UF wins 10-0.
1. I think the most important stat is the bullpen. After 6 innings of work, they have allowed 0 runs and I think 0 hits. I'd have to check the box score.
2. We have an excellent offense which will put up a ton of runs. I don't know if we are this good, or Marshall can't pitch. Our discipline at the plate got to a few guys and they started to over pitch.
3. @FireFoley You mentioned Greenfield in your post. The analyst for the game gushed over the way he was catching. According to him, he was getting us a few strikes because of the way he caught the ball. He certainly did in the last inning.
4. Our SS has range and a nice arm. We should be solid there this year.
5. Kirby McMullen has a great eye. He has walked 4 times in 2 games. He is a hard out every time he steps up to the plate.
6. Our 2 freshman studs pitched in the 8th and 9th innings. Barco was filthy, getting 3 outs in 4 pitches. Sprout was filthy as well, but was trying to through a strikeout on every pitch. So, he was as wild as can be. His stuff should be illegal. He just needs control.
Damn it. Stadium's still standing.
Actually it's real hard to understand. Football pays the bills. Millions of Gator fans and I bet 99% couldn't name a player on the baseball team or who the coach is. But still, football money is building Baseball a Taj Mahal for it's few thousand friends and family to sit in luxury. A stadium that will never be seated to capacity. But that's not good enough for baseball. They have to have it now. They can't say "hey, thank you very much, we'll go play off campus for a season so you can get started on the football all-in-one that is decade overdue". This Athletic Department has it's priorities 180 degrees out of wack with the fan base.UF is in the NCAA and the SEC with different objectives, priorities and purposes than the NFL. This is not new. NCAA and SEC members always have and always will accommodate and fund a full range of college athletics. The concepts and principles of college athletics and how they differ from professional leagues is really not that difficult to understand.
Actually it's real hard to understand. Football pays the bills. Millions of Gator fans and I bet 99% couldn't name a player on the baseball team or who the coach is. But still, football money is building Baseball a Taj Mahal for it's few thousand friends and family to sit in luxury. A stadium that will never be seated to capacity. But that's not good enough for baseball. They have to have it now. They can't say "hey, thank you very much, we'll go play off campus for a season so you can get started on the football all-in-one that is decade overdue". This Athletic Department has it's priorities 180 degrees out of wack with the fan base.
Our Sunday pitching is scary bad
BS. There are plenty of stadiums that will accommodate a few thousand friends and family. Hell, share the softball field. Baseball can exist without a $60M 10,000 seat Taj Mahal at the expense of the cash cow that's paying for it. For fvks sake. The 100's of baseball fans can be inconvenienced for a season.First of all, you are in denial of the reality that is the NCAA, SEC and the University of Florida not to mention that there is no facility in Alachua County that can accommodate a fraction of the fans that attend Gator baseball games. According to your model, baseball would not exist in the SEC or anywhere in the NCAA. Football is and always has been the cash cow of every school. You really sound like a 12 year old unable to come to terms with the reality.
BS. There are plenty of stadiums that will accommodate a few thousand friends and family. Hell, share the softball field. Baseball can exist without a $60M 10,000 seat Taj Mahal at the expense of the cash cow that's paying for it. For fvks sake. The 100's of baseball fans can be inconvenienced for a season.
I suspect we've got someone who can give us a few decent starts in midweek games, and piecemeal the rest together knowing we can outscore teams if the offense progresses as expected. Winning weekend series carries a lot more weight than midweek games.After the first series, I think the bullpen will be much improved this season. My main worry is who will start midweek. Assuming Barco takes the Sunday spot, who else is there? Pogue isn't a starter. He is a decent middle reliever.
The bullpen pitched 13 innings against Marshall allowing 3 earned runs. Marshall has some good hitters. This is a nice stat.
Tell that toYeah, they can play in the O Dome. It is college and no college in the country operates based on your business/sports model. Whining and griping will give you ulcers