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2021 Pack9 Baseball Thread
TheAliasTroll
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Going to get this thread up while I'm thinking about it. The season starts in 9 days.
Game #1 vs. VMI on February 19th at 3pm, Doak Field!
Can't wait to get it going on the diamond. Any insiders got the scoop on what the team looks like this year?
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This is what I missed most in 2020....Welcome back Pack 9.
Not an insider but have season tix and pay attention. Pretty typical. Good roster. In most pre-season top 25 polls. Lost some talent to draft with best LF pitcher and starting catcher gone to draft. A few offseason transfers but nothing earth shattering. Team has speed, pop, and should be solid on defense. SS is a star in the making.
As is typical with Avent teams, they'll go as far as pitching takes them. Do we have enough, not just 2-3 inning depth, but quality starting pitching to ride into middle and/or deep innings, then close the door. You're simply not going to outscore playoff teams consistently, and you need your manager to win you some close ones with the right decisions. Prediction. We'll have a good year, then fizzle.
Thanks for info GHG. Glad to hear they should be relevant again. Will be something to pay attention to this Spring.
avent: doing less with more for 25 years. Needs better bench coach or just needs to listen to them.
My opinion is that he overcoaches or overmanages on game day. Strategy wise, I don't think he's great on offense, though that just could be a different opinion on when to run, move runners, bash..But his pitching moves...don't get me started.
Bump! Season starts tomorrow!
Avent's maddening on game day, but I think he consistently does more with less than any NC State coach.
Looks like opening day will be a washout.
Yup.. this rain is getting old.
My cats are like, super fucking annoyed with me for this weather.
Just saw the weekend series with VMI is cancelled completely. Covid issues at VMI.
Damn. This covid is getting old too.
Truer words have never been spoken.
My list of things that are getting old (besides me) would probably get me banned.
Looks like double header tomorrow against Davidson.
So excited about baseball. A true sport one that at this level is not affected by logos on jerseys or high financial offers to recruits.
Pack takes both of them in Sunday double header. UNCG today at 3pm on ACCNX
Sad to say 13 runs wasn’t enough against UNCG. With only two errors, the pitching couldn’t have been good if we gave up 16 runs.
Pthhhhhhhhhhhhh
Couldn't spell the sound of air rapidly escaping from a balloon.
Starting pitcher was good but bullpen was terrible. Several pitchers used and not much success. Had a 7-1 lead and couldn't hold it.
hopefully our trash bullpen was a one-game anomaly..........
Terrible weekend from the Pack9. Dropped all three games vs GT.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.. please just be a slump. Was really looking forward to baseball this year. It's early so hope they bounce back.
I can appreciate the immediate "I'm sorry but you have no chance with me" than to be cock teased for 20 games, high ranking only to get dumped back into reality.
I've commented on it before, but pay little attention to preseason college baseball polls. There's a media bias due to proximity and location of some of the orgs to SEC and ACC teams that leads to overhype. The USA Today college baseball poll is still probably the best in my opinion, and with COVID, and dropped games, I'm not even sure how reliable it is.
Look for Pack to be middle of the Pack. Pitching, pitching, pitching. I just don't think the approach is a winning one. You need arms that throw deeper into games, aren't shy of throwing to contact.