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Post by irimi on Jun 6, 2021 20:20:46 GMT -8
Does anyone else here think Canham has turned it up a notch in the regionals? A lot more small ball for one. And a near-steady lineup. The team’s demeanor looks different. Absolutely no quit.
Trial by fire perhaps, but this team is looking as gritty and confident as past Beaver teams.
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Post by mbabeav on Jun 6, 2021 20:58:02 GMT -8
Does anyone else here think Canham has turned it up a notch in the regionals? A lot more small ball for one. And a near-steady lineup. The team’s demeanor looks different. Absolutely no quit. Trial by fire perhaps, but this team is looking as gritty and confident as past Beaver teams. It took the very last game of the season to finally piece together a lineup that combines defense with offensive potential, and the bull pen has pulled it together. Now if we can get Able to catch that post-season lightning in a jar like in 2018, this team could go places. Having said that, there are still decisions I wonder about, but we don't know exactly how to manage the dynamics in that dugout right now, let alone second guessing - and if you want second guessing, I bet there are three other teams at our regional that are doing a whole lot more of it right now than we are. |
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Post by easyheat on Jun 6, 2021 22:08:28 GMT -8
Dallas Baptist held a "Social" tonite following today's game. They have 18 transfers on their roster, 13 from Junior Colleges and 5 from 4-year schools in the Portal. They are still trying to get aquainted.
Who was better today, Burns or Mundt. Both were filthy and nearly unhittable.
Many opportunities to second-guess Canham/Dorman today. Not that you would be right, but opportunities never the less.
Donkeys are stubborn. Ours is tenacious.
Dernedde has been the Genie in the bottle.
Andy "the Acrobat" was 4-4 tonight. A two-way player - field and plate.
Boyd was the POY in Colorado. He's certainly looking the part.
Meckler plays with an attitude - fierce and feisty.
Best time to grab a cold one? When the opposing pitcher has a good breaking ball and #18 is coming up to bat.
Brock has potential. It starts with getting aquainted with the bottom half of the zone.
Tonight I'll dream of Omaha. Beaver baseball is simply amazing.
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Post by nabeav on Jun 6, 2021 22:18:57 GMT -8
Do I think he dialed it up a notch? No. Do I think that he spent most of the regular season figuring out what would give us the best chance of winning in the postseason to get us to Omaha? Probably. For all the bellyaching and moaning and complaining about this season, we got a 2 seed in a regional, lost our first game by a run despite walking 10 dudes (which, maybe you can blame on the coaches, but until someone gives me a concrete reason why coaching is the reason for all of Abel’s walks, I’m skeptical), and now have rattled off 4 straight wins in a variety of ways with contributions from nearly every player on the roster it seems like.
I don’t agree with every decision Canham makes. I don’t know why you let Abel finish the third if you’re not running him back out there to start the fourth. I wasn’t a fan of trying to score on the foul ball vs. DBU. But we just beat every team in our regional and he’s a win away from a Super Regional in his first year. Stop with the “he’s a bad coach” nonsense. He’s not perfect, he’s not Pat Casey, but he’s gotten the team exactly where we all expect it to be on a consistent basis: in the tourney and competing to advance.
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jun 7, 2021 5:18:41 GMT -8
I think a switch flipped with the players. After the same ol same ol against DBU first game....10 walks, sloppy.
Since the McNeese win the pitching staff looks more dialed and more competitive. I think that spills over to the rest of the team.....it's contagious if you will.
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Post by badwack on Jun 7, 2021 5:35:58 GMT -8
1,2,3, Mitch is finally concerned about the pitching late in the game. I still shake when Mully is sent in. Mully gets drilled when he hangs the Ball and he hangs the Ball a lot. Mitch pulled him last night which to me was a huge decision. Yes they tied the game but with Mully in there...........
We sure failed to get runs with less than 2 outs. I still don't understand not trying a squeeze to get one of those runs.
