Pom on Friday

wildthang80 · Tue May 26, 2009 8:16 pm

Looks like Pom is getting the nod. I like the call, don't save him and possibly lose the first game. You can't over look anyone while the bats are cold. Hopefully we pick up the offense this weekend. If you are going to post something negative, start another post. This one is meant to back our boys!!

GO REBS!

Tue May 26, 2009 8:27 pm

I think this guy may have the combination to the Locker Room somewhere in that post.

Go Rebels..

olemissreb10 · Tue May 26, 2009 9:16 pm

I'm not sure that I agree with starting Pom on Friday. As of late he has been the only reliably consistent pitcher and I think he ought to be saved for Missouri. I'm fully confident that Buk or Irwin could take care of business on Friday night....but it's Bianco's decision.

rewalters · Tue May 26, 2009 10:02 pm

I am not sure what a negative post constitutes but I have to agree reb10, if we can't beat an average Monmouth (and I am being generous with average) team with Irwin or Buk then we have bigger problems.

However, I don't have the word coach before or after my name and Bianco does, his call.

But I will say that being in the losers bracket after the Mizzou game is still a bad road, I would feel much better with Pom going in game two.

oxfordrebel · Wed May 27, 2009 9:06 am

All of our guys are capable of beating Mizzou, should it be a match-up with them in the second round, winners or losers bracket. And honestly I don't know who I'd feel the most confident with out there against the Tigers. All three of our pitchers have pitched gems this season and all three have had rough games.

So we stay on course and take our best shot at the winner's bracket in the first round. At least Irwin or Buk will get a chance to watch Mizzou playing WKU on Friday afternoon to get familiar with their hitters.

oxpatchreb · Wed May 27, 2009 10:32 am

oxfordrebel wrote:All of our guys are capable of beating Mizzou, should it be a match-up with them in the second round, winners or losers bracket. And honestly I don't know who I'd feel the most confident with out there against the Tigers. All three of our pitchers have pitched gems this season and all three have had rough games.

So we stay on course and take our best shot at the winner's bracket in the first round. At least Irwin or Buk will get a chance to watch Mizzou playing WKU on Friday afternoon to get familiar with their hitters.

To me, this is the key. We run anyone else out there for the first game and we run the risk of laying an egg due to our inconsistency. Which does a few things. It brings the morale down on the team, adds pressure to the remaining pitchers (who don't do well with it to begin with) and forces MB to coach the remaining games wide open to give us the best chance to win instead of being moderately conservative and being able to save some people for later games and supers.

Redbluedude · Wed May 27, 2009 10:46 am

You MUST win your first game. You have to start your best pitcher, I don't care who you're playing. You don't want to get caught up fighting through the losers bracket. Extra pressure and you have to use extra pitchers if you make it to the final game.

MageeRebel425 · Wed May 27, 2009 11:19 am

Redbluedude wrote:You MUST win your first game. You have to start your best pitcher, I don't care who you're playing. You don't want to get caught up fighting through the losers bracket. Extra pressure and you have to use extra pitchers if you make it to the final game.

Exactly, just look at the SEC Tourney. Irwin is still waiting to pitch... We havent exactly been knocking the cover off of the ball. So, I dont feel like we can just pitch whoever and cakewalk through the game. We are coming off the longest layoff of the season. Hitters might be a little sluggish. Pitch your best pitchers first, get your hitters going and the later it gets into the weekend your bats and home fans should carry you.

GtownRebel · Wed May 27, 2009 11:26 am

Regardless of who starts, we have to start stringing hits together and getting runs across the plate. That is how to win games.

olemissreb10 · Wed May 27, 2009 12:49 pm

Bianco needs to have good judgment about when to take the starter out this weekend as well.

rewalters · Thu May 28, 2009 5:20 am

GtownRebel wrote:Regardless of who starts, we have to start stringing hits together and getting runs across the plate. That is how to win games.

On this we can all agree, if we don't start pushing ducks across the dish it doesn't matter who is pitching.

oxfordrebel · Thu May 28, 2009 6:56 pm

rewalters wrote:
GtownRebel wrote:Regardless of who starts, we have to start stringing hits together and getting runs across the plate. That is how to win games.
On this we can all agree, if we don't start pushing ducks across the dish it doesn't matter who is pitching.

