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Mar 22, 2022 17:04:03 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2022 17:04:03 GMT -6
We've been trying to make it to a game. The game against UAB got rescheduled and then rained out. So we figured we'd go see UAB and Bama tonight. Rescheduled of course.
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Mar 22, 2022 19:04:48 GMT -6
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Post by Cleburneslim on Mar 22, 2022 19:04:48 GMT -6
Case has always played for the regular season. Early in the season he appears to not concealment himself with win or lose but rather what lessons are learned from those games. Call them practices.
My biggest gripe is that he seems to leave pitchers in too long after they begin a downward slide. But I also know there are rules about pitching that I’m not too familiar with so it may be necessary
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Mar 27, 2022 15:37:43 GMT -6
Post by gamecockfan74 on Mar 27, 2022 15:37:43 GMT -6
Gamecocks completed a sweep of UNA today. 6-0 in ASUN Conference games. 7-1 in their last 8.
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Post by brother on Mar 29, 2022 20:15:01 GMT -6
5-2 win tonight against Auburn. 12-11 now on the season.
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Mar 30, 2022 4:57:36 GMT -6
Post by King_Gamecock on Mar 30, 2022 4:57:36 GMT -6
Part of what makes it so frustrating.
How can a team that beat Auburn on the plains, be swept at home by USA? Lose to Troy at home by 8 runs? Get swept at home by UK (who lost at home to EKU)?
12 wins now and we are above .500... but we have 11 losses already. We have a 3 game series with EKU this weekend. That is big...
We always seem to drop a bunch of games we shouldn't or fizzle out. Is it wrong to want us to be dominant and .700 or better?
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Post by oldkappasig on Mar 30, 2022 5:55:27 GMT -6
Easy to explain. Prior to conference schedule Case limits the amount of pitches thrown by pitchers regardless of situation or even balls & strikes on the batter. It's to save their arms for the long season. Just like basketball. All is focused on making the National Playoff Tournament. I think many times we get blinded by emphasis on football where going almost undefeated is important because so much is dependent on polls.
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Post by brother on Mar 30, 2022 5:58:18 GMT -6
Part of what makes it so frustrating. How can a team that beat Auburn on the plains, be swept at home by USA? Lose to Troy at home by 8 runs? Get swept at home by UK (who lost at home to EKU)? 12 wins now and we are above .500... but we have 11 losses already. We have a 3 game series with EKU this weekend. That is big... We always seem to drop a bunch of games we shouldn't or fizzle out. Is it wrong to want us to be dominant and .700 or better? Surprised you didn’t mention Mercer also. But all of the teams we have lost to are damn good baseball teams. Sometimes it takes some time for a team to come together. Mercer by the way is 21-5 with wins over Ga Tech, FSU, and a sweep of EKU. Our guys are playing better at this point in the season, so let’s see how it goes. Similar to basketball as it is really all about getting hot at tournament time.
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Mar 30, 2022 7:13:21 GMT -6
Post by King_Gamecock on Mar 30, 2022 7:13:21 GMT -6
Part of what makes it so frustrating. How can a team that beat Auburn on the plains, be swept at home by USA? Lose to Troy at home by 8 runs? Get swept at home by UK (who lost at home to EKU)? 12 wins now and we are above .500... but we have 11 losses already. We have a 3 game series with EKU this weekend. That is big... We always seem to drop a bunch of games we shouldn't or fizzle out. Is it wrong to want us to be dominant and .700 or better? Surprised you didn’t mention Mercer also. But all of the teams we have lost to are damn good baseball teams. Sometimes it takes some time for a team to come together. Mercer by the way is 21-5 with wins over Ga Tech, FSU, and a sweep of EKU. Our guys are playing better at this point in the season, so let’s see how it goes. Similar to basketball as it is really all about getting hot at tournament time. How's that been working out? We must be in the regional every year. I didn't mention Mercer because they are good. Troy is meh. UK is also meh. What's it make us when we lose to all of the good non-conference teams and then look like world beaters in conference? Remember OVC Football? What is different about baseball. We could beat all of the bad teams in Football too.
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Post by onefansopinion on Mar 30, 2022 7:47:29 GMT -6
Here are some terrible numbers for those “fans” who live to complain, and can only find “true joy” when our teams struggle.
The JSU Baseball team is: On a 4 game winning streak. 11-5 over the last 16 games. 6-0 in Conference play and lead the Western Division. Just defeated Auburn 5-2, handing them their first mid-week loss in 6 games this season.
Go Gamecocks!!!
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Mar 30, 2022 8:06:52 GMT -6
Post by gamecockfan74 on Mar 30, 2022 8:06:52 GMT -6
Totally agree OneFan. Some folks ain't happy unless they are unhappy & complaining about something. We sure do have a collection of them.
Go Gamecocks!
