Cowboys @ Missouri State (Midweek)

[SanditeCowboy]

I was just about to post this!! That’s when you know it was bad!

And pretty weak not posting the score. Maybe someone affiliated with the program is embarrassed?

 

[PokeBloke]

In the 90s we use to care. That tweet use to set off players. They wouldn’t sleep that night. The next game they would play with pride and ego. Letting MSU tweet Belt, man we have lost all national respect and have fallen. We need a tough ass leading the pack

 

[007Poke]

And pretty weak not posting the score. Maybe someone affiliated with the program is embarrassed?

About time and hopefully it drives a change.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

Imagine the postgame if Augie Garrido was the coach of this team?

 

[MustangPokeFan]

Is it too much to ask to get back to the level of a program that does not get run ruled by an average mid major team multiple times a year? Sad that I have nearly zero interest in what used to be my second favorite OSU sports program behind wrestling! Cecil O’Brate deserved more return for his investment!

 

[Edmondcowboy]

Is it too much to ask to get back to the level of a program that does not get run ruled by an average mid major team multiple times a year? Sad that I have nearly zero interest in what used to be my second favorite OSU sports program behind wrestling! Cecil O’Brate deserved more return for his investment!

It seems that it is

 

[zone2poke]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2036575667106496578

Awful.

 

[007Poke]

Awful.

Agree never should happen but Josh and his program earned it.

 

[VaPoke]

Agree never should happen but Josh and his program earned it.

Experiencing the Gary Ward years makes this level of baseball very difficult. OSU should be a somewhat regular team competing in Super Regionals and beyond. Maybe my expectations are high but just making a regional is expected and winning the conference is nice, but we (as a program) are capable of competing for more.

 

[zone2poke]

Experiencing the Gary Ward years makes this level of baseball very difficult. OSU should be a somewhat regular team competing in Super Regionals and beyond. Maybe my expectations are high but just making a regional is expected and winning the conference is nice, but we (as a program) are capable of competing for more.

I guess we hoped the name Holliday would attract really good players and coaches. It just hasn't worked out that way.

 

[Okstatekerr]

I might be wrong here but I feel like Josh's approach to teaching hitting is suiting for a different age. Josh played in the juiced bat era where home runs were flying out of the park. In the BBCOR era the ball just doesn't fly the same. Manufacturing runs is way more important, especially against the really good teams. Its better the score 1 run an inning than pray for a 9 run inning because you hit a bunch of bombs. When was the last time we had a guy that could reliably lay down a bunt and move a runner? Maybe its negativity bias but it feels like we get a runner on second with less than two outs, the chances of that runner scoring is less than 5%. The amount of times we have had a runner on third with no outs and that runner not score has got to be #1 in the nation.

 

[zone2poke]

I might be wrong here but I feel like Josh's approach to teaching hitting is suiting for a different age. Josh played in the juiced bat era where home runs were flying out of the park. In the BBCOR era the ball just doesn't fly the same. Manufacturing runs is way more important, especially against the really good teams. Its better the score 1 run an inning than pray for a 9 run inning because you hit a bunch of bombs. When was the last time we had a guy that could reliably lay down a bunt and move a runner? Maybe its negativity bias but it feels like we get a runner on second with less than two outs, the chances of that runner scoring is less than 5%. The amount of times we have had a runner on third with no outs and that runner not score has got to be #1 in the nation.

In the Gary Ward days, we were great at working pitchers, fouling off pitches, getting deep into counts, and then having success against tired starters and the pen.

 

[Chairman of the Board]

I guess we hoped the name Holliday would attract really good players and coaches. It just hasn't worked out that way.

I don't think he's had problems bringing in talent.

Look at what McLean and Benge are doing. OSU baseball account is promoting them, as they should, but to me it just shows that Josh had those guys and still couldn't get out of a regional.

 

[ostate77]

I might be wrong here but I feel like Josh's approach to teaching hitting is suiting for a different age. Josh played in the juiced bat era where home runs were flying out of the park. In the BBCOR era the ball just doesn't fly the same. Manufacturing runs is way more important, especially against the really good teams. Its better the score 1 run an inning than pray for a 9 run inning because you hit a bunch of bombs. When was the last time we had a guy that could reliably lay down a bunt and move a runner? Maybe its negativity bias but it feels like we get a runner on second with less than two outs, the chances of that runner scoring is less than 5%. The amount of times we have had a runner on third with no outs and that runner not score has got to be #1 in the nation.

He thinks everyone should use a launch angle approach because that’s what “the pros” do. That represents the top 1% of baseball players world wide. For the rest it’s low batting averages, high strike outs, pop ups and warning track power. It’s a failed approach for the vast majority of players and teams.

 

[andylicious]

And pretty weak not posting the score. Maybe someone affiliated with the program is embarrassed?

Never, embarrassment would indicate a potential for being wrong. Very unHollidayish

 

[Chairman of the Board]

He thinks everyone should use a launch angle approach because that’s what “the pros” do. That represents the top 1% of baseball players world wide. For the rest it’s low batting averages, high strike outs, pop ups and warning track power. It’s a failed approach for the vast majority of players and teams.

He only needs to look at the analytics from his own team over 5 years to see how it fails.

And also how successful teams around him do it different and get better results--but he refuses.