Baseball roster is out

[KurtRambis4]

Jesus.

What world is this?! You said EM was causing trouble, Einstein. I asked what you were referencing. You've made about 10 responses in this thread, but haven't once answered the question I posed (what're you referencing). This isn't complicated. aGAIN, what trouble are you referring to (not who, genius)?

 

[Hoover Dawg]

There were rumors from the end of the season all the way up through Christmas about Marrero. Grades, transferring, cancer-causing, etc. To any reasonable person, the truth is likely in the middle. He is still on the roster, so it seems half of the rumors were maybe true and he worked it all out.

?!?!?! gneius jeSUS 111?!

 

[Todd4State]

Todd4State:

You've always given solid insight on baseball. Every season has a breakout/wild card player that surprises everyone. I doubt we have another breakout as big as Magnum was last season (those don't come along often), but do you see any potential breakout players on the mound and at the plate?

Thanks for the posts in the thread.

Thanks for the kind words. I would say Pilkington and Cole Gordon. But I hope it's Bragg.

If I had to pick a surprise player maybe Tanner Poole and Riley Self.

 

[KurtRambis4]

see, that wasn't so hard, Einstein*

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[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Thanks for the kind words. I would say Pilkington and Cole Gordon. But I hope it's Bragg.

If I had to pick a surprise player maybe Tanner Poole and Riley Self.

Thanks! It would be great to have even one breakout close to the level Magnum was last season. I'm expecting a rough start until the coaches and players figure out their roles on the team.

I'm hoping to make a couple of trips over to watch this season. Finally getting around better enough to travel and would love to see the old place before it is gone. The entire reason I fell in love with MSU so deeply was going to the baseball games all the way back to Thunder and Lighting, and listening to their games on the radio all the way back in the 70's. Being there for record crowds and regionals. It's my favorite part of MSU.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

What's hard is figuring out how you didn't pick up on that two days ago.

Or is it?

 

[bulldogcountry1]

Not Todd, but Skelton had the best fall at the plate out of all the newcomers. He's primarily a catcher, though. I expect Lovelady to start. He had a great fall.

I think Blaylock, MacNamee, and Poole are some new names that will see a lot of PT. I have Poole as an OF starter because of his speed and defensive skills.

Bragg is a guy who I have my fingers crossed on. He has the measurables, but has never really put up big offensive numbers. He had a lot of ground to make up after the fall.


As for the pitching, I didn't keep up with those stats. Self is the guy who I heard about the most.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Pick up on what? You never said anything, specifically.

That was the whole point in asking. Now I think you're just trolling....

 

[ronpolk]

There were rumors from the end of the season all the way up through Christmas about Marrero. Grades, transferring, cancer-causing, etc. To any reasonable person, the truth is likely in the middle. He is still on the roster, so it seems half of the rumors were maybe true and he worked it all out.

?!?!?! gneius jeSUS 111?!

Are Hoover and will James the same person?

 

[Todd4State]

I'm hoping that the pitchers were told to hold back a bit at first to protect against injury. It is January, after all. Perhaps that could explain the offense being so far ahead of the pitching. I doubt we just got that bad that quickly.

It could be. But I got to thinking about your comment about hitters being ahead of pitchers normally and it kind of makes sense to me. It's a lot easier to hit when you are relaxed but at the same time I think it might be more difficult to pitch when there isn't anything on the line too because the same intensity isn't going to be there like it would be during a game. Plus, pitchers don't really get a lot of chances to experiment around with some things and this is really the only time that they can do that since college doesn't allow exhibition games. And of course some of those experiments aren't going to go well sometimes and the ball might end up on someone's trailer or grill.

That's why it's hard to predict who is or isn't going to bust out because we never really are going to know until they face live competition. And for us there we're usually still trying to figure some things out four weeks into the season a lot of years.

 

[Todd4State]

Thanks! It would be great to have even one breakout close to the level Magnum was last season. I'm expecting a rough start until the coaches and players figure out their roles on the team.

I'm hoping to make a couple of trips over to watch this season. Finally getting around better enough to travel and would love to see the old place before it is gone. The entire reason I fell in love with MSU so deeply was going to the baseball games all the way back to Thunder and Lighting, and listening to their games on the radio all the way back in the 70's. Being there for record crowds and regionals. It's my favorite part of MSU.

I'm the same way too except replace 70's with 80's. My Dad used to take me to the games in Jackson at Smith-Wills when we play someone there. That and I remember being a kid and MSU was playing on TV and my Mom called me into the den and said "You should watch MSU play baseball. They're pretty good."

I'll miss the stadium as it is, but I have a LOT of mostly good memories there and I'm very excited to see the new stadium. As good as our memories will always be, for us to be where we all want and expect to be, we have to keep moving forward in all facets of the program.

 

[KurtRambis4]

No, it's goat. Goat's an idiot.

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