Notre Dame
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This weekend staff is brutal some weekends. Can’t even get out of the 1st inning because of control issues.
The last 2 starts couldn’t even go 3 innings
The last 2 starts couldn’t even go 3 innings
Gotta laugh at the little UK fans giving the L’s down. Talk about starting the race of life off two steps behind!
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Disappointing to lose that series, for sure.
Thanks for the explanation. What confused me was that, in the replays I saw, I was certain that the bat deflected the ball.
Thanks for the explanation. What confused me was that, in the replays I saw, I was certain that the bat deflected the ball.
The one thing we can count on with these guys is that they are likely to do just about anything at anytime, good or bad.😅
If they can manage not to screw up getting into the field of 64,it could go down as one of Mac's better coaching jobs. He's probably aged 5 years with these guys. Lol
If they can manage not to screw up getting into the field of 64,it could go down as one of Mac's better coaching jobs. He's probably aged 5 years with these guys. Lol
It really is amazing what they have done with the group. They don’t have one weekend starter that can go 4-5 innings consistently. Give them Notre Dame’s 3 staters and the closer, this team they would be excellent.
Coaching hasn’t been the issue. The entire problem was how they built the pitching staff knowing they were stacked offensively. I really don’t think they did the work necessary to find key pitchers in the portal. Cutts hasn’t been good which is a surprise but none of the other guys were highly thought of.
None of the returning pitchers were weekend guys. I think Bevin and Forbes should have been flipped. Bevin the starter and Forbes the closer. Even with that neither of those guys know how to pitch. They needed weekend guys at least 3 from the portal that knew how to pitch at this level. Then pray a couple freshman are ready.
With that said this weekend the offense was the problem. They didn’t have a good weekend.
Coaching hasn’t been the issue. The entire problem was how they built the pitching staff knowing they were stacked offensively. I really don’t think they did the work necessary to find key pitchers in the portal. Cutts hasn’t been good which is a surprise but none of the other guys were highly thought of.
None of the returning pitchers were weekend guys. I think Bevin and Forbes should have been flipped. Bevin the starter and Forbes the closer. Even with that neither of those guys know how to pitch. They needed weekend guys at least 3 from the portal that knew how to pitch at this level. Then pray a couple freshman are ready.
With that said this weekend the offense was the problem. They didn’t have a good weekend.
The offense has struggled mightily against the best arms in the league the last 3 weekends. Every time that annoying announcer brings up how great the offense is,he never follows up that most of that was against lesser competition. I'd like to choke him out through the TV 📺 🤪 😂
Injuries may have played a part but both Bevin and Forbes have been major disappointments. 3 or so years in the program and both are struggling. Comparing their stats to other ACC programs "big guns" is quite sobering. To make matters worse, Michael's performance - stats are now trending in the wrong direction.
I just don't understand how Mac and Williams didn't see this coming. It's inexplicable.
Everyone talks about Bevin's potential once he figures it out but as one poster noted that will happen after he leaves.
Finally, another huge miss in recruiting the high school ranks appears to be Collin Mowry and yes, I understand this year was planned to be a redshirt season. Defensively he's a disaster behind the plate even given the garbage being thrown at him. Offensively, he simply cannot make contact.
Rant over. Happy Sunday.
What? Not coaching? Who recruits? Who recruits the portal? Cutts hasn’t been bad. Leaving pitchers in too long is coaching. Not having pitchers warmed up and ready is coaching. Not choosing the right pitchers to enter the game is coaching.
The Cards set a new team record over the weekend, a dubious one. The team record for Wild Pitches was set in 1997 with 86. The Cards have eclipsed that mark. Current count: 87 wild pitches. 8 games to go. They could end up well over 100.
I dug through the record book to check Most Bases on Balls. Despite the inability to consistently throw strikes, the all time Most Bases on Balls record is safe. The record: 420 (1981.) Current pitching staff has 259.
I dug through the record book to check Most Bases on Balls. Despite the inability to consistently throw strikes, the all time Most Bases on Balls record is safe. The record: 420 (1981.) Current pitching staff has 259.
Just a note to my fellow UL Baseball Fans; “hang in there, hope springs eternal”. We need to stick together, as we suffer through one disappointment after another. It would be different if there was no hope, but this is a team that has demonstrated at times some rather impressive performances. Our first baseman, our second baseman and our shortstop have been exceptional most of this season, and defensively our outfield has been as good as any in the ACC. Our overall hitting with a healthy Klein in the lineup is as good as there is; just no explanation for what happened in South Bend this weekend.
