Wes Clarke
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I say we have to sit Wimmer and Mendham as well. Change up the lineup.
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What!?! He is leading the nation in HRs! I believe he had a double in last night’s game too... He is the LAST person in this lineup who needs to sit.
even more disturbing for Wes as DH is all he has to do is concentrate on getting a hit, no fielding issues at all. I cant understand how these young men who have played ball for most of their lives just forget how to in league play...baffles the hell out of me.
i shoot a lot of skeet and i shoot very consistently no matter what gun i have in my hand, however, i do shoot at top of the spectrum with 2 particular guns. How do these people have such a disparity between league play and OOC play?
i shoot a lot of skeet and i shoot very consistently no matter what gun i have in my hand, however, i do shoot at top of the spectrum with 2 particular guns. How do these people have such a disparity between league play and OOC play?
Ok lifer, what is his average his last 60 at bats? Remember he has dripped from 600+ to now 300.
Our team as a whole is 10 for their last 80 at the plate. This is not a Wes Clarke issue. We are streaky at the plate this year.
You just don’t bench your best hitter. He is not hot like he was early in the year but he is still hitting dingers and has more than anyone in the country at last check. We need the guys around him to do more as well.
In my opinion, Sightler is our best hitter.
Hope he continues to improve. Good start to that.
Absolutely! I think we hit the ball hard a lot today... did not need a bunch to fall to build a big lead thankfully because Mizzou was catching most of them...
Good lord ,he is batting 300 and leads the nation in HRs. He was never going to bat 600. That was going to come down.
Baseball at all levels is gradually losing the interest of most . I use to love the game but seldom watch at all especially since the strike in 94 ..... the game is too long and really boring for the kids of today
And that has to do with thus thread how exactly?
Most sports are pretty boring if you do not have a strong rooting interest for one of the teams playing IMO. That is why I am so into Gamecock baseball- I just don’t care that much about most pro teams. Seems college ball moves a little faster and has more passion than the pros.., Something pure about the college game. These guys are literally playing because they love it- most don’t even get a full ride to do it!
I'm more interested in his average playing SEC teams. This will tell the true story when playing regional games.
Every hitter goes through slumps. Hank Aaron and Babe went through them. Wes will find his way out in due time. He's a talented hitter and there's no reason to think he can't get it going again.
The pitching quality is much different in the SEC than those early games. He's still getting on base a bunch and I think he'll continue to make adjustments until he gets his confidence back. I see no good reason at all to bench him unless he just needs a break.
The pitching quality is much different in the SEC than those early games. He's still getting on base a bunch and I think he'll continue to make adjustments until he gets his confidence back. I see no good reason at all to bench him unless he just needs a break.
Agree- also, nobody ever hit their way out of a slump from the dugout.
lol. You cant make this stuff up. You dont sit a hitter, you let them hit out of the slump.
OP I'm glad you aren't our coach.
The pitching at this level is far different than it was in the out of conference schedule. Especially since teams have set rotations now and were probably tinkering early on.
The pitching at this level is far different than it was in the out of conference schedule. Especially since teams have set rotations now and were probably tinkering early on.
I would add he is there to drive in runs as the DH. His plate approach is selfish in my opinion. Very high % of pull swings, no matter the situation. HR is nice, but driving in runs with Sac Fly, hit to opposite side to move runners etc is huge as a team player.
I’m sure that the opposing pitchers take NO chances giving Clarke a decent pitch to hit.
Still too many K's for a guy expected to bring in runs. In my opinion if he is not getting decent pitches he should not be trying to pull everything. Quite honestly I don't know why teams don't play a shift more on him.
USCBatgirl21
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The fact that you even asked this question, and appear not to know the answer, tells me a lot.
USCBatgirl21
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He'll chase the low and away, and the SEC guys have started throwing that to him. It's called good scouting. We just need our coaches to continue to drill it into his head to stop swinging at that one. He's gotten better, but still has a bit to go IMO.
"Bench Wes Clarke"
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Call it a hunch, but I have this feeling that a lot of light bulbs clicked on yesterday for the players and the entire team knows what they need to work on. If I'm Kingston, I'm feeling pretty good about that right now and I'm looking forward to practice.
USCBatgirl21
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I think the near fight involving Stu lit some light bulbs too. I've never heard a cheer that loud for a George Callil hit like yesterday in the bottom of the 8th.
I see Wes as similar to Austin Riley with the Braves. When he first came up, he was mashing the ball, really driving it. Then major league pitchers found he had a hole in his swing. All hitters have them , except maybe Tony Gwynn and Rod Carew. They keep pitching to his swing hole until he proves that he can hit pitches in the swing hole. Once he can consistently do that, they will seek another weakness.
Teams know Wes can hit the ball out of any park including Yellowstone. He has a swing hole. The announcers alluded to it yesterday. Why he stood and took two fastballs in his zone, I have no explanation for. But consider this. A pitcher throws a round ball at varying speeds, in varying locations with varying travel paths. A batter has a round bat and must speed up his swing, delay his swing or decide not to swing in a matter of tenths of seconds, He has to see the spin on the ball to decide what the ball is going to do all the while thinking about the scouting report on the pitcher. Successful players FAIL 70% of the time to get a hit and are named to the hall of fame.
He needs extra hitting practice working on his swing hole. I think he needs to go up and hack at the first pitch more. It's usually the best pitch he sees.
Teams know Wes can hit the ball out of any park including Yellowstone. He has a swing hole. The announcers alluded to it yesterday. Why he stood and took two fastballs in his zone, I have no explanation for. But consider this. A pitcher throws a round ball at varying speeds, in varying locations with varying travel paths. A batter has a round bat and must speed up his swing, delay his swing or decide not to swing in a matter of tenths of seconds, He has to see the spin on the ball to decide what the ball is going to do all the while thinking about the scouting report on the pitcher. Successful players FAIL 70% of the time to get a hit and are named to the hall of fame.
He needs extra hitting practice working on his swing hole. I think he needs to go up and hack at the first pitch more. It's usually the best pitch he sees.
USCBatgirl21
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Reminds me of "A League of Their Own". Dottie tells the pitcher "Throw her high ones. Can't hit' em, can't lay off 'em".
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