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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Apr 10, 2021 12:37:10 GMT -8
I really like Melton at first, he catches every errant throw, but maybe he has to play RF just to get rid of a dead bat. I like Kyler McMahan. He has good speed in the outfield and a strong arm. Sure he went 0-4 yesterday, but so did Dukart. And Forrester, McDowell, and Ober all went 0-3. He may not be a strong hitter, but when you have good hitters like Forrester, Ober, and Dukart not hitting, then perhaps the problem isn't McMahan. Man, there is a lot of whining here. Not by irimi but in general. Statistically, Ahlstrom is the third-best starter in the Pac-12 and second-best that is not wearing an Oregon State jersey. The guy is tough for anyone to hit off of. The fact of the matter is that the Beavers did better against Ahlstrom than they did last time, just not enough to pull out the W. Oregon State is averaging nine strikeouts a game, which is the third-highest rate in the Pac-12 behind only behind (ahead?) of Utah and Washington State. Having said that, Stanford is in a statistical dead heat with Oregon State in strikeouts. Despite facing the second-best pitcher in the Pac-12 that does not wear orange and black, Oregon State only finished with one strikeout more than average. Dukart finished with a silver sombrero. Each plate appearance after his first was a strikeout. It is tough to recover, when your leadoff hitter picks up a silver sombrero. Dukart has been a phenomenal hitter against righties, but my hot take is that Dukart should not hit leadoff against an elite lefty starter like Ahlstrom. In fact, last time against Ahlstrom, Dukart went 0/3 with two strikeouts. The only thing that he managed with an extra plate appearance was another strikeout. Preston Jones, who is better than a nine hitter against a lefty starter (generally), got on three out of his four plate appearances. Jones battled to pick up a seven-pitch walk in the third. 83% of the time, at least one run is scored with a runner on first and no outs. Dukart struck out. 49%. Jones made it to second on a passed ball. 64%. Melton popped out to second. 31%. Jones advanced to third on a wild pitch. 41%. Forrester grounded out to short. 0-0. Kyler McMahan led off the fifth with a fly ball to right. Jones singled to center. 49%. Dukart struck out. 21%. Melton struck out. 0-0. Armstrong led off the seventh with a base hit. 83%. McDowell successfully sacrificed Armstrong to second. 64%. McMahan flew out to right to drive Armstrong to third. 41%. Jones walked to put runners on the corners. 41% and 21% to score two runs. Dukart struck out. Jones was the final out but otherwise had a great game. I question Dukart leading off against Ahlstrom. I question Jones hitting ninth. |
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Post by speakthetruth on Apr 10, 2021 12:57:04 GMT -8
Wilky I must say you are pretty optimistic about this team. The best team we've played is Oregon we have scored four runs in four games. Enough said.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Apr 10, 2021 13:21:06 GMT -8
Wilky I must say you are pretty optimistic about this team. The best team we've played is Oregon we have scored four runs in four games. Enough said. Both of Oregon State's shutouts have been against Oregon and three of the four one-run games. I prefer to assume that Ahlstrom is as good as his statistics would indicate, i.e. the third-best starter in the Pac-12. Cullen Kafka so far has been the fifth-best starter and fourth-best that does not wear an Oregon State uniform. The only optimistic thing that I can say is that he is a righty, so Joe Casey is an option, which is nice. The optimistic thing that I will say on top of the foregoing is that Cooper Hjerpe has so far put up the best stats in the Pac-12. The next optimistic thing that I will say on top of the foregoing is that Oregon has been the second-best pitching team in the Pac-12 so far this year. There may be a reason that the offense is struggling so mightily. |
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Post by Judge Smails on Apr 10, 2021 13:41:38 GMT -8
Wilky I must say you are pretty optimistic about this team. The best team we've played is Oregon we have scored four runs in four games. Enough said. Both of Oregon State's shutouts have been against Oregon and three of the four one-run games. I prefer to assume that Ahlstrom is as good as his statistics would indicate, i.e. the third-best starter in the Pac-12. Cullen Kafka so far has been the fifth-best starter and fourth-best that does not wear an Oregon State uniform. The only optimistic thing that I can say is that he is a righty, so Joe Casey is an option, which is nice. The optimistic thing that I will say on top of the foregoing is that Cooper Hjerpe has so far put up the best stats in the Pac-12. The next optimistic thing that I will say on top of the foregoing is that Oregon has been the second-best pitching team in the Pac-12 so far this year. There may be a reason that the offense is struggling so mightily. Joe Casey is an option if you like K’s. |
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Post by irimi on Apr 10, 2021 15:40:23 GMT -8
Wilky I must say you are pretty optimistic about this team. The best team we've played is Oregon we have scored four runs in four games. Enough said. Where's the fun in being pessimistic? |
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