February 18, 20223 yr Author Just now, perfectchaos007 said: Yeah Losing to Florida Gulf Coast wasn’t a fluke. This team is a mess And pitching is a huge question mark 8 games in. Mike’s supposed forte
February 18, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, Js1 said: And pitching is a huge question mark 8 games in. Mike’s supposed forte Why do you think he went the transfer route ? Lack of talent, prev committed to other schools, failure to recruit, all of the above ? Simpson appears to be the 2nd best pitcher behind Dolcini. She has alot to learn but awesome pitch repertoire.
February 18, 20223 yr Author 2 minutes ago, torre said: Parker in LF ? And miscommunication on a popup. You be You, Mike. 🙄 Panic moves
February 18, 20223 yr Author 4 minutes ago, Kel Varnsen said: How long do we give Mike? Ask me later if we miss OKC again. Getting tired of it.
February 18, 20223 yr Have to admit this is not the Texas team I expected to see this year. It’s early though.
February 18, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, Js1 said: Ask me later if we miss OKC again. Getting tired of it. Moving to SEC ain't gonna help things either
February 18, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, Kel Varnsen said: How long do we give Mike? He has a .771 overall win percentage, every team has advanced to the super regionals. 5 CWS appearances but teams have never advanced beyond semifinals. Reports were he signed a 5 year contract which would expire in '23. not sure, I think salary is about 450K. Will be interesting to see if he wants to face the SEC gauntlet, though I believe he is in the top 5 or 10 salary wise. He seems to be the type always looking for opportunities. Previously, he had outstanding assistants (Jimmy Kolaitis, Chelsea Spencer) and that may be showing. Singleton seems to be a good hitting coach but not sure why the other asst (Megan Bartlett) was hired. Midwest connections, not sure of her forte other than being a ND grad with a J.D. from Northern Illinois. tl:dr; No idea
February 18, 20223 yr 59 minutes ago, Js1 said: Ask me later if we miss OKC again. Getting tired of it. Getting tired of bad defense, and weak pitching. As a player, it's hard to stay positive when you're playing from behind most of the time...
February 18, 20223 yr And when a few players make errors, it can then cause others to press which just makes for more mistakes. JJ error... Now down 6-2
February 18, 20223 yr Author 1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said: Gonna be a long ass season folks Yup. Maybe we will be anti-Connie. Start slow, finish better. Too many years starting great and tapering off. (not holding my breath)
February 18, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Js1 said: Yup. Maybe we will be anti-Connie. Start slow, finish better. Too many years starting great and tapering off. (not holding my breath) I'm gonna hold out hope it's just a bad start. Men's baseball had the bad series in H-town last year, and figured things out as the season went on.
February 18, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, torre said: 1st out on an attempted steal down 4 runs. Terrible ! Missed end.... Final Score ???
February 18, 20223 yr Author 1 minute ago, LTtxfan said: Missed end.... Final Score ??? 2-6 Miserable day. 2-3 would “successful” this weekend
February 18, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, Js1 said: 2-6 Miserable day. 2-3 would “successful” this weekend Thx for update...
February 18, 20223 yr 11 minutes ago, Js1 said: 2-6 Miserable day. 2-3 would “successful” this weekend Screw that, don’t lower expectations just because we’re shittier than once thought. Winning 2 of the last 3 games in Clearwater could be something to build on but still a failure of a tournament. We have to win our final 3 games this weekend for it not to be a bust imo Edited February 18, 20223 yr by perfectchaos007
February 19, 20223 yr 6 hours ago, torre said: Ok St ace Kelly Maxwell pitched a 1 hit shutout vs Michigan. 4-0 Ok St. Ok St is tough. Watched this game, just prior to the Horns shitshow Vs FSU. Ok State is legit. I will try and post more pics when I get home tonight, but right now I am heading out for a steak and several beers.Texas has got to find a way to play defense, or we will finish middle of the pack in the Big XII
February 19, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, torre said: 1st out on an attempted steal down 4 runs. Terrible ! So dumb
February 19, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, FloridaHorn said: Watched this game, just prior to the Horns shitshow Vs FSU. Ok State is legit. I will try and post more pics when I get home tonight, but right now I am heading out for a steak and several beers.Texas has got to find a way to play defense, or we will finish middle of the pack in the Big XII I may have spoken too soon. Ok St routed by LSU 10-2. Miranda started 3.1 IP/3R/4BB/2K/65 pitches
February 19, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, FloridaHorn said: Watched this game, just prior to the Horns shitshow Vs FSU. Ok State is legit. I will try and post more pics when I get home tonight, but right now I am heading out for a steak and several beers.Texas has got to find a way to play defense, or we will finish middle of the pack in the Big XII Better defense is coaching and hard practice work by the players... just no excuse for the shitty defense on display from this Texas softball team so far this season.
February 19, 20223 yr So not really locked and loaded I guess. I haven't had as much time as I'd like to follow the team this year, and it looks like that's been a good thing. I guess I've come to expect shaky defense with White. He values hitting, and he recruits and sets lineups accordingly. I'm ok with valuing hitting over defense . . . to a point. Putting that aside, though, the biggest surprise is our pitching. Why is it so bad? That's his expertise. Shea looks like she's carrying over the tradition from our football team of peaking as a freshman. Frankly, even Elish looked like she declined every year she was here. Seems like it has to be mental. I'm baffled.
February 19, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, bschoolprof said: So not really locked and loaded I guess. I guess I've come to expect shaky defense with White. He values hitting, and he recruits and sets lineups accordingly. I'm ok with valuing hitting over defense . . . to a point. Putting that aside, though, the biggest surprise is our pitching. Why is it so bad? That's his expertise. Shea looks like she's carrying over the tradition from our football team of peaking as a freshman. Frankly, even Elish looked like she declined every year she was here. Seems like it has to be mental. I'm baffled.
February 19, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, LTtxfan said: You have to have at least 2 of 3 between elite pitching, defense, and offense to win championships. Right now we just have 1 of those 3. The year that was cancelled due to covid we had elite pitching and offense and could have won a championship that year.
February 19, 20223 yr Author Just making it easy - double, WP, PB. UCLA up 1-0 Iakopo has not been good defensively catching
February 19, 20223 yr Author And a HR. Mike has gagged the rotation this weekend. Should have started Dolcini-Shea-Dolcini-Simpson. Maybe give Simpson Auburn. I guess I don’t get it
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