Where's engie? Must be analyzing last 2 game

[The Peeper]

films and putting together an 8 paragraph synopsis that ultimately says it's still early and we'll be fine, we were just getting young guys some playing time. I used to like to read your stuff engie but it's looking like coach speak now. I haven't given up on this team yet but get back to me after this weekend

 

[aTotal360]

Summer ball metrics do not compute...

 

[engie]

Actually I've worked about 50 hours already this week with no end in sight and just followed the games very loosely in passing. Haven't had time to much check either forum until my morning poo. Judging by what I see and what the box score indicates -- these two games have exposed the absolute worst side of Cohen after the weekend exposed the best. Overthinking/f'n off and costing your team games like that can lose the team. I don't think there is much question at this point that he lost last year's team(were a lot more talented than record indicated). If he manages to lose this team -- I'll join everyone in coaching search mode.

Until that time, I think he continues to OM football coach himself and goes up to vandy and takes two

 

[DawgatAuburn]

The one question you have to answer....

Door open or door closed?

 

[patdog]

Until that time, I think he continues to OM football coach himself and goes up to vandy and takes two

As I said earlier, nothing would shock me from this team. Young team and a coach who tends to overthink himself sometimes (and sometimes outsmarts the opposing coach). It's gonna be an up and down, inconsistent season.

 

[tcdog70]

It ain't Rocket Surgery.. Get your pitchers to throw strikes is the biggest need. Walks, Hit by Pitch and passed balls have been the dagger to the heart. The other WTF moment is not batting Brown against Right handed pitchers. We have speed but don't steal or hit and run--If Cohen wants to Meddle how about a straight steal? Men on first and second instead of bunting how about a double steal? If it fails you still have a runner in scoring position and no chance of a double play. let the Boys have some fun instead of putting pressure on them. 2 balls and no strikes, i always thought was a cripple pitch and your batter had the advantage--17 a take--- hit the Mfer.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I played on a travel team a couple years where every man in the lineup had the green light on 2-0 AND 3-0...talk about fun. It was like doubling down on 11 while the dealer's showing 6.

You'd be surprised how easy it is to hit a belt-high fastball when you're 99% sure it's coming.

Obviously, it was summer ball and nobody was going to get fired, but it was a blast.

 

[mcdawg22]

I have a feeling if he takes 2 at Vandy, you aren't working much this weekend. If we get swept, you are in for a 30 hour work weekend that will keep you away from the board.

 

[DAWG61]

As I said earlier, nothing would shock me from this team. Young team and a coach who tends to overthink himself sometimes (and sometimes outsmarts the opposing coach). It's gonna be an up and down, inconsistent season.

Tends to overthink? More like overthinking is the only thinking he ever does. Cohen is 17ing mental. No other way to put it when you have a different lineup in 70 of the last 71 games you've coached. Probably more than that actually but I've lost count it's so absurdly high at this point.

 

[patdog]

I'm trying to tone down my criticisms of him during this season and let it play out. But nothing you've said is wrong. I can honestly say that, even with the 2 losses this week, I like what I've seen from this team so far more than any of his other teams except 2013. Of course, that's not really saying much.

 

[engie]

I have a feeling if he takes 2 at Vandy, you aren't working much this weekend. If we get swept, you are in for a 30 hour work weekend that will keep you away from the board.

Yeah -- since I'm known for running and hiding from my own opinions. But I'll save you the trouble -- I'm both working this weekend and attending 2, possibly 3, funerals. So my posting will be at a minimum until Sunday night either way.

 

[patdog]

I'm sorry to hear that. That's a terrible weekend.

 

[RingN2012]

I'm trying to tone down my criticisms of him during this season and let it play out. But nothing you've said is wrong. I can honestly say that, even with the 2 losses this week, I like what I've seen from this team so far more than any of his other teams except 2013. Of course, that's not really saying much.

Even in 2013 year, we didn't host and got hot at the end of the season. A helluva run, but not something to make Cohen untouchable if we continue to suck this year.

 

[patdog]

We did host a regional in 2013, but we weren't a national seed and went to UVA for the super. We played possibly the toughest conference schedule in NCAA history that year, with 24 games against NCAA tournament teams. We got lucky to get to a super regional in 2011. In 2013, we simply had a hell of a team.

 

[Dr. Funke.sixpack]

"Knock it off, John!"

nm

 

[BiscuitEater]

This isn't rocket science. The main problem with the team last year .. the bullpen. If Cohen wants to win this year, he has to be able to rely on the pen .. much like he did in the CWS season. He tried to get too many arms into the Eastern Ky game and they simply didn't perform. Pilkington gave him 4.0 good innings of 3 hit, 1 run, 3 BB, 5 SOs and a 7-1 lead. Breaux, Small, Tatum and Blake Smith gave up 14 hits, and 15 runs.

Of the 17 pitchers available to MSU, 13 threw in the two midweek games. (Everyone except the 3 weekend starters .. Hudson, Daniel Brown & Austin Sexton .. and Billingsley)


Mississippi State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Keegan James 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 7 3 2 27
Ryan Cyr 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 17
Zac Houston 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 1 31
Noah Hughes 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 2 20
Jared Padgett 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Paul Young 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 15
Ryan Rigby 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 6 8 0 3 40
Reid Humphreys 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 13
Konnor Pilkington 4.0 3 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 14 17 3 3 65
Kale Breaux 2.0 2 3 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 8 10 1 2 50
Ethan Small 1.0 3 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 8 1 0 21
Vance Tatum 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2 0 15
Blake Smith 2.1 5 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 12 12 3 3 41

 

[MaroonNation]

We're a game ahead of where he thought we would be.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Where are you people

getting that we didn't host in 2013? This is the 4th or 5th time I've seen that in the last few weeks. Is it one of those things where if you say it enough, it becomes the truth?

 

[engie]

Just dropping in to say hi. But work calls, so I'll just leave this here.

 

[RocketDawg]

What did you leave?

 

[TBone.sixpack]

I think he crop dusted this thread.

 

[The Peeper]

I started this thread and said Ide be back after the weekend. I went to 2 of the 3 (2wins) Pitching in game 1 was top notch, totally frustrated a good hitting team for 13 innings! Game 2 Sexton really battled, either didnt have his best stuff or their bats came around but he battled and the relievers did well. I'm guardedly optimistic, but still have concerns. Vandy ran (stole bases) at will on us w/ no fear of being thrown out. Also saw a lot of mishandled balls behind the plate some low pitches some just not handled cleanly and not just by Marrero. Defense in games 1 and 2 was excellent, we looked like a different team in game 3 with the errors. Not sure how bad they made us look, how bad we made ourselves look, if Brown was off or combination of all. The inconsistencies have to stop now, its conference time. Overall a good road trip for us, hope we got the errors out of our system yesterday.