February 18, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, petscii said: There was a lot of stupid in this thread today. The two times the baseball threads are the worst is the first few losses of the season and when the post season fans show up.
February 18, 20241 yr Just now, Horn80 said: Did Pierce say why he gave up being 3rd base coach? No complaint just curious. Stay in the dugout with the pitcher now that he is the pitching coach.
February 18, 20241 yr Just now, Horn80 said: Did Pierce say why he gave up being 3rd base coach? No complaint just curious. He did since he's also the pitching coach.
February 18, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said: Stay in the dugout with the pitcher now that he is the pitching coach. Win-win
February 18, 20241 yr I think we've reached the end of the SD bull pen. If we can manage to get this to extra innings we'll be in good shape.
February 18, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Hondo said: Breaking: Grubbs out for season with broken hand You joke but it would sum up our injury luck perfectly
February 18, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, petscii said: We dropped 161 points in the RPI yesterday Fire Pierce
February 18, 20241 yr I wish we had someone that was a more natural SS. Flores still looks like a 3B to me.
February 18, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said: I wish we had someone that was a more natural SS. Flores still looks like a 3B to me. How little time we get to practice as a team, give it some time....
February 18, 20241 yr 16 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said: I wish we had someone that was a more natural SS. Flores still looks like a 3B to me. There was serious thought to moving him to 3B and getting a SS out of the portal, but we missed on our primary target (Baylor SS who ended up at Georgia) and then Powell said he was coming back so they decided to hold off. We have several good SS committed in this upcoming class but it’s probably iffy if we get one to campus. Theo Gillen is one from Westlake and is a total stud who battled some injuries last year. He feels like a guy who might play himself into getting drafted though. Edited February 18, 20241 yr by Hookem2147
February 18, 20241 yr I like Flores at SS. He made some good plays this weekend. Never looked out of place. I want the 2B replaced even if it means taking some lumps. You can't win anything with a 2B whose range is width of a sidewalk and no bat.
February 18, 20241 yr Was it just me or did USD seem legit? The Toreros lack in the bullpen but seem decent enough elsewhere. Or am I way off?
February 18, 20241 yr 17 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said: Was it just me or did USD seem legit? The Toreros lack in the bullpen but seem decent enough elsewhere. Or am I way off? They looked like a team who returned a lot and was picked to finish second in their conference. Probably a borderline regional team. Learn more about yourself facing those teams than Manhattan or Texas Southern.
February 18, 20241 yr 51 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said: I like Flores at SS. He made some good plays this weekend. Never looked out of place. I want the 2B replaced even if it means taking some lumps. You can't win anything with a 2B whose range is width of a sidewalk and no bat. Dude has the body and skill set of a beer league softball player.
February 18, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, Revolution512 said: Dude has the body and skill set of a beer league softball player. My old-ass brain when I read that:
February 18, 20241 yr Pierce also told media after the game that Witt is dealing with a medical issue that’s not allowing him to get full extension in his throwing motion. It’s been a long road back for Witt, and it appears the road has another twist or turn remaining. From IT. In a weird way, that makes me feel better because it would be concerning if was just, "well, this is who he is right now and he is healthy". Edited February 18, 20241 yr by Hookem2147
February 18, 20241 yr If Witt is dealing with a medical issue that limits his throwing motion, why the fuck is he starting on Sunday?
February 19, 20241 yr 39 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: If Witt is dealing with a medical issue that limits his throwing motion, why the fuck is he starting on Sunday? Because starting on Friday or Saturday would have been worse.
February 19, 20241 yr 39 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: If Witt is dealing with a medical issue that limits his throwing motion, why the fuck is he starting on Sunday? Yeah, that seems like coverage for a guy who is struggling.
February 19, 20241 yr Perhaps it’s something like scar tissue or something that can’t be injured any worse by playing through it? Edited February 19, 20241 yr by Hookem2147
February 19, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Hookem2147 said: There was serious thought to moving him to 3B and getting a SS out of the portal, but we missed on our primary target (Baylor SS who ended up at Georgia) and then Powell said he was coming back so they decided to hold off. We have several good SS committed in this upcoming class but it’s probably iffy if we get one to campus. Theo Gillen is one from Westlake and is a total stud who battled some injuries last year. He feels like a guy who might play himself into getting drafted though. Gillen is a lock to make it to campus, I saw some of his video from last year from the SA Johnson playoff series. I was amazed at how unathletic he looked out there and how weak his arm was. 2nd base would suit him much better. Rainier & Luna are the 2 SS commits in that class that would be massive gets for us, but they’re also probably getting drafted so we’ll be stuck with Gillen.
February 19, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, Helobious said: Gillen is a lock to make it to campus, I saw some of his video from last year from the SA Johnson playoff series. I was amazed at how unathletic he looked out there and how weak his arm was. 2nd base would suit him much better. Rainier & Luna are the 2 SS commits in that class that would be massive gets for us, but they’re also probably getting drafted so we’ll be stuck with Gillen. Levi Sterling is the other guy I’m thinking of. SS/RHP out of California but he is probably going to get drafted (maybe as a pitcher, is up to 94-95). I’m not holding my breath on Rainer either. Not sure about Luna but his profile doesn’t strike me as someone who would get drafted super high. Interesting thoughts on Gillen. I know he has looked much better so far this year after being hampered by injuries. He was really, really good his sophomore year. Edited February 19, 20241 yr by Hookem2147
February 19, 20241 yr 24 minutes ago, Helobious said: Gillen is a lock to make it to campus, I saw some of his video from last year from the SA Johnson playoff series. I was amazed at how unathletic he looked out there and how weak his arm was. 2nd base would suit him much better. Rainier & Luna are the 2 SS commits in that class that would be massive gets for us, but they’re also probably getting drafted so we’ll be stuck with Gillen. Welp. Cross him off.
February 19, 20241 yr Specific quote from Pierce on Witt “He's still trying to work through so much,” said Pierce, who doesn’t know if Witt is dealing with a bone spur or something else that’s not allowing him to get full extension on his delivery. “We thought he was pretty far ahead about a week, 10 days ago. [He looked] really sharp and then had a little setback. In the bullpen, we felt like it was moving back in the right direction. “Unfortunately, it didn’t work for Tanner.”
February 19, 20241 yr 12 hours ago, Hookem2147 said: Levi Sterling is the other guy I’m thinking of. SS/RHP out of California but he is probably going to get drafted (maybe as a pitcher, is up to 94-95). I’m not holding my breath on Rainer either. Not sure about Luna but his profile doesn’t strike me as someone who would get drafted super high. Interesting thoughts on Gillen. I know he has looked much better so far this year after being hampered by injuries. He was really, really good his sophomore year. I saw another high school prospect ranking recently that also had Gillen pretty high and said that if he did well this season he could possibly move up to a first day draft choice. Rainer was way up there and Luna was in there too.
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