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<blockquote data-quote="Squints" data-source="post: 153167" data-attributes="member: 822"><p>This is where I think the rule changes have boned us. I remember hearing fans complain about how you can't win with only homers at this level for years about our teams. Even moreso when they changed the bats. So what did Danny Hall do? Change the type of players he recruited. Focusing on contact first hitters who don't necessarily have much pop that can play defense. Just when these players have gotten here with playing time they change the equipment again. The ball this time. So we've got a team full of slap hitters in environment where power is a weapon again. The roster is going to have to adjust back. Throw in the injury to our best hitter this year halfway through the season too. That didn't help.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't follow basketball but I think this is a bad comparison. Wasn't the basketball team completely embarrassing themselves out there? The baseball team isn't. And an NCAA bid should be treated as a success. That's all you can reasonably expect when it comes to tournament baseball. Only 64 teams get to go. Don't take it for granted.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't think it's coaching. Danny Hall has put together some of the best coaching jobs in the country two of the past four years (2012 and 2014) and it's too early to tell with the pitching coach. I want to see Hammel get to work with and develop a full class of pitchers that he recruited for 3-4 years before I pass judgement. And I think I've demonstrated that it's not so much a trend or that we're doing anything wrong other than getting hurt.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well this going to sound rude and I don't mean it to be but maybe you're spoiled. I think that's a problem with a lot of Georgia Tech baseball fans. IIRC those years are far and away the best in our history and we sustained that level of success for almost 20 years. You're can't do that forever and are gonna have some down periods. Not to mention the conference is harder than it was at that time. It's not like we've dropped off a cliff here and are a bottom feeder now. We haven't had years like the ones you mention but they're hardly bad years. And I think we're closer to returning to consistent 40 win seasons than going the other way and consistently missing the tournament. We just have to hope the guys we have and the guys coming in next fall (mostly pitchers) can break this injury cycle and stay healthy. If we can do that I think we'll be in good shape.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Squints, post: 153167, member: 822"] This is where I think the rule changes have boned us. I remember hearing fans complain about how you can't win with only homers at this level for years about our teams. Even moreso when they changed the bats. So what did Danny Hall do? Change the type of players he recruited. Focusing on contact first hitters who don't necessarily have much pop that can play defense. Just when these players have gotten here with playing time they change the equipment again. The ball this time. So we've got a team full of slap hitters in environment where power is a weapon again. The roster is going to have to adjust back. Throw in the injury to our best hitter this year halfway through the season too. That didn't help. I don't follow basketball but I think this is a bad comparison. Wasn't the basketball team completely embarrassing themselves out there? The baseball team isn't. And an NCAA bid should be treated as a success. That's all you can reasonably expect when it comes to tournament baseball. Only 64 teams get to go. Don't take it for granted. I don't think it's coaching. Danny Hall has put together some of the best coaching jobs in the country two of the past four years (2012 and 2014) and it's too early to tell with the pitching coach. I want to see Hammel get to work with and develop a full class of pitchers that he recruited for 3-4 years before I pass judgement. And I think I've demonstrated that it's not so much a trend or that we're doing anything wrong other than getting hurt. Well this going to sound rude and I don't mean it to be but maybe you're spoiled. I think that's a problem with a lot of Georgia Tech baseball fans. IIRC those years are far and away the best in our history and we sustained that level of success for almost 20 years. You're can't do that forever and are gonna have some down periods. Not to mention the conference is harder than it was at that time. It's not like we've dropped off a cliff here and are a bottom feeder now. We haven't had years like the ones you mention but they're hardly bad years. And I think we're closer to returning to consistent 40 win seasons than going the other way and consistently missing the tournament. We just have to hope the guys we have and the guys coming in next fall (mostly pitchers) can break this injury cycle and stay healthy. If we can do that I think we'll be in good shape. [/QUOTE]
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