Play by play guy wanted that to go over the wall so badly.
#Pack9 vs Boston College 3/8 (5-4 win (11)(9-1 Win ) (18-16 win)
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FINAL: NC State 18, Boston College 16
It's besides the point. The fact that we are running one guy after another out that can't throw strikes at a high level ACC program residing in a state full of prospects is so lazy on the recruting front. Does Wake have this issue too?Alex Gee said:Slobbering_Wolf said:
We can sugarcoat it and blame it on wind but these last few were not wind aided.....pitching is a real problem
Pitching all day Friday was pretty damn good.
This isn't awesome by any means, but we are still going to sweep these guys and days like this are going to happen.
Surprised Clint wasn't shown the door after last season. That display today was UGLY!
We have a pretty good team. Middle infield defense is much improved. We hit from top to bottom with hitters sitting watching. Run okay but deficiencies in outfield arms and lack overall speed. Catching is great and 3 deep. Pitching- Lots of arms learning roles but very deep staff. We can play better and swept a good team in our first series. Lots to like about this group, me thinks.
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Swept a tournament team. Gave up 5 total runs on Friday in 20 innings. Had some bad pitches today, ish happens. Paired with the wind and you get this. You know who you can go to when you absolutely have to have it and still have upside choices behind those guys.
32 runs on the weekend. This is a legit ball club. Take a look at scores around the country and you'll see other teams give up runs too!
32 runs on the weekend. This is a legit ball club. Take a look at scores around the country and you'll see other teams give up runs too!
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StateFan2001 said:It's besides the point. The fact that we are running one guy after another out that can't throw strikes at a high level ACC program residing in a state full of prospects is so lazy on the recruting front. Does Wake have this issue too?Alex Gee said:Slobbering_Wolf said:
We can sugarcoat it and blame it on wind but these last few were not wind aided.....pitching is a real problem
Pitching all day Friday was pretty damn good.
This isn't awesome by any means, but we are still going to sweep these guys and days like this are going to happen.
Dude, yes they do haha. They've had bad games too.
8 to Binghamton, 9 to Georgetown, 8 the other night to Duke. And that's wildly considered the best staff in the country. It's college baseball
Alex Gee said:StateFan2001 said:It's besides the point. The fact that we are running one guy after another out that can't throw strikes at a high level ACC program residing in a state full of prospects is so lazy on the recruting front. Does Wake have this issue too?Alex Gee said:Slobbering_Wolf said:
We can sugarcoat it and blame it on wind but these last few were not wind aided.....pitching is a real problem
Pitching all day Friday was pretty damn good.
This isn't awesome by any means, but we are still going to sweep these guys and days like this are going to happen.
Dude, yes they do haha. They've had bad games too.
8 to Binghamton, 9 to Georgetown, 8 the other night to Duke. And that's wildly considered the best staff in the country. It's college baseball
Alex you know damn well most of these posters haven't watched a pitch outside of State games.
3-0 in ACC huge
great weekend
I do not mind getting hit hard but the walks are a killer-clean that part up
great weekend
I do not mind getting hit hard but the walks are a killer-clean that part up
kmb717 said:Alex Gee said:StateFan2001 said:It's besides the point. The fact that we are running one guy after another out that can't throw strikes at a high level ACC program residing in a state full of prospects is so lazy on the recruting front. Does Wake have this issue too?Alex Gee said:Slobbering_Wolf said:
We can sugarcoat it and blame it on wind but these last few were not wind aided.....pitching is a real problem
Pitching all day Friday was pretty damn good.
This isn't awesome by any means, but we are still going to sweep these guys and days like this are going to happen.
Dude, yes they do haha. They've had bad games too.
8 to Binghamton, 9 to Georgetown, 8 the other night to Duke. And that's wildly considered the best staff in the country. It's college baseball
Alex you know damn well most of these posters haven't watched a pitch outside of State games.
So State fans have to watch non State teams to understand college baseball?
Half the pitches thrown today were balls and 10 batters were walked and 16 runs given up. That's not good and I don't know why that's controversial to say.
StateFan2001 said:It's besides the point. The fact that we are running one guy after another out that can't throw strikes at a high level ACC program residing in a state full of prospects is so lazy on the recruting front. Does Wake have this issue too?Alex Gee said:Slobbering_Wolf said:
We can sugarcoat it and blame it on wind but these last few were not wind aided.....pitching is a real problem
Pitching all day Friday was pretty damn good.