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jun 7, 2021 6:26:23 GMT -8
1,2,3, Mitch is finally concerned about the pitching late in the game. I still shake when Mully is sent in. Mully gets drilled when he hangs the Ball and he hangs the Ball a lot. Mitch pulled him last night which to me was a huge decision. Yes they tied the game but with Mully in there........... We sure failed to get runs with less than 2 outs. I still don't understand not trying a squeeze to get one of those runs. I agree 100% on Mully. He's not the lockdown closer he once was. He has been forced into that role all season based on legacy it seemed like. We have a ton of arms that can get it done....and especially miss bats better than Mully. Mully is still an important part of the pen, but seems like a a situational guy now.....like come in to face a lefty |
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Post by irimi on Jun 7, 2021 7:27:47 GMT -8
Do I think he dialed it up a notch? No. Do I think that he spent most of the regular season figuring out what would give us the best chance of winning in the postseason to get us to Omaha? Probably. For all the bellyaching and moaning and complaining about this season, we got a 2 seed in a regional, lost our first game by a run despite walking 10 dudes (which, maybe you can blame on the coaches, but until someone gives me a concrete reason why coaching is the reason for all of Abel’s walks, I’m skeptical), and now have rattled off 4 straight wins in a variety of ways with contributions from nearly every player on the roster it seems like. I don’t agree with every decision Canham makes. I don’t know why you let Abel finish the third if you’re not running him back out there to start the fourth. I wasn’t a fan of trying to score on the foul ball vs. DBU. But we just beat every team in our regional and he’s a win away from a Super Regional in his first year. Stop with the “he’s a bad coach” nonsense. He’s not perfect, he’s not Pat Casey, but he’s gotten the team exactly where we all expect it to be on a consistent basis: in the tourney and competing to advance. I think I didn't make myself clear. I'm not anti-Mitch. Never have been. I trust Casey's endorsement of him, even though I wasn't in the country for our first two championships, so I didn't see him play at all. My point was different. I see that his strategy has shifted to using the bunt much more than during the season and he is sticking with players in the lineup who didn't perform at the plate well in the previous game. It's interesting. Naturally, it's win or go home time, so things have to be more focused and all the stops have to be pulled. It's just interesting to see this level of intensity and focus. |
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Post by beavermd on Jun 7, 2021 7:32:51 GMT -8
Do I think he dialed it up a notch? No. Do I think that he spent most of the regular season figuring out what would give us the best chance of winning in the postseason to get us to Omaha? Probably. For all the bellyaching and moaning and complaining about this season, we got a 2 seed in a regional, lost our first game by a run despite walking 10 dudes (which, maybe you can blame on the coaches, but until someone gives me a concrete reason why coaching is the reason for all of Abel’s walks, I’m skeptical), and now have rattled off 4 straight wins in a variety of ways with contributions from nearly every player on the roster it seems like. I don’t agree with every decision Canham makes. I don’t know why you let Abel finish the third if you’re not running him back out there to start the fourth. I wasn’t a fan of trying to score on the foul ball vs. DBU. But we just beat every team in our regional and he’s a win away from a Super Regional in his first year. Stop with the “he’s a bad coach” nonsense. He’s not perfect, he’s not Pat Casey, but he’s gotten the team exactly where we all expect it to be on a consistent basis: in the tourney and competing to advance. Preach! |
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Post by abureid on Jun 7, 2021 7:33:54 GMT -8
I am not sure if he turned it up a notch, or if he is just getting better at using the talent he has. College ball is different than MiLB, and he is making adjustments. His primary focus here is winning, not player dev for MLB. He is and will continue to learn and improve.
I do like that he and Dorman gave lots of innings to the bottom half of the pitching staff. We didn’t wear down the starters and the youngsters have some good game experience.
The veterans any coach would have expected to build around have been a bust (not Army and Troy) and Abel has been less than stellar. It would have taken anyone time to finally give up on the vets and search the youngsters for the right combo.
As far as bonehead moves… I remember PC was not crucified by BeaverNation for failing to ask replay on a HR called foul during the LSU game, yet MC gets hammered for being aggressive or passive. And Always Late Nate has become the worlds best pitching coach in retrospect while Dorman cannot seem to make a single correct move (never mind we gave up 3 ER over 18 innings yesterday)
Bottom line, playing Monday at a regional is slightly better than I expected at the start of the season. When (not if) we make it to a SR, I will consider this year to be a very successful season.
