Agreed and I really don’t think it’s that difficult of a decision. I’d be shocked if it’s not Boaz or Rose starting Wednesday.
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We're going to need a good Boaz at some point to win this thing. Might as well be now and let the horses rest.
Considering the arms we should be facing on Wednesday, I’d take this from Boaz in a heartbeat if he gets the ball.
Start Boaz. He’s had some bad outings but also some really good ones.
Going from Boaz to Rose against either of those lineups scares me. Obviously depends on situation but I wouldn't be surprised if Matty gets a look Wednesday
So if we lose on Wednesday, you aren't starting a rested Decaro in Thursday's elimination game? I can't see Forbes doing that.
Pitching Decaro on Wednesday with 4 days rest puts him in line as the starting picture in Game 3 of the finals. Hard not to like that situation.
Matty has been far worse than Boaz this year and has never started. Why would they start him?
Ideally you get 3-3-3 from Boaz-Rose-Glauber
No we should not need Decaro to start Wednesday on short rest, and being in line to start game 3 of the finals does you no good if you lose the first 2 games.
Not to start, I should've clarified. But if you want a righty in between Boaz and Rose without burning your studs it's probably going to be him. He's also appeared more this tournament than Folger has.
When Ryan got into trouble last night, it was Matty and Globe who ran to the pen. With his veteran experience, I wouldn't be surprised if Forbes and co. wanted to get him a look before the championship series
Makes sense. Ideally we score runs early and can use Matty and Padgett to eat up innings so rose doesn’t have to do too much and can avoid globe entirely.
My projection and what I would likely do:
Wednesday: Globe
Thursday (if needed): Decaro
Globe would still be available out of the pen by Sunday at least. Keep Decaro on pretty normal rest and lined up for game 1 of the championship with a win Wednesday.
Wednesday: Globe
Thursday (if needed): Decaro
Globe would still be available out of the pen by Sunday at least. Keep Decaro on pretty normal rest and lined up for game 1 of the championship with a win Wednesday.
I’d bet a large sum of money that Jason Decaro does not start on Wednesday.
We really might not. Can win a Wednesday game started by Rose, then win the first two like we did in the regional and so far in the CWS. We might need him, but there’s a reasonable path where we might not use him.
Here we go again… Can you qualify what your version of “strongly” means? Strongly like a bunch of us on the board have mentioned it as a possibility then mostly dismissed it? And using the word strongly from any information from Sunday night/ Monday morning seems excessive when we don’t even know our opponent or the situation/ condition the opposing pitching staff will be in for that Wednesday game. Are we meant to believe that Forbes has already made a blind decision before those factors play out??
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It’s a lot easier to take over a game when you aren’t facing one of the best pitchers in the nation. Best chances for our offense to take over a game are Wednesday and/or Thursday more so than in the finals.
I don’t think there’s a single person suggesting we should pass on throwing DeCaro on Thursday if we play a Thursday game for the bracket finals.
The staff is strongly considering DeCaro to start Wednesday. It’s a pretty cut and dried statement. Take it how you will. Not sure why it’s got you so upset?
I would consider starting DeCaro to and i understand why but i would hold him back myself. IF the biggest word in sports Troy wins and the way they hit left handed pitching maybe we go with DeCaro after all . I see both sides of the argument. The downside of starting DeCaro is if we win Wednesday with him will he be available in game 2 ? On three days rest if we lose game one Saturday?
I trust Forbes to line it up the right way so that we get the right guy out there for this one and set us up well for the title series. Just glad I don't have to be the one to do that math
I would start DeCaro Wednesday before I started Glauber and burned him for the first 2 games of the finals.
Ultimately I don't think I would because I don't think you're getting peak DeCaro if you start him twice in a row on 4-days rest, which is something he hasn't really done all year.
Ultimately I don't think I would because I don't think you're getting peak DeCaro if you start him twice in a row on 4-days rest, which is something he hasn't really done all year.
You still want to put players in the best position to succeed. That's what coaching is.
I would consider it. I don't think I would do it. I won't blame them if they decide differently.
Yea I was coming to mention this - apparently Troy hits substantially better against lefties so if its Troy, I'd be hesitant to start Boaz/Rose..
Two words f*** no!! I like Boston but no
The more I think about it the more I want to see folger and Jackson. And for us to wear our all blue unis with white pinstripes.
Not necessarily. Only Ian Korn threw many pitches (79 vs Troy) and that was on Friday. If their game 3 starter goes deep into the game their pen would be pretty fresh.
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I don’t think WVU’s pen is very deep. It’s really just Korn that’s really good.
Really interesting decision to make. My heart would say pitch Rose with Boaz in long relief. My head says you pitch DeCaro. The reasons are: he’s pitching well and, in the aggregate, he would be pitching more innings for us as he could get two more starts rather than just one. Secondly, if he is dominant, and/or we put up a bunch of runs, we may not have to pitch Glauber. If that’s the case, we could go Glauber on Saturday, win-Lynch lose-DeCaro, and pitch the other on Sunday. That would make us really tough to beat.
I’ve debated in my mind the merits of going with DeCaro vs Boaz/Rose as the starter, but in the end I will trust Forbes (as if I had a choice). But I got to thinking about a staff day. Start DeCaro on a 3 inning 50 pitch limit. Come in with Boaz or Rose. Keep McDuffie ready to come in if there is trouble, with a similar limit to DeCaro. Keep Glauber for the close, or if things go south as the Thursday starter. If our bats are getting it done, then you can use Chewy, Matthijs, and/or Padgett some. This keeps everyone available for the weekend, if we can win using the staff pitching day without burning any individual arms up. Just a thought I had while waiting to see who we play. Not a baseball strategist, so I will not be horribly offended when someone tells me this is a stupid idea.
The difference between regional and CWS is the championship series that starts 2-3 days later.
I'm greedy and want the staff ready for the championship series Friday. Decaro pitched Friday, if unc can win Wednesday, Decaro can start Friday on a full weeks rest.
Pitch Boaz or rose Wednesday..... if there's a Thursday game, Pitch Decaro. Hopefully unc takes care of business tomorrow
Edited to say JordanF corrected me...championship starts Saturday
Pitch Boaz or rose Wednesday..... if there's a Thursday game, Pitch Decaro. Hopefully unc takes care of business tomorrow
Edited to say JordanF corrected me...championship starts Saturday
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If you pitch DeKaro tomorrow, he won't be ready to go again until Sunday at the earliest and that only gives him 3 days rest. Not ideal, but then again, the national championship is on the line. I still expect to see a Boaz/Rose start tomorrow. The rest of the arm barn will be rested and ready for duty.
