Wow had the game won and blew a 2 run lead in the top of the 9th. No dominate pitchers on this team, bullpen sucks.
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Apparently there is no one left to pitch , Sweeney couldn’t strike out his mama and they won’t take him out.
Hmmmmm I am not sure this team is even with Winthrop. Another BAD loss y today. That makes 1-7 verses teams with a pulse.
We were not going to hang with them. Arkansas is terrific. They are where we'd be if Ray had stayed on to keep coaching.
So hard to believe where we are in baseball today. Imagine Alabama football after Saban but they hire a series of losers and regress to the point of unrecognizable. Then multiply that by 100 and you still don't get to where we are today, lost in a conference of powerhouses that we can't begin to compete with.
Long time ago. Gamecocks fans are not happy about the new updated version. Can’t live off of past history.
Honestly, I wish we could have just stayed with Ray the coach...Who knows what kind of long term dynasty he could have had. But, what happened happened and we are where we are. Sucks.
Ray was done. He had always wanted to give administration a go. But I understand the sentiment.
I think he did the right thing. Look at Jack Leggett. He stuck around too long and ended up getting fired with a huge bitter ending. I know Ray was much better off than Jack but I think Ray was just ready to try something else.
I admit I was one that thought it was time to move on from Chad. But I believe I was wrong and that was a mistake to do.
I was blown away by how bad Chad's teams were here at situational baseball when it came to offense. I had never seen a team look so unprepared for what may come up in all my life... and it seemed to get worse each year. Then right after that we hire a guy who came right out the gate sounding reluctant to play what? You guessed it... situational baseball.
I'd like to think the coach we have now has more of an appreciation for being prepared for anything but IDK anymore. Maybe he needs better players. Whatever. Not sure what the game plan for the future is. Wish I did.
I'd like to think the coach we have now has more of an appreciation for being prepared for anything but IDK anymore. Maybe he needs better players. Whatever. Not sure what the game plan for the future is. Wish I did.
The future is not bright for this program!! Take Petry out and team is struggling to get to .500. Gonna be a long miserable season. Thank goodness we have women’s basketball for a few more weeks!!
I would imagine our two best players in Petry and Hall will be gone next year. I gotta think anyone who says "wait till next year" is in for a huge disappointment.
I totally Agree. Several players I THOUGHT would come throuh this year (other than Petry) have really been disappointing. No mention of names, Many of you Know the ones..
But his C of C teams have been pretty good. I think it was just a hiccup for him in the grand scheme of things.
Hindsight tells me we should have given him another couple of years and give him a chance to learn from his mistakes.
The league is also much deeper now than ever before even before the recent additions.
Yea didn't make sense hiring a retired coach for a train wreck that needs a minimum of five years for a re-build.
Tanners lazy way out, hiring a coach that had a history of success but is now too old to start over with a bad team.
I don't see Mainieri staying more than two years.
Tanners lazy way out, hiring a coach that had a history of success but is now too old to start over with a bad team.
I don't see Mainieri staying more than two years.
As I said, I was blown away by what we could NOT do during his entire HC run here. That was the bottom line for me. Whether or not is was a hiccup or just in over his head or whatever, IMO, the time to move on was about right. Back to what we couldn't do though, it wasn't from a lack of trying. He'd try to play some smallball at times, we just weren't very good at it. That's kinda screwed up too and I dont know what is worse... being bad at something you know you will need or asking your guys to do something when you gotta know they aren't very good at. What the heck? Clearly the guys weren't seeing the ball well and if you cant see the ball well enough to bunt, you cant see the ball well enough to hit consistently. I expected way more given it was my understanding hitting was a big part of his resume. So yeah imo, we weren't doing the guys any favors by keeping him any longer. But I was pulling for him at the get go just like you were evidently. Glad he's done well at CofC. Heck i was pulling for Kingston at the get go before it became clear he wasn't quite sure about what he was doing. That's a guy we kept too long. I really dont care what he is doing now. Now for Mainieri, I have much respect for him. I'm pulling for him but you do have to wonder how long he will be here. Man its been a long time since we have been on a stable footing.
Chad probably should have fired an assistant and hired someone else. Probably would have given him one more year.
As time goes on, its getting harder to recall how things played out but yeah probably should have. Funny how that works. I can vividly remember what his guys looked like at the plate but the off field stuff is already a blur.
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