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Post by bvogrande on Apr 23, 2021 18:42:32 GMT -8
I am thinking that Joe and Gretler??? should be benched forever. Then they both deliver gigantoc at bats. It is why I drink beer and we have real coaches. after that bottom of the 9th, I went to the pen and moved beyond beer. |
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Post by ricke71 on Apr 23, 2021 18:56:55 GMT -8
Mully, when you get a win, it's never boring! I hate Mully wins, but Mully losses are worse. What about Mully with 38 pitches on a Friday? Done for the weekend? Salgado only 10 pitches tonight - maybe get to see Salgado in a save situation Saturday or Sunday. |
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Post by mbabeav on Apr 23, 2021 19:03:25 GMT -8
I hate Mully wins, but Mully losses are worse. What about Mully with 38 pitches on a Friday? Done for the weekend? Salgado only 10 pitches tonight - maybe get to see Salgado in a save situation Saturday or Sunday. Wouldn't think he is available for tomorrow, but Sunday perhaps. I just hope we don't need him. |
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Post by beaver1989 on Apr 23, 2021 19:03:29 GMT -8
I hate Mully wins, but Mully losses are worse. What about Mully with 38 pitches on a Friday? Done for the weekend? Salgado only 10 pitches tonight - maybe get to see Salgado in a save situation Saturday or Sunday. "What about Mully with 38 pitches on a Friday? Done for the weekend?" Definitely done for Saturday. I'd use him for one inning on Sunday if we need him. Then sit him for midweek games and get ready for UCLA. |
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Post by zeroposter on Apr 23, 2021 19:14:12 GMT -8
Beavers have been using Mully often even when he wasn't really needed just because, I think, he is sharper when he is a little tired. Sunday sounds reasonable.
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Apr 23, 2021 19:42:05 GMT -8
That was a crazy ass game!
A few thoughts..
Our pitching is trying to lose games with free passes! How many HBP's? 4?
Mcdowell is not ready to hit at this level
I want to know the exit velo on that Melton bomb....that ball was CRUSHED!!!
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Post by shelby on Apr 23, 2021 20:06:32 GMT -8
I would like to see a video of the Melton bomb, I was on a Conference call !
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Post by ricke71 on Apr 23, 2021 20:39:03 GMT -8
That was a crazy ass game! A few thoughts.. Our pitching is trying to lose games with free passes! How many HBP's? 4? Mcdowell is not ready to hit at this level I want to know the exit velo on that Melton bomb....that ball was CRUSHED!!! McDowell is a legit backup center fielder (to Preston). I'm glad to see him getting a reasonable amount of playing time at this point in his career. As far as free passes by the Staff, the Beavs 'real' Friday starter goes tomorrow, so lets hope a series win gets taken care of pronto. 2021 Numbers to chew on: vaunted Vanderbilt SP Jack Leiter is averaging 0.51 walks + wild pitches + hit-by-pitch per inning. Hjerpe is averaging 0.48 of those 'negatives' per inning. Abel is averaging 1.21 per inning. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Apr 23, 2021 20:41:18 GMT -8
That was a crazy ass game! A few thoughts.. Our pitching is trying to lose games with free passes! How many HBP's? 4? Mcdowell is not ready to hit at this level I want to know the exit velo on that Melton bomb....that ball was CRUSHED!!! To be fair, UC Irvine is fourth in NCAA baseball in free passes. Second is Gonzaga. The HBP seems to be a big part of both teams' offensive plans. |
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Post by mbabeav on Apr 23, 2021 21:09:31 GMT -8
That was a crazy ass game! A few thoughts.. Our pitching is trying to lose games with free passes! How many HBP's? 4? Mcdowell is not ready to hit at this level I want to know the exit velo on that Melton bomb....that ball was CRUSHED!!! To be fair, UC Irvine is fourth in NCAA baseball in free passes. Second is Gonzaga. The HBP seems to be a big part of both teams' offensive plans. Well, they didn't have to work too hard to get hit tonight |
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Apr 23, 2021 21:24:05 GMT -8
