Start Rose Over Boaz Tomorrow?

wsdog

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Some criticized spending Glauber innings today. That discounts the advantage gained in winning the winners bracket. ECU spent 14 innings of pitching on Friday and more today. VCU and ECU will spend a full 9 innings more of pitching before we even face them tomorrow evening. They are the 3 and 4 seeds facing us after having played 3+ games since Friday. If, in May, we simply think another pitcher is a better starter than Boaz, then OK. But otherwise, why are we questioning starting our season-long Sunday starter against a 3 or 4 seed that has already played 3+ games in 3 days and has to beat us twice?
 

premn

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Some criticized spending Glauber innings today. That discounts the advantage gained in winning the winners bracket. ECU spent 14 innings of pitching on Friday and more today. VCU and ECU will spend a full 9 innings more of pitching before we even face them tomorrow evening. They are the 3 and 4 seeds facing us after having played 3+ games since Friday. If, in May, we simply think another pitcher is a better starter than Boaz, then OK. But otherwise, why are we questioning starting our season-long Sunday starter against a 3 or 4 seed that has already played 3+ games in 3 days and has to beat us twice?
Like the people afraid of the VCU crowd being rowdy before the first game. This is a very fearful fanbase.
 

Southern01

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"why are we questioning starting our season-long Sunday"
You didn't realize that some of these folks think they are auditioning for the head coaching job via message board posts?
 
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TarHeelDad

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No you stick with what got you here. Our bullpen is fresh and Forbes and Gaines obviously know their roster and how best to utilize it. The results speak for themselves.
 
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Look if you have ever coached sometimes you have no answer to the question? Boaz has struggled worse out of the pen and Rose is effective out of the pen but struggled as a starter . So as bad as it looks you keep doing what you're doing. Another idea would be to have a staff day with this game and if you get someone who comes in as it dealing ride with them as long as you can? The last thing we want to do is go to a game 7 tomorrow but we also don't want to use up McDuffy when trailing . That's going be a touch call who to use if we get behind a few runs but hopefully that doesn't happen.
 

Mrtarheel1

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Even though I think Rose has had a better season than Boaz, I understand why they would start Boaz today. Boaz has been be game three starter all season and certainly has more experience.
 
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tarheelcoach

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Please provide the source for that alleged quote from Scott. That does not sound like something he would say.
Watch this PC when he talks about his starters and says he thinks he has 3 ACES and then says Boaz stats aren’t good

 

HeelGod

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Boaz just needs to be pulled appropriately

That's a coaching error

When it starts to fall apart pull immediately so you don't get down more than is surmountable

it's pretty obvious with him
 
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UNC76

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Watch this PC when he talks about his starters and says he thinks he has 3 ACES and then says Boaz stats aren’t good


Context matters. He actually said "Folger's numbers aren't GREAT (in comparison with DeCaro and Lynch), but I think he is a weekend starter in our league. I think he can beat anybody".
 
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unctarheel1984

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We do not have to - but Coach Forbes absolutely must - consider the uncomfortable “what if” there is a Monday game. If we pitch Rose today and burn him would that leave Boaz for Monday? Are we good with that? Matty?

For that reason alone I think Coach sticks with Boaz on a short leash and brings in Rose, then Matty, then McDuffie to close.
 

uncbornbred

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i FULLY trust this coaching staff (who knows this pitching group better than ANY of us) to make the right decision, for this game, this match-up, regardles

GO HEELS
Times like these I’m glad Forbes is our coach and not us on this board 😂
100%

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"why are we questioning starting our season-long Sunday"
You didn't realize that some of these folks think they are auditioning for the head coaching job via message board posts?
100%

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uncbornbred

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Context matters. He actually said "Folger's numbers aren't GREAT (in comparison with DeCaro and Lynch), but I think he is a weekend starter in our league. I think he can beat anybody".
100% … context always matters … just saying

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