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Spaceman_Spiff

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  1. Great win. Weird too, because ACU isn’t a pushover. Think this is a Q2 win.
  2. Unreal. Pull him. Has to be his last appearance closing
  3. I think we need to accept Zane is a Tuesday starter, not more
  4. Does seem like Pierce is much more conscious of rotating young guys in this year. Have to think its related to Kash and NIL. Also, still no dice for Carlson. Thomas is improving, but it still surprises me.
  5. I like the 2018 comparison. Deeper top of the lineup, but a much weaker 6-9 that balances to about even right now. If we could get Carlson in there or lift Thomas and O’Dowd a bit it’d be very exciting. Better starters, and deeper pen overall, but missing that shutdown reliever duo we had in McGuire and PJR (man, who saw that coming). Witt and/or better play from 1 or 2 guys on the staff would really elevate this team to a potential contender.
  6. Some data tidbits from looking at the team stats. -On a productivity basis we look like our 2021 team with worse pitching -The separation on our hitters is crazy. 1-5 have wOBAs in the 400s then O’Dowd, Daly, and Thomas are probably putting up bottom 10 worst hitting seasons under Pierce. -Daly’s stats continue to look worse, even than last year. Weirdly he has a very similar statline the last two years to EK in 2021 -Galvan has 9 hits and 4 are HRs. He basically lives TTO -Were giving up half the HR rate we did last year, which is basically all our improvement in pitching (a lot). Not sure if luck or what. Last year’s rate was a very weird outlier -A lot more free passes this year. Sthele the only one keeping the walks under control. Hasn’t 100% played out, but Sthele looks a lot better stat wise than LBJ. Maybe narrows in later innings
  7. I’d probably put in Carlson, and replace Thomas (Powell to 1B) before anything else. Daly is who he is, but the defensive dropoff with another SS is too big to risk. And we’re struggling already defensively. Its not like Daly is the one weak link in our lineup.
  8. Winning 10 in a row and the rest of our opponents solidified their resumes. SEC teams we faced are all T25, and Indiana/CSF/SHSU are Q2.
  9. Tennessee swept to start conference play. Don’t mind that. Makes me feel better dropping the game to Mizzou too.
  10. I’m cautiously optimistic. I get something like a 2017 vibe, with better top-end hitting and more balanced (though maybe not front-line dominant) pitching. Powell unlocks a lot higher ceiling for this squad. This was a very easy stretch, so I don’t think we should be resetting expectations yet. But I think we’re solidly in-play for top half of the Big 12, and if we pick up a 2/3 seed somewhere then Pierce teams are very dangerous in playoff play. Lets let it ride.
  11. Have to think yes. Figure AD puts serious pressure to make a change in the staff and starts assembling a list. Though I think Lemonis would have one more year to turn it around
  12. Flores over Carlson is a bit mystifying frankly. Isn’t Carlson way better defensively? Don’t know how its not Powell at 1B and Carlson at 3B. Freshmen are just not ready this year.
  13. Yeah, your point is where I was thinking. Lots of ways it could have gone down that shift our view, and we’ll never know. Very easily could be attitude, but its not like Pierce hasn’t shown himself to be pretty dogmatic about how he approaches lineup/pitching selection - one way or the other. End of the day, it would make a big difference with him on the team. But we’ve got talent and more on the way. We’ll be fine
  14. Yeah, sounds like total diva stuff.
  15. Not going to rehash the weirdness of his transfer, but Kash is off to a pretty blazing start. Against a much easier than conference schedule, but man.
  16. Boyds ISRs (very swingy early, but still) has them at 250 out of…260 teams. Should aim to boat race them.
  17. Not able to watch, what’s happening? Just doesn’t have it?
  18. Their start to the schedule felt laughably easy
  19. Ultimately, it was always a rebuild year. We almost completely turned over one of the best Texas teams of recent memory and the best hitting one of a long time. That said, Pierce absolutely does deserve hard questions about the HS recruiting the last couple years. 2020 class was ranked 25th in the nation according to Perfect Game. 2021 was ranked 60th, and will likely only yield one productive player (Luke Harrison). Other programs signed ~30 players, 5-10 T100 in the nation over that period. We signed 20 (Witt only T100). All of our talent was arms with Daly, Arthur, and Campbell the only position players of note. That’s the foundation of what Pierce is working with talent wise. 2022 (30th) has more mid-level talent and bats, but again, 11 signed and no T100. He’s got a great track record, has built consciously through transfers, and is coming off 2 great years. So a down year with a young team happens and don’t need to doom and gloom. But he’s gotta get more aggressive on getting the best talent to Texas, across HS, JUCO, and the portal.
  20. Their recruiting has been insane
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