That was a crazy ass game! A few thoughts.. Our pitching is trying to lose games with free passes! How many HBP's? 4? Mcdowell is not ready to hit at this level I want to know the exit velo on that Melton bomb....that ball was CRUSHED!!! To be fair, UC Irvine is fourth in NCAA baseball in free passes. Second is Gonzaga. The HBP seems to be a big part of both teams' offensive plans. Sure, I get that. But our staff routinely has to pitch of trouble of their own doing. It's a trend that will need to be cleaned up if we are to make a serious run. We escaped tonight with some timely hitting, but if our pitching limits free passes, we win this game in 9 by a few runs. We find a way to scrap it out vs. these kinds of teams, but when we get to ranked teams, we lose because they really make us pay for the high rate of free passes. |
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Apr 23, 2021 21:30:01 GMT -8
That was a crazy ass game! A few thoughts.. Our pitching is trying to lose games with free passes! How many HBP's? 4? Mcdowell is not ready to hit at this level I want to know the exit velo on that Melton bomb....that ball was CRUSHED!!! McDowell is a legit backup center fielder (to Preston). I'm glad to see him getting a reasonable amount of playing time at this point in his career. As far as free passes by the Staff, the Beavs 'real' Friday starter goes tomorrow, so lets hope a series win gets taken care of pronto. 2021 Numbers to chew on: vaunted Vanderbilt SP Jack Leiter is averaging 0.51 walks + wild pitches + hit-by-pitch per inning. Hjerpe is averaging 0.48 of those 'negatives' per inning. Abel is averaging 1.21 per inning. I think Hjerpe may end up being the Friday guy if Abel struggles again. I'm not seeing it with McDowell. His bat is a liabilty at this point. I think McMahan is the better option....yes, he's been scuffling, but he was the leading hitter in the pac 12 last season. He's got the ability at the plate, and he's a good defender with a canon arm. I think Canham is trying to build McDowells confidence, which is good........but he seems very outmatched at the plate, imo. |
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Post by ricke71 on Apr 23, 2021 22:11:24 GMT -8
McDowell is a legit backup center fielder (to Preston). I'm glad to see him getting a reasonable amount of playing time at this point in his career. As far as free passes by the Staff, the Beavs 'real' Friday starter goes tomorrow, so lets hope a series win gets taken care of pronto. 2021 Numbers to chew on: vaunted Vanderbilt SP Jack Leiter is averaging 0.51 walks + wild pitches + hit-by-pitch per inning. Hjerpe is averaging 0.48 of those 'negatives' per inning. Abel is averaging 1.21 per inning. I think Hjerpe may end up being the Friday guy if Abel struggles again. I'm not seeing it with McDowell. His bat is a liabilty at this point. I think McMahan is the better option....yes, he's been scuffling, but he was the leading hitter in the pac 12 last season. He's got the ability at the plate, and he's a good defender with a canon arm. I think Canham is trying to build McDowells confidence, which is good........but he seems very outmatched at the plate, imo. It's a tough choice. McDowell is indeed not ready for prime time. Hopefully he'll do what (the elder) Gretler or Tyler Smith did year-to-year early in their Beaver 'careers', namely, become a legit every day PAC 12 player. Gretler BA .171 in 2015, .339 in 2016. Smith .221 in 2011, .343 in 2012. McMahan is a mystery. He has the lowest On-Base-Percentage on the team (at .279). Last season, admittedly a poor comparison, his OBP was .492. |
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Post by irimi on Apr 23, 2021 22:12:54 GMT -8
I would like to see a video of the Melton bomb, I was on a Conference call ! I bet Twitter has it. |
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Apr 23, 2021 22:21:41 GMT -8
I think Hjerpe may end up being the Friday guy if Abel struggles again. I'm not seeing it with McDowell. His bat is a liabilty at this point. I think McMahan is the better option....yes, he's been scuffling, but he was the leading hitter in the pac 12 last season. He's got the ability at the plate, and he's a good defender with a canon arm. I think Canham is trying to build McDowells confidence, which is good........but he seems very outmatched at the plate, imo. It's a tough choice. McDowell is indeed not ready for prime time. Hopefully he'll do what (the elder) Gretler or Tyler Smith did year-to-year early in their Beaver 'careers', namely, become a legit every day PAC 12 player. Gretler BA .171 in 2015, .339 in 2016. Smith .221 in 2011, .343 in 2012. McMahan is a mystery. He has the lowest On-Base-Percentage on the team (at .279). Last season, admittedly a poor comparison, his OBP was .492. Mcmahan, when he's hot, drives the ball. I'm not sure what's going on with him, but he's a proven commodity at least. That base knock by Gretler the younger, pinch hitting for mcdowell was pretty sweet. |
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