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Post by irimi on Apr 29, 2021 19:21:09 GMT -8
Not sure why you always seem to try to go out of your way to bash our pitching staff? We currently sit 5th in the country in ERA. 5th I'd say is pretty damn good. The vaunted Vanderbilt staff is 7th. The pessimist-optimist outlook for me. I worry about the Beavers getting into a regional, and I am already amped up for the UCLA series. On the other hand, I would not bet against the Beavers in a short series like the regional or super regionals. Even though there has been a rough patch, I will take an Abel-Hjerpe-Pfennigs plus relievers against anybody. Jmho. I second this. |
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Post by mbabeav on Apr 29, 2021 19:46:07 GMT -8
The pessimist-optimist outlook for me. I worry about the Beavers getting into a regional, and I am already amped up for the UCLA series. On the other hand, I would not bet against the Beavers in a short series like the regional or super regionals. Even though there has been a rough patch, I will take an Abel-Hjerpe-Pfennigs plus relievers against anybody. Jmho. I second this. I third it, because as I said above, I think we will be a team that no one will want to face by the end of the season - even if I am frustrated by inconsistent pitching right now. No more midweek distractions, non-league distractions, Portland excepted and they are "family" |
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Post by irimi on Apr 29, 2021 20:42:18 GMT -8
Mediocre? You’ve got to be kidding. With the notable exception of KJ Harrison, the 2018 team was the same team that went 55-6 in 2017. They knew how to win. They knew how to depend on each other. They were a team. I don’t really like these comparisons to past teams. They are kind of irrelevant because the past is the past and now is now. 2018 didn’t have to deal with Covid, (assumed) stringent travel rules, and a mostly empty Goss stadium. I like our team. We’ve got some good players but few look like they own their position on the field. Dukart and AA look great. Casey isn’t great in left, but he’s pretty reliable. The centerfield shuffle is strange, since Preston is usually a strong fielder. And right field is odd. I’d really like to see MC settle more on a standard lineup. Give the guys a chance to gel more. 2018 had all of the pieces, but it took until the Corvallis Regional to really put them all together the right way. And then Kwan got hurt and then Madrigal got hurt. And the 2018 Beavers were still good enough at that point that they still won the National Championship. 2007 did not really put it all together until the Charlottesville Regional. 2006 did not really put it together until mid-May. My point is that there is still time for MC to put all of the pieces together. 2018 didn't have to deal with COVID, but they had to deal with a huge target on their backs the whole season. Each team has its own challenges to overcome. Wayne Tinkle did what he did in 2021 of all years. MC can do the same or better in 2021, as well. Or things could crater. Half the fun is the ride. I agree 100% with the final paragraph. I was hoping that MC would be an improvement upon PB, but 40 games into MC's first season, I am beginning to wonder, if I put my money on the wrong horse. 15 games left. MC really needs to put the pieces together, because, if Melton comes back healthy, I still believe that they are all there. Good points. Especially about Tinkle and his run during the year of corona. With Melton, we’re a better team, no doubt. But we aren’t too bad without him, either. And that’s what will make us successful in the long run, I think. Having quality pitchers (like we do) who have pitched innings throughout the year ready and waiting to take the next step is huge. Same with batters and fielders. We have Fuchs, Froemke, Dernedde, and Gretler playing here and there and hoping to get more time. Just like Melton and Forrester did. It’ll come together. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Apr 29, 2021 23:07:01 GMT -8
Boo. We had several great players in 2019, one once-in-a-lifetime player, who was mis-used in a terrible 1890s backwards thinking kind of way. We had a bunch of mis- and under-used role players. With Rutschman battling whatever he had (mono?) in that Regional, it would have been hard to beat Michigan in 2019, though, regardless of whether Casey was coaching or not. That was a criminally tough draw, made worse by the scheduling, which had Oregon State play the night game. 2019 Oregon State was better than 2007 Oregon State in the regular season, and Casey won the whole thing. Casey was magic. Somehow, some way, Casey would have gotten it done. I stopped doubting Casey well before the 2019 season. How was Adley mis-used? And no way that roster was better than than the 2007 roster. PC is a great coach, but no way that team was Omaha bound. We lost 5 top draft picks and another pitcher that would have been one. We were left with one good hitter, 2 decent hitters and that was it. Three hitter. The three hitter comes to bat with two outs the most often of every single lineup position and comes to bat with zero outs the least often of every single lineup position. You are trying to lose batting your best player third. Stupid, stupid, stupid 1890s thinking. Hit Adley two or hit him four. Or hell, one. Anything but three. Stupid. Nine players were drafted in the 2006 MLB Draft and eight signed. Six players were drafted in the 2018 MLB Draft and six signed and the sixth missed the entire 2018 season. Cole Gillespie was drafted in the 3rd Round, #92 overall. Bill Rowe graduated. Tyler Graham was drafted in the 19th Round, #566 overall. Ryan Gipson graduated. Chris Kunda was drafted in the 19th Round, #584 overall. Shea McFeely was drafted in the 28th Round, #837 overall. Geoff Wagner graduated. Dallas Buck was drafted in the 3rd Round, #86 overall. Jonah Nickerson was drafted in the 7th Round, #202 overall. Kevin Gunderson was drafted in the 5th Round, #160 overall. That is 57% of the starts and 63% of the innings pitched from the 2006 College World Series team. |
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