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Post by chinmusic on Feb 18, 2020 23:56:44 GMT -8
Stats are not official but should be fairly accurate.
1. Beavs have six players over .300. Dukart .600, Ober .412, McGarry .375, Armstrong .357 and McMahan at .333. Claunch and McDowell are lurking at .287.
2. We may need to address the DH. McGary gave us a strong 3-5 effort with 3 doubles against Gonzaga on Sunday but we were 1-12 and 6 strikeouts with Valero-Sanchez and Melton hitting there in the 3 other games.
3. Joe Casey is off to a slow start with 2-14 (.143) and 5 K's in Surprise. To his credit his OB% is .316 thanks to an error and drawing two walks. He's a potential .300 hitter and will get back on track. soon. For now, maybe the 5-hole isn't a good fit for him.
4. Our bench players were a combined 1-27 in Surprise. Offensive help was hard to come by.
5. Strikeouts and K:BB ratio are out of whack. We struck out 42 times and drew 13 walks plus 2 HBP. That isn't Oregon State baseball.
6. PC emphasized "outs are the most precious thing you have", in Surprise we gave up 37.2% of our outs without any contact. 10.5 K's a game is akin to handing your opponent 3 1/3 innings of the 9 inning game. I looked at swinging K's vs taking K's, and K's with runners in scoring position. I'm not interested in going there.
7. In the 34 innings we came to bat, we scored in 10 of them. Four or five a game is the norm, not 2.5 - are you starting an inning with a base runner? Are you putting the ball in play or striking out?
8. We left 39 runners on base including 19 in scoring position. Capitalize!
Coaches trying it on with their new team, talented young players learning on the job, lots of bright spots (sure, we all expected Dukart to hit .600 and show us an OB% of .692, didn't we?), and the performance evaluation continues On to Starkville.
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Post by 56chevy on Feb 19, 2020 7:10:36 GMT -8
Most of strike outs were the result of strike zone management, or lack of. Rarely did I see swing and miss in the strike zone. There are some players who hit the ball well this spring at times who have not gotten much of a chance yet....Harvey, Zalesky, Gretler and McLaughlin. It will be interesting to see how that plays out. Production out of the DH position improves for sure when Mascarenas starts at third and Ober moves to first, putting McGarry in the DH role. It also improves the defense substantially. Can Richie hit? I think we will find out. The glove is really good and he's got a ton of speed. While the linup questions and offensive production is important the most fascinating question to me is if Canham moves Hjerpe to a starting role and when. Lots of upside with this roster and much for the coaching staff to figure out before the Pac-12 opener March 13th in Tucson.
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Post by sagebrush on Feb 19, 2020 8:39:48 GMT -8
Looked here, Canham's coaching experience is PRO ball not college ball. Small ball is not done in pro ball any more. It is all about pitching and the three run HR. It will take him time to adapt because recruiting is a whole lot different than drafting as there aren't a lot of HS players out there who fit the PRO system. Maybe go to Pat's place for a BBQ. I could tell you a great story about a former MLB player/coach/manager did not work out well in HS in Central Oregon.
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Post by dryside on Feb 19, 2020 9:20:26 GMT -8
Did he pitch for Boston ?
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Post by sagebrush on Feb 19, 2020 9:25:56 GMT -8
No, he was an infielder who holds the MLB record for the shortest stint as a MLB manager (2 days).
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Post by chinmusic on Feb 19, 2020 9:33:34 GMT -8
Go the plate in a salty state of mind, know your strike zone, and if you have a hole in your swing, protect that. Wade Boggs, George Brett and Pete Rose flirted with .400 because they had all of that - plate discipline.
An interesting point - good pitching coaches teach their staff how to pitch effectively "out of the zone" as well as in the zone.
We had a Dude named Heimlich that could punch out a hitter without throwing a strike, close pitches but not actually strikes. I witnessed it.
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Post by scythe on Feb 19, 2020 11:14:00 GMT -8
I thought there was a lot to be optimistic about in Surprise. A new coach and a new team. Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint. The regular season is played in order to prepare for end of season tournaments. We have a long way to go. In April this team will look a lot different than they do now.
Go Beavs!!
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Post by cake on Feb 19, 2020 11:45:20 GMT -8
No, he was an infielder who holds the MLB record for the shortest stint as a MLB manager (2 days).
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Post by baseba1111 on Feb 19, 2020 12:05:54 GMT -8
Looked here, Canham's coaching experience is PRO ball not college ball. Small ball is not done in pro ball any more. It is all about pitching and the three run HR. It will take him time to adapt because recruiting is a whole lot different than drafting as there aren't a lot of HS players out there who fit the PRO system. Maybe go to Pat's place for a BBQ. I could tell you a great story about a former MLB player/coach/manager did not work out well in HS in Central Oregon. Wait... I was blasted for saying college and MiLB wasn't the same! It will take time... practice isn't game management... college development isn't MiLB coaching shared with roving instructors and plans set by the big club administrators. Plus some players are also adjusting, it's the 3rd different style in 3 seasons. Just because it is Beaver baseball, all coaches/staff are not created equal. And shouldn't be. IMHO most of the talent on the current team is youngsters, as most of the experienced players that will make a difference in MC's future will/could gone after this season. So, OSU may take som elumps while both MC and players develop together. So you're not talking the WB of CC fame?
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Post by mbabeav on Feb 19, 2020 12:42:32 GMT -8
I felt that both coaches and players were in the "who are we" stage down at Surprise. That and in MiLB, the emphasis is on playing the players that the MLB team wants to develop, and wins are secondary. That Mitch could get both to happen in the Mariners org was a testament to him. Only thing not mentioned is Mitch not making sure that guys on 3rd with less than two outs didn't break for home on shots to the shortstop. He's more aggressive than Jenks, who used to send people who were nailed at the plate coming from second on shallow singles with the outfield playing in.
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Post by badwack on Feb 19, 2020 14:21:45 GMT -8
Of course I am very, very old school but with runners on you better damn well hit the ball somehow, somewhere. Years ago my Babe Ruth coach got soo damn pissed we were striking out he made every one from the 3rd inning on Bunt! Screaming make contact! Make Contact. Lessons in life. LOL
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Post by Judge Smails on Feb 19, 2020 14:54:28 GMT -8
Of course I am very, very old school but with runners on you better damn well hit the ball somehow, somewhere. Years ago my Babe Ruth coach got soo damn pissed we were striking out he made every one from the 3rd inning on Bunt! Screaming make contact! Make Contact. Lessons in life. LOL You just severely dated yourself with that reference. I'm in the same boat with you, though. But the younger folks on this board are probably going to think that you were coached by Babe Ruth.
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Post by sagebrush on Feb 19, 2020 14:58:17 GMT -8
No, he was an infielder who holds the MLB record for the shortest stint as a MLB manager (2 days). exactly why OSAA told Crook County that their volunteer assistant had to go or else. Their HC was very happy as some prominent folks in the community had foisted him on the program. Had him one game that he went into a similar tirade and he got the full wind up ejection.
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Post by rilesinnewberg on Feb 19, 2020 16:17:35 GMT -8
No, he was an infielder who holds the MLB record for the shortest stint as a MLB manager (2 days). That would be Mr Backman at Crook County, our middle son's 1st varsity opponent as a sophomore. On the trip back to Newberg we had the Hale-Bopp Comet hanging over Mt Hood. What a gorgeous site, The fish wrap had a poster sized picture of it in a later edition.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Feb 19, 2020 16:53:11 GMT -8
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