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<blockquote data-quote="MWBATL" data-source="post: 937749" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>Baseball is the weirdest and sometimes the most random of all the sports. While all GT fans would want to see better post-season results, heck...even better regular season results...it's a game where the best team simply doesn't win with the same statistical regularity that they do in other sports.</p><p></p><p>How often does the MLB team with the best regular season record win the World Series? About 25% of the time over the past 50 years. Does that make 75% of those managers terrible managers? Nope. Bobby Cox managed the Braces for 20 years and won all of 1 WS. He had a losing record overall in the post-season (64-65). Yet somehow he has been elected the baseball's HOF.</p><p></p><p>There have been times when I criticized Hall, especially for our pitching woes. I think that criticism is valid. But we also start every with the EXPECTATION that we will get an NCAA Tournament bid. Name me ANY other sport that GT fields where that is the case?</p><p></p><p>The top 20% of programs earn NCAA bids each year in baseball. We usually do. In football, that would essentially have us in the Top 25 every year. If we had a football coach who had that track record, we'd put a statue up and name the stadium after him.</p><p></p><p>I agree our post-season results have disappointed. I agree we may have under-performed in some years. I also wonder if we haven't over-performed and over-estimate dour own talent levels at times. Let's face it, how many GT pitchers are in MLB right now? While 3 guys have had cups of coffee, only one has had any significant MLB time (Buck Farmer, who has a losing recored and lifetime ERA over 5). Maybe we just simply haven't had the talent at that position over the years. It shows.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, I think after thinking about the pros and cons, that Hall is indeed someone who has reached a consistent level of success that most sports teams at GT would love to have.</p><p></p><p>We'd always want more.</p><p></p><p>PS--players on opening day rosters in MLB in 2020...UNC 15, Virginia 17, Clemson 11, Louisville 11, Uga 8, GT 7. We actually rank 31st of all colleges on that list. Maybe our talent over the years hasn't really been so great anyway?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MWBATL, post: 937749, member: 944"] Baseball is the weirdest and sometimes the most random of all the sports. While all GT fans would want to see better post-season results, heck...even better regular season results...it's a game where the best team simply doesn't win with the same statistical regularity that they do in other sports. How often does the MLB team with the best regular season record win the World Series? About 25% of the time over the past 50 years. Does that make 75% of those managers terrible managers? Nope. Bobby Cox managed the Braces for 20 years and won all of 1 WS. He had a losing record overall in the post-season (64-65). Yet somehow he has been elected the baseball's HOF. There have been times when I criticized Hall, especially for our pitching woes. I think that criticism is valid. But we also start every with the EXPECTATION that we will get an NCAA Tournament bid. Name me ANY other sport that GT fields where that is the case? The top 20% of programs earn NCAA bids each year in baseball. We usually do. In football, that would essentially have us in the Top 25 every year. If we had a football coach who had that track record, we'd put a statue up and name the stadium after him. I agree our post-season results have disappointed. I agree we may have under-performed in some years. I also wonder if we haven't over-performed and over-estimate dour own talent levels at times. Let's face it, how many GT pitchers are in MLB right now? While 3 guys have had cups of coffee, only one has had any significant MLB time (Buck Farmer, who has a losing recored and lifetime ERA over 5). Maybe we just simply haven't had the talent at that position over the years. It shows. Bottom line, I think after thinking about the pros and cons, that Hall is indeed someone who has reached a consistent level of success that most sports teams at GT would love to have. We'd always want more. PS--players on opening day rosters in MLB in 2020...UNC 15, Virginia 17, Clemson 11, Louisville 11, Uga 8, GT 7. We actually rank 31st of all colleges on that list. Maybe our talent over the years hasn't really been so great anyway? [/QUOTE]
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