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Mar 30, 2022 16:44:25 GMT -6
Post by brother on Mar 30, 2022 16:44:25 GMT -6
Surprised you didn’t mention Mercer also. But all of the teams we have lost to are damn good baseball teams. Sometimes it takes some time for a team to come together. Mercer by the way is 21-5 with wins over Ga Tech, FSU, and a sweep of EKU. Our guys are playing better at this point in the season, so let’s see how it goes. Similar to basketball as it is really all about getting hot at tournament time. How's that been working out? We must be in the regional every year. I didn't mention Mercer because they are good. Troy is meh. UK is also meh. What's it make us when we lose to all of the good non-conference teams and then look like world beaters in conference? Remember OVC Football? What is different about baseball. We could beat all of the bad teams in Football too. I understand the comparison to football because the results are similar. However, Jim Case is still a much better coach than Grass or Crowe. All of us could coach from the stands and see horrible decisions made by Grass and Crowe. Case’s teams are generally very fundamentally sound and don’t make a lot of mistakes. Case also does a good job in overall game strategy compared to the other two. Then there is discipline. Case’s teams do a good job in the classroom (that’s supposed to matter), and are always a fine representation of the university. Right now, I would say my biggest complaint with Case is our inability to get better players. He is still out there finding under developed solid players, but the more talented players are still staying away. If he could get a couple more solid pitchers and some legit power hitter at the plate, we would be a lot better.
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Mar 30, 2022 17:07:36 GMT -6
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Post by King_Gamecock on Mar 30, 2022 17:07:36 GMT -6
How's that been working out? We must be in the regional every year. I didn't mention Mercer because they are good. Troy is meh. UK is also meh. What's it make us when we lose to all of the good non-conference teams and then look like world beaters in conference? Remember OVC Football? What is different about baseball. We could beat all of the bad teams in Football too. I understand the comparison to football because the results are similar. However, Jim Case is still a much better coach than Grass or Crowe. All of us could coach from the stands and see horrible decisions made by Grass and Crowe. Case’s teams are generally very fundamentally sound and don’t make a lot of mistakes. Case also does a good job in overall game strategy compared to the other two. Then there is discipline. Case’s teams do a good job in the classroom (that’s supposed to matter), and are always a fine representation of the university. Right now, I would say my biggest complaint with Case is our inability to get better players. He is still out there finding under developed solid players, but the more talented players are still staying away. If he could get a couple more solid pitchers and some legit power hitter at the plate, we would be a lot better. The recruiting excuse was always that recruiting was hard because we had a high school field.
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Mar 30, 2022 17:18:46 GMT -6
Post by brother on Mar 30, 2022 17:18:46 GMT -6
I understand the comparison to football because the results are similar. However, Jim Case is still a much better coach than Grass or Crowe. All of us could coach from the stands and see horrible decisions made by Grass and Crowe. Case’s teams are generally very fundamentally sound and don’t make a lot of mistakes. Case also does a good job in overall game strategy compared to the other two. Then there is discipline. Case’s teams do a good job in the classroom (that’s supposed to matter), and are always a fine representation of the university. Right now, I would say my biggest complaint with Case is our inability to get better players. He is still out there finding under developed solid players, but the more talented players are still staying away. If he could get a couple more solid pitchers and some legit power hitter at the plate, we would be a lot better. The recruiting excuse was always that recruiting was hard because we had a high school field. I agree. The problem now is that practically everyone has a nice stadium. We definitely had to improve the stadium to stay competitive, but that’s all it did. It didn’t give us an advantage. Baseball is a tough game to get the best players. The best players go pro, the 2nd best go to SEC or similar. We need to get some out of that group. The good news is that it’s not like football. You only need a few of those types of players to make a difference.
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Apr 1, 2022 11:59:27 GMT -6
Post by Whup Em All on Apr 1, 2022 11:59:27 GMT -6
The recruiting excuse was always that recruiting was hard because we had a high school field. I agree. The problem now is that practically everyone has a nice stadium. We definitely had to improve the stadium to stay competitive, but that’s all it did. It didn’t give us an advantage. Baseball is a tough game to get the best players. The best players go pro, the 2nd best go to SEC or similar. We need to get some out of that group. The good news is that it’s not like football. You only need a few of those types of players to make a difference. The bolded text above is our biggest issue. Case has managed to sign some extremely talented players... but then they get drafted and don't wind up playing for the Gamecocks. This happens to everyone (including the SEC) but for some reason, Case hasn't been able to land -- and enroll -- as many talented players as our peers. Does his recruiting budget need to be increased? Does he need a (new?) recruiting coordinator? What are schools like troy state (#43 RPI), USA (#45), Ga Southern (#20), Ga State (#96), MTSU (#65), and even Mercer (#26) doing that JSU (#106) is not? We can't blame facilities anymore.
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Apr 1, 2022 17:10:24 GMT -6
Post by brother on Apr 1, 2022 17:10:24 GMT -6
A quick look at the website shows that we have 2 paid assistants and a volunteer assistant. No mention of any recruiting coordinators. Looking at some SEC staffs, they tend to have the same number of assistants but have more people for support staff. Trainers, Directors of Operations, etc. I don’t know who spearheads recruiting for us. One of our assistants has been a recruiting coordinator for a couple of junior colleges (they have recruiting coordinators??), so maybe he leads the effort.
Case does not strike me as a dynamic recruiter. I think he would be good for helping to close the deal and impress the parents, but he is like watching paint dry. I don’t blame him. I would hate to run around like a idiot sucking up to teenagers on social media, but someone has to do that.
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