Does anybody teach them how to hit?

[HammerOfTheDogs]

I mean, there's batting cages and everything they can use, isn't there?....

 

[ronpolk]

Cohen needs to make some changes in the offseason. He needs to spend some money and go find someone to teach this team to hit.

 

[Lee Corso]

We need to invest in Swing Away by Bryce Harper.

 

[FlotownDawg]

The only thing Nick Mangione is good at is tripping the other team's players.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

I have not watched one inning of this team yet but it sounds a lot like the complaints of other teams the past few years, some of which rallied to be pretty good. Could it be this is going to even out over the next month and we'll end up a middle of the pack SEC team?

 

[Bulldogg31]

I have not watched one inning of this team yet but it sounds a lot like the complaints of other teams the past few years, some of which rallied to be pretty good. Could it be this is going to even out over the next month and we'll end up a middle of the pack SEC team?

I'd like to think so. Starting pitching is pretty good, and defense has been good except for a few bad spots here and there.

The issue really is our offense. It's just not very good. Actually worse than last year surprisingly. Opposing pitchers getting ahead in counts early and our guys just look lost.

 

[DerHntr]

I can't figure out why this same conversation continues year after year with Cohen. It reminds me of Stans with not being a good floor coach and Mullen with special teams. Why is it they can't hire someone to shore up their weaknesses?

 

[DamnGoodDawg]

Because Cohen is the weakness.

 

[ronpolk]

I have not watched one inning of this team yet but it sounds a lot like the complaints of other teams the past few years, some of which rallied to be pretty good. Could it be this is going to even out over the next month and we'll end up a middle of the pack SEC team?

I'm as optimistic as anyone with Cohen but I don't see it happening this year. I'm sure we will play better at some point this year but the schedule is about to get much more difficult.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

You've made your point.

 

[LawDawg97]

Please tell me this means it's the last time I'll have to read him on here.

 

[BAMADOG17]

Nope....No one teaches them to hit....They spend all their time teaching them how to bunt and how to do the fake bunt !

 

[WrapItDog]

The KY TV guys said last week that Cohen is one of the best hitting coaches in the business. My take is they have never seen his teams hit at a park bigger than their t-ball field.

 

[patdog]

Warren Nolan predicted us to go 28-28 before tonight's game. I've seen us play and that looks about right. Starting pitching is mostly pretty good, but everything else is the worst I've seen since Cohen's first 3 years.

 

[DerHntr]

Because Cohen is the weakness.

You have become Cohen's Coach34. And no, this is not a compliment.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

They know how to hit. The problem is the Adidas bats are afraid.


They need real help.

 

[eckie1]

Looks like Jobu needs a refill***

They know how to hit. The problem is the Adidas bats are afraid.


They need real help.

***

 

[Original48]

And back stopping the other team's errant throws preventing us from going home.

 

[Van Lingle Mungo]

When they get 20 years old it's a little late to try to teach them to hit.

 

[512taylor]

Ray Charles?

 

[HD6]

Good Lord. That would mean if we went 4-0 in the remaining non-conference games (which is unlikely, at South Alabama and the Governor's Cup are in there), we would go 8-22 in the conference overall.

 

[patdog]

Mississippi will be very beatable in the Governor's Cup. They're losing pretty much every midweek game they play. But they'll be tough on the weekend, as will LSU, South Carolina, Florida, & Texas A&M. This team's either going to do a complete 180 pretty much immediately, or this is going to be a very bad season.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I wish I was as smart as some of these folks that says just gettin rid of the coach will fix this.

My personal experience from days when I swung a bat would dictate a good drunk and blowjob for the entire team. Maybe one of these expurts will volunteer taking one fer the team now.

 

[DamnGoodDawg]

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[patdog]

The solution is to recruit better players. I still think Cohen can be the guy to host regionals on at least a semi-consistent basis at MSU, but he's going to have to make a lot of changes to do it, from assistant coaches to recruiting to the way he coaches the hitters. I'm still amazed that a guy who was an outstanding power hitter in college is so in love with walks, bunts and HBPs.

 

[Lakedawg]

New hitting coach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctFf91EUUTw

 

[HD6]

Then 7-23.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]