2017-2018 OOTB other UNC sports thread
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His in game coaching reminds me of Fed sometimes...
Except Fox has more talent than Fed has ever dreamed of having at UNC.
I didn't like taking O'Brien out and then when the other freshman came in I didn't like the quick pull on him either. He didn't look bad, just missed his spots a little. It isn't like they were teeing him up or anything.
Then again, I thought Criswell could have pitched longer as well.
Handling of pitching has always been a problem for Fox.... If it’s not a supposed “big gun” or closer he has always had the quick hook
Fox is wound tight and gets unnerved easily. It’s led to weird handling of the pitchers. His players feel it and react to it. He’s probably squandered more talent than any coach over the last 15 years
But when it is a big gun, he runs him into the gotdamn ground and throws him for 130 pitches.
Woahhh don't say that around here. What, you think you have an inside knowledge of Carolina Baseball or something?
It's funny that we still bunt so much because analytics say to NEVER bunt. From all accounts, Fox has dove in to analytics full bore but still likes to put his old school imprint on certain things.
For the record, I don't mind bunting, but it has to be in the right situation.
Yeah, I don't mind it at times. I almost always hate it when behind though. I hate it 99% of the time in college baseball, where pitchers kind of suck anyway.
I would of rather of lost 20-0 tonight then go thru this
Yeah I would never do it in college baseball. Runs are a premium in (especially NL) MLB play. Runs are a dime a dozen in college ball.
I’ve got nothing positive to say at this point. Seen this movie too many times.
I'm with you, man. I've watched a grand total of 6 outs this entire season because I know exactly how it ends. Like... I wish it was different, and I love that we're always a Top 15 program, but I also know exactly how every season will end.
And of course let’s bring in Fox’s favorite HiattBut when it is a big gun, he runs him into the gotdamn ground and throws him for 130 pitches.
Woahhh don't say that around here. What, you think you have an inside knowledge of Carolina Baseball or something?
I feel like it's the Bobby Cox-led 90s Braves all over again, just minus the one title. Everything tightens up and falters in crunch time.
It all kind of goes back to pulling O'Brien early though IMO. Just no reason up 3 to yank a guy who had been rolling pretty well. It all went to hell from there.
For sure and you see this in MLB baseball a lot now too. Managers cannot help themselves and have itchy trigger fingers with bullpen pitchers.
If you're up 3, that's a fairly big lead. If your reliever has been cruising, you gotta have faith he can work out of a jam. Bringing in a reliever with inherited runners is always a risky proposition, especially when you're talking about college kids. Like, this isn't The Show. You can't expect a college kid to come in with inherited runners and shut down one of the best 3 teams in the country.
And it wasn’t like we were bringing in a reliever who had an era of <1.25 who had been dominant since February.... Nothing against Joey
I mean, what do you do? FSU and us are in the same situation. Two legendary coaches who have never won the big one..... both programs probably need to move on relatively soon, but how do you justify that when the coach has had so much dang success (yet can't win the big one).
It's tough. This is why ADs get paid half a mil.
It's tough. This is why ADs get paid half a mil.
True. I did see that recently.
Yes I am. But not because of this.
Oregon is Way more talented than us. They have 4 plus first round players, we have none. We were lucky as hell to get to Omaha.
Yes you are. You're a ****ing idiot. I hate you and everything you stand for. Go **** yourself and go to hell. Also, **** the state of Oregon.
