part because I think he came here as a much more polished hitter). Unless something changes, though, I think he will also be leaving here the same player that he was as a freshman.

Wallner's stroke is amazingly pure....

what I'm currently seeing is his plate discipline is suspect coupled with his left shoulder isn't driving through the swing b/c he's second guessing pitch location.....

jmtc...