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Post by abureid on Jun 7, 2021 7:41:20 GMT -8
I am not sure if he turned it up a notch, or if he is just getting better at using the talent he has. College ball is different than MiLB, and he is making adjustments. His primary focus here is winning, not player dev for MLB. He is and will continue to learn and improve. I do like that he and Dorman gave lots of innings to the bottom half of the pitching staff. We didn’t wear down the starters and the youngsters have some good game experience. The veterans any coach would have expected to build around have been a bust (not Army and Troy) and Abel has been less than stellar. It would have taken anyone time to finally give up on the vets and search the youngsters for the right combo. As far as bonehead moves… I remember PC was not crucified by BeaverNation for failing to ask replay on a HR called foul during the LSU game, yet MC gets hammered for being aggressive or passive. And Always Late Nate has become the worlds best pitching coach in retrospect while Dorman cannot seem to make a single correct move (never mind we gave up 3 ER over 18 innings yesterday) Bottom line, playing Monday at a regional is slightly better than I expected at the start of the season. When (not if) we make it to a SR, I will consider this year to be a very successful season. yes he was called out for that Casey said after the game Friday that he did not have a view of Kwan's hit as it reached the wall. By the time Casey heard from someone who had seen the replay, another pitch had been thrown. "You know what, I should have asked for a review," Casey said. "My understanding from the NCAA is the crew chief should have asked for a review. But I can ask for a review, and I didn't. I should have. That's on me." |
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jun 7, 2021 8:05:00 GMT -8
iirc, the "foul" ball was off the left field wall, right on the painted foul line, hit by the Kwan.....would've scored two runs and given us the lead, I believe? With Kwan at 2nd most likely
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Post by nabeav on Jun 7, 2021 8:20:46 GMT -8
irimi - thanks for the clarification. I'm just getting increasingly frustrated with fans who only dwell on the negative. I've kept tabs on one Beaver "fan" who has tweeted one positive thing this entire regional - just negative stuff. (In fairness, he's liked a few things). The constant "only piping up when bad things happen" stuff just wears on me. The only focusing on the negatives (people who bashed Tinkle for guys transferring out without giving him credit for the guys like Calloo that transferred in, people who didn't give him any credit for the first tourney run (we can only make with with a Payton on the roster), called the second run "lucky" rather than pointing out that the team improved as the season progressed, people upset with Canham for pulling a pitcher when it doesn't work, but not giving him credit when it does)....they just seem to be happier when things are going bad than they are when things are going good, which makes no sense. I could make this a much longer post about people who listen to every broadcast for the one time an announcer praises the other team, or mispronounces one of our guys names, or people who complain about how journalists write more stories about the Ducks or clickbaity type stories but then also refuse to pay for a subscription to said paper that might allow them to cover things without always worrying about the bottom line.....it just bums me out.
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Post by thewizard on Jun 7, 2021 9:41:46 GMT -8
iirc, the "foul" ball was off the left field wall, right on the painted foul line, hit by the Kwan.....would've scored two runs and given us the lead, I believe? With Kwan at 2nd most likely That is what I remember. Would have been a double. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jun 7, 2021 13:04:05 GMT -8
iirc, the "foul" ball was off the left field wall, right on the painted foul line, hit by the Kwan.....would've scored two runs and given us the lead, I believe? With Kwan at 2nd most likely Gretler on second and Grenier on first with one out. Grenier went halfway before starting to run. He would have scored. Grenier pretty much never stopped running. He might have scored right after Gretler. Kwan had an easy double. I am not sure where they would have put Grenier. It would have been 2-1 or 2-2 with one out, depending on where they put Grenier. What is galling is that Kwan hit an infield fly three pitches later. Madrigal followed it up with a walk, which would have loaded the bases. Larnach then walked, which would have made it 2-2 regardless. Harrison struck out swinging, which should have been the second out. Anderson should have been up with bases loaded and two outs and the score tied at two. Instead, it was 2-1 LSU, inning over. |
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