Borowolf10 said:
I refuse to believe Creed Watkins can't give us more than what we are getting from some of these pitchers.
Borowolf10 said:
I refuse to believe Creed Watkins can't give us more than what we are getting from some of these pitchers.
dmelvin said:
Umpire behind plate is an ECU graduate. I taught and coached him .
I can take a competitive loss there, without even batting an eye. But giving up 13 runs in 8 innings is pretty yuck. Hope to get them back here in a few weeks.CLTWolf said:
Welp, I guess it's time to go see what kind of bbq I can find here in Dallas.
For all you sky is falling types just hold it together through the weekend. ECU and Wake Forest are legit good, good luck beating them dudes at their strange home fields. It's going to be ok, I promise.
WolfQuacker said:I can take a competitive loss there, without even batting an eye. But giving up 13 runs in 8 innings is pretty yuck. Hope to get them back here in a few weeks.CLTWolf said:
Welp, I guess it's time to go see what kind of bbq I can find here in Dallas.
For all you sky is falling types just hold it together through the weekend. ECU and Wake Forest are legit good, good luck beating them dudes at their strange home fields. It's going to be ok, I promise.
wuf12345 said:
Why don't you guys just give the score
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CLT- I think Payton is a RFer. I would like to hear your thoughts on that. He runs well and has a better than average arm. Good enough for the big arm position in baseball, the RFer. His attempt last night on the popup in the left field corner that was foul was very good. In fact, I thought he may have caught it if Trice hadn't come in late and bothered him. Trice maybe should have caught it but he plays OF like an IF just learning. Maybe he and Green could change roles? Trice to 2B, Harrison to short. That leaves Falsken for defensive backup and Heavner after that. It also gives us Soles, Nixon, Marcy, Piloli and Peebles to pinch hit or DH.CLTWolf said:
Payton is probably an amazing kid but in the words of the great Marshawn Lynch, he needs to work on his "mentals". Ain't no way in hell an OF is calling me off that ball right there. The ball literally drops exactly where Green was standing before he peels off hearing foot steps.
Hate to say this but Payton to 3rd next year, I think we've seen enough. Is there another Diaz brother or does Jose Torres have a brother or cousin that can play SS?
How many runs is that now off two errors? 6 total since Sunday? Yikes.
I'm willing to bet Green has his heart on playing SS but could probably be talked into playing 3rd although I think you're probably right and ultimately his body type is a future OFer. Most importantly (IMO) Payton needs to get stronger mentally. Right now every time he boots one or misjudges a flyball you can see him getting down on himself. Kid is thinking too much out there. Avent lit into them (him) right after last night and then Clint gave them all the business too and rightfully so, IMO. The defense is stressing Clint out and I see it every time he has to go out there after we boot away a 3rd out and then his pitcher falls apart. I'd love to be out at practice this week to hear about it all. hahaPacksd14me said:CLT- I think Payton is a RFer. I would like to hear your thoughts on that. He runs well and has a better than average arm. Good enough for the big arm position in baseball, the RFer. His attempt last night on the popup in the left field corner that was foul was very good. In fact, I thought he may have caught it if Trice hadn't come in late and bothered him. Trice maybe should have caught it but he plays OF like an IF just learning. Maybe he and Green could change roles? Trice to 2B, Harrison to short. That leaves Falsken for defensive backup and Heavner after that. It also gives us Soles, Nixon, Marcy, Piloli and Peebles to pinch hit or DH.CLTWolf said:
Payton is probably an amazing kid but in the words of the great Marshawn Lynch, he needs to work on his "mentals". Ain't no way in hell an OF is calling me off that ball right there. The ball literally drops exactly where Green was standing before he peels off hearing foot steps.
Hate to say this but Payton to 3rd next year, I think we've seen enough. Is there another Diaz brother or does Jose Torres have a brother or cousin that can play SS?
How many runs is that now off two errors? 6 total since Sunday? Yikes.
Marcy could play 1b a little if we want to try Serrano on the mound more, too.
The outfield of Nolan, Candeleria and Green would be pretty strong. Then Payton could work on getting back to hitting the ball where it's pitched, namely to RF on off-speed pitches and fastballs away. Trice may feel more comfortable, too. Could be good changes all around.
SS is a weakness for us now. Everyone has a better fielder than Green.
100% agree with all this and especially the mental part. A lot of us played SS for a while and had to move when they reached a high level. Coaches would love to have multiple SS's, play the best one at SS and move the rest. It makes a strong defense. I have known a lot of kids that grew up SS and had their heart set on playing SS. I coached a couple. One played RF at UNC, a second one pitched and was a defensive replacement in CF at A&T. It happens, usually for the better for the player. Moving to the outfield would take away a lot of the mental part of the game for Green. A lot less thinking in the outfield. It may improve him all the way around. It is really not fair to our pitchers to make them work that hard. Lots of balls scored base hits should be played. ERA's are overinflated.CLTWolf said:I'm willing to bet Green has his heart on playing SS but could probably be talked into playing 3rd although I think you're probably right and ultimately his body type is a future OFer. Most importantly (IMO) Payton needs to get stronger mentally. Right now every time he boots one or misjudges a flyball you can see him getting down on himself. Kid is thinking too much out there. Avent lit into them (him) right after last night and then Clint gave them all the business too and rightfully so, IMO. The defense is stressing Clint out and I see it every time he has to go out there after we boot away a 3rd out and then his pitcher falls apart. I'd love to be out at practice this week to hear about it all. hahaPacksd14me said:CLT- I think Payton is a RFer. I would like to hear your thoughts on that. He runs well and has a better than average arm. Good enough for the big arm position in baseball, the RFer. His attempt last night on the popup in the left field corner that was foul was very good. In fact, I thought he may have caught it if Trice hadn't come in late and bothered him. Trice maybe should have caught it but he plays OF like an IF just learning. Maybe he and Green could change roles? Trice to 2B, Harrison to short. That leaves Falsken for defensive backup and Heavner after that. It also gives us Soles, Nixon, Marcy, Piloli and Peebles to pinch hit or DH.CLTWolf said:
Payton is probably an amazing kid but in the words of the great Marshawn Lynch, he needs to work on his "mentals". Ain't no way in hell an OF is calling me off that ball right there. The ball literally drops exactly where Green was standing before he peels off hearing foot steps.
Hate to say this but Payton to 3rd next year, I think we've seen enough. Is there another Diaz brother or does Jose Torres have a brother or cousin that can play SS?
How many runs is that now off two errors? 6 total since Sunday? Yikes.
Marcy could play 1b a little if we want to try Serrano on the mound more, too.
The outfield of Nolan, Candeleria and Green would be pretty strong. Then Payton could work on getting back to hitting the ball where it's pitched, namely to RF on off-speed pitches and fastballs away. Trice may feel more comfortable, too. Could be good changes all around.
SS is a weakness for us now. Everyone has a better fielder than Green.
You could be right though, do we need to shake up the defense a lil?