This isn't awesome by any means, but we are still going to sweep these guys and days like this are going to happen.
You should look up the stats. You're wrong.
Maybe you're right this season but since 2018 the stats say you're wrong.
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Yeah, I don't think it is too critical to say the pitching staff struggled today. It is early and we're still figuring out who the right bullpen arms will be, but we'll shorten the bullpen like always and the numbers will improve.
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Play by play guy wanted that to go over the wall so badly.
Budrovich just thinks any ball hit hard out of the infield is going to be a home run. As Andrew Sanders always says, you have to watch how the outfielders react, not listen to sound.
Just a guy on the sunshine squad.
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FlockaWolf said:kmb717 said:Alex Gee said:StateFan2001 said:It's besides the point. The fact that we are running one guy after another out that can't throw strikes at a high level ACC program residing in a state full of prospects is so lazy on the recruting front. Does Wake have this issue too?Alex Gee said:Slobbering_Wolf said:
We can sugarcoat it and blame it on wind but these last few were not wind aided.....pitching is a real problem
Pitching all day Friday was pretty damn good.
This isn't awesome by any means, but we are still going to sweep these guys and days like this are going to happen.
Dude, yes they do haha. They've had bad games too.
8 to Binghamton, 9 to Georgetown, 8 the other night to Duke. And that's wildly considered the best staff in the country. It's college baseball
Alex you know damn well most of these posters haven't watched a pitch outside of State games.
So State fans have to watch non State teams to understand college baseball?
Half the pitches thrown today were balls and 10 batters were walked and 16 runs given up. That's not good and I don't know why that's controversial to say.
It's not. The pitching today was not good. Paired with the wind it made it much worse for both teams.
My point was that this is college baseball and runs are scored like crazy everywhere against everyone. I'm ok with a game like this, especially with a win, when the other two in the series featured really good pitching performances.
You don't need to be a college baseball connoisseur to realize that issuing 10 walks and hitting multiple batters is awful. The conditions obviously amplified the final result but they need to fix the process; winning games like that is unsustainable, especially with the upcoming schedule
I'll take wins like today over style points all season long, especially coming off a week where a bunch of guys were sick all week. The season is young and this team is learning to win!
That's why we have ended up with 5 guys that we can trust each of the last several years. The rest can't command it well enough to help out.CLTWolf said:StateFan2001 said:It's besides the point. The fact that we are running one guy after another out that can't throw strikes at a high level ACC program residing in a state full of prospects is so lazy on the recruting front. Does Wake have this issue too?Alex Gee said:Slobbering_Wolf said:
We can sugarcoat it and blame it on wind but these last few were not wind aided.....pitching is a real problem
Pitching all day Friday was pretty damn good.
This isn't awesome by any means, but we are still going to sweep these guys and days like this are going to happen.
You should look up the stats. You're wrong.
Maybe you're right this season but since 2018 the stats say you're wrong.
10 walks is unacceptable period. And it is dang 50/50 with anyone we send out there other than Whitaker whether we are going to be around the zone on a given day.Alex Gee said:FlockaWolf said:kmb717 said:Alex Gee said:StateFan2001 said:It's besides the point. The fact that we are running one guy after another out that can't throw strikes at a high level ACC program residing in a state full of prospects is so lazy on the recruting front. Does Wake have this issue too?Alex Gee said:Slobbering_Wolf said:
We can sugarcoat it and blame it on wind but these last few were not wind aided.....pitching is a real problem
Pitching all day Friday was pretty damn good.
This isn't awesome by any means, but we are still going to sweep these guys and days like this are going to happen.
Dude, yes they do haha. They've had bad games too.
8 to Binghamton, 9 to Georgetown, 8 the other night to Duke. And that's wildly considered the best staff in the country. It's college baseball
Alex you know damn well most of these posters haven't watched a pitch outside of State games.
So State fans have to watch non State teams to understand college baseball?
Half the pitches thrown today were balls and 10 batters were walked and 16 runs given up. That's not good and I don't know why that's controversial to say.
It's not. The pitching today was not good. Paired with the wind it made it much worse for both teams.
