Cole Gordon has Girodos!

[CochiseCowbell]

Nm

 

[She Mate Me]

Bless him for deciding he wanted to play another year of college ball. Vets like him are so key on young talented teams.

 

[MSUDC11]

The Girodo comparison is actually a really good one for Cole. Neither guy was very dependable for the early parts of their careers, but then something clicked and they became really good all of the sudden.

It seems like it all started clicking for Cole in that Sunday night game against Oklahoma last year (the game where the news broke that Schlossnagle wasn’t coming as we were still playing that night). We were playing our second game of the day and a loss would’ve ended our season. Cole struck out 10 in six innings of relief and hasn’t given up a run since that night.

 

[PineGroveBully]

Cole gonna be my boy for the next 4 mos or so.

 

[anon1787432961]

Missed the game. Can someone summarize how it went?

 

[dickiedawg]

We scored two, they scored two, they scored 2 more, we scored 2, then we scored in the bottom 8 and closed it out. I think all but our first two were 6th inning or later.

 

[dickiedawg]

I said the same thing. Cole Girodo.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

AND... clinging to a 1 run lead, where his team had to come back twice, he risks an errant throw, with 2 down, at first, potentially getting the runner to 2nd if not 3rd, BEFORE ever throwing a pitch to the batter.

GIRODOS!

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Myles Gentry caught the magic in the SEC Tourney, I think, but he couldn't hold onto the mojo or recreate the effectiveness the other two had/have.

 

[tenureplan]

I still wonder why we dont still pinch hit him from time to time. Maybe when he cut the mullet he lost his hitting power.

 

[Len2003]

I still wonder why we dont still pinch hit him from time to time. Maybe when he cut the mullet he lost his hitting power.

Kind of like Samson. His power was in his hair.

 

[tenureplan]

Kind of like Samson. His power was in his hair.

That was implied

 

[CochiseCowbell]

As far as a pinch-hitting pitcher JT Ginn is the going to be the best we've had since Luis P.

 

[GTAT]

The Girodo comparison is actually a really good one for Cole. Neither guy was very dependable for the early parts of their careers, but then something clicked and they became really good all of the sudden.

It seems like it all started clicking for Cole in that Sunday night game against Oklahoma last year (the game where the news broke that Schlossnagle wasn’t coming as we were still playing that night). We were playing our second game of the day and a loss would’ve ended our season. Cole struck out 10 in six innings of relief and hasn’t given up a run since that night.

He pitched very well down the stretch in 2017 too

Nothing like now though

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

He strutted his stuff last year,

toward the end of the season....when it really counted.

 

[Len2003]

That was implied

Yeah, but I wanted to state it directly.

 

[Philly Dawg]

Girado started with a mid to high eighties fast ball and a overhead curve. Butch changed his delivery to a 3/4 arm slot and he threw a fast ball and slider and college lefties simply could not hit it.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

It’s his facial hair this year. He’s going for the Van Dyke. Looks like Sam Worthington out there

 

[Bulldogg31]

If I remember right, wasn’t Cole the guy who raised his hand in the meeting a few years ago when the coaches had to ask, “OK, did any of you guys do any pitching in high school?”

We had like 6 guys out with Tommy John, and another couple out with sore shoulders, or bad eyesight, or salsa balls or something or other, and the coaches were just looking for somebody who could throw. I think that was the year Mangum threw a bunch of innings as well.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

If I remember right, wasn’t Cole the guy who raised his hand in the meeting a few years ago when the coaches had to ask, “OK, did any of you guys do any pitching in high school?”

We had like 6 guys out with Tommy John, and another couple out with sore shoulders, or bad eyesight, or salsa balls or something or other, and the coaches were just looking for somebody who could throw. I think that was the year Mangum threw a bunch of innings as well.

Yes that was 2017. Mangum started some games if I recall correctly

 

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

"It seems like it all started clicking for Cole in that Sunday night game against Oklahoma last year"


I think it started before that.....seems like he pitched well last year against Arkansas and I believe he started or shut the door against Florida too to get us in the Regionals.

 

[Shamoan]

Best thing to ever happen to CG was us making our run last year, making baseball fun again for him, and him finding his mojo. Us not making that run and he probably transfers to south Alabama or somewhere. It's amazing what a little confidence can do.

 

[Hankp22]

Cole

Cole looks like he has put in a lot of off-season work. He looks very athletic on mound. I also think the aggressive mentality Foxhall has brought with him is benefiting Cole (and most others).

Cole showed signs along the way. He was very impressive against Florida in Hoover as a starter. He has always had a good K/IP number. He struggled at times being in the zone. If he stays ahead, he is going to be tough.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

A frisbee slider

 

[Misfit]

In 2017, he struck out 23 times in 57 official at bats. (Did he bat at all last year? Quick search didn't turn up any 2018 hitting numbers) Ok, so 3 of his 9 hits en route to his .158 batting average were home runs, but we have far better hitters than Cole to use in pinch hit situations.

 

[MSUDC11]

"It seems like it all started clicking for Cole in that Sunday night game against Oklahoma last year"


I think it started before that.....seems like he pitched well last year against Arkansas and I believe he started or shut the door against Florida too to get us in the Regionals.

He did have a few nice moments for us in the regular season but still entered last postseason with a career ERA over 5.00. He was also one of the main guys on the mound in the now forgotten Game 1 meltdown against Oklahoma where we ended up losing 20-10. He’s been incredibly reliable ever since that second game against OU.