Baseball thoughts

[randystewart]

It blows my mind that we keep trotting out the same lineup expecting a different result. A couple of things that have been bothering me:

1) Why is Cole Gordon not DHing? Hell, even play him at first just to have any kind of power in the lineup. He may hit .200 but sadly, that would be better than a good portion of our lineup right now.
2) surely we have someone that can catch but also have a slight chance of hitting a baseball?
3) At this point our best chance of winning a game each weekend is pitching Pilkington on Sunday. It is asinine to waste him on Friday nights when our team has a 0% chance of giving run support against the other team's ace. Small at least gives us a chance on Saturday so we may even have some series in play with this strategy.
4) We have 13 players with plate appearances in SEC play. 11 of those are hitting below .250 and 7 are hitting below .200........ Surely there is someone riding the pine that gives us a better chance? I just can't fathom that this is the best we have.

Edit to add conference stat LINK

 

[5049]

Gilbert should play over Skelton, and McNamee over Vansau. But other than that, yeah, you're looking at the best we got. Unless you move Stovall to catcher I guess, which could put Allen at 2B and open up a DH spot.

Foscue needs to play everyday too.

I don't know about Gordon, he's never been too good.

We'll get better as the year goes on but unfortunately the SEC is insanely strong this year, so maybe it sets up well for us to have a rebuilding year this year, and improve next year when the rest of the SEC will lose a ton to the draft. Freshmen are getting valuable experience

 

[philduckworth]

I can’t agree with you on Gordon. Also, Gilbert is up to .250 and had a nice double last night so look for Henderson to give him the day off today. Foscue was our most promising hitter for about a 7 game stretch, went into a slump and we forgot about him until his inexplicable PH appearance last night.

I do agree with shaking up the order a bit:

1. Mangum, CF
2. Macnamee, RF
3. Allen, LF
4. Stovall, 2B
5. Hatcher, 1B
6. Westburg, DH
7. LA, SS
8. Gilbert, C
9. Foscue, 3B

To me, this would be our best possible lineup but we haven’t seen it this year.

 

[tcdog70]

I can’t agree with you on Gordon. Also, Gilbert is up to .250 and had a nice double last night so look for Henderson to give him the day off today. Foscue was our most promising hitter for about a 7 game stretch, went into a slump and we forgot about him until his inexplicable PH appearance last night.

I do agree with shaking up the order a bit:

1. Mangum, CF
2. Macnamee, RF
3. Allen, LF
4. Stovall, 2B
5. Hatcher, 1B
6. Westburg, DH
7. LA, SS
8. Gilbert, C
9. Foscue, 3B

To me, this would be our best possible lineup but we haven’t seen it this year.

man Mac isn't a 2 hole hitter.just swap him and Stovall and I agree. Other than trying Anderson

 

[philduckworth]

man Mac isn't a 2 hole hitter.just swap him and Stovall and I agree. Other than trying Anderson

Mac gets on base and I don’t like Mangum and Stovall back to back. Mac is no more a 4 than a 2. And Stovall basically becomes the 2nd leadoff hitter in the 4 spot.

 

[MaroonCrusader]

I was at the game last night and sat pretty close to the plate. I was just very confused as to why our entire lineup is so small.

 

[msstate7]

Mac gets on base and I don’t like Mangum and Stovall back to back. Mac is no more a 4 than a 2. And Stovall basically becomes the 2nd leadoff hitter in the 4 spot.

Macnamee and mangum are the only ones on team with obp over .400. No problem with Mac in 2-hole

 

[patdog]

With this team, that might be the only chance to score. Get 1 or 2 of them on base and hope for a miracle.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

I was at the game last night and sat pretty close to the plate. I was just very confused as to why our entire lineup is so small.

Well, had players not transferred out we were supposed to be 6’, 5’10”, 6’3”, 6’4”, 5’7”, 5’6, 5’4”, 5’ 1”and 4’8”.

So when you average it out this team is actually tall.***

 

[goodknight]

Wait did you say baseball. I didn’t think we had a baseball team this year!