An explanation for this past weekend might be as simple as Notre Dame is peaking at the right time for them (and an unfortunate time for us). Their coach does have a demonstrated pattern for getting his teams playing their best in May and June. And that Notre Dame team is one of the top fielding teams in the country.
I’m going to pay attention to how they do against Bowling Green and Miami, FL.
I’m going to pay attention to how they do against Bowling Green and Miami, FL.
The explanation is just that it is baseball. I agree that we need to remain optimistic but just to show you how important getting seeded #1 or #2 in a regional is. Since 1999:
148 or approximately 74% #1 seeds make it to Omaha
32 or 16% #2 make it
17 or about 8.5% #3 make it; and
only 3 #4 seeds have made it. (of course, we don't have to worry about being seeded #4).
As far as pitching, I have been impressed with Eberle, Schweitzer and Sclageter lately and our offense is always capable of scoring runs. Consistency is the key at this point of the season and unfortunately we haven't had in a series.
Well, every coach makes decisions it either works or it doesn’t. The reality is when a coach puts someone in the game it is up to them to throw strikes. When they do great decision and when they don’t bad decision. Sometimes it is OK to let the pitcher work through an inning. Don’t have the stats but it is probably 50-50.
Recruiting is a big part I said I don’t understand their philosophy in today’s world. You can’t rely on freshman. You also can’t be solely reliant on your process to get guys ready and assume they will be better pitchers. They have done that a lot recently. The weekend guys have been bad.
It is weird in terms of how good they were with pitchers and now how bad it has gone. I don’t get the shift.
In terms of offense good pitching always limits offense. Not surprised by their struggles. My surprise is Notre Dame weekend staff is much much better than Louisville. Saturday wasn’t a good day.
I'd love to know how we stand in ACC play hitting with RISP. I tried to find the team stats on that with no luck. RISP is the technical term for clutch hitting.
We should include anyone and everyone when the job's not getting done with the final result. Jmo
Some days it's good and others anemic,in the words of Mr Moth.
We should include anyone and everyone when the job's not getting done with the final result. Jmo
Some days it's good and others anemic,in the words of Mr Moth.
I get what you're saying but this team is so up and down. I can't see them stringing very many wins together. Yeah they have shown flashes, like against Clemson and FSU then struggle against some middling teams.. That's why this is one of the most frustrating teams we've had under CDM.
Im always pulling for them but a lot of games I can't even listen. Hopefully they can put something together down the stretch.
I agree I can’t see many scenario’s in a regional where they beat an ace in the 1st game. At that point they will be screwed. Even if they do then pitchers have to be really good to beat the 1 seed in game 2.
Hard to really complain because it has been a good year. It is a missed opportunity because they are good enough offensively to win a regional or super.
Hard to really complain because it has been a good year. It is a missed opportunity because they are good enough offensively to win a regional or super.
Agreed; this “up and down” performance trend is most disappointing.
Just a question, is it possible our roster is losing both confidence and focus after witnessing one walk, one HBP, and one wild pitch after another? I am not sure our players are any different than those of us expressing our own disappointment on this board after witnessing this pattern play out so often?
The simple answer is that this is pretty common. Similar to what the Orioles are currently experiencing at the MLB level. I think the O's have the 3rd worst ERA in the league so naturally their hitters are trying to hit 2 and 3 run HR's instead of just getting on base for the next guy. Next guy is doing the same thing. They know they need to score at least 4 to 5 runs to even have a chance at winning. Our Cards are different in that they can be overly aggressive on the bases but that is Dan's MO. Although it is pretty successful against non conference teams, once you start playing the upper tier ACC teams, it can definitely lead to rally killers. I don't see any signs of open frustration with this team so I think they are still connected to each other. Injuries have definitely played a hugh part, especially Klein and Dettmers, but again once we get into regional play, can we be consistent, both on the mound and at the plate.
Regionals can get weird but for the most part you have to limit scoring to 4-5 runs. Anything over that good luck. Not saying they can’t have a weekend full of scoring but that usually isn’t the case. If the team isn’t the 1 seed you see 2 number 1 pitchers. Scoring is limited.
We will see they could be hosting.
We will see they could be hosting.
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