Power Pitching, Home Runs, Consistent Lineup, Dominant Closer...

[Bulldogg31]

Me like.

By the way...do we have any players from Owensboro, KY?

http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/131760132461

 

[57stratdawg]

This team is not catching lightning in a bottle either. The new baseball caused us to change the way we build teams. This is basically year two of a rebuilding project for Cohen.

No midgets. Power arms. Etc.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I agree. I admit, I have Cohen hell last year and all fall for the constant tinkering, bunting, over coaching, etc.

I was also in the "Butch Thomson leaving isn't a bad thing" camp. I know Butch is a great guy and a good coach, but I really like what I've seen out if Wes Johnson's staff. Big upgrade in my opinion.

Did you bid on the item I linked? Great deal...

 

[KurtRambis4]

Folks tried

to say this, but nobody listened. It was always way to easy to say cohenz sucked and blame it on the bats.

 

[dawgatUSM]

Cohen said as much in the post season last year. He built his teams for small ball with the old baseballs. There was basically a one year warning for new baseballs and he got caught with small ball players for a year. He's now recruited big bats and power pitchers to offset.

Cohen is gonna be alright. We're gonna be all right.

 

[DudyDog]

Me like.

By the way...do we have any players from Owensboro, KY?

http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/131760132461

Description of item......

Adidas EQT X2 Baseball Bat 33/30. Used for half a college season and in great shape.

Either he wised up and switched bats midseason or he got benched for lack of production.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Description of item......

Adidas EQT X2 Baseball Bat 33/30. Used for half a college season and in great shape.

Either he wised up and switched bats midseason or he got benched for lack of production.

Yeah, I thought that was hilarious. I guess halfway through the season this guy was like, "screw it, gimme that DeMarini".

 

[jcdawgman18]

The reason I had no problem with people blaming Cohen for last year is that it wasn't smart to play that way with the old baseball, either. Look at our Omaha season, we didn't get there with "small ball". We got there on the backs of Renfroe, the hottest-hitting version of Wes Rea we ever had, and some big-time at-bats from Trey Porter. Power hitters don't just hit more balls out, they hit more balls in the gaps for doubles, and the old balls wasn't really cutting back on that as much.

 

[57stratdawg]

I agree with you. I think Cohen looked at 2013 and decided "see how well small ball works" but that team finished 3rd or 4th in the SEC in slugging %.

 

[KurtRambis4]

I think, more than anything,

we got there with pitching and defense.

His plan, which worked, was to have OUTSTANDING pitching/d, with just enough offense.

It just so happened that Hunter and Wes caught on fire.