FredJacket
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Is it too early to talk 2017 GT Baseball? For fun, I'd like to post some random thoughts. These come with minimal research or deep thought. Simply supplied to elicit response from anyone interested in doing so:
Schedule is out. 56 games (31 at home). http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/geot-m-basebl-sched.html
Something that will be worth tracking is whether CDH will reach 1000 wins at Ga Tech before the final out of the season. He needs 39 wins to get to 1000 at Tech. Here are the win totals over the last 10 years (going backwards): 38, 32, 37, 37, 38, 42, 47, 38, 41, 32. That's averaging just north of 38 per season. All Tech must do is best that average by 1 game...and he's there. I like stuff like this. It's a long season (obviously); but this scenario means he will likely hit 1000 during the post-season (or early next year...boo). It would be great if this happens in 2017...would mean a very productive baseball season for the team.
Again for fun.... can we objectively (or subjectively) see/determine if the baseball team can claim the "best" season when compared to football and basketball. I'll go on a limb and dismiss the basketball comparison. God Bless Pastner and the team in what I hope is the beginning of the significant improvement over the next few years. But... it is possible the baseball team will surpass the basketball team in conference wins while in Miami for their 1st ACC series. As for the football comparison... that one is more interesting since the FB team has come on strong here late. Hopefully, the baseball team can do better than .500 in the conference. However, that's not something they've managed to do since they were 15-15 in 2013. We'll have to see where FB team ends up in the final rankings after the bowl game. Sagarin has football at #40 right now...if that means anything.
Looking way ahead to ACC Baseball Tournament, I LOVE the new format. 12 teams (only 2 miss cut). No play-in games. 4 pools of 3 teams each. All 12 team get 2 games guaranteed during pool play (Tues-Fri). 4 pool winners go to semis (Sat). Sunday Championship. As I guy who attends this event... this will be great. More teams to watch. Nearly all games will definitely matter and weekend (Sat/Sun) action guaranteed to matter.
Will this be the season we get back to the top/elite status in the conference? If so, will we manage to be in position to host a regional (CDH's 1000th win at home)?
It's already been discussed in other threads... but it appears the offense should be fine. We're back to where we seem to always be entering a season... pitchers need to stay healthy and we need to establish some depth with reliable arms should we experience the injury bug with some key guys.
I'm optimistic..and obviously impatient to get started. Go Jackets!
Schedule is out. 56 games (31 at home). http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/geot-m-basebl-sched.html
Something that will be worth tracking is whether CDH will reach 1000 wins at Ga Tech before the final out of the season. He needs 39 wins to get to 1000 at Tech. Here are the win totals over the last 10 years (going backwards): 38, 32, 37, 37, 38, 42, 47, 38, 41, 32. That's averaging just north of 38 per season. All Tech must do is best that average by 1 game...and he's there. I like stuff like this. It's a long season (obviously); but this scenario means he will likely hit 1000 during the post-season (or early next year...boo). It would be great if this happens in 2017...would mean a very productive baseball season for the team.
Again for fun.... can we objectively (or subjectively) see/determine if the baseball team can claim the "best" season when compared to football and basketball. I'll go on a limb and dismiss the basketball comparison. God Bless Pastner and the team in what I hope is the beginning of the significant improvement over the next few years. But... it is possible the baseball team will surpass the basketball team in conference wins while in Miami for their 1st ACC series. As for the football comparison... that one is more interesting since the FB team has come on strong here late. Hopefully, the baseball team can do better than .500 in the conference. However, that's not something they've managed to do since they were 15-15 in 2013. We'll have to see where FB team ends up in the final rankings after the bowl game. Sagarin has football at #40 right now...if that means anything.
Looking way ahead to ACC Baseball Tournament, I LOVE the new format. 12 teams (only 2 miss cut). No play-in games. 4 pools of 3 teams each. All 12 team get 2 games guaranteed during pool play (Tues-Fri). 4 pool winners go to semis (Sat). Sunday Championship. As I guy who attends this event... this will be great. More teams to watch. Nearly all games will definitely matter and weekend (Sat/Sun) action guaranteed to matter.
Will this be the season we get back to the top/elite status in the conference? If so, will we manage to be in position to host a regional (CDH's 1000th win at home)?
It's already been discussed in other threads... but it appears the offense should be fine. We're back to where we seem to always be entering a season... pitchers need to stay healthy and we need to establish some depth with reliable arms should we experience the injury bug with some key guys.
I'm optimistic..and obviously impatient to get started. Go Jackets!