Thoughts on the opening game

[Curby]

Pilk's approach with 2 strikes was not good.

Mangum would have caught that ball at the wall in RF that Rooker didn't get to.

If Cohen was still the skipper, Stovall would run until he suffers for running through the sign by the 3rd base coach. I'm not sure how Cannizzaro will handle it.

Cody Brown deserves to play. Somewhere.

Marrero still cant hit. Gordon is a strikeout machine at this point.

Barton did great when he settled. I like the freshman Self too.

 

[KurtRambis4]

I think

it's unfair to label someone a k machine after one game, even if you say "at this point."

Now, he may very well be Adam Dunn light, but come on. It's one game.

 

[MSUDC11]

I vividly remember people on this board saying Dakota Hudson was a bust after one start last year. So yeah, it's probably too early to judge anyone, good or bad.

One inning got us beat tonight. I thought we were really good on the mound in the other eight innings. If Barton can be another solid long relief option for us, we may actually end up having a fairly deep bullpen compared to most teams. Which will be much needed if the starting pitching ends up being a big question mark all year.

I didn't love our batting order tonight, but obviously we will have many different ones throughout the season. I just don't think Gridley in the three hole and Marrero batting fifth is going to scare anybody at all.

I personally would switch Gridley and Alexander in the lineup. It remains to be seen if Alexander can consistently hit for average, but he's an athletic guy that can hit for power. Probably the most talented hitter in our infield. After tonight, I would give him the opportunity until he proves he can't be consistent with it.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Cohen and Goat Mingione were the kings of sending runners home when they were out by a mile.

Wouldn't be baseball season without the internet bitches.

 

[Hankp22]

My thoughts

1. I don't like the thought of Lovelady and Marrero being in the lineup together.
2. I like the idea of having Brown, Magnum and Rooker in the OF. I agree Cody Brown needs to play.
3. I thought Self looked sharp. He has potential.
4. Harrison Bragg looks like a linebacker
5. From an approach and physical standpoint, Dustin Skelton looks just like Gavin Collins. Same approach, routine, stance....and number
6. Luke Alexander could play a big role on this team....he looked good out there tonight.

I'm hesitant to even evaluate anything after one game. It was good to see both guys out of the bullpen come in and throw strikes. I think we have potential but we have to find an identity first. That is going to take a little bit of time.

I thought the crowd was great early and it was good to be back at DNF.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

I was also thinking a Brown, Mangum, Rooker OF would be best. After watching Brown at 1B last weekend, I really hoped he would work his way back into the OF...

I would like to see Rooker 3rd behind Mangum and Alexander. More ABs and keep the All-Americans closer in the lineup. But I understand Rooker at 4.

Agree on Marrero, if he's not catching, he shouldn't be hitting.

 

[pmack65]

OMG, it's one game of 56 and all you so called coaches are already ripping on players. i'll leave the coaching decisions to Canizarro and definitely no one on this thread

 

[Hankp22]

I don't see this as ripping

OMG, it's one game of 56 and all you so called coaches are already ripping on players. i'll leave the coaching decisions to Canizarro and definitely no one on this thread

There is a difference in "ripping" and having a discussion about a baseball game. I think everyone in this thread realizes this is a transition year of sorts. And baseball certainly cannot be evaluated on a 4 at bat sample size.

Our baseball team is young and they will have to find their footing along the way. We were a few plays away from winning that ballgame. I'm excited about a number of things I saw out there tonight.

 

[engie]

You will have much better luck figuring out what people "can do" in an early game, compared to what they "can't do".

All I really took from yesterday -- is that we are a couple of arms deeper in the pen than we were guaranteed to be. And that Texas Tech is a good team and program.

 

[msstate7]

I was also thinking a Brown, Mangum, Rooker OF would be best. After watching Brown at 1B last weekend, I really hoped he would work his way back into the OF...

I would like to see Rooker 3rd behind Mangum and Alexander. More ABs and keep the All-Americans closer in the lineup. But I understand Rooker at 4.

Agree on Marrero, if he's not catching, he shouldn't be hitting.

I want rooker at dh. He's awful in the OF

 

[coach66]

Texas Tech clearly better than us and frankly one of the top teams in the

Country. We just need to keep getting better.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

My thoughts are it was the first game with a first time coach and you can not form an opinion off of 9 innings. Well, you can form an opinion, but you'd be like Rugby and you'd be a jackass.

 

[KurtRambis4]

This isn't a knock

on TT, but I'm not certain that they were "clearly" better than us. They had one good inning, really. Also, we had a few innings that if we'd come up with a big hit or two, it's a tie game after 9.