Beavers at Mississippi State MEGA-GAMETHREAD 2/22/20

MiLB is in no way a level higher. It's a completely different animal. Being a D1 HC in no way mirrors being a minor league manager. This has been discussed by numerous posters. Some with actual knowledge of the intricacies.

You keep spouting they are the same and thus keep illuminating us to your ignorance of the basic concepts of either.

And, in a 1-0 game, team BA hovering around .260, facing a top 10 team on the road it's not a wasted out if executed. Moving a runner is never a wasted out. Ks are wasted outs.

Hey, but way to chime in a timely manner on such an important point! As is the case with the majority of your posts. Nit pick in areas of little importance yet consistently think your opinion is correct. Guess what it is not. It's not only an JUST an opinion, but one with little (I'm guessing almost zero) actual experience in competitive ball/coaching.

But, then again it hasn't stopped you from being the "expert" in almost every area of this board.

Oh... please favor us with one of your witty responses that typically favor some childish variant on "same to you but more of it."

"Come, let us reason together"

Critical thinking serves us better than emotional response. The discussion needs to be about what the plan is for developing and improving our team, not going over the side or opening parachutes. Let's talk about our strengths and deficiencies right now, lineup assembly, game strategy, it's all there for discussion.

Second guessing should be welcome as long as you back it up with facts and logic. Share your thoughts and concerns, but understand we've played 6 games in a 55 game season. It's way to early to abandon ship or write anything off. It's been noted here, our team is relatively young, we are playing inexperienced freshman, and a slow start with this schedule might be anticipated. We play five of the nations Top-25 teams including 4 on the road.

Canham and Dorman are playing their guys, looking and evaluating. They didn't coach the returners or recruit the freshman class. They are getting acquainted with their team in competition, They have to evaluate. Input from Bailey and Gipson is invaluable but they need to see for themselves. The process is frustrating but necessary. Be patient with the young Beavs, I think you have to accept it wasn't a re-load last year, Bales was in the first year of a re-build. For the most part, we emptied the tank (sans Rutschman) following 2018.

Coley, Tanselli, Riley, Casey, Bailey and now Canham - there have been a few "ups and downs" along the way. Outstanding programs experience that. Alabama football between Bear Bryant and Nick Saban had a few, USC football between John McKay and Helton have had a few, UCLA basketball since John Wooden have had a few. Some say it's easier to get to the top than to stay there. Enjoy the climb back up to the top.

And basically described him self with a lot of the post.

We are adept a getting runners on base, but struggle with advancing them. It seems like our best teams always had productive outs, this team not so much. Creating runs requires productive outs. K’s with men on base are killers, got to put the ball in play

It’s going to be a challenging year. Really, the difficulties at plate go back to last year. Mitch had nothing to do with that. We have too many unproductive outs.
Giving up walks doesn’t help.

It’s going to be an adjustment with Mitch.

You seem to confuse many, many things trying to make your, what? Defense? Point?

# of games in a different environment = more experience. Too many examples to even mention to prove that bogus.

Rules, rule differences ever mentioned. EVER. Again just made up for ??

Higher level... in terms of playing? Yep. But, as were talking coaching vs managing one is not really equivalent hence not "higher". Different in multiple ways.

Studies say reduced chance of scoring. Overall expected runs do go down when compiled over an entire data set... season or seasons. But, in a game by game situation the number of ways to score a runner from 2nd rather than 1st is increased depending on pitcher, hitter, and their current stats. It's a huge part of the college game for several reasons.

Reduce big innings. Just a made up item. No one mentioned bunting for a big inning. This team struggles to create runs. The comment was to create A RUN. So in your own lame words, why don't you just tell us when those big innings are coming and we'll eschew the bunt and fans the wondering! Lol

Hmmmm... another paragraph of nonsense. Too? Bunts move runners, not wasted in a tight game. Predicting outcomes? Coaches don't need to be told. You coach by feel and analytics. Analytics of the college game is much different than MiLB that would never bunt. So because the tiny chance of a two run HR you don't bunt? Or, you bunt because it's a much higher percentage to move a runner into scoring position considering the high K rate so far?

Let's see what else. Ok, I wasn't complaining about not bunting. I chimed in because you denigrated an opinion, then called bunting wasted outs. Stating your belief as almost certain fact when anyone who watches college ball knows small ball is a huge component.

Yet, I'm betting you were probably a fan of small ball as executed by OSU teams for years. Wasted outs, dozens? A hundred of them?

As for my "details". Well I actually was involved in all aspects for many years. However, I didn't espouse my personal experience. Just the obvious lack of yours to criticize a simple and quite common opinion of another. Of course giving expert opinions from reading "studies" make that obvious.

But... as I've now labored this nit picking too long. You can continue.