My point was that this is college baseball and runs are scored like crazy everywhere against everyone. I'm ok with a game like this, especially with a win, when the other two in the series featured really good pitching performances.
ok.StateFan2001 said:10 walks is unacceptable period. And it is dang 50/50 with anyone we send out there other than Whitaker whether we are going to be around the zone on a given day.Alex Gee said:FlockaWolf said:kmb717 said:Alex Gee said:StateFan2001 said:It's besides the point. The fact that we are running one guy after another out that can't throw strikes at a high level ACC program residing in a state full of prospects is so lazy on the recruting front. Does Wake have this issue too?Alex Gee said:Slobbering_Wolf said:
We can sugarcoat it and blame it on wind but these last few were not wind aided.....pitching is a real problem
Pitching all day Friday was pretty damn good.
This isn't awesome by any means, but we are still going to sweep these guys and days like this are going to happen.
Dude, yes they do haha. They've had bad games too.
8 to Binghamton, 9 to Georgetown, 8 the other night to Duke. And that's wildly considered the best staff in the country. It's college baseball
Alex you know damn well most of these posters haven't watched a pitch outside of State games.
So State fans have to watch non State teams to understand college baseball?
Half the pitches thrown today were balls and 10 batters were walked and 16 runs given up. That's not good and I don't know why that's controversial to say.
It's not. The pitching today was not good. Paired with the wind it made it much worse for both teams.
My point was that this is college baseball and runs are scored like crazy everywhere against everyone. I'm ok with a game like this, especially with a win, when the other two in the series featured really good pitching performances.
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StateFan2001 said:It's besides the point. The fact that we are running one guy after another out that can't throw strikes at a high level ACC program residing in a state full of prospects is so lazy on the recruting front. Does Wake have this issue too?Alex Gee said:Slobbering_Wolf said:
We can sugarcoat it and blame it on wind but these last few were not wind aided.....pitching is a real problem
Pitching all day Friday was pretty damn good.
This isn't awesome by any means, but we are still going to sweep these guys and days like this are going to happen.
Someone wise once told me that those people are social terrorists. They go around blowing up everybody else's day. Don't argue with them. Don't negotiate with social terrorists.
12-2. 9 wins in a row. Why can't we ever just enjoy winning? It's always a race to be the first one to say we might not be good, so when we lose in the future folks can say I told you so. It's gross.
Just a guy on the sunshine squad.
23 - Wake gave up the least amount of BB in the league. Nice, I expected that from one of the best pitching staffs in conference history.CLTWolf said:StateFan2001 said:10 walks is unacceptable period. And it is dang 50/50 with anyone we send out there other than Whitaker whether we are going to be around the zone on a given day. ake has had this issue too, historically.Alex Gee said:FlockaWolf said:kmb717 said:Alex Gee said:StateFan2001 said:It's besides the point. The fact that we are running one guy after another out that can't throw strikes at a high level ACC program residing in a state full of prospects is so lazy on the recruting front. Does Wake have this issue too?Alex Gee said:Slobbering_Wolf said:
We can sugarcoat it and blame it on wind but these last few were not wind aided.....pitching is a real problem
Pitching all day Friday was pretty damn good.
This isn't awesome by any means, but we are still going to sweep these guys and days like this are going to happen.
Dude, yes they do haha. They've had bad games too.
8 to Binghamton, 9 to Georgetown, 8 the other night to Duke. And that's wildly considered the best staff in the country. It's college baseball
Alex you know damn well most of these posters haven't watched a pitch outside of State games.
So State fans have to watch non State teams to understand college baseball?
Half the pitches thrown today were balls and 10 batters were walked and 16 runs given up. That's not good and I don't know why that's controversial to say.
It's not. The pitching today was not good. Paired with the wind it made it much worse for both teams.
My point was that this is college baseball and runs are scored like crazy everywhere against everyone. I'm ok with a game like this, especially with a win, when the other two in the series featured really good pitching performances.
22 - 12th
21 - 10th
20 - 10th
19 - 13th
18 - 13th
So yeah, Wake has had this problem every year but one.
NC State on the other hand...
23 - 5th in the league
22 - 7th
21 - 5th
20 - 2nd
19 - 3rd
18 - 5th
We very well could finish outside the top half of the league in BBs this year but it would be the first time in at least 6 years that's happened so yeah we don't do a terrible job of recruiting pitchers with command. That just isn't true.
Literally no one said 10 walks was acceptable.
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Agreed. Enjoy 3-0 in the ACC. There's no asterisks next to the record.wilmwolf said:
12-2. 9 wins in a row. Why can't we ever just enjoy winning? It's always a race to be the first one to say we might not be good, so when we lose in the future folks can say I told you so. It's gross.
BTW, we can rake even when the pitching struggles
Really nice to see Eli get rolling today. Hopefully a start of a great roll for him.
