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Hookem2147

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  1. What do we think the realistic ceiling is for Max Grubbs? Is he a weekend guy in the SEC? He doesn't miss a ton of bats, but he gets a lot of groundballs and has looked pretty good this year for a true sophomore who we didn't expect to be a weekend starter heading into the year. Pitching Statistics Season ERA W L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA Total 4.43 5 4 23 9 0 0 0 67.0 77 44 33 15 45 12 2 7 302 .281 9 7 0 2 4 2023 9.35 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 8.2 13 11 9 3 6 5 0 1 45 .325 1 2 0 0 0 2024 3.70 4 4 15 9 0 0 0 58.1 64 33 24 12 39 7 2 6 257 .274 8 5 0 2 4
  2. We would have a lot more heartburn in the 8th and 9th innings. I like Boehm in his current role. Allows him to pitch multiple times in a series, if needed.
  3. Apparently, he just started pitching this year so he is pretty raw. Can't teach 99-102 though.
  4. Hopefully Tech shows more fight against OSU than they did against OU. They are playing for their postseason lives now at 12-15 in the conference. Hard to believe Texas could finish something like 19-11 in the league and that would only be good enough for 3rd. I thought that record might win the league just a month ago. Just a weird year all around.
  5. Just saw the stat that OU is 3-6 against the other 3 teams in the top 4 of the conference and 15-0 against everyone else.
  6. Thought the offense would have to carry us to this sweep and they went into witness protection all afternoon. Then the dam eventually broke on the mound. Go take the series in Orlando.
  7. Thought OU would be on the verge of a collapse after dropping the DH against us and losing a midweek game to Oral Roberts. Tech wasn’t competitive at any point this weekend.
  8. There is a notable gap between the two defensively but Kennedy seems to boot a routine one every couple games anyway. It wouldn’t shock me if they trotted O’Dowd out there to see if there is any juice in the bat. Kennedy hasn’t had an extra base hit in 3 weeks.
  9. Get ready for Jack O Dowd in the lineup next Friday
  10. Of course it dried up as soon as the inning ended
  11. Again, if Dre is available why are we using Lummus to start an inning?
  12. Lummus has benefited from some luck this year. He is no better than Shaw or Harrison.
  13. So Kennedy gets rung up on that and then Tumis gets the Coke can sized strike zone.
  14. When Dre isn’t available and you can’t use Boehm yet, any option looks like a “don’t care about this one anymore’’ option
  15. 4 innings with 3 runs allowed seems about right for LBJ nowadays.
  16. When you see a lineup multiple times you better be able to have more in your bag than straight knee high fastball and slider in the dirt. Doesn't matter if you throw 96.
  17. They need to have an identity talk with Kennedy heading into next year. I get he’s just trying to keep his head above water as a freshman but there is no reason a guy with his speed and athleticism should be at 2 stolen bases right now and not bunting for hits semi-regularly.
  18. Back to this series, I have a feeling we are going to need some big outs from Hurley or Tumis today if we want to win. Someone has to get the ball to Boehm for the last 1-2 innings.
  19. Hate is a strong word and I’m not inside Tulo’s mind. Pierce is also not the only person in this program Tulo works with. Most of his time is spent interacting with people not named David Pierce. Tulo and Caleb Longley are close and are the ones working with swings and putting together offensive gameplans. I’m not here to tell you Sean Allen and David Pierce were going on family vacations together either. There are a lot of very successful coaches who are difficult to work for. That isn’t unusual. I’ve worked with plenty of people in my life that I may not have personally enjoyed but I made it work professionally. People also change. Maybe the pressure of this job made him harder and harder to work with over time.
  20. He ditched the fastball for a cutter, which has made a big difference.
  21. Pierce and Tulo aren’t going on family vacations together, but there was a lot of moving parts in his decision to step away for a year after 2022, including his wife being pregnant and the desire to travel around to see other programs to help him scope out stuff as he prepared for head coach interviews/opportunities. Even last year when he wasn’t on staff, he was around the facility from time to time helping out. I’m pretty sure he is on staff this year to make sure he isn’t out of the game too long and keep his name active in the coaching network. He certainly isn’t making decisions for money.
  22. The surprising part to me is he recreated himself after trying to be his old self for the two seasons after his surgery. He is getting guys out in a completely different way than he was in 2020.
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