2024 Season updates

[Chop]

California is prime recruiting ground for us.

Will probably be even moreso with the downfall of the PAC-10/12.

 

[Chop]

California is prime recruiting ground for us.

Will probably be even moreso with the downfall of the PAC-10/12.

That private school league with the really high-end Catholic schools (Mater Dei, Serra, St John Bosco, Santa Margarita, etc.) and Orange Lutheran is like the old "Little Southwest Conference" high school district, but with regard to baseball. We need to keep cherry picking some of the top talent from that group.

 

[mchammer]

Seems like a hoax:

 

[FWHORN]

BON has a nice preview for the year up:

Balanced roster with returning talent has Texas baseball looking promising

I am in Austin late this week for a conference and picked up a GA ticket for the game Friday night before I head home so if there will be any kind of Hornfans get together in the parking lot or inside let me know.

 

[mchammer]

Going to be cold and windy on Saturday at the Disch!

 

[RS]

Going to be cold and windy on Saturday at the Disch!

We will be bundled up. I went to the first home night game in Baltimore years ago and I thought I was going to freeze. I had layers on, a big coat, gloves, and the hot coffee and hot chocolate couldn't keep me warm.

 

[aUTfan]

Good article. I think coach would like to see Belyeu be more productive at the plate. He will play around with the lineup for awhile until people distinguish themselves apart from others. And even after he fine tunes his lineup, I imagine he will attempt to improve his depth with the weaker elements of the schedule for this season but develop guys for next season too. We will lose a lot of guys after this season, 7 position players at a minimum.

 

[aUTfan]

Two days!

 

[FWHORN]

BON with more previews:

Previewing the Texas outfield

Previewing the Texas infield

 

[aUTfan]

I'll be there Friday night as well, they still had some GA tickets available.

 

[mchammer]

Two days!

It’s all talk until the starting pitcher is named.

 

[mchammer]

 

[Weakest Link]

 

[mchammer]

 

[aUTfan]

 

[Chop]

Good news re: Belyeu.

He's a guy that could bat 0.350. Plus with his speed, he might make a good batter in the lineup at place 1, 2, 5, or 6.

 

[Chop]

Wait a minute.

Jack O'Dowd is batting cleanup?

I've been carrying water for him the past 2 years in the face of his detractors. He's a pretty good overall player. But I don't think I'd have him batting 4th.

 

[Chop]

As the early season goes on, look for Nik Sanders and Gasparino to gravitate up to around the 4th and 5th spots. Big time power there. Also, we need to work Cummings into the lineup frequently--more big time power there.

I think Belyeu will be another Powell, Murph, or Skye M. -- a real high batting average player.

 

[ViperHorn]

aggy at it again. "T" cap instead of "aTm".

 

[1sahorn]

aggy at it again. "T" cap instead of "aTm".

Penis Envy on display.

 

[aUTfan]

 

[Chop]

Why did they name a baseball pitcher's elbow surgery after an underwear salesman?

 

[nashhorn]

Ya know it just makes me sick to my stomach anytime one particular school is ranked ahead of us, in anything. I say this even admitting I’m a believer in it doesn’t matter where you start only where you finish - still gets under my skin.

 

[aUTfan]

 

[Chop]

 

[Phil Elliott]

Did you mean this?

 

[Phil Elliott]

Or perhaps this?

 

[aUTfan]

As bad as this team has looked at times, looking at the standings, big XII champions is still available.

 

[Chop]

Going forward:

Catcher - they can all bat well...

Schuessler - Really good bat; average defensively; banged up and injured; the beating of catching day-to-day may be getting to him. Fast on the basepads for a catcher, especially for a big catcher.

Galvan - Another really good bat, with the most power on the team; not particularly good defensively though. May be destined for DH, with Shoos remaining the #1 Catcher this year (when he's back from injury), and Oliver Service being the rising star in development at the Catcher position.

Powell - Good at everything, but what happens to 3B? Powell looked like a gold glove 3B man.

Oliver Purchase - Will be better defensively than Galvan and Shoos, if he's not already. Cannon for an arm. Completely unproven though. Well above average athleticism. Has a bat too. I think we work him in this year in mid-week games.

 

[Phil Elliott]

Powell - Good at everything, but what happens to 3B? Powell looked like a gold glove 3B man.

That is the rub as Borba had 2 errors yesterday.