Absolutely! CWS-caliber teams get the timely hits. Our RISP BA has to be solid if we expect to make a good run.

But still, just like in football, I think defense is the key and I believe it all starts and ends on the mound. Yes, we have to have runs no doubt, but in the end the pitchers have to hold them to 4 or fewer runs. I've heard Bianco say on multiple occasions that he's told the team that if they can score 5 runs in a game then they have a good chance to win it. And I believe that's true. But it works the same way for the opponent. Hold them to 4 or fewer runs and we have a good chance to win it.

I'll just say it out-right. I'm convinced that this team (like several other Rebel teams in the past few years) has the tools to win the CWS and be national champs. They just have to use those tools the way we all KNOW they can.

MageeRebel425 · Thu May 28, 2009 11:59 pm

oxfordrebel wrote:
rewalters wrote:
GtownRebel wrote:Regardless of who starts, we have to start stringing hits together and getting runs across the plate. That is how to win games.
On this we can all agree, if we don't start pushing ducks across the dish it doesn't matter who is pitching.
Absolutely! CWS-caliber teams get the timely hits. Our RISP BA has to be solid if we expect to make a good run.

But still, just like in football, I think defense is the key and I believe it all starts and ends on the mound. Yes, we have to have runs no doubt, but in the end the pitchers have to hold them to 4 or fewer runs. I've heard Bianco say on multiple occasions that he's told the team that if they can score 5 runs in a game then they have a good chance to win it. And I believe that's true. But it works the same way for the opponent. Hold them to 4 or fewer runs and we have a good chance to win it.

I'll just say it out-right. I'm convinced that this team (like several other Rebel teams in the past few years) has the tools to win the CWS and be national champs. They just have to use those tools the way we all KNOW they can.

Lets dont get ahead of ourselves. Winning the CWS would be incredible, but I would just be thrilled to make it. I think we could compete in Omaha, but I am just not sure we have enough big bats or great pitching to win the national championship. We have two "good" starters but with bittle (at least for the time being) out, I'm just not sure we have enough quality pitching. We have gotten a lot of timely hits this year, but we dont have 9 guys who can just outright smash. I guess what I am saying is we are good at alot of things but not great at anything... I hope I am wrong but that is how I see it...

oxfordrebel · Fri May 29, 2009 4:11 pm

MageeRebel425 wrote:
oxfordrebel wrote:
rewalters wrote: On this we can all agree, if we don't start pushing ducks across the dish it doesn't matter who is pitching.
Absolutely! CWS-caliber teams get the timely hits. Our RISP BA has to be solid if we expect to make a good run.

But still, just like in football, I think defense is the key and I believe it all starts and ends on the mound. Yes, we have to have runs no doubt, but in the end the pitchers have to hold them to 4 or fewer runs. I've heard Bianco say on multiple occasions that he's told the team that if they can score 5 runs in a game then they have a good chance to win it. And I believe that's true. But it works the same way for the opponent. Hold them to 4 or fewer runs and we have a good chance to win it.

I'll just say it out-right. I'm convinced that this team (like several other Rebel teams in the past few years) has the tools to win the CWS and be national champs. They just have to use those tools the way we all KNOW they can.
Lets dont get ahead of ourselves. Winning the CWS would be incredible, but I would just be thrilled to make it. I think we could compete in Omaha, but I am just not sure we have enough big bats or great pitching to win the national championship. We have two "good" starters but with bittle (at least for the time being) out, I'm just not sure we have enough quality pitching. We have gotten a lot of timely hits this year, but we dont have 9 guys who can just outright smash. I guess what I am saying is we are good at alot of things but not great at anything... I hope I am wrong but that is how I see it...

Actually I'm looking at the rest of the field of 64. There are a lot of good teams (like what you described) and only a few great teams in it. And we've competed well with two of the great ones this year (LSU and UF).

I'm not getting ahead of anything. I said we have the tools, but it's up to this team to realize the potential. Didn't say they would, just said it's there. You don't have to be great to win it all in a tournament. You just have to be good and have some luck. And you don't have to be the best team in the field to win it by any means. That's one of the negatives against a tournament format, but it's one of the things that makes it more fair.

But I completely agree with you. I want to get to Omaha this season first and THEN start to really look to win it once we get there.