(03-29-2024 09:50 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Another notable stat from last night-- Rice pitchers gave up 7 BBs and 6 HBP, with of those "gift" baserunners scoring. WSU pitchers gave up 1 BB and 0 HBP. Easily the difference in the ball game.

It's a hard job to make Bragga look good. How could the pitching have gotten worse?

What is score to
day?

Losing 5-1 in the 5th. Already have 6 Ks through 5 innings, so we are on pace…

Sorry, make that now 6-1, still in the 5th. Parker getting uncharacteristically smacked around.

Now 8 Ks through 6. Nothing doing with no hits and a HBP, now to bottom of 6th, losing 6-1

Parker cruises through the 6th, 1-2-3. To the top of the 7th, still down 6-1

Royo gets off the schneid with a solo shot in the 7th. Now 6-2 going into the stretch.

Rodriguez in to pitch to start the 7th

Batting practice underway. Now 9-2, as Rodriguez gives up 3 runs on 4 hits in the 7th

In the top of the 8th, Rank doubles and Correa walks, but left stranded. To the bottom of the 8th, down 9-2 with Ben-Shoshana coming in.

Ben-Shoshan gives up a homer to make it 10-2

In the 9th, Reidel goes deep (so, a home run and a triple today, but is batting….7th in the lineup? With the 2nd highest batting average in the starting 9?).

Ballgame, lose 10-3. Another 11 K game.

Has this team given up on Cruz or vice versa?

Maybe I'm not following it close enough, but it seems like the best-case scenario when we bring in Ben-Shoshan is that he only gives up a double.

(03-29-2024 03:35 PM)wrysal Wrote:  Maybe I'm not following it close enough, but it seems like the best-case scenario when we bring in Ben-Shoshan is that he only gives up a double.

And you could say the same of Hamilton, Vincent, Stratton and Rodriguez.

Ouch…. https://x.com/kendallrogers/status/17738...eJwKJ3aZbw

Aren't we glad we didn't use Hickson in a 5-5 game yesterday? What exactly was Jose saving him for? Jose needs to use Hickson the way Wayne used CSC-- you use your "bullets" when the opportunity calls, or you risk not using them at all.

(03-29-2024 03:44 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(03-29-2024 03:35 PM)wrysal Wrote:  Maybe I'm not following it close enough, but it seems like the best-case scenario when we bring in Ben-Shoshan is that he only gives up a double.

And you could say the same of Hamilton, Vincent, Stratton and Rodriguez.

It's like t-ball. Except nobody walks in t-ball.

(03-29-2024 08:03 PM)Swede Owl Wrote:  Ouch…. https://x.com/kendallrogers/status/17738...eJwKJ3aZbw

So is he going to get a fourth year or do we move on?

(03-30-2024 08:31 AM)WIowl Wrote:  

(03-29-2024 08:03 PM)Swede Owl Wrote:  Ouch…. https://x.com/kendallrogers/status/17738...eJwKJ3aZbw

So is he going to get a fourth year or do we move on?

I vote move on barring a miraculous turnaround that puts us above .500 for the year. Absolutely no improvement in Year 3.

Year 1: 17-39 (.30)
Year 2: 21-37 (.36)
Year 3: 9-18 (.33)

(03-30-2024 09:29 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(03-30-2024 08:31 AM)WIowl Wrote:  

(03-29-2024 08:03 PM)Swede Owl Wrote:  Ouch…. https://x.com/kendallrogers/status/17738...eJwKJ3aZbw

So is he going to get a fourth year or do we move on?

I vote move on barring a miraculous turnaround that puts us above .500 for the year. Absolutely no improvement in Year 3.

Year 1: 17-39 (.30)
Year 2: 21-37 (.36)
Year 3: 9-18 (.33)

Or over Bragga’s two full years separated by Covid.