New optimism from me. Anybody around to get excited about baseball season again?
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I am ready! I am cautious tho. Gonna see if the guys on hand were really good when they were recruited and they get coached up, or if we go the other way. CMG was known as a solid recruiter if memory serves correct. Dax was legit also, Phillips was the breakdown of that staff, unfortunately.New optimism from me. Anybody around to get excited about baseball season again?
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I agree. I don't expect us to all of a sudden starting hitting .300+ as a team. I'm not expecting a miracle, but I do think we'll see a better approach at the plate, leading to a better K:BB ratio and OBP.I am ready! I am cautious tho. Gonna see if the guys on hand were really good when they were recruited and they get coached up, or if we go the other way. CMG was known as a solid recruiter if memory serves correct. Dax was legit also, Phillips was the breakdown of that staff, unfortunately.
CGG is getting a ton of commits for next year and beyond, just makes me wonder. Basball recruiting is harder than others imo. To me level of competition says more than anything. If you hit .450 (yea, high but this is high school we are talking about...) against low 80's w no real change of pace, that is ok, but .375 against 90 with other change of pace pictches is a completly different story, that is a collge hitter. Then again, a pitcher that throws 90+ or has command of multiple pitches but may only throw 83-85 is easier to identify.
In talking to a current player on a regular basis, the feeling I get is the energy and mood is much better.... Hoping it will be like when Wells came in back in 95, went from a mess to a regional in 1 season. Al that said, not sure CGG is the long term answer....Is anyone on this forum able to provide insight as to how CGG ran the fall workouts, practices, etc. versus CMG? That could provide some idea of how the team's personality will be versus last year.
Very early for a statement like that, curious what that viewpoint is based upon.In talking to a current player on a regular basis, the feeling I get is the energy and mood is much better.... Hoping it will be like when Wells came in back in 95, went from a mess to a regional in 1 season. Al that said, not sure CGG is the long term answer....
Just a feeling I get.... Some coaches will never be a long term answer. Think Buck Showalter before he got to Baltimore. Built the Yankees 1992-1995 they hire Torre and become a dynasty. Built the D-backs 1998-2000, leaves and they win the WS a year later. Took TX from a 71-89 win team in 2 seasons. In each case he wore out his welcome for various reasons.Very early for a statement like that, curious what that viewpoint is based upon.