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12-2. 9 wins in a row. Why can't we ever just enjoy winning? It's always a race to be the first one to say we might not be good, so when we lose in the future folks can say I told you so. It's gross.
I am not saying we aren't a good ball club. I think there are a lot of things to like early with this group. I am saying we have to do a better job with pitcher evals. Too many guys that can't throw strikes.
I guess you can't say anything critical these days without being labeled a hater.
5 walks in an inning from the best pitching staff in the country? How is Wake this bad at scouting pitchers?
The fifth inning has turned into an utter debacle for Wake Forest. Duke has scored 5 runs on 5 walks, one misplayed (albeit wind-blown) fly ball for a single, another single, an error and a passed ball. Wake now onto its 4th pitcher of the inning. 9-2 Duke; inning still going.
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10 walks for Wake through 5 innings...kmb717 said:
5 walks in an inning from the best pitching staff in the country? How is Wake this bad at scouting pitchers?The fifth inning has turned into an utter debacle for Wake Forest. Duke has scored 5 runs on 5 walks, one misplayed (albeit wind-blown) fly ball for a single, another single, an error and a passed ball. Wake now onto its 4th pitcher of the inning. 9-2 Duke; inning still going.
— Aaron Fitt (@aaronfitt) March 10, 2024
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Duke is freaking legit by the way.
I think Wake is a tiny bit overrated also. But the ACC is so damn good this year. This sweep was huge.
I think Wake is a tiny bit overrated also. But the ACC is so damn good this year. This sweep was huge.
wilmwolf said:
Why can't we ever just enjoy winning? It's always a race to be the first one to say we might not be good, so when we lose in the future folks can say I told you so. It's gross.
Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday put it best
Doc Holliday: A man like Ringo has got a great big hole, right in the middle of him. He can never kill enough, or steal enough, or inflict enough pain to ever fill it.
Wyatt Earp: What does he need?
Doc Holliday: Revenge.
Wyatt Earp:
For what?
Doc Holliday:
Bein' born.
make that 12 walks through 7...CLTWolf said:10 walks for Wake through 5 innings...kmb717 said:
5 walks in an inning from the best pitching staff in the country? How is Wake this bad at scouting pitchers?The fifth inning has turned into an utter debacle for Wake Forest. Duke has scored 5 runs on 5 walks, one misplayed (albeit wind-blown) fly ball for a single, another single, an error and a passed ball. Wake now onto its 4th pitcher of the inning. 9-2 Duke; inning still going.
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13 walks for Wake into the top of the 9th...CLTWolf said:make that 12 walks through 7...CLTWolf said:10 walks for Wake through 5 innings...kmb717 said:
5 walks in an inning from the best pitching staff in the country? How is Wake this bad at scouting pitchers?The fifth inning has turned into an utter debacle for Wake Forest. Duke has scored 5 runs on 5 walks, one misplayed (albeit wind-blown) fly ball for a single, another single, an error and a passed ball. Wake now onto its 4th pitcher of the inning. 9-2 Duke; inning still going.
— Aaron Fitt (@aaronfitt) March 10, 2024
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Wake ends up walking 14 dukies dropping the game 10-8.CLTWolf said:13 walks for Wake into the top of the 9th...CLTWolf said:make that 12 walks through 7...CLTWolf said:10 walks for Wake through 5 innings...kmb717 said:
5 walks in an inning from the best pitching staff in the country? How is Wake this bad at scouting pitchers?The fifth inning has turned into an utter debacle for Wake Forest. Duke has scored 5 runs on 5 walks, one misplayed (albeit wind-blown) fly ball for a single, another single, an error and a passed ball. Wake now onto its 4th pitcher of the inning. 9-2 Duke; inning still going.
— Aaron Fitt (@aaronfitt) March 10, 2024
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wilmwolf said:
12-2. 9 wins in a row. Why can't we ever just enjoy winning? It's always a race to be the first one to say we might not be good, so when we lose in the future folks can say I told you so. It's gross.
I don't think it's the same, because I do think this baseball team is legit.
But what you're saying is kinda like the people that victory lapped the 5-1 MBB start.
You can be excited about a start but also have legitimate concerns. I think it's fair to be concerned about the bullpen, but obviously pumped about the sweep and season start.
Me personally, I'm just surprised about the pitching so far considering the preseason talk was that this team's arms might be the best we've had in years, but I feel like I haven't seen that by any stretch yet.
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